Possible cause of a power outage Crossword Clue

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Possible cause of a power outage Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. rise rapidly
2. rise and move, as in waves or billows
(noun)
1. a sudden forceful flow
2. a sudden or abrupt strong increase

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OUTAGE (noun)
1. a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
2. the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation
POSSIBLE (adjective)
1. existing in possibility
2. capable of happening or existing
POSSIBLE (noun)
1. an applicant who might be suitable
2. something that can be done

Hint 3: Anagram

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More The Atlantic Crossword (5/11/2025) Answers

Across

1. Some plugs

4. Bowlful at a Super Bowl party, perhaps

7. Make like a geyser or a volcano

11. Viral admonishment from Victoria Ratliff, on Season 3 of The White Lotus

13. Comfortable

15. Tired

17. Warmed up

18. State overseen by Coriolanus Snow

19. Double-crosser

21. Sirius, e.g.

22. It's often turned into soy?

25. Any mama bunny

27. Some holiday gifts

29. Leave in stitches?

30. Folks who might say "'What Do You Mean?' 'Sorry,' 'I Don't Care'" to people who don't like their favorite pop star

32. Game where the house rules might get wild?

33. Like Hester's A

35. Not fall short on pointing out shortcomings

37. Currency with notes that depict black bamboo

38. Accessory for someone with a big booty, perhaps?

40. Reddit forum that has hosted Robert Pattinson and Bernie Sanders

41. Word after bus or butt

42. National Cocoa Day month: abbr.

43. Marathon all 14 seasons of the BBC's Death in Paradise, for example

45. ___ Lipa (singer who founded Kosovo's Sunny Hill Festival)

47. Suggestions from someone who might be in the know, for short

50. Dentist's no-nos

52. Run off to Vegas, perhaps

54. "J'___!"

55. Liqueur similar to Kahlúa

57. "I'm on it!"

58. Graphic once called a "stock cut"

59. Bills in some tills

60. Lisa Simpson's instrument, for short

61. NYC neighborhood that encompasses Chinatown and Little Italy

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Down

1. Each

2. Some glory seekers

3. Lost balance?

4. "Just you wait ..."

5. Assets when job-seeking

6. Multiverse architects?

7. Former SeaWorld star

8. Impressive corporate digs?

9. Drink mix with a Super Orange flavor

10. Altar-ed state?

12. Nook or Paperwhite, e.g.

13. One wireless carrier

14. Shout at the beginning of many not-quite-new songs

16. 🤓 type

20. Get situated

24. Endor denizen

26. Children's chorus?

28. Like many dates

30. Sweet and skewered Filipino street food

31. Company whose infant spokesperson became an "Icon of the Super Bowl"

33. Step in many COVID tests

34. Occasion for many panel discussions?

36. It establishes the going rate?

39. Like some conversations

44. Young beetles

46. Nike rival with a hashtag-like symbol on its shoes

48. Invertebrate with grooved-brain and branched-finger species

49. Feature in some skylines

51. The ___ Gala (first-Monday-of-May event)

53. Noshes

54. ___ Edebiri Day (annual Boston observation)

56. In the style of

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