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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (33 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (37 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate
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. Viking of cartoon fame | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Claustrophobe's desire | 9 |
| 3A | 15. Best-selling singer whose album titles are all Arabic numerals | 5 |
| 4A | 16. Cosmetic injection | 9 |
| 5A | 17. Charge | 5 |
| 6A | 18. Key ingredients in cong you bing, a savory Chinese pancake | 9 |
| 7A | 19. Cry after a reappearing act | 8 |
| 8A | 21. Christopher Nolan movie with a palindromic name | 5 |
| 9A | 22. Hard-to-miss shot | 5 |
| 10A | 23. It's pitched | 4 |
| 11A | 24. Took | 6 |
| 12A | 26. Someone who spends a lot of time baking? | 8 |
| 13A | 30. The emperor and his subjects in Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove" | 5 |
| 14A | 31. Barrage with insults, in online lingo | 5 |
| 15A | 32. Sch. that's home to Mike the Tiger (and his 15,000-square-foot habitat) | 3 |
| 16A | 33. Mirthless | 4 |
| 17A | 34. We're booked! | 5 |
| 18A | 35. The Yankees and the Red Sox, e.g. | 4 |
| 19A | 36. 12 pgs., maybe | 3 |
| 20A | 37. Tempo between lento and adagio | 5 |
| 21A | 38. Ecological community | 5 |
| 22A | 39. Colonial homes? | 8 |
| 23A | 41. Packs of zombies | 6 |
| 24A | 42. Preceding periods | 4 |
| 25A | 43. Verbally threw tomatoes at | 5 |
| 26A | 44. Star | 5 |
| 27A | 46. The Beatles' "The End" has one at the beginning | 8 |
| 28A | 49. Where all of your knowledge might be wasted? | 9 |
| 29A | 51. Excessive enthusiasm | 5 |
| 30A | 52. Bit of a fast-food side order | 9 |
| 31A | 53. Blunt recap of a disappointing match | 5 |
| 32A | 54. Was totally awesome | 9 |
| 33A | 55. Longtime alternative to Altoids | 5 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Viking of cartoon fame"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HAGAR
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2A: "6. Claustrophobe's desire"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: OPENSPACE
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3A: "15. Best-selling singer whose album titles are all Arabic numerals"
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- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ADELE
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4A: "16. Cosmetic injection"
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- Pattern: _________
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Answer: LIPFILLER
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5A: "17. Charge"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RUNAT
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6A: "18. Key ingredients in cong you bing, a savory Chinese pancake"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild allium ampeloprasum
- Similar words include: green onion, Allium porrum, leek
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: SCALLIONS
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7A: "19. Cry after a reappearing act"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!
- Similar words include: bopeep
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: PEEKABOO
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8A: "21. Christopher Nolan movie with a palindromic name"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
- Similar words include: dogma
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TENET
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9A: "22. Hard-to-miss shot"
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- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TAPIN
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10A: "23. It's pitched"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
- Similar words include: camp, collapsible shelter, camp out
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TENT
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11A: "24. Took"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that take hold of; grab
- Similar words include: grab, prehend, conquer
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SEIZED
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12A: "26. Someone who spends a lot of time baking?"
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- Pattern: ________
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Answer: BEACHBUM
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13A: "30. The emperor and his subjects in Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
- Similar words include: Inka, Inca, Incan
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: INCAS
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14A: "31. Barrage with insults, in online lingo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- Similar words include: fire, flaming, flare
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: FLAME
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15A: "32. Sch. that's home to Mike the Tiger (and his 15,000-square-foot habitat)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LSU
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16A: "33. Mirthless"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- Similar words include: black, dour, blue
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GRIM
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17A: "34. We're booked!"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
- Similar words include: suite, elbow room, room
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ROOMS
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18A: "35. The Yankees and the Red Sox, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- Similar words include: opposition, enemy, foe
- Opposite of: friend
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Answer: FOES
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19A: "36. 12 pgs., maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an indefinitely short time
- Similar words include: Mo, atomic number 42, bit
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MOS
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20A: "37. Tempo between lento and adagio"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LARGO
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21A: "38. Ecological community"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BIOME
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22A: "39. Colonial homes?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ANTFARMS
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23A: "41. Packs of zombies"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a vast multitude
- Similar words include: host, horde, drove
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: HORDES
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24A: "42. Preceding periods"
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: Eve, eventide, evening
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EVES
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25A: "43. Verbally threw tomatoes at"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
- Similar words include: hiss, boo
- Opposite of: applaud
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Answer: BOOED
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26A: "44. Star"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CELEB
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27A: "46. The Beatles' "The End" has one at the beginning"
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- Pattern: ________
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Answer: DRUMSOLO
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28A: "49. Where all of your knowledge might be wasted?"
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- Pattern: _________
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Answer: BARTRIVIA
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29A: "51. Excessive enthusiasm"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
- Similar words include: passion, cacoethes, manic disorder
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MANIA
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30A: "52. Bit of a fast-food side order"
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- Pattern: _________
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Answer: ONIONRING
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31A: "53. Blunt recap of a disappointing match"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ILOST
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32A: "54. Was totally awesome"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: KICKEDASS
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33A: "55. Longtime alternative to Altoids"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an absolute certainty
- Similar words include: cert
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CERTS
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Instrument in the emblem of Ireland | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Together, musically | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Expert on inheritance | 10 |
| 4D | 4. Magician's cry | 8 |
| 5D | 5. Treats again, in a way, as a sprain | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Kaitlin of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" | 5 |
| 7D | 7. One-trillionth: Prefix | 4 |
| 8D | 8. A.Q.I. measurer | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Eagles and Ravens | 8 |
| 10D | 10. Hush | 7 |
| 11D | 11. Base for a bust | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Source of relief | 4 |
| 13D | 13. One out of a hundred? | 4 |
| 14D | 14. Locales for some residents, in brief | 3 |
| 15D | 20. Offered | 3 |
| 16D | 23. Sentiment during el dÃa de San ValentÃn | 5 |
| 17D | 24. Greek letter that refers to a lone wolf, in Gen-Z slang | 5 |
| 18D | 25. Company whose stock price cratered in the early 2000s | 5 |
| 19D | 26. Not-so-private diaries | 5 |
| 20D | 27. A+ giver? | 10 |
| 21D | 28. Volunteer's suggestion | 5 |
| 22D | 29. Nonet of Greek mythology | 5 |
| 23D | 31. Creates | 5 |
| 24D | 34. One-of-a-kind individual | 8 |
| 25D | 35. Something you might have while trying to move quickly | 8 |
| 26D | 37. Actress/activist Cox | 7 |
| 27D | 38. Part of a film studio's overhead? | 7 |
| 28D | 40. Was no longer under the weather | 6 |
| 29D | 41. The Rockets, on a scoreboard | 3 |
| 30D | 43. Shares a big fish story, say | 5 |
| 31D | 44. "Pretty please?" | 4 |
| 32D | 45. Rams legend Dickerson | 4 |
| 33D | 46. Rackets | 4 |
| 34D | 47. One might be ticked off | 4 |
| 35D | 48. Common parfait toppings | 4 |
| 36D | 49. ___ choy | 3 |
| 37D | 50. By | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Instrument in the emblem of Ireland"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
- Similar words include: harmonica, mouth harp, dwell
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HARP
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2D: "2. Together, musically"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ADUE
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3D: "3. Expert on inheritance"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a biologist who specializes in genetics
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: GENETICIST
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4D: "4. Magician's cry"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ALAKAZAM
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5D: "5. Treats again, in a way, as a sprain"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: RETAPES
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6D: "6. Kaitlin of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OLSON
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7D: "7. One-trillionth: Prefix"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PICO
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8D: "8. A.Q.I. measurer"
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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9D: "9. Eagles and Ravens"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: NFLTEAMS
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10D: "10. Hush"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- Similar words include: hush, quiet, still
- Opposite of: sound, louden
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Answer: SILENCE
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11D: "11. Base for a bust"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
- Similar words include: pedestal, footstall
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PLINTH
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12D: "12. Source of relief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALOE
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13D: "13. One out of a hundred?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fractional monetary unit of several countries
- Similar words include: penny, centime
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CENT
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14D: "14. Locales for some residents, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
- Similar words include: erbium, Er, emergency room
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERS
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15D: "20. Offered"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
- Similar words include: press, adjure, beseech
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BID
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16D: "23. Sentiment during el dÃa de San ValentÃn"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TEAMO
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17D: "24. Greek letter that refers to a lone wolf, in Gen-Z slang"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the 18th letter of the greek alphabet
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SIGMA
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18D: "25. Company whose stock price cratered in the early 2000s"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ENRON
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19D: "26. Not-so-private diaries"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies
- Similar words include: web log, blog
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BLOGS
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20D: "27. A+ giver?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: BLOODDONOR
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21D: "28. Volunteer's suggestion"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: USEME
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22D: "29. Nonet of Greek mythology"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that in ancient greek mythology any of 9 daughters of zeus and mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
- Similar words include: speculate, genus Mus, chew over
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MUSES
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23D: "31. Creates"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
- Similar words include: manakin, constitute, course
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: FORMS
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24D: "34. One-of-a-kind individual"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: RAREBIRD
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25D: "35. Something you might have while trying to move quickly"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: FIRESALE
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26D: "37. Actress/activist Cox"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: LAVERNE
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27D: "38. Part of a film studio's overhead?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: BOOMMIC
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28D: "40. Was no longer under the weather"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: FELTOK
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29D: "41. The Rockets, on a scoreboard"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HOU
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30D: "43. Shares a big fish story, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an instance of boastful talk
- Similar words include: swash, vaunt, bluster
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BRAGS
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31D: "44. "Pretty please?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CANI
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32D: "45. Rams legend Dickerson"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ERIC
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33D: "46. Rackets"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a loud harsh or strident noise
- Similar words include: ruckus, rumpus, clamor
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DINS
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34D: "47. One might be ticked off"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
- Similar words include: tilt, inclination, name
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LIST
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35D: "48. Common parfait toppings"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
- Similar words include: oat
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OATS
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36D: "49. ___ choy"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BOK
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37D: "50. By"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: VIA
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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
33 Across Clues
37 Down Clues
70 Total Clues
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