PHRASE: "used to talk about the negative result or effect of something" Crossword Clue

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PHRASE: "used to talk about the negative result or effect of something" Crossword Answer

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NEGATIVE (adjective)
1. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
2. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
NEGATIVE (verb)
1. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
NEGATIVE (noun)
1. a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
2. a reply of denial
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 (4/11/2026) Answers

Across

1. ADJECTIVE: "a style of journalism marked by a lack of objectivity due to the writer's immersion in the subject and often participation in the activity being documented"

6. Cut, as wood

9. ADVERB OR ADJECTIVE: "in the process of development"

10. Marcille of "All the Queen's Men"

12. Potential firewood

13. You can play Super Mario Bros. on it

14. NOUN: "any of a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a broad flat face and a profuse long soft coat"

15. NOUN: "a [drink] with a predominantly [dark] color derived during fermentation from the natural pigment in the skins of dark-colored grapes"

18. ADJECTIVE: "capable of acting with speed"

19. NOUN: "the chief Roman god, husband of Juno, and god of light, of the sky and weather"

21. ___ Gras

22. NOUN: "salmon that has been cured in brine"

24. Unable to beat the throw

25. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "Louis 1932–1995 French film director"

27. NOUN: "a French vineyard producing wine grapes"

28. ADJECTIVE: "relating to or produced for children especially in the 9 to 12 year-old age group"

29. Nat. with a hexagram on its flag

30. NOUN: "a left-hand page"

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1. Pick up some yards on the play

2. VERB: "to present for acceptance or rejection"

3. NOUN: "a statement (such as a response) that does not follow logically from or is not clearly related to anything previously said"

4. NOUN: "a place, situation, or group marked by crowding, confusion, or unrestrained behavior"

5. Canada's cap.

6. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "1880–1968 American deaf and blind lecturer"

7. VERB: "to bring to mind or recollection"

8. NOUN: "a payment usually of money for labor or services"

14. Early Brit

16. NOUN: "one that is easily deceived or cheated"

17. ___ Sports Resort (video game)

19. Days in Dijon

20. Gigs for thespians

21. PLURAL NOUN: "point[s] of concentration"

23. COMBINING FORM: "that which is not the host"

25. Cable staple since 1981

26. Amazement

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