“React with exaggerated surprise ... or how to form the shorter shaded answers from the longer ones”
This clue appeared as 36-Across in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. The answer has 13 letters.
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The clue “React with exaggerated surprise ... or how to form the shorter shaded answers from the longer ones” ran in the NYT Crossword on October 7, 2026 as 36-Across. Its answer is a 13-letter phrase that starts with D and ends with E, with 7 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “React with exaggerated surprise ... or how to form the shorter shaded answers from the longer ones” clue?+
The answer is DOADOUBLETAKE (13 letters), from the NYT Crossword of October 7, 2026.
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