PHRASE: "used to express surprise, shock, etc." Crossword Clue

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PHRASE: "used to express surprise, shock, etc." Crossword Answer

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SURPRISE (noun)
1. the act of surprising someone
2. a sudden unexpected event
SURPRISE (verb)
1. attack by storm; attack suddenly
2. cause to be surprised
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

More Missing Letter Crossword (8/24/2026) Answers

Across

1. INTERJECTION: "used derisively to indicate that something just stated is all too obvious or self-evident"

4. Down in the dumps

9. "This ___ joke, right?"

10. City of central Florida

11. NOUN: "a young woman"

12. ADJECTIVE: "moving along with or marked by fits and starts"

13. NOUN: "a vehicle with a platform used to carry an exhibit in a parade"

15. NOUN: "a beverage that is a blend of black tea, honey, spices, and milk"

17. ABBREVIATION: [major financial institution in America's largest city]

20. NOUN: "any of the rows of squares that extend across a chessboard perpendicular to the files"

21. Walkman batteries

22. Time-tested, in shop names

23. VERB: "to open or loosen by releasing a fastening"

24. Country that shares its island with the Dominican Republic

26. Fails to keep the secret

28. Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones franchise, briefly

31. “I cannot ___ lie”

32. NOUN: "a playing card marked in its center with one pip"

33. NOUN: "a female partner in a marriage"

34. Part of a relay race

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Down

1. Look for buried treasure

2. 2028 Summer Olympics host nation

3. NOUN: "a mixture of cream [plus] whole milk"

4. NOUN: "a seemingly supernatural power, influence, or ability"

5. NOUN: "a scuba diver who lives and operates both inside and outside an underwater shelter for an extended period"

6. NOUN: "a person known for frequent often wild [revelry]"

7. NOUN: "a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order"

8. INTERJECTION: "used to express joy, approval, or excitement"

14. ADJECTIVE: "having qualities that bring about a favorable regard"

15. ___-Magnon

16. "2001: A Space Odyssey" entity

18. ADJECTIVE: "affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness"

19. That thing, in Spain

26. "Just one more thing," when texting

27. Ring traditionally made of flowers

29. Cuba libre cubes

30. VERB: "to ask for as a charity"

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