Respected predecessor Crossword Clue

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(adjective)
1. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
(noun)
1. a person who is older than you are
2. any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

RESPECTED (adjective)
1. receiving deferential regard
PREDECESSOR (noun)
1. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
2. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

More USA Today Crossword (4/1/2025) Answers

Across

1. Fuzz-covered fruit

5. Come up

10. Something to scratch

14. Larger-than-life

15. Hot drink at a cold rink

16. Bye!

17. Serious cut

18. Gives the Thumbs-up

19. If-then-___ (coding statement)

20. Sprint at top speed

22. Host

24. Compost container

27. Garment that might say "Best flippin' dad ever"

30. Lumberjack's tool

31. Financial obligations

35. Left on ___ (spurned over text)

36. Ready to harvest

37. Title girl of a "Beavis and Butt-Head" spinoff

38. Miscellaneous category

40. Marzipan nut

41. Fix the results of

42. Itzcoatl's empire

44. Facing the pitcher

47. "Lonely Planet" actor Hemsworth

48. Bhutan's continent

52. Leg parts between feet and knees

53. Traveler’s lodging

54. ___ by (barely making it)

55. Smart-sounding female bird

57. Like strong emotions

59. List-ending abbr.

60. *Just what I wanted to hear!

62. Negroni ingredient

63. Clandestine intelligence org.

64. "My life sucks!"

65. "Exit" key

66. Little kid

67. Worked on a book

68. Pig's home

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1. Barrel of IPA

2. Samsung Galaxy Tab alternative

3. Smart and experienced

4. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" protagonist

5. Nut that squirrels squirrel away

6. Streaming device brand

7. "There's a perfectly good reason for this"

8. Natto ingredient

9. Made more bearable

10. Frozen dessert like Fudgie the Whale

11. Piece in a Scrabble box

12. "In any ___ ..."

13. Gardening tool

21. Loud hullabaloo

23. Get involved unnecessarily

26. "Parasite" actor Sun-kyun

27. Rainbow's shape

28. "Snow" or "snap" veggie

29. Tattle

30. Feel off

32. Dude

33. Sardine container

34. Bummed out

36. Cloth scrap

39. Broadway play that sweeps the Tonys, e.g.

40. Bill dispenser

43. Most kooky

44. Thumbs-up

45. "F'real?"

46. Cougar or panther

47. Hang around

49. Burns slightly

50. Refuse to budge

51. Ability to act independently

54. Suffix for "bachelor"

56. DIY website with articles like "Make Your Own Popsicle Chalk"

58. New parent's decision

61. Carnival city, for short

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