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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (36 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (40 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky
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Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. ___ Nicholas | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Judge's seat, from the French | 4 |
| 3A | 10. N.Y.C. airport | 3 |
| 4A | 13. "Star Wars" droid, familiarly | 5 |
| 5A | 14. Side's length squared, for a square | 4 |
| 6A | 15. Thrilla in Manila boxer | 3 |
| 7A | 16. Recharge one's batteries | 6 |
| 8A | 18. Prepared to bathe | 8 |
| 9A | 20. Cool ___ cucumber | 3 |
| 10A | 21. "Balderdash!" | 4 |
| 11A | 23. Filled in (for), for short | 6 |
| 12A | 24. Schmoozed (with) | 9 |
| 13A | 27. Good, long bath | 4 |
| 14A | 28. Slight injury from tripping | 10 |
| 15A | 30. Bridge support | 5 |
| 16A | 32. Karl Marx's "___ Kapital" | 3 |
| 17A | 33. Do one better than | 3 |
| 18A | 36. President Hoover | 7 |
| 19A | 39. "You take credit cards?" response | 7 |
| 20A | 42. Unconventional | 3 |
| 21A | 43. Alternative to the pill, in brief | 3 |
| 22A | 45. Dog-___ (like the pages in some books) | 5 |
| 23A | 46. Foreign-language movie that you don't have to read subtitles for | 10 |
| 24A | 50. Location for a goatee or soul patch | 4 |
| 25A | 52. Enchanted | 9 |
| 26A | 55. Big-beaked tropical bird | 6 |
| 27A | 57. One-named Brazilian soccer star | 4 |
| 28A | 58. "If you ask me ...," to texters | 3 |
| 29A | 59. Camp sleeping spots ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters | 8 |
| 30A | 61. Sci-fi writer Isaac | 6 |
| 31A | 63. Suitable, as a unit in a bldg.? | 3 |
| 32A | 64. Tales of yore | 4 |
| 33A | 65. Join in marriage | 5 |
| 34A | 66. Lo-___ graphics | 3 |
| 35A | 67. One-named Grammy winner from Ireland | 4 |
| 36A | 68. ___ Cottontail | 5 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. ___ Nicholas"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
- Similar words include: nonesuch, holy man, nonsuch
- Pattern: _____
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2A: "6. Judge's seat, from the French"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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3A: "10. N.Y.C. airport"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that 35th president of the united states; established the peace corps; assassinated in dallas (1917-1963)
- Similar words include: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy
- Pattern: ___
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4A: "13. "Star Wars" droid, familiarly"
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- Pattern: _____
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5A: "14. Side's length squared, for a square"
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: sphere, expanse, orbit
- Pattern: ____
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6A: "15. Thrilla in Manila boxer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
- Similar words include: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay
- Pattern: ___
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7A: "16. Recharge one's batteries"
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- Pattern: ______
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8A: "18. Prepared to bathe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that get undressed
- Similar words include: uncase, discase, strip down
- Opposite of: dress
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9A: "20. Cool ___ cucumber"
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- Pattern: ___
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10A: "21. "Balderdash!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- Similar words include: rest, Lie, Trygve Lie
- Opposite of: stand, arise
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11A: "23. Filled in (for), for short"
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- Think of something that be a substitute
- Similar words include: substitute, stand in, sub
- Pattern: ______
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12A: "24. Schmoozed (with)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that rub elbows with
- Similar words include: hobnob
- Pattern: _________
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13A: "27. Good, long bath"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
- Similar words include: sop, drench, inebriate
- Opposite of: undercharge
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14A: "28. Slight injury from tripping"
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- Pattern: __________
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15A: "30. Bridge support"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
- Similar words include: bind, tie up, tie down
- Pattern: _____
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16A: "32. Karl Marx's "___ Kapital""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of several small ungulate mammals of africa and asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
- Similar words include: hyrax, dassie, district attorney
- Pattern: ___
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17A: "33. Do one better than"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the upper part of anything
- Similar words include: cover, spinning top, tiptop
- Opposite of: bottom
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18A: "36. President Hoover"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
- Similar words include: Victor Herbert
- Pattern: _______
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19A: "39. "You take credit cards?" response"
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- Pattern: _______
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20A: "42. Unconventional"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that not divisible by two
- Similar words include: leftover, peculiar, unmated
- Opposite of: even
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21A: "43. Alternative to the pill, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus
- Similar words include: intrauterine device
- Pattern: ___
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22A: "45. Dog-___ (like the pages in some books)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; -clifton fadiman
- Similar words include: dog-eared
- Opposite of: earless
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23A: "46. Foreign-language movie that you don't have to read subtitles for"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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24A: "50. Location for a goatee or soul patch"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the protruding part of the lower jaw
- Similar words include: mentum, Kuki, chin up
- Pattern: ____
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25A: "52. Enchanted"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
- Similar words include: bedazzle, dazzle, daze
- Pattern: _________
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26A: "55. Big-beaked tropical bird"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical america having a very large thin-walled beak
- Pattern: ______
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27A: "57. One-named Brazilian soccer star"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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28A: "58. "If you ask me ...," 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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29A: "59. Camp sleeping spots ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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30A: "61. Sci-fi writer Isaac"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states writer (born in russia) noted for his science fiction (1920-1992)
- Similar words include: Isaac Asimov
- Pattern: ______
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31A: "63. Suitable, as a unit in a bldg.?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
- Similar words include: given, minded, liable
- Pattern: ___
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32A: "64. Tales of yore"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
- Similar words include: traditional knowledge
- Pattern: ____
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33A: "65. Join in marriage"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
- Similar words include: join, combine, unify
- Opposite of: divide, disunify
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34A: "66. Lo-___ graphics"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
- Similar words include: rhenium, atomic number 75, reticuloendothelial system
- Pattern: ___
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35A: "67. One-named Grammy winner from Ireland"
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- Pattern: ____
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36A: "68. ___ Cottontail"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that disciple of jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by catholics as the vicar of christ on earth and first pope
- Similar words include: shaft, dick, prick
- Pattern: _____
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Wife of Abraham, in the Bible | 5 |
| 2D | 2. "You ___ right!" | 5 |
| 3D | 3. "Ridiculous!" | 9 |
| 4D | 4. "I'm kidding!!," in "Wayne's World" | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Artist Henri de ___-Lautrec | 8 |
| 6D | 6. One who's rotten from the start | 7 |
| 7D | 7. Singer Grande, to fans | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Loch ___ monster | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Opera great Enrico | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Sluglike "Star Wars" crime boss | 5 |
| 11D | 11. On ___ (looking great, in slang) | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Colonial-era pirate captain | 4 |
| 13D | 17. Mr. ___ (Dr Pepper competitor) | 4 |
| 14D | 19. Orchestral woodwind | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Be on the wane | 3 |
| 16D | 25. Crash-investigating org. | 4 |
| 17D | 26. Turning point in W.W. II | 4 |
| 18D | 29. When doubled, an African fly | 3 |
| 19D | 30. But, briefly | 3 |
| 20D | 31. Like a ripe strawberry | 3 |
| 21D | 33. Re-election restriction | 9 |
| 22D | 34. Many a Wordsworth poem | 3 |
| 23D | 35. Pea holder | 3 |
| 24D | 37. Part of a barbecue rack | 3 |
| 25D | 38. Ernest in the Country Music Hall of Fame | 4 |
| 26D | 40. Suddenly stops working, as an engine | 8 |
| 27D | 41. Gov. Tim ___, 2024 running mate | 4 |
| 28D | 44. Beyond the continental shelf, say | 7 |
| 29D | 46. Comic actor Van Dyke | 4 |
| 30D | 47. Lacking the capacity | 6 |
| 31D | 48. Prez before 10-Across | 3 |
| 32D | 49. "Deck the Halls" syllables | 4 |
| 33D | 50. Two-door auto | 5 |
| 34D | 51. Outings for foxhounds | 5 |
| 35D | 53. Show feelings onstage | 5 |
| 36D | 54. Capital of Delaware | 5 |
| 37D | 55. Lift on the slopes | 4 |
| 38D | 56. Like bright signs on the Las Vegas Strip | 4 |
| 39D | 60. Funny in a subtle way | 3 |
| 40D | 62. Suffix with Benedict or elephant | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Wife of Abraham, in the Bible"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (old testament) the wife of abraham and mother of isaac
- Pattern: _____
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2D: "2. "You ___ right!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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3D: "3. "Ridiculous!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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4D: "4. "I'm kidding!!," in "Wayne's World""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that negation of a word or group of words
- Similar words include: non
- Pattern: ___
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5D: "5. Artist Henri de ___-Lautrec"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a city on the garonne river in southern france to the southeast of bordeaux; a cultural center of medieval europe
- Pattern: ________
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6D: "6. One who's rotten from the start"
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- Pattern: _______
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7D: "7. Singer Grande, to fans"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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8D: "8. Loch ___ monster"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a strip of land projecting into a body of water
- Similar words include: cape
- Pattern: ____
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9D: "9. Opera great Enrico"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that outstanding italian operatic tenor (1873-1921)
- Similar words include: Enrico Caruso
- Pattern: ______
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10D: "10. Sluglike "Star Wars" crime boss"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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11D: "11. On ___ (looking great, in slang)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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12D: "12. Colonial-era pirate captain"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that scottish sea captain who was hired to protect british shipping in the indian ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)
- Similar words include: Captain Kidd, William Kidd
- Pattern: ____
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13D: "17. Mr. ___ (Dr Pepper competitor)"
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- Pattern: ____
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14D: "19. Orchestral woodwind"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
- Similar words include: hautbois, hautboy
- Pattern: ____
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15D: "22. Be on the wane"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
- Similar words include: ebbing, reflux, ebb down
- Opposite of: tide
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16D: "25. Crash-investigating org."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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17D: "26. Turning point in W.W. II"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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18D: "29. When doubled, an African fly"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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19D: "30. But, briefly"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a branch of the tai languages
- Pattern: ___
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20D: "31. Like a ripe strawberry"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
- Similar words include: red ink, cherry, reddish
- Opposite of: gain
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21D: "33. Re-election restriction"
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- Pattern: _________
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22D: "34. Many a Wordsworth poem"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
- Pattern: ___
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23D: "35. Pea holder"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
- Similar words include: seedpod, fuel pod, seedcase
- Pattern: ___
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24D: "37. Part of a barbecue rack"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that support resembling the rib of an animal
- Similar words include: poke fun, laugh at, roast
- Pattern: ___
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25D: "38. Ernest in the Country Music Hall of Fame"
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- Pattern: ____
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26D: "40. Suddenly stops working, as an engine"
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- Pattern: ________
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27D: "41. Gov. Tim ___, 2024 running mate"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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28D: "44. Beyond the continental shelf, say"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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29D: "46. Comic actor Van Dyke"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who is a detective
- Similar words include: shaft, prick, tool
- Pattern: ____
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30D: "47. Lacking the capacity"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
- Similar words include: ineffectual, ineffective
- Opposite of: able
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31D: "48. Prez before 10-Across"
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- Pattern: ___
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32D: "49. "Deck the Halls" syllables"
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- Pattern: ____
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33D: "50. Two-door auto"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment
- Pattern: _____
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34D: "51. Outings for foxhounds"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that englishman and pre-raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
- Similar words include: trace, hound, hunt down
- Pattern: _____
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35D: "53. Show feelings onstage"
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- Think of something that give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
- Pattern: _____
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36D: "54. Capital of Delaware"
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- Think of something that the capital of the state of delaware
- Similar words include: capital of Delaware
- Pattern: _____
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37D: "55. Lift on the slopes"
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- Pattern: ____
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38D: "56. Like bright signs on the Las Vegas Strip"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
- Similar words include: atomic number 10, Ne
- Pattern: ____
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39D: "60. Funny in a subtle way"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- Similar words include: ironic, dry out, juiceless
- Opposite of: wet, phlegmy
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40D: "62. Suffix with Benedict or elephant"
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- Pattern: ___
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