Like a white dwarf Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Like a white dwarf” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of April 12, 2026? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2026
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DENSE is the answer to “Like a white dwarf”. It means closely and firmly united.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
Closely and firmly united.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: EENDS.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Thickly layered”.
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Across
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- 13. Lil Mama or Big Daddy Kane, e.g.6 letters, starts with RRAPPER
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- 21. Opera star's number4 letters, starts with AARIA
- 22. Odorless hydrocarbon6 letters, starts with EETHANE
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- 26. Where a trip starts6 letters, starts with PPOINTA
- 27. Complete collection3 letters, starts with SSET
- 28. Shortly, to Shelley4 letters, starts with AANON
- 29. Moving day transport3 letters, starts with VVAN
- 30. Appointment on campus4 letters, starts with DDEAN
- 32. Marina ___ Rey, Calif.3 letters, starts with DDEL
- 33. Worked on a case as Sherlock Holmes would8 letters, starts with SSLEUTHED
- 35. Minus: I bought an amulet, but there was a hex on it. Now I've been afflicted with ___.9 letters, starts with MMAGICHARM
- 37. Plus: I was wrong when I thought someone said there were deadly insects at the picnic. Instead they said there were ___. Great alcoholic drinks are much more fun!11 letters, starts with KKILLERBEERS
- 40. Covered, as by one's cellular network6 letters, starts with IINAREA
- 41. "Coldest drink in town" sloganeer4 letters, starts with IICEE
- 42. Some herbal drinks4 letters, starts with TTEAS
- 43. Actor's digression5 letters, starts with AASIDE
- 44. Office document4 letters, starts with MMEMO
- 48. Those assigning scores6 letters, starts with RRATERS
- 51. Gets into the 80s, say6 letters, starts with SSPEEDS
- 53. Basketball legend Tim who won five NBA championships6 letters, starts with DDUNCAN
- 55. Made a split decision?7 letters, starts with BBROKEUP
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- 66. "Well, right, that's what I'm saying"6 letters, starts with UUMYEAH
- 68. One-armed ___6 letters, starts with BBANDIT
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- 75. Livid3 letters, starts with MMAD
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- 80. Go back over, as steps7 letters, starts with RRETRACE
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- 84. Sportscaster Dick6 letters, starts with EENBERG
- 88. Welcomed through the door6 letters, starts with SSEENIN
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- 105. Pop's Grande, familiarly3 letters, starts with AARI
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Down
- 1. Programs on one's phone4 letters, starts with AAPPS
- 2. "A ___ technicality"4 letters, starts with MMERE
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- 6. Defensive structure7 letters, starts with RREDOUBT
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- 11. ___ traffic controller3 letters, starts with AAIR
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Questions
What is the answer to “Like a white dwarf”?
DENSE, 5 letters: closely and firmly united.
When was “Like a white dwarf” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of April 12, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
5 letters, starting with D.