Stump splitter Crossword Clue

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Stump splitter Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. terminate
2. chop or split with an ax
(noun)
1. an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STUMP (noun)
1. the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
2. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
STUMP (verb)
1. walk heavily
2. cause to be perplexed or confounded
SPLITTER (noun)
1. a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences
2. a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics

More LA Times Crossword (3/16/2026) Answers

Across

1. Artist's numbered work

5. Given as a gift

11. Forearm-to-forehead dance move

14. Goose sound

15. Heritage

16. Parisian's "yes"

17. Test whose results may be posted in MyChart

19. Banquet coffeepot

20. A __ throw away

21. Do some evil

22. Degs. for many execs

23. Moon landing org.

25. Online commerce

27. Times to blow out the candles, casually

30. Current stretch of human history

34. Steal from

35. Long tale that may involve a quest

37. Midsize stringed instruments

38. Small bills

40. 'Wild' actress Witherspoon

42. Big __: semis

43. Punctual

45. 'If it __ broke . . .'

47. Service charge

48. Boxing night highlight

50. Awake

52. Home of the Ninja Turtles

53. Yeah I guess

55. Crab's grabber

57. Short snooze

59. 'Hear, hear!'

63. Airport with many connecting flights

64. "I'm quirky like that," or, when parsed differently, what can be said of 17-, 30-, and 48-Across

67. Apple pie prep tool

68. See 58-Down

69. Furry friend

70. Upgrades that may cost extra

71. Some summer babies, astrologically

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Down

1. Electrical units

2. Pulitzer winner Jericho Brown, for one

3. Ctrl+Z action

4. __ jeans: tight fashion choice

5. Windowpane material

6. Theologian’s subj

7. Grows older

8. Rolled up to the jetway

9. "Feeling overwhelmed here"

10. Orchestral performance: Abbr.

11. Burden of a secret agent, perhaps

12. Vibe

13. Recycling receptacles

18. ___-and-desist

22. Insignificant

24. French friend

26. Nev. neighbor

27. Sweeping tool

28. Fashion designer Karan

29. "Pay up! No excuses!"

31. Salty expanse

32. Wild party

33. Positive attribute

36. Stopped from happening

39. Tendon

41. Grabs a chair

44. Tiny cat noise

46. Divination deck

49. Wiped out

51. "__ Weapon": buddy cop film franchise

54. Manual readers

55. Fellow

56. Extremely opulent

58. With 68-Across, Silicon Valley city

60. Irritate but good

61. 'Do __ others . . .'

62. Self images?

64. Craft beer letters

65. Fellows

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