"Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" grouping Crossword Clue

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"Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" grouping Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. select from a list
2. decorate with panels
(noun)
1. electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
2. (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

GROUPING (noun)
1. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
2. a system for classifying things into groups
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

Hint 3: Anagram

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PENAL

More NYT Crossword (2/6/2026) Answers

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16. Like a pointless point

17. Nick of time

18. Digging

19. Manning who threw the "Helmet Catch"

20. Finishes a season, say

21. Tavern menu header

22. Iconic Disneyland ride

25. Muscle by the rotator cuff, for short

26. Popular font

27. Sweetwater 420 is a "pale" one

28. 'That's awful!'

30. Minecraft block crafted using gunpowder and sand

31. Org. created by the National Security Act of 1947

32. Mason, e.g.

36. Suddenly quit texting, say

39. Estádio do Maracanã cheer

40. Edge of a snifter

42. ___ Luna (Isabel Allende novel)

43. Played out

46. First name in soul music

49. Phenomenon through which luxuries become necessities

52. Embedded design

53. Reach out to

54. Crime ring, for short?

56. Simone Biles or Tom Brady, acronymically

57. Challenge for a gamer

59. Home improvement site, after a 2021 rebranding

60. Sarcastic reply to a threat

61. Settle into a new home

62. Word with wax or butter

63. Bantu ___ (hairstyle)

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1. Piece of equipment for some dancers

2. U.S. travel requirement starting in 2025

3. Opposite of "remote"

4. “Kidding!”

5. What gives you the time and place?

6. Vegetable also known as a Mexican turnip

7. Derisive term for unattractive public sculptures

8. Classic mixed drink developed in Singapore

9. Lachrymose

10. Kind of acid

11. Shrink

12. Whopper

13. Suddenly conk out

15. "Hearts are ___ for the breakin'" (Taylor Swift lyric)

21. Parliament constituent

23. Entered a bear market, say

24. Woodworking tool

29. Jeweler’s unit

32. Rowdy

33. Like a Swiss Army knife

34. Relationship warning signs

35. Dwelling that epitomizes simple living

37. Bring three suitcases to a weekend trip, say

38. Quench

41. Actress McCarthy of "Bridesmaids"

44. Stage name of South Korean rapper Park Jae-sang

45. Divulges

47. Commedia dell'arte setting

48. Auxiliary program

50. Fail spectacularly

51. Modern name of the first National League champions (1876)

55. Places for clams and oysters

57. Tie one on at dinner

58. Earn a bronze?

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