Whirling water Crossword Clue

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VORTEX

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(verb)
1. flow in a circular current, of liquids
(noun)
1. a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
2. founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WHIRLING (noun)
1. the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
WATER (noun)
1. the part of the earth’s surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
2. a facility that provides a source of water
WATER (verb)
1. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
2. fill with tears

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

VORTEX
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More WSJ Crossword (8/27/2026) Answers

Across

1. Fires (up)

7. Leaves aside?

11. Hack

14. Open on Christmas, say

15. Speckled steed

16. Sumac from Peru

17. Went helter-skelter

19. Central

20. Old-timey oath

21. Last Hebrew letter

22. They’re larger than life

24. Young hares

26. Name in strings

30. Music producer Gotti

31. Police jacket letters

35. Island of Malaysia

37. Curvy doorway topper

40. “What a day!”

42. Prepare for a comeback tour, perhaps

43. Mars, Jupiter or Neptune

45. Amused sound

46. Old imperial title

47. Negroni spirit

49. You might get down from them

50. Historical play by Christopher Marlowe

54. “The quality of mercy is not strained” speaker

57. Stirrup site

58. Sort

62. Academic domain

63. “I hope so,” and an alternative title for this puzzle

66. Waits on stage

67. Ready for publication

68. Not optional

69. “Torso Fruit” sculptor

70. Do the Right Thing pizzeria

71. Erotic

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Down

1. Free of additives

2. Planning problem

3. Org. with a “Week Without Violence” program

4. Street rep

5. Owned

6. Sudden outpouring

7. Words of wisdom

8. Note from a short person?

9. Oscar winner for “Tootsie” and “Blue Sky”

10. Break up

11. Music for the masses?

12. Give off

13. Bundles of bills

18. Sitar master Shankar

23. Armand of “American Gangster”

24. Irish export

25. Airstream owner

26. Distant

27. Staff notes

28. Inner self, to a Jungian

29. Upholstery fabric

32. Form letters?

33. Divisions d’un opéra

34. Done

36. Funny bit

38. Court call

39. Mario’s brother

41. Cato’s costume

44. Calls the shots

48. Sask. neighbor

51. Sea stoppers

52. Film fish

53. Clubs at clubs

54. Fur-fighting org.

55. Gas leak evidence

56. Behind

58. Affectedly precious

59. “Impossible to see, the future is” speaker

60. Stressful work?

64. It can be refined

65. Bottom line

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