Play money? Crossword Clue

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Play money? Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. place one’s stake
(noun)
1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PLAY (verb)
1. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
2. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
PLAY (noun)
1. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
2. the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
MONEY (noun)
1. the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
2. the official currency issued by a government or national bank

Hint 3: Anagram

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More New Yorker Crossword (10/12/2026) Answers

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18. Beverage that mimics what kids leave in their bowls

19. Unpleasant horn sound

20. “Whoa, not so fast!”

21. Greek hero whose father left him to die on a mountainside

23. Plants used as a medieval floor covering

24. White sheet

25. Dart

27. “Don’t ___!”

28. First nation to win back-to-back World Cups

29. White-meat option

31. Ferry destination, perhaps

32. Marketing tactic

33. Clears (of)

37. Word before bar or car

39. Brutish humanoid in “Gulliver’s Travels”

40. Runs the show

43. Ford contemporary

44. Diesel for whom an engine is named

45. Go by

47. Quarry that yields raw material for concrete

48. Tow-truck destination, perhaps

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52. Company that acquired Discover in 2025

54. Fifty-fifty

55. Get moving

56. Gamays and Syrahs

57. Water vessels

58. “Hooked on Classics” label

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2. Central text of Confucianism, with “The”

3. Words spoken while shaking

4. Some clickbait pieces

5. Cut into cubes

6. Suggestion-box submissions

7. Blackens

8. Gender-neutral pronoun

9. Cry from Balboa

10. Allah’s ninety-nine

11. Actress Cuthbert of “24”

12. Axis opposition

13. “I expected better from you!”

16. Brazenly ignores

22. Get the check

25. Stresses

26. Luau keepsakes

29. Twitter creator?

30. Distinguishing feature

32. Stomach

34. “That would be unfortunate!”

35. Doctor whose friends include Gub-Gub, Dab-Dab, Chee-Chee, and Too-Too

36. Gentle pitch

38. Suggests

39. Compliment to the chef

40. “Jeepers Creepers” lyricist Johnny

41. Split along the grain

42. Exhausted

44. Becomes more appealing, in a way

46. Special efforts

47. Reluctant partygoer

49. Whole bunch

50. Hoisted, as an anchor

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