Spelling competition Crossword Clue

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Spelling competition Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
2. a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COMPETITION (noun)
1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
2. the contestant you hope to defeat
SPELLING (noun)
1. forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

More NYT Midi Crossword (6/10/2026) Answers

Across

4. Sonny ___ (collectible cherub figurines)

10. 'Back in Black' band

12. Opposite of wide

13. Something to shoot at ... or shoot for

14. Mesmerized state

15. 2012 comedy-drama about a male stripper

17. Holy __!

19. Annoyance

20. 2008 musical featuring Abba songs

23. Have an unpaid Venmo request, say

24. Place for salt on a margarita glass

25. Case study?

28. Jump

29. Palindromic woman’s name

30. Implore

33. 2015 sci-fi reboot set in the desert, familiarly

35. Candy enjoyed at the movies, perhaps ... or a hint to the movies in this puzzle?

36. Cool time from long ago

37. Preschool recital

38. In need of a nap

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1. Birkin, for one

2. 'Green' prefix

3. Green appetizer at a sushi restaurant

4. Opposite of 'pro-'

5. Snitch (on), informally

6. Dad's dad, colloquially

7. Orange TV character who lives at 123 Sesame Street

8. Basic security devices

9. "Awesome!"

11. Baggage __

16. What a lens hood reduces for a photographer

17. Non-___ (label on food packaging)

18. Like much sashimi

21. Where Dolphins and Marlins play professionally

22. Collision

25. Pulitzer-winning rapper Kendrick

26. "The early bird gets the worm," e.g.

27. Groomed, as eyebrows

28. Opposite of more

30. Actress Thurman

31. Music genre for SZA and Steve Lacy

32. Maker of the Acadia S.U.V.

34. Opus ___, religious group in "The Da Vinci Code"

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