Reason for an R rating Crossword Clue

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Reason for an R rating Crossword Answer

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GORE

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(noun)
1. the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
2. activities associated with sexual intercourse
(verb)
1. stimulate sexually
2. tell the sex (of young chickens)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

REASON (verb)
1. present reasons and arguments
2. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
REASON (noun)
1. a rational motive for a belief or action
2. the state of having good sense and sound judgment
RATING (noun)
1. act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
2. rank in a military organization

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

GORE
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More Missing Letter Crossword (1/2/2026) Answers

Across

1. ABBREVIATION: "[Degree useful for a CEO]"

4. INTERJECTION: "used especially in radio and signaling to indicate that a message has been received and understood"

9. Rowboat rod

10. NOUN: "a dark granular mineral that consists of corundum with iron oxide impurities (such as magnetite) and is used as an abrasive"

11. PHRASE: "on a [bigger] scale or in a more prominent manner"

13. VERB: "to bake (eggs removed from the shell) until set"

14. ADJECTIVE: "of or relating to vision or the eye"

16. NOUN: "laugh"

19. NOUN: "an eccentric person"

20. Peter Pan character

21. ABBREVIATION: "the 12th month of the Gregorian calendar"

22. "___ little longer!" (party host's exhortation)

23. Aviator Dick ___

25. NOUN: "a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily personified in Greek mythology as a female monster"

29. ADJECTIVE: "given to expressing oneself freely or insistently"

30. Away from WSW

31. Good surname for a boater?

32. Man's name that's Latin for "king"

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Down

1. Use blades on blades

2. NOUN: "a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)"

3. NOUN: "a governing body or upper class usually made up of a hereditary nobility"

4. Archaeologist's discovery

5. "The Wire" protagonist

6. VERB: "to divide or arrange (a territorial unit) into election districts in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage"

7. Rowing machine unit

8. Deli bread

12. ADJECTIVE: "having little extent from one surface to its opposite"

14. No spring chicken

15. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "Edgar Allan 1809–1849 American poet and short-story writer"

17. Alternative to a three-point turn

18. NOUN: "a large olive green omnivorous parrot (Nestor notabilis) of New Zealand that is typically found in Alpine regions"

20. Educated guess

22. Washington Post section

24. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "river 1509 miles (2428 kilometers) long in Russia and Kazakhstan that...flows south into the Caspian Sea"

25. All-consonant chain

26. Org. that may complain about your curtains

27. Suffix with serpent

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