U-turn from NNW Crossword Clue

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U-turn from NNW Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the compass point midway between south and southeast

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

U-TURN (noun)
1. complete reversal of direction of travel
TURN (verb)
1. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
2. twist suddenly so as to sprain
TURN (noun)
1. turning or twisting around (in place)
2. a favor for someone

Hint 3: Anagram

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More USA Today Crossword (8/18/2026) Answers

Across

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6. Bubble-bath stuff

10. Rankings above corporals (Abbr.)

14. "Put me in, ___!"

15. Raindrop sound

16. "— voyage!"

17. Same here

18. Skin condition

19. Italian meat-based sauce

20. Program designed to prevent "burn-in"

23. Pittsburgh football player

26. Handy types

27. Rice dish with saffron

29. Sicilian Peak

30. "Yeah, su-u-ure"

33. "Everywhere you want to be" cards

38. Trash service

41. Scornful look

42. An apple for Apple, e.g.

43. Bread often served with hummus

44. It's just a number

46. Warmup band

48. West Texas city

52. Made it to the Olympic podium

54. Person who helps mediate disputes

56. Toolbar heading

57. Pop-ups' paths

58. Restless

63. Toaster waffle brand

64. Puerto ___

65. Photographer Arbus

66. Crystal ball user

67. ___ USA

68. Trade fairs

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Down

1. Cooling systems, for short

2. Metaphor for a chaotic place

3. Smidgen

4. ___ mode (hybrid vehicle setting, often)

5. Wedge-shaped hand tool

6. Result from picking up a 7-10 split

7. Stomach sore

8. Over

9. Doesn't save

10. Wander off course

11. "Take This to Your ___" (Fall Out Boy album)

12. Tony the ___ (Frosted Flakes mascot)

13. Victor Wembanyama's 67-Across

21. Insurance filing

22. Kitchen tool with holes, or a metaphorical faulty memory

23. The Devil

24. High-strung

25. Fill with joy

27. Church benches

28. Doe's mate

31. Unit of hay

32. "Discreet Music" artist Brian

34. Push into action

35. River that served as a backdrop for the 2024 Olympics' opening ceremony

36. Paid for some cards

37. One of an estimated 100-400 billion in the Milky Way

39. Dry-___ marker

40. "Imagine Me & You" star Matthew

45. Racing vehicle

47. Pride Month celebration with floats

48. Many fencing blades

49. Climber's resting area

50. WNBA player Bueckers

51. Performer in a play

52. Hajj destination

53. ___ salts

55. Lake named after an Indigenous people

59. Veto

60. Keg component

61. ___-cone

62. Hai, in English

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