"Slippery" thing Crossword Clue

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"Slippery" thing Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
2. an elevated geological formation
(verb)
1. be at an angle

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SLIPPERY (adjective)
1. not to be trusted
2. causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
THING (noun)
1. a vaguely specified concern
2. an action

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Universal Crossword (4/17/2025) Answers

Across

1. Certain protests

9. "And I ___ ..."

14. Get too hot

15. Some election night graphics

17. Starting salary

18. Chargeable transports

20. Has been

22. Typical high schooler

23. Sublease, for example

26. Fertile soil

28. Gimlet spirit

30. Baton Rouge sch.

31. Back, at sea

32. Greek T

35. Venerated figure

37. ___ out (audition)

39. Shaving tools

41. Helpful website pages, briefly

42. Licoricelike spice

44. Alternatively, in a text

45. Absentee

47. "Thx" preceder

48. Goodness!

49. "Understand now?"

50. "The Golden Girls" actress Arthur

52. "Geez!" in Germany

54. Corn unit

55. Division indicator

57. Computer plug-in spots

59. Bit of info on a plane ticket

61. Power sources for a Game Boy Color

63. NBC weather anchor Al

66. ___ crackers

68. Bank headquartered in Dallas

71. One in a classic comedy trio

72. Compatibility gadgets

73. "ER" actress Laura

74. Stiffens ... or, when parsed differently, what the answers to the starred clues collectively have?

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Down

1. Some shortish hairstyles

2. Roller derby track shape

3. *Binary inquiry

4. Dosa relative

5. 'That's life'

6. Spill it!

7. “You’re it!”

8. Fret

9. *Crumbly taco topper with a rhyming name

10. PC hookup spot

11. Leaves off

12. *Begins flying

13. Alternative to a foil or saber

16. ID assigned to newborns

21. In the style of

24. Household liquidation events

25. Time to roll the dice, say

27. "When ya gettin' here?"

28. Presents

29. 'See if ___!'

33. Pleasing smell

34. Theater employee

36. Surveillance org.

38. Puppy's bark

40. Employer for some vets

43. ___ bracelets ('90s fad)

46. Hoops org.

51. That's it!

53. Toby Flenderson and Holly Flax in "The Office," for short

56. Citrus fruit that's technically a hybrid

58. Rich cake

59. "Hit the ___!" ("Floor it!")

60. Against

62. "Shoo!"

64. Off-white hue

65. Speak hoarsely

67. Get better, as wine

69. ___ to Joy

70. Geez!

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