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We've checked our database and believe the answer is INTENT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: INTENT

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97%6Exact Match!
noun

• an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

• the intended meaning of a communication

adjective satellite

• giving or marked by complete attention to

96%3Exact Match!
noun

• the act of using

• what something is used for

• a particular service

• (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

• exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

• (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

verb

• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

• take or consume (regularly or habitually)

• use up, consume fully

• seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

• avail oneself to

• habitually do something or be in a certain state or place (use only in the past tense)

95%3Exact Match!
noun

• an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

• the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

• the action of directing something at an object

• the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

verb

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• propose or intend

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

• direct (a remark) toward an intended goal

• have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times28 Oct 2024 Across 64
New York Times05 Aug 2024 Down 60
Telegraph Quick01 May 2024 Down 9
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