Taken for ___ (swindled) Crossword Clue

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Taken for ___ (swindled) Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

TAKEN (adjective)
1. understood in a certain way; made sense of
2. be affected with an indisposition

Hint 2: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
AIDER

More Daily Beast Crossword (4/20/2026) Answers

Across

1. "___Times at Ridgemont High" (1982 dramedy in which Sean Penn played stoner Jeff Spicoli)

5. Asks nosy questions

10. Lake ___ (one of five greats)

11. Jumped into the air

12. Dole out

13. Racing great Al

14. 1978 stoner movie starring Cheech & Chong

16. Kurosawa classic

17. Hoban and Watt, for two

18. Auditing arm of the U.S. govt.

19. What ___ the odds?

22. 1998 stoner comedy starring Dave Chappelle and Jim Breuer

25. Flourish on some letters

26. Veni, ___, vici

28. "What business is ___ yours?"

29. "___ & Confused" (1993 coming-of-age movie with lots of stony activity)

30. "A ___ Harold & Kumar 3d Christmas" (2011 stoner comedy)

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Down

1. Longest bone in the body

2. South American corncake

3. Occupy, as a chair

4. High school student, usually

5. It may pay well and have excellent benefits

6. Janet and Jean, for two

7. "All ___" (2015 Adele song)

8. Sword in crosswords

9. Narrow waterway (abbr.)

15. Found people to work for

18. Dental floss brand

19. "Let's Go Fly ___" ("Mary Poppins" song)

20. ___ blue pill ("The Matrix" decision)

21. Pass important knowledge along to

22. Goddess played by Claire Bloom in 1981's "Clash of the Titans"

23. David Spade's home st.

24. Tel __

25. "___ Eyes" (1979 #1 hit for Robert John)

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