Mission-critical Crossword Clue

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Mission-critical Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
2. (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
(verb)
1. identify as in botany or biology, for example
2. harmonize with or adjust to
(adjective)
1. serving as an essential component

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MISSION (noun)
1. a group of representatives or delegates
2. an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
CRITICAL (adjective)
1. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
2. urgently needed; absolutely necessary

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (7/8/2025) Answers

Across

1. Main idea

5. Holders of squid ink

9. Quickly put (together)

13. Even once

14. Acerbic humor

15. Witch’s incantation

16. Airport that Captain Sully departed from

18. Fusilli or fettuccine

19. Channel with a yellow rectangle logo, informally

20. British celebrity restaurateur Gordon ___

21. Animation studio behind "Scooby-Doo"

24. Speaker of Arabic or Hebrew

27. One of many on a self-driving car

28. What colors on opposite ends of the color wheel can do

29. Went fast

30. Nine months, typically, for a human pregnancy

33. "___ me anything"

34. Crave

37. By way of

38. Insects whose queens are fed royal jelly

40. His and ___

41. Fails to mention

43. Long looks

45. Cheddar, dough, bacon or cabbage

46. What a pleasure-seeker seeks

49. "La Traviata" and "La Bohème"

50. Capital of Canada

53. Alums

54. Outstanding effort ... or a feature of 16-, 21-, 34- and 46-Across?

57. Windows : Microsoft :: ___ : Apple

58. Place for a coin collection?

59. Body part covered by a cap

60. [Um, I can hear everything you're saying, you know]

61. Obedience class command

62. Obedience class command

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Down

1. Styling product

2. Tennis great Lendl

3. Japanese video game giant

4. To be honest …

5. Unruffled

6. Supplementary part

7. Some video effects, in brief

8. Blue expanse

9. Generator of junk mail

10. Better choice, given the options

11. Place for baptisms and wedding vows

12. Beach, in Spanish

15. Crosses swords

17. Mystery writer Christie

20. No-name

22. Bad-mouth

23. Disagreements

24. Part of the healing process

25. What __ can I say?

26. Lets bygones be bygones

29. Lip gloss quality

31. Pop singer Ora

32. Turn to pulp

35. Rock out on stage?

36. Where hens rest in henhouses

39. Fame and fortune

42. Spiky hairdos

44. Build up

45. Going both ways

46. Set of tenets

47. Celebrity who sometimes put gifts under her audience members' seats

48. John who married Pocahontas

51. "It ___ be long"

52. Half of base x height, for a triangle

54. Campfire residue

55. The Raven poet

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