Smartphone forerunner, for short Crossword Clue

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Smartphone forerunner, for short Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FORERUNNER (noun)
1. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
SHORT (adjective)
1. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
2. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
SHORT (verb)
1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
2. create a short circuit in
SHORT (adverb)
1. at a disadvantage
2. quickly and without warning
SHORT (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

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More Daily Pop Crossword (7/29/2025) Answers

Across

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13. Old-style "Tsk!"

14. Aesop critter who loses to the tortoise

15. Cabbage dish often served in tiny cups

16. New Deal president (Abbr.)

17. Furniture chain founded in Sweden

18. "Stupid ___" (Connie Francis hit song)

20. Brooklyn NBA team

22. Actor Zachary of Netflix's "Alias Grace"

24. Gives the go-ahead

28. Like coating that prevents water condensation on lenses (Hyph.)

31. Free-for-all

32. "Deputy ___" (animated show about a crime-fighting canine)

33. Stanley Cup organization Abbr.

35. Show sleepiness

36. Honolulu greeting

38. "The Accidental ___" (Best Picture Oscar nominee based on an Anne Tyler novel)

40. Sailboat poles

41. Rice-A-___ ("The San Francisco Treat" brand)

42. Spicy Asian cuisine

44. Egg shapes

48. "___ Ha'i" ("South Pacific" song)

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54. Wax-wrapped Dutch cheese

55. Snakelike fish

56. Egg-shaped tomato

57. Very heavy book

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59. Paper Mate product

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Down

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2. First Amendment advocacy group (Abbr.)

3. Half-moon tide

4. "Get ___ of My Cloud" (No. 1 song by the Rolling Stones)

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6. Chicago star Richard

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8. The ___ Ridge Boys ("Elvira" singers)

9. Washington neighbor (Abbr.)

10. Drink with jam and bread, in song

12. The Platters song covered by Willie Nelson with the lyric "When purple colored curtains mark the end of the day" (2 wds.)

19. "Rock of Ages" band ___ Leppard

21. ___ Petty and the Heartbreakers

23. "The Force Awakens" actor Max ___ Sydow

25. Jai ___ (ball game played in a fronton)

26. Landscaping shrubs

27. Email outbox folder

28. Maroon 5 lead singer Levine

29. Simba's mate in The Lion King

30. "___ company, three's a crowd"

34. Restroom to a Brit

37. Barbecue residue

39. Kid-friendly card game

43. Was a copycat

45. Each informally (2 wds.)

46. Key ___ pie

47. Look over quickly

48. "___ on It" (song sung by Zac Efron in "High School Musical 2")

49. "Oklahoma!" character ___ Annie

50. Go on the ___ (flee)

52. Bass beer

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