X-___ (time for carols, informally) Crossword Clue

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X-___ (time for carols, informally) Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

INFORMALLY (adverb)
1. with the use of colloquial expressions

More Daily Themed Crossword (10/23/2026) Answers

Across

1. Spinning toy

4. Practice punches in a ring, say

8. "___ that glitters is not gold"

11. Eye's colored part

13. Ye ___ Shoppe (shop sign words)

14. Astrological lion

15. It's pitched while camping

16. Like someone with bad manners

18. Greek god of war with a sword and spear

20. "The ___ of Fear," horror book by Elia Peattie which might make you think of a haunting presence assuming an unnatural and inhuman form

22. Earth's UV-absorbing layer

25. Corporate boss of bosses: Abbr.

26. CD-___: Abbr.

27. "___ Fear," horror book by Carol Ellis which might make you think of a haunted summer getaway with spirits circling tents and bonfire

30. Item in a Scrabble rack

34. "She found herself ___ pickle!": 2 wds.

35. Garment that may be strapless

36. Tex-___ (popular Southwestern cuisine)

37. "Why so ___?" iconic dialogue from "The Dark Knight"

40. Apple tablets

42. Happy greeting from a German Shepherd

43. "The ___ of Fear," horror book by Dean Koontz which might make you think of a haunted visage that moves of its own accord

44. Bull's opposite in the stock market

46. "Gracious" party thrower

48. Soccer broadcast cry

49. Solo who has a Wookiee sidekick

50. British financial giant founded in Hong Kong: Abbr.

54. "Fear ___," R.L. Stine horror trilogy which might make you think of a haunted picnic spot no one would dare enter

55. "___ be back" (Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous line)

56. Tiresias from "The Odyssey," for one

57. "Antony and Cleopatra" snake

58. Tissue box word indicating thickness

59. ___ through the nose

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Down

1. ___ for tat

2. Iron source

3. ATM access code: Abbr.

4. Achy, like some muscles

5. Sign on one end of a battery

6. ___ fuel to the fire

7. Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde"

8. ___ mater (one's old school)

9. ___ of faith (belief in something uncertain)

10. Get checkmated

12. ___ Lee of Marvel Comics

19. VCR button, for short

21. Really spicy

22. "Does my dress look okay, ___ it too simple for a party?": 2 wds.

23. "The Fear ___," horror book by K.R. Alexander which might make you think of a haunted neighborhood where the dead still walk the block

24. "Higher Learning" actor Epps

25. Tax professional: Abbr.

28. Put ___ in one's ear (suggest something): 2 wds.

29. "___ Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" (1965 hit)

31. Apple's desktop offering

32. Opener in a news article (anagram of "leed")

33. George Strait's "All My ___ Live in Texas"

38. Johnny Cash's "___ the Line": 2 wds.

39. Boat controller?

40. Some coding statements

41. Hiking trails

44. Slithery constrictors

45. Wyatt ___ of the Old West

46. "Fear ___," R.L. Stine horror duology which might make you think of a haunted school wing where lockers slam on their own

47. ___ child (one with no brothers or sisters)

48. High school senior's statistic: Abbr.

49. To be joined at the ___ (be inseparable)

51. Zero Emissions Day month, for short

52. "Maude" actress ___ Arthur

53. What babies do once they come into the world

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