Sleep-stage acronym Crossword Clue

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Sleep-stage acronym Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
2. (roentgen equivalent man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ACRONYM (noun)
1. a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
SLEEP (noun)
1. a period of time spent sleeping
2. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
SLEEP (verb)
1. be asleep
2. be able to accommodate for sleeping

More NYT Crossword (4/7/2025) Answers

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13. Off-kilter

14. Trevi Fountain locale

15. Non-poetry

16. Neeson of "Love Actually"

17. School on the Thames

18. Wild card in a "crazy" card game

19. Court summons?

22. Umpire's call

23. Well-suited

24. Actress Thurman

27. Having a benevolent goal in mind

32. Doctors' org.

33. "___ but a scratch!"

34. Invert

35. Beamed with excitement

38. Top-left PC key

40. Mazda convertible

41. Machete, e.g.

42. Long, long time

45. Instruments for John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins

50. Cry of surprise in a text

51. Pro’s counterpart

52. Mechanical memorization

53. Big payout potential ... or a hint to the words in the shaded squares (and the clue numbers on which they begin!)

58. Nut for a Thanksgiving pie

61. Castaway's home

62. Treat with the right Stuf?

63. Representative

64. Gnaw on

65. Bit of coal or sugar

66. Cry made while pointing

67. Pert reply

68. First son of Seth, in Genesis

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1. __ liquor

2. Little injury, in baby talk

3. Interpreter's job

4. Church songbook

5. Gift

6. Smidgen

7. "Time's-a-wastin'!"

8. From Nairobi, e.g.

9. Spreadable cheese that's often baked

10. Captain's record book

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12. Play poker or roulette, say

15. Intel chip whose name sounds like an element on the periodic table

20. "___ were you …"

21. Make a selection

24. Baseball score due to the defensive team's error

25. Someone with an experienced adviser

26. 1960s TV's "The ___ Family"

27. Reach by foot

28. "Rap God" rapper

29. Score that leads to overtime

30. English county through which the Thames flows

31. Big brand in nail polish

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37. Interest rate unit

39. Dove's sound

43. Some broadcasts updating current events

46. Prince, but not a princess

47. Zaniness

48. Clod buster

49. Peter of "Lawrence of Arabia"

53. Vehicle with a gun turret

54. Org. concerned with protecting workers

55. Fútbol cries

56. Item for exhibition

57. Soaks (up)

58. Buddy

59. Inflated sense of self-importance

60. Corp. bigwig

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