Across Clues :
1. Wheel's place on a ship, 5. It beats a high card but nothing else, 9. Activist Parks, 13. Elder Obama daughter, 14. New York Times opinion writer Klein, 15. The "Iliad," for one, 16. Sentence that often appears in the first paragraph of an essay, 19. Mover's vehicle, 20. Shoe brand named for a Greek goddess, 21. Loses on purpose, as an N.B.A. team, 22. Quick confirmation of feasibility, 26. Jokes around, 27. Massachusetts college town, 31. Overused and uncreative, 33. Part of the hand, 35. Kinda, 36. Carry (around), 37. Dose for an LSD trip, 40. Jerry's foe in old cartoons, 41. Fastidious to a fault, 43. "Sadly …", 44. Old enough, 46. Classic ice cream order, 48. Doughnut shapes, 49. Football player in upstate New York, 53. Animal in "Happy hump day!" memes, 56. iPhone assistant, 57. Not worth a ___, 59. Cry from someone seeking revenge … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 22-, 37- and 49-Across, 63. Poker buy-in, 64. A panda's is 99% bamboo, 65. Remote-controlled flier, 66. Must have, 67. The "A" of M.F.A., 68. Little drinks
Down Clues :
1. Laughing sounds, 2. Supreme Court justice appointed by Barack Obama, 3. Fleur-de-___, 4. Key point, 5. Irksome, 6. Empire whose capital city was Tenochtitlán, 7. NPR host Glass, 8. Tattle (on), 9. 2023's "Fatal Attraction" and "The Little Mermaid", 10. Word before ended, handed or minded, 11. Drop in the ocean?, 12. Laws passed by Congress, 13. Cable channel that first showed "Beavis and Butt-head", 17. Plops oneself down, 18. ___ A Sketch (classic toy), 23. Zilch, 24. Ceases, 25. Actress Watson, 28. Mom-and-pop store, e.g., 29. Pollution that can change the colors of a sunset, 30. Stat of interest to a competitive crossword solver, 31. Balkan native, 32. Yellowfin or bluefin, 33. Rice dish, 34. Early computer scientist Lovelace, 38. Baby cow, 39. Loud and unhappy sports fans, in slang, 42. Defamed in print, 45. Sat. preceder, 47. Temporarily calm period, 48. Spanish bull, 50. Thus far, 51. Pumps iron at the gym, 52. Some cuts of pork, 53. The "C" of a printer's CMYK, 54. Top-notch, 55. Button to press when stepping away from a Zoom meeting, 58. Employ, 60. Kissing on the street, e.g., for short, 61. It's almost 80% nitrogen, 62. Quadri- minus one
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Monday September 30, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers |
Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 30, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Wheel's place on a ship. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HELM
Possible Answer : helm
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The clue is 5. It beats a high card but nothing else. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PAIR
Possible Answer : match, couple, duad, yoke, dyad, brace, distich, pair_off, twosome, geminate, mate, duo, twain, twin, copulate, couplet, partner_off, duet, span, pair
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The clue is 9. Activist Parks. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ROSA
Possible Answer : Rosa, genus_Rosa
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The clue is 13. Elder Obama daughter. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MALIA
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The clue is 14. New York Times opinion writer Klein. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EZRA
Possible Answer : Ezra, Book_of_Ezra
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The clue is 15. The "Iliad," for one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EPIC
Possible Answer : larger-than-life, epic_poem, epos, heroic, heroic_poem, epic, epical
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The clue is 16. Sentence that often appears in the first paragraph of an essay. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: THESISSTATEMENT
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The clue is 19. Mover's vehicle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: VAN
Possible Answer : van, vanguard, avant-garde, caravan, new_wave
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The clue is 20. Shoe brand named for a Greek goddess. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NIKE
Possible Answer : Nike
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The clue is 21. Loses on purpose, as an N.B.A. team. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TANKS
Possible Answer : armoured_combat_vehicle, cooler, tank_car, storage_tank, tank, armored_combat_vehicle, tankful, army_tank
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The clue is 22. Quick confirmation of feasibility. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: SANITYCHECK
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The clue is 26. Jokes around. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KIDS
Possible Answer : banter, tiddler, tyke, youngster, Thomas_Kyd, child, tike, shaver, Kid, chaff, nestling, kid, Kyd, small_fry, fry, nipper, kidskin, Thomas_Kid, minor, pull_the_leg_of, jolly, josh
Possible Opposite Answer : parent
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The clue is 27. Massachusetts college town. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: AMHERST
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The clue is 31. Overused and uncreative. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STALE
Possible Answer : dusty, cold, stale, moth-eaten
Possible Opposite Answer : fresh
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The clue is 33. Part of the hand. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PALM
Possible Answer : thenar, ribbon, decoration, palm, medal, medallion, handle, laurel_wreath, palm_tree
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The clue is 35. Kinda. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SEMI
Possible Answer : semitrailer, rig, semi, articulated_lorry, trailer_truck, trucking_rig, semifinal, tractor_trailer
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The clue is 36. Carry (around). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LUG
Possible Answer : lugsail, tote, block, Lug, Lugh, choke_up, lug, lugworm, tug, stuff, lobworm
Possible Opposite Answer : unstuff
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The clue is 37. Dose for an LSD trip. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ACIDTAB
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The clue is 40. Jerry's foe in old cartoons. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TOM
Possible Answer : tomcat, Tom, gobbler, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, tom, turkey_cock
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The clue is 41. Fastidious to a fault. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANAL
Possible Answer : anal_retentive, anal
Possible Opposite Answer : oral
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The clue is 43. "Sadly …". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALAS
Possible Answer : unfortunately, unluckily, alas, regrettably, ala
Possible Opposite Answer : luckily, fortunately
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The clue is 44. Old enough. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OFAGE
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The clue is 46. Classic ice cream order. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: VANILLA
Possible Answer : vanilla, vanilla_extract
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The clue is 48. Doughnut shapes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TORI
Possible Answer : toroid, torus, tore
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The clue is 49. Football player in upstate New York. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: BUFFALOBILL
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The clue is 53. Animal in "Happy hump day!" memes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CAMEL
Possible Answer : camel
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The clue is 56. iPhone assistant. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SIRI
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The clue is 57. Not worth a ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SOU
Possible Answer : sou
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The clue is 59. Cry from someone seeking revenge … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 22-, 37- and 49-Across. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: YOULLPAYFORTHIS
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The clue is 63. Poker buy-in. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANTE
Possible Answer : ante
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The clue is 64. A panda's is 99% bamboo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DIET
Possible Answer : dieting, diet
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The clue is 65. Remote-controlled flier. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: DRONE
Possible Answer : laggard, drone, radio-controlled_aircraft, pilotless_aircraft, drone_pipe, trailer, droning, lagger, bourdon, drone_on, dawdler, poke, monotone
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The clue is 66. Must have. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NEED
Possible Answer : ask, motive, indigence, postulate, pauperism, need, motivation, necessitate, call_for, take, involve, demand, require, penury, want, pauperization
Possible Opposite Answer : obviate
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The clue is 67. The "A" of M.F.A.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ARTS
Possible Answer : artistic_creation, graphics, liberal_arts, artistry, arts, artwork, fine_art, prowess, artistic_production, art, humanities, humanistic_discipline, nontextual_matter
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The clue is 68. Little drinks. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SIPS
Possible Answer : sip
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Laughing sounds. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HAHAS
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The clue is 2. Supreme Court justice appointed by Barack Obama. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ELENAKAGAN
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The clue is 3. Fleur-de-___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LIS
Possible Answer: lithium, Li, atomic_number_3, li
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The clue is 4. Key point. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: MAINIDEA
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The clue is 5. Irksome. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PESKY
Possible Answer: irritating, pesky, pestiferous, plaguey, vexing, nettlesome, annoying, vexatious, plaguy, galling, bothersome, pestering, teasing
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The clue is 6. Empire whose capital city was Tenochtitlán. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AZTEC
Possible Answer: Aztec
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The clue is 7. NPR host Glass. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IRA
Possible Answer: anger, ire, wrath, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, Irish_Republican_Army, Provisional_IRA, individual_retirement_account, IRA, Provos, ira
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The clue is 8. Tattle (on). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RAT
Possible Answer: informer, rat, lowlife, scab, scum_bag, stinkpot, crumb, dirty_dog, betray, git, skunk, stag, fink, stinker, squealer, blackleg, denounce, rotter, strikebreaker, shit, give_away, bum, shop, blabber, betrayer, tell_on, grass, so-and-so, puke, snitch
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The clue is 9. 2023's "Fatal Attraction" and "The Little Mermaid". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: REMAKES
Possible Answer: make_over, refashion, remaking, redo, remake
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The clue is 10. Word before ended, handed or minded. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OPEN
Possible Answer: subject, unresolved, afford, open, undecided, undefendable, opened, clear, loose, open_air, undefended, candid, unfold, exposed, spread, out-of-doors, undetermined, overt, capable, surface, give, spread_out, receptive, unfastened, assailable, open_up, outdoors, heart-to-heart
Possible Opposite Answer : fold, shut, close, unreceptive, covert, closed
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The clue is 11. Drop in the ocean?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SINK
Possible Answer: pass, lapse, subside, cesspit, dip, sinkhole, slump, settle, drop_down, drop, sink, slide_down, go_down, cesspool, bury, fall_off, go_under, sump, swallow_hole
Possible Opposite Answer : float, source
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The clue is 12. Laws passed by Congress. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ACTS
Possible Answer: playact, do, human_activity, Acts, number, deed, act_as, Acts_of_the_Apostles, enactment, pretend, work, roleplay, behave, human_action, routine, move, act, turn, play, bit, represent, dissemble
Possible Opposite Answer : refrain
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The clue is 13. Cable channel that first showed "Beavis and Butt-head". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MTV
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The clue is 17. Plops oneself down. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SITS
Possible Answer: model, posture, ride, pose, seat, sit, sit_down, sit_around, baby-sit
Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand
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The clue is 18. ___ A Sketch (classic toy). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETCH
Possible Answer: engrave, etch
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The clue is 23. Zilch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NIL
Possible Answer: zilch, zero, null, nothing, cypher, cipher, zip, naught, zippo, nil, nix, aught, goose_egg, nada
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The clue is 24. Ceases. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HALTS
Possible Answer: stop, stanch, check, block, stay, kibosh, stem, hold, arrest, staunch, freeze, halt, hitch, stoppage
Possible Opposite Answer : start
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The clue is 25. Actress Watson. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EMMA
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The clue is 28. Mom-and-pop store, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: RETAILSHOP
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The clue is 29. Pollution that can change the colors of a sunset. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SMOG
Possible Answer: smogginess, smog
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The clue is 30. Stat of interest to a competitive crossword solver. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TIME
Possible Answer: clip, meter, prison_term, clock_time, metre, sentence, clock, time, fourth_dimension
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The clue is 31. Balkan native. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SLAV
Possible Answer: Slav
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The clue is 32. Yellowfin or bluefin. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TUNA
Possible Answer: Anguilla_sucklandii, Opuntia_tuna, tuna, tunny, tuna_fish
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The clue is 33. Rice dish. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PILAF
Possible Answer: pilaw, pilau, pilaff, pilaf
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The clue is 34. Early computer scientist Lovelace. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ADA
Possible Answer: adenosine_deaminase, ADA
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The clue is 38. Baby cow. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CALF
Possible Answer: sura, calfskin, calf
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The clue is 39. Loud and unhappy sports fans, in slang. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: BOOBIRDS
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The clue is 42. Defamed in print. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: LIBELED
Possible Answer: libel
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The clue is 45. Sat. preceder. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: FRI
Possible Answer: Fri, Friday
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The clue is 47. Temporarily calm period. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LULL
Possible Answer: tranquillize, tranquillise, lull, quiet, letup, still, calm, calm_down, tranquilize, quieten
Possible Opposite Answer : agitate
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The clue is 48. Spanish bull. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TORO
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The clue is 50. Thus far. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ASYET
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The clue is 51. Pumps iron at the gym. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LIFTS
Possible Answer: rustle, heave, filch, raise, facelift, elevation, elevator, arise, pilfer, sneak, repeal, face-lift, hook, come_up, rhytidectomy, annul, hoist, overturn, pinch, face_lifting, move_up, aerodynamic_lift, revoke, cosmetic_surgery, elevate, raising, bring_up, rescind, vacate, countermand, reverse, ski_tow, uprise, rear, plagiarize, swipe, go_up, rhytidoplasty, ski_lift, cabbage, nobble, nip_and_tuck, wind, plagiarise, lift, purloin, snarf, abstract, get_up, airlift, face_lift, rise
Possible Opposite Answer : fall, lower
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The clue is 52. Some cuts of pork. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LOINS
Possible Answer: pubic_region, loins, lumbus, pubes, loin
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The clue is 53. The "C" of a printer's CMYK. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CYAN
Possible Answer: bluish_green, cyan, teal, blue-green
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The clue is 54. Top-notch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AONE
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The clue is 55. Button to press when stepping away from a Zoom meeting. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MUTE
Possible Answer: dull, tone_down, silent, dampen, deaf-mute, tongueless, wordless, unspoken, muffle, damp, deaf-and-dumb_person, mute, dumb
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The clue is 58. Employ. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: USE
Possible Answer: function, employ, employment, expend, use_of_goods_and_services, role, usage, utilise, habituate, practice, enjoyment, economic_consumption, habit, utilization, usance, utilisation, consumption, use, utilize, purpose, exercise, manipulation, apply
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The clue is 60. Kissing on the street, e.g., for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PDA
Possible Answer: organizer, PDA, personal_organizer, organiser, personal_organiser, personal_digital_assistant
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The clue is 61. It's almost 80% nitrogen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AIR
Possible Answer: aura, breeze, airwave, vent, zephyr, publicize, strain, broadcast, air, ventilate, aerate, transmit, publicise, bare, aviation, melodic_phrase, beam, air_travel, line, send, melody, gentle_wind, tune, atmosphere, air_out, melodic_line
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The clue is 62. Quadri- minus one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TRI