Wordsmith's ref. Crossword Clue

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Wordsmith's ref. Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WORDSMITH (noun)
1. a fluent and prolific writer
REF (noun)
1. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play

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More LA Times Crossword (9/10/2026) Answers

Across

1. With deftness

5. Clogs (up)

9. Typical Stan Lee role

14. Manitoba people

15. Vinaigrette ingredient, initially

16. Throw shade at

17. Start filming, say

19. Like a drive deep in the woods?

20. Pioneers of old-school rap, for short

21. ___ Lisa

22. React to meeting one's hero, perhaps

23. “Wowza!”

25. One pushed to make cuts?

29. Mega- times mega-

30. Disaster response org.

31. Actress Polo

32. Bombeck who advised, "Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth"

34. Situated on

37. Sass

38. Cheating, or what the black squares in rows 3, 5, 11, and 13 are doing

43. Abbr. in calculus class

44. "Ditto"

45. Paradise

46. Celebrity pair

48. Son of Hera

50. Padre's hermanos

53. First responder

56. Game played in the trunk before a road trip?

58. Mark

59. Bait

61. Medical pen prefix

62. Val Kilmer's "Top Gun" role

64. Couple's outing

66. California wine valley

67. Spot for dirty dishes

68. Corner chess piece

69. Actress who voices Bo Peep in the "Toy Story" franchise

70. ___ bien

71. Chlumsky of Veep

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Down

1. Hay fever sound

2. Quick-witted

3. Doesnt bother

4. “___ darn tootin’”

5. Distraction

6. Stratford-upon-__

7. Team spirit

8. Turf

9. Pool bounce

10. Fundamentally

11. Have the best of intentions

12. Extremely long time

13. Toronto's prov

16. Chopped down

18. Sets off

22. Wraps tightly

24. Neighborhood

26. Amo amas __

27. Shallowest Great Lake

28. Features of some jeans

30. Like some unauthorized editions

33. Mamma ___!

36. Many a Little Leaguer

38. Minor disruption

39. Pop star Ora

40. Up-and-coming

41. Mel B and Mel C bandmate

42. Second, for one

47. Squirrel kin

49. Pastry choice

51. The Beaver State

52. Suction tube

54. Polite addresses

55. Crime novelist Buchanan

56. Long journeys

57. First capital of Alaska

60. Eclectic magazine

62. Web access co.

63. Murmur

64. Summer hrs.

65. 401(k) kin

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