Risqué Crossword Clue

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Risqué Crossword Answer

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EDGY

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OFFCOLOR

(8 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. marked by richness and fullness of flavor
2. full of zest or vigor

Hint 2: Clue Definition

RISQUE (adjective)
1. suggestive of sexual impropriety

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

EDGY
(4 letters)
OFFCOLOR
(8 letters)

More New Yorker Crossword (8/6/2025) Answers

Across

1. The Duck, for the University of Oregon

7. “Conclave” Oscar nominee Fiennes

12. Flattens, so to speak

14. Wildcat similar to a margay

16. Legendary city of gold sought by conquistadores

17. Road-sign word indicating an alternative route

18. Overcast

19. Undesirable thing to find in one’s bed?

21. I.D.-checking group at an airport

22. Clark ___ (Superman's alter ego)

23. Shoot!

24. Storage spot for yard tools, maybe

25. Analogue of “Apt.” in a business address

26. More than disliked

28. Breadth

29. Mister in Mexico

30. Bamboozled

31. Tackle something that’s unpleasant but unavoidable

34. Dried flower parts in tea or potpourri

35. Diminished

36. Takes a breather

37. Schmucks

38. Suffix for an ideology

41. Notable stretches of history

42. Not seen very often

43. Cast a ballot

44. Otolaryngologist, for short

45. A ___ a dozen

46. Groups of lions

48. Sips slowly, as a drink

50. “Breakfast of Champions” cereal brand

52. Pantry basic

53. Sweet tunes?

54. Country that makes up most of the Iberian Peninsula

55. Singer Harry formerly of One Direction

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Down

1. Part of a croquet set

2. “Plus the foul,” in basketball lingo

3. “To Kill a Mockingbird” protagonist Finch

4. Hallmark product

5. “Sure, that’s fine”

6. Chopped host Allen

7. Event with roping and riding competitions

8. Got an A+ on, say

9. Permit

10. Flaw in a story line

11. Family member who might use a doggy door

12. Quick kisses

13. “Anyway, back to our conversation . . .”

15. Swapped

20. Word after tail or tight

23. “Alternatively,” in texting shorthand

24. Reprimand

26. Head over ___

27. Insects in underground colonies

28. Shoe bottoms

29. Numbers a sports fan might track

30. Major stench

31. Brand of salty bar snacks

32. Don't go in there!

33. ___-bones (including nothing beyond the basics)

34. Primps

37. Traffic snarl

38. Element whose chemical symbol is I

39. Knights’ trusty horses

40. Unkempt

42. Out of bed

43. Absolutely necessary

45. Grocery-store counter

46. Lively and energetic

49. Place to get a hot stone massage

51. "The Eagle ___ Landed":

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