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- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (39 clues)
- Down Clues (40 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 79 (39 Across, 40 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.1 letters
July 18, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers
No. | Clue | Letters |
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1A | 1. U.S. intelligence org. | 3 |
2A | 4. Pal you might take fishing? | 4 |
3A | 8. Very minor celeb | 7 |
4A | 15. Preserve in a display, as a sacred relic | 8 |
5A | 17. "My understanding is ..." | 7 |
6A | 18. Trident-wielding god of the sea | 8 |
7A | 19. Apollo's twin who rules over the hunt | 7 |
8A | 20. Tied, as a hay bale | 6 |
9A | 21. "Go back" menu command | 4 |
10A | 22. 6, on a phone's keypad | 3 |
11A | 23. ___ and downs | 3 |
12A | 24. Capital of Saskatchewan | 6 |
13A | 27. Mooring and fishing spot | 4 |
14A | 28. Bit of fishing gear | 3 |
15A | 29. Experiencing Novocain's effects, say | 4 |
16A | 30. Stop pushing so hard | 6 |
17A | 32. Simplicity | 4 |
18A | 34. Sun Devils' sch. | 3 |
19A | 35. "Stop!," to a sailor | 5 |
20A | 36. Kind of wrestling ... or a hint to four pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle | 10 |
21A | 40. "Beat it!" | 5 |
22A | 42. Tooth puller's deg. | 3 |
23A | 43. Israel's Netanyahu, informally | 4 |
24A | 47. Form-fitting swimwear brand | 6 |
25A | 48. Reef wrigglers | 4 |
26A | 50. Irate | 3 |
27A | 51. Result of splitting hairs? | 4 |
28A | 52. Lakeside rentals | 6 |
29A | 54. Mac alternatives | 3 |
30A | 55. Host Glass of public radio's "This American Life" | 3 |
31A | 56. Mimicked | 4 |
32A | 58. Relative of a llama | 6 |
33A | 60. Harvest goddess with a daughter in the underworld | 7 |
34A | 62. Leery of cameras and microphones, say | 8 |
35A | 64. Muslim land with a monarch | 7 |
36A | 65. God celebrated with wine, feasts and dancing | 8 |
37A | 66. Goes out like the tide | 7 |
38A | 67. Make out, in Britspeak | 4 |
39A | 68. Spanish "that" | 3 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. U.S. intelligence org."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be 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
- Words that mean the same thing: National Security Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "4. Pal you might take fishing?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- Words that mean the same thing: Oncorhynchus keta, buddy, brother
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "8. Very minor celeb"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DLISTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "15. Preserve in a display, as a sacred relic"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that enclose in a shrine
- Words that mean the same thing: saint, shrine
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENSHRINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "17. "My understanding is ...""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IASSUME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "18. Trident-wielding god of the sea"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of zeus and hades and hera; identified with roman neptune
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POSEIDON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "19. Apollo's twin who rules over the hunt"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; daughter of leto and twin sister of apollo; identified with roman diana
- Words that mean the same thing: Cynthia
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARTEMIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "20. Tied, as a hay bale"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that spin,wind, or twist together
- Words that mean the same thing: twin, enlace, lace
- The opposite would be: unwind, untwine
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TWINED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. "Go back" menu command"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
- Words that mean the same thing: untie, unmake, unwrap
- The opposite would be: make, wrap
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNDO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. 6, on a phone's keypad"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MNO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. ___ and downs"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- Words that mean the same thing: up
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Capital of Saskatchewan"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the provincial capital of saskatchewan
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REGINA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "27. Mooring and fishing spot"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
- Words that mean the same thing: wharfage, wharf, dock
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PIER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Bit of fishing gear"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- Words that mean the same thing: network, meshing, sack
- The opposite would be: gross
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. Experiencing Novocain's effects, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that make numb or insensitive
- Words that mean the same thing: blunt, benumb, dull
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NUMB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "30. Stop pushing so hard"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that give in, as to influence or pressure
- Words that mean the same thing: soften, yield
- The opposite would be: stand
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RELENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "32. Simplicity"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- Words that mean the same thing: easiness, relief, alleviate
- The opposite would be: difficulty
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EASE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Sun Devils' sch."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "35. "Stop!," to a sailor"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AVAST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "36. Kind of wrestling ... or a hint to four pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GRECOROMAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "40. "Beat it!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- Words that mean the same thing: bugger off, buzz off, get
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCRAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. Tooth puller's deg."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a doctor's degree in dental surgery
- Words that mean the same thing: DD, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Divinity
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "43. Israel's Netanyahu, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIBI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "47. Form-fitting swimwear brand"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPEEDO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "48. Reef wrigglers"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
- Words that mean the same thing: eel
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EELS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "50. Irate"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that roused to anger; - mark twain
- Words that mean the same thing: harebrained, sore, demented
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "51. Result of splitting hairs?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that something determined in relation to something that includes it
- Words that mean the same thing: role, section, theatrical role
- The opposite would be: wholly
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "52. Lakeside rentals"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
- Words that mean the same thing: canoe
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CANOES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "54. Mac alternatives"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
- Words that mean the same thing: microcomputer, personal computer, PC
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PCS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "55. Host Glass of public radio's "This American Life""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
- Words that mean the same thing: ire, Provisional IRA, Irish Republican Army
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "56. Mimicked"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that imitate uncritically and in every aspect
- Words that mean the same thing: caricature, ape
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "58. Relative of a llama"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that wool of the alpaca
- Words that mean the same thing: Lama pacos
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALPACA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "60. Harvest goddess with a daughter in the underworld"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of roman ceres
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEMETER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "62. Leery of cameras and microphones, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEDIASHY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "64. Muslim land with a monarch"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the domain controlled by an emir
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMIRATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "65. God celebrated with wine, feasts and dancing"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the greek name of bacchus
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIONYSUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "66. Goes out like the tide"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that pull back or move away or backward
- Words that mean the same thing: pull back, retire, lose
- The opposite would be: advance, gain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RECEDES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "67. Make out, in Britspeak"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: buss, kiss, osculate
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNOG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "68. Spanish "that""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESO
Great job if you got it right!
July 18, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide
No. | Clue | Letters |
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1D | 1. Trident-wielding god of the sea | 7 |
2D | 2. Chilly-sounding pod in a stir-fry | 7 |
3D | 3. Lends a hand | 7 |
4D | 4. Town ___ (old-time news announcer) | 5 |
5D | 5. Like some assets and agendas | 6 |
6D | 6. One, in Oaxaca | 3 |
7D | 7. The "M" of "M.I.B." | 3 |
8D | 8. Apollo's twin who rules over the hunt | 5 |
9D | 9. Nonvegan fat in a pie crust | 4 |
10D | 10. Comparison words | 4 |
11D | 11. Seattle-to-San Diego dir. | 3 |
12D | 12. Rhyming destinations for yummies | 7 |
13D | 13. Renowned | 7 |
14D | 14. Tourist destination | 6 |
15D | 16. Clucking sort | 3 |
16D | 21. Relieve of a load | 8 |
17D | 25. Tortilla chip dip, informally | 4 |
18D | 26. "My folks are gonna kill me!" | 8 |
19D | 27. Backup strategy if things go wrong | 5 |
20D | 30. Los Angeles football player | 3 |
21D | 31. Mendes of "2 Fast 2 Furious" | 3 |
22D | 33. "Snowy" wader | 5 |
23D | 37. "Far out!" | 3 |
24D | 38. Moody music genre | 3 |
25D | 39. City that's home to Munch's "The Scream" | 4 |
26D | 40. "I've heard enough excuses!" | 7 |
27D | 41. Bathroom tile material | 7 |
28D | 44. Deadlocked situation | 7 |
29D | 45. God celebrated with wine, feasts and dancing | 7 |
30D | 46. "It looks that way to me!" | 7 |
31D | 47. Natural weaver | 6 |
32D | 49. Brand for water fun | 6 |
33D | 52. Harvest goddess with a daughter in the underworld | 5 |
34D | 53. Weapon for David in the Bible | 5 |
35D | 56. Somewhat | 4 |
36D | 57. Tennis champ Sampras | 4 |
37D | 59. ___ to play | 3 |
38D | 61. Before, poetically | 3 |
39D | 62. OB/GYNs, e.g. | 3 |
40D | 63. A, in Wiesbaden | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Trident-wielding god of the sea"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of greek poseidon
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEPTUNE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Chilly-sounding pod in a stir-fry"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNOWPEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Lends a hand"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- Words that mean the same thing: attend, aid, assist
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASSISTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Town ___ (old-time news announcer)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person who weeps
- Words that mean the same thing: weeper, town crier
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRIER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Like some assets and agendas"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that prevent from being seen or discovered
- Words that mean the same thing: concealed, enshroud, obliterate
- The opposite would be: show
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HIDDEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. One, in Oaxaca"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. The "M" of "M.I.B.""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the force of workers available
- Words that mean the same thing: humankind, military man, human
- The opposite would be: civilian, woman
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Apollo's twin who rules over the hunt"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be 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)
- Words that mean the same thing: Princess of Wales, Lady Diana Frances Spencer, Princess Diana
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Nonvegan fat in a pie crust"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
- Words that mean the same thing: aggrandize, dramatise, embellish
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LARD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Comparison words"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Seattle-to-San Diego dir."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the compass point midway between south and southeast
- Words that mean the same thing: south southeast, sou'-sou'-east
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Rhyming destinations for yummies"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that slang for a paunch
- Words that mean the same thing: stomach, pot, tum
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TUMMIES
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Renowned"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that standing above others in quality or position
- Words that mean the same thing: high, soaring, towering
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: EMINENT
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Clue 14 Down: "14. Tourist destination"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a hotel located in a resort area
- Words that mean the same thing: resort hotel, recur, holiday resort
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: RESORT
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Clue 15 Down: "16. Clucking sort"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that adult female chicken
- Words that mean the same thing: biddy
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: HEN
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Clue 16 Down: "21. Relieve of a load"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that free or relieve (someone) of a burden
- Words that mean the same thing: disburden
- The opposite would be: burden
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The answer is: UNBURDEN
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Clue 17 Down: "25. Tortilla chip dip, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GUAC
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Clue 18 Down: "26. "My folks are gonna kill me!""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: IMSODEAD
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Clue 19 Down: "27. Backup strategy if things go wrong"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PLANB
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Clue 20 Down: "30. Los Angeles football player"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
- Words that mean the same thing: tup, jampack, crash
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RAM
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Mendes of "2 Fast 2 Furious""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EVA
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Clue 22 Down: "33. "Snowy" wader"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: EGRET
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Clue 23 Down: "37. "Far out!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
- Words that mean the same thing: radian
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAD
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Clue 24 Down: "38. Moody music genre"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EMO
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Clue 25 Down: "39. City that's home to Munch's "The Scream""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Norway, Christiania
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OSLO
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Clue 26 Down: "40. "I've heard enough excuses!""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: SPAREME
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Clue 27 Down: "41. Bathroom tile material"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: CERAMIC
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Clue 28 Down: "44. Deadlocked situation"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- Words that mean the same thing: dead-end street, blind alley, deadlock
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMPASSE
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Clue 29 Down: "45. God celebrated with wine, feasts and dancing"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of dionysus
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: BACCHUS
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Clue 30 Down: "46. "It looks that way to me!""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDSAYSO
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Clue 31 Down: "47. Natural weaver"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
- Words that mean the same thing: wanderer
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPIDER
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Clue 32 Down: "49. Brand for water fun"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEADOO
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Clue 33 Down: "52. Harvest goddess with a daughter in the underworld"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of greek demeter
- Words that mean the same thing: cere
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CERES
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Clue 34 Down: "53. Weapon for David in the Bible"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
- Words that mean the same thing: slingshot, triangular bandage, slingback
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLING
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Clue 35 Down: "56. Somewhat"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATAD
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Clue 36 Down: "57. Tennis champ Sampras"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PETE
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Clue 37 Down: "59. ___ to play"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that something that remunerates
- Words that mean the same thing: devote, yield, compensate
- The opposite would be: default
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAY
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Clue 38 Down: "61. Before, poetically"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ERE
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Clue 39 Down: "62. OB/GYNs, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (md is the current symbol for mendelevium but mv was formerly the symbol)
- Words that mean the same thing: doc, atomic number 101, Maryland
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MDS
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Clue 40 Down: "63. A, in Wiesbaden"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EIN
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Category Breakdown
Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
---|---|---|
General Knowledge | 53 | 67.1% |
Short Answer | 20 | 25.3% |
Geography | 3 | 3.8% |
History | 1 | 1.3% |
Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
Music | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
Metric | Value |
---|---|
Across Clues | 39 |
Down Clues | 40 |
Total Clues | 79 |
Average Answer Length | 5.1 letters |
Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
Longest Answer | 10 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 01, 2025 at 01:55 AM
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