Rule, for short Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

RULE (noun)
1. (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
2. measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
RULE (verb)
1. exercise authority over; as of nations
2. decide with authority
SHORT (adjective)
1. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
2. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
SHORT (verb)
1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
2. create a short circuit in
SHORT (adverb)
1. at a disadvantage
2. quickly and without warning
SHORT (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

Hint 2: Anagram

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More Newsday Crossword (7/8/2026) Answers

Across

1. Coin toss

5. Word-of-mouth

9. Fence's entryway

13. Solemn pledge

14. French father

15. French school

17. HAPPY __ (unplanned, fortunate events)

19. Court event

20. Remark of indifference

21. Change for a $5 bill

22. Oysters' exteriors

24. Lambs' moms

25. BIRTHDAY __ (bounce house, for example)

30. That woman

33. Vicinity

34. Not the usual

36. Give off, as light

37. Casino city, for short

39. Female garment of India

40. Short piano piece

42. Ticklish Muppet

43. EMTs' destinations

44. TO __ ("That's an understatement")

48. Luau dance

49. Before, in poetry

50. "Great blue" water birds

53. Grandma

54. Mileage-rating org.

57. Anxious feeling

58. YOU __ ("Anything is possible")

60. Oregon's capital

61. Iowa college city

62. Distinctive scent

63. Sandwich shop

64. Talk show emcee

65. Very pale

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Down

1. Beer's froth

2. Shoestring

3. Urge to scratch

4. ___ Beta Kappa

5. Season's first game

6. Go back on a promise

7. Painting, sculpting, etc.

8. '__ Miz'

9. Obtain assistance

10. Farmland measures

11. Work very hard

12. Mideast airline

16. Overhead trains

18. Fish friend of 53-Down

22. Convinces to decide

24. Short music suffix

25. Bel ___ cheese

26. Jouster's garb

27. Harness straps

28. "So long!"

29. Pester constantly

30. La ___ (Milan opera house)

31. Does damage to

32. Poet T.S.

35. 'That makes sense now'

37. Small glass bottles

38. Irish New Age singer

41. Enormous sea wave

45. Throws with great effort

46. Novelist Hemingway

47. Shakespearean monarch

48. Urban lodging

50. Owns

51. Old-timey "Oh my!"

52. Make angry

53. Fish "found" in a Pixar film

54. Finales

55. Bear pal of Piglet

56. Not quite right

58. Informal refusal

59. RV stopover franchise

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