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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (38 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (40 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. Apple tablet | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Facing the pitcher | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Time to blow out the candles on a cake, informally | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Informal eatery | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Thanks, in France | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Singer Guthrie | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Says 2 + 2 = 5, e.g. | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Wedding cake figurine | 5 |
| 9A | 19. Last language alphabetically on Google Translate | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Milkshake flavor made with Oreos | 13 |
| 11A | 23. The "A" of I.P.A. | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Pitcher Maddux who won the Cy Young Award in four consecutive years | 4 |
| 13A | 25. Welcome sights for thirsty people in deserts | 5 |
| 14A | 28. Accelerator or brake | 5 |
| 15A | 30. Music genre that Joan Jett "loves" | 9 |
| 16A | 33. Arcing tennis shot | 3 |
| 17A | 35. Member of a convent | 3 |
| 18A | 36. Lavatory, in Liverpool | 3 |
| 19A | 37. Pasta often filled with ricotta | 7 |
| 20A | 41. Listing on the Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| 21A | 44. 50 years, for Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit" | 3 |
| 22A | 45. Play a part in a play | 3 |
| 23A | 47. "My man!" | 3 |
| 24A | 48. Two-part steakhouse entree | 9 |
| 25A | 52. Bonus | 5 |
| 26A | 56. Filmmaker Miyazaki | 5 |
| 27A | 57. Questions | 4 |
| 28A | 59. Color that means "stop" | 3 |
| 29A | 60. Like some scented stickers | 13 |
| 30A | 64. Sorority's counterpart, in brief | 4 |
| 31A | 66. Mandarin "hello" | 5 |
| 32A | 67. Head ___ heels | 4 |
| 33A | 68. Chauffeured vehicle | 4 |
| 34A | 69. Message often accompanied by an exclamation point in a triangle | 5 |
| 35A | 70. Michelin product | 4 |
| 36A | 71. Alternative to a Lyft | 4 |
| 37A | 72. Jumps | 5 |
| 38A | 73. Make simpler | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Apple tablet"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IPAD
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2A: "5. Facing the pitcher"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ATBAT
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3A: "10. Time to blow out the candles on a cake, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BDAY
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4A: "14. Informal eatery"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
- Similar words include: coffee bar, coffee shop, coffeehouse
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CAFE
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5A: "15. Thanks, in France"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MERCI
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6A: "16. Singer Guthrie"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARLO
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7A: "17. Says 2 + 2 = 5, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Similar words include: drift, mistake, slip
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ERRS
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8A: "18. Wedding cake figurine"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a woman who has recently been married
- Similar words include: St. Bride, Saint Bride, Saint Brigid
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BRIDE
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9A: "19. Last language alphabetically on Google Translate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of the tall negroid people of eastern south africa; some live in kwazulu-natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ZULU
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10A: "20. Milkshake flavor made with Oreos"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: COOKIESNCREAM
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11A: "23. The "A" of I.P.A."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ALE
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12A: "24. Pitcher Maddux who won the Cy Young Award in four consecutive years"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GREG
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13A: "25. Welcome sights for thirsty people in deserts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
- Similar words include: oasis, haven
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OASES
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14A: "28. Accelerator or brake"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sustained bass note
- Similar words include: bike, pedal point, treadle
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PEDAL
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15A: "30. Music genre that Joan Jett "loves""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: ROCKNROLL
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16A: "33. Arcing tennis shot"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LOB
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17A: "35. Member of a convent"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a woman religious
- Similar words include: conical buoy, nun buoy
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NUN
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18A: "36. Lavatory, in Liverpool"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a toilet in britain
- Similar words include: W.C., closet, water closet
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LOO
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19A: "37. Pasta often filled with ricotta"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings
- Similar words include: cappelletti
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: RAVIOLI
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20A: "41. Listing on the Billboard Hot 100"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: POPSONG
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21A: "44. 50 years, for Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that how long something has existed
- Similar words include: maturate, historic period, eld
- Opposite of: rejuvenate
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Answer: AGE
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22A: "45. Play a part in a play"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- Similar words include: act as, do, pretend
- Opposite of: refrain
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Answer: ACT
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23A: "47. "My man!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BRO
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24A: "48. Two-part steakhouse entree"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: SURFNTURF
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25A: "52. Bonus"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a minor actor in crowd scenes
- Similar words include: redundant, duplicate, surplus
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EXTRA
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26A: "56. Filmmaker Miyazaki"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HAYAO
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27A: "57. Questions"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that inquire about
- Similar words include: need, call for, enquire
- Opposite of: obviate
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Answer: ASKS
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28A: "59. Color that means "stop""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
- Similar words include: violent, bolshy, ruby-red
- Opposite of: gain
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Answer: RED
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29A: "60. Like some scented stickers"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: SCRATCHNSNIFF
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30A: "64. Sorority's counterpart, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a social club for male undergraduates
- Similar words include: fraternity
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FRAT
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31A: "66. Mandarin "hello""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NIHAO
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32A: "67. Head ___ heels"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
- Similar words include: ended, concluded, all over
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OVER
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33A: "68. Chauffeured vehicle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
- Similar words include: limousine
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LIMO
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34A: "69. Message often accompanied by an exclamation point in a triangle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
- Similar words include: qui vive, alarm, watchful
- Opposite of: unalert
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Answer: ALERT
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35A: "70. Michelin product"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that hoop that covers a wheel
- Similar words include: play out, pall, bore
- Opposite of: refresh, interest
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Answer: TIRE
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36A: "71. Alternative to a Lyft"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: UBER
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37A: "72. Jumps"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- Similar words include: jump off, bound, leaping
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LEAPS
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38A: "73. Make simpler"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- Similar words include: allay, simpleness, comfort
- Opposite of: difficulty
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Answer: EASE
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. What covers the North Pole | 6 |
| 2D | 2. End of some sentences | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Having a certain natural hairstyle | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Furniture piece for a talk show host | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Shade of yellow | 5 |
| 6D | 6. More abrupt in language | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Hire to the team | 7 |
| 8D | 8. Band with the aptly titled debut album "High Voltage" | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Stratum | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Marketplace with stalls | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Occasion for a percussionist to shine | 8 |
| 12D | 12. With 13-Down, "___ can eat" (restaurant come-on) | 3 |
| 13D | 13. See 12-Down | 3 |
| 14D | 21. Inuit's home | 5 |
| 15D | 22. Time unit aptly hidden in "paleontology" | 3 |
| 16D | 26. University in North Carolina | 4 |
| 17D | 27. Difficult, tiring work | 4 |
| 18D | 29. Comic actress Wong | 3 |
| 19D | 31. Unit of flour | 3 |
| 20D | 32. Door handle | 4 |
| 21D | 34. Untuneful trumpet sound | 4 |
| 22D | 37. Lacking much thought | 4 |
| 23D | 38. Water, in Oaxaca | 4 |
| 24D | 39. Aforementioned | 8 |
| 25D | 40. Hospital area with IVs | 3 |
| 26D | 42. News media | 5 |
| 27D | 43. Crosstown rivals of the Cubbies | 3 |
| 28D | 46. Windpipe | 7 |
| 29D | 49. Decision-making consideration | 6 |
| 30D | 50. Neither here ___ there | 3 |
| 31D | 51. Only black key in a G major scale | 6 |
| 32D | 53. Fodder for "Jeopardy!" | 6 |
| 33D | 54. Alludes (to) | 6 |
| 34D | 55. Not interrupted by commercials ... or shortened like the middle words of 20-, 30-, 48- and 60-Across? | 6 |
| 35D | 58. Ties that are hard to untie | 5 |
| 36D | 61. Super-uptight | 4 |
| 37D | 62. Bit of bathroom décor | 4 |
| 38D | 63. Do, re or mi | 4 |
| 39D | 64. It goes around every year | 3 |
| 40D | 65. Short ___ (beef cut) | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. What covers the North Pole"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
- Similar words include: ice cap
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ICECAP
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2D: "2. End of some sentences"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
- Similar words include: countersign, watchword, word of honor
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PAROLE
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3D: "3. Having a certain natural hairstyle"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: AFROED
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4D: "4. Furniture piece for a talk show host"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DESK
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5D: "5. Shade of yellow"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a deep yellow color
- Similar words include: brownish-yellow, gold, yellow-brown
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AMBER
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6D: "6. More abrupt in language"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that brief and to the point; effectively cut short
- Similar words include: crisp, curt, terse
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TERSER
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7D: "7. Hire to the team"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: BRINGON
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8D: "8. Band with the aptly titled debut album "High Voltage""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACDC
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9D: "9. Stratum"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- Similar words include: level, grade, tier up
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TIER
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10D: "10. Marketplace with stalls"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a shop where a variety of goods are sold
- Similar words include: fair, bazar
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: BAZAAR
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11D: "11. Occasion for a percussionist to shine"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: DRUMSOLO
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12D: "12. With 13-Down, "___ can eat" (restaurant come-on)"
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: whole, totally, altogether
- Opposite of: some, partly
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Answer: ALL
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13D: "13. See 12-Down"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: YOU
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14D: "21. Inuit's home"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
- Similar words include: iglu
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IGLOO
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15D: "22. Time unit aptly hidden in "paleontology""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the longest division of geological time
- Similar words include: aeon
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EON
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16D: "26. University in North Carolina"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELON
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17D: "27. Difficult, tiring work"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that work doggedly or persistently
- Similar words include: footslog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SLOG
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18D: "29. Comic actress Wong"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
- Similar words include: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ALI
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19D: "31. Unit of flour"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
- Similar words include: transfuse, loving cup, cupful
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CUP
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20D: "32. Door handle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a circular rounded projection or protuberance
- Similar words include: thickening, boss, node
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: KNOB
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21D: "34. Untuneful trumpet sound"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cry plaintively
- Similar words include: bleat, baa, blate
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BLAT
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22D: "37. Lacking much thought"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any red eruption of the skin
- Similar words include: roseola, blizzard, efflorescence
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RASH
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23D: "38. Water, in Oaxaca"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that largest known toad species; native to central america; valuable destroyer of insect pests
- Similar words include: Bufo marinus, agua toad
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AGUA
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24D: "39. Aforementioned"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: VERYSAME
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25D: "40. Hospital area with IVs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
- Similar words include: intensive care unit
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ICU
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26D: "42. News media"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the state of demanding notice or attention
- Similar words include: entreat, insistency, fight
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PRESS
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27D: "43. Crosstown rivals of the Cubbies"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SOX
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28D: "46. Windpipe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
- Similar words include: windpipe
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: TRACHEA
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29D: "49. Decision-making consideration"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that anything that contributes causally to a result
- Similar words include: ingredient, gene, factor in
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: FACTOR
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30D: "50. Neither here ___ there"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NOR
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31D: "51. Only black key in a G major scale"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: FSHARP
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32D: "53. Fodder for "Jeopardy!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something of small importance
- Similar words include: trivium, trifle, small beer
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TRIVIA
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33D: "54. Alludes (to)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make reference to
- Similar words include: refer, bring up, concern
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: REFERS
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34D: "55. Not interrupted by commercials ... or shortened like the middle words of 20-, 30-, 48- and 60-Across?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ADFREE
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35D: "58. Ties that are hard to untie"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a tight cluster of people or things
- Similar words include: nautical mile, mi, burl
- Opposite of: unknot, unravel
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Answer: KNOTS
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36D: "61. Super-uptight"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of or related to the anus
- Similar words include: anal retentive
- Opposite of: oral
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Answer: ANAL
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37D: "62. Bit of bathroom décor"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
- Similar words include: roofing tile
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TILE
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38D: "63. Do, re or mi"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a brief written record
- Similar words include: remark, notice, take note
- Opposite of: ignore
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Answer: NOTE
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39D: "64. It goes around every year"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
- Similar words include: grippe, influenza
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: FLU
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40D: "65. Short ___ (beef cut)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that support resembling the rib of an animal
- Similar words include: poke fun, guy, blackguard
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RIB
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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.
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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
38 Across Clues
40 Down Clues
78 Total Clues
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