"The kissing disease," for short Crossword Clue

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"The kissing disease," for short Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
(noun)
1. an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DISEASE (noun)
1. an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
KISSING (noun)
1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (8/19/2025) Answers

Across

1. Biting comment

4. No thanks

9. Bottom of the food chain, say

13. That, in Spanish

14. Easier to get along with

15. Job perk that might accumulate

16. Catchalls of the insurance industry

19. Edgar Allan Poe writing

20. Reine's counterpart

21. Country that produces surprisingly little Muscat wine

22. Uses scissors on

24. Really giving an earful

28. Dissuade

30. Bit of body art, informally

31. Modern ___

32. Paradise on Earth

35. Where you might have to exchange tickets for food

36. Reptile that can reach up to 10 feet in length

40. Got carried along by

41. Nonexpert

42. Story extender

43. Pose a question

45. Deluges with emails

48. Play Store purchase

52. Series of steps

54. Part of a pot

55. "Now I see!"

57. Sitting on the bench, say

58. Catchphrase of a classic MTV show … or a hint for the starts of 16-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across

62. Book of legends

63. Unit of engine capacity

64. Hosp. area

65. Largest loch in Scotland by volume

66. Many ___ (a long time)

67. "___ Auto" (Volkswagen slogan)

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Down

1. Net worth negatives

2. Setting for the game Myst

3. Netminder

4. ___ saver (printing option for a crossword)

5. Crabbing spot

6. Person who may have to deal with long lines

7. Color whose name comes from the Greek word for "cuttlefish"

8. Sign of a packed house

9. Praline nugget

10. Galoshes and umbrellas

11. Noted wearer of a fig leaf

12. What a bobbing fist indicates in American Sign Language

15. Hard cap

17. Only planet in the solar system not visible to the naked eye

18. 1970 classic by the Kinks

23. Org. concerned with life beyond Earth

25. Winner of four World Cups

26. Like much of Utah

27. Road crew goo

29. Start to attract fruit flies, perhaps

33. Dance performed in Smetana's "The Bartered Bride"

34. Apt name for a financial adviser?

35. Huge supporter

37. Quirky types

38. Some Gmail convos

39. Throws in the microwave

40. Smash into

43. Singers with a range from F3 to F5

44. Appear to be

46. City that's home to el Museo del Prado

47. ___ gel (moisture-absorbing stuff marked "Do not eat")

49. Residents of the Realm of the Four Parts

50. Barbecue setting, often

51. Insta post

53. An eye for an I?

56. "Preach it!"

58. Lacking color

59. Shorts season in Strasbourg

60. Tree with serrated leaves

61. Mos. on end

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