Wear and tear, say Crossword Clue

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Wear and tear, say Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one’s own advantage
2. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
(verb)
1. use up, consume fully
2. avail oneself to

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WEAR (verb)
1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
2. be dressed in
WEAR (noun)
1. the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
2. a covering designed to be worn on a person’s body
TEAR (noun)
1. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
2. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
TEAR (verb)
1. strip of feathers
2. move quickly and violently

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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More Daily Themed Crossword (5/5/2025) Answers

Across

1. Set of socks, say

5. ___ constrictor (big snake)

8. Pea container

11. ___ list (list of errands): Hyph.

12. ___ Baba and the Forty Thieves

13. Prefix with “dermis” for the outer layer of the skin

14. Actor ___ Baldwin from "The Departed"

15. Young Scottish fellow

16. You ___ what you sow

17. "Diary of a Wimpy ___" (book series)

19. "Jingle ___," iconic Christmas carol that was the first song played on musical instruments in space by Gemini 6 astronauts in 1965

20. "Inside Out" emotion who may get very furious

23. Actress ___ Thurman of "Chambers"

24. Body's main blood vessel

25. Richie ___ (comic book character)

27. Young Darth Vader's nickname

28. Tuna holder

30. Head of the party?

33. "Space ___," David Bowie song that was performed in space by astronaut Chris Hadfield aboard the ISS

36. Make up an alibi

37. Steve Carell starrer "___ Almighty"

38. Group of grazing animals

39. Too inquisitive, as a neighbor

41. Rock music's ___ Speedwagon

43. "Umbrella" singer Rihanna, to her fans

44. "Across the ___," song by the Beatles that was beamed by NASA into deep space

49. Universal donor’s blood type, for short

50. Shoe bottom

51. Georgia's capital, for short

52. "Fly Me to the ___," Frank Sinatra melody that was closely associated with NASA's Apollo space program

53. "Before" in poetic verse

54. Mohawk stiffener

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Down

1. Group that meets in schools: Abbr.

2. 'You've got mail' company

3. Chemical suffix with "chlor" or "fluor"

4. "___ Man," Elton John number that is a popular wake-up song aboard the International Space Station

5. Like The Rock or Vin Diesel, hair-wise

6. Suffix with "Cray" or "Motor"

7. First ___ (emergency treatment)

8. Slippery part of a banana

9. Milky-white gem

10. Guacamole and salsa, for two

16. "___ for the Stars," track by will.i.am that was the first song to be broadcast to Earth from another planet

18. Tax-deferred savings plan: Abbr.

19. Weight-to-height calculation: Abbr.

20. Small battery size

21. "That's a strict ___" (taboo): Hyph.

22. Off the ___ (disconnected from the outside world)

23. Ornamental vessel

26. Bagel's center

28. Windy City rail system (anagram of "cat"): Abbr.

29. Author Rand who wrote "Anthem"

31. Knight’s title of respect

32. Actor ___ Danson of “Cheers”

34. Interior ___ (decorator's expertise)

35. Poison ___ (plant)

38. Weeder's tool

39. El ___ (weather phenomenon)

40. Cookie in a milkshake, often

41. Provoke, with "up" (rhymes with "mile")

42. Biblical apple picker

43. CD-___ (computer storage format): Abbr.

45. Neither's partner

46. Window-cleaning cloth, perhaps

47. Sault __ Marie

48. Perpendicular building wing, in architecture

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