"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 (3/9/2026) Answers

Across

1. Frankie Valli and the ___ Seasons

5. Huge success

10. Hearing organ

13. Feature of some baseball stadiums

14. 'My dude!'

15. Lingerie item

16. Musical Bugs Bunny animated short introduced by Droopy Dog as the first program to air on 45-Across (2 wds.)

19. Home Depot rival

20. Change, as a clock

21. Decorative pillow cover

23. Made in the ___ (letters on a clothing label)

24. Animated hero who hosted a "Coast to Coast" talk show on 45-Across (2 wds.)

28. "The Marvelous ___ Maisel" (Amazon Prime series starring Rachel Brosnahan)

31. Cover with asphalt

32. Staff helper

33. Library volume

34. "Frog and Toad ___ Friends"

35. Animated comedy featuring three preteen boys that's one of the longest-running original series on 45-Across (4 wds.)

37. Exxon product

39. Actor Ulrich of The CW's "Riverdale"

42. Gold purity unit

45. "Adult Swim" cable channel that launched in 1992 (2 wds.)

50. "House of Cards" actor Mahershala

51. Join forces

52. Cosmetic additive

53. "Parks and ___" (Amy Poehler sitcom, familiarly)

54. Lugged around

55. Betray boredom

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1. President on the dime (Abbr.)

2. "___-la-la!" ("How fancy!")

3. Actress Thurman of "My Super Ex-Girlfriend"

4. Substitute for

5. "That '70s ___" (TV series starring Topher Grace)

6. New Wave band Depeche ___

7. Actresses Adams and Schumer

8. "To ___, with Love" (Sidney Poitier film)

9. "Car and Driver" magazine publisher

10. Recedes, as the tide

11. I Am Not My Hair singer India.___

12. Heavy metal band with the 2010 album "Infestation"

17. Just a few

18. Sitcom co-star of Betty, Rue, and Estelle

21. Trade jabs in boxing practice

22. "What'll ya ___?" (bartender's question)

23. "Somebody That I ___ to Know" (Gotye hit song)

24. Place for some pampering

25. Gallivants (about)

26. Shake a leg, quaintly

27. Like the numbers 3, 5, 7, and 9

28. Message board administrators, for short

29. Went by cable car

30. Pie in the ___

33. Nickname for the road that circles Washington, D.C., with "the"

35. Go to a steakhouse, say (2 wds.)

36. Peachy keen!

37. "How To ___ Away With Murder" (ABC drama starring Viola Davis)

39. Lion voiced by Chiwetel Ejiofor in "The Lion King"

40. Cabbagelike veggie

41. Actor Dane of HBO's "Euphoria"

42. Make a wool cap, say

43. Penny-___ (rinky-dink)

44. Film critic Rex or actress Donna

46. Sean Lennon's mother Yoko

47. Commercial suffix with "Cray" and "Motor"

48. Airplane ticket info

49. "Inception" actor Watanabe

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