Serious play Crossword Clue

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Serious play Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
2. an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SERIOUS (adjective)
1. appealing to the mind
2. completely lacking in playfulness
PLAY (verb)
1. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
2. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
PLAY (noun)
1. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
2. the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
DAMAR

More USA Today Crossword (8/15/2025) Answers

Across

1. __-3 fatty acids

6. Huge celebration

10. Show appreciation at a poetry slam

14. Less common

15. Red Muppet who appeared on "The West Wing"

16. 'See ya!'

17. Shopping ___

18. Building block of matter

19. Vegas WNBA team

20. "You won't believe what I heard . . ."

23. Arcade game that gets the heart pumping (Abbr.)

25. Some sci-fi beings

26. Soul mate?

27. Figure

30. Ben & Jerry, for one

31. Steer clear of

32. Grammy-winning album for Tyler, the Creator

34. Improvised singing style

38. Climactic TV episode aired before a hiatus

41. Brewery purchases

42. Ocean's ebb and flow

43. Sentence that keeps going and going and going

44. PC key that's part of a trio

45. Like a white crocodile

46. "Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning" star Bassett

50. Mentalist's alleged ability (Abbr.)

52. Counterpart of "estar," in Spanish

53. In a totally honest manner

57. Like a podcast happening in real time

58. Ballet skirt

59. Jacket material ruined by snow in a "Seinfeld" episode

62. "Voulez-vous coucher ___ moi?"

63. Creative spark

64. Flared dress style

65. Part of a dollar

66. March Madness ranking

67. Flower part

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Down

1. Choice words

2. Atlas page

3. 403 Forbidden, e.g.

4. Adorkable type

5. Region

6. Wild animal

7. Vocal ranges below sopranos

8. City haze

9. Where an athlete might hear extra-loud cheers

10. Put into words

11. Cheese-topped chip

12. Cooked at home

13. Out of style

21. Currency on Daiso price tags

22. However, for short

24. "Speak of the ___!"

28. Smooch

29. Poem of homage

30. Over with

32. 'Oh really?'

33. Odin or Thor

34. Give the cold shoulder to

35. "Wanna show me that?"

36. Without company

37. Vocal range above bass

39. Resort hotel in the Bahamas

40. Not online (Abbr.)

44. Brownie ___ mode

45. Satyajit Ray protagonist

46. Company with a "spokesduck"

47. Gullible

48. Accepted fact

49. Put up

50. ___ Lauder

51. Cheerleading unit

54. 'Bro!'

55. Stat!

56. Game limitation

60. Genetic molecule

61. ___ sauce (sushi bar condiment)

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