Practice for a bout Crossword Clue

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SHADOWBOX

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(noun)
1. making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
2. any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
(verb)
1. box lightly
2. fight verbally

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PRACTICE (noun)
1. translating an idea into action
2. a customary way of operation or behavior
PRACTICE (verb)
1. avail oneself to
2. learn by repetition
BOUT (noun)
1. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
2. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SHADOWBOX
(9 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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PARS

More WSJ Crossword (4/28/2026) Answers

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21. End for a collegiate address

22. Late person

24. McDonald’s offering in a red box

28. Go ___ (start fighting)

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33. Ike's initials

34. Spelling on TV

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38. Place to be pampered

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42. Hereditary class

44. Windy New England storm

46. Hoodwinks

48. X look-alike

51. Bygone Belgian airline

56. Make uneasy

58. Calm down!

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Down

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22. Unit of force

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27. Embroidery loops

29. Lowest of the low?

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31. Platform for a choir

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38. Smugly superior

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45. Makes blank

47. Like sampans and triremes

48. Sgt.’s underlings

49. Miami team

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53. Settled the bill

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