Stinging the eyes, say Crossword Clue

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Stinging the eyes, say Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. harsh or corrosive in tone
2. strong and sharp

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STINGING (adjective)
1. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
STINGING (noun)
1. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
EYES (noun)
1. opinion or judgment

Hint 3: Anagram

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CAIRD

More NYT Crossword (10/3/2025) Answers

Across

1. Smooths out some rough edges

6. Content commonly consumed by commuters

14. One end of a lap

15. Service to foster parents?

16. Like Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birth

17. Path to the Oscars

18. Condition that may be treated with SSRIs

19. "Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin' into gray" (Taylor Swift lyric)

20. They help you get a grip

21. Slapdash

23. Diploma equivalent, for short

24. Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper"

25. Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its name

27. Graduates in green-and-black regalia, in brief

30. Stops on a world tour, say

31. Something placed by a confident person

32. Choo-choo train sound

33. Professional juggling act?

36. Pest control targets

37. When repeated, a nonverbal "Can you hear me?"

38. On deck

39. “May I help you?”

40. Vans alternative

41. Staggering blows?

42. Set unit

43. Alfresco dining spot

45. Stuffed

48. Word after trumpet or tiger

49. Welcoming

51. Ones who are quick to complain

53. Modern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the world

54. "If you don't believe me …"

55. Fished off the coast of Maine, maybe

56. Something raised during Oktoberfest

57. Sprang

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Down

1. Not listen to, as on Spotify

2. "Apparently we weren't done with these"

3. Some push notifications

4. Bad internet connections?

5. The first one was issued in 1936, for short

6. "Hold on - we're working as fast as we can"

7. Chances

8. Boxing Day mo.

9. More than wants

11. Ones easily fooled

12. Cherry, but not strawberry

13. 7-5 and 6-0, e.g.

15. Forgets to proorfeed, say

19. Can't get enough of something

22. One under a mare's care

23. Lose it

26. Net

27. Luxurious European gambling mecca

28. Reality shows?

29. One of 1,665 in the Eiffel Tower

30. What comes before we go?

32. One skilled at withholding details

34. Besties, maybe

35. Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"

40. Stickler, of a sort

42. Ridged rod in construction

44. Who ___?

45. Not a striking personality?

46. British bum

47. Kiddo

48. National symbol of England

50. Self-___

52. What a wave might mean

53. Vast amount

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