"That was a clever comeback!" Crossword Clue

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ZING

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. the process of seeping
(adjective)
1. leaking out slowly

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COMEBACK (noun)
1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
2. return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
CLEVER (adjective)
1. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
2. showing inventiveness and skill

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ZING
(4 letters)

More Apple+ Crossword (5/24/2026) Answers

Across

1. The "A" in GOAT

4. Nickname that drops An

7. Perceptive

11. Animals that communicate with a waggle dance

13. ___ year (2024, for example)

14. Dancer's boss

15. Sound made before having to explain something yet again

16. Against

17. Respected community member

18. Letters at the end of some letters

20. Cutie ___ (totally adorable types)

22. Calculus drawings

25. Bubbly beverage

26. Speedometer stat

27. Kiss and cuddle

28. Use the home row, for example

29. ___ pal

30. Score symbols

33. “I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that” speaker

34. Words from a cook offering a spoon

36. Juice box brand

38. Stretchy singlet material

40. Creator of a famous fictional 00 agent

41. Genesis creator

44. Sure winners

45. Naturist's lack

47. Vehicle driven in Six Feet Under

48. Revisits a prior topic, or how to understand three pairs of answers in this puzzle (Continued at 49-Across)

49. See 48-Across

50. Feel the same way

51. Setting in the graphic novel Persepolis

53. 3:00, on a compass

57. Suspicious-seeming

58. "Daggum!"

59. Brand with a swoosh

60. What someone might spye in their little eye?

61. Conclude

62. Tubular!

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Down

1. Core group

2. Polynesian garland

3. The Amazing Race segment

4. Groundhogs' homes

5. Remy, Rizzo or Templeton

6. "Blue to the sky, orange to the thigh" device

7. Dancing With the Stars dances

8. Not from a big studio

9. Use handlebars

10. Places for AirPods

12. "Olde" establishment

13. Swimmer's units

14. Compromises

19. 'Now I get it!'

21. Second person on the moon

22. Subculture associated with black velvet and lace

23. Red, White & ___ Blue (LGBTQ+ romance novel and film)

24. To a great degree

25. Cracker crumbled in chili

27. Small, low island

29. Thanks, in Italian

31. That person's

32. Communicates with one's hands

34. ___ problem (ethical thought experiment)

35. Fairy tale witch

37. Job for a gumshoe

39. Admit defeat

41. Martini specification

43. Like some jobs and jokes

44. Just a __

45. Like skinny jeans

46. Assortment

47. Word before "glide" or "loose"

48. The Mamas & the Papas singer Elliot

49. The Mamas & the Papas, for example

52. Competed for office

54. Inspired stuff

55. Toots and the Maytals genre

56. “Thanks for coming to my ___ talk”

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