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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- 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: Moderate
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Response to discovering the theme of a crossword | 3 |
| 2A | 4. Dashing through the ___ ... | 4 |
| 3A | 8. Foam on a seashore | 4 |
| 4A | 12. One who runs, informally | 3 |
| 5A | 13. Possible base for a Caesar salad | 4 |
| 6A | 14. Of help | 5 |
| 7A | 16. Dawdle | 8 |
| 8A | 18. Some anxious behavior on one's feet | 6 |
| 9A | 20. Stew (over) | 6 |
| 10A | 21. In a ___ open sleigh ... | 8 |
| 11A | 23. Where Bart Simpson directs his prank calls | 4 |
| 12A | 24. Buffet stand vessel | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Rare day for an N.F.L. game: Abbr. | 3 |
| 14A | 26. One way to take a bull | 10 |
| 15A | 31. Old dagger carried by Scottish Highlanders | 4 |
| 16A | 32. Michael of "Barbie" | 4 |
| 17A | 33. Hits from the side, informally | 6 |
| 18A | 35. First portrayer of Albus Dumbledore, the final live-action role in his long film career | 13 |
| 19A | 39. Stretch | 6 |
| 20A | 40. Letter after three consecutive rhyming letters | 4 |
| 21A | 41. Right-eous path? | 4 |
| 22A | 42. Footwear for a bride, perhaps | 10 |
| 23A | 48. JFK or EWR alternative | 3 |
| 24A | 49. Cable lead-in to TV | 3 |
| 25A | 50. Jump in skates | 4 |
| 26A | 51. What's seen "all the way" through this puzzle? | 8 |
| 27A | 54. Ryan with swimming gold medals in four straight Olympics | 6 |
| 28A | 56. "All that being said ..." | 6 |
| 29A | 57. Ado | 8 |
| 30A | 59. "Yes ___!" | 5 |
| 31A | 60. Something typed in this field: YYYY | 4 |
| 32A | 61. Fashion designer Lange | 3 |
| 33A | 62. Many a vacation package | 4 |
| 34A | 63. Transcript ruiners | 4 |
| 35A | 64. ___ pop (hybrid music genre) | 3 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Response to discovering the theme of a crossword"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AHA
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2A: "4. Dashing through the ___ ..."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
- Similar words include: snowfall, Charles Percy Snow, bamboozle
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SNOW
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3A: "8. Foam on a seashore"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that waves breaking on the shore
- Similar words include: breakers, breaker, surfboard
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SURF
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4A: "12. One who runs, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person active in party politics
- Similar words include: politician, political leader, politico
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: POL
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5A: "13. Possible base for a Caesar salad"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal terms for money
- Similar words include: lettuce, pelf, boodle
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: KALE
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6A: "14. Of help"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that being of use or service
- Similar words include: useful
- Opposite of: useless
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Answer: UTILE
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7A: "16. Dawdle"
Solving Hints:
- Similar words include: lounge, linger, mill about
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: LOLLYGAG
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8A: "18. Some anxious behavior on one's feet"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
- Similar words include: step, tempo, pace
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PACING
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9A: "20. Stew (over)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that haunt like a ghost; pursue
- Similar words include: haunt, ghost
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: OBSESS
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10A: "21. In a ___ open sleigh ..."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ONEHORSE
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11A: "23. Where Bart Simpson directs his prank calls"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MOES
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12A: "24. Buffet stand vessel"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: URN
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13A: "25. Rare day for an N.F.L. game: Abbr."
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TUE
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14A: "26. One way to take a bull"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: BYTHEHORNS
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15A: "31. Old dagger carried by Scottish Highlanders"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DIRK
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16A: "32. Michael of "Barbie""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CERA
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17A: "33. Hits from the side, informally"
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- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TBONES
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18A: "35. First portrayer of Albus Dumbledore, the final live-action role in his long film career"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: RICHARDHARRIS
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19A: "39. Stretch"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an amount of time
- Similar words include: menstruation, time period, flow
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PERIOD
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20A: "40. Letter after three consecutive rhyming letters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- Similar words include: scintilla, smidge, whit
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IOTA
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21A: "41. Right-eous path?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
- Similar words include: eastern United States, Orient, eastward
- Opposite of: west
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Answer: EAST
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22A: "42. Footwear for a bride, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: WHITEHEELS
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23A: "48. JFK or EWR alternative"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LGA
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24A: "49. Cable lead-in to TV"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TRU
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25A: "50. Jump in skates"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AXEL
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26A: "51. What's seen "all the way" through this puzzle?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that produce laughter
- Similar words include: riant, laugh, express mirth
- Opposite of: cry
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Answer: LAUGHING
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27A: "54. Ryan with swimming gold medals in four straight Olympics"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: LOCHTE
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28A: "56. "All that being said ...""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ANDYET
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29A: "57. Ado"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that loud confused noise from many sources
- Similar words include: katzenjammer, uproar, hubbub
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: BROUHAHA
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30A: "59. "Yes ___!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SIREE
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31A: "60. Something typed in this field: YYYY"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
- Similar words include: twelvemonth, yr, class
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: YEAR
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32A: "61. Fashion designer Lange"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LIZ
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33A: "62. Many a vacation package"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
- Similar words include: term of enlistment, turn, spell
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TOUR
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34A: "63. Transcript ruiners"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that have sexual intercourse with
- Similar words include: make out, eff, bang
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EFFS
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35A: "64. ___ pop (hybrid music genre)"
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EMO
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Chillness | 6 |
| 2D | 2. "Oh me, oh my!" | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Ready to go | 6 |
| 4D | 4. "___ the Limit" (posthumous hit for the Notorious B.I.G.) | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Horses studied by touts | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Portuguese greeting | 3 |
| 7D | 7. O'er the fields ___ ... | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Eurasia or Oceania, in "1984" | 10 |
| 9D | 9. Like many Mormons | 5 |
| 10D | 10. The "R" of P.R. | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Vodka-and-pineapple juice cocktail popularized on "Sex and the City" | 8 |
| 12D | 15. Sews up | 7 |
| 13D | 17. Phil of the Grateful Dead | 4 |
| 14D | 19. Uber-enthusiasts | 5 |
| 15D | 22. Someone who might ask "Mother, may I?" | 3 |
| 16D | 27. Zoom call issue | 4 |
| 17D | 28. "S.N.L." V.I.P. | 10 |
| 18D | 29. Pilot who shares a tent with Yossarian in "Catch-22" | 3 |
| 19D | 30. Sides of pie slices, essentially | 5 |
| 20D | 31. Ballon ___ (soccer star's award) | 3 |
| 21D | 34. Slangy "dude" | 4 |
| 22D | 35. White House family of the 1980s | 7 |
| 23D | 36. Tax dodger's fear | 8 |
| 24D | 37. Loc. ___ (footnote abbr.) | 3 |
| 25D | 38. Very in | 3 |
| 26D | 39. Big name in windows and doors | 5 |
| 27D | 43. Raider in times past | 3 |
| 28D | 44. A person | 4 |
| 29D | 45. Go "Phew!," say | 6 |
| 30D | 46. "He has my permission" | 6 |
| 31D | 47. Total slimeball | 6 |
| 32D | 49. Intl. org. with 12 stars on its flag | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Halal cart offering | 4 |
| 34D | 53. Elided farewell | 4 |
| 35D | 54. Do pretty much nothing | 4 |
| 36D | 55. Between you and me | 4 |
| 37D | 58. At whom you might yell "Are we watching the same game?!" | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Chillness"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that great coolness and composure under strain
- Similar words include: assuredness, sang-froid, poise
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: APLOMB
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2D: "2. "Oh me, oh my!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: HOOBOY
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3D: "3. Ready to go"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ALLSET
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4D: "4. "___ the Limit" (posthumous hit for the Notorious B.I.G.)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
- Similar words include: flip, sky, pitch
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SKYS
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5D: "5. Horses studied by touts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- Similar words include: nag, jade, plug
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NAGS
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6D: "6. Portuguese greeting"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in india for writing paper
- Similar words include: olla
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OLA
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7D: "7. O'er the fields ___ ..."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WEGO
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8D: "8. Eurasia or Oceania, in "1984""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: SUPERSTATE
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9D: "9. Like many Mormons"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: UTAHN
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10D: "10. The "R" of P.R."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
- Similar words include: RICO Act, anti-racketeering law, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RICO
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11D: "11. Vodka-and-pineapple juice cocktail popularized on "Sex and the City""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: FLIRTINI
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12D: "15. Sews up"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make certain of
- Similar words include: see, guarantee, assure
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ENSURES
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13D: "17. Phil of the Grateful Dead"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LESH
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14D: "19. Uber-enthusiasts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a carnival performer who does disgusting acts
- Similar words include: oddball, eccentric person, flake
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GEEKS
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15D: "22. Someone who might ask "Mother, may I?""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a woman religious
- Similar words include: nun buoy, conical buoy
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NUN
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16D: "27. Zoom call issue"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
- Similar words include: recall, sound reflection, reverberate
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ECHO
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17D: "28. "S.N.L." V.I.P."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: HEADWRITER
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18D: "29. Pilot who shares a tent with Yossarian in "Catch-22""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that canadian hockey player (born 1948)
- Similar words include: Robert Orr, Bobby Orr
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ORR
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19D: "30. Sides of pie slices, essentially"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
- Similar words include: radius, r, wheel spoke
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RADII
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20D: "31. Ballon ___ (soccer star's award)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DOR
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21D: "34. Slangy "dude""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BRAH
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22D: "35. White House family of the 1980s"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that 40th president of the united states (1911-2004)
- Similar words include: Ronald Wilson Reagan, Reagan, Ronald Reagan
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: REAGANS
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23D: "36. Tax dodger's fear"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: IRSAUDIT
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24D: "37. Loc. ___ (footnote abbr.)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CIT
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25D: "38. Very in"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- Similar words include: spicy, red-hot, raging
- Opposite of: cold
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Answer: HOT
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26D: "39. Big name in windows and doors"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PELLA
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27D: "43. Raider in times past"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of a nomadic people who invaded europe in the 4th century
- Similar words include: Krauthead, Boche, Kraut
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HUN
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28D: "44. A person"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
- Similar words include: from each one, apiece, to each one
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EACH
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29D: "45. Go "Phew!," say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that give out (breath or an odor)
- Similar words include: breathe out, expire, give forth
- Opposite of: inhale
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Answer: EXHALE
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30D: "46. "He has my permission""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: LETHIM
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31D: "47. Total slimeball"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SLEAZO
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32D: "49. Intl. org. with 12 stars on its flag"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: THEEU
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33D: "52. Halal cart offering"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread
- Similar words include: gyroscope
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GYRO
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34D: "53. Elided farewell"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GBYE
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35D: "54. Do pretty much nothing"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
- Similar words include: lollygag, fuck off, loll
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOAF
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36D: "55. Between you and me"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OURS
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37D: "58. At whom you might yell "Are we watching the same game?!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
- Similar words include: referee
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: REF
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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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