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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (37 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (41 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate
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Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Six years, for a U.S. senator | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Portable speaker? | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Is behind | 4 |
| 4A | 13. ___ jelly, popular boba tea topping | 4 |
| 5A | 14. Beginning | 5 |
| 6A | 15. Orbit, e.g. | 4 |
| 7A | 16. Little guys in striped coats | 10 |
| 8A | 18. What a booth in a recording studio shouldn't have | 4 |
| 9A | 19. Build-your-own breakfast spot | 9 |
| 10A | 20. Tattoo artist | 5 |
| 11A | 21. $$$ set aside for old age | 3 |
| 12A | 22. Child's living room hideaway | 8 |
| 13A | 24. Leftover piece | 7 |
| 14A | 28. Santa ___, Calif. | 3 |
| 15A | 29. ___ Max, singer with the 2018 hit "Sweet but Psycho" | 3 |
| 16A | 30. Vessel with a spout | 6 |
| 17A | 33. Hook or Cook: Abbr. | 4 |
| 18A | 37. Alternative cut to a bob | 5 |
| 19A | 39. Comedian Margaret | 3 |
| 20A | 40. Style of a room | 5 |
| 21A | 41. Word before chance or pickings | 4 |
| 22A | 42. Plea before an impulsive act | 6 |
| 23A | 44. Singer Grande, to fans | 3 |
| 24A | 45. Plop yourself down | 3 |
| 25A | 47. Melodramatic crying | 7 |
| 26A | 49. Beverage containers for people on the move | 8 |
| 27A | 54. A/C measure | 3 |
| 28A | 55. Adam of "The O.C." | 5 |
| 29A | 56. Reason why | 9 |
| 30A | 61. Eight, in Spain | 4 |
| 31A | 62. Personal treasure chest ... or what each of the five groups of shaded letters illustrates? | 10 |
| 32A | 63. Tandoori-baked bread | 4 |
| 33A | 64. Businesswoman Lauder | 5 |
| 34A | 65. German-based international supermarket chain | 4 |
| 35A | 66. "Twilight" vampire Cullen | 4 |
| 36A | 67. General ___ shrimp | 4 |
| 37A | 68. Russian denial | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Six years, for a U.S. senator"
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- Think of something that a word or expression used for some particular thing
- Similar words include: full term, terminus, condition
- Pattern: ____
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2A: "5. Portable speaker?"
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- Pattern: ____
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3A: "9. Is behind"
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- Think of something that be obliged to pay or repay
- Similar words include: owe
- Pattern: ____
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4A: "13. ___ jelly, popular boba tea topping"
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- 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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5A: "14. Beginning"
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- Think of something that the beginning or early stages
- Similar words include: onrush, oncoming, attack
- Pattern: _____
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6A: "15. Orbit, e.g."
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- Think of something that a course of conduct
- Similar words include: track, course, way of life
- Pattern: ____
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7A: "16. Little guys in striped coats"
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- Pattern: __________
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8A: "18. What a booth in a recording studio shouldn't have"
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- Think of something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
- Similar words include: ring, reverberate, reverberation
- Pattern: ____
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9A: "19. Build-your-own breakfast spot"
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- Pattern: _________
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10A: "20. Tattoo artist"
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- Pattern: _____
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11A: "21. $$$ set aside for old age"
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- 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: Provisional Irish Republican Army, Irish Republican Army, anger
- Pattern: ___
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12A: "22. Child's living room hideaway"
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- Pattern: ________
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13A: "24. Leftover piece"
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- Think of something that a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
- Similar words include: oddment, end, remainder
- Pattern: _______
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14A: "28. Santa ___, Calif."
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- Think of something that mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
- Pattern: ___
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15A: "29. ___ Max, singer with the 2018 hit "Sweet but Psycho""
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- Pattern: ___
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16A: "30. Vessel with a spout"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
- Pattern: ______
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17A: "33. Hook or Cook: Abbr."
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- Pattern: ____
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18A: "37. Alternative cut to a bob"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Similar words include: pyxie, imp, gremlin
- Pattern: _____
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19A: "39. Comedian Margaret"
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- Pattern: ___
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20A: "40. Style of a room"
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- Think of something that decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
- Similar words include: interior decoration
- Pattern: _____
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21A: "41. Word before chance or pickings"
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- Think of something that take off weight
- Similar words include: melt off, slender, lose weight
- Opposite of: gain
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22A: "42. Plea before an impulsive act"
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- Pattern: ______
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23A: "44. Singer Grande, to fans"
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- Pattern: ___
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24A: "45. Plop yourself down"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be around, often idly or without specific purpose
- Similar words include: sit down, model, pose
- Opposite of: stand, arise
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25A: "47. Melodramatic crying"
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- Think of something that convulsive gasp made while weeping
- Similar words include: sob
- Pattern: _______
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26A: "49. Beverage containers for people on the move"
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- Pattern: ________
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27A: "54. A/C measure"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
- Similar words include: British thermal unit, B.Th.U.
- Pattern: ___
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28A: "55. Adam of "The O.C.""
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- Pattern: _____
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29A: "56. Reason why"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
- Similar words include: principle
- Pattern: _________
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30A: "61. Eight, in Spain"
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- Pattern: ____
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31A: "62. Personal treasure chest ... or what each of the five groups of shaded letters illustrates?"
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- Pattern: __________
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32A: "63. Tandoori-baked bread"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that leavened bread baked in a clay oven in india; usually shaped like a teardrop
- Similar words include: nan
- Pattern: ____
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33A: "64. Businesswoman Lauder"
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- Pattern: _____
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34A: "65. German-based international supermarket chain"
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- Pattern: ____
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35A: "66. "Twilight" vampire Cullen"
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- Pattern: ____
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36A: "67. General ___ shrimp"
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37A: "68. Russian denial"
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Tea brand once owned by Starbucks | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Kind of sch. for grades one to six | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Bit of spa attire | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Magician of Arthurian legend | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Sort who's too good for everyone else | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Cuba y Puerto Rico | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Fashionably old-fashioned | 5 |
| 8D | 8. "___ a date!" | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Like some sandwiches | 8 |
| 10D | 10. Super-silly sort | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Thin air | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Brief | 5 |
| 13D | 14. It may be in the low 90s | 6 |
| 14D | 17. Make fizzy | 6 |
| 15D | 20. McKellen who played Gandalf | 3 |
| 16D | 23. The 2% in 2% milk | 3 |
| 17D | 24. Performs like Playboi Carti, say | 4 |
| 18D | 25. The dark side | 4 |
| 19D | 26. Longer than midi | 4 |
| 20D | 27. Diplomat's skill | 4 |
| 21D | 31. Vietnamese soup | 3 |
| 22D | 32. "That was clumsy of me!" | 4 |
| 23D | 34. Smoothie "superfruit" | 4 |
| 24D | 35. NSFW stuff | 4 |
| 25D | 36. Calc prerequisite | 4 |
| 26D | 38. "Get me out of here!" | 8 |
| 27D | 40. Person who's in the red | 6 |
| 28D | 42. Good name for a chef? | 3 |
| 29D | 43. Hanging over a baby's crib | 6 |
| 30D | 46. Very cold and wet | 3 |
| 31D | 48. John who wrote "The Pilgrim's Progress" | 6 |
| 32D | 49. Certain steak | 5 |
| 33D | 50. Deep-sea predators | 5 |
| 34D | 51. Give extreme effort, in slang | 5 |
| 35D | 52. "Any ___ is good ___" (public relations saying) | 5 |
| 36D | 53. Managed | 5 |
| 37D | 57. Informal shirts | 4 |
| 38D | 58. With dexterity | 4 |
| 39D | 59. Ore deposit | 4 |
| 40D | 60. Opposite of entrance | 4 |
| 41D | 62. Hot tub nozzle | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Tea brand once owned by Starbucks"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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2D: "2. Kind of sch. for grades one to six"
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- Pattern: ____
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3D: "3. Bit of spa attire"
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- Think of something that any loose flowing garment
- Similar words include: vest, clothe, drape
- Pattern: ____
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4D: "4. Magician of Arthurian legend"
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- Think of something that (arthurian legend) the magician who acted as king arthur's advisor
- Similar words include: Falco columbarius, pigeon hawk
- Pattern: ______
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5D: "5. Sort who's too good for everyone else"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
- Similar words include: snot, prig, snoot
- Pattern: ____
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6D: "6. Cuba y Puerto Rico"
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- Pattern: _____
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7D: "7. Fashionably old-fashioned"
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- Think of something that a fashion reminiscent of the past
- Similar words include: retroactive, ex post facto
- Pattern: _____
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8D: "8. "___ a date!""
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- Think of something that the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
- Similar words include: information technology, IT
- Pattern: ___
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9D: "9. Like some sandwiches"
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- Pattern: ________
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10D: "10. Super-silly sort"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
- Similar words include: whacko, nutter
- Pattern: _____
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11D: "11. Thin air"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- Similar words include: quintessence, aether, vinyl ether
- Pattern: _____
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12D: "12. Brief"
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- Think of something that the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- Similar words include: little, curtly, forgetful
- Opposite of: long, retentive
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13D: "14. It may be in the low 90s"
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- Think of something that any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent
- Pattern: ______
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14D: "17. Make fizzy"
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- Think of something that expose to fresh air
- Similar words include: air out, activate, air
- Pattern: ______
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15D: "20. McKellen who played Gandalf"
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- Pattern: ___
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16D: "23. The 2% in 2% milk"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- Similar words include: plump, avoirdupois, juicy
- Opposite of: nonfat, thin
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17D: "24. Performs like Playboi Carti, say"
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- Think of something that a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
- Similar words include: belt, knap, knock
- Pattern: ____
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18D: "25. The dark side"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that morally objectionable behavior
- Similar words include: malign, wickedness, malevolent
- Opposite of: goodness, good
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19D: "26. Longer than midi"
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- Think of something that a long skirt ending below the calf
- Opposite of: mini
- Pattern: ____
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20D: "27. Diplomat's skill"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
- Similar words include: tactfulness
- Opposite of: tactlessness
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21D: "31. Vietnamese soup"
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- Pattern: ___
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22D: "32. "That was clumsy of me!""
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- Pattern: ____
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23D: "34. Smoothie "superfruit""
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- Pattern: ____
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24D: "35. NSFW stuff"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
- Similar words include: smut, porno, pornography
- Pattern: ____
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25D: "36. Calc prerequisite"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
- Similar words include: trim, clean-cut, trigonometry
- Pattern: ____
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26D: "38. "Get me out of here!""
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- Pattern: ________
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27D: "40. Person who's in the red"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
- Similar words include: debitor
- Opposite of: creditor
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28D: "42. Good name for a chef?"
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- Pattern: ___
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29D: "43. Hanging over a baby's crib"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a river in southwestern alabama; flows into mobile bay
- Similar words include: Mobile River, fluid, peregrine
- Opposite of: stabile, immobile
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30D: "46. Very cold and wet"
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- Think of something that devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- Similar words include: frigid, arctic, wintry
- Pattern: ___
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31D: "48. John who wrote "The Pilgrim's Progress""
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- Think of something that english preacher and author of an allegorical novel, pilgrim's progress (1628-1688)
- Similar words include: John Bunyan, Paul Bunyan
- Pattern: ______
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32D: "49. Certain steak"
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- Pattern: _____
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33D: "50. Deep-sea predators"
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- Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
- Similar words include: sea wolf, killer, Orcinus orca
- Pattern: _____
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34D: "51. Give extreme effort, in slang"
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- Pattern: _____
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35D: "52. "Any ___ is good ___" (public relations saying)"
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- Think of something that the state of demanding notice or attention
- Similar words include: compact, press out, fight
- Pattern: _____
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36D: "53. Managed"
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- Pattern: _____
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37D: "57. Informal shirts"
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- Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
- Similar words include: teeing ground, golf tee, tee up
- Pattern: ____
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38D: "58. With dexterity"
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- Think of something that with competence; in a competent capable manner
- Similar words include: competently, aptly, capably
- Opposite of: incompetently
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39D: "59. Ore deposit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
- Similar words include: load
- Pattern: ____
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40D: "60. Opposite of entrance"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an opening that permits escape or release
- Similar words include: cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, croak
- Opposite of: be born, enter
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41D: "62. Hot tub nozzle"
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- Think of something that an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
- Similar words include: reverse lightning, sooty, honey oil
- Pattern: ___
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