Rough patches Crossword Clue

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RUTS

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

ROUGH (adjective)
1. unpleasantly stern
2. violently agitated and turbulent
ROUGH (adverb)
1. with roughness or violence (`rough’ is an informal variant for `roughly’)
2. with rough motion as over a rough surface
ROUGH (verb)
1. prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
ROUGH (noun)
1. the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

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RUTS
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More USA Today Crossword (3/21/2026) Answers

Across

1. "You've gotta be kidding me" gesture

9. Grabs

13. "Anyone could see that"

15. Shapes with no corners

17. Unexpected delight

18. "You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah" star Sandler

19. I'm ___ you

20. Word after "mix" or "mouth"

22. Double-helix molecule

23. Resentful

25. Plastic sack stash

27. Slathers with frosting

28. Takes part in a D&D campaign, say

29. For each

30. ___ at (subtly suggest)

31. Replaces the original audio with a synchronized translation

32. Proofreads before publication

34. Steamed dumpling

35. Party with electronic music

36. "The ___ Is Mine"

39. Grace and Frankie star

41. Heredity unit made of 22-Across

42. Its root was historically used to flavor root beer

43. Assignments for lawyers

44. Rainbow shape

45. Future D.A.'s exam

46. Make a run for it

47. Ancient Greek philosopher

49. Kind of video shot over many sittings

53. "Clear the way!" noise

54. ". . . for the rest of time!"

55. Mobility aid

56. Filling for some vegetarian sandwiches

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1. Festive evergreen

2. I see!

3. Vocalist spreading holiday cheer

4. Calendar listings

5. Likely to hold a grudge

6. Prefix for dynamic

7. Caustic chemical used to make lutefisk

8. Tofu or tempeh, for example

9. Nostril-blown instrument

10. Palindromic "Hacks" character

12. Baby carriers

14. Platform for a musical

16. Oceans

21. Mariah Carey or Ariana Grande, e.g.

23. Tiny taste of a drink

24. Get 100% on

25. Like fish that must be eaten carefully

26. Streisand's nickname

28. Awful deals

30. "I made my family disappear" movie

32. Tricks

33. Parenting pair, sometimes

34. Makeup for lashes

36. Closest friend

37. End of many countdowns

38. For sure!

39. Portmanteau for shelf-stable minced cloves

40. Speak formally

41. Classic 1980s space shooter game

42. Drains

43. Coke Zero and Pepsi, e.g.

46. Floating ice hazard

48. Start of many countdowns

50. 'The Princess Diaries' author Cabot

51. "Where We Once Belonged" author Figiel

52. Stop

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