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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (35 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. Auto on the autobahn | 3 |
| 2A | 4. Sign of justice | 5 |
| 3A | 9. Middling grade | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Acknowledgment of applause, maybe | 3 |
| 5A | 15. Lead-up to a ski jump | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Spots for solar panels | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Really spectacular drill component? | 9 |
| 8A | 19. Midwest city known as the "Rubber Capital of the World" | 5 |
| 9A | 20. ___ Root, U.S. secretary of war who received a Nobel Peace Prize | 5 |
| 10A | 21. Hobbled, in gamer slang | 6 |
| 11A | 23. Seedy bar | 4 |
| 12A | 24. Lively kind of saw for cutting intricate shapes? | 10 |
| 13A | 28. Large catch of fish, say | 6 |
| 14A | 30. Whole bunch | 3 |
| 15A | 31. Host Glass of radio's "This American Life" | 3 |
| 16A | 32. Pecan-chocolate-caramel candy | 6 |
| 17A | 34. Noted chairman? | 5 |
| 18A | 36. Truly awesome implement for ensuring stability? | 9 |
| 19A | 39. "The Master Builder" playwright | 5 |
| 20A | 42. Launches | 6 |
| 21A | 44. Word that's often shortened to its middle letter in texts | 3 |
| 22A | 45. Sister network of Paramount+, for short | 3 |
| 23A | 48. General Motors subsidiary | 6 |
| 24A | 50. Ideal instrument for shaping wood surfaces? | 10 |
| 25A | 53. Always | 4 |
| 26A | 55. Girlfriends in Madrid | 6 |
| 27A | 56. Banish | 5 |
| 28A | 57. Bit of grillmaster's attire | 5 |
| 29A | 59. Something you might exclaim when talking about 17-, 24-, 36- or 50-Across? | 9 |
| 30A | 62. Compose | 5 |
| 31A | 63. Protection | 5 |
| 32A | 64. Record label for SZA and A$AP Rocky | 3 |
| 33A | 65. Falls short, say | 5 |
| 34A | 66. Medium-term govt. security | 5 |
| 35A | 67. Cerulean expanse | 3 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Auto on the autobahn"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BMW
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2A: "4. Sign of justice"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in libra
- Similar words include: Libra the Scales, Balance, Libra the Balance
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LIBRA
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3A: "9. Middling grade"
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- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CPLUS
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4A: "14. Acknowledgment of applause, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
- Similar words include: prow, submit, curtain call
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BOW
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5A: "15. Lead-up to a ski jump"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: INRUN
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6A: "16. Spots for solar panels"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
- Similar words include: cap, ceiling, roof
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ROOFS
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7A: "17. Really spectacular drill component?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: QUITEABIT
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8A: "19. Midwest city known as the "Rubber Capital of the World""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a city in northeastern ohio; the heart of the united states rubber industry
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AKRON
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9A: "20. ___ Root, U.S. secretary of war who received a Nobel Peace Prize"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ELIHU
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10A: "21. Hobbled, in gamer slang"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: NERFED
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11A: "23. Seedy bar"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
- Similar words include: prima donna, nose dive, diving
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DIVE
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12A: "24. Lively kind of saw for cutting intricate shapes?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: JIGGETYJIG
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13A: "28. Large catch of fish, say"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: NETFUL
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14A: "30. Whole bunch"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a man who serves as a sailor
- Similar words include: Jack, trap, cakehole
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GOB
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15A: "31. Host Glass of radio's "This American Life""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
- Similar words include: Provos, individual retirement account, anger
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IRA
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16A: "32. Pecan-chocolate-caramel candy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
- Similar words include: capsize, polo-neck, turn turtle
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TURTLE
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17A: "34. Noted chairman?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978)
- Similar words include: Charles Eames
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EAMES
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18A: "36. Truly awesome implement for ensuring stability?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: BOSSLEVEL
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19A: "39. "The Master Builder" playwright"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that realistic norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
- Similar words include: Henrik Johan Ibsen, Henrik Ibsen
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IBSEN
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20A: "42. Launches"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the beginning of anything
- Similar words include: starting signal, protrude, lead off
- Opposite of: finish, middle
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Answer: STARTS
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21A: "44. Word that's often shortened to its middle letter in texts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
- Similar words include: embody, be, equal
- Opposite of: differ
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Answer: ARE
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22A: "45. Sister network of Paramount+, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TMC
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23A: "48. General Motors subsidiary"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ONSTAR
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24A: "50. Ideal instrument for shaping wood surfaces?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: MODELPLANE
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25A: "53. Always"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that at any time
- Similar words include: ever so, always, of all time
- Opposite of: never
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Answer: EVER
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26A: "55. Girlfriends in Madrid"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: AMIGAS
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27A: "56. Banish"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- Similar words include: expat, deportee, transportation
- Opposite of: repatriate
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Answer: EXILE
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28A: "57. Bit of grillmaster's attire"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
- Similar words include: proscenium, forestage
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: APRON
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29A: "59. Something you might exclaim when talking about 17-, 24-, 36- or 50-Across?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: WHATATOOL
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30A: "62. Compose"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that produce a literary work
- Similar words include: publish, spell, pen
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: WRITE
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31A: "63. Protection"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that kindly endorsement and guidance
- Similar words include: protection, egis, breastplate
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AEGIS
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32A: "64. Record label for SZA and A$AP Rocky"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RCA
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33A: "65. Falls short, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
- Similar words include: misplace, fall back, fall behind
- Opposite of: gain, win
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Answer: LOSES
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34A: "66. Medium-term govt. security"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TNOTE
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35A: "67. Cerulean expanse"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
- Similar words include: flip, pitch, toss
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SKY
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Like some briskets and pork ribs, informally | 5 |
| 2D | 2. "___ Rouge!" (2001 musical film) | 6 |
| 3D | 3. One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief | 7 |
| 4D | 4. Place | 4 |
| 5D | 5. ___ while | 3 |
| 6D | 6. "Hang on a sec" | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Feeling remorse for | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Tidbit popular in Thai cuisine | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Artisanal brewers' offerings | 10 |
| 10D | 10. Lockup | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Joseph Conrad novel made into a 1965 film starring Peter O'Toole | 7 |
| 12D | 12. Frequent conspiracy subject | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Something usually kept private, for short | 3 |
| 14D | 18. London's underground | 7 |
| 15D | 22. ___ Speed Wagon (vintage vehicle) | 3 |
| 16D | 24. Protrudes | 4 |
| 17D | 25. Unfortunate situations | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Fury | 3 |
| 19D | 27. Grand old time, in slang | 3 |
| 20D | 29. Area of greatest danger | 10 |
| 21D | 33. Llama's head? | 3 |
| 22D | 35. Description of an online image | 7 |
| 23D | 37. Kind of collar | 4 |
| 24D | 38. It's blowing in the wind | 4 |
| 25D | 39. "___ what ___" | 3 |
| 26D | 40. "Dude …" | 3 |
| 27D | 41. Humorist who describes his stint working as a Macy's Christmas elf in "Santaland Diaries" | 7 |
| 28D | 43. Hero lifeguards, e.g. | 7 |
| 29D | 46. Efficiency stat not needed in an E.V. | 3 |
| 30D | 47. Scratch | 6 |
| 31D | 49. Secure again, as a door | 6 |
| 32D | 51. Overact | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Visibly afraid | 5 |
| 34D | 54. Race with an anchor | 5 |
| 35D | 56. Comfort | 4 |
| 36D | 57. Hole puncher | 3 |
| 37D | 58. Reason to consider something favorably | 3 |
| 38D | 60. Long ___ | 3 |
| 39D | 61. Relative of the chickadee | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Like some briskets and pork ribs, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BBQED
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2D: "2. "___ Rouge!" (2001 musical film)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MOULIN
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3D: "3. One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: WWIIVET
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4D: "4. Place"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- Similar words include: place, stead, position
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LIEU
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5D: "5. ___ while"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: INA
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6D: "6. "Hang on a sec""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BRB
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7D: "7. Feeling remorse for"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
- Similar words include: rue, repent, regret
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RUING
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8D: "8. Tidbit popular in Thai cuisine"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ANTEGG
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9D: "9. Artisanal brewers' offerings"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: CRAFTBEERS
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10D: "10. Lockup"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
- Similar words include: gaol, jail, poky
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: POKEY
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11D: "11. Joseph Conrad novel made into a 1965 film starring Peter O'Toole"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: LORDJIM
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12D: "12. Frequent conspiracy subject"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
- Similar words include: flying saucer, unidentified flying object
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: UFO
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13D: "13. Something usually kept private, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SSN
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14D: "18. London's underground"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: THETUBE
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15D: "22. ___ Speed Wagon (vintage vehicle)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: REO
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16D: "24. Protrudes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- Similar words include: gibbosity, extrusion, gibbousness
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: JUTS
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17D: "25. Unfortunate situations"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- Similar words include: ill, complaint, ailment
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ILLS
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18D: "26. Fury"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- Similar words include: anger, choler, wrath
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IRE
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19D: "27. Grand old time, in slang"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
- Similar words include: gaseous state, gas pedal, vaunt
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GAS
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20D: "29. Area of greatest danger"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: FRONTLINES
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21D: "33. Llama's head?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
- Similar words include: elevated railroad, el, elevated railway
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELS
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22D: "35. Description of an online image"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ALTTEXT
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23D: "37. Kind of collar"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETON
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24D: "38. It's blowing in the wind"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
- Similar words include: wind vane, weather vane, web
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: VANE
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25D: "39. "___ what ___""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IAM
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26D: "40. "Dude …""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BRO
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27D: "41. Humorist who describes his stint working as a Macy's Christmas elf in "Santaland Diaries""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SEDARIS
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28D: "43. Hero lifeguards, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a teacher and prophet born in bethlehem and active in nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for christianity (circa 4 bc - ad 29)
- Similar words include: Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, savior
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SAVIORS
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29D: "46. Efficiency stat not needed in an E.V."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MPG
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30D: "47. Scratch"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CLAWAT
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31D: "49. Secure again, as a door"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: RELOCK
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32D: "51. Overact"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EMOTE
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33D: "52. Visibly afraid"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - mary w. shelley
- Similar words include: bloodless, white, blanched
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASHEN
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34D: "54. Race with an anchor"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
- Similar words include: electrical relay, relay race
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RELAY
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35D: "56. Comfort"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- Similar words include: simplicity, repose, relief
- Opposite of: difficulty
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Answer: EASE
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36D: "57. Hole puncher"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AWL
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37D: "58. Reason to consider something favorably"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an athlete who plays for pay
- Similar words include: professional
- Opposite of: anti, con
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Answer: PRO
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38D: "60. Long ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that gone by; or in the past
- Similar words include: agone
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AGO
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39D: "61. Relative of the chickadee"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
- Similar words include: titmouse, bosom, breast
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TIT
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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
35 Across Clues
39 Down Clues
74 Total Clues
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