Answer: CANT
CANT is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 118 times.
Referring Clues:
- Argot
 - Quitter's word
 - Isn't able to
 - Defeatist's word
 - Pessimist's word
 - Jargon
 - Empty talk
 - Tilted position
 - Insincere talk
 - With 1-Across, is very important
 - Lingo
 - "Out of the question"
 - "I Can Dream, __ I?" (Andrews Sisters tune)
 - "This ___ be!"
 - Is unable to
 - Taboo word for optimists
 - Hypocrisy
 - Private language
 - "___ Buy Me Love"
 - Set at an angle
 - "Sheesh, ___ you read?"
 - "I ___ hear you!"
 - Underworld lingo
 - Tilt
 - Lacks the wherewithal to
 - Inclination
 - "___ or won't?
 - Lacks the power to
 - Oblique line
 - "White Men ___ Jump"
 - "You ___ fight city hall"
 - Lacks the means to
 - "__ Smile Without You": 1978 hit
 - "You __ be serious!"
 - Singsong speech
 - ''__ you take a hint?''
 - ''You __ fight City Hall''
 - Jargons
 - "Got other plans, sorry"
 - Is unable
 - Pious platitude
 - Unable to
 - Pitch to one side
 - Doesn't have what it takes
 - "You ___ be serious!"
 - Secret lingo
 - Word avoided by optimists
 - Hasn't the wherewithal
 - Slope
 - "You ___ handle the truth!"
 - "___ Smile Without You": 1978 hit
 - Beveled edge
 - "You --- Hurry Love"
 - Common excuse
 - "___ you take a hint?"
 - With 6 Down, isn't up to the task
 - "You ___ take it with you"
 - "I'm busy then"
 - Lacks the skills
 - Lacks the ability
 - Isn't 25-Across
 - Incline
 - Isn't able
 - Lacks the wherewithal
 - Lacks the skills to
 - 'This ___ be!'
 - Lacks what it takes
 - Word for quitters
 - Frankie Valli's "___ Take My Eyes Off You"
 - "Not doable"
 - Common contraction
 - "I'm busy that day"
 - Slanted surface
 - Isn't capable of
 - Slacker's word
 - More than won't
 - 'White Men ___ Jump'
 - "I ___ blame you"
 - Platitudinous talk
 - Lacks the capacity
 - "Why ___ we be friends?"
 - Quitter's contraction
 - 'It ___ be!'
 - "___ Buy Me Love": Beatles hit
 - Shop talk
 - "___ you read?"
 - Not just won't
 - Terse refusal
 - Lean
 - Prominent angle
 - Has no ability to
 - Projecting angle
 - Humbug
 - Hypocritical talk
 - Insincere language
 - Pious talk
 - Ray Charles' "I ___ Stop Loving You"
 - "Too busy"
 - "I ___ wait!"
 - Is incapable of
 - "___ relate"
 - Is powerless to
 - "I ___ even"
 - "I ___ take you anywhere!"
 - Is too busy, say
 - "___ win 'em all"
 - "I ___ explain it"
 - "___, or won't?"
 - "You ___ be serious"
 - Language common to a profession
 - "___ hurt"
 - Thieves' jargon
 - "You ___ win 'em all"
 - With 67- and 68-Across, MC Hammer lyric that applies to each of the answers to the starred clues
 - Tilt to one side
 - "I ___ believe my eyes!"
 - "Sorry, busy"
 - "Sorry, I ___ relate"
 
Last Seen In:
- USA Today - October 16, 2025
 - LA Times - August 15, 2025
 - USA Today - April 09, 2025
 - New York Times - January 18, 2025
 - New York Times - June 28, 2024
 - New York Times - June 04, 2024
 - USA Today - April 03, 2024
 - USA Today - November 28, 2023
 - LA Times - October 07, 2023
 - LA Times - September 15, 2023
 - New York Times - May 06, 2023
 - New York Times - April 01, 2023
 - LA Times - February 16, 2023
 - LA Times - December 28, 2022
 - USA Today - August 03, 2022
 - LA Times - May 15, 2022
 - USA Today - January 13, 2022
 - LA Times - December 15, 2021
 - Universal - April 10, 2021
 - LA Times - February 14, 2021
 
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