Variations of color or sound Crossword Clue

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Variations of color or sound Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

COLOR (noun)
1. any material used for its color
2. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
COLOR (adjective)
1. having or capable of producing colors
COLOR (verb)
1. decorate with colors
2. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
SOUND (noun)
1. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
2. the subjective sensation of hearing something
SOUND (adjective)
1. logically valid
2. having legal efficacy or force
SOUND (verb)
1. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
2. make a certain noise or sound

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More New Yorker Crossword (10/21/2026) Answers

Across

1. Tear (apart)

4. How many it takes to tango, it’s said

7. Hunk of concrete

11. Previously owned

13. “Enough already!”

16. Richard of “Pretty Woman”

17. 2000 mockumentary starring Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy as dog handlers

18. Puts back at zero, say

20. Golfing pegs

21. Tailless primate

22. 2024 film for which Mikey Madison and Sean Baker earned Oscars

23. Target of a disinfectant

24. Middle East ruler

25. Unit equivalent to two thousand pounds

26. The “T” in L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+, briefly

28. Utter rubbish

29. “Nicely done!”

31. Enjoys a book

32. Bird that can symbolize a heavy burden

36. “Blazing Saddles” or “Lonesome Dove,” for example

39. They go between feet and sneakers

40. Less risky

41. “Someone’s in trouble!”

43. Chooses

44. Moral misdeeds

45. Forty-fourth U.S. President

47. “Eureka!”

48. Editing mark meaning “never mind”

49. “Yes, captain!”

50. Book you just can’t put down

53. Sicilian volcano

54. Strapped for cash and then some

55. Charges

56. Welcome forecast for a ski resort

57. Gobbled up

58. ___ Moines, Iowa

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Down

1. Little tyke

2. “Oh, gotcha!”

3. Public image

4. Word often ignored when alphabetizing

5. Frugal person’s maxim

6. Aquatic mammals known to hold each other as they float

7. William and Harry, to Charles III

8. “___ Misérables”

9. Feeling guilty

10. Movies portraying life stories

12. Graceful woodland creatures

13. “Impractical Jokers” network

14. Latin word after carpe or per

15. Do a booty-shaking dance

19. Snitches (on)

23. Lady ___ (“Abracadabra” singer)

24. Wipe clean

27. Steals from

28. Completely ruin

30. Tugs

31. Flower often given on Valentine’s Day

33. Soccer officials, informally

34. Tall headwear for formal occasions

35. Stop sign, for one

37. Honored by making fun of

38. Political party’s candidate

39. Decorative items in some fancy bathrooms

40. ___ Mist (soda brand name that was a play on Mountain Dew)

42. More than just bother

44. Remnant from an old concert ticket

46. Meat in a hamburger

48. Seethe (over)

49. “___ you sure?”

51. Musician Brian who produced the Talking Heads song “Life During Wartime”

52. ___ out a living

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