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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (41 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: 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. Place for a pencil sharpener | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Argentine plain | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Prayer leader | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Droves | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Disney princess who longs to be "part of that world" | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Come to | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Either acting sibling Andrew or Elisabeth | 4 |
| 8A | 18. What pulls out all the stops? | 5 |
| 9A | 19. Food generally known outside the U.S. as "lady's fingers" | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Start illegally, say | 7 |
| 11A | 22. What every baseball inning starts with | 7 |
| 12A | 24. "Kind of" suffix | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Shore up the ranks | 7 |
| 14A | 27. Little pest | 3 |
| 15A | 28. Animal with a white rump | 3 |
| 16A | 30. Highlands hat | 3 |
| 17A | 31. Epitome of simplicity | 3 |
| 18A | 33. Binge | 5 |
| 19A | 35. "I'll ___ you!" | 3 |
| 20A | 36. Pop-pop | 5 |
| 21A | 39. Country sharing the world's longest international border | 6 |
| 22A | 41. Showed great pride, in a way | 6 |
| 23A | 42. Desirable Vegas couple? | 4 |
| 24A | 43. Lake in the homeland of the Washoe people | 5 |
| 25A | 47. ___ Blaster (toy) | 4 |
| 26A | 48. Inconsequential | 4 |
| 27A | 49. Journeys by foot | 5 |
| 28A | 50. Ones eliciting knee-jerk reactions, informally? | 4 |
| 29A | 51. Exemplar | 7 |
| 30A | 53. Having a strong sense of direction? | 5 |
| 31A | 57. Likely oriented toward platonic relationships, in brief | 3 |
| 32A | 58. Members of the dolphin family that prey on dolphins | 5 |
| 33A | 63. Like a revving engine | 5 |
| 34A | 64. Skater Midori | 3 |
| 35A | 65. Words after "ding, ding, ding" | 5 |
| 36A | 66. With 68-Across, "Wicked" song suggested by the answers to the seven starred clues (and whose singer is spelled by the circled letters reading from left to right) | 7 |
| 37A | 68. See 66-Across | 7 |
| 38A | 70. Bronzed | 7 |
| 39A | 71. Not just yet | 7 |
| 40A | 72. Abjures | 7 |
| 41A | 73. Target of urban renewal, say | 7 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Place for a pencil sharpener"
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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2A: "5. Argentine plain"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PAMPA
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3A: "10. Prayer leader"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for shiites an imam is a recognized authority on islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
- Similar words include: imaum
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IMAM
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4A: "14. Droves"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the pharaoh akhenaten
- Similar words include: Aten
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATON
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5A: "15. Disney princess who longs to be "part of that world""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARIEL
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6A: "16. Come to"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
- Similar words include: viewing, ignite, fire up
- Opposite of: sleep, cause to sleep
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Answer: WAKE
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7A: "17. Either acting sibling Andrew or Elisabeth"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SHUE
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8A: "18. What pulls out all the stops?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DRANO
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9A: "19. Food generally known outside the U.S. as "lady's fingers""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
- Similar words include: gumbo, lady's-finger, okra plant
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OKRA
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10A: "20. Start illegally, say"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: HOTWIRE
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11A: "22. What every baseball inning starts with"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: NOONEON
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12A: "24. "Kind of" suffix"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ISH
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13A: "25. Shore up the ranks"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: RESTAFF
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14A: "27. Little pest"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- Similar words include: pismire, emmet
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ANT
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15A: "28. Animal with a white rump"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
- Similar words include: moose, Cervus elaphus canadensis, Alces alces
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELK
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16A: "30. Highlands hat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a woolen cap of scottish origin
- Similar words include: tammy, tam-o'-shanter
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAM
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17A: "31. Epitome of simplicity"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
- Similar words include: first principle, ABCs, rudiment
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ABC
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18A: "33. Binge"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a brief indulgence of your impulses
- Similar words include: fling
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SPREE
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19A: "35. "I'll ___ you!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
- Similar words include: action, process, Eugene Sue
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SUE
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20A: "36. Pop-pop"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GRAMP
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21A: "39. Country sharing the world's longest international border"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a nation in northern north america; the french were the first europeans to settle in mainland canada
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CANADA
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22A: "41. Showed great pride, in a way"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
- Similar words include: beam, radiate, broadcast
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: BEAMED
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23A: "42. Desirable Vegas couple?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Similar words include: adept, sensation, nail
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACES
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24A: "43. Lake in the homeland of the Washoe people"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TAHOE
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25A: "47. ___ Blaster (toy)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NERF
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26A: "48. Inconsequential"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small pond of standing water
- Similar words include: simple, bare
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MERE
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27A: "49. Journeys by foot"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
- Similar words include: trek
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TREKS
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28A: "50. Ones eliciting knee-jerk reactions, informally?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a licensed medical practitioner
- Similar words include: Department of Commerce, medico, Commerce Department
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DOCS
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29A: "51. Exemplar"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
- Similar words include: perfection, nonsuch, nonpareil
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: PARAGON
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30A: "53. Having a strong sense of direction?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
- Similar words include: dominating, peremptory, high-and-mighty
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BOSSY
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31A: "57. Likely oriented toward platonic relationships, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ARO
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32A: "58. Members of the dolphin family that prey on dolphins"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
- Similar words include: orca, sea wolf, killer
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ORCAS
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33A: "63. Like a revving engine"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AROAR
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34A: "64. Skater Midori"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ITO
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35A: "65. Words after "ding, ding, ding""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that slices of bread that have been toasted
- Similar words include: salute, crispen, goner
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOAST
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36A: "66. With 68-Across, "Wicked" song suggested by the answers to the seven starred clues (and whose singer is spelled by the circled letters reading from left to right)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that resist or confront with resistance
- Similar words include: withstand, refuse, dare
- Opposite of: lend oneself
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Answer: DEFYING
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37A: "68. See 66-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; ; ; --albert einstein
- Similar words include: gravitational attraction, soberness, gravitational force
- Opposite of: levity
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Answer: GRAVITY
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38A: "70. Bronzed"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: GOTATAN
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39A: "71. Not just yet"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: LATERON
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40A: "72. Abjures"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
- Similar words include: shun, eschew
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ESCHEWS
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41A: "73. Target of urban renewal, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something very ugly and offensive
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: EYESORE
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Soup stock in Japanese cuisine | 5 |
| 2D | 2. *The ones over there | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Washington, Jefferson or Madison | 10 |
| 4D | 4. Already heard, say | 4 |
| 5D | 5. *One selling commercial time, informally | 5 |
| 6D | 6. Takes in | 7 |
| 7D | 7. The Marlins, on scoreboards | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Lewis Carroll or George Orwell | 7 |
| 9D | 9. *It's used to scrub in the tub | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Jubilant postgame report | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Show up unannounced? | 10 |
| 12D | 12. *Some Scandinavian money | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Indicated | 5 |
| 14D | 21. Irritated | 5 |
| 15D | 23. Old enough | 5 |
| 16D | 26. Symbol for the ratio of a circle's circumference to its radius | 3 |
| 17D | 29. *Stand before a meeting | 5 |
| 18D | 32. *Genre for Aretha Franklin or Usher | 5 |
| 19D | 33. One might start "Your Social Security number has been compromised" | 4 |
| 20D | 34. Rate | 4 |
| 21D | 37. Chicago exchange, for short | 4 |
| 22D | 38. Certain attachments | 4 |
| 23D | 40. Flour used in Indian flatbreads | 4 |
| 24D | 41. Kiss in a telenovela | 4 |
| 25D | 44. Calls to court | 8 |
| 26D | 45. *Your home | 5 |
| 27D | 46. Voice command to an Android device | 8 |
| 28D | 51. Fool's gold | 6 |
| 29D | 52. Write, as music | 6 |
| 30D | 53. Symbol of authority | 5 |
| 31D | 54. Small dessert sandwiches | 5 |
| 32D | 55. Left of center? | 5 |
| 33D | 56. Get ready to have one's tonsils checked, perhaps | 5 |
| 34D | 59. Wanders | 5 |
| 35D | 60. World capital on the world's longest river | 5 |
| 36D | 61. Family name with an eponymous Row, Court, Place and Avenue in New York City | 5 |
| 37D | 62. Composer Jule | 5 |
| 38D | 67. Slangy refusal | 3 |
| 39D | 69. Fish also known as a batomorph | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Soup stock in Japanese cuisine"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DASHI
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2D: "2. *The ones over there"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ETHOS
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3D: "3. Washington, Jefferson or Madison"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an american who lives in the south
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: SOUTHERNER
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4D: "4. Already heard, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
- Similar words include: recognize, have it away, roll in the hay
- Opposite of: ignore
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Answer: KNEW
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5D: "5. *One selling commercial time, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a chaplain in one of the military services
- Similar words include: Father, Holy Joe, military chaplain
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PADRE
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6D: "6. Takes in"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- Similar words include: nail, nab, apprehend
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ARRESTS
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7D: "7. The Marlins, on scoreboards"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MIA
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8D: "8. Lewis Carroll or George Orwell"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: PENNAME
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9D: "9. *It's used to scrub in the tub"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that remote in manner
- Similar words include: distant, upstage
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ALOOF
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10D: "10. Jubilant postgame report"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IWON
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11D: "11. Show up unannounced?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: MAKEACAMEO
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12D: "12. *Some Scandinavian money"
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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13D: "13. Indicated"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that mean or intend to express or convey
- Similar words include: signify, think of, think
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MEANT
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14D: "21. Irritated"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that irritate or vex
- Similar words include: irk, gall
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IRKED
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15D: "23. Old enough"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OFAGE
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16D: "26. Symbol for the ratio of a circle's circumference to its radius"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the 19th letter of the greek alphabet
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAU
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17D: "29. *Stand before a meeting"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that property that is leased or rented out or let
- Similar words include: let, rental, engage
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LEASE
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18D: "32. *Genre for Aretha Franklin or Usher"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a name given to a product or service
- Similar words include: brandmark, post, blade
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BRAND
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19D: "33. One might start "Your Social Security number has been compromised""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fraudulent business scheme
- Similar words include: bunco, gyp, con
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SCAM
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20D: "34. Rate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- Similar words include: footstep, gait, rate
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PACE
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21D: "37. Chicago exchange, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MERC
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22D: "38. Certain attachments"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PDFS
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23D: "40. Flour used in Indian flatbreads"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATTA
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24D: "41. Kiss in a telenovela"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BESO
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25D: "44. Calls to court"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that call before a court to answer an indictment
- Similar words include: arraign
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ARRAIGNS
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26D: "45. *Your home"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the locus of feelings and intuitions
- Similar words include: affectionateness, heart and soul, spunk
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HEART
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27D: "46. Voice command to an Android device"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: OKGOOGLE
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28D: "51. Fool's gold"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color
- Similar words include: iron pyrite, fool's gold
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PYRITE
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29D: "52. Write, as music"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that put into notation, as of music or choreography
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: NOTATE
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30D: "53. Symbol of authority"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BADGE
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31D: "54. Small dessert sandwiches"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
- Similar words include: oreo, oreo cookie
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OREOS
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32D: "55. Left of center?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SOFTC
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33D: "56. Get ready to have one's tonsils checked, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SAYAH
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34D: "59. Wanders"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- Similar words include: stray, tramp, roll
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ROVES
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35D: "60. World capital on the world's longest river"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a town at the southern tip of illinois at the confluence of the ohio and mississippi rivers
- Similar words include: Egyptian capital, capital of Egypt, Al Qahira
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CAIRO
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36D: "61. Family name with an eponymous Row, Court, Place and Avenue in New York City"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that british politician (born in the united states) who was the first woman to sit in the british house of commons (1879-1964)
- Similar words include: Viscountess Astor, John Jacob Astor, Nancy Witcher Astor
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASTOR
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37D: "62. Composer Jule"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STYNE
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38D: "67. Slangy refusal"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NAW
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39D: "69. Fish also known as a batomorph"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a column of light (as from a beacon)
- Similar words include: beam, irradiate, shaft of light
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RAY
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Expert Solving Strategies
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Decode the Clues
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Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
41 Across Clues
39 Down Clues
80 Total Clues
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