Toughen Crossword Clue

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ANNEAL

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate

Hint 2: Clue Definition

TOUGHEN (verb)
1. make tough or tougher

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ANNEAL
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More Universal Crossword (1/16/2026) Answers

Across

1. What a sleeping person "saws"

5. Easy throw

8. "Let's ride this horse together!"

13. For every person

14. That special something

17. *Pastor's request

19. Bulky books

20. Biblical mount

21. Casual meeting?

23. Dispensary purchase, informally

24. Biochemist's workplace

25. ___ Demand Action (parent-led grassroots movement)

27. New Mexico art town

29. Bickering

31. *Television service used for airing boxing matches

35. A bit tricky

37. Neat

38. Atlanta WNBA team

39. Setting for "The Menu" or "Cast Away"

41. Sushi serving

42. Source of Paycheck Protection Program loans: Abbr.

44. Hoofbeat sound

46. Formerly named

47. *Lie out on a super hot day

52. Slightly

53. Bright shade of pink

54. ___ road (ice cream flavor)

58. Ellipsis part

59. Barking aquatic mammal

60. Oblong Pepperidge Farm cookie

61. Blow away

63. Turn a profit ... or what it sounds like the first two words of the starred clues' answers do?

65. Tendon

66. Strong impulse

67. Red ___ cup

68. Glances over

69. Whispered "Yo!"

70. Volleyball hits before spikes

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Down

1. Dreamy place

2. Forklift ___ (certain warehouse worker)

3. Grabbed lunch, say

4. San Antonio NBA player

5. Portable computers

6. "We did ___ best"

7. Like the sound of trumpets and trombones

8. Severely affected

9. Activist and musician Yoko

10. Lifts weights

11. Classic cookie

12. Bird's home

15. "Yes, captain!"

18. Friend of Frodo

22. Sound systems

26. "Will you allow me?"

28. Under's opposite

30. Playfully mocked

32. What a honey bee collects

33. French fashion magazine

34. Noah of "The Pitt"

36. Prefix with -dextrous

40. Well-educated people

43. Diarist Frank

45. Jewish festival also called "Feast of Lots"

47. Totally awesome

48. ___ FireBall (spicy candy)

49. Japanese sword seen in "Kill Bill"

50. Join forces

51. "I didn't need it anyway"

55. Paddled boat

56. Got down to a toddler's level, say

57. They're wound up before they sleep!

59. Puts in stitches

60. Track event

62. Buddhist sect

64. Metric wts.

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