Square peg in a round hole, so to speak Crossword Clue

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Square peg in a round hole, so to speak Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. someone unable to adapt to their circumstances

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ROUND (noun)
1. a regular route for a sentry or policeman
2. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
ROUND (verb)
1. attack in speech or writing
2. become round, plump, or shapely
ROUND (adjective)
1. having the shape or form of a circle
2. (of sounds) full and rich
ROUND (adverb)
1. from beginning to end; throughout
SPEAK (verb)
1. exchange thoughts; talk with
2. use language

More New Yorker Crossword (9/10/2025) Answers

Across

1. Reconnect after some time apart

8. Outdoor gear retailer

11. What Yankee Doodle called the feather in his cap

12. Navigation-app displays

13. Not too hot and not too cold

14. ___-may-care attitude

15. Gallery’s contents

16. “S.N.L.” alum Davidson

17. Courteney Cox’s character on “Friends”

18. Like badly worn tires

20. “Indoor voices, please!”

22. Transfer, as colors in the wash

24. Notable time periods

25. Lost traction

26. State with conviction

28. Brand of beer favored by Homer Simpson

30. “No walk-___” (“Appointments required”)

31. Simon & Garfunkel and Sonny & Cher, e.g.

33. Like very serious circumstances

35. Movie-theatre chain

38. Starter follower

40. Tries to seduce

44. Out of the ___ (uninformed)

46. Messy person

48. Bejewelled headpiece

49. Metaphorical place for out-of-touch élitists

52. Word after thirst or tourist

53. Contradicts

54. '___ the night before Christmas . . .'

56. Gratuity

57. Actress Amy of “Vice” and “Doubt”

58. “That’s really too bad”

60. Femur, ulna, or clavicle

61. Something said before a leap of faith, maybe

62. Insect under a mound

63. Top-ranked team in a tournament

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Down

1. Structures with turrets and drawbridges

2. Make a scene?

3. Campsite covering

4. Shed some tears

5. Bind, in a porcine term

6. ___ of (without precedent)

7. Orchestra area

8. Stuffed pasta that might contain ricotta or spinach

9. Spectacular victory, slangily

10. Maui and Madagascar, for two

11. Large-scale paintings

12. Repairs

13. “Star Wars” villain ___ the Hutt

14. Speck

19. Ownership document

21. Praise highly

23. Instrument played by Animal on "The Muppet Show"

27. Raises a glass to

29. Stew (over)

32. Storage facility on a farm

34. Give off

35. Character who stole from forty thieves, in a legendary tale

36. Started dating again after a breakup, say

37. Temperature-lowering substance for an engine

39. “Where were we . . .”

41. Had a ball

42. Personal characteristics

43. Overly sentimental

45. Like numbers important in cryptography

47. Word of caution

50. Hoped-for answer to “Will you go to prom with me?”

51. Gives five stars, perhaps

55. Herb that sounds wise

58. '___ am I kidding?'

59. "The Tell-Tale Heart" author Edgar Allan ___

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