Short stops? Crossword Clue

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Short stops? Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

STOPS (noun)
1. a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
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

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More Universal Crossword (10/20/2026) Answers

Across

1. Sports data

6. Small house, in the Southwest

12. "And if I choose not to?"

14. Devices providing bird's-eye views

15. How executives may fly

17. NYE month

18. 18-wheeler

19. Bend done in a tutu

21. Rub the wrong way

22. Reporter's credential

26. Well-worn pencil

27. ___ and thx

29. Filming or parking site

30. Motor oil brand

31. Company behind ChatGPT

33. Sign between Virgo and Scorpio

35. Retraces one's footsteps ... and what each word in 15-, 22-, 48- and 57-Across has?

38. Windows precursor

39. Made level

42. UFO crew

45. "Yikes!"

46. Journalist ___ B. Wells

47. "since u asked ..."

48. Hot cocoa mix brand

51. Org. with a Most Wanted list

52. Peru's capital

53. "10-4"

56. Enjoy a samosa

57. Actor who earned five Emmy nominations for "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

62. Surgery aids

63. Philadelphia NFL team

64. "Yo, bro!"

65. Sentimental soul

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Down

1. Recover after pregaming, say

2. Cargo area on a heavy-duty vehicle

3. "How cute!" sounds

4. Not that

5. Reasonable

6. Audiophile's rack contents

7. Curve

8. Note between fa and la

9. Like some Roblox purchases

10. Cars that stop at Supercharger stations

11. Basketball play that helps a teammate

13. Short-term hires

16. Title for David Beckham

17. T. rex, e.g.

20. Psychic's "asset"

23. Yale students

24. Cried one's heart out

25. Runner's download

28. Centrist in British politics, informally

32. ___ de plume

33. "___ Miserables"

34. Score 100% on

36. Marvel trickster god

37. Cutlery collection

40. Diplomat's post

41. "I dare you!"

42. Subj. for some new U.S. residents

43. Streaming platform where Kai Cenat reached 1 million subscribers in 2025

44. "As easy as pie," for one

46. Topic for debate

49. Skewered dish of South Asia

50. Bro, say

54. Periods of history or Taylor Swift's artistry

55. Frozen breakfast brand

58. "Er-r ..."

59. Place for a "me day"

60. XXX-XX-XXXX ID

61. Santa's little helper

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