Encounter Crossword Clue

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Encounter Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
2. experience as a reaction
(noun)
1. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
(adjective)
1. being precisely fitting and right

Hint 2: Clue Definition

ENCOUNTER(verb)
1. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
2. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
ENCOUNTER(noun)
1. a casual meeting with a person or thing
2. a hostile disagreement face-to-face

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

MEETING
(7 letters)
RUNIN
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
METE

More New Yorker Crossword (10/23/2024) Answers

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1. Police dispatches, briefly

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14. Major tournament in golf or tennis

16. Accustom (to)

17. Interstellar shortcuts in sci-fi stories

18. Come to the same conclusion

19. In a moment, give or take

20. Actors’ parts

21. Experiences again

22. Like a ballot that’s filled out at home

24. Turner who founded CNN

25. Gulps of air

27. U.K. publishing house where T. S. Eliot was once a director

30. Egg parts in many lemon-curd recipes

32. Attraction with animal enclosures

33. Apple gadget discontinued in 2022

34. Hangs in there, despite difficulties

35. Belgradian, for example

36. Vinyl albums, for short

37. Boxing fights

38. Stitches up, as socks

39. Handel oratorio that contains the “Hallelujah” Chorus

41. Liquor in a Martini

42. Be a schoolyard snitch

43. Carpentry tool used for manual cutting

47. Word before 'noir' or 'grigio'

48. In addition to

50. ___ layer (absorber of UV radiation)

51. Notion that needs fleshing out

52. Not in a million years!

53. Place to find cash in a pinch?

54. Surface for Wimbledon’s courts

55. Wraps up

56. Female residents of chicken coops

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1. Doing battle

2. Device for calling or texting

3. Gem whose varieties include emerald and aquamarine

4. Reached the peak of a mountain

5. Flashed cheekily?

6. Grade on a perfect paper, perhaps

8. Thoughtfully coördinated combinations of clothing, shoes, and accessories

9. Books that might be written in before bedtime

10. African nation whose capital is Luanda

11. Classic jukebox brand

12. Inexperienced newcomer

13. Gets a glimpse of

15. React to fear or cold

23. Synagogue cabinets

26. Weeps uncontrollably

27. Work that might receive a Golden Lion or Palme d’Or

28. Meal starter

29. Brazilian music genre pioneered by João Gilberto

30. "Is that clear?"

31. ___ out of (decide not to participate in)

34. Fuel source that contributed to London’s Great Smog of 1952

35. Sub that gets downed?

37. Cocktail ingredient added in dashes

38. Small boat

40. Playing pieces in Go

41. Sacred river in Hinduism

43. “The ___ of the Baskervilles” (Sherlock Holmes novel)

44. ___ up to (approach crabwise)

45. Got grub from Grubhub, say

46. Flyswatter sounds

47. Atari video game with a square ball and rectangular paddles

49. Bird on the Canadian dollar

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Encounter Crossword Clue Q&A

When was Encounter crossword clue used most recently?
- This clue was last seen in the October 23, 2024's New Yorker Crossword.
What was the most recent answer for Encounter crossword clue?
- The most recent answer for the clue is MEET
What is the 4-letter answer for Encounter crossword clue?
- MEET
When has Encounter crossword clue been used historically?
- New Yorker Crossword - October 23 2024
- Daily Commuter Crossword - August 30 2024
- The Sun 2-Speed Crossword - July 17 2024
- The Guardian Quick Crossword - July 11 2024
- Newsday Crossword - May 6 2024
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