Step-by-step Crossword Clue

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Step-by-step Crossword Answer

↓17.

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INSTAGES

(8 letters)

GRADUAL

(7 letters)

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(adjective)
1. designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
2. of or in or along or relating to a line; involving or having a single dimension

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STEP-BY-STEP (adjective)
1. one thing at a time
STEP (verb)
1. treat badly
2. measure (distances) by pacing
STEP (noun)
1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
2. a short distance

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

INSTAGES
(8 letters)
GRADUAL
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More Daily Beast Crossword (10/28/2026) Answers

Across

1. "To the ___ of the Earth" (2005 miniseries starring Benedict Cumberbatch)

5. Six Degrees of Kevin ___ (parlor game)

10. Greiner of "Shark Tank" fame

11. Marlon Brando's birth city

12. "Why am ___ surprised?"

13. "___ go there!"

14. The Dallas ___ Cheerleaders (NFL group that filed a lawsuit against 23-Across on October 23rd)

16. Coordinated, like members of a band

17. Mauna ___ (macadamia nut brand)

20. "___ Story 5" (2026 hit)

21. Spread made from sesame seeds

23. My Chemical ___ (band who showed up to a performance at the Hollywood Bowl last week with dancers dressed very similarly to 14-Across, prompting the complaint)

24. Make logical sense, as an explanation

27. "Kiss from a Rose" singer

28. Home with fees

29. "___ in the Saddle" (1944 John Wayne movie)

30. Like Blu-Ray screens

31. ___ Pear (Richard Pryor's role in 1988's "Moving")

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Down

1. Bring forth, as comments

2. "That's all wrong!"

3. Starting to nod off

4. Take no action

5. Security guard's equipment

6. Tori who sings "Precious Things"

7. "We ___ Be Heroes" (2020 Robert Rodriguez movie)

8. "Caught you red-handed!"

9. ___ King Cole

15. Additionally

18. Ready to work at a moment's notice

19. Danny in "Do the Right Thing"

22. "___ la vista, baby"

23. Rihanna's "___ Boy"

24. German exclamation

25. "What ___ look like to you?"

26. Role-playing game of the 1980s, for short

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