Ryan’s predecessor on “Wheel of Fortune” Crossword Clue

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Ryan’s predecessor on “Wheel of Fortune” Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. having only superficial plausibility
2. exactly suited to the occasion
(noun)
1. the sound made by a gentle blow
2. a light touch or stroke
(verb)
1. hit lightly
2. pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

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)
WHEEL (verb)
1. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
2. change directions as if revolving on a pivot
WHEEL (noun)
1. an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
2. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

Hint 3: Anagram

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More WSJ Crossword (6/22/2026) Answers

Across

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7. ___ out a living

10. Improvised jazz style

14. Muscular Japanese dogs

15. Red or White MLB team

16. “___ la Douce” (1963 Shirley MacLaine movie)

17. Shows getting second showings

18. Lipton product

20. Thread holder

22. Gift tag preposition

23. Flamenco cry

24. Sean of "The Lord of the Rings"

26. ''Now I understand!''

28. Ed of TV’s “Lou Grant”

30. Frequent flier

31. Pinnacle

32. Shows signs of neglect

33. Story with a grand scale

34. Word after beach or ski

35. Gullible person

36. *Assortment offering at a Chinese restaurant

41. Rink surface

42. Behind

45. Foundation

48. Barbershop sound

49. Canary container

50. British university city

51. Was ahead

52. Maker of Oyster watches

53. Projectile path

54. Holiday preceder

56. Teapot part

58. Share a room meant for one, and a hint to what you can find in each starred answer

61. Ball caller

64. River of Spain

65. Cockpit guess, for short

66. Golf’s Arnold

67. Canary snack

68. Bashful

69. Sound from a hay fever sufferer

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Down

1. Remote

2. 1950s presidential nickname

3. Site for a touchdown

4. *1958 hit for Connie Francis

5. Big name in cameras and printers

6. ___ buco (veal dish)

7. PC corner key

8. Pitcher Sandy in the Baseball Hall of Fame

9. Trade show

10. Bro’s twin, perhaps

11. Sings like Bing

12. Charm

13. Narrows toward one end

19. Mount in Genesis

21. Accept eagerly

24. 1860s presidential nickname

25. Dainty drink

27. It rises and falls with the fashion

29. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, e.g.

31. Border on

35. Dance unit

37. Large number, informally

38. Corrosive liquids

39. What live broadcasts are in

43. Source of wisdom, some say

44. Mystery writer Stout

45. Gillette wares

46. Oxygen-reliant organism

47. Locked down

48. Follower of clues

52. Eternal City resident

55. Flying formations for geese

57. Beagle babies

59. Physique, in slang

60. Fork over

62. Tribal tract, for short

63. "Able was I ___ I saw elba"

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