"Please leave a message after the ___" (voicemail instruction) Crossword Clue

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"Please leave a message after the ___" (voicemail instruction) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
2. the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
(verb)
1. give a healthy elasticity to
2. vary the pitch of one’s speech

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

VOICEMAIL (noun)
1. a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed
INSTRUCTION (noun)
1. the profession of a teacher
2. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

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More Daily Themed Crossword (9/28/2026) Answers

Across

1. ___ lag (travel after-effect)

4. Sandwich meat often eaten with eggs

7. Spray ___ (summer treatment)

10. "XXX" counterpart, in a children's game

11. Salt Lake City's state

13. ___ tree (cone-bearing tree)

14. Letter after “emm”?

15. Lions' locks

16. Landlord's income, perhaps

17. Cry between "ready" and "go"

19. ___ Starr, the Beatles drummer who sang lead vocals on "Yellow Submarine," "With a Little Help from My Friends," and "Octopus's Garden"

21. Prefix with "pen"

23. Use foul language

25. ___ Taylor, Queen drummer who sang lead vocals on songs like "I'm in Love with My Car" while adding the band's signature high harmonies

28. "All in" at the poker table, say

29. ___ Mahal, Indian monument named one of the Wonders of the World

32. Numero uno

33. "White ___ ghost": 2 wds.

35. "Let's call ___ day" ("Let's wrap up work"): 2 wds.

36. Animal in the Bacardi logo

37. Man's best friend it's said

38. ___ Carpenter, Carpenters drummer whose extraordinary voice also helped her shine on center stage as lead vocalist

40. One of seven in a week

41. Injury-preventing item worn by a sportsperson

42. Tax return pro: Abbr.

44. Brit's potato chip

46. Improvised knife

47. Viral illness, briefly

48. Quarterback's cry

51. Number repeated after "Brooklyn" in an NBC sitcom title

52. "___ Jon," 2013 film starring Scarlett Johansson

53. "This ___ bust!": 2 wds.

54. ___ Vegas Aces

55. Cause for wrinkles

56. Internet issue on an online call, perhaps

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Down

1. Biden of the White House

2. Billion-year time periods

4. Sound of a running fridge (rhymes with "sum")

5. Big name in arcade games

6. ___-pedi (beauty treatment)

7. 3-3, in a soccer match

8. ___ Taylor, popular clothing retailer

9. Ping-pong table barrier

12. ___ proved (conclusion to some math theorems)

13. Masters of the art

18. Comfy summer shirt

20. ___ instinct (intuition)

22. "The Devil Wears ___" (Emily Blunt movie)

24. Start to wake from slumber

25. Apt name for a thief

26. "I'm ___ roll!": 2 wds.

27. Word cried before "up" or "lost"

28. Groceries holder

30. Broke bread

31. First calendar month, for short

34. Sushi sauce

38. “Cobra ___,” sequel series to “The Karate Kid

39. Newspaper revenue sources

40. ___ Grohl, Nirvana drummer who started Foo Fighters as a one-man project, playing every instrument and singing vocals on the debut album

41. Dried plum

42. Smoothie-topping seeds

43. Bowling alley targets

44. Blockage cleared by a plunger

45. ___ Collins, Genesis drummer who became lead vocalist in 1975, also releasing solo hits like "In the Air Tonight" and "Sussudio"

46. Show broadcast from 30 Rockefeller Plaza: Abbr.

47. Food-regulating organization: Abbr.

49. Canada's southern neighbor: Abbr.

50. "You're it!" game

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