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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (29 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (45 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. Small bouquets | 6 |
| 2A | 7. "In that case ..." | 4 |
| 3A | 11. Cleopatra's killer | 3 |
| 4A | 14. One of a record 30+ for Beyoncé | 6 |
| 5A | 15. Short piano piece | 8 |
| 6A | 17. Improvises | 6 |
| 7A | 18. One who's hanging around | 8 |
| 8A | 19. It begins with Alfa and ends with Zulu | 12 |
| 9A | 21. The Falcons, on scoreboards | 3 |
| 10A | 24. Follower of "T." | 3 |
| 11A | 25. Figure depicted in Michelangelo's "Pietà" | 4 |
| 12A | 26. Hellenistic storytelling | 14 |
| 13A | 32. Parade spoiler | 4 |
| 14A | 33. East Coast convenience store chain with a reduplicative name | 4 |
| 15A | 34. Modern pickup spot for delivery drivers | 15 |
| 16A | 42. Flatbread from India | 4 |
| 17A | 43. Fight night souvenir, perhaps | 4 |
| 18A | 44. Historic destination for Pueblo pilgrimages | 14 |
| 19A | 50. Düsseldorf denial | 4 |
| 20A | 51. Video game creature often depicted with green skin | 3 |
| 21A | 52. One place to find a Brazilian | 3 |
| 22A | 53. Skill shared by bats and dolphins ... or, when read as two words, what 19-, 26-, 34- and 44-Across each is | 12 |
| 23A | 59. Group of orcas | 8 |
| 24A | 60. Groups of scouts | 6 |
| 25A | 64. Suddenly motivated, with "under" | 8 |
| 26A | 65. Stuck | 6 |
| 27A | 66. "Amen!" | 3 |
| 28A | 67. Romeo or Juliet, notably | 4 |
| 29A | 68. D flat equivalent | 6 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Small bouquets"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
- Similar words include: posy, corsage, nosegay
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: POSIES
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2A: "7. "In that case ...""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IFSO
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3A: "11. Cleopatra's killer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
- Similar words include: Naja haje, Vipera aspis, Egyptian cobra
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ASP
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4A: "14. One of a record 30+ for Beyoncé"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: GRAMMY
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5A: "15. Short piano piece"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a short and simple sonata
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: SONATINA
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6A: "17. Improvises"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ADLIBS
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7A: "18. One who's hanging around"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
- Similar words include: lingerer
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: LOITERER
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8A: "19. It begins with Alfa and ends with Zulu"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____________
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Answer: NATOALPHABET
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9A: "21. The Falcons, on scoreboards"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ATL
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10A: "24. Follower of "T.""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- Similar words include: male monarch, king
- Opposite of: queen, female monarch
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Answer: REX
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11A: "25. Figure depicted in Michelangelo's "Pietà""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the mother of jesus; christians refer to her as the virgin mary; she is especially honored by roman catholics
- Similar words include: Virgin Mary, Blessed Virgin, Madonna
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MARY
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12A: "26. Hellenistic storytelling"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______________
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Answer: GREEKMYTHOLOGY
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13A: "32. Parade spoiler"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- Similar words include: rainfall, pelting, rain down
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RAIN
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14A: "33. East Coast convenience store chain with a reduplicative name"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WAWA
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15A: "34. Modern pickup spot for delivery drivers"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: AMAZONWAREHOUSE
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16A: "42. Flatbread from India"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROTI
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17A: "43. Fight night souvenir, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
- Similar words include: strap, trounce, flog
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WELT
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18A: "44. Historic destination for Pueblo pilgrimages"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______________
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Answer: THEGRANDCANYON
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19A: "50. Düsseldorf denial"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NEIN
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20A: "51. Video game creature often depicted with green skin"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ORC
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21A: "52. One place to find a Brazilian"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
- Similar words include: watering place, health club, resort hotel
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SPA
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22A: "53. Skill shared by bats and dolphins ... or, when read as two words, what 19-, 26-, 34- and 44-Across each is"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
- Similar words include: echo sounding
- Pattern: ____________
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Answer: ECHOLOCATION
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23A: "59. Group of orcas"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: WHALEPOD
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24A: "60. Groups of scouts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that soldiers collectively
- Similar words include: parade, promenade, military personnel
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TROOPS
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25A: "64. Suddenly motivated, with "under""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: LITAFIRE
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26A: "65. Stuck"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: INARUT
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27A: "66. "Amen!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an affirmative
- Opposite of: no
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: YES
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28A: "67. Romeo or Juliet, notably"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
- Similar words include: teenage, stripling, teenaged
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TEEN
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29A: "68. D flat equivalent"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CSHARP
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Tour overseer, for short | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Chicago airport code | 3 |
| 3D | 3. ___ Minella ("The Muppet Show" Muppet) | 3 |
| 4D | 4. Poker declaration | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Set sail | 6 |
| 6D | 6. The "S" of A.B.S. | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Mallorca, por ejemplo | 4 |
| 8D | 8. One pitied by Mr. T, in a catchphrase | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Scissor cut | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Words with one's right hand raised | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Novel feature of the 1974 Olds Toronado | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Visibly disdainful | 6 |
| 13D | 13. Shindig | 5 |
| 14D | 16. "I love you," in Spanish | 5 |
| 15D | 20. Prefix for element #8 | 3 |
| 16D | 21. Indian tourist city | 4 |
| 17D | 22. Transport between terminals | 4 |
| 18D | 23. "Star Wars" princess | 4 |
| 19D | 27. Split ___ (New Wave band whose name sounds like a hair problem) | 3 |
| 20D | 28. American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visits | 5 |
| 21D | 29. Sarcastic laugh syllable | 3 |
| 22D | 30. Be behind | 3 |
| 23D | 31. ___-di-dah | 3 |
| 24D | 35. See 47-Down | 3 |
| 25D | 36. Negative logic gate that works similarly to "and" | 3 |
| 26D | 37. Sports grp. for Coco Gauff | 3 |
| 27D | 38. Not lease, say | 3 |
| 28D | 39. One-eighties | 4 |
| 29D | 40. Unappetizing food | 4 |
| 30D | 41. Europe's highest volcano | 4 |
| 31D | 44. Computer whiz | 6 |
| 32D | 45. Drum kit components descended from "sock cymbals" | 6 |
| 33D | 46. ___ Holmes, Netflix character played by Millie Bobby Brown | 5 |
| 34D | 47. With 35-Down, URL ending for Wikipedia | 3 |
| 35D | 48. Any poster on Yelp, essentially | 6 |
| 36D | 49. Squirrel's hoard | 6 |
| 37D | 50. Just now | 5 |
| 38D | 54. West side? | 4 |
| 39D | 55. Mayberry boy of '60s TV | 4 |
| 40D | 56. McIntosh (or Macintosh) component | 4 |
| 41D | 57. Port of Yemen | 4 |
| 42D | 58. One famously preparing for a flood | 4 |
| 43D | 61. "... ___ lack thereof" | 3 |
| 44D | 62. Brita competitor | 3 |
| 45D | 63. Pennzoil competitor | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Tour overseer, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PGA
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2D: "2. Chicago airport code"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ORD
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3D: "3. ___ Minella ("The Muppet Show" Muppet)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SAL
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4D: "4. Poker declaration"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IMIN
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5D: "5. Set sail"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that go on board
- Similar words include: venture, enter, ship
- Opposite of: disembark
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Answer: EMBARK
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6D: "6. The "S" of A.B.S."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
- Similar words include: system of rules, organization, scheme
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SYSTEM
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7D: "7. Mallorca, por ejemplo"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ISLA
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8D: "8. One pitied by Mr. T, in a catchphrase"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who lacks good judgment
- Similar words include: put on, put one across, muggins
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FOOL
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9D: "9. Scissor cut"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
- Similar words include: nip, trim, snippet
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SNIP
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10D: "10. Words with one's right hand raised"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- Similar words include: expletive, swearword, curse
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OATH
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11D: "11. Novel feature of the 1974 Olds Toronado"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: AIRBAG
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12D: "12. Visibly disdainful"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SNEERY
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13D: "13. Shindig"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an organization to gain political power
- Similar words include: political party, company
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PARTY
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14D: "16. "I love you," in Spanish"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TEAMO
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15D: "20. Prefix for element #8"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OXY
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16D: "21. Indian tourist city"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AGRA
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17D: "22. Transport between terminals"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
- Similar words include: tramway, trolley, trolley car
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TRAM
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18D: "23. "Star Wars" princess"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LEIA
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19D: "27. Split ___ (New Wave band whose name sounds like a hair problem)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ENZ
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20D: "28. American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visits"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that two items of the same kind
- Similar words include: couple, yoke, brace
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TWAIN
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21D: "29. Sarcastic laugh syllable"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HAR
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22D: "30. Be behind"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be obliged to pay or repay
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OWE
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23D: "31. ___-di-dah"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
- Similar words include: la
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LAH
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24D: "35. See 47-Down"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ORG
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25D: "36. Negative logic gate that works similarly to "and""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NOR
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26D: "37. Sports grp. for Coco Gauff"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: WTA
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27D: "38. Not lease, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that have ownership or possession of
- Similar words include: have, possess, ain
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OWN
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28D: "39. One-eighties"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: UEYS
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29D: "40. Unappetizing food"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
- Similar words include: swill, slops, treacle
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SLOP
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30D: "41. Europe's highest volcano"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
- Similar words include: bunsen, Mount Etna, Mt Etna
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETNA
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31D: "44. Computer whiz"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing)
- Similar words include: tekki
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TECHIE
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32D: "45. Drum kit components descended from "sock cymbals""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: HIHATS
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33D: "46. ___ Holmes, Netflix character played by Millie Bobby Brown"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ENOLA
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34D: "47. With 35-Down, URL ending for Wikipedia"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a very small circular shape
- Similar words include: Lucy in the sky with diamonds, window pane, dose
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DOT
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35D: "48. Any poster on Yelp, essentially"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CRITIC
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36D: "49. Squirrel's hoard"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
- Similar words include: acorn
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ACORNS
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37D: "50. Just now"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that very recently
- Similar words include: new, freshly, fresh
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NEWLY
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38D: "54. West side?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
- Similar words include: leave, pull up stakes, will
- Opposite of: arrive, right
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Answer: LEFT
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39D: "55. Mayberry boy of '60s TV"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OPIE
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40D: "56. McIntosh (or Macintosh) component"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small group of indispensable persons or things
- Similar words include: substance, nub, essence
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CORE
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41D: "57. Port of Yemen"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ADEN
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42D: "58. One famously preparing for a flood"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of noah and the flood is told in the book of genesis
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NOAH
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43D: "61. "... ___ lack thereof""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
- Similar words include: atomic number 76, os, oculus sinister
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ORA
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44D: "62. Brita competitor"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PUR
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45D: "63. Pennzoil competitor"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that standard temperature and pressure
- Similar words include: s.t.p.
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: STP
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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
29 Across Clues
45 Down Clues
74 Total Clues
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