"Proper" or "common" thing in grammar Crossword Clue

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"Proper" or "common" thing in grammar Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
2. the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

GRAMMAR (noun)
1. the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
COMMON (noun)
1. a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
COMMON (adjective)
1. common to or shared by two or more parties
2. being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

More Daily Themed Crossword (12/17/2025) Answers

Across

1. Honey-glazed meat

4. Slip-___ (easy-to-wear shoes)

7. "Jersey Shore" or "Teen Mom" network: Abbr.

10. Body parts that blink

12. Mother, to a Brit (anagram of "umm")

13. Roses ___ red

14. Restaurant handout

15. Filmdom's Shrek or Fiona, e.g.

16. King ___ (ancient Egyptian pharaoh)

17. Psychic power: Abbr.

19. Start with a clean ___ (start anew)

21. "Buffy the Vampire ___," supernatural drama series where Sarah Michelle Gellar plays the titular vampire-killing teen

24. Letter before "emm," phonetically

25. Ending to "Super" for the name of a Great Lake

26. Snooze at one's desk, say

28. "I'm ___ you!" ("I'm watching you!"): 2 wds.

32. Actor Hanks from "Cast Away"

33. Day after Wednesday, for short

34. "The ___ Doctor," medical drama series where Freddie Highmore plays the titular talented young surgeon

35. E-commerce space for crafts

37. How-__: DIY guides

40. Sci-fi hoverer: Abbr.

41. Poetic tribute

44. "___ P.I.," crime drama series where Tom Selleck plays the titular private investigator living in Hawaii

46. Billy ___, "Uptown Girl" singer

47. Radio host ___ Glass of NPR

48. Italian for 'three'

50. "The ___," procedural drama series where Simon Baker plays the titular consultant known for his ability to "read" people's minds

55. Sink, as the sun

56. "Old-school" cool, slangily

57. "She ___ sandwich and an apple for lunch": 2 wds.

58. Morning hours, for short

59. Empire State Building city: Abbr.

60. Sculler's implement

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Down

1. Skirt's sewn border

2. Sailor's "yes"

3. "... the king's horses and all the king's ___ ..." (line from "Humpty Dumpty")

4. Texter's "oh woooow!": Abbr.

5. "___ Jackie," medical comedy-drama series where Edie Falco plays the titular emergency room caregiver

6. What the nose can do

7. ___ Damon, "The Martian" actor

8. "___ Detective," anthology crime drama series where Matthew McConaughey played the titular homicide investigator in season one

9. Puppy doctor, for short

11. Chop ___ (American Chinese dish)

15. ___ Winfrey, talk show host

18. Folder often found near Drafts and Spam

20. "I slept like ___ until morning" (slept very soundly): 2 wds.

21. Building construction spot

22. Pirate's stolen goods

23. "A Farewell to ___" (1929 Ernest Hemingway novel)

27. Extinguish a fire, with "out"

30. Vegan's soy block

31. Lamar ___ (former NBA player)

36. ___-Hoo (chocolate drink brand)

38. Scratch something out

39. “Brave” singer ___ Bareilles

42. Evil spirit

43. Poem of lament

45. Many a big charity event

46. "Jumbo" fliers

48. Airport organization that may ask you to remove your boots: Abbr.

49. Dream state acronym

51. Defense advisory group: Abbr.

52. "How was ___ know?" (2 wds.)

53. Dolphin's home

54. Pitch source

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