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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: 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. Fizzy pop | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Eve's mate | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Film that may have inspired "Sharknado" | 4 |
| 4A | 13. "Jurassic Park" beast, for short | 4 |
| 5A | 14. Yawning, say | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Land on the Tigris and Euphrates | 4 |
| 7A | 17. *PIN, e.g. | 10 |
| 8A | 19. Restaurant handout | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Tennis star Osaka | 5 |
| 10A | 21. Pint-size | 5 |
| 11A | 23. Pioneering computer engineer Lovelace | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Fleming who was the original host of "Jeopardy!" | 3 |
| 13A | 26. *Stray feline | 8 |
| 14A | 28. Skull | 7 |
| 15A | 32. AMC's "Better Call ___" | 4 |
| 16A | 33. Guffaw, in internet lingo | 3 |
| 17A | 34. Abruptly call off one's plans | 4 |
| 18A | 37. Gooey goody | 5 |
| 19A | 40. *Overly eager personal injury lawyer, derisively | 15 |
| 20A | 44. Shade of purple | 5 |
| 21A | 45. "I suppose so" | 4 |
| 22A | 46. ___ Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin | 3 |
| 23A | 47. More than a snack | 4 |
| 24A | 49. Clairol product | 7 |
| 25A | 52. *Gangster a.k.a. Scarface | 8 |
| 26A | 56. "As I see it," to texters | 3 |
| 27A | 57. August birth sign, for the most part | 3 |
| 28A | 58. Give a talking-to | 5 |
| 29A | 60. Dispense carefully | 5 |
| 30A | 64. Red-hot flow | 4 |
| 31A | 66. *Morning waker-upper | 10 |
| 32A | 68. French "with" | 4 |
| 33A | 69. "Gotta run!" | 5 |
| 34A | 70. Recording studio effect | 4 |
| 35A | 71. Gender-specific possessive | 4 |
| 36A | 72. Word made up of the four main compass points | 4 |
| 37A | 73. Aussie critters | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Fizzy pop"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
- Similar words include: soda ash, tonic, soda pop
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SODA
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2A: "5. Eve's mate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (old testament) in judeo-christian mythology; the first man and the husband of eve and the progenitor of the human race
- Similar words include: cristal, X, go
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ADAM
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3A: "9. Film that may have inspired "Sharknado""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
- Similar words include: masticate, chew, dress down
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: JAWS
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4A: "13. "Jurassic Park" beast, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TREX
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5A: "14. Yawning, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cause to be bored
- Similar words include: world-weary, drill, blase
- Opposite of: interest
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Answer: BORED
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6A: "16. Land on the Tigris and Euphrates"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a republic in the middle east in western asia; the ancient civilization of mesopotamia was in the area now known as iraq
- Similar words include: Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IRAQ
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7A: "17. *PIN, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: ACCESSCODE
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8A: "19. Restaurant handout"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a list of dishes available at a restaurant
- Similar words include: fare, carte, carte du jour
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MENU
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9A: "20. Tennis star Osaka"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the mother-in-law of ruth whose story is told in the book of ruth in the old testament
- Similar words include: Noemi
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NAOMI
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10A: "21. Pint-size"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the slender part of the back
- Similar words include: diminished, minuscule, low
- Opposite of: large, big
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Answer: SMALL
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11A: "23. Pioneering computer engineer Lovelace"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
- Similar words include: adenosine deaminase
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ADA
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12A: "24. Fleming who was the original host of "Jeopardy!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
- Similar words include: nontextual matter, artistry, prowess
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ART
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13A: "26. *Stray feline"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ALLEYCAT
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14A: "28. Skull"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the part of the skull that encloses the brain
- Similar words include: brainpan, braincase
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: CRANIUM
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15A: "32. AMC's "Better Call ___""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (old testament) the first king of the israelites who defended israel against many enemies (especially the philistines)
- Similar words include: Apostle of the Gentiles, Apostle Paul, St. Paul
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SAUL
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16A: "33. Guffaw, in internet lingo"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LOL
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17A: "34. Abruptly call off one's plans"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
- Similar words include: bail bond, bond
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BAIL
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18A: "37. Gooey goody"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SMORE
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19A: "40. *Overly eager personal injury lawyer, derisively"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: AMBULANCECHASER
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20A: "44. Shade of purple"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a moderate purple
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MAUVE
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21A: "45. "I suppose so""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that not only so, but
- Similar words include: yea
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: YEAH
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22A: "46. ___ Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELI
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23A: "47. More than a snack"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the food served and eaten at one time
- Similar words include: repast
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MEAL
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24A: "49. Clairol product"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: HAIRDYE
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25A: "52. *Gangster a.k.a. Scarface"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ALCAPONE
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26A: "56. "As I see it," to texters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
- Similar words include: International Maritime Organization
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IMO
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27A: "57. August birth sign, for the most part"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
- Similar words include: Lion, Leo the Lion
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LEO
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28A: "58. Give a talking-to"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- Similar words include: dress down, chew out, trounce
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SCOLD
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29A: "60. Dispense carefully"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that allow to have
- Similar words include: administer, dish out, dole out
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ALLOT
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30A: "64. Red-hot flow"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LAVA
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31A: "66. *Morning waker-upper"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: ALARMCLOCK
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32A: "68. French "with""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AVEC
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33A: "69. "Gotta run!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that coming at a subsequent time or stage
- Similar words include: afterwards, ulterior, after
- Opposite of: early
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Answer: LATER
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34A: "70. Recording studio effect"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
- Similar words include: sound reflection, recall, replication
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ECHO
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35A: "71. Gender-specific possessive"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HERS
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36A: "72. Word made up of the four main compass points"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that information about recent and important events
- Similar words include: word, newsworthiness, news show
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NEWS
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37A: "73. Aussie critters"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROOS
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Slang for a huge fan | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Large toothed whale | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Roaring Twenties style, informally | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Guitarist, in slang | 6 |
| 5D | 5. "Six-pack" muscles | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Physicians, for short | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Enticing scent | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Olympics reward | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Singer Morrison of the Doors | 3 |
| 10D | 10. *Warning sign that might be seen on a chain-link fence | 10 |
| 11D | 11. Stand-up comic Sykes | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Diddly-___ | 5 |
| 13D | 15. Secluded valleys | 5 |
| 14D | 18. Apple's digital assistant | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Line for Lassie | 5 |
| 16D | 25. Oom-pah band instrument | 4 |
| 17D | 27. Arizona city or Native American tribe | 4 |
| 18D | 28. Happy as a ___ | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Egg-shaped tomato | 4 |
| 20D | 30. *Record art space | 10 |
| 21D | 31. Oodles | 4 |
| 22D | 35. "Rocks," to a bartender | 3 |
| 23D | 36. Two-time Emmy winner Remini | 4 |
| 24D | 38. Depend (on) | 4 |
| 25D | 39. The "E" of HOMES | 4 |
| 26D | 41. Layer of the eye | 4 |
| 27D | 42. Emulates a tree frog or ballerina | 5 |
| 28D | 43. Masala ___ (Indian spiced tea) | 4 |
| 29D | 48. Not express, as a train | 5 |
| 30D | 50. Apple on a desk, perhaps | 4 |
| 31D | 51. Word before derby or coaster | 6 |
| 32D | 52. Koran's Almighty | 5 |
| 33D | 53. Depart | 5 |
| 34D | 54. Christopher who directed "The Dark Knight Rises" | 5 |
| 35D | 55. Thrill | 5 |
| 36D | 59. Classic teen sleuth Nancy | 4 |
| 37D | 61. Nutso | 4 |
| 38D | 62. Eight, in Spanish | 4 |
| 39D | 63. Some boxing wins, in brief | 4 |
| 40D | 65. Summer coolers, for short … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues | 3 |
| 41D | 67. Title for Doubtfire, Fields or Maisel | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Slang for a huge fan"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: STAN
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2D: "2. Large toothed whale"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
- Similar words include: grampus, Orcinus orca, sea wolf
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ORCA
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3D: "3. Roaring Twenties style, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
- Similar words include: art deco
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DECO
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4D: "4. Guitarist, in slang"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: AXEMAN
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5D: "5. "Six-pack" muscles"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
- Similar words include: type AB, Artium Baccalaurens, Av
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ABS
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6D: "6. Physicians, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a licensed medical practitioner
- Similar words include: doc, medico, doctor
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DOCS
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7D: "7. Enticing scent"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any property detected by the olfactory system
- Similar words include: odour, scent, perfume
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AROMA
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8D: "8. Olympics reward"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
- Similar words include: medallion, ribbon, palm
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MEDAL
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9D: "9. Singer Morrison of the Doors"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: JIM
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10D: "10. *Warning sign that might be seen on a chain-link fence"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: AREACLOSED
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11D: "11. Stand-up comic Sykes"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: WANDA
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12D: "12. Diddly-___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
- Similar words include: diddly-shit, hunker, chunky
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SQUAT
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13D: "15. Secluded valleys"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small wooded hollow
- Similar words include: dell, dingle
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DELLS
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14D: "18. Apple's digital assistant"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SIRI
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15D: "22. Line for Lassie"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- Similar words include: troika, triplet, collar
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LEASH
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16D: "25. Oom-pah band instrument"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the lowest brass wind instrument
- Similar words include: bass horn, sousaphone
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TUBA
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17D: "27. Arizona city or Native American tribe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of the north american indian people of arizona and adjacent mexico and california
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: YUMA
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18D: "28. Happy as a ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
- Similar words include: dollar, buck, one dollar bill
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CLAM
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19D: "29. Egg-shaped tomato"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern india but now are living on all continents (but mostly in europe, north africa, and north america)
- Similar words include: Romany, fixed storage, Gypsy
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROMA
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20D: "30. *Record art space"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: ALBUMCOVER
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21D: "31. Oodles"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number
- Opposite of: few
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MANY
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22D: "35. "Rocks," to a bartender"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that water frozen in the solid state
- Similar words include: ice-skating rink, frappe, frosting
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ICE
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23D: "36. Two-time Emmy winner Remini"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LEAH
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24D: "38. Depend (on)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that have confidence or faith in
- Similar words include: trust, swear, bank
- Opposite of: mistrust
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Answer: RELY
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25D: "39. The "E" of HOMES"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
- Similar words include: Lake Erie
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ERIE
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26D: "41. Layer of the eye"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: UVEA
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27D: "42. Emulates a tree frog or ballerina"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- Similar words include: bound, spring, leap
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LEAPS
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28D: "43. Masala ___ (Indian spiced tea)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CHAI
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29D: "48. Not express, as a train"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
- Similar words include: topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, local anaesthetic
- Opposite of: national, general
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Answer: LOCAL
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30D: "50. Apple on a desk, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IMAC
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31D: "51. Word before derby or coaster"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a grounder that rolls along the infield
- Similar words include: hair curler, rolling wave, tumbler
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ROLLER
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32D: "52. Koran's Almighty"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that muslim name for the one and only god
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ALLAH
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33D: "53. Depart"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
- Similar words include: will, get out, leave behind
- Opposite of: enter, disinherit
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Answer: LEAVE
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34D: "54. Christopher who directed "The Dark Knight Rises""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NOLAN
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35D: "55. Thrill"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- Similar words include: lift up, intoxicate, uplift
- Opposite of: depress
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Answer: ELATE
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36D: "59. Classic teen sleuth Nancy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states actor (born in ireland); father of georgiana emma barrymore (1827-1862)
- Similar words include: cast, delineate, tie
- Opposite of: repel, push
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Answer: DREW
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37D: "61. Nutso"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- Similar words include: batty, nuts, kookie
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOCO
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38D: "62. Eight, in Spanish"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OCHO
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39D: "63. Some boxing wins, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
- Similar words include: technical knockout, TKO
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TKOS
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40D: "65. Summer coolers, for short … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
- Similar words include: atomic number 89, Ac, AC
- Opposite of: direct current
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Answer: ACS
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41D: "67. Title for Doubtfire, Fields or Maisel"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a form of address for a married woman
- Similar words include: Mrs., Mister, Mr.
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MRS
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Expert Solving Strategies
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Today's Puzzle Stats
37 Across Clues
41 Down Clues
78 Total Clues
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