Poetry competition Crossword Clue

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ISLAM

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(noun)
1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
2. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
(verb)
1. throw violently
2. close violently

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COMPETITION (noun)
1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
2. the contestant you hope to defeat
POETRY (noun)
1. literature in metrical form
2. any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ISLAM
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Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ALMS

More USA Today Crossword (6/16/2025) Answers

Across

1. Pole on a sailboat

5. Ringlet of hair

9. Instrument that may be upright

14. Skin condition treated with benzoyl peroxide

15. Uzbekistan's continent

16. Red "Inside Out" character

18. Pill organizer contents, for short

19. Go rollerblading

20. Unexpected chart-topper

23. Cardinals on a scoreboard

24. Japanese pond fish

25. Flowers in a Valentine's Day bouquet

27. Customizable Nintendo avatar

29. Insta post

32. Beach vacation location

33. Like all-gender dorms

35. "Holy moly!"

37. Doctors' org.

38. "Seems pretty clear to me!"

44. Yoga accessory

45. Young woman

46. Cash dispensers

47. Big, to small

51. OB-___

53. Bitter brew

54. Having a night on the town, say

56. Secretly include in a correspondence

58. Gender-affirming treatment

59. Emergency supply stash

64. Anticipate

66. Regarding

67. Prefix for dynamic

68. Japanese loanword for PBJs and BLTs

69. ___ we forget …

70. Pack away

71. "Fried Green Tomatoes" actress Cicely

72. Eyelid annoyance

73. Nine-digit IDs

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1. What kilograms measure

2. Org. that protects legal rights

3. More sarcastic

4. Metronome measurement

5. Undergarment with thin straps, for short

6. Employs

7. Bus occupant

8. Mascara targets

9. Meat in Langer's famous #19 sandwich

10. Tattoos

11. Tennis great Andre

12. Earned after taxes

13. "... otherwise you'll be sorry!"

21. Tear

22. In a perfect world

26. 2020 US Open winner Naomi

27. Roast hosts

28. Repayment promise

30. 'It's on me'

31. Top exec at a board meeting

34. "Sweeney Todd: The ___ Barber of Fleet Street"

36. Heart test for short

39. "Mother to Son" poet Hughes

40. Droop

41. They may be emailed to you before a show

42. Little rascal

43. Airport screening org.

47. Horror-stricken

48. Northernmost Scandinavian country

49. Tennessee NFL team

50. Wall paintings

52. Timberwolves' org.

55. Device that often has many HDMI ports

57. Math or history

60. ___-bitsy

61. Cast a ballot

62. Smooth out wrinkles

63. AAA services

65. Altar proclamation

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