Tic-___ Crossword Clue

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Tic-___ Crossword Answer

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TACS

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

TIC (noun)
1. a local and habitual twitching especially in the face

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

TACS
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Hint 3: Anagram

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ACT

More Vulture Crossword (1/21/2026) Answers

Across

1. Animated film with a rainbow color scheme

8. Magnifying glasses used by jewelers

11. "A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away ... "

12. Shout upon winning the lottery

13. Brand of water filter

14. Cate Blanchett movie that, despite everything, didn’t win an Academy Award

15. Was faster than

17. Way of saying good-bye back when typing a lot of words took a long time

19. "Bang!"

20. Walk with a long stride

21. Throw

22. There are none when you’ve achieved Inbox Zero

25. Ingredient in many old punch recipes

26. Degrees for some writers (abbr.)

27. In danger

29. Cousin ___, hairy member of the Addams Family

30. Furtive look

31. Digit that a witch, of Roald Dahl’s “The Witches,” does not have

32. Common fried-rice veggies

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Down

1. Thiiiis much *holds two fingers pretty close together*

2. Varietal of red vegetable (or is it a fruit?)

3. Stew base that can be Thai or Japanese

4. Nail polish brand with a Hello Kitty collection

5. Performance in the “Psych” episode “Feet Don’t Kill Me Now”

6. Drink that can be of assistance if you’ve overdone it with the habanero salsa at a taqueria

7. Cereal sometimes used to dredge fried chicken

9. Prefix indicating something is environmentally friendly

10. ___ mai (dumplings that are open on top)

16. [i’m about to tell you something no b.s.]

18. Garland of flowers

23. Frustrating element of a video call with bad service

24. Home to the Gateway Arch (abbr.)

28. Lupe Fiasco genre

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