Something to scratch Crossword Clue

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Something to scratch Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. have a strong desire or urge to do something
2. scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
(noun)
1. an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
2. a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SCRATCH (noun)
1. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
2. a depression scratched or carved into a surface
SCRATCH (verb)
1. cause friction
2. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
SOMETHING (noun)
1. An indeterminate or unknown event.
2. A substance or material thing, unknown indeterminate or not specified.

Hint 3: Anagram

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CHIT

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (8/31/2026) Answers

Across

1. "No more for me"

6. Play group

10. Drive-___

14. Neon fish

15. Seized auto

16. Spoil

17. Desserts with streusel toppings (Caribbean Sea, starts hopping to the right at square 1)

19. Preschool lesson

20. Brooding animal

21. Online gamer's annoyance

22. Eggy breakfast dish

24. Attraction with a statue of the god Oceanus (Atlantic Ocean, square 5)

28. Center of power

30. Body with a tail it can't wag

31. Furry friend

32. Bahraini, e.g.

33. Desert haven

35. Font flourish

37. Four-term pres.

38. Doesn't get gold

42. 'Bam!'

44. Bowling reservation

45. Anti-smoking ad, maybe

48. Maguire who portrayed Peter Parker

50. Olivia of "The Invite"

51. Quasi-judicial reviewers of governmental decisions (Tyrrhenian Sea, square 4)

54. Like many Sherpas

55. Luau instrument, for short

56. Programming pioneer Lovelace

59. Farm females

60. Cause of a bad gut feeling? (Pacific Ocean, square 3)

64. Russo of “Nightcrawler”

65. Musical closing

66. "The Family Circus" cartoonist Bil

67. Puts two and two together

68. ___ 500 (car race)

69. Perform an amazing guitar solo, or rip up

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Down

2. A ___ coincidence!

3. Vehicle used in some chase scenes

4. "Uhh ..."

5. Postpones discussing

6. Like some heroes in Greek mythology

7. Apt rhyme for "shriek"

8. Copy

9. Muslim places of worship

10. Genetic characteristic

11. Wheel cover

12. Singer Lionel

13. Like emails in your Drafts folder

18. Ohio NBAer

23. Up to

25. Puzzle cube creator

26. What-eats-what network

27. Michael's role on "The Wire"

28. ___ Vegas

29. Metallic rock

34. Favor, in slang

36. Like a major flaw

37. Modern car openers

39. Mexican restaurant array

40. Wrap (up)

41. Make sense

43. Prelaw major, for short

45. "You Pick Two" bakery-cafe chain

46. Gushed

47. Tack on

49. "I'll allow it"

50. Severely damages

52. Makes simpler

53. Letters between names

57. Sci-fi series named for a desert mound

58. Like firm cheeses

61. Trucker's weight unit

62. Peculiar

63. Chuckle sound

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