Play ___ keeps (do with serious intent) Crossword Clue

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Play ___ keeps (do with serious intent) Crossword Answer

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(preposition)
1. In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place.
(conjunction)
1. Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old English, the reason of anything.
(noun)
1. One who takes, or that which is said on, the affirmative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it.

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SERIOUS (adjective)
1. appealing to the mind
2. completely lacking in playfulness
INTENT (adjective)
1. giving or marked by complete attention to
INTENT (noun)
1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
2. the intended meaning of a communication

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
FRO

More Daily Themed Crossword (4/6/2026) Answers

Across

1. Mountain ___ (soft drink brand)

4. "The Fresh Prince of ___-Air" ('90s sitcom)

7. Low-fat alternative to whole milk

11. "___ the one you're looking for?" ("Is it me you want to see?"): 2 wds.

12. Lumberjack's need

13. "Don't take that ___ with me!" ("Don't talk to me that way!")

14. Mineral water containers

16. Use watercolors

17. Bee Gees song "___ a Liar"

19. "A Day in the ___," 1967 song by the Beatles that describes the day's every detail, without using the title in the lyrics

22. Entrance to another dimension in sci-fi or fantasy movies

25. "Long ago in the dark room, lit by ___ light bulb ..." (not bright): 2 wds.

26. Refinable rock

27. Brother or sister, for short

29. Prefix with "maid" to refer to Disney's Ariel

30. "Subterranean Homesick ___," 1965 song by Bob Dylan where the title is perhaps subterranean, because it can't be found in the lyrics

32. Jet ___ (Kawasaki watercraft)

33. Feminine suffix to "govern" or "lion"

34. Lobe's locale

35. Document that confirms property ownership

36. "I've got a bad feeling about ___" (cliched dialogue from a horror movie)

38. Popular type of casino machine

40. Satisfied a growling tummy

41. ___ down (frisk at the airport)

42. New York baseball team

45. "Bohemian ___," 1975 song by Queen that goes on for six minutes but never uses the title in the lyrics

50. Aspiring attorney's exam (Abbr.)

51. Summer coolers: Abbr.

52. Common dessert that is divided into slices

53. "___ O'Riley," 1971 song by the Who that perhaps left its title back in the teenage wasteland, because it can't be found in the lyrics

54. "Yay, I'm on a roller coaster!"

55. Certain NCO, for short

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Down

1. Pat gently, as makeup

2. Angsty genre of music

3. Sharp humor

4. "The Dark Knight" actor Christian ___

5. Former romantic partners

6. Victor Hugo's novel "___ Miserables"

7. From ___ to finish (beginning to end)

8. Colorful pond carp

9. Quaint roadside retreat

10. "Have we ___ before?" ("Do we know each other?")

15. It's us against ___

16. Tiny openings in the skin

18. Golf cry that sounds like “four

19. "So uncool!" slangily

20. ___ of March (day on which "Julius Caesar" plays out)

21. Best position in a race

22. ___ one's heart out (confess)

23. Opposite of liability

24. "Smells ___ Teen Spirit," 1991 song by Nirvana that perhaps left its title backstage, because it can't be found in the lyrics

28. Offer at an auction

30. "So ___" ("I accept"): 2 wds.

31. ___ tag (recreational sport)

35. Morse Code components

37. “___ la vista, baby!

38. "___ Oddity," 1969 song by David Bowie that is an oddity which doesn't feature its own title in the lyrics

39. Momentary lack

42. Organization for the Braves or the Yankees: Abbr.

43. Spanish "that"

44. Paragraph starter

46. Partner of "hem," in a phrase

47. Special ___ (military missions, for short)

48. Like, slangily

49. Conjunction akin to "but"

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