(Throw me a bone!) Crossword Clue

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WOOF

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

THROW (verb)
1. cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
2. convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
THROW (noun)
1. the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
2. a single chance or instance
BONE (verb)
1. remove the bones from
2. study intensively, as before an exam
BONE (noun)
1. a shade of white the color of bleached bones
2. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
BONE (adjective)
1. consisting of or made up of bone

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WOOF
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Hint 3: Anagram

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FAR

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (10/14/2026) Answers

Across

1. Liven (up)

4. Sounds of amazement

8. Acquire

12. Tries to win the heart of

14. "Wheel of Fortune" turn

15. System of beliefs

17. "Finally ..." (In this answer, note letters 3-7)

20. Incredible bargain

21. Twosome

22. Compete (for)

23. "You gotta be kidding me!" (... letters 2-6)

28. Mai ___

31. Labradoodle, e.g.

32. So-o-o happy

33. ___ and for all

35. Faucet issue

38. Fruits used in 46-Down

39. Debates ferociously, say (... letters 4-8)

42. Rita's "West Side Story" role

43. World Cup cheer

44. Mind-centering discipline

48. Conspiratorial group

53. Wrestler's goal

54. Competition with knights and queens (... letters 5-9)

58. O'Hare, for United

59. Future tulip

60. Charged particle

61. Ancient Greek prophet

64. Low-alcohol brew ... or what's found in 17-, 23-, 39- and 54-Across? (Bonus: Note what the changed letters spell!)

68. New Orleans sandwiches

69. Sound of contentment

70. It eliminates wrinkles

71. Queens ballplayer, for short

72. ___ Lankan rupee

73. Singer Del Rey

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Down

1. Leather punches

2. Castle defense

3. Get ready for a selfie

4. Buckeyes' sch.

5. Decide

6. Diwali celebrant

7. Pig's schnoz

8. Goop at a salon

9. Grabbed a bite

10. "There's no alternative for me"

11. "Not gonna happen"

13. Male deer

16. Knights' rides

18. Needed a Band-Aid, say

19. Eco-conscious bag

24. Big commotion

25. Fairy-tale monster

26. In addition

27. "Roots" writer Alex

28. Roman garment

29. Unknown commenter, for short

30. Coolest rap song from 1990?

34. "Como ___?"

36. "Am ___ believe ..."

37. Seal predator in Arctic lands

40. Browser subwindows

41. Gull's relative

45. Tennis period beginning in '68

46. Martini booze

47. Queen of the hill, perhaps

49. If nothing goes wrong

50. Rock icon Reed

52. Impartial

54. Karate strike

55. Lake touching Michigan's "thumb"

56. Forearm bones

57. It merged with Exxon in '99

62. Frequent URL ending

63. Harsh cleaning agent

65. Fish whose name is Hawaiian for "fire"

66. Lo-o-ng time

67. Cellular messenger

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