The ___ of the Rising Sun (nickname for Japan) Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
2. the territory occupied by a nation
(verb)
1. reach or come to rest
2. bring into a different state

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

JAPAN (noun)
1. a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
2. a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
JAPAN (verb)
1. coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan
RISING (noun)
1. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
2. a movement upward
RISING (adjective)
1. sloping upward
2. coming to maturity

More Daily Themed Crossword (3/23/2026) Answers

Across

1. Miles ___ hour (speed)

4. Ctrl-___-Del (PC reboot combo)

7. Mattress holder?

10. Apple tablet?

12. "Fist of Fury" star Bruce ___

13. "Been there, ___ that"

14. Like a song or style that never goes out of fashion

16. Give 5/5 to a TV show, say

17. Viva __ Vegas

18. Chris Hemsworth's role in "The Avengers"

20. "Blinded by the ___," Manfred Mann's Earth Band hit ... or how your eyes feel during a meteor shower's peak

23. Answering machine sound effect

24. Antioxidant-rich berry

25. Builds a new room, say: 2 wds.

28. Grown kitten

29. Low-___ (diet choice)

31. ___ in the bud

33. WSW opposite Abbr.

34. Florida NBA team on scoreboards

35. "Counting ___," OneRepublic hit ... or what you are doing as you mentally number every meteor that dazzles above

37. Large members of the deer family

38. "To be, ___ to be" (famous "Hamlet" line): 2 wds.

39. "I Don't ___ to Miss a Thing," Aerosmith ballad ... or what you would say if a meteor shower was too stunning to look away from

41. Sound from a pigeon nest

43. Tchaikovsky's ballet about a princess turned into a long-necked bird: 2 wds.

48. "Just ___ Heaven," The Cure single ... or how you might describe a truly otherworldly meteor shower experience

49. Opposite of "vertical," for short

50. Aquatic bird

51. Dressed

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Down

1. Center of a peach

2. Prefix with "center" or "dermis"

3. Lamb's father

4. Tap offerings at a pub

5. Victor Hugo's "___ Miserables"

6. Took for a trial run, say

7. Wild pig

8. Tonsil doctor: Abbr.

9. "Cee" successor, alphabetically

11. New ___ (India's capital)

13. "___ of Jupiter," Train track ... or what you may like to imagine is glittering in the sky during an awe-inspiring meteor shower

15. Longitude crosser, for short

19. "___ give you the shirt off his back"

20. Tablecloth fabric

21. "___ do it "(words of self-confidence): 2 wds.

22. Fence opening

23. "Great ___ of Fire," Jerry Lee Lewis original ... or what meteors might resemble as they blaze across the night sky

26. "Do not take the medicine ___ empty stomach": 2 wds.

27. Robert De ___, actor who plays Frank Sheeran in "The Irishman"

29. Young stallion (rhymes with "bolt")

30. Wooden boat in the Book of Genesis

32. Seattle clock setting: Abbr.

35. Coming ___ (film trailer words)

36. One living under a bridge, in fairy tales

37. Concluded, as a TV show

39. Cry audibly

40. Paul ___ who sang "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"

41. Grocery store vehicle.

42. Letters in a business's name, perhaps

43. "Silence!" during an exam

44. Seek the affection of

45. Thumbs up, at NASA: Hyph.

46. Colorful variant of decorative fish

47. Hans ___, Austrian Olympic medalist

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