"Top Gun: Maverick" actor Cruise Crossword Clue

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"Top Gun: Maverick" actor Cruise Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. male cat
2. male turkey

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MAVERICK (adjective)
1. independent in behavior or thought
MAVERICK (noun)
1. someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
2. an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it
ACTOR (noun)
1. a person who acts and gets things done
2. a theatrical performer

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
MOT

More Daily Pop Crossword (1/29/2026) Answers

Across

1. Partner of hop and jump

5. Smartphone app for a lost hiker, for short

8. UFO fliers probably

11. "Whose ___ Is It Anyway?" (improv comedy show hosted by Aisha Tyler)

12. Cry of discovery

13. Desert-like

15. Fantasy drama that premiered on ABC in 2011 (4 wds.)

18. Drag one's feet to buy time

19. Top 10 hit song for Sixpence None the Richer (2 wds.)

20. Males

21. Actor Ramírez who plays Gianni Versace in 2018's "American Crime Story"

25. "Cheers" draft

26. Puts on a blacklist

27. Animated sitcom that premiered on Fox in 2011 (2 wds.)

31. 5-Across images

32. Make as money

33. "O Brother, Where ___ Thou?" (Coen brothers' film)

34. Untrue!

36. European mountain

39. Dentists' tools

41. Bert's "Sesame Street" roommate

43. Fantasy drama that premiered on HBO in 2011 (3 wds.)

46. "A Visit From the Goon Squad" Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer

47. Grampa Simpson's first name

48. Common mouthwash flavor

49. Overhead trains

50. Los Angeles NFL player

51. Tijuana money

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Down

1. Walk noisily through puddles

2. 'Roots' character Kunta ___

3. Ancient Peruvian natives

4. Avenger Emma of 1960s British TV

5. Obvious opening

6. Vietnamese noodle soup

7. Maxwell House decaf brand

8. Has a meal

9. Sony Pictures film studio with a Pegasus logo

10. "Whiplash" Oscar winner J.K. ___

14. Views to be

16. "___ Gold" (1997 Peter Fonda film)

17. "The Fresh Prince of Bel-___"

22. "The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook" writer Perelman

23. Bland porridge

25. Air rifle pellets, for short

26. Actor Savage of "Girl Meets World"

27. Torrent of intrusive questions, e.g.

28. Like the best-case scenario

29. Peer leaders in a dorm for short

30. Actress Judy of "Ant-Man"

31. Actress Blake who played Aunt Harriet on TV's "Batman"

34. Progressive Insurance spokeswoman

35. Comparable, distancewise (2 wds.)

36. Tomorrow musical

37. Bank's property claims

38. Sauce made with basil

40. Eyeglasses glass

42. One-sided win

44. Not decided, on a schedule (Abbr.)

45. Skirt border

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