Scouting mission for short Crossword Clue

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Scouting mission for short Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

SCOUTING (noun)
1. exploring in order to gain information
MISSION (noun)
1. a group of representatives or delegates
2. an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

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CRONE

More Apple+ Crossword (2/18/2026) Answers

Across

1. "___ drink to that!"

4. Scenic boundary along California State Route 1

9. Prefix for "text" or "weekly"

12. Outdoor gear retailer

13. Open-door ___

14. Put in an overhead bin

15. Like a movie that plays only briefly in theaters

17. Seaweed in sushi

18. Slightly

19. Looks at in awe

21. Mama bear's kids

23. Brainstorming output

26. Baby bird that can't yet give a hoot?

27. Number on a dating profile

28. Cherry part that might be tongue-tied

29. Recede like the tide

30. Container that holds solutions in a lab

32. Ha Long Bay's country

35. Wayans-led '90s sketch-comedy show

38. Variety pack

39. Dinky fly ball that lands just past the infield

41. More, in Spanish

42. It might be breaking as soon as it's delivered

44. Exclamation paired with a slap to the forehead

45. Reunion attendees, for short

48. Flatbread flour

49. T-shirts, for some cannons

50. Chews out

52. Streaming device brand

54. Tappable app symbol

55. Thick condiment that adds heat and flavor

60. Tine-y utensil?

61. Rise up against authority

62. ___ Greta (2020 climate-activism documentary)

63. Explosive material

64. Words on perishable-food packaging

65. "Stop filming!," and a word that can pair with the ends of 15-, 35-, and 55-Across

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Down

1. Offline, online

2. Necklace that can be made from kukui nuts

3. Legumes in succotash

4. Revise with a collaborator

5. Past its prime

6. It goes in inner tubes

7. Diving equipment acronym

8. Emmy winner Daly

9. Ring-shaped island

10. Singer featured on the remix of Charli XCX's song "Girl, So Confusing"

11. Plot device at the end of many whodunit movies

13. K–12 support group

14. Rapidly increase in size

16. So bad ___ good

20. Rubs elbows

21. Half-___ latte

22. Hybrid citrus fruit

24. Casual name for the Smiling Face With Horns emoji

25. Highly regarded

28. Headgear similar to a balaclava

29. And so on

31. High-flying basket from Giannis Antetokounmpo

33. Long-legged wading bird

34. Slow jams or lo-fi beats, for example

36. Executive's No. 2s

37. Breathing space?

40. Noodle soup that originated in 32-Across

43. With great suspicion

45. Type of scam

47. "Stop the launch!"

48. Campfire debris

49. Thebe Kgositsile ___ Earl Sweatshirt

51. Off-white shade

53. Make a choice

56. '___ had it up to here!'

57. Arcing tennis shot

58. Letter after sigma

59. Responder trained to use an AED

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