Phrase akin to "C'est la vie" Crossword Clue

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Phrase akin to "C'est la vie" Crossword Answer

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PHRASE (noun)
1. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
2. a short musical passage
PHRASE (verb)
1. put into words or an expression
2. divide, combine, or mark into phrases
AKIN (adjective)
1. similar in quality or character
2. related by blood

More USA Today Crossword (9/21/2025) Answers

Across

1. Parental pair celebrated twice in June, perhaps

5. Response to "Who's ready?"

8. The Fresh Prince of ___-Air

11. 'Guilty as charged!'

14. Qatari leader

16. Espresso-based drink with a small amount of milk

17. Justice Sotomayor

19. Donkey

20. Go bad

22. "And so on," letters

23. Projectile for Legolas

25. Scolding sound

26. "The taste of your lips is my ___ of luxury"

27. Scored perfectly on

28. "Did my guess even kinda come close?"

31. Sports ___

32. ___-pedi

33. Retired Monopoly token

34. Hidden doors behind some bookcases, e.g.

39. Ana Fabrega's "Los Espookys" role

40. Basic idea

41. Wrath

42. ___, USA (Disneyland castle photo spot)

45. Make an infinity scarf

46. Furry "Star Wars" creature

47. Apple platform

48. ___ Nation (Great Plains tribe)

50. Spray ___

51. Communication syst. in "CODA"

52. Not against

53. One of the noble gases

55. Novelty items in a room with beaded curtains, maybe

61. Soil

62. Footwear mentioned in "Party in the U.S.A."

63. Service charge

64. Opposite of "bien"

65. Neck and neck

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Down

1. Poorly lit

2. Computer pioneer Lovelace

3. OB-GYN e.g.

4. Camera memory chip

6. "Oooh, I see now"

7. Pilates class need

8. The B in BFF

9. Likely genre for a song with a lengthy parenthetical in its title

10. Doing the "Hoedown Throwdown," e.g.

12. Too, too

13. Midsection

15. Religious ceremonies

18. Brazilian berry

21. "Let's get one thing straight . . ."

23. Land measure

24. Speechless Nathan Fillion, e,g,

25. Pangs

26. Victory cry

27. Crunch targets

29. "___ Art" (Elizabeth Bishop poem)

30. Greek life group, for short

32. New York baseball players

35. Hierarchy position

36. 0-0, say

37. The E of HOMES

38. Solidify

42. Like an essay about essays

43. Golden Globe or Tony

44. Takes a turn in Mountain Goats

45. Dojo sport

49. Lone

51. Pot starter

54. Unrefined resource

56. One may dispense 100s

57. By way of

58. "Jersey Shore" network

59. "The Tell-Tale Heart" author

60. W-2 ID

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