Slippery ___ (bad situation that may get worse) Crossword Clue

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Slippery ___ (bad situation that may get worse) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
2. an elevated geological formation
(verb)
1. be at an angle

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SLIPPERY (adjective)
1. not to be trusted
2. causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
SITUATION (noun)
1. a condition or position in which you find yourself
2. a job in an organization

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More Daily Themed Crossword (4/1/2025) Answers

Across

1. Shake, as a tail

4. Make a choice, with "for"

7. Frying kitchen utensil

10. Quickly take hold of

12. Cone-dropping tree

13. Fabricated statement

14. Scotch ___ (adhesive option)

15. Song sung alone

16. Breaks between a TV show, for short

17. Incoming flight information: Abbr.

19. Shop sign in the morning

21. Happy ___ Fool's Day! Get ready to laugh at some funny pranks pulled by playful sports stars at 55a, 57a, 6d, and 41d!

23. Day before Friday, for short

24. Suffix with "pay" or "cray"

25. Lion's abode

27. 12-month periods, for short

29. Tummy muscles, for short

30. Paul Anka's "___ Beso"

31. Sewn border of a cloth

34. Predetermined destiny (rhymes with "late")

36. ___ West of "I'm No Angel"

39. Spanish for gold

40. CD spinners at the club: Abbr.

43. "Hear me out"

45. Power a bicycle, say

47. Foot digit that's often stubbed

48. Wee bit

49. Warsaw locale, for short

51. Red "Sesame Street" puppet

55. Detroit Lions quarterback, Jared Goff, fooled college players with this "fake hairpiece" while making NFL-level throws

56. Tailless primate

57. ___ Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks staged a heated fight with a referee who was actually an actor

58. Unrefined metal

59. Volleyball divider

60. Negative prefix with "honest" or "appoint"

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Down

1. Kilogram or pound, for short

2. Altar in the sky

3. Empty space

4. "Story ___," novel by Anne Desclos: 2 wds.

5. Cockpit occupant

6. Florida Gators' coach, Billy Donovan, dropped this fake "crystal prize" after their NCAA victory to prank the team!

7. Course of action

8. First-___ kit

9. Nintendo's Super ___: Abbr.

11. Oktoberfest quaff

15. Discounted retail events

18. "Time and ___ wait for none"

20. Amsterdam's continent, for short

21. Actress Jessica ___ of "Honey"

22. ___, present, future

24. Clumsy sort

26. Om-___ (eating sound made by the cookie monster, maybe)

28. Tequila serving

32. Old-fashioned “before”

33. Work week starter, for short

35. ___ Hall, TV announcer

37. PC key on either side of the space bar

38. Last letters in "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"

41. Phillies' pitcher, Kyle Kendrick, was duped into believing he was being traded to Mount Fuji's country!

44. "Things are not always as they ___" (appear to be)

45. Set of socks, say

46. Cutting ___ technology

48. ___ wrongs don’t make a right

50. "I won't ___ you down!"

52. Edinburgh boy

53. Medical scan Abbr.

54. Good-to-go signals, for short

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