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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: 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. Like the proverbial period before a storm | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Cooking device in a fast-food restaurant | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Animal that moos | 3 |
| 4A | 13. Thin woodwind | 4 |
| 5A | 14. Condiment with four vowels in its name | 5 |
| 6A | 15. Father | 4 |
| 7A | 16. *Pad in a makeup kit | 10 |
| 8A | 18. "Fine by me" | 4 |
| 9A | 19. December 24 is a notable one | 3 |
| 10A | 20. Prayer's end | 4 |
| 11A | 21. Places for flag pins or mics | 6 |
| 12A | 23. Oasis setting | 6 |
| 13A | 25. Outstanding people | 6 |
| 14A | 27. No contest, for example | 4 |
| 15A | 29. $7 million for 30 seconds during the Super Bowl, say | 6 |
| 16A | 31. Pound sounds | 4 |
| 17A | 34. "Highway to Hell" band | 4 |
| 18A | 36. Winner of 2008 and 2012 | 5 |
| 19A | 38. Mauna ___ Observatory | 3 |
| 20A | 39. Polite rejection at a dance ... or a hint to each half of the answers to the starred clues | 7 |
| 21A | 41. Small criticism | 3 |
| 22A | 42. Flower symbolizing early love | 5 |
| 23A | 44. Follow commands | 4 |
| 24A | 45. 4K screen precursor | 4 |
| 25A | 46. Big clothing retailer headquartered in Freeport, Maine | 6 |
| 26A | 48. Place for un béret | 4 |
| 27A | 50. Ones wearing white at weddings | 6 |
| 28A | 52. Show of respect to a queen | 6 |
| 29A | 56. Dropping off mail at the post office or picking up a prescription | 6 |
| 30A | 58. Exam on which Elle Woods scored 179 in "Legally Blonde," for short | 4 |
| 31A | 60. Cry of discovery | 3 |
| 32A | 61. Swarm (with) | 4 |
| 33A | 62. *Assignment on a plane | 10 |
| 34A | 65. Signed vows of secrecy, for short | 4 |
| 35A | 66. Chose | 5 |
| 36A | 67. Toboggan, e.g. | 4 |
| 37A | 68. Pop, as "the question" | 3 |
| 38A | 69. Filthy | 5 |
| 39A | 70. Totally understands | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Like the proverbial period before a storm"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that steadiness of mind under stress
- Similar words include: composure, simmer down, settle down
- Opposite of: agitate, stimulate
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Answer: CALM
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2A: "5. Cooking device in a fast-food restaurant"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
- Similar words include: frier, pullet
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: FRYER
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3A: "10. Animal that moos"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that female of domestic cattle:
- Similar words include: moo-cow, overawe
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: COW
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4A: "13. Thin woodwind"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
- Similar words include: hautboy, hautbois
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OBOE
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5A: "14. Condiment with four vowels in its name"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that garlic mayonnaise
- Similar words include: aioli sauce, garlic sauce
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AIOLI
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6A: "15. Father"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- Similar words include: dada, daddy, dad
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PAPA
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7A: "16. *Pad in a makeup kit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
- Similar words include: puff
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: POWDERPUFF
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8A: "18. "Fine by me""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an endorsement
- Similar words include: approve, okey, ok
- Opposite of: disapprove
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Answer: OKAY
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9A: "19. December 24 is a notable one"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
- Similar words include: eventide, evening, even
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EVE
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10A: "20. Prayer's end"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
- Similar words include: Amun, Amon
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AMEN
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11A: "21. Places for flag pins or mics"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
- Similar words include: lapel
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: LAPELS
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12A: "23. Oasis setting"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that arid land with little or no vegetation
- Similar words include: forsake, abandon, defect
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: DESERT
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13A: "25. Outstanding people"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field
- Similar words include: great
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: GREATS
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14A: "27. No contest, for example"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a humble request for help from someone in authority
- Similar words include: supplication
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PLEA
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15A: "29. $7 million for 30 seconds during the Super Bowl, say"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ADRATE
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16A: "31. Pound sounds"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARFS
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17A: "34. "Highway to Hell" band"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACDC
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18A: "36. Winner of 2008 and 2012"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OBAMA
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19A: "38. Mauna ___ Observatory"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LOA
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20A: "39. Polite rejection at a dance ... or a hint to each half of the answers to the starred clues"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: IMTAKEN
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21A: "41. Small criticism"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NIT
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22A: "42. Flower symbolizing early love"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various plants of the genus syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
- Similar words include: lavender, lilac-colored
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LILAC
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23A: "44. Follow commands"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be obedient to
- Opposite of: disobey
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OBEY
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24A: "45. 4K screen precursor"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail
- Similar words include: high-definition television
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HDTV
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25A: "46. Big clothing retailer headquartered in Freeport, Maine"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: LLBEAN
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26A: "48. Place for un béret"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TETE
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27A: "50. Ones wearing white at weddings"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a woman who has recently been married
- Similar words include: Brigid, Saint Brigid, Bridget
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: BRIDES
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28A: "52. Show of respect to a queen"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
- Similar words include: curtsey, bob
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CURTSY
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29A: "56. Dropping off mail at the post office or picking up a prescription"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ERRAND
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30A: "58. Exam on which Elle Woods scored 179 in "Legally Blonde," for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LSAT
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31A: "60. Cry of discovery"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AHA
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32A: "61. Swarm (with)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be teeming, be abuzz
- Similar words include: swarm, pullulate, pour
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TEEM
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33A: "62. *Assignment on a plane"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: SEATNUMBER
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34A: "65. Signed vows of secrecy, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NDAS
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35A: "66. Chose"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that select as an alternative over another
- Similar words include: opt, prefer, choose
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OPTED
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36A: "67. Toboggan, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- Similar words include: sledge, sleigh
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SLED
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37A: "68. Pop, as "the question""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that inquire about
- Similar words include: enquire, need, require
- Opposite of: obviate
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Answer: ASK
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38A: "69. Filthy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that offensive or even (of persons) malicious; ; ; ; ; ; - ezra pound
- Similar words include: tight, smutty, foul
- Opposite of: nice
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Answer: NASTY
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39A: "70. Totally understands"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- Similar words include: go, bugger off, generate
- Opposite of: take away, leave
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Answer: GETS
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Managed well enough | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Higher than on the totem pole | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Home Depot competitor | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Size between small and large: Abbr. | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Minor-league club | 8 |
| 6D | 6. Ready to be picked | 4 |
| 7D | 7. The "Y" of Y.A. books | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Keebler worker | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Hunted (through) | 6 |
| 10D | 10. *Bakery display piece | 9 |
| 11D | 11. Iridescent stone | 4 |
| 12D | 12. House ___ and Means Committee | 4 |
| 13D | 15. Can-opening mechanism | 6 |
| 14D | 17. ___ Grey tea | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Slugger Judge | 5 |
| 16D | 24. Limited releases on Spotify, informally | 3 |
| 17D | 26. Article of sports equipment that needs to be strung | 6 |
| 18D | 28. Part of a play with the opening scene | 6 |
| 19D | 30. Send off | 4 |
| 20D | 31. 100% | 3 |
| 21D | 32. Make annoyed | 4 |
| 22D | 33. *Days off following October midterms | 9 |
| 23D | 35. Hit on a vape pen | 3 |
| 24D | 37. Off-roading transport, in brief | 3 |
| 25D | 39. Strand during winter, say | 5 |
| 26D | 40. Superficially attractive sort | 8 |
| 27D | 43. Georgia politico Stacey ___ | 6 |
| 28D | 45. 2013 movie about an A.I. crush | 3 |
| 29D | 47. Attaches | 6 |
| 30D | 49. Ballerina's garb | 4 |
| 31D | 51. Some bed supports | 5 |
| 32D | 53. Hold to discuss at a later time | 5 |
| 33D | 54. Word before metal or music | 5 |
| 34D | 55. Fabric amounts | 5 |
| 35D | 56. Italian erupter | 4 |
| 36D | 57. Cincinnati baseball franchise | 4 |
| 37D | 59. Editor's mark | 4 |
| 38D | 63. Pesticide regulator, in brief | 3 |
| 39D | 64. Food seasoning, for short | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Managed well enough"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that come to terms with
- Similar words include: snitch, glom, cop
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: COPED
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2D: "2. Higher than on the totem pole"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an earlier section of a written text
- Similar words include: higher up, in a higher place, to a higher place
- Opposite of: below
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Answer: ABOVE
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3D: "3. Home Depot competitor"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
- Similar words include: low, moo
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LOWES
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4D: "4. Size between small and large: Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a master's degree in education
- Similar words include: Master of Education
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MED
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5D: "5. Minor-league club"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: FARMTEAM
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6D: "6. Ready to be picked"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
- Similar words include: advanced, right, mature
- Opposite of: green
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Answer: RIPE
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7D: "7. The "Y" of Y.A. books"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any immature animal
- Similar words include: unseasoned, offspring, Danton True Young
- Opposite of: aged, old
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Answer: YOUNG
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8D: "8. Keebler worker"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Similar words include: pixy, imp, extremely low frequency
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELF
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9D: "9. Hunted (through)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that steal goods; take as spoils
- Similar words include: go, strip, loot
- Opposite of: unrifled
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Answer: RIFLED
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10D: "10. *Bakery display piece"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: CAKESTAND
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11D: "11. Iridescent stone"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OPAL
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12D: "12. House ___ and Means Committee"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
- Similar words include: shipway, manner, mode
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WAYS
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13D: "15. Can-opening mechanism"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: POPTAB
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14D: "17. ___ Grey tea"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a british peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EARL
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15D: "22. Slugger Judge"
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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16D: "24. Limited releases on Spotify, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EPS
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17D: "26. Article of sports equipment that needs to be strung"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a loud and disturbing noise
- Similar words include: make happy, make merry, illegitimate enterprise
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: RACKET
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18D: "28. Part of a play with the opening scene"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ACTONE
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19D: "30. Send off"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that expel (gases or odors)
- Similar words include: give out, breathe, let out
- Opposite of: absorb
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Answer: EMIT
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20D: "31. 100%"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
- Similar words include: wholly, entirely, altogether
- Opposite of: some, partly
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Answer: ALL
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21D: "32. Make annoyed"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be agitated
- Similar words include: rile, boil, moil
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROIL
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22D: "33. *Days off following October midterms"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: FALLBREAK
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23D: "35. Hit on a vape pen"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a light touch or stroke
- Similar words include: swob, tap, splash
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DAB
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24D: "37. Off-roading transport, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ATV
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25D: "39. Strand during winter, say"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ICEIN
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26D: "40. Superficially attractive sort"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: EYECANDY
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27D: "43. Georgia politico Stacey ___"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ABRAMS
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28D: "45. 2013 movie about an A.I. crush"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HER
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29D: "47. Attaches"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ADDSON
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30D: "49. Ballerina's garb"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that south african prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)
- Similar words include: ballet skirt, Desmond Tutu
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TUTU
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31D: "51. Some bed supports"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a thin strip (wood or metal)
- Similar words include: slat, spline
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SLATS
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32D: "53. Hold to discuss at a later time"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a set of data arranged in rows and columns
- Similar words include: postpone, defer, prorogue
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TABLE
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33D: "54. Word before metal or music"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any broad thin expanse or surface
- Similar words include: piece of paper, sail, plane
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SHEET
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34D: "55. Fabric amounts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
- Similar words include: cubic yard, thousand, grounds
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: YARDS
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35D: "56. Italian erupter"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
- Similar words include: bunsen burner, Mount Etna, Mt Etna
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETNA
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36D: "57. Cincinnati baseball franchise"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
- Similar words include: bolshie, loss, red
- Opposite of: gain
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Answer: REDS
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37D: "59. Editor's mark"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: STET
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38D: "63. Pesticide regulator, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
- Similar words include: Environmental Protection Agency
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EPA
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39D: "64. Food seasoning, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in chinese cooking
- Similar words include: monosodium glutamate
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MSG
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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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