Type of word banned in North American competitive Scrabble in 2020 Crossword Clue

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Type of word banned in North American competitive Scrabble in 2020 Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a blemish made by dirt
2. a disparaging remark
(verb)
1. become vague or indistinct
2. play smoothly or legato

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COMPETITIVE (adjective)
1. involving competition or competitiveness
2. showing a fighting disposition
SCRABBLE (noun)
1. an aimless drawing
2. a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
SCRABBLE (verb)
1. feel searchingly
2. write down quickly without much attention to detail

More NYT Crossword (8/13/2025) Answers

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1. ___ Bradham, inventor of Pepsi

6. Skewer

10. Cook in hot water

14. Frank account?

15. Father's sister

16. “Casablanca” heroine

17. Acclaimed 2004 science fiction work by David Mitchell made into a 2012 film

19. Excess

20. Floor models

21. Floor

22. 1959 Broadway drama by Lorraine Hansberry, with "A"

26. Dearest pal

27. Sounds at a fireworks show

28. Remove from a clothesline, say

29. Beach blanket

31. Black Friday offering

35. Preceder of Jan.

36. 2006 romantic fantasy novel by Stephenie Meyer

39. With 43-Across, playful marine mammal

40. Playful marine mammal

42. Pros who may care for playful marine mammals

43. See 39-Across

45. Ah gotcha

47. Workers who sometimes carry flashlights

48. Newbery Medal-winning 1989 novel for children by Lois Lowry

53. Standard option in a popular rideshare app

54. Warn

55. Covid-19, in slang

56. Message from a pilot ... or what 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across each is?

62. White House staffer

63. Shower scrubber

64. Online crafts shop

65. Equipment in "Top Chef"

66. Spirits

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Down

1. Org. encouraging flu shots

2. Feel ill

3. Neighbor of a Thai

4. Scholarly

5. Intentionally

6. Used as a chair

7. Politician Gabbard

8. Santa ___ winds

9. 'Dynamite' K-pop band

10. Chaotic situation

11. Some cantina cookware

12. Japanese truck manufacturer

13. Draw toward dark

18. Female French friend

21. Sound at a massage parlor

22. Actress Zellweger

23. Pet adoption org.

24. Taboos

25. Kind of list

26. Blossoms-to-be

29. "Too ___" (2024 #1 Hozier hit)

30. Tsp. or tbsp.

32. Daisylike flower

33. Ogles

34. Removable Potato Head parts

37. Happily-after connector

38. Flared facial features

41. Spot to find 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across

44. "Your point also"

46. It sells, in an axiom

47. Computer operator

48. Sip slowly

49. Letter-shaped fastener

50. Laminated restaurant items

51. “Surprise Symphony” composer

52. Cary of "The Princess Bride"

56. Deplete

57. Sportage maker

58. Collector's item, informally?

59. Lions' org.

60. Neon or freon

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