Played the first card Crossword Clue

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Played the first card Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PLAYED (adjective)
1. (of games) engaged in
CARD (noun)
1. a list of dishes available at a restaurant
2. a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
CARD (verb)
1. separate the fibers of
2. ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (2/5/2026) Answers

Across

1. Dives into

6. Cause to crack up

10. Pillow covering

14. Florida's ___ National Forest

15. Give quite a shock

16. Antifur org

17. | $ | $ | $ | $ |

19. Sheltered from the wind

20. Charge on imports

21. Bible-inspired tourist attraction in Williamstown, Ky.

22. Excel spreadsheets, essentially

23. Go (for)

24. | : : : | / /

27. "How dare you!" looks

29. Tree whose "slippery" variety has medicinal bark

30. Mistake "air" for "heir," say

31. Chick checker of a sort

32. Put one's hands together

34. About

35. Classic Jack Kerouac novel … or where you'll find 17-, 24-, 49- and 58-Across

38. Fundamentals

41. Helps out

42. Spinal stack

46. Grassy grazing ground

47. Wrestling match ender

48. Racer's final go-round

49. | : : :--|

53. Gershwin brother

54. Adds to a stuffed suitcase, say

55. Schedule pro

56. Choice of bands, for short

57. Church nook

61. Crown

62. Dynamic starter

63. Fictional region that includes Bag End

64. Slap (at)

65. "Your turn," on a radio

66. Sent up on social media, say

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Down

1. Show-offs

2. Not many

3. Levy that helped fund the Erie Canal

4. Friend in tough times

5. Paragraph starter, perhaps

6. Archive

7. Potato pancake for Hanukkah

8. Campfire residue

9. Definitely!

10. Prince Harry, per his memoir's title

11. Genomic shapes

12. Put up with put-downs

13. Baton wielder

18. Galley implements

22. Class that may require a change of clothes

24. Leaves in a waiting room?

25. Becomes tiresome

26. Brand in the pet aisle

28. Some vintage autos

32. Khaki alternative

34. Possible score seven points after love-love

36. Follow

37. In unison, musically

38. Case of emergency?

39. Source of a large print

40. Card game played with two decks

43. Meat stick brand

44. Commuter's charge

45. Barraged with irrelevant material

47. HPs, e.g.

48. First tennis player to achieve a Golden Slam

50. Become acquainted via Gmail, say

51. Jump ___ (horror movie staple)

52. Willing to take part in

56. Pine

58. Confucian way

59. Energize with up

60. Suffix with capital

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