Terrible ___ (rough stage for a parent) Crossword Clue

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Terrible ___ (rough stage for a parent) Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

TERRIBLE (adjective)
1. causing fear or dread or terror
2. extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
PARENT (verb)
1. look after a child until it is an adult
PARENT (noun)
1. a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
2. an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained

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More NYT Easy Mode Crossword (8/8/2025) Answers

Across

1. Harriet Beecher ___, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" author

6. Foldable stick in a camping backpack

14. Brand name for spandex

15. Event for nerdy types who also like beer

16. ___ nerve (bundle behind an eyeball)

17. Spots for the environmentally conscious to stay on vacation

18. "Aw, much obliged"

20. Like the stereotypical witch's nose

21. Fill to the brim

22. T-shirt sizes bigger than meds

23. Wild Direction

24. ___ Wawa (recurring Gilda Radner character on "S.N.L.")

26. Collectible cartoon frame

27. Nation south of Canada, for short

30. Warning about a potential fraud

33. Central point of a problem

34. "Don't worry, I'm reliable!"

36. What a pretzel might stand in for when a kid is doing a walrus impression

37. "That's my expectation …"

38. Medical professionals, for short

39. What bacon, ice cream and avocados are high in

40. Like a desert

41. Gradually withdraw, as from breast milk

43. They came between cassette tapes and mp3s

44. Stereotypical name for a Dalmatian

48. Ermine by another name

50. Surfaces for baking cookies

52. Polaris

54. Willy ___, fictional chocolatier who said "If the good Lord intended us to walk, he never would’ve invented roller skates"

55. Charity events where participants might race in their tighty whities

56. In alphabetical ___ (organized from A to Z)

57. "You've got this, just keep on pressing!"

58. Remains

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Down

1. Long, arduous processes

2. Personality for someone who takes charge

3. Group of eight

4. "Please respond to this letter!"

5. Per Person

6. Cousins of pushpins

7. Greek God of love and desire

8. To the ___ degree

9. Handheld digging tool

10. Pockets for falafel

11. Reverses, as a law

12. Speak with a pleasant cadence

13. Simple

15. Domestic feline breed with leopardlike markings

19. Balkan native north of Greece

23. Childcare provider who helps with breastfeeding

25. Q&A session format where everything's on the table

26. Some religious extremists, historically

28. Japanese heavyweight wrestling

29. Tool to "grind"

30. Liable to make you pucker

31. You might have to put money in a swear jar after saying them

32. Lip gloss brand in egg-shaped containers

33. Team activity that's not gender-specific

34. "Until now," on a paycheck

35. "Eww, I can't unhear that!"

39. Certain parent or priest

42. Command from the parent of a picky eater, perhaps

43. Celebrity chef David who founded Momofuku

45. Black-and-white bamboo muncher

46. In tune

47. Old Russian leaders

48. Rebuff with disdain

49. "Watch your ___!" ("You're being rude!")

50. Shock

53. "No more seats" letters outside a theater

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