Basic earring Crossword Clue

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Basic earring Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. adult male horse kept for breeding
2. ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
(verb)
1. scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
2. provide with or construct with studs

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

EARRING (noun)
1. jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe
BASIC (adjective)
1. reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
2. serving as a base or starting point
BASIC (noun)
1. (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
2. a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner’s all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use

Hint 3: Anagram

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DUST

More Newsday Crossword (5/27/2025) Answers

Across

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23. Compass point opposite WSW

24. Party giver

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28. Me too

30. By the __ (incidentally)

32. Caught a glimpse of

33. -natural, as foods

37. Flying-related prefix

38. Something difficult to cope with

42. Disguising military garb, for short

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44. Shirtsleeve insert

45. Display on museum walls

46. Nosh between meals

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52. Intuitive feeling

55. Went for a jog

56. Largest portion

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62. 'Who's there?' reply

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65. Got lighter in color

66. Is sure to

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68. List of candidates

69. Young girl

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Down

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7. Cook in the oven

8. Wipe specks off furniture

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29. Takeout meal order

30. HANDLE __ CARE

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49. Prepares to propose

51. In the lead

52. And here it is!

53. Map within a map

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57. My __ are sealed!

58. Emphatic typeface: Abbr.

59. Coyote call

60. Tax pro: abbr.

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