Word processing function … and a clue to the circled square in this row Crossword Clue

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Word processing function … and a clue to the circled square in this row Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
2. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
(verb)
1. arrange or order by classes or categories
2. examine in order to test suitability

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PROCESSING (noun)
1. preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
FUNCTION (noun)
1. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
2. (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
FUNCTION (verb)
1. perform as expected when applied
2. serve a purpose, role, or function

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More NYT Crossword (3/20/2025) Answers

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5. Overly trusting type

9. Hay there!

13. Sign of warming temperatures

14. ''Yeesh!''

15. Nowhere to be found, in a way

16. Jewish wedding staple … and a clue to the circled square in this row

17. Actor in "Say Anything …" and "High Fidelity"

19. Deep-frying hazard, maybe

21. Cars whose logo represents the Pleiades star cluster

22. Aspiring doc's hurdle

23. Monica in the International Tennis Hall of Fame

24. Green-skinned Marvel hero

28. Worker in a Washington office

29. Common antiseptic

31. Alternative to mushrooms, maybe

34. Jewish deli order

36. Cleared (of)

37. Something that may be drawn at night

39. What "..." sometimes means

40. Singer Ric of the Cars

43. Alma mater of Ian Fleming (as well as James Bond)

44. Poetic time of day … and a clue to the circled square in this row

45. Urban area associated with gaming

47. Former world capital that's an anagram of its country's current capital

49. Prom attendee, typically

50. Tips back and forth

52. Clad

55. Capability of being pulled and stretched

57. Skin feature … and a clue to the circled square in this row

58. A lot of lot?

59. County north of San Francisco

60. Work, work, work

61. Gmail button

62. Hard worker to a degree?

63. [Don't delete this]

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1. Indefinite degrees

2. Restaurant chain acronym

3. First responder

4. Upholsterers' samples

5. Onetime queen of Jordan

6. "Yes, that's it!"

7. Stops for the night?

8. Devote attention to

9. Product of hardened lava

10. 'I'm well ___'

11. Defined set of points

12. Group that once included the members Babe Ruth and Harry Houdini

17. Martial arts champion who co-starred in 2020's "Mulan"

18. Used a certain rideshare service

20. T

24. Hot ___

25. When doubled, comment made with a wink

26. Source of the quote "Allah doesn't task a soul beyond its capacity"

27. Us and them, for two

30. Put down

31. The word "aquarium" has one

32. Word before check or on

33. 'Say it ain't so!'

35. Heckle loudly

38. Gate

41. Boastfulness

42. Word sometimes repeated after "Here ..."

44. Covered with a green growth

46. New York pro athlete

47. N.F.L. star Travis

48. Thirst for

50. Sites for saltwater soaks

51. Souvenir from a trip?

52. Very little

53. City on a lake of the same name

54. Arm-raising muscle, informally

56. Porter or pilsner alternative, in brief

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