"Stop beating around the bush!" Crossword Clue

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"Stop beating around the bush!" Crossword Answer

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BEATING (noun)
1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
2. the act of overcoming or outdoing
AROUND (adverb)
1. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
2. in or to a reversed position or direction

More Apple+ Crossword (5/26/2026) Answers

Across

1. Pub drinks

5. Aliens for short

8. Put the ___ to the metal!

13. "Please reconsider that course of action"

14. Body part that can be pierced or pursed

15. "Green Garden" singer Mvula

16. Fathers, to babies

18. Marine animals whose males can get pregnant

20. Rental in which items are kept

22. Explosive compound

23. "Such is life"

24. Hard part of a cherry

25. Parts of a play

26. Early Nintendo console

27. Basic top

29. Compete in a bee

31. Field of study that includes the Underground Railroad and the Great Migration

35. Portmanteau name for an Iranian American hub in Southern California

38. Bears Ears Coalition tribe

39. ___ havoc (causes trouble)

40. Notion that sounds good in theory

42. Astonish

43. Only number cards in royal flushes

44. Garment for a South Indian bride

45. Muscles strengthened by planks

48. ___ the pot (causes trouble)

51. Like the function y = 2x + 5

54. Native people in Nunavut

56. "Never gone through that myself, but it totally makes sense that you're feeling that way"

60. TV episode that's airing again

61. ___ wave

62. French word before a birth name

63. Apartments with high ceilings

64. Parts of a staircase

65. ID number on a W-2, for short

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Down

1. Attaches as a bonus

2. Really don't vibe with

3. Provides funding for, like a scholarship

4. Look intently

5. What ___ is new?

6. Wrap in ropes

7. AP course covering the works of Cervantes and García Márquez, informally

8. "The ___ thickens"

9. Organ where wax builds up

10. Suspension of particles in the air

11. "These ___ the droids you're looking for" (Star Wars quote)

12. Stands the test of time

17. Utah's capital city is named after one

19. Excessively critical coverage

21. Gathers gradually

25. Ctrl+___+Del

28. Test used to diagnose heart arrhythmias

30. Must-haves

31. Large edible seed from the Amazon

32. Barbie's beau

33. Numbered road (Abbr.)

34. Opposite of nay

35. Past tense of "'tis"

36. Humorist Bombeck

37. Find out by word of mouth

41. "Why ___ the Blues" (B.B. King song)

45. “Bel Canto” author Patchett

46. Accessories that often match groomsmen's shoes

49. Worksites for archaeologists

50. Some trigonometry ratios

52. Particles like Na+ and Cl–

53. Astronaut Sally

55. Adolescent

56. Not over the internet, for short

57. Corporate leader

58. Greeting from a dog

59. Something shown on a CarPlay screen

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