___ your expectations (words to an optimist, perhaps) Crossword Clue

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___ your expectations (words to an optimist, perhaps) Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. cause to drop or sink
2. move something or somebody to a lower position
(noun)
1. the lower of two berths

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OPTIMIST (noun)
1. a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
PERHAPS (adverb)
1. by chance

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Daily Themed Crossword (8/13/2025) Answers

Across

1. Room coolers: Abbr.

4. "The Fresh Prince of ___-Air" (sitcom with James Avery)

7. Opposite of "dusk"

11. “___ voyage!” (“Happy journey!”)

12. Lion in zodiac charts

13. Canyon rebound effect

14. Sheep's cry

15. Face-to-face exam

17. Reason to use an umbrella

18. Actor who played Michael Corleone in "The Godfather": 2 wds.

20. Like a fruit ready to be picked

21. Mike and ___ (fruit candy)

22. "13 Reasons ___," teen drama TV series starring Dylan Minnette that is set at Liberty High School

24. Actor ___ Michael Murray of "One Tree Hill"

27. "Aren't ___ pair?": 2 wds.

28. Letter after "B," phonetically

31. "___ Have I Ever," comedy TV series starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan that is set at Sherman Oaks High School

33. Open with a crowbar, say

34. Decay, as veggies

35. "Straight Outta Compton" rap group: Abbr.

36. Common letters in "tummy" and "summer"

38. N ___ (Justin Timberlake’s boy band)

39. Finance student's undergraduate degree: Abbr.

40. Sandwich with three main ingredients: Abbr.

42. Gawk at someone creepily

45. Firefighter's extendable equipment

48. Inter ___ (among other things)

49. Slanted typeface for short

50. Chemical suffix with "fluor" or "chlor"

53. Tail end

54. "___ Meets World," coming-of-age sitcom starring Ben Savage that is set at John Adams High School

55. ___-de-sac (dead end)

56. Academic year division, for short

57. Higher-___ (superiors)

58. Fish in an unagi roll

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1. The Winner Takes It All group

2. Steam engine fuel

3. ___, crackle, and pop

4. "On My ___," teen drama TV series starring Sierra Capri that is set at Freeridge High School

5. Spooky and spine-chilling

6. Money borrowed from a bank

7. "___ Girls," teen sitcom starring Nicola Coughlan that is set at Our Lady Immaculate College

8. Smoothie bowl berry

9. Beat to a froth, as cream

10. "It's ___ of my business"

19. ___-de-camp (senior officer's secretary)

23. Horse's meal bundle

24. "Inside Politics" channel: Abbr.

25. Chop with an axe

26. Director DuVernay of "Selma"

27. Typist's speed measure: Abbr.

28. Let it all out

29. Long stretch of time

30. "So on and so forth..." Abbr.

32. ___ the wrong way (irritate)

37. California beach city known for its surf and stars

38. Sault ___ Marie, Ontario

39. Pooh or Paddington, e.g.

40. Occasions to blow out candles and cut cakes, informally

41. Harmful cholesterol letters

42. Boat movers?

43. Musical TV series starring Lea Michele that is set at William McKinley High School

44. Actor ___ Neeson of “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”

46. On the summit of

47. Pilaf grain

51. "___ Date" (2010 film starring Robert Downey Jr.)

52. 90-degree angle's shape

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