Writing contest entry Crossword Clue

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Writing contest entry Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. make an effort or attempt
2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
(noun)
1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition
2. a tentative attempt

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WRITING (noun)
1. the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
2. the act of creating written works
ENTRY (noun)
1. a written record of a commercial transaction
2. something that provides access (to get in or get out)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
EYASS

More Daily Pop Crossword (6/28/2026) Answers

Across

1. Get a laugh out of

6. "Instant ___" (Nia Vardalos memoir about adoption)

9. Garment with an underwire

12. Animal expert Millan known as the "Dog Whisperer"

13. "Fresh ___" (NPR program co-hosted by Terry Gross)

14. Pioneer in web browsing

15. Dave Eggers novel set at an extremely powerful tech company (2 wds.)

17. "___-hoo!" ("Hey! Over here!")

18. Nestlés __-Caps

19. Sneer at

21. "Inferno" and "Origin" novelist Brown

24. "The Girl in the Spider's ___" (fourth novel in the "Millennium" series)

27. Metal corrosion

31. BOGO event

33. Dave Eggers novel about a Sudanese child refugee (4 wds.)

38. Chips paid before a poker deal

39. Line spoken to the audience

40. Train in the boxing ring

43. Affirmative roll-call vote

45. Okra unit

46. "American Psycho" novelist Bret Easton ___

48. Unruly head of hair

51. Kung ___ beef (Chinese takeout dish)

52. Dave Eggers novel set in an unnamed country rebuilding after a civil war (2 wds.)

58. Figure skater Midori who won silver in the 1992 Olympics

59. Kill Bill actress Thurman

60. "Awake in the Dark" film critic Ebert

61. Justice division that enforces gun laws (Abbr.)

62. Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue ___"

63. Pickle serving

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Down

1. Step into character say

2. Response from the underwhelmed

3. "What's the ___?!" ("I give up!")

4. Small pouches

5. The Night Circus novelist Morgenstern

6. Big ___ (fast-food buy)

7. Upton Sinclair novel that inspired the film "There Will Be Blood"

8. Military field rations (Abbr.)

9. Creedence Clearwater Revival hit song "Born on the ___"

10. Landing spots for Santa

11. Up in the sky

16. "Cannery ___" (Steinbeck novel set in Monterey, California)

20. "America's Got Talent" host Terry

21. Dawn droplets

22. ___ Wednesday (Lent starter)

23. Supersecret intel org. (Abbr.)

25. Cosmetician Lauder

26. ___, humbug! (Scrooge’s cry)

29. "Space Invaders" game maker

30. ___ and yang

32. Actress Thompson of "Back to the Future"

34. Muddy farm pen

35. Shoot from the ___ (act without thinking)

36. Brouhaha

37. Actor Danson of "The Good Place"

40. Vintage choice on a photo app

41. "Chicago Med" actor Oliver

42. Emotionally detached

44. Electric guitar player's need

47. ___ finder (carpenter's tool)

49. Blades at the Henley Royal Regatta

50. Stage accessory

53. Medical insurance option (Abbr.)

54. "How To ___ Fried Worms" (children's novel by Thomas Rockwell)

55. "The ___ of Innocence" (Edith Wharton novel)

56. Anti-smuggling law force (Abbr.)

57. Make a mistake

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