Pre-Easter period Crossword Clue

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Pre-Easter period Crossword Answer

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LENTEN

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(noun)
1. a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PERIOD (noun)
1. an amount of time
2. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
EASTER (noun)
1. a wind from the east
2. a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

LENTEN
(6 letters)

More Newsday Crossword (7/27/2026) Answers

Across

1. Person casting a ballot

6. With no warranty

10. Lawn-burrowing mammal

14. Have a desire for

15. Urge to scratch

16. Neighborhood

17. Ancient artifact

18. Wild animal's home

19. Car transmission setting

20. Alumni gatherings

23. Resort with saunas

24. Baseball slugger's stat: Abbr.

25. Knock softly

28. Open-handed smack

31. Lasting mark

34. Thats a shame

36. Glides on snow

38. Remove pencil marks

41. Gatherings with mixed drinks

44. Playful aquatic mammal

45. Christmas carol

46. Break sharply

47. Graceful water bird

49. Identical sibling

51. Pigpen

52. Answer to "Are you?"

54. Went for the bait, as fish

56. Meetings with would-be employers

63. Mellows, as cheese

64. Creative thought

65. Discontinue

68. Teheran's nation

69. Bigwigs, for short

70. Roof overhangs

72. Simplicity

73. Clay pigeon sport

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Down

1. DVD player's predecessor: Abbr.

2. Unrefined metal

3. Bath powder mineral

4. The lesser of two __

5. Postgame summaries

6. Feels unwell

7. Sheriff badge's shape

8. More frosty

9. Hedge plants

10. Yuletide wise men

11. Black-and-white cookie

12. Tilt a little

13. Organs for hearing

21. Tortilla chip dip

22. More pleasant

25. Folded Mexican food

26. Frequently

27. Formal treaties

29. Similar to

30. Person flying a plane

32. ___ and crafts

33. Drizzles or showers

35. Distort, as data

37. Gush forth

39. Chair or bench

40. Catch a glimpse of

42. Railroad vehicle

43. Suspect's excuse

48. Lifelong resident

50. Nephews sisters

53. Social __ (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)

55. Minor adjustment

56. Monopoly square with bars

57. Storybook monster

58. Lima __ (soup veggie)

59. 'Money __ everything'

60. Salespeople, for short

61. Bouquet holder

62. Keep for later

66. Meet with

67. Superlative suffix

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