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(verb)
1. wash with a swab or a mop
2. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
(noun)
1. cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
2. implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TOOL (verb)
1. ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
2. drive
TOOL (noun)
1. the means whereby some act is accomplished
2. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
SAMPLE (verb)
1. take a sample of
SAMPLE (noun)
1. items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
2. all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

Hint 3: Anagram

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WABS

More NYT Special Crossword (11/1/2026) Answers

Across

1. Sephora competitor

5. Rugged handholds for mountain climbers

10. Evening hrs.

13. White dragon tile, by another name

14. Outkast hit with the lyric "What's cooler than being cool?"

15. Sound of a high-five

16. N, S, E or W, e.g.

17. Traditional background color for a mahjong tile

18. One of four structures built in a game of mahjong

19. Big jump

21. "Nelly and ___: We Belong Together" (reality TV series)

23. 1990s-nostalgia sitcom about a Taiwanese American family, with an episode titled "Grand-Mahjong"

27. "This is a ___ to take in!" (words from someone playing mahjong for the first time, maybe)

28. Driver's license, e.g.

29. Mosque leader

31. Business name abbreviation for Bespoke Mahjong or Mahj & Co.

32. Sends to hell

37. Put a new price tag on, say

39. Chinese translation of Mahjong, purportedly due to the "chirping" sounds the tiles make when shuffled

41. Took a hit, as of a joint

42. Mahjong buddy, say

43. Cuba o Cozumel, por ejemplo

44. Suggests what tile a new player should discard, say

48. Graphic that might have an N, S, E and W on it

49. 2018 Constance Wu film with a climactic mahjong scene

54. Takes another stab at

55. Org. searching for life outside Earth

56. Cumming with three Emmys for hosting "The Traitors"

57. Mahjong victory cry that is Cantonese for "eating the pot" (claiming an all-important discarded tile)

60. Canadian gas brand

63. Name after King or Donkey … or the term for a set of four identical tiles in mahjong

64. Contemptuous expression

65. Set of identical or consecutive tiles, such as a chow, pung, or 63-Across

66. Ave. crossers

67. Gossipy sort, in Yiddish

68. ___ gin fizz

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Down

1. Country in which the National Mah Jongg League operates, for short

2. High-arcing tennis hit

3. Chatter discouraged by serious players

4. ___-ski (some Aspen social activities)

5. Fast-casual burrito chain named for a smoky pepper

6. Race, as an engine

7. ___ Edebiri, Emmy-winning actress on "The Bear"

8. Move in a circular motion, as one's hips

9. Greets one's mahjong opponents, say

10. Suburban Texas city north of Dallas

11. Island nation near Sicily

12. Open a gap in, as an 18-Across of tiles

20. Sounds of satisfaction

22. 2025 film based on an Ibsen play

23. Say "Are you the east wind? Because you’re blowing me away!," perhaps

24. Juliet's love interest

25. Season represented by a mahjong tile with leaves on it

26. Fraud-monitoring agcy.

30. West of old Hollywood

33. ___ Shapiro, former NPR host

34. "Marvelous" title character whose mother-in-law is seen playing mahjong in the Catskills and in an underground gambling parlor

35. Christopher who directed "The Odyssey"

36. Claims an exposed joker, say

38. Occasions for celebrations with cake and presents, informally

39. Obvious indicator of a bachelorette party

40. Good feeling you might get from playing mahjong with friends

42. Snapshot, for short

45. Like most clothes worn to a wedding

46. Big name in eye drops

47. Opposite of NNW

49. Mahjong suit whose name sounds like a bad thing to find in a ceramic tile

50. Moves, to a Realtor

51. ___-garde

52. Witty put-downs

53. Tasks on a to-do list, e.g.

58. Actor Jeong of 49-Across

59. Sopping

61. ___-mo (video effect)

62. Praiseful poem

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