Up the ___ (raise the stakes) Crossword Clue

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Up the ___ (raise the stakes) Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. place one’s stake
(noun)
1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STAKES (noun)
1. the money risked on a gamble
RAISE (verb)
1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
2. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
RAISE (noun)
1. the act of raising something
2. the amount a salary is increased

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Daily Themed Crossword (9/24/2025) Answers

Across

1. Inflated self-image

4. ___ the wrong way (irritate)

7. Taste a drink, say

10. Clumsy sort

11. "Tell it like ___" (be honest): 2 wds.

13. Student's score: Abbr.

14. Superlative suffix with "great" or "cool"

15. New York borough that is home to Harlem

18. The "p" in r.p.m

20. "I hope he ___ the point" (understands)

21. Like Odin or Thor

24. ___ Ludgate, character from "Parks and Recreation" who shares her name with the month after March and has a perfect poker face

28. Caspian or Red, e.g.

29. It may intersect a boulevard, for short

30. Milky Way, for one

33. Sherlock ___, character from the eponymous series played by Benedict Cumberbatch who has a perfect poker face

36. Birdy prefix with "culture" (anagram of "via")

37. Actor Rob ___ from "Parks and Recreation"

38. Character from "Teen Titans" voiced by Tara Strong and named after a black bird, who has a perfect poker face

41. Eyes rakishly

43. “Saving Private ___” (1998 film)

45. Faux ___ (social mess-up)

48. ___ Addams, character named after the day following Tuesday and played by Jenna Ortega who has a perfect poker face

53. Toronto's province, for short

54. 'Te ___' ('I love you')

55. ___ bag (large bag)

56. Windy City rail system: Abbr.

57. "You reap what you ___"

58. “You can count ___!” (“I’m reliable!”): 2 wds.

59. Beer resource to be tapped?

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Down

1. Unbiased palindromic hiring letters

2. Exclamation of shock

3. "So do you come here ___?" (bar conversation starter)

4. Edge of a glass

5. School for the Mavericks (anagram of "tau"): Abbr.

6. ___-watch (have a marathon TV-viewing session)

7. "___ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Beatles album)

8. Hoppy beer: Abbr.

9. Frying vessel

12. He/___ (trial room labels)

16. "Let's take them one ___ time": 2 wds.

17. Amount for a recipe, for short

19. ___ Diaz, character from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" played by Stephanie Beatriz who has a perfect poker face

22. Tyrannosaurus ___ (feared dinosaur)

23. Put into words

25. Ewe's mate

26. '___ had it up to here!'

27. "___ Miserables," Victor Hugo's novel

30. Long-snouted, spearlike fish

31. “Selma” filmmaker DuVernay

32. Actress ___ Tyler of "9-1-1: Lone Star"

33. Not share, as a blanket

34. "Wise" bird with nocturnal vision

35. Actor Tommy ___ Jones of "Men in Black"

37. City where Big Ben rings

39. Suffix with "north" or "east"

40. December 31st: Abbr.

42. Vulcan character with pointed ears from "Star Trek: The Original Series" played by Leonard Nimoy who has a perfect poker face

44. "___ the matter at hand ..." (concerning): 2 wds.

47. Male without a date?

48. “Well, that ___ unexpected…

49. Music genre associated with skinny jeans

50. ___ Jones Industrial Average

51. 24-hr cash box: Abbr.

52. "___-haw!" (cowboy's shout)

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