Zinc __ ointment Crossword Clue

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Zinc __ ointment Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OINTMENT (noun)
1. toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
2. semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
ZINC (noun)
1. a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende
ZINC (verb)
1. coat or cover with zinc

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More Newsday Crossword (9/16/2025) Answers

Across

1. 24-hr. cash dispensers

5. Pumpkin or squash

10. Natural bandage

14. Faucet leak

15. __ circle (most-trusted friends)

16. Dice toss

17. Pickle flavoring

18. Refrain (from)

19. Assuming that's true …

20. Reliable motive for action

23. Weather that hinders visibility

24. Letter after ess

25. Light brown color

27. 'Constrictor' snake

30. Bachelor of __ degree

33. Narrow river

36. Hill-building insects

38. Tra __ (song sounds)

40. Forbidden thing

41. Reliable store patrons

44. '__ my reasons'

45. Yes-__ question

46. Fill fully

47. Make a choice

49. Sulk

51. Formal "no" vote

52. Potato-growing state

54. Second notes of scales

56. Flying mammal

58. Reliable regular cash amounts

64. __ for (chooses)

66. Buildings' locations

67. Fail to mention

68. Bottom of a shoe

69. Modify to fit

70. Await approval

71. Gush forth

72. Begins to thaw

73. Finishes

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Down

1. Does sums

2. Three-person band

3. Run-of-the-___ (ordinary)

4. Share 50/50

5. With great care

6. __ about (approximately)

7. Golden Rule preposition

8. Modify, as a soundtrack

9. Planes without pilots

10. ___ Lanka (Asian nation)

11. Seed that's roasted for a morning brew

12. 'Not only that . . .'

13. Online diary

21. Antidrug agcy.

22. Me too

26. Metric weights

27. Underlying principle

28. __ house (free)

29. Snacked

31. Tex-Mex folded tortilla

32. Drink soup noisily

34. Major blood vessel

35. Amble along

37. Kept for later

39. It comes ___ surprise

42. "Low-power" morning beverage, for short

43. Travelers on vacation

48. Today before noon

50. Two hours before noon

55. "View" suffix for tele- or micro-

56. Supervisor

57. For each, informally

59. List-shortening abbr

60. Branch of govt.

61. Prophetic sign

62. Keep in __ (remember)

63. Predicted takeoff hrs.

65. Stitch together

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