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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (37 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (39 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate
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. Competitor of Denny's and Waffle House | 4 |
| 2A | 5. A red cross, for the American Red Cross | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Headwear for a monarch | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Home for a Neanderthal | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Apple tablet | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Vietnam's capital | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Ingenious fix (San Francisco) | 15 |
| 8A | 20. Popular online brokerage | 6 |
| 9A | 21. Reason for teens to rent a limo | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Poem of praise | 3 |
| 11A | 23. Drench | 4 |
| 12A | 25. Double-click, as a file | 4 |
| 13A | 27. Hotel discounts for conventioneers (Pittsburgh) | 10 |
| 14A | 32. Starting alphabet quartet | 4 |
| 15A | 35. Bank robbery, e.g. | 5 |
| 16A | 36. One of 18 on a golf course | 4 |
| 17A | 37. Uncommon | 4 |
| 18A | 38. Knee part commonly repaired by a sports doc | 3 |
| 19A | 39. Cracker often eaten with chowder | 7 |
| 20A | 42. Practical joke | 3 |
| 21A | 43. Yep's opposite | 4 |
| 22A | 45. Prompted, on stage | 4 |
| 23A | 46. Big concert venue | 5 |
| 24A | 48. Way too uptight | 4 |
| 25A | 49. Brief appearances by A-listers in films (Baltimore) | 10 |
| 26A | 51. Location | 4 |
| 27A | 53. Ford Explorer and Honda CR-V, for two | 4 |
| 28A | 54. Winter hrs. in D.C. | 3 |
| 29A | 56. "Really?" | 4 |
| 30A | 59. Hippie T-shirt technique | 6 |
| 31A | 63. Coaching axiom suggested by 17-, 27- and 49-Across | 15 |
| 32A | 66. What each letter in Roy G. Biv represents | 5 |
| 33A | 67. Common time for lunch | 4 |
| 34A | 68. Pop ___ (breakfast pastry) | 4 |
| 35A | 69. Zoom call V.I.P.s | 5 |
| 36A | 70. Shell-less gastropod | 4 |
| 37A | 71. Does some summing | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Competitor of Denny's and Waffle House"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IHOP
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2A: "5. A red cross, for the American Red Cross"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a company emblem or device
- Similar words include: logotype
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOGO
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3A: "9. Headwear for a monarch"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
- Similar words include: treetop, pate, crownwork
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CROWN
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4A: "14. Home for a Neanderthal"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
- Similar words include: undermine, spelunk
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CAVE
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5A: "15. Apple tablet"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IPAD
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6A: "16. Vietnam's capital"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the capital city of vietnam; located in north vietnam
- Similar words include: capital of Vietnam
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HANOI
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7A: "17. Ingenious fix (San Francisco)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: ELEGANTSOLUTION
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8A: "20. Popular online brokerage"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ETRADE
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9A: "21. Reason for teens to rent a limo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
- Similar words include: promenade
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PROM
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10A: "22. Poem of praise"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ODE
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11A: "23. Drench"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
- Similar words include: plume, surcharge, intoxicate
- Opposite of: undercharge
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Answer: SOAK
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12A: "25. Double-click, as a file"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- Similar words include: open air, unfold, outdoors
- Opposite of: unreceptive, covert
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Answer: OPEN
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13A: "27. Hotel discounts for conventioneers (Pittsburgh)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: GROUPRATES
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14A: "32. Starting alphabet quartet"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ABCD
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15A: "35. Bank robbery, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of stealing
- Similar words include: burgle, stickup, burglarise
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HEIST
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16A: "36. One of 18 on a golf course"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an opening into or through something
- Similar words include: pickle, jam, gob
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HOLE
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17A: "37. Uncommon"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
- Similar words include: rarified, uncommon, rarefied
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RARE
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18A: "38. Knee part commonly repaired by a sports doc"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ACL
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19A: "39. Cracker often eaten with chowder"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a cracker sprinkled with salt before baking
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SALTINE
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20A: "42. Practical joke"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- Similar words include: quip, suffocate, muzzle
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GAG
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21A: "43. Yep's opposite"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NOPE
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22A: "45. Prompted, on stage"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
- Similar words include: prompt, remind, cue
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CUED
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23A: "46. Big concert venue"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a particular environment or walk of life
- Similar words include: sphere, area, field
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARENA
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24A: "48. Way too uptight"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of or related to the anus
- Similar words include: anal retentive
- Opposite of: oral
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Answer: ANAL
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25A: "49. Brief appearances by A-listers in films (Baltimore)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: CAMEOROLES
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26A: "51. Location"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
- Similar words include: internet site, locate, website
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SITE
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27A: "53. Ford Explorer and Honda CR-V, for two"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis
- Similar words include: sport utility, S.U.V., SUV
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SUVS
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28A: "54. Winter hrs. in D.C."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
- Similar words include: Eastern Time, Eastern Standard Time
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EST
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29A: "56. "Really?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ISIT
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30A: "59. Hippie T-shirt technique"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TIEDYE
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31A: "63. Coaching axiom suggested by 17-, 27- and 49-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: THERESNOIINTEAM
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32A: "66. What each letter in Roy G. Biv represents"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
- Similar words include: colouration, vividness, colour
- Opposite of: discolor, colorlessness
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Answer: COLOR
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33A: "67. Common time for lunch"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the middle of the day
- Similar words include: noontide, noonday, high noon
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NOON
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34A: "68. Pop ___ (breakfast pastry)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
- Similar words include: prostitute, lemony, sharp
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TART
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35A: "69. Zoom call V.I.P.s"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
- Similar words include: innkeeper, host, Host
- Opposite of: parasite
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Answer: HOSTS
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36A: "70. Shell-less gastropod"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a projectile that is fired from a gun
- Similar words include: swig, slog, bullet
- Opposite of: work
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Answer: SLUG
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37A: "71. Does some summing"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Similar words include: add up, tote up, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Opposite of: subtract, take away
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Answer: ADDS
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Summer drink that might cause a brain freeze | 4 |
| 2D | 2. "Not another step!" | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Above | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Winged horse of Greek myth | 7 |
| 5D | 5. One-dimensional, in math | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Make a choice | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Say "Oh, my God!," say | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Stinky smell | 4 |
| 9D | 9. ___ change (a measly amount) | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Tattletale | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Pungent, round deli order | 10 |
| 12D | 12. Alternative to an iron, in golf | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Three squared | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Brings into the family | 6 |
| 15D | 19. Make less tight | 6 |
| 16D | 24. Liqueur in a mudslide | 6 |
| 17D | 26. Part of the body with a lobe | 3 |
| 18D | 27. Its capital is Accra | 5 |
| 19D | 28. Spy's info-gathering mission | 5 |
| 20D | 29. Bright choices for artists | 10 |
| 21D | 30. ___ pole (Native American carving) | 5 |
| 22D | 31. Skips, as a syllable | 6 |
| 23D | 33. Common origami bird | 5 |
| 24D | 34. Edgar ___, "The Ballet Class" artist | 5 |
| 25D | 40. What security clearance grants | 6 |
| 26D | 41. Magic Johnson's real first name | 6 |
| 27D | 44. Hebrew name meaning "high" | 3 |
| 28D | 47. ___ Stone (relic inscribed in three languages) | 7 |
| 29D | 50. Special trip away from the house | 6 |
| 30D | 52. Echelons | 5 |
| 31D | 54. Engrave | 4 |
| 32D | 55. "Get outta here!" | 4 |
| 33D | 57. Places to stay overnight | 4 |
| 34D | 58. Item on a mechanic's belt | 4 |
| 35D | 60. Out of battery juice | 4 |
| 36D | 61. 36 inches | 4 |
| 37D | 62. CPR-administering crew, for short | 4 |
| 38D | 64. Brain ___ (low-quality internet content) | 3 |
| 39D | 65. "Lemme square up later" note | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Summer drink that might cause a brain freeze"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ICEE
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2D: "2. "Not another step!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the state of inactivity following an interruption
- Similar words include: arrest, lame, check
- Opposite of: start
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Answer: HALT
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3D: "3. Above"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
- Similar words include: terminated, complete, concluded
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OVER
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4D: "4. Winged horse of Greek myth"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain medusa; was tamed by bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by athena; as the flying horse of the muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: PEGASUS
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5D: "5. One-dimensional, in math"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
- Similar words include: analogue, additive, running
- Opposite of: planar, digital
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Answer: LINEAR
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6D: "6. Make a choice"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that select as an alternative over another
- Similar words include: prefer, choose
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OPT
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7D: "7. Say "Oh, my God!," say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
- Similar words include: heave, pant, puff
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GASP
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8D: "8. Stinky smell"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any property detected by the olfactory system
- Similar words include: scent, odour, olfactory sensation
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ODOR
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9D: "9. ___ change (a measly amount)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- Similar words include: mark, fool, gull
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CHUMP
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10D: "10. Tattletale"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- Similar words include: shit, scum bag, dirty dog
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RAT
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11D: "11. Pungent, round deli order"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: ONIONBAGEL
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12D: "12. Alternative to an iron, in golf"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
- Similar words include: woodwind, woodwind instrument, Ellen Price Wood
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WOOD
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13D: "13. Three squared"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
- Similar words include: 9, ball club, ix
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NINE
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14D: "18. Brings into the family"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
- Similar words include: adopt, espouse, follow
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ADOPTS
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15D: "19. Make less tight"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make loose or looser
- Similar words include: loose, tease apart, relax
- Opposite of: stiffen
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Answer: LOOSEN
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16D: "24. Liqueur in a mudslide"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that coffee-flavored liqueur made in mexico
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: KAHLUA
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17D: "26. Part of the body with a lobe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Similar words include: pinna, spike, capitulum
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EAR
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18D: "27. Its capital is Accra"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a republic in west africa on the gulf of guinea
- Similar words include: Gold Coast, Republic of Ghana
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GHANA
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19D: "28. Spy's info-gathering mission"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RECON
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20D: "29. Bright choices for artists"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: OILPASTELS
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21D: "30. ___ pole (Native American carving)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOTEM
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22D: "31. Skips, as a syllable"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that leave or strike out
- Similar words include: elide
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ELIDES
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23D: "33. Common origami bird"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states writer (1871-1900)
- Similar words include: stretch out, Harold Hart Crane, Stephen Crane
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CRANE
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24D: "34. Edgar ___, "The Ballet Class" artist"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that french impressionist painter (1834-1917)
- Similar words include: Edgar Degas, Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DEGAS
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25D: "40. What security clearance grants"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the right to enter
- Similar words include: approach, get at, accession
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ACCESS
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26D: "41. Magic Johnson's real first name"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: EARVIN
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27D: "44. Hebrew name meaning "high""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELI
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28D: "47. ___ Stone (relic inscribed in three languages)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ROSETTA
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29D: "50. Special trip away from the house"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a journey taken for pleasure
- Similar words include: sashay, pleasure trip, come out of the closet
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: OUTING
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30D: "52. Echelons"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- Similar words include: tier up, grade, level
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TIERS
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31D: "54. Engrave"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make an etching of
- Similar words include: engrave
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETCH
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32D: "55. "Get outta here!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that drive away by crying `shoo!'
- Similar words include: shoo away, shoo off
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SHOO
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33D: "57. Places to stay overnight"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- Similar words include: lodge, auberge, hostelry
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: INNS
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34D: "58. Item on a mechanic's belt"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an implement used in the practice of a vocation
- Similar words include: joyride, peter, cock
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TOOL
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35D: "60. Out of battery juice"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that people who are no longer living
- Similar words include: perfectly, beat, utterly
- Opposite of: living, live
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Answer: DEAD
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36D: "61. 36 inches"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
- Similar words include: 1000, curtilage, pace
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: YARD
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37D: "62. CPR-administering crew, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EMTS
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38D: "64. Brain ___ (low-quality internet content)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- Similar words include: decompose, bunk, bunkum
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ROT
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39D: "65. "Lemme square up later" note"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an informal debt instrument; representing `i owe you'
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IOU
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
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Decode the Clues
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Build Vocabulary
Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
37 Across Clues
39 Down Clues
76 Total Clues
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