"When all ___ fails, read the instructions" Crossword Clue

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"When all ___ fails, read the instructions" Crossword Answer

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INSTRUCTIONS (noun)
1. a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

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More Daily Pop Crossword (9/10/2026) Answers

Across

1. ___ Turkey (bourbon choice)

5. Moment of remorse

9. "___ Tide" (Righteous Brothers song)

12. Aroma

13. Strongly assert

14. Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the ___"

15. Baba ___ (Gilda Radner "SNL" persona)

16. "Livin' La Vida ___" (Ricky Martin hit song)

17. Many a bug in A Bug's Life

18. "Dragnet" partner played by Herb Ellis and Ben Alexander (2 wds.)

21. ___-free (food packaging assurance for those avoiding wheat protein)

24. Fancy hotel amenity

25. ___ in November (2 wds.)

26. Perform

28. Rubies and pearls

32. Phrase in the classic "Dragnet" opening voice-over (3 wds.)

36. "Make it snappy," in memos

37. Tavern beer

38. "Barbara ___" (1965 Beach Boys song)

39. Pioneering internet service provider

42. Lacking strength

44. "Dragnet" partner played by Harry Morgan (2 wds.)

48. Former White House press secretary Fleischer

49. "Wake Up Dead Man" writer/director Johnson

50. Aw shucks

54. Drink slowly

56. "Nurse Jackie" actress Falco

57. Curvy letter

58. Humorist Mort who wrote jokes for John F. Kennedy

59. Credit card balance, e.g.

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Down

1. "Awesome!"

2. ___ Know (blame-taking "Family Circus" ghost)

3. Opposite of "high"

4. Annual NFL event

5. Actor Jack who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "City Slickers"

6. Skinvincible cosmetic brand

7. Narrow parts of guitars

8. Hold tightly

9. "La Bamba" co-star Morales

10. Crooked

11. Skin care retailer ___ & Body Works

19. Block of paper

20. "We Three Kings" kings

21. Govt.-owned home financing org. (Abbr.)

22. "Betcha can't eat just one" potato chip brand

23. Annapolis military institute (Abbr.)

27. Airport safety group (Abbr.)

29. Wax-wrapped cheese from Holland

30. ___-pedi (salon service, informally)

31. "Lip ___ Battle" (reality show hosted by LL Cool J)

33. "C'mon, be ___!" ("Please help!") (2 wds.)

34. Lining for very warm jeans

35. Nevada gambling town near Carson City

40. Shrek and Fiona, e.g.

41. Boxer Ali who retired with a perfect 24-0 record

43. Broke off

44. "All That She Wants" pop group Ace of ___

45. Flower painted by O'Keeffe and van Gogh

46. ChapStick targets

47. Mathematician John played by Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind"

51. Citrus drink suffix

52. "Adam's ___" (Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn film)

53. Acrobat's safety feature

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