Wide-ranging Crossword Clue

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Wide-ranging Crossword Answer

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VAST

(4 letters)

EXTENSIVE

(9 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
2. having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
(noun)
1. slang term for a woman

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WIDE-RANGING (adjective)
1. widely different
2. including much
WIDE (adjective)
1. not on target
2. (used of eyes) fully open or extended
WIDE (adverb)
1. far from the intended target
2. to or over a great extent or range; far

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

VAST
(4 letters)
EXTENSIVE
(9 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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BOARD

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22. Color of ketchup

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24. Prepared, as tea

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31. Cabbie's vehicle

32. Hairpieces

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37. Placed a strain on

38. Not doing anything

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40. Topped with frosting

41. Pig's nose

42. Coins in Spain and Italy

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45. __ code (telegraph system)

47. 'It's ___-win situation'

48. Small rodent

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62. Number in a spreadsheet

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Down

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23. Dry as a desert

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28. Polishes, as a floor

29. Chopped down

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