Returning words Crossword Clue

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RETURNING (adjective)
1. tending to be turned back
2. tending to return to an earlier state
WORDS (noun)
1. an angry dispute
2. words making up the dialogue of a play

More WSJ Crossword (8/20/2026) Answers

Across

1. Big belt

5. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was Iran’s last

9. Grifter’s targets

13. She’s seated between Samuel and Brett

14. Lavishly appointed

15. Party on the beach, perhaps

16. Cargo from Germany

18. The ravens Huginn and Muninn serve him

19. Slinky swimmer

20. Bit of ancient argot

22. Overly indulgent

23. Fashion trigram

24. Find acceptance from the group

27. Character’s dramatic journey

30. New wave music maker

34. Río contents

37. Nest egg option

38. Tango producers

41. Pub privy

42. Lady Bird’s hubby

43. High-pitched Muppet

44. Trunk

46. Galley tool

47. Greek physician

48. Stew morsel

50. Foremost

51. Turning spigots

57. LinkedIn listing

60. In a wild state

61. Godiva’s place to show off

63. Salad Green

64. Barcelona boy

65. Dada’s Max

66. Wraps up

67. Bus. sch. course

68. Unacceptable, and a hint to the clues at 16-, 20-, 38-, 51- and 61-Across

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Down

1. Sharply sour fruit

2. Let me think

3. Squid squirt

4. Stranded motorist's need

5. Pole e.g.

6. "Great!"

7. Dismissed brutally

8. Patriotic Patrick

9. Lento, say

10. Lamborghini's parent company

11. It can make you smart

12. Like some Masses

13. “The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat” speaker

17. Batiking need

21. Strong quality

22. 'I don't believe you!'

24. Court error

25. Cooler brand

26. Lesson leader

27. NH2 group

28. Spinoff of 1974

29. Brown, e.g.

31. Bandmate of Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis

32. “You wouldn’t dare!” reply

33. Wears

35. Brown, e.g.

36. Door sign

39. Spiny flora

40. Bring in

45. Graph aberrations

47. Egyptian land mentioned in Genesis

49. Together

50. Steeped stuff

51. Tool in a zen garden

52. Sultanate in the U.N.

53. Related

54. Impressive in scope

55. City near Lake Tahoe

56. Press

57. “On the Conflicts of the Child’s Soul” author

58. Bone, in Bologna

59. Get into the pool

62. Guatemalan gold

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