Took the metaphorical reins Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

Hint 2: Clue Definition

METAPHORICAL (adjective)
1. expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Easy Mode Crossword (7/25/2025) Answers

Across

1. Light smack on the noggin, humorously

9. Ark operator of fame

13. "Saw that coming!"

15. Italian lawn game with a "pallino" ball

16. Opportunity for high schoolers to learn about chemistry … maybe in more ways than one

17. "Straight ___ Compton" (first gangsta rap album to receive platinum certification)

18. Famous sort, for short

19. Wearing the crown

21. 78-card deck used in fortunetelling

23. Jimmy Kimmel or Jimmy Fallon program, e.g.

24. Brit's bathroom

25. Online option for a bargain hunter

26. Distinct section of history

27. Happening regularly

30. Org. operated by sloths in "Zootopia"

31. Took a break from standing

32. Small fleshy bump

35. Issa who created and starred in "Insecure"

36. How was __ know?

37. Eschewed supermarket chains to support nearby farms

39. On the ___ (fleeing)

40. Folk singer Guthrie who frequently collaborated with Pete Seeger

42. ___-wop (music genre popular in the 1950s)

43. Quality of grandeur and importance

45. Runs without moving

48. "Im-possible!"

49. Poison ___ (plant that causes a rash)

51. Sparkly accessory for a princess costume

52. Breakthrough during a brainstorm

56. German word for a halo-wearing, harp-playing figure

57. Arctic Circle carnivore that can weigh 1700 pounds

58. Hearty soup

59. Abstaining from alcohol

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Down

1. The "D" of CD or D.J.

2. Group of eight

3. Singer Abdul or comedian Poundstone

4. Like many nursing home residents

5. Tricksy sort, slangily

7. Org. promoting oral health

8. Word after snake, ball or peach

9. Snake, ball and peach, e.g.

10. Shapes of eight-sided dice

11. "Pretend you're not weird"

12. Warm weather phenomenon

14. Storage measurement equivalent to 1000 gigs

15. Completion of a hole in one stroke over par

20. Guess from someone in transit

22. Grabbed hold of

23. Makeshift shelters that take advantage of an existing structure

27. Dot on a chart, e.g.

28. Period since the first nuclear weapon

29. Competitor of Dove or Ivory

31. Letters that might make short vowels into long ones

33. No-frills grocery chain founded in Germany

34. Person with a kindly disposition

38. Peter Falk crime drama of the 1970s

40. Historical record from a single year

41. First color on a pride flag

44. Seven-time A.L. batting champ Rod

46. "Nice to ___ you!" (words from a stranger on a video call)

47. Yemen's capital city

50. Keyboard key used in many shortcuts

53. Like typical August weather

54. The "A" of I.P.A.

55. Actress West or Whitman

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