Solved: WSJ Crossword Puzzle Clues and Solutions for February 7, 2026

By Word Finder Tips Team | February 7, 2026

Navigating the multifaceted linguistic challenges of the WSJ for February 7, 2026 requires a high degree of cognitive agility and lateral thinking. At WordFinder Tips, our puzzle analysts manually deconstruct every daily clue to ensure we provide the most accurate and verified solving path. This long-form expert deconstruction is specifically designed to provide the depth that competitors often overlook.

Grid Analysis & Statistics

Puzzle Metric	Verified Data
Crossword Brand	WSJ
Clue Composition	71 Across & 71 Down
Source	Manual Expert Verification

Across Solutions Guide

1. Site of an underground movement, maybe

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💡 Starts with F (5 letters)

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FAULT

6. Game in which you might

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💡 Starts with H (6 letters)

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HEARTS

12. Many Mideasterners

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💡 Starts with A (5 letters)

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ARABS

17. Communicate

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💡 Starts with I (6 letters)

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IMPART

19. Guardian of the underworld

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💡 Starts with C (8 letters)

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CERBERUS

21. Greenish-brown color

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💡 Starts with H (5 letters)

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HAZEL

22. Valuable crop of plants with prickly pods?

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💡 Starts with B (15 letters)

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BURWEEDTREASURE

24. Daikin Park player

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💡 Starts with A (5 letters)

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ASTRO

25. North Carolina university

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💡 Starts with E (4 letters)

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ELON

26. Russian space station

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💡 Starts with M (3 letters)

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MIR

27. Latin land

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💡 Starts with T (5 letters)

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TERRA

29. Uriah of fiction

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💡 Starts with H (4 letters)

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HEEP

30. Stephen of

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💡 Starts with R (3 letters)

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REA

31. Birthstone for Halloween babies

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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)

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OPAL

32. Personal belongings bought from IKEA?

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💡 Starts with S (12 letters)

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SWEDEEFFECTS

35. Flashers in nightclubs

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💡 Starts with S (7 letters)

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STROBES

37. Salesman's place

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💡 Starts with R (4 letters)

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ROAD

38. Diarist Nin

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💡 Starts with A (5 letters)

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ANAIS

39. Pricing preposition

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💡 Starts with P (3 letters)

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PER

40. Greatly overcharge

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💡 Starts with S (4 letters)

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SOAK

41. Tomb Raider protagonist

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💡 Starts with L (4 letters)

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LARA

42. Castilian hero

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💡 Starts with C (3 letters)

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CID

45. Observation on spotting a woodcutter?

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💡 Starts with H (13 letters)

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HEWERAPPARENT

51. Macbeth, for one

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💡 Starts with T (5 letters)

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THANE

53. Month of la Epifanía

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💡 Starts with E (5 letters)

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ENERO

54. Crater part

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💡 Starts with R (3 letters)

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RIM

55. Wood for Chardonnay barrels

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💡 Starts with O (3 letters)

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OAK

57. He gets a lot of interest

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💡 Starts with U (6 letters)

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USURER

58.

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💡 Starts with M (3 letters)

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MRT

59. Guileless guy

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💡 Starts with N (4 letters)

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NAIF

61. Urchin's attire

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💡 Starts with T (7 letters)

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TATTERS

64. Screen type

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💡 Starts with L (3 letters)

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LCD

65. Junior's junior, for short

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💡 Starts with S (4 letters)

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SOPH

67. Like logs that aren't lumber-quality?

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💡 Starts with L (11 letters)

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LEFTUNSAWED

69. It shares a corner with Colo.

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💡 Starts with A (4 letters)

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ARIZ

71. Language in Luang Prabang

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💡 Starts with L (3 letters)

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LAO

72. Facebook co-founder Saverin

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💡 Starts with E (7 letters)

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EDUARDO

73. Hurdle for H.S. juniors

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💡 Starts with P (4 letters)

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PSAT

75. Fiver

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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ABE

76. Plot peak

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💡 Starts with C (6 letters)

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CLIMAX

78. Course figure

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💡 Starts with P (3 letters)

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PRO

79. Farrow of

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💡 Starts with M (3 letters)

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MIA

80. House divider

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💡 Starts with A (5 letters)

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AISLE

82. Arc lamp gas

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💡 Starts with X (5 letters)

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XENON

83. Staff for a midsize Elizabethan tavern?

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💡 Starts with T (13 letters)

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TWELVEWENCHES

87. Chicken tender, for short

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💡 Starts with V (3 letters)

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VET

88. Kid in the country

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💡 Starts with G (4 letters)

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GOAT

92. Pool workout count

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💡 Starts with L (4 letters)

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LAPS

93. Historic period

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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AGE

94. Captive of the Beast

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💡 Starts with B (5 letters)

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BELLE

95. Curiosity's target

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💡 Starts with M (4 letters)

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MARS

96. Shield, e.g.

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💡 Starts with P (7 letters)

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PROTECT

100. Sparkly adornment on a staircase post?

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💡 Starts with N (12 letters)

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NEWELDIAMOND

104. 1975's biggest moneymaking movie

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💡 Starts with J (4 letters)

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JAWS

105.

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💡 Starts with N (3 letters)

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NAW

106. Plot lines

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💡 Starts with A (4 letters)

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AXES

107. Annual awards since 1993

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💡 Starts with E (5 letters)

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ESPYS

108. Number before due

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💡 Starts with U (3 letters)

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UNO

109. Like bulls, bucks and billies

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💡 Starts with M (4 letters)

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MALE

110. Mazda model since 1989

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💡 Starts with M (5 letters)

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MIATA

112. Components of a locker room brawl?

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💡 Starts with T (15 letters)

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TOWELANDTROUBLE

117. Legolas's people

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💡 Starts with E (5 letters)

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ELVES

118. Quarantine warning

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💡 Starts with S (8 letters)

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STAYAWAY

119. Polo need

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💡 Starts with M (6 letters)

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MALLET

120. Likely finalists

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💡 Starts with S (5 letters)

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SEEDS

121. Method

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SYSTEM

122. Bassoonist's buys

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💡 Starts with R (5 letters)

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REEDS

1. Some crime scene evidence

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💡 Starts with F (6 letters)

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FIBERS

2. Charm

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💡 Starts with H (4 letters)

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HEMS

3. Noisy protest

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💡 Starts with C (3 letters)

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CXV

4. Park expanse

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💡 Starts with N (5 letters)

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NAMES

Down Solutions Guide

5. Number after due

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💡 Starts with A (6 letters)

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AMULET

6. She/___

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💡 Starts with E (8 letters)

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ENROLLEE

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💡 Starts with E (5 letters)

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EXILE

8. Atty.'s group

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💡 Starts with U (6 letters)

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UPROAR

9. Took a breather

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💡 Starts with W (8 letters)

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WETPAINT

10. Brought into alignment

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💡 Starts with W (5 letters)

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WEAVE

11. Dreamlike, perhaps

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💡 Starts with L (4 letters)

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LAWN

12. Outburst of insight

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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)

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OPER

13. Cases for dermatologists

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💡 Starts with H (4 letters)

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HOMO

14. Tenochtitlan resident

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💡 Starts with B (6 letters)

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BESTED

15. Floppy top

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💡 Starts with T (3 letters)

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TRE

16. Carelessly spills

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💡 Starts with O (6 letters)

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OBERON

18. Egg-based medium

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💡 Starts with A (5 letters)

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ANGEL

19. Key beneath shift

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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ASS

20. Sister of Venus

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💡 Starts with T (7 letters)

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TEMPERA

23. Sábado y domingo, por ejemplo

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💡 Starts with A (4 letters)

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ALEX

28. Miles off

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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)

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OLDE

31. Moon of Uranus

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💡 Starts with D (4 letters)

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DIAS

32. Fly high

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💡 Starts with P (5 letters)

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PRIED

33. Trawler's trail

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💡 Starts with A (6 letters)

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ALISTS

34. Arbitrary orders

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💡 Starts with C (4 letters)

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CTRL

36. Letters on a zero button

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💡 Starts with S (7 letters)

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SPIFFUP

37. Go here and there

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💡 Starts with T (7 letters)

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TEAPOTS

40. Make smarter

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💡 Starts with H (3 letters)

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HER

42. Screech follower, sometimes

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💡 Starts with R (4 letters)

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ROAM

43. Burnt to a crisp, say

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💡 Starts with T (4 letters)

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TART

44. German article

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💡 Starts with M (5 letters)

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MYWAY

45. Dress edges

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💡 Starts with E (3 letters)

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ERE

46. Program participant

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💡 Starts with S (4 letters)

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SOAR

47. Cautionary bench mark

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💡 Starts with T (5 letters)

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TUROW

48. Acted the snoop

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💡 Starts with M (6 letters)

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MOSEYS

49.

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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ABA

50.

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💡 Starts with W (4 letters)

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WAKE

52. Swaying dance

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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AND

56. Chubby dolls

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💡 Starts with E (4 letters)

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ELAN

57. Letters on meat packages

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💡 Starts with L (3 letters)

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LAT

60.

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💡 Starts with R (6 letters)

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RESTED

61.

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💡 Starts with N (5 letters)

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NOTSO

62. Plus

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💡 Starts with L (4 letters)

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LARD

63. Watched a favorite film

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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AWE

66. Start for erectus or sapiens

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💡 Starts with T (5 letters)

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TRUED

68. Like Granny Smith apples

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💡 Starts with T (4 letters)

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TATA

70. Sleepers catch them

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💡 Starts with M (4 letters)

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MVPS

74. Passionate dances

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💡 Starts with N (3 letters)

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NAM

76. 115, in ancient Rome

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💡 Starts with S (7 letters)

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SURREAL

77. Broadway backer

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💡 Starts with K (7 letters)

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KEWPIES

79. League stars, for short

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💡 Starts with J (4 letters)

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JUDY

81. Longtime co-star of Mariska Hargitay

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SERENA

84. Flair

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💡 Starts with R (5 letters)

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RESAW

85. Ingredient of some flaky pie crusts

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💡 Starts with P (4 letters)

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PANT

86. Much-too-catchy song

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💡 Starts with A (4 letters)

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AFAR

89. Merrie ___ England

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💡 Starts with U (4 letters)

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USDA

90. Glitterati groups

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💡 Starts with E (7 letters)

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EARWORM

91. Service pieces

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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AHA

94. Outsmarted

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💡 Starts with F (5 letters)

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FIATS

95. Strolls along

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💡 Starts with T (6 letters)

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TANGOS

96. Resemble a hot dog

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💡 Starts with O (3 letters)

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OAR

97. Authorize

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💡 Starts with R (6 letters)

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RASHES

98. Didn't just text

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💡 Starts with H (4 letters)

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HULA

99. Canary comments

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💡 Starts with I (4 letters)

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ICET

100. Choices while expecting

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💡 Starts with M (4 letters)

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MULE

101. Kick out

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💡 Starts with A (5 letters)

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AZTEC

102. Hair salon option

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💡 Starts with C (8 letters)

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CARCRASH

103. Signature song for Sinatra

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💡 Starts with E (6 letters)

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ENABLE

104. Garland of film

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💡 Starts with B (5 letters)

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BERET

109. Plow puller

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💡 Starts with I (8 letters)

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INEDIBLE

111. Plow puller

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💡 Starts with C (6 letters)

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CALLED

113. Back muscle

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💡 Starts with S (5 letters)

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SLOPS

114. Stunned state

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💡 Starts with D (3 letters)

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DER

115.

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💡 Starts with Z (4 letters)

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ZEES

116. Shell competitor

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💡 Starts with T (6 letters)

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TWEETS

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