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- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (35 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
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Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. It goes around in circles | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Winter quaffs | 10 |
| 3A | 15. Booty | 4 |
| 4A | 16. Source of rhythm in electronic music | 10 |
| 5A | 17. With 23-Down, bandolier, e.g. | 4 |
| 6A | 18. Court order | 10 |
| 7A | 19. Chinese surname transliterating "Zuo" | 3 |
| 8A | 20. Assessor | 5 |
| 9A | 21. Some | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Treats whose name is derived from the Arabic for "to drink" | 7 |
| 11A | 24. Thread organizer | 4 |
| 12A | 27. Home to the Temple of Hephaestus | 6 |
| 13A | 28. Cutters for kitchen installations | 8 |
| 14A | 32. High-stakes gambler, in Vegas lingo | 5 |
| 15A | 33. Like some car exteriors and hairy legs | 5 |
| 16A | 34. Director Jon M. ___ | 3 |
| 17A | 35. Sit, say | 4 |
| 18A | 36. Many a character on "Breaking Bad" | 5 |
| 19A | 37. Toiletry kit item | 4 |
| 20A | 38. Portrayer of Glinda in 2024's "Wicked," to fans | 3 |
| 21A | 39. Cleanse | 5 |
| 22A | 40. "Indubitably!" | 5 |
| 23A | 41. Honey and sugar, for two | 8 |
| 24A | 43. Holder of arrows | 6 |
| 25A | 44. That stinks! | 4 |
| 26A | 45. Penn athletes | 7 |
| 27A | 46. Website that competes with PCMag | 4 |
| 28A | 49. Having a good aura, in slang | 5 |
| 29A | 51. "___ dat?" | 3 |
| 30A | 52. "That's crazy!" | 10 |
| 31A | 55. Hippie happening | 4 |
| 32A | 56. Warning preceding some "madness" during March Madness | 10 |
| 33A | 57. "Please, Mom?" | 4 |
| 34A | 58. Side effect after a BBQ meal, informally | 10 |
| 35A | 59. Aussie predator | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. It goes around in circles"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that hoop that covers a wheel
- Similar words include: tyre, pall, wear down
- Opposite of: interest, refresh
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Answer: TIRE
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2A: "5. Winter quaffs"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: SPICEDALES
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3A: "15. Booty"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of drawing or hauling something
- Similar words include: drag, hale, haulage
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HAUL
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4A: "16. Source of rhythm in electronic music"
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- Pattern: __________
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Answer: TECHNOBEAT
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5A: "17. With 23-Down, bandolier, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that projectiles to be fired from a gun
- Similar words include: ammunition
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AMMO
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6A: "18. Court order"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: PLEASERISE
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7A: "19. Chinese surname transliterating "Zuo""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TSO
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8A: "20. Assessor"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RATER
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9A: "21. Some"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AFEW
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10A: "22. Treats whose name is derived from the Arabic for "to drink""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice
- Similar words include: water ice, sorbet
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SORBETS
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11A: "24. Thread organizer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
- Similar words include: tower, brood, hover
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOOM
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12A: "27. Home to the Temple of Hephaestus"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the capital and largest city of greece; named after athena (its patron goddess)
- Similar words include: Athinai, Greek capital, capital of Greece
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ATHENS
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13A: "28. Cutters for kitchen installations"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: TILESAWS
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14A: "32. High-stakes gambler, in Vegas lingo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
- Similar words include: giant, hulk, heavyweight
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: WHALE
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15A: "33. Like some car exteriors and hairy legs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cover with wax
- Similar words include: rise, full, climb
- Opposite of: wane, unwaxed
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Answer: WAXED
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16A: "34. Director Jon M. ___"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CHU
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17A: "35. Sit, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something left after other parts have been taken away
- Similar words include: ease, relaxation, relief
- Opposite of: change, be active
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Answer: REST
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18A: "36. Many a character on "Breaking Bad""
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- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NARCO
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19A: "37. Toiletry kit item"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: QTIP
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20A: "38. Portrayer of Glinda in 2024's "Wicked," to fans"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ARI
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21A: "39. Cleanse"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified
- Similar words include: detoxify
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DETOX
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22A: "40. "Indubitably!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to a degree (not used with a negative)
- Similar words include: quite an, quite a, rather
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: QUITE
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23A: "41. Honey and sugar, for two"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: PETNAMES
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24A: "43. Holder of arrows"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- Similar words include: shudder, flitter, quivering
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: QUIVER
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25A: "44. That stinks!"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any property detected by the olfactory system
- Similar words include: aroma, odour, smell
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ODOR
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26A: "45. Penn athletes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a christian sect founded by george fox about 1660; commonly called quakers
- Similar words include: quaker, Religious Society of Friends, Friend
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: QUAKERS
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27A: "46. Website that competes with PCMag"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CNET
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28A: "49. Having a good aura, in slang"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: VIBEY
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29A: "51. "___ dat?""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a united nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
- Similar words include: World Health Organization
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: WHO
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30A: "52. "That's crazy!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: HOLYSMOKES
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31A: "55. Hippie happening"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BEIN
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32A: "56. Warning preceding some "madness" during March Madness"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: UPSETALERT
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33A: "57. "Please, Mom?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CANI
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34A: "58. Side effect after a BBQ meal, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: MEATSWEATS
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35A: "59. Aussie predator"
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CROC
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Closing statement? | 10 |
| 2D | 2. "Count me in!" | 10 |
| 3D | 3. Lead-in to some juicy gossip | 10 |
| 4D | 4. ___ rating (chess stat) | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Big Apple cathedral | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Fur trade exports | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Frozen treat | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Singer with the top 10 albums "Crash" and "Brat" | 9 |
| 9D | 9. Tennis duo? | 3 |
| 10D | 10. It might go for a buck | 3 |
| 11D | 11. American battle tank named for a general | 6 |
| 12D | 12. First name in Norse exploration | 4 |
| 13D | 13. No trouble | 4 |
| 14D | 14. Dish commonly made in a Dutch oven | 4 |
| 15D | 20. Former French president ___ Coty | 4 |
| 16D | 23. See 17-Across | 4 |
| 17D | 25. Bread spread | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Its first and second editions were published more than 60 yrs. apart | 3 |
| 19D | 28. Sacred Polynesian plants | 5 |
| 20D | 29. Yoga pants and such | 10 |
| 21D | 30. Endangered African grazer | 10 |
| 22D | 31. Very fast, in a way | 10 |
| 23D | 33. Ratty is one in "The Wind in the Willows" | 9 |
| 24D | 36. Title film character with a "lucky fin" | 4 |
| 25D | 37. Longtime Nestlé product | 4 |
| 26D | 39. Pop | 3 |
| 27D | 40. Spot to dock | 4 |
| 28D | 42. "Wait a sec" | 6 |
| 29D | 43. Pursuits | 6 |
| 30D | 45. Classic arcade game with a pyramid | 5 |
| 31D | 46. Shark bait | 4 |
| 32D | 47. "Negative" | 4 |
| 33D | 48. Who's asked the musical question "Do you want to build a snowman?" | 4 |
| 34D | 50. Longtime catalog purveyor | 4 |
| 35D | 53. Washington and Adams in Chicago: Abbr. | 3 |
| 36D | 54. Wide mouth | 3 |
| 37D | 55. Email abbr. | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Closing statement?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: THATSAWRAP
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2D: "2. "Count me in!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: IAMSOTHERE
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3D: "3. Lead-in to some juicy gossip"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: RUMORHASIT
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4D: "4. ___ rating (chess stat)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELO
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5D: "5. Big Apple cathedral"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: STPATS
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6D: "6. Fur trade exports"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
- Similar words include: pour, pepper, skin
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PELTS
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7D: "7. Frozen treat"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ICEE
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8D: "8. Singer with the top 10 albums "Crash" and "Brat""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: CHARLIXCX
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9D: "9. Tennis duo?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that half the width of an em
- Similar words include: en, nut
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ENS
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10D: "10. It might go for a buck"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
- Similar words include: Department of Energy, Energy Department, Energy
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DOE
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11D: "11. American battle tank named for a general"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ABRAMS
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12D: "12. First name in Norse exploration"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LEIF
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13D: "13. No trouble"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- Similar words include: relief, relaxation, alleviate
- Opposite of: difficulty
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Answer: EASE
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14D: "14. Dish commonly made in a Dutch oven"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that agitation resulting from active worry
- Similar words include: grudge, lather, fret
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: STEW
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15D: "20. Former French president ___ Coty"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RENE
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16D: "23. See 17-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
- Similar words include: belted ammunition, rap, whack
- Opposite of: unbelt
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Answer: BELT
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17D: "25. Bread spread"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
- Similar words include: marge, margarin, oleomargarine
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OLEO
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18D: "26. Its first and second editions were published more than 60 yrs. apart"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
- Similar words include: O.E.D., Oxford English Dictionary
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OED
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19D: "28. Sacred Polynesian plants"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
- Similar words include: taro, taro root, dalo
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TAROS
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20D: "29. Yoga pants and such"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that attire worn for sport or for casual wear
- Similar words include: athletic wear, sportswear
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: ACTIVEWEAR
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21D: "30. Endangered African grazer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: WHITERHINO
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22D: "31. Very fast, in a way"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air)
- Similar words include: ultrasonic
- Opposite of: sonic
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Answer: SUPERSONIC
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23D: "33. Ratty is one in "The Wind in the Willows""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: WATERVOLE
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24D: "36. Title film character with a "lucky fin""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NEMO
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25D: "37. Longtime Nestlé product"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: QUIK
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26D: "39. Pop"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- Similar words include: dada, pa, pappa
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DAD
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27D: "40. Spot to dock"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: QUAY
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28D: "42. "Wait a sec""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: NOTYET
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29D: "43. Pursuits"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- Similar words include: pursuance, call for, seeking
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: QUESTS
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30D: "45. Classic arcade game with a pyramid"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: QBERT
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31D: "46. Shark bait"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- Similar words include: chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, buddy
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CHUM
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32D: "47. "Negative""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NOPE
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33D: "48. Who's asked the musical question "Do you want to build a snowman?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELSA
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34D: "50. Longtime catalog purveyor"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IKEA
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35D: "53. Washington and Adams in Chicago: Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: STS
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36D: "54. Wide mouth"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal terms for the mouth
- Similar words include: gob, hole, trap
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MAW
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37D: "55. Email abbr."
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BCC
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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
35 Across Clues
37 Down Clues
72 Total Clues
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