Introduction
Crossword puzzles offer a dual benefit of entertainment and mental exercise, promoting a sense of achievement once done. It is often best to start with easier clues and gradually progress to the more tricky ones. This can enhance your problem-solving skills and enjoyment of the activity.
This "Bale cincher" clue appeared in the Wall Street Journal Crossword on March 25, 2024. If you need some help with the solution, we have the answer below.
Answer
Clue: Bale cincher
Answer: TWINE (5 letters)
Hints and Explanation
Bale refers to a large bundle of goods like a bale of paper or a bale of hay that is compact and easy to move. A cincher refers to something that tightly secures or fastens an object in place.
The clue bale cincher implies something that holds the bale together. So paired with other solutions in the grid, the answer turns out to be “TWINE”.
Crossword Clues on March 25, 2024.
Here are the other crossword clues that appeared on March 25, 2024 in the WSJ Crossword.
- Beanie or beret
- Therefore
- Marbling in meat
- Items finishing 17-, 27-, 44- and 59-Across
- Roasting site
- Overhaul
- Stagger
- In ____ veritas
- Letter before beta
- Feeding time protectors
- Nile reptile
- Barbershop offering
- Rings solemnly
- Horse features
- Cops, in slang
- Make fun of
- Comerica Park team
- Bear or Berra
- Thunder sound
- Benjamin
- “The Waste Land” writer
- Connections
- Neighbor of Thailand
- Percolate slowly
- Frost, for example
- Designer Lauren
- Hold power
- Bless with oil
- Clean up copy
- Like some textbook publishing
- 'Sorta?'
- Kidded
- Merle Haggard’s “___ From Muskogee”
- Teeming
- Filming location
- Dangerous situation
- Letter after epsilon
- Furious feeling
- Gray in the face
- Farmer’s place, in song
- Accepted doctrine
- *Steps taken in an emergency?
- Figure of speech
- In pristine condition, to a collector
- Wallet bills
- Casserole bits
- Workshop array
- In the past
- Take for a different use
- Antlered animal
- Nefarious
- Photo-sharing site, familiarly
- Blends
- Able to see right through
- TREAT
- Criticized continually
- Brink
- Fluffy scarf
- Doofus
- Rinse or spin, for a washer
- Concept
- Track divisions
- Handed-down history
- Organizing whiz Kondo
- Series opener
- Christmas aroma
- *On a leash, say
- Full-range
- Wedding words
- Taunts
- Calf-length skirt
- *Late for work?
- Shoe brand named for a victory goddess
- Dated ditty
- "Right away, boss!"
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