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How a bandage should be

Last seen in Universal Crossword January 21, 2020 Answers

Stumped by the crossword clue "How a bandage should be"? You're not alone — this clue appeared in the Universal Crossword puzzle on January 21, 2020. We've scoured our database and found 172 possible solutions. The strongest candidate is STERILE (7 letters) at 99% confidence, based on data from published crossword puzzles.

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172 Other Potential Answers

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STERILE
How a bandage should be
Universal Crossword · Jan 21, 2020
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LAWANDORDER
Strict enforcement of the rules for a civil society, or how to process the requests in 21-, 26-, and 43-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2026
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FINEART
Reply when Mr. Garfunkel asks how everyone is doing?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
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ONETIMECODE
Number that should never be shared
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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TSK
"You should know better!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 26, 2026
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GETTHELEADOUT
"Move it!," or how to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 22, 2026
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SOWHATELSEISNEW
"And how is this surprising?"
Universal Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
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UNBIRTHDAY
What should be celebrated almost always, per Lewis Carroll
Universal Crossword · Mar 31, 2026
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STRIKESACHORD
Stirs emotions, or how a guitarist might interpret the ends of the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 18, 2026
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ANTE
What you should kick in before a deal?
Universal Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
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LETS
"We should!"
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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PHONEHOMECASE
Investigation into how E.T. got away?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
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NOTETOSELF
Personal reminder ... or a hint to how the first letters of the starred clues' answers change
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
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ITSIMPERATIVE
"You must!," or how a demanding conductor would interpret 20-, 26-, and 45-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 18, 2026
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MAKE
With 36- and 37-Across, get by, or how to find a second answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
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TEACHME
"I want to learn how to do that!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
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FORASONG
Cheaply ... or how 15-, 23-, 37- or 47-Across is clued?
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
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BRAG
Talk about how awesome you are
Universal Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
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UHUH
"No way, no how!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
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PARDONMYRUSSIAN
"I'm sorry, I'm still learning how to pronounce 'matryoshka'"?
Universal Crossword · Dec 31, 2025
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CROPTOP
Revealing garment, or how to make 17-, 23-, 49-, and 53-Across match their clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 26, 2025
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GETSOMEREST
"You should take a break"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 6, 2025
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HOMAGE
Show of respect
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
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EXPO
Trade show
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
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REVUE
Variety show
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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PACE
Show impatience
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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LADLE
Chowder server
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
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FBI
Letters said while showing a badge
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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OUTATE
Showed up at dinner?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
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PRY
Go where one shouldn't
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 28, 2026
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CARESS
Show of affection
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 28, 2026
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EGOTS
Showbiz quartets
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
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DOTE
Shower with love, with "on"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2026
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ARENA
Stunt show setting
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
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TVPG
Rating for many shows aired at 8 p.m.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
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BLOWOFF
Fail to show up for
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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DUELS
Old-fashioned showdowns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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AWOL
Mil. no-show
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
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RUSTS
Shows signs of age
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
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KOI
Showy carp
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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CBGB
NYC venue whose final show featured Patti Smith
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2026
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HONOR
Show respect for
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
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SNL
NBC show that inspired "30 Rock," for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
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ORNATE
Elaborately showy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
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EGOT
Showbiz grand slam
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
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SERIESFINALE
Show stopper?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
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USO
GI show gp.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
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CLUES
"Blue's __": Nick Jr. show
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
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INLIVINGCOLOR
1990s sketch comedy show
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2026
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REACT
Show emotion
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
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AURORAS
Natural light shows
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
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RHODA
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" spinoff
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
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PEAHENS
Pheasant family members with showy mates
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
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EMCEE
Comedy show host
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
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ARRIVES
Shows up
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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SHUN
Give the cold shoulder
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
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ADHERE
Show some stick-to-itiveness?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
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AXEL
Salchow kin
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
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ESPN
"The Pat McAfee Show" network
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
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NESTOR
"The Morning Show" actor Carbonell
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
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PROVES
Shows beyond doubt
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
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ANDYETHEREWEARE
"... somehow nothing has changed"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2026
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DATELINE
NBC news show since 1992
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2026
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ACTI
Show opener
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2026
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LEAK
Showerhead problem
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 17, 2026
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LEE
Greta of "The Morning Show"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 13, 2026
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ORANGEZEST
Soap that's perfect for adding color to a shower routine?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
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NOVA
Astronomical light show
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
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ADS
Show stoppers?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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PUNDIT
Many a Sunday talk show panelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 3, 2026
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TEDDY
Baby shower bear
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2026
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FEIGNS
Makes a false show of
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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SNAP
Show appreciation at a poetry slam, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
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THECHASE
TV quiz show with Cash Builder rounds
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 26, 2026
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ATTEND
Show up for
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 18, 2026
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TEACHES
Shows some class, maybe?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
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SALUTES
Shows some major respect?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 16, 2026
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HOBNOB
Rub shoulders (with)
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 15, 2026
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DIAPERGENIE
Practical baby shower gift
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2026
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OPENTOE
Like shoes that show off a pedicure
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2026
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WIG
Drag show accessory
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2026
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NOTAPEONYMORE
"If you buy another showy pink bloom, so help me ... "?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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WAVETHEWHITEFLAX
Show off very pale linseed plants?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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SATIRE
"The Daily Show" genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
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PRICKLYPEAR
Cactus with showy flowers
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 4, 2026
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MERCHBOOTH
Place for fans to show support
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 2, 2026
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MOVIE
Theater showing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2026
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OATS
Chow for a Clydesdale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
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FERN
Prop for Zach Galifianakis's talk show
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
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ATTENDEE
One who shows up
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
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ELLEN
Daytime show until 2022
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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AIRER
Show runner?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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YOUCOULDDOVERSE
Encouragement to a writer who shows an early penchant for rhyme?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 17, 2026
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SNEERAT
Show contempt toward
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
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BELOWDECK
Long-running reality show filmed on a yacht
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
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FILM
Cannes festival showing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
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AXELS
Salchow cousins
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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REAIRS
Shows again
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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VOTE
Show of hands, say
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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STEAM
Hot shower's vapor
Universal Crossword · Mar 31, 2026
1%
AGT
Reality show hosted by Terry Crews, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
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AIRS
Shows
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
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BOWED
Showed respect, in Japan
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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TORRE
Yankee manager between Showalter and Girardi
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
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SMARTS
Know-how
Universal Crossword · Mar 19, 2026
1%
TIMELAPSE
Like a video showing a flower bloom in seconds
Universal Crossword · Mar 18, 2026
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ARTHUR
PBS Kids show about an aardvark
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
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YAWN
Show boredom
Universal Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
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ERR
Show up at the wrong time, say
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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WAND
Magic show prop
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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PETRIE
"The Dick Van Dyke Show" surname
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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ACTS
"Show Boat" pair
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
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RESPECT
"Show some ___"
Universal Crossword · Mar 6, 2026
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DESI
Lydic of "The Daily Show"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 4, 2026
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TVAD
Show disrupter
Universal Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
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WWERAW
Fight show for more than 30 years
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
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ANY
"And now I know the life of a showgirl, babe / Wouldn't have it ___ other way" (Taylor Swift)
Universal Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
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PROVEIT
*"Show me evidence!"
Universal Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
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APR
Mo. whose "showers bring May flowers"
Universal Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
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LEAN
Show bias
Universal Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
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NEWENGLAND
Clam chowder style
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
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RAINJACKET
Shower gift?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
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BRIDAL
__ shower
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
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SNORTAT
Show contempt for
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
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GOSTAG
Show up solo
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
1%
SCTV
Sketch show that once starred John Candy, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
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ENEWS
Celebrity gossip show
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
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DOCTORWHO
Longtime British sci-fi show, or a question answered by the end of 16-, 25- or 45-Across
Universal Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
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BLUESCLUES
Children's show whose title character leaves paw-print hints, and what 18-, 23-, 36-, and 52-Across have in common
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
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EAT
Chow down
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
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IKE
Eisenhower's nickname
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
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MCS
Show hosts, for short
Universal Crossword · Feb 3, 2026
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ATE
Chowed down
Universal Crossword · Feb 3, 2026
1%
SHARKTANK
Reality show with entrepreneurs and investors, or what each set of circled letters make 17-, 27-, or 44-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 3, 2026
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STOIC
Showing no feelings
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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MIME
Performer who's all show and no tell
Universal Crossword · Jan 31, 2026
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CLAP
Show appreciation at a show
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2026
1%
TAKEIN
See, as a show
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
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TYSM
Texter's show of gratitude
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
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GIA
"The Last Showgirl" director Coppola
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 24, 2026
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FORBEAR
Show restraint
Universal Crossword · Jan 22, 2026
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TUBETOPS
Garments that may lead to cold shoulders
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 21, 2026
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SCORNS
Shows disdain for
Universal Crossword · Jan 20, 2026
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SMILE
Show happiness
Universal Crossword · Jan 19, 2026
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REESE
Witherspoon of "The Morning Show"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 14, 2026
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GMA
Early show since 1975, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 11, 2026
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PREEN
Show off in the mirror
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 11, 2026
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SLOP
Chow for a sow
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 7, 2026
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AMRADIO
Medium for a sports talk show
Universal Crossword · Jan 6, 2026
1%
TRIPS
Exotic game show prizes, say
Universal Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
1%
SHAMEONME
"I should've known better"
Universal Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
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KNELT
Showed respect to a queen
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2026
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DOOR
Something shown to a houseguest from heck
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2026
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MEL
Former "The Great British Baking Show" co-host Giedroyc
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 3, 2026
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CSPAN
House shower?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 2, 2026
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BRED
Raised, as show dogs
Universal Crossword · Dec 28, 2025
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OFFS
Face-___ (showdowns)
Universal Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
1%
ASKS
Shows curiosity
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 26, 2025
1%
MEIN
Beef chow ___
Universal Crossword · Dec 25, 2025
1%
REPORTS
Shows up for duty
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 21, 2025
1%
LEAD
Show the way
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 21, 2025
1%
SNUBS
Gives the cold shoulder to
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 21, 2025
1%
AGENT
Showbiz representative
Universal Crossword · Dec 20, 2025
1%
CLAM
Chowder morsel
Universal Crossword · Dec 18, 2025
1%
BASSET
Type of dog serenaded by Elvis on "The Steve Allen Show"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 17, 2025
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FAN
Editor of a TV show wiki, say
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
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LOLA
"Copacabana" showgirl
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 12, 2025
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FLEX
Show off at the gym
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 12, 2025
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EATS
Chows down
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
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HANDS
Show of ___ (casual poll)
Universal Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
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SRO
Sold-out show sign
Universal Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
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EDIT
Create a narrative out of reality show footage, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "How a bandage should be" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 172 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is STERILE (7 letters).
What is the best answer for "How a bandage should be"?
The best answer for "How a bandage should be" is STERILE with 7 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "How a bandage should be" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on January 21, 2020.
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