Spiteful Crossword Clue

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Spiteful Crossword Answer

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MEAN

(4 letters)

VITRIOLIC

(9 letters)

CATTY

(5 letters)

VIPERISH

(8 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. offensive or even (of persons) malicious
2. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent

Hint 2: Clue Definition

SPITEFUL (adjective)
1. showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

MEAN
(4 letters)
VITRIOLIC
(9 letters)
CATTY
(5 letters)
VIPERISH
(8 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ANTSY

More Newsday Crossword (3/3/2026) Answers

Across

1. Parakeet's enclosure

5. Rope fiber

9. Robin Hood pal __ Tuck

14. Graceful water bird

15. White gemstone

16. Resulted in

17. Took care of a bill

18. Row of people waiting

19. 10 __ OR LESS (grocery sign)

20. Unreal baseball turf

23. Curl up cozily

24. I caught you!

25. Museum display on walls

27. Hill-building insect

28. Poorly lit

31. Accumulate in abundance

35. Storybook monster

37. Middle of the Three Bears

38. Unreal car tire material

41. 500-mile car race's nickname

42. Narrow road

44. Utter out loud

45. Zilch

46. Physician's nickname

48. Complete collection

49. Subtle distinction

54. Unreal paper money

60. Prepare to move, as a houseplant

61. Woman in a choir

62. Take __ the waist (alter, as slacks)

63. Angry look

64. Intend (to)

65. Showroom sample

66. Sight or hearing

67. Football throw

68. Airer of NFL and NBA games

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Down

1. Capitol cable channel

2. In the know

3. Horse's different paces

4. Cancel a project

5. More saintly

6. Long, heroic saga

7. __-pedi (salon service)

8. Urgent request

9. Plane trip

10. Fashionably nostalgic

11. Mental spark

12. 24-hr. cash dispensers

13. Betsy of flag fame

21. Burst of light

22. Reclusive person

26. Sum calculated

27. Traveled a curved path

28. Applies gently, as makeup

29. "Haven't __ you somewhere before?"

30. Nursery rhyme lamb owner

31. Without a warranty

32. Talkative bird

33. Raggedy doll

34. Pigpen

36. Martini liquor

37. Deg. in finance

39. Exclusive group

40. Full-length, as a film

45. Annoy

47. Pungent burger toppings

48. Falls in frozen flakes

50. __ by (obey, as a law)

51. Highest sudoku numbers

52. Workshop gripper

53. Rock singer __ John

54. ''Ornery'' fellow

55. Fairy tale's first word

56. Fairy tale's second word

57. Highway exit

58. Pooch-biting bug

59. Expected landing hrs.

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