Spud Crossword Clue

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Spud Crossword Answer

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POTATO

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(noun)
1. an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

Hint 2: Clue Definition

SPUD (noun)
1. an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
2. a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
SPUD (verb)
1. produce buds, branches, or germinate
2. initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

POTATO
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More New Yorker Crossword (4/23/2025) Answers

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11. "Yay!"

12. Produced, as a play

14. Call it quits

17. Sneaky sort

18. Sadly

19. Degree held by many C.E.O.s

20. Figure with a halo

21. Entreated

22. ___-chef (kitchen’s second-in-command)

23. Surface for curling or hockey

24. Like a dripping faucet

26. Baked good served at teatime

27. Heron's home

29. Actress and comedian Wong

30. “Appreciate it!”

31. Singer whose final tour was called “Farewell Yellow Brick Road”

34. Books in some hotel nightstands

37. Obtained

38. Branch of a religion

42. Grownup

43. Unthinking followers, metaphorically

45. "Holy moly!"

46. At ___ end (utterly befuddled)

47. Nonbinary pronoun

48. One of four in a square

50. Parking area

51. “Star Wars” princess with an iconic hair style

52. President ___ (Senate position typically held by the majority party’s most senior member, for short)

53. Deceptive theatrics

56. Credit ___ (financial institution acquired by UBS in 2023)

57. Like some photo finishes?

59. Doles (out)

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Down

1. Searches for food

2. Not tight

3. "Can't win 'em all"

4. Gardeners bagful

5. Ben Stiller, vis-à-vis Anne Meara

6. Model and body-positivity advocate Graham

7. Lieu

8. Gives a comforting touch

9. A conceited person has a big one

10. Optimal lunar phase for stargazing

11. From what place

13. Prove false, as a myth

14. Mark who wrote, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness”

15. TV commentator, so to speak

16. Hits with a beam

21. __ Alto (Silicon Valley city)

22. Digitizes, as documents

25. Ingests

26. "Keep it down!"

28. Giveaways at the poker table

30. Reusable grocery bag

32. Live and ___ live

33. Baby kangaroo

34. Weeps and wails

35. “Cool as a cucumber” and “hot under the collar,” for two

36. Mind your own business!

39. Classic picnic game that might end with a splat

40. Stalk propped in a Bloody Mary

41. Overflows (with)

43. Black eye

44. Bird that can mimic human speech

47. Razz

49. Like Odin and Thor

51. Word introducing a note of caution

52. Heap

54. Automaker with Sportage and Sorento models

55. Grand opening in Las Vegas?

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