Sort or type Crossword Clue

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Sort or type Crossword Answer

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ILK

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(adjective)
1. agreeable, conducive to comfort
2. tolerant and forgiving under provocation
(noun)
1. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TYPE (noun)
1. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
2. all of the tokens of the same symbol
TYPE (verb)
1. identify as belonging to a certain type
2. write by means of a keyboard with types
SORT (noun)
1. an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
2. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
SORT (verb)
1. arrange or order by classes or categories
2. examine in order to test suitability

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ILK
(3 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (8/18/2026) Answers

Across

1. Colbert's ex-network

4. Flop ___ (period of failure)

7. Inputs, as data

13. Expand

15. Bluish purple

16. *Fictional Spanish playboy

17. Be in cahoots (with)

18. Sportage maker

19. *Shortstop nicknamed "Mr. November"

21. Artist Matisse

23. “Guilty,” for one

24. Bygone "before"

25. Like an offline meetup, for short

26. Leafs (through)

29. Regarding

30. Radio silence

32. Outdo

34. *"The Smashing Machine" star

39. Drug in some psychotherapy

40. Instruments for Hawaii's Israel Kamakawiwo'ole and Jake Shimabukuro

42. Iconic plumber with a red hat

45. Young'un

46. What the fish said after swimming into a wall?

47. Midwesterner's "Oops"

48. Pushup muscle, for short

49. Desires

51. *Mythic seafarer with a "locker"

55. "... or ___ thought"

56. Pastries from the French for "lightning"

57. Zhane hit about a party VIP ... or a casual hello to each starred clue's answer?

61. “Prove it!”

62. Supervise

63. Court sport

64. Energy

65. Gobble up

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1. ___ oil (dispensary offering)

2. Negotiated, as a deal

3. Chris Pratt, vis-a-vis Arnold Schwarzenegger

4. Part of a prof's email

5. The "R" of TL;DR

6. Hathaway of "Mother Mary"

7. Awaken, as emotions

8. "American ___ Warrior"

9. Color or voice quality

10. Privileged groups

11. Go back

12. Dual-channel audio

14. Cracked open

17. Animation stills

20. LP speed

21. Didn't seek?

22. Exasperated parent's "reason"

28. It's all the rage

29. Basilica nook

31. "Lobster Telephone" surrealist Salvador

32. Land hard

33. Like a stove, while caramelizing onions

35. Apple product ... or Apple power

36. Approved

37. Origin of "they"

38. "Good thought!"

41. No-frills texting initials

42. Like an "Aw, shucks" vibe

43. Geronimo's people

44. Super Lustrous Lipstick maker

45. Ryan, Simu, et al., in "Barbie"

48. Dermal openings

50. Tingling sensation initialism

52. (I'm NOT entertained!)

53. Guitar hero Hendrix

54. Boutique

58. All Hallows' ___

59. "Heard!"

60. Jacuzzi feature

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