Salacious material Crossword Clue

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Salacious material Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an offensive or indecent word or phrase
2. a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
(verb)
1. affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn
2. become affected with smut

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MATERIAL (noun)
1. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
2. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
MATERIAL (adjective)
1. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
2. having material or physical form or substance
SALACIOUS (adjective)
1. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
2. characterized by lust

Hint 3: Anagram

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MUST

More NYT Crossword (2/3/2026) Answers

Across

1. Daytona 500 org.

7. Cloth shopping bags

12. Advanced to the next round of musical chairs, say

15. "Their exact words were …"

16. Toy company behind Frisbees and Hula Hoops

17. "Sex and the City" network

18. Narrow, focused perspective

20. "__ for one and one for __".

21. E, on a compass

22. Villain in Shakespeare's "Othello" and Disney's "Aladdin"

23. Assigned a job

25. Pizzeria fixtures

27. Blackjack player's request

28. Magazine for the small screen since 1953

31. Parent's curt response to a kid's "But why?"

33. Ballet dancer's handrail

34. Unaccompanied

35. 'You can say __ again!'

37. Place for a seaweed body wrap

38. Sign near a freshly applied coat

42. Number represented by candles on a cake

43. Toe treatment, in brief

45. ___ of the Horse (2026 in the Chinese zodiac)

46. "You win! I give up!"

48. One might be sworn to it

50. Golf count

52. Dog harness attachment

53. Beyond well-done

54. Maker of skintight swimwear

56. Exceptionally good, in Gen Z slang

57. 'Very funny!'

61. Dallas N.B.A. player, for short

62. What children should use at the library … and a literal description of the circled letters in this puzzle

65. Any number raised to the 0th power

66. Say cheese!

67. People with custody of things, typically

68. Toothpaste type

69. Evil spells

70. Feel remorse about

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Down

1. Evening, in ads

2. Blue-green hue

3. Pair orbited by the fictional planet Tatooine

4. Use makeup to sculpt and define, as facial features

5. Had a meal

6. Depended (on)

7. Tiny tree branches

8. Very

9. Word before "chi" or after "mai"

10. 😎 or ;-P

11. Beethoven's "Moonlight ___"

12. Burger chain with custard-based drinks

13. Ready, willing and ___

14. Spilled the beans

19. Rooftop accessory often shaped like a rooster atop an arrow

26. Oceanfront room feature

27. Prefix with pad or port

28. One of eight in a stick of butter: Abbr.

29. Uses an e-cigarette

30. Stage of education

31. Tusked swine

32. Bird on Mexico's flag

34. Fix, at the vet's

36. Some concert souvenirs

39. "Look this way, class"

40. The "T" in STEM, informally

41. Go sour, as milk

44. Slurpee alternative

47. Potentially suspicious response to "What are you doing?"

49. Red bit in a salad

50. 'You betcha!'

51. The ___ Project (mental health organization for LGBTQ+ youth)

53. ___ one's time (waits patiently)

54. Skyline haze

55. Window section

56. Submit one's taxes

58. Taiwanese PC maker

59. 'Present!'

60. The "A" in T.A.: Abbr.

63. Highest roll of a standard die

64. Have debts

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