The ugly duckling, as an adult Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
(noun)
1. stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DUCKLING (noun)
1. flesh of a young domestic duck
2. young duck
ADULT (adjective)
1. designed to arouse lust
2. (of animals) fully developed
ADULT (noun)
1. a fully developed person from maturity onward
2. any mature animal

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More Daily Themed Crossword (4/12/2026) Answers

Across

1. Saucer's partner, at teatime

4. Car navigation aid: Abbr.

7. 'No __, ands, or buts!'

10. "Birds ___ feather flock together": 2 wds.

11. ___ de Janeiro, Brazil

12. Keto or Paleo, e.g.

14. Reveres and prays to, say

17. Hunter's clothing, briefly

18. One running for office, informally (word seen when you read "lop" backwards)

19. The first sign of 15d is when every cafe unveils its ___ (outdoor seating), and diners happily trade indoor tables for a little fresh air

20. Aunt, uncle, or cousin, for short

21. "So ___, so good"

22. E. ___ bacteria (anagram of "coil")

25. The second sign of 15d is noticing someone out and about in ___ (open-toed footwear), a hopeful sign that warmer days are on the way

30. Like Wonderland's hatter

31. Put money on a race, say

32. Word made by rearranging the letters in another word

34. The third sign of 15d is the colorful ___ (bulb-like flower) appearing in your neighbor's garden bed, where winter had left bare soil

36. ___ machine, communication device used to send and receive prints in the '80s

37. Suffix with "Japan" or "Vietnam"

38. "If not now, ___ when?"

40. French "one"

41. Makeshift blade (sounds like "give")

42. The fourth sign of 15d is when you spot someone in a flowy ___ (warm weather outfit), despite everyone else's lingering coats

47. Protruding edge of a roof

48. "King of Soul" ___ Redding

49. "Titanic" actor DiCaprio, lovingly

50. Santa Monica tourist attraction (anagram of "ripe")

51. "Caution: ___ floor" (sign on a mopped floor)

52. The ___ Four (nickname for The Beatles)

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Down

1. "Moo" sayer

2. Alien vehicle: Abbr.

3. Standard golf goal

4. The fifth sign of 15d is the aroma of burger patties as someone fires up their ___ (outdoor cooking gridiron) for the first time this year

5. Dot on a die, say (word hidden in "pipe")

6. Distress signal at sea

7. Driver's license, often: 2 wds.

8. Italian carmaker that merged with Chrysler

9. Game that's right before the final, for short

13. "This ___ shall pass"

15. Restlessness associated with the start of the season of growth ... and something diagnosed by the signs at 19a, 25a, 34a, 42a, and 4d: 2 wds.

16. Tool used for tilling soil

19. Egg-frying utensil

21. Trend that comes and goes (rhymes with "sad")

22. Farm-share program: Abbr.

23. "To each his ___"

24. When repeated twice, the yellow Teletubby

25. Yosemite ___ of the "Looney Tunes"

26. Well-qualified for the task

27. Garland worn in Maui

28. Motor oil brand (anagram of "tsp"): Abbr.

30. Opposite of minimum, for short

33. Took part in a relay race

34. Cares for, as a garden

35. ___-friendly (easy to operate)

38. Pad __: stir-fried noodle dish

39. Queen bee's palace?

40. The "U" in CPU

41. 9 on the calendar, for short

42. "As you ___, so shall you reap"

43. Sport-___ (off-road vehicle, informally)

44. North Pole worker

45. Salty water body that can be "Red" or "Dead"

46. Cry one's heart out

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