Take a little off the top Crossword Clue

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Take a little off the top Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
(verb)
1. examine hastily
2. read superficially
(noun)
1. reading or glancing through quickly
2. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TAKE (noun)
1. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
2. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
TAKE (verb)
1. be capable of holding or containing
2. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
OFF (verb)
1. kill intentionally and with premeditation
OFF (adverb)
1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth’ is obsolete)
2. at a distance in space or time
OFF (adjective)
1. (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
2. in an unpalatable state

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

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More NYT Crossword (12/5/2025) Answers

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26. Spot likely to smear

28. They aren't party people

29. Cut, as with a box cutter

30. Fun-size

31. Film with the tagline "Someone has taken their love for scary movies one step too far"

34. Words of retaliation

38. Word with fire or false

39. Hotel listing

40. One and the other

41. Big name in chip production

42. Bundle

43. Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush"

44. Refuge

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47. It's perfect

48. "Might as well give it a shot ..."

51. Age at which you just learned something you should have realized before, facetiously

52. Something blocked by censors

53. 1944 Pacific battle site

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Down

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2. It might be on a rack

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4. High time

5. Image that's just over a foot, informally

6. "Arrested Development," e.g.

7. Pines

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9. Nebraska senator Fischer

10. Repeat

11. "Council," in Russian

12. Got misty

13. Sea-shanty singer

14. Skin layer with hair follicles

15. Show stoppers, sometimes

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22. "Is this possible?!?"

25. Dog treat

27. Silent sort

28. Fancy!

30. Kind of instinct

31. Mohamed ___, Egyptian soccer star

32. Shade of red

33. Big name in fast food

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35. Argumentative

36. Get to

37. Minimal coverage provider?

39. Hearty steakhouse serving

42. Tricks

43. Unwitting mark

45. Thickening agent found in many vegan recipes

46. Raced

49. Dot follower in academia

50. Spicy

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