Starting squad Crossword Clue

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Starting squad Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

STARTING (noun)
1. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
STARTING (adjective)
1. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
2. (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
SQUAD (noun)
1. a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
2. a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime

More WSJ Crossword (6/18/2024) Answers

Across

1. Spread on bread

4. Triumphant

9. Downright terrible

14. Bonobo, for one

15. Synagogue figure

16. Legal, in a way

17. Frequent pair in Christian art

20. Alexander who plays Coraline in “American Fiction”

21. Sound from a Holstein

22. Base for a Reuben

23. Special attention, of a sort

28. Long, long time, in Liverpool

29. Vivacity

32. Adjustment on a stereo

35. Mediocre

38. Fashion house founder Mario

39. “Tom Lake” author Patchett

40. Inseparably included, and a hint to the circled letters

42. Health pro

43. Amazing deal

45. Law & Order: SVU actor

46. Short move?

47. Break

49. Question from a shoe salesman

51. “You can’t tell anyone”

57. Sponsor of some racers

59. Oral health org.

60. Good, in Guatemala

61. Honesty evaluation

67. Japanese dog

68. "Don't Start Now" singer Lipa

69. Rygoku Sumo Hall’s city

70. Backs up, as phone data

71. Fleur de ___ (fancy seasoning)

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Down

1. Bond of fiction

2. Disconnected

3. Target of press releases

4. Showy

5. British granny

6. Not yet determined: Abbr.

7. Signer of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act

8. Wine grape

9. Rep. from NYC

10. Letters for someone wearing pajama pants on a Zoom call, perhaps

11. Ethical consumerism designation

12. Morally repugnant

13. First sentence in a newspaper article

18. Gumbo pods

19. Monticello feature

24. Civil rights icon Parks

25. Mushroom in a ramen bowl

26. “First Take” airer

27. All Things Considered airer

30. Groupies’ hero

31. Chipotle offering

32. Big do

33. Opposed to

34. Preview

36. Brief moment

37. Ukraine's third most populous city

40. Feeling low

41. "Affirmative!"

44. Chowed down

46. Made a director’s version, say

48. Minor quarrel

50. Football refs, in slang

52. Brainwaves

53. Like trimming your nails in public

54. Sax player’s need

55. Follow

56. Render irreparable

57. Fencing piece

58. Mambo legend Puente

62. Planner box

63. Moody music

64. Altoids container

65. Like some stocks and medicines: Abbr.

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