Rainbow's shape Crossword Clue

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Rainbow's shape Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
2. something curved in shape
(verb)
1. form an arch or curve

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SHAPE (noun)
1. the visual appearance of something or someone
2. a perceptual structure
SHAPE (verb)
1. make something, usually for a specific function
2. shape or influence; give direction to
RAINBOW (noun)
1. an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun’s rays by rain
2. an illusory hope

Hint 3: Anagram

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CAR

More NYT Crossword (12/24/2025) Answers

Across

1. Whom you might say "hey" to every day

5. Collect

10. Indicator of an important email

14. One of many in a Swiss Army knife

15. "Name your ___!"

16. Predator in a pod

17. Salad topping that's actually from America and is rarely consumed in its namesake land

20. Wheelchair access paths

21. Spanish "listen up!"

22. "Shucks, you're too kind!"

23. As a P.S.

25. Sharp quality

27. "Out of Africa" author actually named Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke

30. Knee parts, for short

32. Wee winter workers

33. It keeps the rain away

36. Shout at a Real Madrid game

37. Kosher barbecue option

39. Kenan's partner in comedy

40. Where Noah's Ark landed

42. Grant

44. Observance celebrating a decision actually made on July 2 - the date when John Adams predicted it would be celebrated

48. "Scream" queen Campbell

49. Jockey's handful

50. Humans : Homo :: bees : ___

51. Frees (of)

53. Includes online, in a way

54. Blueprint

55. Some high-level H.S. classes

56. Aids for minors buying liquor ... or a hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across

59. ___ faire

61. Shrub that sounds regretful

62. Telethon contributions

63. Ironman race, familiarly

64. Kind of oil in some edibles

65. "How ___ It End?" (Taylor Swift song)

66. Lunch lady's hair holder

67. Fancy handbag inits.

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Down

1. Recipe directive

2. Speck

3. Travel without an itinerary, say

4. Count me out

5. Org. for therapists

6. Silly character on the "Sesame Street" segment "Elmo's World"

7. "S.N.L." alum Bryant

8. Free copy of a film sent to awards show voters

9. Perceive

10. "That's very kind of you"

11. Class where you learn how to get a tan?

12. Pimples

13. Fury

18. Cuba, por ejemplo

19. Looks weighed down

24. Pesky biter, informally

26. Patterns

27. Unwise

28. Procedure with frozen eggs, for short

29. No-clothes college gathering

30. "Really, we're still doing this?!"

31. Convenient spot for a pint

34. Orthodontists' offerings

35. Tricksy schemes

37. Cooked rice, in Korean cuisine

38. Ballpoint brand

41. Clarinetist's need

43. Wiener schnitzel meat

45. Snogged

46. Cut into small cubes

47. Coast Guard rank

52. Cops near Alcatraz, for short

54. 'Hey! Over here!'

57. ___ Stroker, Tony Award-winning actress in "Oklahoma!"

58. Low mark

60. Zilch

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