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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 (38 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate
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Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. ___ canto | 3 |
| 2A | 4. Lessons that might be spelled out for you? | 4 |
| 3A | 8. Photographer Diane | 5 |
| 4A | 13. Wide-open Q&A | 3 |
| 5A | 14. Coffee option | 4 |
| 6A | 15. Snatching sound, in the comics | 5 |
| 7A | 16. Nonverbal "well done" | 8 |
| 8A | 18. Well-known scheme designer | 5 |
| 9A | 19. One of the two Boolean values, in programming | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Disney princess whose name is one letter off from a common princess accessory | 5 |
| 11A | 22. Gimlet base | 3 |
| 12A | 23. Dundee dissent | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Cars with retractable roofs | 8 |
| 14A | 27. What Neapolitan ice cream is divided into | 6 |
| 15A | 30. Compete (for) | 3 |
| 16A | 31. Bit in a breakfast bowl | 3 |
| 17A | 32. Benefactor with a limited number of grants? | 5 |
| 18A | 35. Symbol of the "Black is beautiful" movement | 4 |
| 19A | 39. College concern seen in 16-, 25-, 49- and 63-Across? | 14 |
| 20A | 42. Cathedral recess | 4 |
| 21A | 43. Full of zing | 5 |
| 22A | 44. Tallahassee sch. | 3 |
| 23A | 45. Get rid of | 3 |
| 24A | 47. Tea traders? | 6 |
| 25A | 49. Accidentally burn, perhaps | 8 |
| 26A | 54. Influential power | 3 |
| 27A | 55. Feel under the weather | 3 |
| 28A | 56. It's a start! | 5 |
| 29A | 58. ___-free | 4 |
| 30A | 61. Brand in the feminine care aisle | 5 |
| 31A | 63. Results of wearing some uncomfortable shoes | 8 |
| 32A | 65. Mexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime | 5 |
| 33A | 66. Hit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School | 4 |
| 34A | 67. Cpl. or sgt. | 3 |
| 35A | 68. Grannies | 5 |
| 36A | 69. Fictional lover of Rochester | 4 |
| 37A | 70. Many Ph.D.s-to-be, for short | 3 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. ___ canto"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
- Similar words include: B
- Pattern: ___
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2A: "4. Lessons that might be spelled out for you?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
- Similar words include: ABC's, first principle, ABC
- Pattern: ____
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3A: "8. Photographer Diane"
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- Pattern: _____
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4A: "13. Wide-open Q&A"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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5A: "14. Coffee option"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
- Similar words include: trickle, dripping, drip mould
- Pattern: ____
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6A: "15. Snatching sound, in the comics"
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- Pattern: _____
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7A: "16. Nonverbal "well done""
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- Pattern: ________
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8A: "18. Well-known scheme designer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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9A: "19. One of the two Boolean values, in programming"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
- Similar words include: unfeigned, genuine, lawful
- Opposite of: false, untruthful
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10A: "20. Disney princess whose name is one letter off from a common princess accessory"
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- Pattern: _____
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11A: "22. Gimlet base"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
- Similar words include: cotton gin, snare, noose
- Pattern: ___
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12A: "23. Dundee dissent"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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13A: "25. Cars with retractable roofs"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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14A: "27. What Neapolitan ice cream is divided into"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
- Similar words include: third, one-third, third gear
- Pattern: ______
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15A: "30. Compete (for)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
- Similar words include: contend, compete
- Pattern: ___
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16A: "31. Bit in a breakfast bowl"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
- Pattern: ___
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17A: "32. Benefactor with a limited number of grants?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the koran and believed by muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
- Similar words include: djinni, jinnee, djinny
- Pattern: _____
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18A: "35. Symbol of the "Black is beautiful" movement"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a rounded thickly curled hairdo
- Similar words include: Afro hairdo
- Pattern: ____
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19A: "39. College concern seen in 16-, 25-, 49- and 63-Across?"
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- Pattern: ______________
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20A: "42. Cathedral recess"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
- Similar words include: apsis
- Pattern: ____
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21A: "43. Full of zing"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that having an agreeably pungent taste
- Similar words include: zestful, yeasty, barmy
- Pattern: _____
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22A: "44. Tallahassee sch."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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23A: "45. Get rid of"
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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24A: "47. Tea traders?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
- Similar words include: yenta
- Pattern: ______
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25A: "49. Accidentally burn, perhaps"
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- Pattern: ________
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26A: "54. Influential power"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the chance to speak
- Similar words include: enounce, suppose, enjoin
- Pattern: ___
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27A: "55. Feel under the weather"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that aromatic bulb used as seasoning
- Similar words include: pain, trouble, garlic
- Pattern: ___
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28A: "56. It's a start!"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the beginning or early stages
- Similar words include: attack, onslaught, onrush
- Pattern: _____
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29A: "58. ___-free"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a native or inhabitant of scotland
- Similar words include: Scotsman, Scotchman
- Pattern: ____
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30A: "61. Brand in the feminine care aisle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a disposable absorbent pad (trade name kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow
- Similar words include: sanitary towel, sanitary napkin
- Pattern: _____
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31A: "63. Results of wearing some uncomfortable shoes"
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- Pattern: ________
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32A: "65. Mexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime"
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- Pattern: _____
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33A: "66. Hit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that great merriment
- Similar words include: mirthfulness, mirth, gloating
- Pattern: ____
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34A: "67. Cpl. or sgt."
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- Pattern: ___
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35A: "68. Grannies"
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- Pattern: _____
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36A: "69. Fictional lover of Rochester"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
- Similar words include: Lake Eyre
- Pattern: ____
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37A: "70. Many Ph.D.s-to-be, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
- Similar words include: tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73
- Pattern: ___
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Bangkok currency | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Doha dignitary | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water" | 9 |
| 4D | 4. Go on, in dialogue | 3 |
| 5D | 5. One who eats crisps and uses a loo | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Kind of duty | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Stab, in a way | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Spanish exclamation akin to "Oh, baby!" | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Small hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood | 3 |
| 10D | 10. "Spot on!" | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Open, as a fanny pack | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Scrapes | 5 |
| 13D | 17. Get wind of | 4 |
| 14D | 21. Knickknack | 7 |
| 15D | 24. "We stand today on the ___ of a new frontier": John F. Kennedy, 7/15/1960 | 4 |
| 16D | 26. Nursing spot | 4 |
| 17D | 27. Attire for a fraternity party, maybe | 4 |
| 18D | 28. Instrument originating in ancient Sumer | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Jump at, as an opportunity | 7 |
| 20D | 33. Opposite of SSW | 3 |
| 21D | 34. Maybes | 3 |
| 22D | 36. "In da Club" rapper | 9 |
| 23D | 37. Parks in history | 4 |
| 24D | 38. Albatross, so to speak | 4 |
| 25D | 40. Beloved | 4 |
| 26D | 41. Thumbs-up votes | 4 |
| 27D | 46. PlayStation alternatives | 6 |
| 28D | 48. So-called "father of the American cartoon" | 4 |
| 29D | 49. Like the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey | 5 |
| 30D | 50. It takes a bow in a concert hall | 5 |
| 31D | 51. Sir ___ Hercules John | 5 |
| 32D | 52. Indigenous people at the center of 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon" | 5 |
| 33D | 53. ___ green | 5 |
| 34D | 57. Layer | 4 |
| 35D | 59. Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth | 4 |
| 36D | 60. Possessive of a Chinese menu? | 4 |
| 37D | 62. Zeta follower | 3 |
| 38D | 64. Go on dates with | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Bangkok currency"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the basic unit of money in thailand
- Similar words include: tical
- Pattern: ____
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2D: "2. Doha dignitary"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
- Similar words include: ameer, emeer, amir
- Pattern: ____
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3D: "3. Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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4D: "4. Go on, in dialogue"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Similar words include: add together, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, lend
- Opposite of: subtract, take away
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5D: "5. One who eats crisps and uses a loo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a native or inhabitant of great britain
- Similar words include: Briton, Britisher, britt
- Pattern: ____
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6D: "6. Kind of duty"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of or relating or belonging to a city
- Similar words include: civil
- Pattern: _____
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7D: "7. Stab, in a way"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- Similar words include: fizgig, shaft, gig
- Pattern: _____
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8D: "8. Spanish exclamation akin to "Oh, baby!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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9D: "9. Small hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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10D: "10. "Spot on!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
- Similar words include: beano, keno, lotto
- Pattern: _____
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11D: "11. Open, as a fanny pack"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that open the zipper of
- Opposite of: zip up
- Pattern: _____
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12D: "12. Scrapes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
- Similar words include: scrape, bark, cutis
- Pattern: _____
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13D: "17. Get wind of"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
- Similar words include: try, see, pick up
- Pattern: ____
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14D: "21. Knickknack"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
- Similar words include: bangle, gewgaw, trinket
- Pattern: _______
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15D: "24. "We stand today on the ___ of a new frontier": John F. Kennedy, 7/15/1960"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the boundary of a surface
- Similar words include: butt, butt against, boundary
- Pattern: ____
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16D: "26. Nursing spot"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the small projection of a mammary gland
- Similar words include: mamilla, tit, mammilla
- Pattern: ____
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17D: "27. Attire for a fraternity party, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient rome
- Pattern: ____
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18D: "28. Instrument originating in ancient Sumer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
- Similar words include: mouth organ, harmonica, dwell
- Pattern: ____
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19D: "29. Jump at, as an opportunity"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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20D: "33. Opposite of SSW"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
- Similar words include: north northeast, nor'-nor'-east
- Pattern: ___
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21D: "34. Maybes"
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- Pattern: ___
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22D: "36. "In da Club" rapper"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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23D: "37. Parks in history"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
- Similar words include: genus Rosa
- Pattern: ____
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24D: "38. Albatross, so to speak"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an onerous or difficult concern
- Similar words include: incumbrance, load, encumbrance
- Pattern: ____
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25D: "40. Beloved"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- Similar words include: beloved, darling, affectionately
- Pattern: ____
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26D: "41. Thumbs-up votes"
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- Pattern: ____
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27D: "46. PlayStation alternatives"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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28D: "48. So-called "father of the American cartoon""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states political cartoonist (1840-1902)
- Similar words include: Thomas Nast
- Pattern: ____
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29D: "49. Like the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
- Pattern: _____
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30D: "50. It takes a bow in a concert hall"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of the numerous plants of the genus viola
- Similar words include: genus Viola
- Pattern: _____
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31D: "51. Sir ___ Hercules John"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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32D: "52. Indigenous people at the center of 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in missouri in the valleys of the missouri and osage rivers; oil was found on osage lands early in the 20th century
- Similar words include: Osage River
- Pattern: _____
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33D: "53. ___ green"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states circus clown (1898-1979)
- Similar words include: Grace Patricia Kelly, Weary Willie, Gene Kelly
- Pattern: _____
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34D: "57. Layer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- Similar words include: tier up, level, grade
- Pattern: ____
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35D: "59. Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
- Similar words include: sea wolf, killer whale, killer
- Pattern: ____
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36D: "60. Possessive of a Chinese menu?"
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- Pattern: ____
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37D: "62. Zeta follower"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
- Similar words include: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna
- Pattern: ___
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38D: "64. Go on dates with"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
- Similar words include: date, see to it, go through
- Pattern: ___
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