Startled, colloquially Crossword Clue

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Startled, colloquially Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STARTLED (adjective)
1. excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
COLLOQUIALLY (adverb)
1. with the use of colloquial expressions

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More The Atlantic Crossword (3/15/2026) Answers

Across

1. Water cooler?

5. Conde ___ (Vanity Fair publisher)

9. Classroom that might have mice?

14. Whimsical maximalist artist ___ Frank

15. Comic-Con, e.g.

16. What artists and Bonapartists do

17. Sounds from a spa

18. Life-of-the-party type

19. Like déjà vu

20. Seeks feedback from a superior?

23. Like every crossword in The Atlantic

24. Invoked the Shaggy defense, e.g.

27. Cube with pips

28. Golden Girls actor Arthur

31. Commodore computer line whose name implied user-friendliness

32. Consummate gal pal

35. Hawaiian goose that has a soft call

36. Like many East Asian languages

37. Birthstone for many Libras

38. 2018 John Cho movie considered the first successful screenlife film

40. Tallest land animal in North America

41. Marvin the Martian et al.: abbr.

42. Coffee container

43. Big name in football video games

44. Necessity for some bracefaces

47. Relative of Simon Says

53. Got pwned, say

54. Peppermint Pattie brand

55. Work-related move, for short

56. Trio times three

57. "You snooze, you ___"

58. Cadet's cafeteria

59. Jersey ___ (2010s reality show)

60. ___ out a living

61. Bellicose son of Zeus

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Down

1. Frenzy

2. Pinocchio, at times

3. Plant watcher, for short

4. "Now, let's just hang on a second!"

5. Greatly limited a character's abilities, in video-game slang

6. "Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to one another," e.g.

7. Fungus cell

8. Complete snooze-fest

9. Goads

10. Some dog toys

11. Bard instrument

12. Headgum podcast network co-founder ___ Blumenfeld

13. Events for quilters and spellers

21. ___ butter (lotion additive)

22. Jurassic Park actor Sam

24. La classe de ___ (Degas painting that depicts ballerinas)

25. Hop on a Zoom, e.g.

26. Girls in Spanish class?

28. Two-legged support

29. Strike a note?

30. Chopped personality Ted ___

32. Travel with great panache

33. Quaint place to stay

34. Reward for an act of kindness, say

36. Decorative pillow or blanket

39. Trouser that resembles gauchos

40. Spice that comes from the same fruit as nutmeg

43. Exploited, colloquially

44. Frontier person?

46. In and of itself

47. Helps cool

48. "However ..." online

49. Carson's successor

50. 40-Across, e.g.

51. "What ___ is there?"

52. "Dress for Less" retailer

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