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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 (41 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging
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Across Clues - Complete List
No. | Clue | Letters |
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1A | 1. Division of a bowling game | 5 |
2A | 6. Roomba target | 4 |
3A | 10. See 70-Across | 4 |
4A | 14. Touch-and-go | 5 |
5A | 15. Opening stake | 4 |
6A | 16. Awestruck | 4 |
7A | 17. Words of empathy | 5 |
8A | 18. Bog down | 4 |
9A | 19. Caramel-filled candy | 4 |
10A | 20. Fast-food alternative to a nugget | 13 |
11A | 23. Hyphenated brand of fruit-flavored drinks | 3 |
12A | 24. Pie ___ mode | 3 |
13A | 25. 3, 4 or 5, for a golf hole | 3 |
14A | 28. Headwear usually worn metaphorically | 11 |
15A | 35. Free souvenirs | 4 |
16A | 37. Yoko to whom the 1971 song "Oh Yoko!" is dedicated | 3 |
17A | 38. Homes for Plains tribes | 6 |
18A | 39. "Feel me?" | 5 |
19A | 41. Walgreens rival | 3 |
20A | 43. A dance or a dip | 5 |
21A | 44. Egyptian god of the underworld | 6 |
22A | 46. Hunky-dory | 3 |
23A | 48. Schedule opening | 4 |
24A | 49. Coach of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant | 11 |
25A | 52. Photo ___ (media events) | 3 |
26A | 53. Fertilization targets | 3 |
27A | 54. Without precedent | 3 |
28A | 56. Hallmark products … or a hint to what to find in the circled squares | 13 |
29A | 63. Longtime film rating org. | 4 |
30A | 65. Encouraging start? | 4 |
31A | 66. Secure with ropes | 5 |
32A | 67. Seeming eternities | 4 |
33A | 68. Fertile soil | 4 |
34A | 69. Vegan skin products brand | 5 |
35A | 70. With 10-Across, alternative to a fist bump | 4 |
36A | 71. Singer Lovett | 4 |
37A | 72. Send to a specialist, say | 5 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Division of a bowling game"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
- Similar words include: set up, draw up, build
- Pattern: _____
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2A: "6. Roomba target"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
- Similar words include: dot, debris, detritus
- Pattern: ____
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3A: "10. See 70-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- Similar words include: pentad, cinque, v
- Pattern: ____
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4A: "14. Touch-and-go"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; - new yorker
- Similar words include: dodgy, chanceful, chancy
- Pattern: _____
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5A: "15. Opening stake"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- Pattern: ____
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6A: "16. Awestruck"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that highly excited
- Pattern: ____
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7A: "17. Words of empathy"
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- Pattern: _____
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8A: "18. Bog down"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- Similar words include: slack, muck up, quag
- Pattern: ____
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9A: "19. Caramel-filled candy"
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- Pattern: ____
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10A: "20. Fast-food alternative to a nugget"
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- Pattern: _____________
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11A: "23. Hyphenated brand of fruit-flavored drinks"
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- Pattern: ___
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12A: "24. Pie ___ mode"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- Pattern: ___
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13A: "25. 3, 4 or 5, for a golf hole"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
- Similar words include: equivalence, equation, equality
- Pattern: ___
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14A: "28. Headwear usually worn metaphorically"
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- Pattern: ___________
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15A: "35. Free souvenirs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that valuable goods
- Similar words include: stagger, plunder, loot
- Pattern: ____
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16A: "37. Yoko to whom the 1971 song "Oh Yoko!" is dedicated"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
- Similar words include: Yoko Ono
- Pattern: ___
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17A: "38. Homes for Plains tribes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a native american tent; usually of conical shape
- Similar words include: teepee, tepee, tipi
- Pattern: ______
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18A: "39. "Feel me?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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19A: "41. Walgreens rival"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a summary of your academic and work history
- Similar words include: CV, resume, curriculum vitae
- Pattern: ___
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20A: "43. A dance or a dip"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany mexican foods
- Pattern: _____
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21A: "44. Egyptian god of the underworld"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of isis; father of horus
- Pattern: ______
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22A: "46. Hunky-dory"
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- Pattern: ___
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23A: "48. Schedule opening"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
- Similar words include: expansion slot, one-armed bandit, time slot
- Pattern: ____
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24A: "49. Coach of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant"
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- Pattern: ___________
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25A: "52. Photo ___ (media events)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of saturn; counterpart of greek rhea and cybele of ancient asia minor
- Pattern: ___
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26A: "53. Fertilization targets"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
- Similar words include: ovum, egg cell
- Pattern: ___
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27A: "54. Without precedent"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
- Similar words include: young, fresh, freshly
- Opposite of: old, worn
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28A: "56. Hallmark products … or a hint to what to find in the circled squares"
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- Pattern: _____________
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29A: "63. Longtime film rating org."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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30A: "65. Encouraging start?"
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- Pattern: ____
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31A: "66. Secure with ropes"
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- Pattern: _____
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32A: "67. Seeming eternities"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the longest division of geological time
- Similar words include: eon, aeon
- Pattern: ____
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33A: "68. Fertile soil"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
- Pattern: ____
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34A: "69. Vegan skin products brand"
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- Pattern: _____
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35A: "70. With 10-Across, alternative to a fist bump"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a lofty level or position or degree
- Similar words include: gamey, high school, high up
- Opposite of: low spirits, low
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36A: "71. Singer Lovett"
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- Pattern: ____
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37A: "72. Send to a specialist, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make reference to
- Similar words include: consult, touch on, look up
- Pattern: _____
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Down Clues - Complete List
No. | Clue | Letters |
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1D | 1. Bank-backing grp. since 1933 | 4 |
2D | 2. Very well-off | 4 |
3D | 3. Berry that's a "superfood" | 4 |
4D | 4. Purchased souvenirs, informally | 5 |
5D | 5. Makeup set containing shadow and mascara | 6 |
6D | 6. "Shucks!," only stronger | 4 |
7D | 7. Condo, e.g. | 4 |
8D | 8. Run out of clothes? | 6 |
9D | 9. "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games" genre | 7 |
10D | 10. Uber cost | 4 |
11D | 11. Composer Stravinsky | 4 |
12D | 12. Button on a remote: Abbr. | 3 |
13D | 13. Id's counterpart | 3 |
14D | 21. Amazon speaker | 4 |
15D | 22. Copenhageners, e.g. | 5 |
16D | 25. Military mind game, for short | 5 |
17D | 26. Covered with water | 5 |
18D | 27. Diameters halved | 5 |
19D | 29. Popular business magazine | 3 |
20D | 30. Tennis star Djokovic | 5 |
21D | 31. 4.0s are excellent ones | 4 |
22D | 32. Stringed instrument that's often as tall as its seated musician | 5 |
23D | 33. Man of morals | 5 |
24D | 34. Exams for H.S. sophs. and jrs. | 5 |
25D | 36. "You go, ___!" | 4 |
26D | 40. Soldier who can stand at attention indefinitely | 5 |
27D | 42. Castaway's call for help | 3 |
28D | 45. Loss-prevention command | 7 |
29D | 47. Donkey ___ (game) | 4 |
30D | 50. Laser pointer or rubber mouse | 6 |
31D | 51. Sweet drink | 6 |
32D | 55. Voluntarily relinquish, as a right | 5 |
33D | 56. Jets or Sharks not found in the N.H.L. | 4 |
34D | 57. Reckless | 4 |
35D | 58. Slanted type: Abbr. | 4 |
36D | 59. Word after pen, pet or proper | 4 |
37D | 60. Endangered underwater ecosystem | 4 |
38D | 61. Bro | 4 |
39D | 62. Trade punches | 4 |
40D | 63. Unimpressed reaction | 3 |
41D | 64. Luau paste | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Bank-backing grp. since 1933"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions
- Similar words include: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Pattern: ____
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2D: "2. Very well-off"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
- Similar words include: fat, deep, plenteous
- Opposite of: poor people, poor
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3D: "3. Berry that's a "superfood""
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- Pattern: ____
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4D: "4. Purchased souvenirs, informally"
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- Pattern: _____
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5D: "5. Makeup set containing shadow and mascara"
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- Pattern: ______
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6D: "6. "Shucks!," only stronger"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something of little value
- Similar words include: blasted, tinker's dam, bedamn
- Opposite of: bless
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7D: "7. Condo, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
- Similar words include: social unit, building block, whole
- Pattern: ____
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8D: "8. Run out of clothes?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an unbroken series of events
- Similar words include: mottle, stripe, run
- Pattern: ______
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9D: "9. "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games" genre"
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- Pattern: _______
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10D: "10. Uber cost"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an agenda of things to do
- Similar words include: come, get along, do
- Pattern: ____
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11D: "11. Composer Stravinsky"
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- Pattern: ____
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12D: "12. Button on a remote: Abbr."
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- Pattern: ___
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13D: "13. Id's counterpart"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- Similar words include: self, self-importance, egotism
- Pattern: ___
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14D: "21. Amazon speaker"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
- Similar words include: resound, reverberate, replication
- Pattern: ____
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15D: "22. Copenhageners, e.g."
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- Think of something that a native or inhabitant of denmark
- Similar words include: Dane
- Pattern: _____
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16D: "25. Military mind game, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments
- Similar words include: psychological operation
- Pattern: _____
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17D: "26. Covered with water"
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- Think of something that covered with water
- Similar words include: afloat, overflowing, inundated
- Pattern: _____
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18D: "27. Diameters halved"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
- Similar words include: spoke, r, wheel spoke
- Pattern: _____
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19D: "29. Popular business magazine"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to saddam hussein's government of iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of sunni and shiite arabs and kurds who hope to build a new government
- Similar words include: Iraqi National Congress
- Pattern: ___
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20D: "30. Tennis star Djokovic"
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- Pattern: _____
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21D: "31. 4.0s are excellent ones"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
- Similar words include: grade point average, GPA
- Pattern: ____
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22D: "32. Stringed instrument that's often as tall as its seated musician"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
- Similar words include: violoncello
- Pattern: _____
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23D: "33. Man of morals"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that greek author of fables (circa 620-560 bc)
- Pattern: _____
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24D: "34. Exams for H.S. sophs. and jrs."
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- Pattern: _____
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25D: "36. "You go, ___!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a young woman
- Similar words include: female child, daughter, young woman
- Opposite of: boy, son
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26D: "40. Soldier who can stand at attention indefinitely"
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- Pattern: _____
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27D: "42. Castaway's call for help"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
- Similar words include: so, sol, soh
- Pattern: ___
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28D: "45. Loss-prevention command"
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- Pattern: _______
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29D: "47. Donkey ___ (game)"
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- Pattern: ____
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30D: "50. Laser pointer or rubber mouse"
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- Pattern: ______
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31D: "51. Sweet drink"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
- Similar words include: ambrosia
- Pattern: ______
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32D: "55. Voluntarily relinquish, as a right"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that do without or cease to hold or adhere to
- Similar words include: relinquish, forgo, forego
- Opposite of: claim
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33D: "56. Jets or Sharks not found in the N.H.L."
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- Think of something that an association of criminals
- Similar words include: crowd, bunch, mob
- Pattern: ____
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34D: "57. Reckless"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any red eruption of the skin
- Similar words include: heady, foolhardy, efflorescence
- Pattern: ____
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35D: "58. Slanted type: Abbr."
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- Pattern: ____
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36D: "59. Word after pen, pet or proper"
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- Think of something that a language unit by which a person or thing is known
- Similar words include: epithet, nominate, refer
- Pattern: ____
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37D: "60. Endangered underwater ecosystem"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
- Similar words include: Witwatersrand, Rand
- Pattern: ____
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38D: "61. Bro"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an informal form of address for a man
- Similar words include: beau, sheik, buster
- Pattern: ____
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39D: "62. Trade punches"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
- Similar words include: sparring
- Pattern: ____
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40D: "63. Unimpressed reaction"
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- Pattern: ___
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41D: "64. Luau paste"
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- Think of something that hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
- Pattern: ___
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