Subtle greeting Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a sign of assent or salutation or command
2. the act of nodding the head
(verb)
1. be almost asleep
2. express or signify by nodding

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SUBTLE (adjective)
1. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
2. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
GREETING (noun)
1. (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (10/20/2026) Answers

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7. Device with an addictive aerosol, for short

11. Plant, as seeds

14. Laid back

15. "Hello ___" (smartphone tagline)

16. "That's terrible!"

17. Campfire cookout, informally

19. Crafty

20. Jake ___, 1980 Oscar-winning role for Robert De Niro

21. [Hey, I can hear you, you know]

22. Criticize very harshly

25. Old-time winter excursion

27. Loosey-goosey

28. Not yet posted, in brief

29. Bit in a nutrition bar

30. Flattering lines?

31. Indian yogurt dish

34. Susceptible to bribery

38. "Seriously, though ..." or a hint to 17-, 25-, 48- and 58-Across

41. Unit of magnetic flux density

42. One who says "Hell if I know!"?

44. Letter-shaped part of a blueprint

46. Part of every day, in Italy

47. Improvised instrument in folk music

48. Pugilist's pain point, perhaps

53. Serious aversion

54. Make

55. Farm storage building

57. Short-term job

58. Seattle landmark from which Mount Rainier can be seen

62. Exploit

63. What a dawdler may need to pick up, with "the"

64. Further out there

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66. Dust-ups

67. Loud speaker, maybe

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Down

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2. Filled up on

3. Gymnast Suni

4. Virile

5. It's west of the Bering Strait

6. Appears to be going down the drain

7. Overact

8. Mammal with a long ringed tail

9. "We're on!"

10. Tricked

11. Dish with vinegared rice

12. Eyed lustfully

13. Question exclaimed after misfortune

18. One way to spell relief, per ads

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22. Part of a homecoming parade

23. Big scoop

24. Leaps for Michelle Kwan

26. Fine cigar

28. Hardships

32. Madre's hermana

33. French author ___ de Saint-Exupéry

35. Stealthy spy with a blowgun

36. It may follow deuce

37. Overlook

39. Designer Calvin

40. Hummus bean

45. Piece of goalie gear

48. Started

49. Not leave a bet as is

50. Gave a push

51. "Fire-breather" in the night sky

52. Relays and rallies

53. Shenzi in "The Lion King," e.g.

56. Bottom

58. Luxury resort amenity

59. Relatively short Morse code bit

60. Sign of summer

61. Blunder

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