Take badly? Crossword Clue

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STEAL

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USURP

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Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
2. take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BADLY (adverb)
1. in a disobedient or naughty way
2. with great intensity (`bad’ is a nonstandard variant for `badly’)
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

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

STEAL
(5 letters)
USURP
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More USA Today Crossword (2/14/2026) Answers

Across

1. Person enjoying a romance novel, perhaps

7. It's steeped in tradition?

13. Guarantees

15. Narrow fissure

16. What it might feel like when you meet the love of your life

17. Infused with bubbles

18. "Really looking forward to it!"

20. Make it official, say

22. "She's everything. ___ just Ken"

23. "I ___ the best time with you"

26. Youngest woman to serve in Congress (Abbr.)

27. Medical pro who aptly rhymes with "pet"

29. First-aid procedure that can be done to the beat of "Tearin' Up My Heart"

30. Chess or Board Game Arena rating system

31. Abound

33. "To love another person ___ see the face of God"

34. Como ___?

36. Info obtained by a spy

37. "___ Odyssey" (medical drama)

39. Crocs' cousins

40. Like farm life

42. Big, striped cat

43. "There's no one I could love more"

48. Otherwise

49. A 52-Across one has places for six items

50. Not far

51. One form of neurodiversity

52. Passover ritual during which maror is eaten

53. Nine-digit IDs

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Down

1. Taylor Swift album with "Everything Has Changed"

2. Opposite of WSW

3. Donkey

4. Work responsibilities

5. Voice actor Mendez

6. Kidney-related

7. Tire pattern

8. Goosebumps-inducing

9. Online likeness

10. Sank one’s teeth into

11. Blackjack table card

12. H.S. diploma alternative

14. Instrument featured heavily in Yazoo's "Only You"

15. Sounded like a crow

19. Theresa ___ S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D.

20. Someone you might carry a torch for

21. They just might start in the DMs

22. Fingers crossed!

25. Singer with a strong chest voice

26. Performed in "Imagine Me & You"

28. Screwdrivers, etc.

32. Got wiser, perhaps

33. Some summer employees

35. Achy

36. "Aladdin" parrot

38. Accessibility features for wheelchairs

39. "The ___" (Chappell Roan song with the lyric "I get the job done")

41. Kid-lit crocodile

42. London art museum

43. "Mmhmm"

44. From way back

45. It's cool when it's hot

46. Light brown

47. Hosp. areas

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