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- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (31 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (35 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium
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Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. One who tries to make a good impression | 7 |
| 2A | 8. Go with | 6 |
| 3A | 14. It has its X's and O's | 8 |
| 4A | 15. Manscapes, perhaps | 6 |
| 5A | 16. Money wasted on poor decision-making, jocularly | 8 |
| 6A | 17. Destroyed emotionally | 6 |
| 7A | 18. Greg ___, author of the 1994 science fiction novel "Permutation City" | 4 |
| 8A | 19. Ones who might be looking toward careers at museums | 9 |
| 9A | 21. Elated | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Goal of a squeeze bunt, for short | 3 |
| 11A | 23. 😔 | 5 |
| 12A | 25. Pro whose work might be shocking | 3 |
| 13A | 28. Alley ___ | 3 |
| 14A | 30. Sched. placeholder | 3 |
| 15A | 31. Small semiaquatic mammal with 22 tentacles on its snout | 13 |
| 16A | 35. Condiment at an Asian fusion restaurant | 13 |
| 17A | 36. Ground-breaking invention? | 13 |
| 18A | 37. Big N.Y.S.E. news | 3 |
| 19A | 38. Formal duds | 3 |
| 20A | 39. Kyrgyz city on the ancient Silk Road | 3 |
| 21A | 40. What the "sans" refers to in Comic Sans | 5 |
| 22A | 43. Bang into | 3 |
| 23A | 45. Musical lead-in to beat | 4 |
| 24A | 49. "OK, don't accept my apology then!" | 9 |
| 25A | 52. Bird that can build tools and remember human faces | 4 |
| 26A | 53. Not family-friendly, in a way | 6 |
| 27A | 54. Logical inconsistency in a story | 8 |
| 28A | 56. Game with a 32-card deck | 6 |
| 29A | 57. Refreshers that can be served with green wedges | 8 |
| 30A | 58. Present | 6 |
| 31A | 59. Gently presses, as a gas pedal | 7 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. One who tries to make a good impression"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person qualified to practice dentistry
- Similar words include: tooth doctor, dental practitioner
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: DENTIST
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2A: "8. Go with"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
- Similar words include: date, accompaniment, bodyguard
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ESCORT
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3A: "14. It has its X's and O's"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: LOVENOTE
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4A: "15. Manscapes, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of removing hair with a razor
- Similar words include: shave, shaving, knock off
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SHAVES
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5A: "16. Money wasted on poor decision-making, jocularly"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: IDIOTTAX
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6A: "17. Destroyed emotionally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TOREUP
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7A: "18. Greg ___, author of the 1994 science fiction novel "Permutation City""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EGAN
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8A: "19. Ones who might be looking toward careers at museums"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: ARTMAJORS
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9A: "21. Elated"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that 100 senti equal 1 kroon in estonia
- Similar words include: institutionalise, ship, send
- Opposite of: unsent
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Answer: SENT
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10A: "22. Goal of a squeeze bunt, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a run that is the result of the batter's performance
- Similar words include: run batted in
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RBI
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11A: "23. 😔"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IMSAD
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12A: "25. Pro whose work might be shocking"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EMT
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13A: "28. Alley ___"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OOP
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14A: "30. Sched. placeholder"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TBA
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15A: "31. Small semiaquatic mammal with 22 tentacles on its snout"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: STARNOSEDMOLE
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16A: "35. Condiment at an Asian fusion restaurant"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: TERIYAKISAUCE
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17A: "36. Ground-breaking invention?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: DYNAMITESTICK
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18A: "37. Big N.Y.S.E. news"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
- Similar words include: initial public offering, initial offering
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IPO
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19A: "38. Formal duds"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that semiformal evening dress for men
- Similar words include: dinner jacket, black tie, tuxedo
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TUX
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20A: "39. Kyrgyz city on the ancient Silk Road"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OSH
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21A: "40. What the "sans" refers to in Comic Sans"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
- Similar words include: seriph
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SERIF
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22A: "43. Bang into"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
- Similar words include: pound, Aries the Ram, crash
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RAM
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23A: "45. Musical lead-in to beat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a rounded thickly curled hairdo
- Similar words include: Afro hairdo
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AFRO
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24A: "49. "OK, don't accept my apology then!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: FINEBEMAD
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25A: "52. Bird that can build tools and remember human faces"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that black birds having a raucous call
- Similar words include: crowing, gloat, brag
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CROW
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26A: "53. Not family-friendly, in a way"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: RATEDR
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27A: "54. Logical inconsistency in a story"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: PLOTHOLE
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28A: "56. Game with a 32-card deck"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ECARTE
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29A: "57. Refreshers that can be served with green wedges"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that sweetened beverage of lime juice and water
- Similar words include: limeade
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: LIMEADES
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30A: "58. Present"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that give as a gift
- Similar words include: lend, contribute, impart
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: BESTOW
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31A: "59. Gently presses, as a gas pedal"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: EASESON
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Skirt | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Water brand whose logo shows the Alps | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Colorful fish with iridescent stripes | 9 |
| 4D | 4. Need for a demo, maybe | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Really small amount | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Belle ___, real-life 19th-century outlaw celebrated in film and TV | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Paragon | 15 |
| 8D | 8. "___ bien!" ("All right!," in Spanish) | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Sliding screen in a Japanese tearoom | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Bounce | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Excess of inventory | 9 |
| 12D | 12. Like canvas grocery bags | 8 |
| 13D | 13. Cookbook qty. | 3 |
| 14D | 14. Does some stretching? | 4 |
| 15D | 20. Constriction of the pupils | 6 |
| 16D | 24. Daniel ___ Kim of "Hawaii Five-0" | 3 |
| 17D | 26. Seriously harm | 4 |
| 18D | 27. "Come on, just once!" | 5 |
| 19D | 29. Topping dolloped on fresh Italian tomatoes, maybe | 5 |
| 20D | 31. Misses watching a bullfight? | 9 |
| 21D | 32. Word with human or second | 6 |
| 22D | 33. Spot for a speaker | 4 |
| 23D | 34. Young 31-Down | 9 |
| 24D | 35. Bold choice, perhaps? | 8 |
| 25D | 36. Lead-in to integration | 3 |
| 26D | 41. Not going anywhere | 5 |
| 27D | 42. Provided with, as anonymous tips | 5 |
| 28D | 44. Obama family member with credits as a TV writer | 5 |
| 29D | 46. Noted ring bearer | 5 |
| 30D | 47. Slugger Scott with eight Gold Gloves | 5 |
| 31D | 48. Has an unsettled Venmo request, say | 4 |
| 32D | 50. Cold one | 4 |
| 33D | 51. Monks' honorifics | 4 |
| 34D | 53. Jewish honorific | 3 |
| 35D | 55. Bit of concert merch | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Skirt"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- Similar words include: dodging, skirt, circumvent
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DODGE
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2D: "2. Water brand whose logo shows the Alps"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EVIAN
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3D: "3. Colorful fish with iridescent stripes"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: NEONTETRA
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4D: "4. Need for a demo, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
- Similar words include: trinitrotoluene
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TNT
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5D: "5. Really small amount"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- Similar words include: smidgin, smidgeon, smidgen
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IOTA
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6D: "6. Belle ___, real-life 19th-century outlaw celebrated in film and TV"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that rock star and drummer for the beatles (born in 1940)
- Similar words include: Ringo Starr, Starkey, Richard Starkey
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STARR
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7D: "7. Paragon"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: TEXTBOOKEXAMPLE
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8D: "8. "___ bien!" ("All right!," in Spanish)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ESTA
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9D: "9. Sliding screen in a Japanese tearoom"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SHOJI
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10D: "10. Bounce"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a glancing rebound
- Similar words include: cannon, ricochet
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CAROM
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11D: "11. Excess of inventory"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that stock excessively
- Opposite of: understock
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: OVERSTOCK
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12D: "12. Like canvas grocery bags"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that capable of being used again
- Similar words include: reclaimable, recyclable
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: REUSABLE
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13D: "13. Cookbook qty."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TSP
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14D: "14. Does some stretching?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- Similar words include: Trygve Halvden Lie, lie, lie in
- Opposite of: arise, stand
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Answer: LIES
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15D: "20. Constriction of the pupils"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
- Similar words include: light reflex, reduction division, meiosis
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MIOSIS
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16D: "24. Daniel ___ Kim of "Hawaii Five-0""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DAE
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17D: "26. Seriously harm"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MAIM
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18D: "27. "Come on, just once!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TRYIT
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19D: "29. Topping dolloped on fresh Italian tomatoes, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and parmesan cheese in olive oil
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PESTO
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20D: "31. Misses watching a bullfight?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the english `miss'
- Similar words include: Senorita
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: SENORITAS
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21D: "32. Word with human or second"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: NATURE
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22D: "33. Spot for a speaker"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
- Similar words include: rostrum, podium, stump
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DAIS
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23D: "34. Young 31-Down"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: MUCHACHAS
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24D: "35. Bold choice, perhaps?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a specific size and style of type within a type family
- Similar words include: fount, case, font
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: TYPEFACE
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25D: "36. Lead-in to integration"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that god of the underworld; counterpart of greek pluto
- Similar words include: Orcus
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DIS
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26D: "41. Not going anywhere"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that unable to move or resist motion
- Similar words include: indifferent, soggy, sluggish
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: INERT
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27D: "42. Provided with, as anonymous tips"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: FEDTO
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28D: "44. Obama family member with credits as a TV writer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MALIA
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29D: "46. Noted ring bearer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: FRODO
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30D: "47. Slugger Scott with eight Gold Gloves"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ROLEN
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31D: "48. Has an unsettled Venmo request, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be obliged to pay or repay
- Similar words include: owe
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OWES
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32D: "50. Cold one"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
- Similar words include: brewage
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BREW
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33D: "51. Monks' honorifics"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DOMS
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34D: "53. Jewish honorific"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that `johnny' was applied as a nickname for confederate soldiers by the federal soldiers in the american civil war; `greyback' derived from their grey confederate uniforms
- Similar words include: greyback, Johnny, Johnny Reb
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: REB
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35D: "55. Bit of concert merch"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
- Similar words include: tee up, golf tee, football tee
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TEE
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
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Decode the Clues
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Build Vocabulary
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Today's Puzzle Stats
31 Across Clues
35 Down Clues
66 Total Clues
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