'Smooth Operator' singer Crossword Clue

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'Smooth Operator' singer Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism’ (1740-1814)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OPERATOR (noun)
1. a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
2. an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
SMOOTH (adjective)
1. (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
2. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
SMOOTH (verb)
1. make (a surface) shine
2. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
SMOOTH (noun)
1. the act of smoothing

More WSJ Crossword (3/31/2026) Answers

Across

1. Stories told over rhythmic beats

5. Handful for a sitter

9. Smooth transition

14. Send out

15. Lord's wife

16. Observe Yom Kippur

17. Ginormous

18. Healthy fat used in pan-frying and skin care

20. Some phone beeps

22. Without a letup

23. Patti the Platypus or Splash the Whale, in a 1990s craze

26. Maple syrup source

29. Guitar holder

30. Planet’s shape

31. Muhammad Ali's boxing daughter

33. Add a dash of color to

35. Make blue

36. “Jack and Jill” in “Jack and Jill went up the hill,” grammatically

41. Pleasantly engaged

42. Big production

43. Travel documents

44. Skater's surface

45. Name for a sort of message board

50. And more, for short

51. Stereophonic

53. Best Picture winner from 2024

56. Had a rash, maybe

57. Put on a fresh outfit, or what the last words of 18-, 23-, 36- and 51-Across may do

61. Sayings and stories

62. Top squad

63. Cathedral center

64. Warning sign

65. Extravagant events

66. Gorillas, e.g

67. Alternatives to H.S. diplomas

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Down

1. Prepares to return to play, after an injury

2. Protective charm

3. Dog treat from the butcher shop

4. Breastbones

5. Having a couldn’t-care-less attitude

6. Toyota __4

7. Fuss

8. Recipient of the most votes in the first MLB Hall of Fame ballot

10. School near Windsor

11. Favored choice for a profile photo

12. Start for cycle or verse

13. Twisty fish

19. Indefinite amount

21. Moves with stealth

24. Capital of West Germany

25. 1920s “style moderne”

27. Guinness of 'Star Wars'

28. Huff and puff

31. Chemist’s cloak

32. An adv. might modify it

34. Contraceptive choice

35. Designer Anna

36. Grotto

37. Fail to note

38. Sweet fortified wine

39. "The More You Know" ad, e.g.

40. Design criterion

44. “C’mon, lemme!”

46. Fix, as a blocked pipe

47. Like some nursing and moving estimates

48. Taunted

49. Noted Plymouth family

51. La-la lead-in

52. Stays out of sight

54. March Madness org.

55. Electrical resistance measures

57. Something perpetrated on April 1

58. Airline app info

59. Opening

60. Garden resident

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