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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (40 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (38 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. It might be rigged | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Genre for Blackpink or BTS | 4 |
| 3A | 9. N.B.A. or M.L.B. V.I.P.s | 3 |
| 4A | 12. "No way!" | 4 |
| 5A | 13. ___ Sea, shrinking body of water that was once the world's third-largest lake | 4 |
| 6A | 14. Rock's ___ Maiden | 4 |
| 7A | 15. Wildlife that may nest on Hawaiian golf courses | 4 |
| 8A | 16. Bag with handles | 4 |
| 9A | 17. Some absurdist art | 4 |
| 10A | 18. "Anything sounds good to me" | 15 |
| 11A | 21. Poke bowl fish | 3 |
| 12A | 22. "I'm so great!" | 5 |
| 13A | 23. Basic couturier offering | 8 |
| 14A | 27. Highs ... that could appear four more times in this puzzle | 3 |
| 15A | 28. Arthur who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom | 4 |
| 16A | 29. "Same here" | 5 |
| 17A | 31. Letters on some moisturizer bottles | 3 |
| 18A | 34. Philosophy followed by Benjamin Franklin | 5 |
| 19A | 36. Rascals | 4 |
| 20A | 37. "Reputation" or "Midnights," for Taylor Swift | 3 |
| 21A | 38. It's how the story goes | 3 |
| 22A | 39. Ctrl+Z | 4 |
| 23A | 41. Talking point | 5 |
| 24A | 43. Expression of disapproval | 3 |
| 25A | 44. Exhausted | 5 |
| 26A | 46. State of confusion | 4 |
| 27A | 47. Gary Oldman or Ian McKellen, e.g. | 3 |
| 28A | 48. Devour | 8 |
| 29A | 50. Extra | 5 |
| 30A | 53. Ticket seller's take | 3 |
| 31A | 54. Failing epically | 15 |
| 32A | 61. Not at home | 4 |
| 33A | 62. Foundation for a proposal? | 4 |
| 34A | 63. Diving position with bent hips and straight legs | 4 |
| 35A | 64. The Prancing Pony and the Admiral Benbow are fictional ones | 4 |
| 36A | 65. Latin "Behold!" | 4 |
| 37A | 66. All over | 4 |
| 38A | 67. Govt. group with cryptologists on staff | 3 |
| 39A | 68. Goes on and on and on ... | 4 |
| 40A | 69. Screw them! | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. It might be rigged"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a vertical spar for supporting sails
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MAST
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2A: "5. Genre for Blackpink or BTS"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: KPOP
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3A: "9. N.B.A. or M.L.B. V.I.P.s"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
- Similar words include: gramme, gram, gm
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GMS
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4A: "12. "No way!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: UHUH
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5A: "13. ___ Sea, shrinking body of water that was once the world's third-largest lake"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARAL
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6A: "14. Rock's ___ Maiden"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
- Similar words include: smoothing iron, Fe, atomic number 26
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IRON
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7A: "15. Wildlife that may nest on Hawaiian golf courses"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NENE
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8A: "16. Bag with handles"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a capacious bag or basket
- Similar words include: holdall, carryall, tote bag
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TOTE
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9A: "17. Some absurdist art"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- Similar words include: dadaism, papa, pappa
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DADA
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10A: "18. "Anything sounds good to me""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: IMUPFORWHATEVER
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11A: "21. Poke bowl fish"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AHI
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12A: "22. "I'm so great!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: YAYME
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13A: "23. Basic couturier offering"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: BUTTONUP
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14A: "27. Highs ... that could appear four more times in this puzzle"
Solving Hints:
- Similar words include: up
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: UPS
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15A: "28. Arthur who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
- Similar words include: Arthur Ashe, Arthur Robert Ashe
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ASHE
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16A: "29. "Same here""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASAMI
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17A: "31. Letters on some moisturizer bottles"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
- Similar words include: sun protection factor
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SPF
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18A: "34. Philosophy followed by Benjamin Franklin"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the form of theological rationalism that believes in god on the basis of reason without reference to revelation
- Similar words include: free thought
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DEISM
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19A: "36. Rascals"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Similar words include: scalawag, gremlin, imp
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IMPS
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20A: "37. "Reputation" or "Midnights," for Taylor Swift"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Similar words include: epoch, geological era, earned run average
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERA
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21A: "38. It's how the story goes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- Similar words include: curve, electric arc, spark
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ARC
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22A: "39. Ctrl+Z"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
- Similar words include: unwrap, loosen, untie
- Opposite of: make, wrap
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Answer: UNDO
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23A: "41. Talking point"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
- Similar words include: theme, subject, issue
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOPIC
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24A: "43. Expression of disapproval"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
- Similar words include: tut, tut-tut
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TSK
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25A: "44. Exhausted"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that pass time in a specific way
- Similar words include: expend, pass, fagged
- Opposite of: unexhausted
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Answer: SPENT
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26A: "46. State of confusion"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
- Similar words include: daze, fog
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HAZE
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27A: "47. Gary Oldman or Ian McKellen, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that term of address for a man
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SIR
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28A: "48. Devour"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: GOBBLEUP
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29A: "50. Extra"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ADDON
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30A: "53. Ticket seller's take"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
- Similar words include: bung, tip
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: FEE
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31A: "54. Failing epically"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: GOINGUPINFLAMES
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32A: "61. Not at home"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that not present; having left
- Similar words include: forth, off, outside
- Opposite of: home
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Answer: AWAY
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33A: "62. Foundation for a proposal?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
- Similar words include: knee joint, articulatio genus, human knee
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: KNEE
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34A: "63. Diving position with bent hips and straight legs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
- Similar words include: thruway, state highway, expressway
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PIKE
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35A: "64. The Prancing Pony and the Admiral Benbow are fictional ones"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- Similar words include: hostelry, hostel, lodge
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: INNS
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36A: "65. Latin "Behold!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ECCE
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37A: "66. All over"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that again but in a new or different way
- Similar words include: afresh
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANEW
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38A: "67. Govt. group with cryptologists on staff"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
- Similar words include: National Security Agency
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NSA
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39A: "68. Goes on and on and on ..."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large long-haired wild ox of tibet often domesticated
- Similar words include: yack, Bos grunniens, gab
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: YAKS
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40A: "69. Screw them!"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
- Similar words include: eyelid, hat, chapeau
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LIDS
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. S.F. transit option | 4 |
| 2D | 2. "I'm standing right here, you know!" | 4 |
| 3D | 3. One end of the day | 7 |
| 4D | 4. Sister goddesses who personify destiny | 8 |
| 5D | 5. Hurricane that's the subject of the 2006 documentary "When the Levees Broke" | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Vessel's front | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Statement in a courtroom | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Statement in a courtroom | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Contents of some boats | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Router hookup | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Trap | 5 |
| 12D | 14. Creatives may jot them in a notebook | 5 |
| 13D | 19. "What have we here?!" | 3 |
| 14D | 20. Key worker? | 6 |
| 15D | 23. Perennially struggling with | 5 |
| 16D | 24. Apt letters missing from "c_ _tom_ _ _" | 5 |
| 17D | 25. Like pea soup fog | 5 |
| 18D | 26. One aspect to consider in making a decision | 8 |
| 19D | 27. Who often brushes dirt off home plate | 3 |
| 20D | 30. Honor ___ thieves | 5 |
| 21D | 31. Flower part | 5 |
| 22D | 32. Value | 5 |
| 23D | 33. One orientation of a playing card during a magic trick | 8 |
| 24D | 35. Saying "hmm ...," perhaps | 6 |
| 25D | 40. Where to get some "Fresh Air" | 3 |
| 26D | 42. "Come on, help me out" | 8 |
| 27D | 45. Buttery confections | 7 |
| 28D | 47. Some computers and televisions | 5 |
| 29D | 49. "___ Canto" (Ann Patchett novel) | 3 |
| 30D | 50. Once more | 5 |
| 31D | 51. Lows ... that could appear four more times in this puzzle | 5 |
| 32D | 52. Roman goddess of fertility | 5 |
| 33D | 55. One tool for scrolling on a computer | 7 |
| 34D | 56. Quechua speaker | 4 |
| 35D | 57. Prominent feature of an alpaca | 4 |
| 36D | 58. Little | 4 |
| 37D | 59. Scraped (out) | 4 |
| 38D | 60. Hides a tear, say | 4 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. S.F. transit option"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MUNI
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2D: "2. "I'm standing right here, you know!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
- Similar words include: hem
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AHEM
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3D: "3. One end of the day"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
- Similar words include: sunset
- Opposite of: sunrise
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Answer: SUNDOWN
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4D: "4. Sister goddesses who personify destiny"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: THEFATES
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5D: "5. Hurricane that's the subject of the 2006 documentary "When the Levees Broke""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: KATRINA
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6D: "6. Vessel's front"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that front part of a vessel or aircraft
- Similar words include: fore, stem, bow
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PROW
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7D: "7. Statement in a courtroom"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- Similar words include: swearing, expletive, curse word
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OATH
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8D: "8. Statement in a courtroom"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a humble request for help from someone in authority
- Similar words include: supplication
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PLEA
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9D: "9. Contents of some boats"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats
- Similar words include: godsend, boom, gold rush
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GRAVY
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10D: "10. Router hookup"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (from a combination of modulate and demodulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MODEM
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11D: "11. Trap"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
- Similar words include: hook, noose, entrap
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SNARE
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12D: "14. Creatives may jot them in a notebook"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- Similar words include: idea, estimate, mind
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IDEAS
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13D: "19. "What have we here?!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OHO
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14D: "20. Key worker?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone paid to operate a typewriter
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TYPIST
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15D: "23. Perennially struggling with"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BADAT
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16D: "24. Apt letters missing from "c_ _tom_ _ _""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
- Similar words include: substance abuser, user, exploiter
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: USERS
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17D: "25. Like pea soup fog"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the location of something surrounded by other things
- Similar words include: slurred, thick-skulled, thickly
- Opposite of: thin, thinly
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Answer: THICK
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18D: "26. One aspect to consider in making a decision"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a negative aspect of something that is generally positive
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: DOWNSIDE
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19D: "27. Who often brushes dirt off home plate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an official at a baseball game
- Similar words include: umpire
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: UMP
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20D: "30. Honor ___ thieves"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AMONG
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21D: "31. Flower part"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SEPAL
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22D: "32. Value"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
- Similar words include: trophy, pry, appreciate
- Opposite of: disrespect, disesteem
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Answer: PRIZE
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23D: "33. One orientation of a playing card during a magic trick"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: FACEDOWN
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24D: "35. Saying "hmm ...," perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- Similar words include: reflection, reflexion, thoughtfulness
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MUSING
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25D: "40. Where to get some "Fresh Air""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NPR
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26D: "42. "Come on, help me out""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: OHBEAPAL
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27D: "45. Buttery confections"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
- Similar words include: toffy, toffee, brittle
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: TOFFEES
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28D: "47. Some computers and televisions"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SONYS
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29D: "49. "___ Canto" (Ann Patchett novel)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
- Similar words include: B
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BEL
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30D: "50. Once more"
Solving Hints:
- Similar words include: over again, once more, once again
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AGAIN
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31D: "51. Lows ... that could appear four more times in this puzzle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that soft fine feathers
- Similar words include: shoot down, belt down, pull down
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DOWNS
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32D: "52. Roman goddess of fertility"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that english aristocrat who was the first wife of prince charles; her death in an automobile accident in paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
- Similar words include: Princess of Wales, Lady Diana Frances Spencer, Princess Diana
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DIANA
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33D: "55. One tool for scrolling on a computer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: DOWNKEY
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34D: "56. Quechua speaker"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
- Similar words include: Inka, Incan
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: INCA
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35D: "57. Prominent feature of an alpaca"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
- Similar words include: cervix, make out, neck opening
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NECK
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36D: "58. Little"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a very short skirt
- Similar words include: miniskirt
- Opposite of: midi
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Answer: MINI
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37D: "59. Scraped (out)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EKED
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38D: "60. Hides a tear, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fasten by sewing; do needlework
- Similar words include: tailor-make, run up, tailor
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SEWS
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
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Decode the Clues
Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.
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Build Vocabulary
Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
40 Across Clues
38 Down Clues
78 Total Clues
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