"The Tortoise and the ___" (one of Aesop's fables) Crossword Clue

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"The Tortoise and the ___" (one of Aesop's fables) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
2. swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
(verb)
1. run quickly, like a hare

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TORTOISE (noun)
1. usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
AESOP (noun)
1. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)

Hint 3: Anagram

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

More Daily Themed Crossword (7/14/2026) Answers

Across

1. Put money on a race

4. Circle segment

7. Furry ET in an '80s sitcom

11. Assistant on an Apple phone

13. ___ constrictor (species of snake)

14. "___ Brockovich" (legal drama starring Julia Roberts)

15. Not rich

16. One's physique, informally

17. Tube placed in an artery (anagram of "tents")

19. French hybrid martial art involving kickboxing that evolved from 19th-century Paris street fighting

21. Deep anger

23. Direction opposite NNW: Abbr.

24. Expires, like a subscription

27. Sushi grain

31. The Addams Family cousin

32. Competition ___, sport involving artificial walls, which was championed by the French Federation in the late '80s

36. Black Eyed ___, "Where Is the Love?" band

38. President on a penny, informally

39. Present continuous suffix

40. Underwater ___ shooting, precision sport developed in France in the early 1980s which involves shooting spearguns in pools

43. Patrick ___, star of "Youngblood"

46. ___ fly (baseball tactic, for short)

49. Tai ___ (martial art form)

50. Actor Danson of "CSI: Cyber"

52. ___ de France, famous French cycling race created in 1903 to boost L'Auto newspaper circulation

55. "You've Got Mail" company: Abbr.

56. Suffix with "Japan" or "Taiwan"

57. Parisian street performer, perhaps

58. Spanish for "more"

59. Semicircular letter, phonetically

60. "That was such a ___ in the face!" ("So rude!")

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Down

1. Maggie Simpson's brother

2. Spooky-sounding Great Lake

3. Racket sport that originated in medieval France as "jeu de paume," where players competed using their palms to hit balls

4. Egyptian viper

5. ___ de Janeiro (city with the Maracana stadium)

6. Get to the other side of the road, say

7. "Dancing Queen" pop group

8. Stolen goods (rhymes with "boot")

9. Lose color, as clothes

10. "___ All That" (gender-swapped remake of "She's All That")

12. Retirement plans: Abbr.

18. Italian "three"

20. Action word

22. Key found in a corner on your laptop

24. Face part that's "glossed over," in a sense

25. Had the forbidden fruit

26. Mom-and-pop organization: Abbr.

28. Roman but not Italian "three"

29. Channel where Dana Bash hosts "Inside Politics": Abbr.

30. Drive, with "on"

33. Jet ___ (international traveler's woe)

34. "May ___ excused?": 2 wds.

35. New York baseball team

37. Oinker's place

41. Tenochtitlan resident

42. Actress Witherspoon of "Wild"

43. Play a part in a Ponzi scheme

44. Hold your horses!

45. Feels sick, say

47. PIN points?: Abbr.

48. Shape of a spring

51. ___ Wallace of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"

53. Actress ___ Thurman of "Johnny Be Good"

54. Salesperson, for short

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