Startled cry Crossword Clue

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Startled cry Crossword Answer

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YIPE

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

STARTLED (adjective)
1. excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
CRY (verb)
1. utter a sudden loud cry
2. utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
CRY (noun)
1. a slogan used to rally support for a cause
2. a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

YIPE
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Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
EKE

More LA Times Crossword (6/16/2026) Answers

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8. Some

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13. Penalized for littering, say

15. Tilt-a-Whirl, e.g.

16. Overnight __: breakfast dish

17. Flatscreen, maybe

18. At no cost

19. Build a snow fort or catch frogs

22. Conclude

24. Married name follower

25. Put in the overhead bin

27. What a deeply regretful person may wish to do

33. Boiling

34. Spoil

35. Qatar's capital

36. Intel mission

39. Wrinkly little dog

40. Ran out of patience

41. Am __ late?

42. Mined-over matter

43. Insurance giant bailed out in 2008

44. Stop mid-story to add suspense, say

49. Food Network figure

50. ___ Lanka

51. ''For __ a jolly good fellow''

53. Volcanic eruption residue

55. Convenient car feature on a cold winter morning, or a feature of 19-, 27-, and 44-Across?

59. Drops behind

61. Bright celestial events

62. Creole vegetable

63. Important phases in history

64. __ Valley, California

65. Ancient city in modern Turkey

66. ___ of the times

67. Mets' div

68. Mr. Potato Head attachments

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Down

1. Familiar plot device

2. Medic in role-playing games

3. Amount of food consumed

4. Likely to snoop

5. Tried to reduce one's 3-Down

6. 'No ifs, __ or buts!'

7. Bigfoot cousin

8. Dog kennel greeting

9. Fuel that can be stacked

10. Perfect place

11. Invasive plant

13. Able to speak a language with ease

14. Movie franchise package, perhaps

20. Bagel flavor

21. "And more of the same" abbr.

26. Golden years

28. Blow (by)

29. More realistic

30. One who isn't good at sharing

31. The Blackhawks, on scoreboards

32. Actress Dennings

36. Unfortunate sound to hear while bending

37. Landing hr. guess

38. Long-running joke in the opening credits of "The Simpsons"

39. Seasoned vet

40. Old audio systems

42. Cause resentment

43. From the top

45. Eternally, in poetry

46. Sprawling property

47. Yoga energy point

48. Abject fear

52. Doesn't leave

53. Hoppy pintfuls

54. Hindi cinema dress

56. Faucet brand

57. Racket head shape

58. Reusable bag

60. Target of ID thieves

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