Past the deadline Crossword Clue

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LATE

(4 letters)

OUTOFTIME

(9 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adverb)
1. in the recent past
2. to an advanced time
(adjective)
1. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
2. after the expected or usual time; delayed

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DEADLINE (noun)
1. the point in time at which something must be completed
PAST (noun)
1. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
2. the time that has elapsed
PAST (adverb)
1. so as to pass a given point
PAST (adjective)
1. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
2. earlier than the present time; no longer current

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

Late
(4 letters)
OUTOFTIME
(9 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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TAEL

More USA Today Crossword (8/19/2026) Answers

Across

1. Coke or Pepsi

5. Mooing grazers

9. "Just so you know!" ads

13. “Sad To Say ...”

14. Speed-measuring tech

15. Equity-focused community center, for short

16. Neighborhood with designer boutiques

19. Mike Wazowski from "Monsters, Inc." has one big one

20. Top group of celebs

21. ___ sweet ___

22. Soup with a tonkotsu variety

24. Late payment, e.g.

26. Supergoop! bottle letters

28. One-___ (single occurrences)

30. Photocopier brand

32. Manual's counterpart

33. Dentist's thread

35. Pottery or glassblowing, for example

36. Go up

37. "Straight from the manufacturer" purchase option

41. Large flightless bird

42. "What do ___ mean?"

43. Not wild

44. Take a power nap, say

46. Google Maps technology

48. Pain-relieving hemp product, for short

52. Tool used for tilling

54. Arthur for whom the ESPYs' Courage Award is named

56. Kissing in the park, e.g.

57. Hardly a saint

61. Handheld game that shouts instructions

62. Word before "position" or "vault"

63. Taylor Swift's The ___ Tour

64. Over

65. With no other changes

66. Corn unit

67. Colorado ski town

69. Trippy tab

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Down

1. Barista's workplace

2. Skincare brand that sounds like an exclamation

3. Intense concentration

4. Fireplace remains

5. Dog

6. What are the ___?

7. Any minute now

8. Soon-to-be alumni: Abbr.

9. Prefix with "technic"

10. Bikini e.g.

11. Is OK with

12. Stopped standing

14. Watch brand with a crown logo

17. "That's me!"

18. Run-of-__-mill

23. Aide: Abbr.

25. "Even more dairy" pizza request

27. Nemesis

28. "Shark Tank" proposal

29. Feature of the Portland Fire and Miami Heat logos

31. “Awesomesauce”

32. Followed a curved path

34. Vegan milk option

38. Walkie-talkie user's "Gotcha"

39. Gotcha

40. Glowing fireplace bit

45. Be one's best self

47. Fried South Asian snack

49. Performances with arias

50. Driver's license, e.g

51. Back muscles, for short

53. Frequently

55. Divided

57. Keychain attachments

58. Each

59. Milky gemstone

60. Sense

61. Sheep's sound

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