Sandpapery Crossword Clue

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COARSE

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(adjective)
1. unpleasantly stern
2. violently agitated and turbulent
(adverb)
1. with roughness or violence (`rough’ is an informal variant for `roughly’)
2. with rough motion as over a rough surface
(verb)
1. prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
(noun)
1. the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

Hint 2: Clue Definition

SANDPAPERY (adjective)
1. having the abrasive texture of sandpaper

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

COARSE
(6 letters)

More USA Today Crossword (11/28/2025) Answers

Across

1. "All ___ me"

6. Robin, rail or redstart

10. Metered vehicles

15. Foul smell

16. Prima donna's solo

17. Large ore deposit

19. Brunch e.g.

20. Texting inits.

21. Cleverness

22. "Relax!"

24. Auction offer

25. What might be in a Zelda treasure chest

27. Super-wealthy person

32. Like many ultimate frisbee teams

34. Versatile synthetic material

35. Hit the ___ (go to sleep)

36. Sushi-grade tuna

37. "It's been ___ since we've hung out!"

38. Adore

39. In the neighborhood

41. Short albums, for short

44. Tailless monkey relatives

45. Baked dessert that might be flavored with cocoa powder

49. Fishing counterpart of 8-Down

50. 'Nuh-uh!'

51. Verifies to be true

53. Prima donna's performances

57. Small model of Earth

58. Response to a hypocrite . . . or what might be said about 17-, 27- or 45-Across

61. Concrete reinforcement

62. 'my bad'

63. 'Spider-Man: ___ the Spider-Verse'

64. ___ pasta (rhyming Jamaican dish)

65. Counterpart of gross

66. The "E" of SSE

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Down

1. Body parts in sleeves

2. 'Bam!'

3. Ins and ___

4. "How gross!"

5. Musical featuring the Emerald City and a protagonist from Harlem

6. Run off

7. Marriage vow words

8. Fishing counterpart of 49-Across

9. That'll never happen!

10. Photographer's device

11. Zone

12. Implicit ___ training

13. Discount event

18. On a bike trip

23. 2000 pounds

24. Terrible

25. "Nothing more is needed!"

26. Brazilian metropolis, for short

27. State Farm competitor

28. Caustic cleaning chemical

29. Fingers crossed!

30. Five-star review, e.g.

31. Spots on potatoes

32. Math class with integrals, for short

33. "It's on the tip of my tongue!"

37. Succulent used to treat burns

38. Source of Niagara Falls' water

40. Agile circus performer

42. Pigsty

43. Moves over a bit

46. MLB Hall of Famer Smith

47. Harlem Renaissance artist Charles

48. Smartphone downloads

51. Earnest request

52. Steals from

54. Singer Sawayama

55. Performs in a play

56. Hard-hit baseball

57. Bear's warning sound

59. Gardening tool

60. Fitting

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