Author Tan Crossword Clue

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Author Tan Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

AUTHOR (noun)
1. someone who originates or causes or initiates something
2. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
AUTHOR (verb)
1. be the author of
TAN (noun)
1. ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
2. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
TAN (verb)
1. get a tan, from wind or sun
2. treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
TAN (adjective)
1. of a light yellowish-brown color

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MAY

More USA Today Crossword (7/4/2025) Answers

Across

1. Jouster's weapon

6. Mornings (Abbr.)

9. Talk up

13. Flourish like a flower

14. ___ Crunch (cereal mascot whose full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch)

16. How awful!

17. Afro-Brazilian dance

18. Selina ___ aka Catwoman

19. Red Muppet

20. Crumb-carrying insect

22. "Let's ___ so"

24. No longer willing to participate

25. Quote from Will Smith after punching an alien in the face in "Independence Day" (1996)

29. Singer of "Independence Day" (1993)

30. A long time ___

31. The p in mph

32. Eyelash, for example

33. Gesture of agreement

34. Inquires

36. Pandemonium

40. Not very competent

44. "At any ___..."

45. Synagogue

48. Traffic cone

49. Alternatives to PCs.

52. 56-/58-Across, for example

54. "For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects ___ enhances the freedom of others"

55. Wedding phrase before a kiss

56. With 58-Across, statesman who asked, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" (1852)

58. See 56-Across

60. Gazed at

63. Court challenges

64. Has the nerve

65. Soaks, like a teabag

66. Sneaky 'Hey!'

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1. Pounds (Abbr.)

2. Apple pie ___ mode

3. ___ de plume (pen name)

4. Metallic shade of blue

5. Set free

6. Dismayed exclamation

7. Pandemonium

8. Irregular stain

9. Body part with a nail

10. Dismayed exclamation

11. Get ready to talk on a conference call

12. Body part with enamel

15. Celeb with celeb parents

21. Features of Navajo and Gwich'in

23. Unsettling

25. "Rock me, mama, like a ___ wheel"

26. Eat away at

27. Piece of punctuation

28. Hang on a clothesline

29. ___-pedi

35. Caesar and Cobb

37. LeBron and Luka's team

38. Loads

39. Patch up

41. A slam dunk is worth two (Abbr.)

43. ___ out (distribute)

46. Ethical principles

47. Freedom of the __

48. Was super nosy

49. Mythical king with a golden touch

50. Bring home from a shelter

51. Style of car

53. Spherical object

56. Tent part

57. Bloke

59. '__ whiz!'

61. '__ Miz'

62. It ends in Nov.

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