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"The ___ thickens" Crossword Clue

Last seen in: New York Times · 2026-10-26

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(noun)

  1. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
  2. the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
  3. a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object
  4. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

(verb)

  1. plan secretly, usually something illegal
  2. make a plat of
  3. devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
  4. make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

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    New York Times · Oct 26, 2026

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