Small stream Crossword Clue

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Small stream Crossword Answer

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BROOK

(5 letters)

RILL

(4 letters)

RIA

(3 letters)

RIVULET

(7 letters)

RUNNEL

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
2. any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STREAM (noun)
1. something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
2. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
STREAM (verb)
1. rain heavily
2. flow freely and abundantly
SMALL (adjective)
1. not large but sufficient in size or amount
2. lowercase
SMALL (noun)
1. a garment size for a small person
2. the slender part of the back

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

BROOK
(5 letters)
RILL
(4 letters)
RIA
(3 letters)
RIVULET
(7 letters)
RUNNEL
(6 letters)

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18. Gave a sassy reply

20. Source of shade

21. Albacore or bluefin, e.g.

22. April Fools’ Day caper

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26. Continent home to Zurich and Zagreb

27. Accept the blame for

31. Does some wordsmithing

32. Bullfrog’s sound

34. “Hamilton” creator, to friends

35. Mob bosses

36. Not sturdy

37. Sensible

38. The “E” in E.S.L.: Abbr.

39. One-end-of-a-bridge-to-the-other measurements

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49. Target for a cleaning crew

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53. Typical protagonist in young-adult fiction

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Down

1. Seedy alfresco dining spot?

2. Query at the end of a lengthy rant

3. Jewelry for midriff piercings

4. Places that sell sundaes and Blizzards, briefly

5. Bring into harmony

6. Banjo sound

7. Shade akin to lavender and periwinkle

8. "Funny you should ___ ... "

9. Leave briefly

10. Automaker with a pioneering marketing campaign aimed at gay and lesbian consumers

11. Eastern neighbor of 14-Across

12. Oven shelf

13. Antlered animal

19. Zombie or Corpse Reviver

21. Rewards for those who wait?

24. They’re connected by detectives

25. What keys may be hung from

28. Doesn't just wing it

29. Peter Pan’s sidekick

30. Phrase to describe something truly unique

32. Gaping hole in the earth

33. Hightailed it

36. Makes one’s voice heard

37. Mediocre

39. Wintry precipitation

40. Insect traps made of silk

42. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” fairy king

43. Rodeo ropes

45. Chew the scenery

46. Bus station

47. H.S. science class

48. Pink wine

51. Destination for a mother-daughter weekend

52. General on a Chinese menu

53. “OMG, we really didn’t need to know that!”

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