Against the current Crossword Clue

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Against the current Crossword Answer

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(adverb)
1. toward the source or against the current

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

AGAINST (preposition)
1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; in this sense often preceded by over.
CURRENT (noun)
1. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
2. a flow of electricity through a conductor
CURRENT (adjective)
1. occurring in or belonging to the present time

Hint 3: Anagram

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TEMPURAS

More New Yorker Crossword (1/23/2025) Answers

Across

1. Ewe’s young

5. E pluribus ___

9. Spiky succulent

10. Undiluted

11. Emphasizing

13. Moves briskly

14. Warrior who followed the Bushido code of honor

16. Peppers made into poppers

18. Landed, like a bird on a perch

19. Beginning of a play

20. Flying mammals

21. What some Beyond and Impossible products imitate

22. Pig's pen

23. Down and slightly to the right, on a map: Abbr.

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Down

1. Vegas opener

2. ___-weeklies (indie newspapers)

3. Subject of Philip Larkin’s “Aubade” and Emily Dickinson’s “Because I could not stop for Death”

4. Coasters for pint glasses

6. Pests

7. Coffee dispenser

8. Ryan who starred in “When Harry Met Sally” and “Sleepless in Seattle”

12. Hot food for someone who’s not feeling so hot

14. Daily prayer, in Islam

15. Tiny specks

16. Quick punches

17. Superfund ___ (location designated for cleanup by the E.P.A.)

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