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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 (39 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Light touches | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Domino features | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Maine-to-Spain direction | 4 |
| 4A | 13. Frequently | 4 |
| 5A | 14. MacDowell of "Groundhog Day" | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Start of a new deal | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Participate in a blindside on "Survivor," say | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Dance craze named for a Southern city | 10 |
| 9A | 20. Possible meaning of 54-/57-Across | 7 |
| 10A | 22. Possible meaning of 54-/57-Across | 7 |
| 11A | 23. Cannonball Adderley's musical instrument, informally | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Lead-in to struck or luck | 4 |
| 13A | 26. Fashionable time to arrive, it's said | 4 |
| 14A | 27. "Odyssey" figure with many suitors | 8 |
| 15A | 30. Carry a debt | 3 |
| 16A | 32. Business magnate | 5 |
| 17A | 35. A hawk carrying a dove in its talons, in Book 15 of the "Odyssey" | 4 |
| 18A | 36. Affectionate sign-off | 3 |
| 19A | 37. Like thrifted goods | 4 |
| 20A | 38. What's heard exactly twice in a lifetime? | 5 |
| 21A | 40. The Emerald Isle | 4 |
| 22A | 41. Tabs with psychedelic properties | 3 |
| 23A | 42. Hang in the balance | 4 |
| 24A | 43. Soft volleyball hits | 5 |
| 25A | 44. Jazz genre for Cannonball Adderley | 3 |
| 26A | 45. Worked to learn | 8 |
| 27A | 48. James of "The Godfather" | 4 |
| 28A | 50. Thailand, once | 4 |
| 29A | 51. A.L. West team, on scoreboards | 3 |
| 30A | 54. With 57-Across, gesture depicted by this puzzle's circled letters | 7 |
| 31A | 57. See 54-Across | 7 |
| 32A | 59. Taunt that may follow a failed gullibility test | 10 |
| 33A | 61. Bit of merchandise | 4 |
| 34A | 62. ___ impasse | 4 |
| 35A | 63. Put off for now | 5 |
| 36A | 64. Situated above | 4 |
| 37A | 65. Witty remark | 4 |
| 38A | 66. Craft store item | 4 |
| 39A | 67. "Hey!" | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Light touches"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a light touch or stroke
- Similar words include: splatter, swob, dab
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DABS
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2A: "5. Domino features"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a disease of poultry
- Similar words include: radar target, pip, shoot
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PIPS
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3A: "9. Maine-to-Spain direction"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
- Similar words include: eastward, Orient, eastern United States
- Opposite of: west
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Answer: EAST
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4A: "13. Frequently"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALOT
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5A: "14. MacDowell of "Groundhog Day""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ANDIE
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6A: "16. Start of a new deal"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANTE
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7A: "17. Participate in a blindside on "Survivor," say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
- Similar words include: balloting, voting, right to vote
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: VOTE
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8A: "18. Dance craze named for a Southern city"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that state capital of west virginia in the central part of the state on the kanawha river
- Similar words include: capital of West Virginia
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: CHARLESTON
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9A: "20. Possible meaning of 54-/57-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: IHOPESO
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10A: "22. Possible meaning of 54-/57-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: IMLYING
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11A: "23. Cannonball Adderley's musical instrument, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
- Similar words include: saxophone, Adolphe Sax
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SAX
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12A: "24. Lead-in to struck or luck"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - thackeray
- Similar words include: obtuse, dull, dense
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DUMB
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13A: "26. Fashionable time to arrive, it's said"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- Similar words include: recent, deep, of late
- Opposite of: early
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Answer: LATE
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14A: "27. "Odyssey" figure with many suitors"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (greek mythology) the wife of odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while odysseus fought the trojan war she resisted numerous suitors until odysseus returned and killed them
- Similar words include: genus Penelope
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: PENELOPE
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15A: "30. Carry a debt"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be obliged to pay or repay
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OWE
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16A: "32. Business magnate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
- Similar words include: tycoon, top executive, mogul
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BARON
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17A: "35. A hawk carrying a dove in its talons, in Book 15 of the "Odyssey""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sign of something about to happen
- Similar words include: bode, Oman, augur
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OMEN
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18A: "36. Affectionate sign-off"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: XOX
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19A: "37. Like thrifted goods"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
- Similar words include: apply, put-upon, expend
- Opposite of: misused
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Answer: USED
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20A: "38. What's heard exactly twice in a lifetime?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LONGI
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21A: "40. The Emerald Isle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
- Similar words include: Irish Republic, Ireland, Republic of Ireland
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EIRE
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22A: "41. Tabs with psychedelic properties"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
- Similar words include: lysergic acid diethylamide
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LSD
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23A: "42. Hang in the balance"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PEND
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24A: "43. Soft volleyball hits"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
- Similar words include: drop shot, dink, DINK
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DINKS
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25A: "44. Jazz genre for Cannonball Adderley"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the law enforcement agency of the justice department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
- Similar words include: bebop, bonk, whap
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BOP
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26A: "45. Worked to learn"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that deprive of freedom
- Similar words include: intern
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: INTERNED
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27A: "48. James of "The Godfather""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CAAN
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28A: "50. Thailand, once"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a country of southeastern asia that extends southward along the isthmus of kra to the malay peninsula
- Similar words include: Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SIAM
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29A: "51. A.L. West team, on scoreboards"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LAA
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30A: "54. With 57-Across, gesture depicted by this puzzle's circled letters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
- Similar words include: feel, digit, finger's breadth
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: FINGERS
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31A: "57. See 54-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that travel across or pass over
- Similar words include: get over, hybridise, cut through
- Opposite of: uncross, uncrossed
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Answer: CROSSED
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32A: "59. Taunt that may follow a failed gullibility test"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: MADEYALOOK
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33A: "61. Bit of merchandise"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'
- Similar words include: merchandise, squander, consume
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WARE
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34A: "62. ___ impasse"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATAN
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35A: "63. Put off for now"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a set of data arranged in rows and columns
- Similar words include: put off, board, tabularise
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TABLE
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36A: "64. Situated above"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that on, to, or at the top
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATOP
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37A: "65. Witty remark"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- Similar words include: laugh, joke, jape
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: JEST
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38A: "66. Craft store item"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small ball with a hole through the middle
- Similar words include: beadwork, drop, astragal
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BEAD
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39A: "67. "Hey!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PSST
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Viola of "The Woman King" | 5 |
| 2D | 2. "So long, Oahu!" | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Wrinkle smoother | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Part of a flight | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Clothing chain that began as a surf shop | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Like some tutoring and eldercare | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Smooching on a park bench, e.g., for short | 3 |
| 8D | 8. One who's given many instructions nowadays | 4 |
| 9D | 9. G.P.A. enhancer | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Neutralizing serum | 9 |
| 11D | 11. Masonry | 9 |
| 12D | 12. 100 C-notes | 4 |
| 13D | 15. Stately shade provider | 3 |
| 14D | 19. 2011 Peace Nobelist ___ Johnson Sirleaf | 5 |
| 15D | 21. Word aptly hidden in "unspoiled enclave" | 4 |
| 16D | 25. Lightheaded sorts? | 7 |
| 17D | 27. Capsule | 3 |
| 18D | 28. [Shocking!] | 3 |
| 19D | 29. Least-populous Canadian province: Abbr. | 3 |
| 20D | 31. Ones paying or receiving alimony | 4 |
| 21D | 32. Future amaryllis, e.g. | 4 |
| 22D | 33. Colleague | 9 |
| 23D | 34. Colorful ring-tailed mammals of Asia | 9 |
| 24D | 38. Spy novelist Deighton | 3 |
| 25D | 39. Most-populous Canadian province: Abbr. | 3 |
| 26D | 40. Festival at the end of Ramadan, informally | 3 |
| 27D | 42. Like the scent of some air fresheners | 5 |
| 28D | 43. Floor model, often | 4 |
| 29D | 46. Swiss cough drop brand | 6 |
| 30D | 47. Squealed: Var. | 6 |
| 31D | 49. Word with double or free | 5 |
| 32D | 51. Hurdles for future J.D.s | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Nestlé bars filled with tiny bubbles | 5 |
| 34D | 53. Skillful | 5 |
| 35D | 54. Key of Mozart's Symphony No. 6: Abbr. | 4 |
| 36D | 55. Squealer | 3 |
| 37D | 56. Thick piece | 4 |
| 38D | 58. Cashless deal | 4 |
| 39D | 60. U.K. award | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Viola of "The Woman King""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that english navigator who explored the arctic while searching for the northwest passage (1550-1605)
- Similar words include: Miles Davis, John Davys, Stuart Davis
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DAVIS
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2D: "2. "So long, Oahu!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
- Similar words include: ciao
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ALOHA
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3D: "3. Wrinkle smoother"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a neurotoxin (trade name botox) that is used clinically in small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to smooth frown lines temporarily
- Similar words include: botulinum toxin A
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BOTOX
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4D: "4. Part of a flight"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- Similar words include: whole step, stair, pace
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: STEP
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5D: "5. Clothing chain that began as a surf shop"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PACSUN
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6D: "6. Like some tutoring and eldercare"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: INHOME
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7D: "7. Smooching on a park bench, e.g., for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
- Similar words include: personal organizer, personal organiser, organizer
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PDA
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8D: "8. One who's given many instructions nowadays"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SIRI
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9D: "9. G.P.A. enhancer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EASYA
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10D: "10. Neutralizing serum"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: ANTITOXIN
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11D: "11. Masonry"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that masonry done with stone
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: STONEWORK
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12D: "12. 100 C-notes"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TENG
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13D: "15. Stately shade provider"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
- Similar words include: elm tree, elmwood
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELM
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14D: "19. 2011 Peace Nobelist ___ Johnson Sirleaf"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ELLEN
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15D: "21. Word aptly hidden in "unspoiled enclave""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
- Similar words include: promised land, heaven, paradise
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EDEN
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16D: "25. Lightheaded sorts?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person with fair skin and hair
- Similar words include: blond, blonde
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: BLONDES
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17D: "27. Capsule"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
- Similar words include: seedcase, seedpod, fuel pod
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: POD
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18D: "28. [Shocking!]"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OMG
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19D: "29. Least-populous Canadian province: Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states architect (born in china in 1917)
- Similar words include: Ieoh Ming Pei, I. M. Pei
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PEI
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20D: "31. Ones paying or receiving alimony"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
- Similar words include: x, X, ex-wife
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EXES
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21D: "32. Future amaryllis, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
- Similar words include: electric-light bulb, light bulb, medulla oblongata
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BULB
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22D: "33. Colleague"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- Similar words include: assort, link, tie in
- Opposite of: dissociate
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Answer: ASSOCIATE
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23D: "34. Colorful ring-tailed mammals of Asia"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: REDPANDAS
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24D: "38. Spy novelist Deighton"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LEN
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25D: "39. Most-populous Canadian province: Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ONT
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26D: "40. Festival at the end of Ramadan, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EID
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27D: "42. Like the scent of some air fresheners"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PINEY
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28D: "43. Floor model, often"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a visual presentation showing how something works
- Similar words include: exhibit, show, demonstration
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DEMO
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29D: "46. Swiss cough drop brand"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: RICOLA
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30D: "47. Squealed: Var."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- Similar words include: get at, bother, vex
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: NARKED
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31D: "49. Word with double or free"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
- Similar words include: broker, agentive role, federal agent
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AGENT
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32D: "51. Hurdles for future J.D.s"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LSATS
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33D: "52. Nestlé bars filled with tiny bubbles"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AEROS
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34D: "53. Skillful"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- Similar words include: skilful, mavin, champion
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ADEPT
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35D: "54. Key of Mozart's Symphony No. 6: Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FMAJ
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36D: "55. Squealer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- Similar words include: puke, git, crumb
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RAT
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37D: "56. Thick piece"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that block consisting of a thick piece of something
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SLAB
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38D: "58. Cashless deal"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an equal exchange
- Similar words include: swop, switch, trade
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SWAP
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39D: "60. U.K. award"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OBE
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.
Decode the Clues
Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.
Use Cross-References
Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.
Build Vocabulary
Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
39 Across Clues
39 Down Clues
78 Total Clues
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