Manipulate NYT Crossword Clue

Last seen: The New York Times, 18 Feb 2026

Showing 47 Matching Answers

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USE
3 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
"What's the ___?!"Crossword Clue
Apply, as a new skillCrossword Clue
ExploitCrossword Clue
Object's functionCrossword Clue
Bring into playCrossword Clue
Take advantage ofCrossword Clue
ConsumeCrossword Clue
ApplyCrossword Clue

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WIELD
5 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Handle, as a swordCrossword Clue
Employ, as powerCrossword Clue
ExerciseCrossword Clue
BrandishCrossword Clue
Exercise, as influenceCrossword Clue

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PLY
3 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Carry onCrossword Clue
WieldCrossword Clue
Toilet paper thicknessCrossword Clue
Paper towel layerCrossword Clue
Thickness of wood or paperCrossword Clue
Toilet paper layerCrossword Clue
Rope thicknessCrossword Clue
Tissue thicknessCrossword Clue

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RIG
3 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
High-performance gaming computerCrossword Clue
Illegally interfere with, as an electionCrossword Clue
SemiCrossword Clue
Big truckCrossword Clue
Fix, as a fightCrossword Clue
Fix, in a bad wayCrossword Clue
Oil field structureCrossword Clue
18-wheelerCrossword Clue
Manipulate the outcome ofCrossword Clue

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HANDLE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Online nicknameCrossword Clue
"I can ___ it myself"Crossword Clue
Name of worker on Gibraltar originally missingCrossword Clue
Twitter usernameCrossword Clue
Pot partCrossword Clue
Control — titleCrossword Clue
Name of composer heardCrossword Clue
Slang for an identity used on CB radioCrossword Clue
Manage — nameCrossword Clue
Pump partCrossword Clue

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JIGGLEWITH
10 Letters

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ALTER
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Cuff or hem, sayCrossword Clue
ChangeCrossword Clue
Fiddle withCrossword Clue
Make modifications toCrossword Clue
Make amends?Crossword Clue
Hem, sayCrossword Clue
DoctorCrossword Clue

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ENGINEER
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Certain STEM graduateCrossword Clue
Many a NASA employeeCrossword Clue
Rig upCrossword Clue
Mechanical or electrical whizCrossword Clue
Henry Ford or Nikola TeslaCrossword Clue
ContriveCrossword Clue
Manipulate technicianCrossword Clue
Angie Jones or Hedy LamarrCrossword Clue
Language always supporting smart designer of software, sayCrossword Clue

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OPERATE
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Use, as machineryCrossword Clue
ManageCrossword Clue
RunCrossword Clue
Make the cut?Crossword Clue
Wagner piece? Tiresome, vacuous workCrossword Clue
Control, like a machineCrossword Clue
Be in control of, like machineryCrossword Clue

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TWIDDLE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Apt rhyme for "fiddle"Crossword Clue
What you may do to your thumbsCrossword Clue
___ one's thumbsCrossword Clue
Do nothing with one's thumbs?Crossword Clue
Turn with a spinning motionCrossword Clue
Twirl around, pretty well intoxicated, having consumed whiskey and ecstasyCrossword Clue
Adjust model's front wheels, not working without keyCrossword Clue
Adjust models front wheels, not working without keyCrossword Clue
How to kill time with your thumbs?Crossword Clue
Ornament wild Ted smashedCrossword Clue

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WANGLE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Craftily obtain fish by weightCrossword Clue
Maneuver with fishCrossword Clue
Manipulate designer Vera with the FrenchCrossword Clue
Obtain by trickeryCrossword Clue
Engineer in corner supporting wifeCrossword Clue
Engineer beginning on wrong cornerCrossword Clue
Accomplish scheminglyCrossword Clue
Use craft to obtain foremost of white fishCrossword Clue
Engineer losing resistance in fightCrossword Clue
Engineer cannily takes women's perspectiveCrossword Clue

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KNEAD
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MassageCrossword Clue
Work with doughCrossword Clue
Work on with the hands, as dough or tired musclesCrossword Clue
Work with the handsCrossword Clue
MassageCrossword Clue
Work, as doughCrossword Clue
Work, as doughCrossword Clue
Work, as bread doughCrossword Clue
Work with one’s hands?Crossword Clue
Work with the hands, as doughCrossword Clue

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COG
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Small part of a machineCrossword Clue
Gear toothCrossword Clue
Gear toothCrossword Clue
Gear toothCrossword Clue
Gear toothCrossword Clue
Gear toothCrossword Clue
Gear toothCrossword Clue
Clockwork partCrossword Clue
Part of a gearCrossword Clue
Gear toothCrossword Clue

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FUDGE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Chocolate dessertCrossword Clue
"Fiddlesticks!"Crossword Clue
"Phooey!"Crossword Clue
Ice cream toppingCrossword Clue
Soft creamy sweetCrossword Clue
Adjust or manipulateCrossword Clue
Sweet female magistrate to ignore jointCrossword Clue
Obscure sweetCrossword Clue
Not be completely accurate withCrossword Clue
Misrepresent fellow not starting to push gentlyCrossword Clue

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GERRYMANDER
11 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Cook electoral boundaries to one's advantageCrossword Clue
Manipulate facts in piece contributing to wartime German article from BerlinCrossword Clue
Unequally carve up goose, madly merry tucking inCrossword Clue
Unequally carve up goose, madly merry tucking inCrossword Clue
Fix start without heartless Beam with QueenCrossword Clue
Rig vote in plant across railwayCrossword Clue

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SORT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Put laundry into piles, sayCrossword Clue
Put into groupsCrossword Clue
Put into piles, perhapsCrossword Clue
KindCrossword Clue
Arrange from newest to oldest, sayCrossword Clue
TypeCrossword Clue
Arrange numerically, perhapsCrossword Clue
Separate laundryCrossword Clue
CategorizeCrossword Clue
Put in orderCrossword Clue

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JUGGLE
6 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
To try to keep up with vessel, galley periodically usedCrossword Clue
Doctor can fix legCrossword Clue
Keep several things going at the same timeCrossword Clue
Manage, as multiple tasksCrossword Clue
Do many things at onceCrossword Clue

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COOKTHEBOOKS
12 Letters

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PAN
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Prospector's receptacleCrossword Clue
Negative reviewCrossword Clue
Peter who never grows upCrossword Clue
Wok, for exampleCrossword Clue
Criticize harshlyCrossword Clue
Go for the gold?Crossword Clue
Gold miner's toolCrossword Clue
Vessel for searing salmonCrossword Clue
Chef’s needCrossword Clue
Wok, e.gCrossword Clue

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STEER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Part of a cattle herdCrossword Clue
Take the wheelCrossword Clue
Cattle ranch animalCrossword Clue
Take the wheelCrossword Clue
Animal in many a roundupCrossword Clue
Take the wheelCrossword Clue
GuideCrossword Clue
Take the wheelCrossword Clue
Have the helmCrossword Clue
Take the helmCrossword Clue

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TWIRL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Spin, as a batonCrossword Clue
Show off a new dress, maybeCrossword Clue
Flower girl's dance move, perhapsCrossword Clue
Take for a spin?Crossword Clue
Do a pirouetteCrossword Clue
Show off a new dress, sayCrossword Clue
Spin aroundCrossword Clue
Play with, like hairCrossword Clue
Revolutionary actCrossword Clue
Show off a new dress, sayCrossword Clue

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ADROITLY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
In a deft mannerCrossword Clue
Idolatry debunked in masterly fashionCrossword Clue
Commercial earnings? Try to change sides cleverlyCrossword Clue
Lay out, protecting right in France with skillCrossword Clue
New tiro, learner within day working with skillCrossword Clue
Cleverly laid Tory offCrossword Clue
Idolatry — with skillCrossword Clue
Eccentric lady contains violent riot skilfullyCrossword Clue
Eccentric lady contains violent riot skilfullyCrossword Clue
A medic, quite oleaginous, bandaging patients foot with skillCrossword Clue

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FINAGLE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Trick, good during last actCrossword Clue
Harry taken in by smooth cheatCrossword Clue
Cheat put on record over hackCrossword Clue
Cheat in golf in a Gleneagles roundCrossword Clue
Obtain through trickeryCrossword Clue
Wangle $ 1000 in last actCrossword Clue
Manage to get $1,000 in last performanceCrossword Clue
Acquire by deceitCrossword Clue
WangleCrossword Clue
Get via trickeryCrossword Clue

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INVEIGLE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
With flattery, talk round Eastern European living in desperationCrossword Clue
Coax to give line awayCrossword Clue
Dupe wearing mask takes in good EuropeanCrossword Clue
Sweet-talk pair of Europeans living abroadCrossword Clue
Give line out to show lureCrossword Clue
Give line designed to persuade by flatteryCrossword Clue
Persuade Nigel Ive changedCrossword Clue
Persuade somehow, believing book is missingCrossword Clue
Dishonestly persuade, given lie to spread aroundCrossword Clue
Persuade the Parisian to go by rail, mostlyCrossword Clue

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MASSAGE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ay, there's the rub!Crossword Clue
Tension-reducing spa treatmentCrossword Clue
Something relaxing brought over, for example teaCrossword Clue
Pressure treatment?Crossword Clue
Spa treatmentCrossword Clue
Spa offeringCrossword Clue
Mothers herb rubdownCrossword Clue
Knead lump a long timeCrossword Clue
Rub the right way?Crossword Clue
Rub mothers herbCrossword Clue

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AIRBRUSH
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Device for spraying paintCrossword Clue
Breaking rib in a hurry to improve imageCrossword Clue
Spray that a coiffeur might use in Bow?Crossword Clue
Broadcast skirmish, so touch up picturesCrossword Clue
Touch up in PhotoshopCrossword Clue
Make prettier grooming instrument in BowCrossword Clue
From photo, exclude king, assuming a disguised hubrisCrossword Clue
Doctor photographs strain and grazeCrossword Clue
Spray that, it's commonly said, can smooth your locksCrossword Clue
Spray that, its commonly said, can smooth your locksCrossword Clue

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COAX
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Gently persuadeCrossword Clue
Gently persuadeCrossword Clue
CajoleCrossword Clue
Try to win overCrossword Clue
PersuadeCrossword Clue
WheedleCrossword Clue
Gently persuadeCrossword Clue
Gently cajoleCrossword Clue
Gently persuadeCrossword Clue
Gently persuade to announce drinksCrossword Clue

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COOK
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Person who has skill with a skilletCrossword Clue
Make someone breakfastCrossword Clue
Falsify, in a wayCrossword Clue
Use an air fryerCrossword Clue
Diner stafferCrossword Clue
Whip up some boliche, sayCrossword Clue
Diner employeeCrossword Clue
Prepare foodCrossword Clue
Prepare some cazuela nogada, sayCrossword Clue
Prepare a mealCrossword Clue

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FINGERNAIL
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Digital protection that’s reduced by using certain files?Crossword Clue
Government’s in better nick, providing digital coverage?Crossword Clue
One on hand, if learning is disruptedCrossword Clue
One on hand, if learning is disruptedCrossword Clue
Organised filing near item for filing?Crossword Clue
Repeatedly in fear? Thing will ultimately get chewedCrossword Clue
Repeatedly in fear? Thing will ultimately get chewedCrossword Clue
Its on hand, providing quick coverageCrossword Clue
Indicate guilt and then establish it in digital attachmentCrossword Clue
Identify secure digital connectionCrossword Clue

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FIX
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
RepairCrossword Clue
MendCrossword Clue
RepairCrossword Clue
RepairCrossword Clue
BindCrossword Clue
RepairCrossword Clue
Make wholeCrossword Clue
PredicamentCrossword Clue
Glue back together, maybeCrossword Clue
JamCrossword Clue

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MASSEUSE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Rubber blanket reused interminablyCrossword Clue
Widespread European employment for spa workerCrossword Clue
She manipulates earl during two different servicesCrossword Clue
Widespread drug consumption ones seen in parlourCrossword Clue
She pummels Everyman with wear and tear around bottomCrossword Clue
She pummels Everyman with wear and tear around bottomCrossword Clue
She may provide a service, work on ones back?Crossword Clue
Service finally made to employ female therapistCrossword Clue
Service finally made to employ female therapistCrossword Clue
Butcher uses same woman to see to jointsCrossword Clue

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RIGA
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Latvia's capitalCrossword Clue
World capital on both banks of the Daugava RiverCrossword Clue
Latvian capitalCrossword Clue
Capital on the Baltic SeaCrossword Clue
Capital of LatviaCrossword Clue
Latvian capitalCrossword Clue
Baltic capital cityCrossword Clue
Home to a third of Latvia’s peopleCrossword Clue
European capital said to be the site of the first decorated Christmas treeCrossword Clue
Baltic capitalCrossword Clue

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EWES
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Meadow momsCrossword Clue
Manchego sourcesCrossword Clue
Female sheepCrossword Clue
Fleecy mamasCrossword Clue
Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its nameCrossword Clue
Meadow mamasCrossword Clue
Females that may be fleecedCrossword Clue
Lambs' momsCrossword Clue
Mamas with fleeceCrossword Clue
Females in flocksCrossword Clue

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GASLIGHT
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Play mind games with hollow ""gotcha"" insult "Crossword Clue
Good -- a little source of illuminationCrossword Clue
Gee, a minor form of illuminationCrossword Clue
Manipulate someone psychologically into thinking that they are madCrossword Clue
Shoot the breeze with blonde in attempt to manipulateCrossword Clue
Illumination breaking down halts gigCrossword Clue
Talk on fair's source of illuminationCrossword Clue
Talk on fairs source of illuminationCrossword Clue
Film of Georgia, inconsequentialCrossword Clue
Greenery, at first a modest innovation in late Georgian streetsCrossword Clue

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SYMPTOM
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Red nose during wintertime, maybe?Crossword Clue
Medical signCrossword Clue
Runny nose or headache, maybeCrossword Clue
Sign that you have somethingCrossword Clue
Choosy MP to marry concealing sign all is not well?Crossword Clue
Characteristic of extremely scary animals essentially is to chase soft catCrossword Clue
Diagnostic clueCrossword Clue
Chills or feverCrossword Clue
Lousy MP to mask overwhelming evidence of something wrongCrossword Clue
Evidence of terrible gyp most absent good minute afterCrossword Clue

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RIGIDLY
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Fix casually? Strictly!Crossword Clue
Fix casually? Strictly!Crossword Clue
Get kitted out in vain for StrictlyCrossword Clue
Tractor-trailer rides on idly, without swayingCrossword Clue
In a strict wayCrossword Clue

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XXXXXXXXX
9 Letters

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PLATO
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cave man?Crossword Clue
"Allegory of the Cave" philosopherCrossword Clue
"Theory of Forms" philosopherCrossword Clue
Student of SocratesCrossword Clue
Student of SocratesCrossword Clue
Writer of the "Phaedrus" circa 370 B.CCrossword Clue
"Allegory of the cave" philosopherCrossword Clue
Student of SocratesCrossword Clue
Who said "Courage is knowing what not to fear"Crossword Clue
Philosopher's occupational therapy: mountain climbingCrossword Clue

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FAVORITE
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Underdog's oppositeCrossword Clue
Riddle, part threeCrossword Clue

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GIRO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Big name in bike and snow helmetsCrossword Clue
Predecessor of a copterCrossword Clue
Nickname for one of the three major stage races in cyclingCrossword Clue
Money transfer system via banksCrossword Clue
In being found wanting, start up income support paymentCrossword Clue
Cook brought back duck dish from GreeceCrossword Clue
Copter's forerunnerCrossword Clue
Banking system — social security chequeCrossword Clue
Helicopter precursorCrossword Clue
Early whirlybird, for shortCrossword Clue

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RIDING
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
On a bike tripCrossword Clue
Word with crop or shotgunCrossword Clue
"___ in Cars With Boys" (2001 film)Crossword Clue
Equestrian activityCrossword Clue
Part of Yorkshire getting worked upCrossword Clue
Dependent (on)Crossword Clue
Equestrian activityCrossword Clue
On horseback or piggybackCrossword Clue
Cycling in Yorkshire?Crossword Clue
Cycling in Yorkshire?Crossword Clue

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CONTROLFREAK
12 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
I’m unwilling to delegate? Surprisingly not, for a clerkCrossword Clue
Person with a compulsion to be in chargeCrossword Clue
One demanding power in wild talk for once receiving resistanceCrossword Clue
MicromanagerCrossword Clue
Super-hands-on managerCrossword Clue
Micromanager, sayCrossword Clue
Micromanager, sayCrossword Clue
One who loves to run?Crossword Clue

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INESSENCE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
BasicallyCrossword Clue
BasicallyCrossword Clue
FundamentallyCrossword Clue
Fundamentally, skill lacking at first, one missing in particular?Crossword Clue
BasicallyCrossword Clue
At bottomCrossword Clue
BasicallyCrossword Clue
Diplomacy without force supported by northern church, basicallyCrossword Clue
BasicallyCrossword Clue
Fashionable perfume, fundamentallyCrossword Clue

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TEA
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Drink served by the Mad HatterCrossword Clue
What might give you a brewed awakening?Crossword Clue
Darjeeling, for oneCrossword Clue
Black, green or white beverageCrossword Clue
Herbal refreshmentCrossword Clue
Bigelow productCrossword Clue
Afternoon drinkCrossword Clue
Gossip, in slangCrossword Clue
Coffee alternativeCrossword Clue
Beverage sometimes served with cucumber sandwichesCrossword Clue

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REJIG
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Arrange differentlyCrossword Clue
Rearrange equipment around base with JackCrossword Clue
Change rule briefly to accommodate JackCrossword Clue
Rearrange dance to follow religious studiesCrossword Clue
Jack and I visit Ronnies brother to make a few changesCrossword Clue
Put into a new orderCrossword Clue
Part of leg I jerked climbing bringing about change unexpectedlyCrossword Clue
RearrangeCrossword Clue
Alter dance again?Crossword Clue
Adjust most of time in office after installation of JudgeCrossword Clue

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TRACTABLE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pamphlet with chart requiring timeshare arrangement to be easily managedCrossword Clue
Board behind reversing vehicle that can be easily dealt withCrossword Clue
Putting board on reversing vehicle is easily managedCrossword Clue
Farm vehicle mostly capable, easy to controlCrossword Clue
Easy to control or influenceCrossword Clue
Short circuit on board is easily managedCrossword Clue
Easily managed piece of land by expertCrossword Clue
Leads in The Rivals can be performed - easily managedCrossword Clue
Vehicle turning up with item of furniture easy to deal withCrossword Clue
Easily managed to get vehicle hoisted on boardCrossword Clue

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TRIGAMIST
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Who might capture romantic hearts of say, Jasmine, Letitia and Ingrid?Crossword Clue

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Genre for James Brown or Al Green, informallyCrossword Clue

Biblical name for SyriaCrossword Clue

International agreementsCrossword Clue

"That's ___" (Dean Martin classic)Crossword Clue

Plumb madCrossword Clue

Ancient Greek marketplaceCrossword Clue

Dwindled awayCrossword Clue

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🕘⏳⏰Crossword Clue

Gullible oneCrossword Clue

Pepper that's two steps above poblano on the Scoville scaleCrossword Clue

Irritated outburstCrossword Clue

Carnaval city, informallyCrossword Clue

Smallish batteriesCrossword Clue

Reservoir producerCrossword Clue

BountyCrossword Clue

Favorable starting point of an auto raceCrossword Clue

🤙👏👋Crossword Clue

The Farm Service Agcy. is part of itCrossword Clue

Some wand wieldersCrossword Clue

Trident-shaped letterCrossword Clue

QB's callCrossword Clue

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Slopping spotCrossword Clue

Offensively odorousCrossword Clue

Noted wildlife refugeCrossword Clue

💬🗣️🗯️Crossword Clue

Cara of "Fame" fameCrossword Clue

Digital captureCrossword Clue

Enchantress of Greek mythologyCrossword Clue

Popular D.I.Y. websiteCrossword Clue

Go afterCrossword Clue

NincompoopsCrossword Clue

RacketsCrossword Clue

Reduced to crumbs, sayCrossword Clue

Manipulate NYT Crossword Clue

Showing 47 Matching Answers

USE

8 RELATED CLUES

WIELD

5 RELATED CLUES

PLY

8 RELATED CLUES

RIG

9 RELATED CLUES

HANDLE

10 RELATED CLUES

JIGGLEWITH

ALTER

7 RELATED CLUES

ENGINEER

9 RELATED CLUES

OPERATE

7 RELATED CLUES

TWIDDLE

10 RELATED CLUES

WANGLE

10 RELATED CLUES

KNEAD

10 RELATED CLUES

COG

10 RELATED CLUES

FUDGE

10 RELATED CLUES

GERRYMANDER

6 RELATED CLUES

SORT

10 RELATED CLUES

JUGGLE

5 RELATED CLUES

COOKTHEBOOKS

PAN

10 RELATED CLUES

STEER

10 RELATED CLUES

TWIRL

10 RELATED CLUES

ADROITLY

10 RELATED CLUES

FINAGLE

10 RELATED CLUES

INVEIGLE

10 RELATED CLUES

MASSAGE

10 RELATED CLUES

AIRBRUSH

10 RELATED CLUES

COAX

10 RELATED CLUES

COOK

10 RELATED CLUES

FINGERNAIL

10 RELATED CLUES

FIX

10 RELATED CLUES

MASSEUSE

10 RELATED CLUES

RIGA

10 RELATED CLUES

EWES

10 RELATED CLUES

GASLIGHT

10 RELATED CLUES

SYMPTOM

10 RELATED CLUES

RIGIDLY

5 RELATED CLUES

XXXXXXXXX

PLATO

10 RELATED CLUES

FAVORITE

2 RELATED CLUES

GIRO

10 RELATED CLUES

RIDING