Slightest Crossword Clue

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MEREST

(6 letters)

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(adverb)
1. used to form the superlative
(noun)
1. something that is of no importance
(adjective)
1. the superlative of `little’ that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the’; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

MEREST
(6 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
SETAL

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (10/2/2026) Answers

Across

1. A-lister

5. Squandered, as a big lead

9. Beach house elevator?

14. ___ Alto

15. RGB's iconic collar material

16. Ciphers

17. Yard sale disclaimer

18. Name that's one letter short of a zodiac sign

19. Concert venue

20. Movies about rallying together in Louisiana (1989) and Alabama (2014) (In this answer, see letters 1, 3, 5, 6 and 13)

23. Oprah Winfrey, to Maya Angelou

24. 34th POTUS

25. Movies about hardships in the Salinas Valley (1992) and at the High School of Performing Arts (1980) (Letters 2, 7, 10 and 11)

32. The "punch" in planter's punch

35. STEM part, for short

36. How birthdays are celebrated

37. Lots and lots

39. Someone the tooth fairy visits

41. 1760 yards

42. Elsa's was made of ice

45. Lark's lair

48. ACT alternative

49. Movies about extended stays at Barton Academy (2023) and Camp Green Lake (2003) (Letters 2, 5, 6, 10 and 12)

52. __ of the land

53. — bean

57. Events offering two movies for one ... and a theme hint

62. Heart throb?

63. Stand up at the altar

64. Cool!

65. Fury

66. Thereabouts

67. Nirvana drummer Grohl

69. Suds

70. Hooks sidekick

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Down

1. Twitch

2. What you do with your buds?

3. Et —

4. ___ the occasion (came through)

5. "It's my fault!"

6. Croft of video game fame

7. Vape pen, for short

8. Frankfurter

9. Type of triangle

10. Singer Amos

11. Notion

12. Fish-eye ___

13. SEA scanning group

21. Not right

22. Works for me!

26. ___ factor (gross quality)

27. Khaki cousin

28. Beaver's barrier

29. Alternatives to CT scans

30. "First Lady of Song" Fitzgerald

31. Kremlin refusal

32. Engrossed

33. The Beehive State

34. Burrowing mammal

38. No thanks

40. Actor Patel

43. Letterman successor

44. Airline with a Hebrew name

46. One of 100 in Washington

47. Hot to ___

50. Way to handle gray areas?

51. Squeak and squawk

54. Nightmare, for one

55. Depart

56. Cosmetician Lauder

57. __ buggy

58. Literature Nobelist Tokarczuk

59. Takes advantage of

60. Awesome, to Gen Z

61. Otherwise

62. Friend

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