"___ it in the bud" (suppress early on) Crossword Clue

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"___ it in the bud" (suppress early on) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a tart spicy quality
2. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
(verb)
1. sever or remove by pinching or snipping
2. squeeze tightly between the fingers

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SUPPRESS (verb)
1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one’s authority
2. bring under control by force or authority
EARLY (adverb)
1. in good time
2. during an early stage
EARLY (adjective)
1. belonging to the distant past
2. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

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More Daily Themed Crossword (8/8/2025) Answers

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14. Short skirt

16. Baby's first word, maybe

17. Mother sheep

18. Scissors unit

19. Landlord's rental agreement

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27. "___ got a secret to tell you ..."

28. "At ___" (military order)

29. Boggy areas, like the Everglades

33. The Life Ahead actress ___ Loren

35. El ___ (weather phenomenon)

36. Band-___ (adhesive bandage brand)

37. Milky gems

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42. Dentist’s focus

44. Alley-___ (NBA move)

46. "Roll with the Changes" band ___ Speedwagon

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53. Crease remover

54. Ninth one on a calendar, for short

55. Elf-made product, perhaps

56. Op-___ (newspaper pieces)

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Down

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3. Jean material

4. Nightmare street of film

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9. "___ you later!" ("Bye for now!")

12. Music syllable after "mi"

15. Retirement savings option: Abbr.

20. Leak out slowly

23. Living room entertainment boxes: Abbr.

25. Forensic series with the theme song "Who Are You": Abbr.

26. "Hath ___ sister?" (line in Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure"): 2 wds.

29. ___-cone (shaved dessert)

30. Reddi-___ (dessert topping)

31. "Grey's ___," long-running ABC medical drama

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33. Taste, as a hot toddy

34. Many a poem by Shelley or Keats

36. On the beach

38. "Hold on a ___!"

40. Fishing ___ (equipment where a reel is attached)

41. Cake descriptor that is a synonym of "damp"

43. Prefix that denotes "three" and is used with "pod"

45. Petition

46. Dumpster-dining rodent

47. Vowels between "a" and "u"

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