Zero-sum game Crossword Clue

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Zero-sum game Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
2. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
(verb)
1. make moist
2. cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ZERO (adjective)
1. indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
2. having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
ZERO (noun)
1. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
2. the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
ZERO (verb)
1. adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
2. adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
GAME (noun)
1. your occupation or line of work
2. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
GAME (adjective)
1. willing to face danger
2. disabled in the feet or legs
GAME (verb)
1. place a bet on

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (2/13/2025) Answers

Across

1. Does a prose pro's job

6. Handled easily

10. Like some Olympic races

14. Got a C, say

15. Snoot

16. Blind blues singer Paul

17. *Emerge, as teeth

19. Flower named for a deity

20. Slippery figure in a simile

21. "I'm in trouble!"

22. Soon to appear

24. Make passable, in a way

25. Tons

26. Heads of ancient Rome

29. *Plural personal pronoun

32. Bait shop purchase

33. One of two official languages of Afghanistan

35. Ancient kingdom of Asia Minor

36. Singer Grande, to fans

37. *Country where the Plain of Jars is located

39. Flight fig.

40. Car brand named for a deity

43. Pickled ginger served with sushi

44. Bell sound

46. Devilish sort

48. Balloon material

49. Focus of some magnet schools

50. Virtual companion of the 2000s

52. Nursery sounds

53. Exposure spec.

56. Emmy-winning Sawai of "Shogun"

57. Material in a junkyard pile … or a hint to answering this puzzle's four asterisked clues

60. Top-seed perks

61. Franchise with a signature A-frame roof

62. What you have in mind?

63. Declares

64. Punny reply to "What are you waiting for?"

65. Partitioned, as land for development

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Down

1. Advantage

2. All but hopeless

3. "Survivor" game-changer

4. Drag along

5. Close-fitting headwear

6. View

7. Henhouse

8. Night sch. offering

9. Figure (out)

10. Laundry cycle

11. "Mom and dad aren't gonna be pleased with us!"

12. Operating system developed by Bell Labs

13. Crow's-nest location

18. State with the highest percentage of federal land

23. Sights on beaches and in barns

24. __ chart

25. They may get splints

26. C-shaped tool, maybe

27. Ear-related

28. Winnings

29. Court event

30. Volatile demolition aid, for short

31. Got me!

34. In the midst of a conflict

37. Long-handled server

38. "You're too much!"

41. Standard park purchase

43. Press Club

45. Wipes out

47. Longest-running musical in London's West End, informally

49. Things commonly found in bars

50. Catches red-handed

51. Singer with the birth name Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin

52. Photoshop tool

53. Zealous supporter, in modern lingo

54. Knight's aide

55. Left in a hurry

58. Life force principle, in feng shui

59. Punk subculture

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