Word that was originally short for cara___ Crossword Clue

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Word that was originally short for cara___ Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the leading units moving at the head of an army
2. any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ORIGINALLY (adverb)
1. before now
2. with reference to the origin or beginning
WORD (noun)
1. the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
2. information about recent and important events
WORD (verb)
1. put into words or an expression

More Apple+ Crossword (1/28/2026) Answers

Across

1. Per item

5. You and I

7. Like many cathedrals

12. Tea with tapioca pearls

14. Filled with regret

16. Relaxed genre influenced by bebop

18. Success for a pitcher or a bowler

19. Any minute now

21. Squiggly symbol at the start of a score

22. Pet in The Wiz

23. Most in need of a massage

26. Directed by Desire poet Jordan

29. Fire-department boss

30. Hot ___ (web series with celebrities eating wings)

31. "Phooey!"

33. Like many Chuck Tingle books

37. Aunt, in Spanish

38. Styled fancily

40. Greeting that means "love" or "compassion"

41. Hendrick's or Aviation without any mixers

44. Something confessed in a confessional

45. Superlative for a rose

46. Do some karaoke

47. Stay in the shadows

50. "I'll be back in a ___"

52. "Ceci n'est pas __ pipe"

53. Important stat for a DJ

56. Oohs and ___

58. The words in her poem "We Real Cool" can all be found in this grid

64. Six dozen

65. Slobbery Garfield character

66. Property documents

67. Bale material

68. Past the deadline

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Down

1. The Bachelor network

2. "Oh, you ___ thing!"

3. Instrument that resembles a heckelphone

4. Food critics have discerning ones

5. Up the ___ (in abundance)

6. First name of the founder of Ferrari

7. Many members of the AMA (Abbr.)

8. "Leave the room now!"

9. Opposite of ruthless

10. Submit taxes online

11. Fists, informally

13. Enormous

15. Socialists' side of the political spectrum

17. Nickname for the singer of "On the Floor"

20. Don't think so!

24. Not trans

25. Macho dude

26. ___ down (quickly writes)

27. Part of an apartment complex

28. ___ and dear

29. Slide for laundry

31. Nickname for Dallas

32. Condition diagnosed more often in boys than in girls

34. Chef Christina who founded Milk Bar

35. Like watery soup

36. Yin's counterpart

38. Item a gambler might blow on for good luck

39. Sue Bird and Magic Johnson, positionwise (Abbr.)

42. Animal sanctuary in the Bible

43. Announcement in the delivery room

46. Show how it's done

47. Carries with difficulty

48. Not married

49. Superman star Christopher

51. Body part with a canal

53. Automated accounts on social media

54. Toilet-paper-thickness measure

55. "The Great Wall of China is the only human-made object visible from space," for example

57. "___ Pop" (song from KPop Demon Hunters)

59. Word before a birth name

60. RPG with campaigns

61. “Straight Outta Compton” hip-hop group

62. Box of parts

63. 'What did I tell you?'

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