"What ___ to be the problem?" ("What is the issue?") Crossword Clue

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"What ___ to be the problem?" ("What is the issue?") Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

PROBLEM (noun)
1. a source of difficulty
2. a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
ISSUE (noun)
1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
2. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
ISSUE (verb)
1. circulate or distribute or equip with
2. come out of

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Across

1. It's us against ___

5. Period of sleep with dreaming: Abbr.

8. Arched facial feature above the eye

12. Restaurant handout

13. "From a different ___" (period in the past)

14. Rant and ___ (rhymes with "cave")

15. Overnight lodges

16. Six-legged insect that may invade your kitchen

17. Matured, like wine

18. AirPod spot

20. Eiffel ___, iconic iron structure in Paris built for the 1889 World's Fair, that was meant to be temporary

22. Short bushy plant

25. Shade of blue that sounds like "veal"

27. Make a typo, say:

28. Brother or sister, for short

31. London ___, giant Ferris wheel by the Thames, built to celebrate the new millennium, that was meant to be temporary

32. Room coolers: Abbr.

33. Critical hospital ward: Abbr.

34. Serious grime

37. "Lenore" author ___ Allan Poe

39. Aussie hopper, informally

40. "A ___ for your thoughts"

41. White light splitter seen on Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon" album cover

43. Young ___ Theatre, performing arts venue in London built as an offshoot of a Theatre School, that was meant to be temporary

44. Luau souvenirs

45. "Where would ___ without you" 2 wds.

47. We try harder car rental chain

51. Washington Square ___, iconic monument in New York built to honor George Washington, that was meant to be temporary

52. Mantelpiece container that often contains ashes

53. Detergent target

54. College application stat: Abbr.

55. Diagnostic scan: Abbr.

56. Like a no-brainer

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Down

1. "You're oversharing," in a group chat: Abbr.

2. Coop dweller

3. Common letters in "Vienna" and "Jenny"

4. ___ of Science and Industry, science center in Chicago built as part of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, that was meant to be temporary

5. ___-view mirror (safety implement in vehicles)

6. Directional suffix with “north” or “east

7. "Family ___," sitcom starring Jaleel White as Steve Urkel

8. Bar fight, say (rhymes with "crawl")

9. State of immense anger

10. Eggs ___ easy (breakfast menu option)

11. Got hitched

19. Tummy muscles, for short

21. Rower's tool

22. U-turn from "NNW": Abbr.

23. Informal hello.

24. Great Barrier ___, Australia

25. "T" in IT, for short

28. Hollywood ___, historic landmark in Los Angeles built for a real estate development ad, that was meant to be temporary

29. "Not if ___ help it!": 2 wds.

30. Hide, as a bone

32. Unique molecule-inspired structure in Brussels built for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair, that was meant to be temporary

35. Like a Dublin native

36. The L of UCLA

37. Prefix with "center" or "Pen"

38. Ten-year span

41. Arrested suspect, informally

42. "Rich," in Madrid

43. "___, vidi, vici" ("I came, I saw, I conquered")

44. Fail to keep up the pace

46. "It's freezing!" expression

48. Flight connection word

49. Auditors' organization: Abbr.

50. Piggy's pad

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