'Wait a minute . . .' Crossword Clue

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'Wait a minute . . .' Crossword Answer

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HOLDON

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HOLDIT

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HOLDUP

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

WAIT (noun)
1. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
2. time during which some action is awaited
WAIT (verb)
1. look forward to the probable occurrence of
2. wait before acting
MINUTE (noun)
1. an indefinitely short time
2. a particular point in time
MINUTE (adjective)
1. infinitely or immeasurably small
2. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

HOLDON
(6 letters)
HOLDIT
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HOLDUP
(6 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

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More New Yorker Crossword (10/14/2025) Answers

Across

1. Word after fall or no time

5. They come with wands

13. Pledges

15. “Seems like a bad idea to me“

16. Message connecting two people, informally

17. Put together together

19. Sites of experimentation

22. Weatherspoon in the Basketball Hall of Fame

23. Golden ___ (warp transporter in Super Mario Party)

24. Part of a recipe

25. Shopping sites that often have large parking lots

31. “Good Times” star who played Miss Maybell in the Broadway première of “Don’t Play Us Cheap”

33. Journalism courses?

34. Finally do

35. “Yeah, I can see that”

36. “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” star Condor

40. Nickname for the singer of “Drivers License”

41. Fruit in a little box

43. 'Chances ___ . . .'

44. Flash drive, colloquially

49. Four-square figure

51. Hawaiian hand gesture

52. Chew out

53. Big cat often seen alongside a magpie in Korean folk art

54. Tortilla-chip substitute in some nacho-inspired dishes

55. Brown drink

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Down

1. Palms off

2. Surgical instrument for which a medical journal is named

3. Garb

4. Won plus two?

5. Computer accessories

6. Unexpectedly not present

7. Bashment ___ (Barbadian music subgenre)

8. Curtail

9. Brews fermented at higher temperatures than lagers

10. Nutrition stat, for short

11. Small mounds constructed by workers

12. Church tower

14. Osiris and Seth, to Geb and Nut

18. Substances used in the textile industry

20. Wheels on office chairs

23. Period that saw the emergence of stone tools

26. Pang

27. Episode that's been on before

28. Appliances in many hotel rooms

29. Excessive concern with modesty

30. Samuel with an eponymous applesauce brand

32. Relaxation destinations

33. “Orange” beverage that doesn’t taste like oranges

34. Smoke-hood inventor Morgan, who used his own product in a rescue operation after a tunnel explosion

35. Castle trench

37. Cheese on a bagel

38. Coin named for an element

39. Capital city in Anatolia

42. Job title abbreviation

44. Keep going

45. Head of state of Kuwait

46. 'After-dinner' candy

47. You might be ___ something

48. Nutrient-absorbing part of a tree

50. Regular sight for a New York City subway rider

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