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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (39 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (44 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium
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. State trees of North Dakota | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Ditto, in footnotes | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Measure (up) | 5 |
| 4A | 14. First in a line of 14 popes | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Some garage jobs | 5 |
| 6A | 17. Olympian Strug | 5 |
| 7A | 18. Start of a joke | 10 |
| 8A | 20. Elder brother of Moses | 5 |
| 9A | 21. Brand whose name is derived from the French phrase "sans caféine" | 5 |
| 10A | 22. Perfectly pitched? | 5 |
| 11A | 24. Sound effect in a slapstick routine | 4 |
| 12A | 25. One might hit it or raise it, metaphorically | 4 |
| 13A | 27. Vodka cocktails with orange liqueur and lime juice | 9 |
| 14A | 29. Awakening | 7 |
| 15A | 32. World Cup champs of 1978, 1986 and 2022: Abbr. | 3 |
| 16A | 33. Knowing what not to say, say | 4 |
| 17A | 34. Regional life forms | 5 |
| 18A | 38. Kitchen appliance brand | 5 |
| 19A | 42. Cry of dismay | 3 |
| 20A | 43. Grammy-winning Bruno Mars album of 2016 … or a hint to an unusual feature of this puzzle's answer grid | 8 |
| 21A | 45. "Fat chance!" | 3 |
| 22A | 46. Classroom assignments | 5 |
| 23A | 48. Encouraged, with "on" | 5 |
| 24A | 49. Pressing | 4 |
| 25A | 50. Cred | 3 |
| 26A | 52. One-named Barbadian superstar | 7 |
| 27A | 54. Title nickname in a classic 1984 sports film | 9 |
| 28A | 60. Time when streetlights turn on | 4 |
| 29A | 61. "All right already, I'll do it!" | 4 |
| 30A | 62. Punk or funk | 5 |
| 31A | 64. Joined, as a table | 5 |
| 32A | 67. Edmonton athlete | 5 |
| 33A | 69. Trinket | 10 |
| 34A | 71. Swedish coin | 5 |
| 35A | 72. Nursery song refrain | 5 |
| 36A | 73. Really loving | 4 |
| 37A | 74. Like a smart aleck | 5 |
| 38A | 75. Pushing against a boundary … like this answer? | 4 |
| 39A | 76. "Shreds," in winter sports lingo | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. State trees of North Dakota"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
- Similar words include: elmwood, elm tree, elm
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELMS
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2A: "5. Ditto, in footnotes"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IDEM
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3A: "9. Measure (up)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an orderly pile
- Similar words include: pot, great deal, push-down storage
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STACK
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4A: "14. First in a line of 14 popes"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LEOI
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5A: "15. Some garage jobs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
- Similar words include: lubricator, lubricate, lube
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LUBES
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6A: "17. Olympian Strug"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: KERRI
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7A: "18. Start of a joke"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: KNOCKKNOCK
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8A: "20. Elder brother of Moses"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states professional baseball player who hit more home runs than babe ruth (born in 1934)
- Similar words include: Hank Aaron, Henry Louis Aaron
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AARON
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9A: "21. Brand whose name is derived from the French phrase "sans caféine""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SANKA
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10A: "22. Perfectly pitched?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NOHIT
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11A: "24. Sound effect in a slapstick routine"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that have sexual intercourse with
- Similar words include: screw, whap, love
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BONK
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12A: "25. One might hit it or raise it, metaphorically"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
- Similar words include: cap, ceiling
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROOF
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13A: "27. Vodka cocktails with orange liqueur and lime juice"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fighter plane used for suicide missions by japanese pilots in world war ii
- Similar words include: kamikaze
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: KAMIKAZES
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14A: "29. Awakening"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of arousing
- Similar words include: foreplay, rousing, stimulation
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: AROUSAL
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15A: "32. World Cup champs of 1978, 1986 and 2022: Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ARG
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16A: "33. Knowing what not to say, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
- Similar words include: tactfulness
- Opposite of: tactlessness
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Answer: TACT
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17A: "34. Regional life forms"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that all the plant and animal life of a particular region
- Similar words include: biology
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BIOTA
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18A: "38. Kitchen appliance brand"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OSTER
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19A: "42. Cry of dismay"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ACK
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20A: "43. Grammy-winning Bruno Mars album of 2016 … or a hint to an unusual feature of this puzzle's answer grid"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: 24______
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Answer: 24KMAGIC
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21A: "45. "Fat chance!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HAH
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22A: "46. Classroom assignments"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
- Similar words include: desk
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DESKS
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23A: "48. Encouraged, with "on""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that throw eggs at
- Similar words include: egg
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EGGED
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24A: "49. Pressing"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; ; - g.c.marshall
- Similar words include: awful, dreaded, dreadful
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DIRE
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25A: "50. Cred"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal abbreviation of `representative'
- Similar words include: repp
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: REP
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26A: "52. One-named Barbadian superstar"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: RIHANNA
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27A: "54. Title nickname in a classic 1984 sports film"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: KARATEKID
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28A: "60. Time when streetlights turn on"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the time of day immediately following sunset
- Similar words include: gloaming, fall, crepuscle
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DUSK
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29A: "61. "All right already, I'll do it!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OKOK
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30A: "62. Punk or funk"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a kind of literary or artistic work
- Similar words include: literary genre, musical style, writing style
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GENRE
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31A: "64. Joined, as a table"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SATAT
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32A: "67. Edmonton athlete"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a worker who oils engines or machinery
- Similar words include: oil tanker, oil well, tank ship
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OILER
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33A: "69. Trinket"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small inexpensive mass-produced article
- Similar words include: knickknackery, nicknack, novelty
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: KNICKKNACK
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34A: "71. Swedish coin"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the basic unit of money in sweden
- Similar words include: Icelandic krona, Swedish krona
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: KRONA
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35A: "72. Nursery song refrain"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EIEIO
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36A: "73. Really loving"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: INTO
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37A: "74. Like a smart aleck"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that improperly forward or bold
- Similar words include: impertinent, impudent, smart
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SASSY
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38A: "75. Pushing against a boundary … like this answer?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that being in a tense state
- Similar words include: uptight, high-strung, jittery
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EDGY
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39A: "76. "Shreds," in winter sports lingo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
- Similar words include: ski
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SKIS
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. ___ Club | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Actress Dunham | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Apollo mission mementos | 9 |
| 4D | 4. Alternative to a strike [cough cough] | 7 |
| 5D | 5. Variety | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Brooks & ___ (country duo) | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Literary download | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Anime style involving giant robots | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Rocksteady precursor | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Soothing home remedy for puffy eyes | 7 |
| 11D | 11. Spanish rice | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Sorcerous elder of folklore | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Garden hose problems | 5 |
| 14D | 16. Go over lightly | 4 |
| 15D | 19. Enemy agency in "Get Smart" | 4 |
| 16D | 23. ___ Maria (liqueur) | 3 |
| 17D | 26. Beatles sobriquet | 4 |
| 18D | 28. See 68-Down | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Slightly | 4 |
| 20D | 30. Go pit-a-pat | 4 |
| 21D | 31. Enjoy | 4 |
| 22D | 35. Texter's [!!!] | 3 |
| 23D | 36. Make "it," in a kids' game | 3 |
| 24D | 37. Ripening agent | 4 |
| 25D | 39. Body of policy advisers | 9 |
| 26D | 40. Take home | 4 |
| 27D | 41. Bird named for a Titan | 4 |
| 28D | 43. Like some short tennis matches | 4 |
| 29D | 44. Contrite answer to "Who put the empty ice cream carton back in the freezer?" | 4 |
| 30D | 47. Legendary sea monsters | 7 |
| 31D | 49. Some bottled waters | 7 |
| 32D | 51. String tightener on a guitar | 3 |
| 33D | 53. Ear covering | 4 |
| 34D | 54. Screwballs | 5 |
| 35D | 55. Director Kurosawa | 5 |
| 36D | 56. Caramel-filled candies | 5 |
| 37D | 57. Actress Palmer of "Nope" | 4 |
| 38D | 58. Outie's counterpart | 5 |
| 39D | 59. Hung on the clothesline | 5 |
| 40D | 63. Vape pen, informally | 4 |
| 41D | 65. When Hamilton arrives in New York City, in "Hamilton" | 4 |
| 42D | 66. Some ring decisions, in brief | 4 |
| 43D | 68. With 28-Down, longtime McDonald's chief | 3 |
| 44D | 70. Comedian Jo | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. ___ Club"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
- Similar words include: Alces alces, moose, red deer
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELKS
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2D: "2. Actress Dunham"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a russian river in siberia; flows northward into the laptev sea
- Similar words include: Lena River
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LENA
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3D: "3. Apollo mission mementos"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: MOONROCKS
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4D: "4. Alternative to a strike [cough cough]"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SICKOUT
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5D: "5. Variety"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a kind of person
- Similar words include: like
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ILK
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6D: "6. Brooks & ___ (country duo)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DUNN
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7D: "7. Literary download"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EBOOK
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8D: "8. Anime style involving giant robots"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MECHA
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9D: "9. Rocksteady precursor"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SKA
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10D: "10. Soothing home remedy for puffy eyes"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: TEABAGS
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11D: "11. Spanish rice"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARROZ
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12D: "12. Sorcerous elder of folklore"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an ugly evil-looking old woman
- Similar words include: hag, beldam, beldame
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CRONE
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13D: "13. Garden hose problems"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are british)
- Similar words include: crimp, frizzle, curve
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: KINKS
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14D: "16. Go over lightly"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
- Similar words include: skim over, skim off, skitter
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SKIM
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15D: "19. Enemy agency in "Get Smart""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: KAOS
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16D: "23. ___ Maria (liqueur)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
- Similar words include: transient ischemic attack
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TIA
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17D: "26. Beatles sobriquet"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___4
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Answer: FAB4
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18D: "28. See 68-Down"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: KROC
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19D: "29. Slightly"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATAD
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20D: "30. Go pit-a-pat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any competition
- Similar words include: cannonball along, belt along, backwash
- Opposite of: linger
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Answer: RACE
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21D: "31. Enjoy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a similar kind; ,
- Similar words include: ilk, similar, the like
- Opposite of: unlike, unalike
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Answer: LIKE
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22D: "35. Texter's [!!!]"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OMG
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23D: "36. Make "it," in a kids' game"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
- Similar words include: tag end, chase, trail
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAG
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24D: "37. Ripening agent"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AGER
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25D: "39. Body of policy advisers"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: THINKTANK
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26D: "40. Take home"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- Similar words include: make, realise, garner
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EARN
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27D: "41. Bird named for a Titan"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fertility goddess in ancient greek mythology; wife of cronus and mother of zeus; identified with roman ops and cybele of ancient asia minor
- Similar words include: Rhea americana, nandu, Pterocnemia pennata
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RHEA
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28D: "43. Like some short tennis matches"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: 2___
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Answer: 2SET
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29D: "44. Contrite answer to "Who put the empty ice cream carton back in the freezer?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IDID
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30D: "47. Legendary sea monsters"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: KRAKENS
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31D: "49. Some bottled waters"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: DASANIS
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32D: "51. String tightener on a guitar"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
- Similar words include: thole, stick, leg
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PEG
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33D: "53. Ear covering"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- Similar words include: chaff, shuck, stalk
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HUSK
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34D: "54. Screwballs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
- Similar words include: queer duck, kook, queer bird
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: KOOKS
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35D: "55. Director Kurosawa"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AKIRA
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36D: "56. Caramel-filled candies"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ROLOS
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37D: "57. Actress Palmer of "Nope""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: KEKE
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38D: "58. Outie's counterpart"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: INNIE
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39D: "59. Hung on the clothesline"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that remove the moisture from and make dry
- Similar words include: dehydrated, desiccated, dry
- Opposite of: wet
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Answer: DRIED
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40D: "63. Vape pen, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ECIG
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41D: "65. When Hamilton arrives in New York City, in "Hamilton""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACTI
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42D: "66. Some ring decisions, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
- Similar words include: technical knockout, TKO
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TKOS
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43D: "68. With 28-Down, longtime McDonald's chief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a column of light (as from a beacon)
- Similar words include: irradiate, ray of light, beam
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RAY
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44D: "70. Comedian Jo"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: KOY
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Today's Puzzle Stats
39 Across Clues
44 Down Clues
83 Total Clues
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