There's a catch! Crossword Clue

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There's a catch! Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an unforeseen obstacle
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
(verb)
1. catch on a snag
2. get by acting quickly and smartly

Hint 2: Clue Definition

CATCH (verb)
1. reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
2. perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
CATCH (noun)
1. the act of catching an object with the hands
2. a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

Hint 3: Anagram

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More The Atlantic Crossword (7/19/2026) Answers

Across

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16. Word after moon- or sleep-

17. Question before someone checks for bugs?

18. Berry in a bowl

19. Nike, e.g.

20. "____ gentle reader" (Bridgerton invocation)

22. "Pokemon" protagonist Ketchum

23. One who might give your best friend a shot?

24. Course

26. Expresses satisfaction, maybe

27. Get into a cast?

29. City north of the Keys

30. First name in student loans?

31. Singer Corinne Bailey ___

32. Place for a tailgate

33. Mexican dish similar to a tlayuda

34. Item thrown in the famous 1968 "Freedom Trash Can"

35. The Book of ___ (postapocalyptic Denzel Washington film)

36. Harmonize

37. Just what the doctor ordered, for short

38. Announcement at a card table

39. Swiss green

40. Ones on a stag do

41. How a pickup may be picked up?

43. High score from a judge in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest

44. "Godmother of Rock and Roll" Sister ___ Tharpe

45. "Oh baby!"

49. Condition that may be treated with Vyvanse or Strattera

50. Franchise with World, Odyssey, and Galaxy varieties

52. Peddle shamelessly

53. "You and me both, sister"

54. One of many lost during the French Revolution?

55. Like the atmosphere before a verdict

56. Biblical shepherd

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Down

2. Mascot of the Houston Texans

3. Blown away, maybe

4. They might be used to set a table?

5. Grind together

6. Has a good chuckle online

7. What have we here?

8. Home of the March Hare

9. Hot wheels?

10. In the know

11. Sleeper pick for the next big Formula 1 star?

12. They'll help you on a trip down memory lane?

13. Camp performance

15. Good Grief

21. Lost

23. One on a scavenger hunt?

24. Toy also called a water woggle

25. It's taken on the move

26. Coat for some bow ties?

28. Matcha and hōjicha, for two

29. Color on the French flag

30. "But wait ... there's not more?"

33. "Be silent," on a music score

37. Aid in Hindu meditation

40. "I'll take it from here"

42. Spot for a sun-loving houseplant, maybe

43. Longtime Yankees manager Joe

44. Rapids transit?

45. Female lobsters

46. Lebanese or Yemeni, e.g.

47. Crumb

48. Present time?

51. Half-star Letterboxd review, say

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