Spreading tree Crossword Clue

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Spreading tree Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture
2. any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SPREADING (noun)
1. process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
2. act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
TREE (verb)
1. stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
2. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
TREE (noun)
1. English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
2. a figure that branches from a single root

Hint 3: Anagram

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MEL

More WSJ Crossword (12/4/2025) Answers

Across

1. Come to

6. Payment before a deal is made

10. Farthest Pennsylvania city from Philadelphia

14. Bond on the run

15. “My Kind of Town” lyricist Sammy

16. Advance

17. Concede

18. Person you share history with, say

20. Tooth part

21. Bar snack

22. Henry VIII’s hope

23. Pharmacy figures

25. Maintain

27. Makes a score

29. Deadly African snake

33. Domestic denial

34. Luggage hanger

36. “Jurassic World” beast

37. Bruins great

38. “You said it!” (and an explanation of parts of six Down answers)

41. Ball-bearing item

42. Tangible

44. Saloon supply

45. Steakhouse offerings

47. Most common noble gas

49. Magazine stores, of a sort

51. Combo’s work

53. In-depth investigation

54. H that follows Z

57. Carl Sagan PBS series

59. Common face shape

62. Strictly according to rules

64. Form letters?

65. High point

66. Adoptee at Green Gables

67. Binary type of question

68. Day divider

69. Singer Celine

70. Site of astronomy’s Trapezium Cluster

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Down

1. Put on

2. Gucci of fashion

3. Lizard that may weigh over 300 pounds

4. Perfect example

5. Catch

6. Hacker's goal

7. Simba's love

8. Often-sarcastic expression of gratitude

9. Follow

11. Logical thought

12. A fan of

13. Idyllic area

19. Pocket watch part

21. City on the Illinois River

24. Nautical pole

26. Bit of butter

27. Cobbler-making gadget

28. Flammable solvent

30. Milton Berle nickname

31. Borscht base

32. Cuts dramatically

33. Myrna’s role in “The Thin Man”

35. Pages, often

39. Beatles song whose name was used in a 2022 movie title

40. Bogotá boy

43. Systematic record

46. Drudge

48. Easy to get along with

50. Like slander

52. Turn

54. Israel's Abba

55. Business bigwig

56. Start for sphere

58. Stereo predecessor

60. 18, for 47-Across

61. Author Uris

63. Brood watcher

64. S. Dak. neighbor

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