Slasher-film staple Crossword Clue

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Slasher-film staple Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the shedding of blood resulting in murder
2. Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948)
(verb)
1. cut into gores
2. wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SLASHER (noun)
1. a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing
2. someone who slashes another person
STAPLE (noun)
1. material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
2. a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
STAPLE (adjective)
1. necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
STAPLE (verb)
1. secure or fasten with a staple or staples

Hint 3: Anagram

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More WSJ Crossword (6/15/2026) Answers

Across

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10. Old World Style Marinara Sauce brand

14. Heaps

15. Pound part

16. Obstacles to team cohesiveness

17. Xenophobia

20. Blackmails

21. Nook or Kindle

22. Give permission to

23. Goo for a 'do

24. Person shouting in a Wall Street pit

29. Fit-fiddle connector

31. Cassandra, for one

32. Possess

35. Bird of peace

37. Hr. division

38. Aussie greeting

39. Group of 12 in a box, sometimes

44. Shirt part

45. Home to Portuguese and Poles

46. Cincinnati team

48. Cockpit worker: Abbr.

49. Defaulting on a loan may result in it, and a hint to this puzzle’s circles

52. Funny Ferrell

54. Massive horned herbivore

55. ___ Minor (Polaris's constellation)

58. Immunity token on “Survivor”

59. Jordan's capital

60. Terrible fate

61. Makes a sharp change of direction

62. Water birds with an eerie call

63. Catch sight of

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Down

1. Casual eatery

2. Baseball's Rodriguez

3. Dinghy or dory

4. Leisurely walk

5. Like some unreinforced boots

6. Gutless guy

7. Tolkien’s “tree-herd”

8. Plot unit

9. Riot squad canister

10. Wine and dine

11. Like some hams and cheeses

13. Cold War initials

18. Three-layer cookies

19. Can't do without

24. Quarterback Brett in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

25. 'Ratatouille' rat

26. Duo-quartet go-between

27. Contact lens solution brand

28. Event with bulls and broncos

29. Wds. preceding nouns, often

30. Aretha Franklin’s music

33. Twist out of shape

34. Wall St. institution for a 24-Across

36. Skeptical reactions

38. Writer Stein

40. Finished

41. Part of FBI or FDIC

42. Uses logic

43. Asian appetizer, perhaps on a platter

47. Average sap

48. TV's O'Brien

49. Promote excessively

50. Ride to the prom

51. God of love

52. Rap’s ___ Khalifa

53. Filmmaker Lupino

56. Soak up

57. 2026 Oscar winner Madigan

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