"What on Earth were you thinking?!" Crossword Clue

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"What on Earth were you thinking?!" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an expression of greeting

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

THINKING (adjective)
1. endowed with the capacity to reason
THINKING (noun)
1. the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
EARTH (noun)
1. the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
2. a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
EARTH (verb)
1. connect to the earth
2. hide in the earth like a hunted animal

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Across

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11. VERB: "to disturb or irritate especially by repeated acts"

12. "___ are not endorsements" (social media disclaimer)

13. Showed the way

14. On the briny

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19. Time for prayer, typically

21. 40-day period

22. NOUN: "the lair of a wild usually predatory animal"

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25. VERB: "to express a...view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter"

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Down

1. Pill holder

2. Good ___ (fully restored)

3. NOUN: "a chaotic situation"

4. Prefix meaning "ear-related"

5. NOUN: "any of the lines of light that appear to radiate from a bright object"

6. NOUN: "a tall coarse white-flowered herb...of the mustard family"

7. PREFIX: "between"

8. NOUN: "dwelling"

14. Not very much at all

16. NOUN: "a wood or metal bar or rod used to fasten a door"

17. ADJECTIVE: "clever in concealing one's aims"

20. NOUN: "blabbermouth; gossip"

21. ADJECTIVE: "of, relating to, situated on, or being the side of the body in which the heart is mostly located"

23. NOUN: "a lack of something requisite, desirable, or useful"

25. Item (abbr.)

26. ___ gow (gambling game)

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