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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 (37 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. Tijuana setting, informally | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Many C-suite degs. | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Cry of resignation | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Scads | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Ethel Barrymore was a great one to Drew | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Stage name for Milton Marx | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Lead-in to call or taxi | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Indigenous Canadians of Labrador | 4 |
| 9A | 19. Like a chill wind | 5 |
| 10A | 20. Dead ringers | 13 |
| 11A | 23. Terminus of one BART line, in brief | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Prop for a ball | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Snagged | 4 |
| 14A | 26. They may be betrayed by stammers and blushes | 13 |
| 15A | 32. Tank top? | 5 |
| 16A | 34. The "weird sisters" of "Macbeth," e.g. | 4 |
| 17A | 35. Guitar, slangily | 3 |
| 18A | 36. The "weird sisters" of "Macbeth," e.g. | 4 |
| 19A | 37. Part of a drum kit | 5 |
| 20A | 39. Perfect for a salad, say | 4 |
| 21A | 40. Purple-colored banknote of Canada | 3 |
| 22A | 41. Boatloads | 4 |
| 23A | 42. Some natural 29-Down | 5 |
| 24A | 43. Placeholders for favorite sites | 13 |
| 25A | 47. 1982 film inspired by Pong | 4 |
| 26A | 48. Night school subj. | 3 |
| 27A | 49. Vintage film channel | 3 |
| 28A | 52. Someone comparable ... or what 20-, 26- and 43-Across may be, in different senses | 13 |
| 29A | 55. "Ave ___" | 5 |
| 30A | 57. Magnanimous words at a bar | 4 |
| 31A | 58. Setting of many Winter Olympics | 4 |
| 32A | 59. Athletic shoe brand | 5 |
| 33A | 60. Scotch order specification | 4 |
| 34A | 61. Part of a scouting uniform | 4 |
| 35A | 62. Blue Ribbon beer | 5 |
| 36A | 63. Tailors | 4 |
| 37A | 64. On the briny | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Tijuana setting, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BAJA
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2A: "5. Many C-suite degs."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a master's degree in business
- Similar words include: Master in Business, MBA, Master in Business Administration
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MBAS
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3A: "9. Cry of resignation"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IQUIT
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4A: "14. Scads"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALOT
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5A: "15. Ethel Barrymore was a great one to Drew"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
- Similar words include: auntie, aunty
- Opposite of: uncle
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Answer: AUNT
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6A: "16. Stage name for Milton Marx"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GUMMO
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7A: "17. Lead-in to call or taxi"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROBO
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8A: "18. Indigenous Canadians of Labrador"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: INNU
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9A: "19. Like a chill wind"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sharp biting taste
- Similar words include: nipping, frosty, snappy
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NIPPY
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10A: "20. Dead ringers"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living counterpart
- Similar words include: doppelganger
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: DOPPELGANGERS
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11A: "23. Terminus of one BART line, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SFO
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12A: "24. Prop for a ball"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
- Similar words include: football tee, golf tee, teeing ground
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TEE
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13A: "25. Snagged"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that require (time or space)
- Similar words include: lead, convey, postulate
- Opposite of: disclaim, obviate
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Answer: TOOK
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14A: "26. They may be betrayed by stammers and blushes"
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- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: SECRETCRUSHES
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15A: "32. Tank top?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the production of young from an egg
- Similar words include: cover, think of, hachure
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HATCH
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16A: "34. The "weird sisters" of "Macbeth," e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an ugly evil-looking old woman
- Similar words include: hagfish, crone, hag
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HAGS
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17A: "35. Guitar, slangily"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
- Similar words include: ax
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AXE
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18A: "36. The "weird sisters" of "Macbeth," e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- Similar words include: ternion, trine, triplet
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TRIO
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19A: "37. Part of a drum kit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
- Similar words include: ensnare, hook, snare drum
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SNARE
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20A: "39. Perfect for a salad, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
- Similar words include: good, right, mature
- Opposite of: green
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Answer: RIPE
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21A: "40. Purple-colored banknote of Canada"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- Similar words include: decade, x, tenner
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TEN
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22A: "41. Boatloads"
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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23A: "42. Some natural 29-Down"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a rounded thickly curled hairdo
- Similar words include: Afro hairdo, Afro
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AFROS
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24A: "43. Placeholders for favorite sites"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: PAGEBOOKMARKS
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25A: "47. 1982 film inspired by Pong"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TRON
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26A: "48. Night school subj."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ESL
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27A: "49. Vintage film channel"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TCM
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28A: "52. Someone comparable ... or what 20-, 26- and 43-Across may be, in different senses"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: THELIKESOFYOU
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29A: "55. "Ave ___""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
- Similar words include: mare, Calophyllum longifolium
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MARIA
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30A: "57. Magnanimous words at a bar"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ONME
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31A: "58. Setting of many Winter Olympics"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a large mountain system in south-central europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
- Similar words include: the Alps, alp
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALPS
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32A: "59. Athletic shoe brand"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASICS
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33A: "60. Scotch order specification"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that clean or organized
- Similar words include: bully, corking, not bad
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NEAT
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34A: "61. Part of a scouting uniform"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
- Similar words include: singlet, undershirt, robe
- Opposite of: divest
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Answer: VEST
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35A: "62. Blue Ribbon beer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PABST
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36A: "63. Tailors"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fasten by sewing; do needlework
- Similar words include: sew together, run up, tailor-make
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SEWS
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37A: "64. On the briny"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that in the direction of the sea
- Similar words include: seaward, seawards
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ASEA
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Old poets | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Hard to get to, in a way | 5 |
| 3D | 3. LinkedIn link | 10 |
| 4D | 4. Perched upon | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Padded envelope | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Thrill seeker's line | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Astronaut ___ Lee Fisher, the first mother to fly into space | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Vehicle built for wheelies, flips and spins | 8 |
| 9D | 9. Rock that's hot, then cool | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Idiosyncrasies | 6 |
| 11D | 11. They cover all the bases | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Jackanapes | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Mess (with) | 3 |
| 14D | 21. Make a lasting impression | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Deep pass? | 5 |
| 16D | 27. ___-chic (sustainable fashion) | 3 |
| 17D | 28. Acknowledge | 5 |
| 18D | 29. Dos, but not don'ts | 10 |
| 19D | 30. World's fair, e.g. | 4 |
| 20D | 31. Understands | 4 |
| 21D | 32. URL letters | 4 |
| 22D | 33. Field | 4 |
| 23D | 37. Prop in a comedy club | 5 |
| 24D | 38. Dinner order request on a first date, perhaps | 8 |
| 25D | 39. ___ Stadium, former venue for D.C. United | 3 |
| 26D | 41. Side by side | 7 |
| 27D | 42. Guthrie of folk | 4 |
| 28D | 44. Important course in business, law and medical school | 6 |
| 29D | 45. Granny, in the South | 6 |
| 30D | 46. Balance sheet heading | 6 |
| 31D | 50. Thicket | 5 |
| 32D | 51. "___ been somethin' I said!" | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Chi-town paper, with "the" | 4 |
| 34D | 53. Prop for a banjo | 4 |
| 35D | 54. Kind of bean that pairs well with a nice Chianti, per Hannibal Lecter | 4 |
| 36D | 55. Plot (out) | 3 |
| 37D | 56. Simile's center | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Old poets"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a lyric poet
- Similar words include: bard, caparison, barde
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BARDS
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2D: "2. Hard to get to, in a way"
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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3D: "3. LinkedIn link"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: JOBPOSTING
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4D: "4. Perched upon"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that on, to, or at the top
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATOP
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5D: "5. Padded envelope"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states writer (born in 1923)
- Similar words include: Norman Mailer
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MAILER
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6D: "6. Thrill seeker's line"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an elasticized rope
- Similar words include: bungee cord
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: BUNGEE
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7D: "7. Astronaut ___ Lee Fisher, the first mother to fly into space"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a former copper coin of pakistan and india
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANNA
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8D: "8. Vehicle built for wheelies, flips and spins"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: STUNTCAR
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9D: "9. Rock that's hot, then cool"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that produced under conditions involving intense heat
- Similar words include: fiery, eruptive, pyrogenic
- Opposite of: aqueous
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Answer: IGNEOUS
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10D: "10. Idiosyncrasies"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a strange attitude or habit
- Similar words include: oddity, quirk, crotchet
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: QUIRKS
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11D: "11. They cover all the bases"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an official at a baseball game
- Similar words include: ump, umpire
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: UMPS
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12D: "12. Jackanapes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Similar words include: gremlin, monkey, scallywag
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IMP
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13D: "13. Mess (with)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an artifact designed to be played with
- Similar words include: plaything, fiddle, play
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TOY
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14D: "21. Make a lasting impression"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make an etching of
- Similar words include: engrave
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETCH
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15D: "22. Deep pass?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
- Similar words include: oesophagus, ingurgitate, gullet
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GORGE
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16D: "27. ___-chic (sustainable fashion)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ECO
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17D: "28. Acknowledge"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that express gratitude or show appreciation to
- Similar words include: give thanks
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: THANK
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18D: "29. Dos, but not don'ts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
- Similar words include: coif, coiffure, hairstyle
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: HAIRSTYLES
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19D: "30. World's fair, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
- Similar words include: exposition, exhibition
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EXPO
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20D: "31. Understands"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
- Similar words include: control, ascertain, visualize
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SEES
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21D: "32. URL letters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a protocol (utilizing tcp) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
- Similar words include: hypertext transfer protocol
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HTTP
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22D: "33. Field"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
- Similar words include: region, field, surface area
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AREA
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23D: "37. Prop in a comedy club"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a simple seat without a back or arms
- Similar words include: feces, crapper, fecal matter
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STOOL
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24D: "38. Dinner order request on a first date, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: NOONIONS
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25D: "39. ___ Stadium, former venue for D.C. United"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RFK
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26D: "41. Side by side"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
- Similar words include: up on, au courant, au fait
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ABREAST
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27D: "42. Guthrie of folk"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARLO
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28D: "44. Important course in business, law and medical school"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
- Similar words include: value orientation, morality, value-system
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ETHICS
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29D: "45. Granny, in the South"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MEEMAW
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30D: "46. Balance sheet heading"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
- Similar words include: plus, asset
- Opposite of: liability
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Answer: ASSETS
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31D: "50. Thicket"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a dense growth of bushes
- Similar words include: coppice, brush, thicket
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: COPSE
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32D: "51. "___ been somethin' I said!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MUSTA
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33D: "52. Chi-town paper, with "the""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TRIB
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34D: "53. Prop for a banjo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
- Similar words include: knee joint, articulatio genus, genu
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: KNEE
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35D: "54. Kind of bean that pairs well with a nice Chianti, per Hannibal Lecter"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FAVA
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36D: "55. Plot (out)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
- Similar words include: function, mathematical function, represent
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MAP
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37D: "56. Simile's center"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ASA
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.
Decode the Clues
Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.
Use Cross-References
Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.
Build Vocabulary
Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
37 Across Clues
37 Down Clues
74 Total Clues
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