Nest egg letters Crossword Clue

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Nest egg letters Crossword Answer

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IRATE

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(noun)
1. a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred
2. a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LETTERS (noun)
1. scholarly attainment
2. the literary culture
EGG (noun)
1. oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
2. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
EGG (verb)
1. coat with beaten egg
2. throw eggs at

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

IRATE
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Hint 4: Anagram

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AIR

More LA Times Crossword (8/16/2026) Answers

Across

1. Best of the best

5. Syrup source

10. That partner

14. Fistfuls of dollars

18. Authorize

19. Cookies with a "You asked for it" collaboration with 29-Across

20. Surrounding glow

21. La Scala solo

22. Ron + (Kristen + Alexander Graham)

24. Clint + (Francis Scott + Keegan-Michael)

26. NYC drama award

27. Slangy contraction

28. Land between Can. and Mex.

29. Peanut butter cup brand

30. Sally + (Julia + Philip)

34. Like stress balls and fidget spinners

35. End of term?

36. "Knock yourself out!"

39. Suzuki who won nine batting titles in two countries

43. Knocked out

44. Some reservoir residents

48. Barry + (Elliot + Jimmy)

51. Nia + (Elton + Tommy)

54. Othello's betrayer

55. Bulgarian, e.g.

56. Endow with, as authority

58. Autonomous vacuum

59. Utmost degree

60. Aligned

62. Labors mightily to accomplish

63. Grover + (Alton + Helen Gurley)

68. Term of endearment

71. Leveraged __: corporate acquisition

72. "Print to" option

75. Really sad

76. Sound from a kettle or a snake

78. Actor Epps

80. Island home of the Hana Highway

81. (Adam + Minnie) + Helms

83. Fiona + (Lemmon + London)

85. Speaker brand

86. Theater reviewers

89. Plug’s place

90. Channel that rarely fails to make one cry

92. Matinee hrs.

94. "The Return of the King" king

98. Cleary + (Faith + Jonah)

104. Small donkeys

105. Ballerina's turning point

107. Ancient France

108. "So Sick" R&B singer

109. Keith + (Garfunkel + Carney)

111. (Underwood + Fisher) + Johnny

114. New Mexico art hub

115. Santa's specialty

116. Leading

117. Nikon rival

118. Nikon products

119. Novelist Émile

120. Baking gloves

121. Pt. of IMF

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Down

1. Defense witness, often

2. Basic skateboard trick

3. Many a Seanan McGuire work

4. Sheepish sort

5. Crib accessory

6. Venues that often have corporate names

7. Nails, as with snowballs

8. “u r 2 funny!”

9. Start at the beginning?

10. Guitar player's aid

11. Hawaiian dance

13. Holy

14. Boat trailers?

15. Schoolyard retort

16. Certain hardware store patron, casually

17. Smart-alecky

18. Lead-up to a date?

23. Convertibles

25. Lotto game

28. Thrifted, perhaps

31. Bleak

32. Spots for scrubs

33. "ManningCast" brother

34. In stitches

37. ___ Well That Ends Well

38. Smokestack dust

39. "Game, set, match"

40. Puss, in Paris

41. Top temperature

42. Skater Midori

43. 101, for one

44. Tricks

45. Measures of resistance

46. Liberty org.

47. Hurdle for a DA-to-be

49. Pain relief brand

50. Donated

52. "Oh, __ up!"

53. Connect

56. Williams with five Wimbledon singles titles

57. Whirlpool

61. Captures

62. Completely wreck

63. Eggnog spice

64. Concede a golden goal, say

65. Of all time

66. Nose-tapping sounds

67. Kind of roast

68. Site for film fans

69. Lawnmower brand

70. Sanskrit honorifics

72. Rat or Brat follower

73. Team led by Mike Krzyzewski for 42 seasons

74. Clenched hand

76. Munich mister

77. Terse affirmative

79. Provide a new look

80. Prefix in many a Scottish surname

82. Printer function

83. Closer at the Globe

84. Kid

87. __ sock

88. Winter puddle topper

90. Many a "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" character

91. Fake

92. Landing spot of Noah's Ark

93. Liquids

94. Borders

95. Like most farmland

96. Shady spot

97. Wimbledon surface

99. Everglades wader

100. Like Machu Picchu

101. Listed, to a Brit

102. Antibacterial brand

103. Kind of Kind, in Köln

105. Texter's "Bye for now"

106. Peak near Olympus

110. Aussie hopper

111. Vid taker

112. Sashimi choice

113. Ecol. or geol.

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