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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 (41 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. Practiced pitches | 6 |
| 2A | 7. What arms might do on a final gym rep | 7 |
| 3A | 14. Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his day | 6 |
| 4A | 15. Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his day | 7 |
| 5A | 16. Enemy of the Avengers | 6 |
| 6A | 17. Ones with the munchies, maybe | 8 |
| 7A | 18. In need of a massage, say | 4 |
| 8A | 19. Like those local to Universal Studios Japan | 6 |
| 9A | 21. Hide one's roots, perhaps | 3 |
| 10A | 22. Like the study of the kabbalah | 8 |
| 11A | 24. Drill insert | 3 |
| 12A | 26. Polarizing punctuation choice | 11 |
| 13A | 31. Bracket-busting wins in March Madness | 6 |
| 14A | 35. Friend or ___ | 3 |
| 15A | 36. Complete disrepair | 4 |
| 16A | 37. Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his way | 5 |
| 17A | 38. Recycling container | 3 |
| 18A | 39. Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his way | 5 |
| 19A | 40. They might be foiled | 5 |
| 20A | 41. Treatment for a sprained ankle | 3 |
| 21A | 42. Like the villain at the end of a "Scooby-Doo" episode | 5 |
| 22A | 43. All ___ | 4 |
| 23A | 44. Slime | 3 |
| 24A | 45. Jay-Z's and Alicia Keys's "___ State of Mind" | 6 |
| 25A | 46. Classic P.O.W. movie starring Steve McQueen, with "The" | 11 |
| 26A | 49. Heavy weight | 3 |
| 27A | 50. Transaction on an online marketplace | 8 |
| 28A | 55. Govt. org. in "Alias" | 3 |
| 29A | 58. Entertainer who says "If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?" | 6 |
| 30A | 60. Inflation measures, for short | 4 |
| 31A | 61. Opportunity to dress up | 8 |
| 32A | 63. Eagles' nests | 6 |
| 33A | 65. With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ game | 7 |
| 34A | 66. With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ game | 6 |
| 35A | 67. Satisfies | 7 |
| 36A | 68. Luxurious cotton fabric | 6 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Practiced pitches"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
- Similar words include: patter, line of gab, play
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SPIELS
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2A: "7. What arms might do on a final gym rep"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
- Similar words include: shiver, shake
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: TREMBLE
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3A: "14. Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his day"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast
- Similar words include: conge, jook
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CONGEE
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4A: "15. Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his day"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that porridge made of rolled oats
- Similar words include: burgoo, rolled oats
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: OATMEAL
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5A: "16. Enemy of the Avengers"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ULTRON
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6A: "17. Ones with the munchies, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who smokes marijuana habitually
- Similar words include: pothead
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: POTHEADS
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7A: "18. In need of a massage, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an open skin infection
- Similar words include: tender, sensitive, painful
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SORE
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8A: "19. Like those local to Universal Studios Japan"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: OSAKAN
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9A: "21. Hide one's roots, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- Similar words include: dyestuff
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DYE
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10A: "22. Like the study of the kabbalah"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
- Opposite of: exoteric
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ESOTERIC
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11A: "24. Drill insert"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small piece or quantity of something
- Similar words include: scrap, spot, second
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BIT
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12A: "26. Polarizing punctuation choice"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: SERIALCOMMA
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13A: "31. Bracket-busting wins in March Madness"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an unhappy and worried mental state
- Similar words include: swage, trouble, perturbation
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: UPSETS
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14A: "35. Friend or ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- Similar words include: foeman, enemy, opposition
- Opposite of: friend
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Answer: FOE
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15A: "36. Complete disrepair"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
- Similar words include: laying waste, bankrupt, downfall
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RUIN
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16A: "37. Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his way"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NIHAO
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17A: "38. Recycling container"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a container; usually has a lid
- Similar words include: bank identification number, ABA transit number, binful
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BIN
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18A: "39. Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his way"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an expression of greeting
- Similar words include: hi, howdy, how-do-you-do
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HELLO
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19A: "40. They might be foiled"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- Similar words include: diagram, plot of ground, game
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PLOTS
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20A: "41. Treatment for a sprained ankle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that water frozen in the solid state
- Similar words include: deoxyephedrine, frappe, ice-skating rink
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ICE
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21A: "42. Like the villain at the end of a "Scooby-Doo" episode"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
- Similar words include: out, come out, come out of the closet
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OUTED
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22A: "43. All ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Similar words include: spike, pinna, auricle
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EARS
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23A: "44. Slime"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any thick, viscous matter
- Similar words include: guck, gook, gunk
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GOO
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24A: "45. Jay-Z's and Alicia Keys's "___ State of Mind""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
- Similar words include: imperium, conglomerate
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: EMPIRE
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25A: "46. Classic P.O.W. movie starring Steve McQueen, with "The""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: GREATESCAPE
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26A: "49. Heavy weight"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a united states unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
- Similar words include: gross ton, short ton, net ton
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TON
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27A: "50. Transaction on an online marketplace"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: EBAYSALE
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28A: "55. Govt. org. in "Alias""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an independent agency of the united states government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the director of central intelligence under the supervision of the president and national security council
- Similar words include: Central Intelligence Agency
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CIA
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29A: "58. Entertainer who says "If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: RUPAUL
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30A: "60. Inflation measures, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of pressure
- Similar words include: pounds per square inch, psi
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PSIS
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31A: "61. Opportunity to dress up"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an event that occurs at a critical time
- Similar words include: social occasion, function, social function
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: OCCASION
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32A: "63. Eagles' nests"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
- Similar words include: eyrie, aery, eyry
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: AERIES
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33A: "65. With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ game"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles
- Similar words include: Mah-Jongg
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: MAHJONG
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34A: "66. With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ game"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- Similar words include: bridgework, bridge circuit, span
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: BRIDGE
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35A: "67. Satisfies"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that give pleasure to or be pleasing to
- Similar words include: delight, please
- Opposite of: displease
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Answer: PLEASES
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36A: "68. Luxurious cotton fabric"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a cotton fabric with a satiny finish
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SATEEN
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Italian apology | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Some pullover shirts | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Any course whose name ends in "101" | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Bird with a plume that, ounce for ounce, was once worth more than gold | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Constellation near the Big Dipper | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Gentlemen, in Granada | 7 |
| 7D | 7. Captured | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Like government bonds and Uber drivers | 7 |
| 9D | 9. ___ minority | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Mrs., en français | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Bit of sweat | 4 |
| 12D | 12. British title | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Ultimatum ender | 4 |
| 14D | 17. Life across the ___ is much the same | 12 |
| 15D | 20. British title | 3 |
| 16D | 23. These: Sp. | 5 |
| 17D | 25. Shredded, as a contract | 6 |
| 18D | 27. Top-of-the-line | 4 |
| 19D | 28. Prefix with vitamin or tool | 5 |
| 20D | 29. Athlete aiming for a four-minute finish, perhaps | 5 |
| 21D | 30. One end of an electrolytic cell | 5 |
| 22D | 31. Let float, as a currency | 5 |
| 23D | 32. Pertaining to hair | 5 |
| 24D | 33. Welcome sight for a sailor | 5 |
| 25D | 34. Patronizes, as a restaurant | 6 |
| 26D | 38. Life stories | 4 |
| 27D | 39. Warm and cozy | 5 |
| 28D | 44. Bona fide | 7 |
| 29D | 45. Govt. sites for testing pollutants | 7 |
| 30D | 47. Ones with chiseled abs? | 6 |
| 31D | 48. ___ Dhabi | 3 |
| 32D | 51. Spar on a sailing boat | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Comment that breaks the fourth wall | 5 |
| 34D | 53. Feudal lord | 5 |
| 35D | 54. German steel city | 5 |
| 36D | 55. Provide for free, as a drink | 4 |
| 37D | 56. Suffix with method or metaphor | 4 |
| 38D | 57. Pine | 4 |
| 39D | 59. Collectible caps in the '90s | 4 |
| 40D | 62. Steely Dan album whose name is pronounced "Asia" | 3 |
| 41D | 64. The Three Kingdoms in Chinese history, e.g. | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Italian apology"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SCUSE
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2D: "2. Some pullover shirts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
- Similar words include: polo, Marco Polo, Polo
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: POLOS
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3D: "3. Any course whose name ends in "101""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that formally making a person known to another or to the public
- Similar words include: introduction, presentation
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: INTRO
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4D: "4. Bird with a plume that, ounce for ounce, was once worth more than gold"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EGRET
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5D: "5. Constellation near the Big Dipper"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
- Similar words include: Leo the Lion, Lion
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LEO
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6D: "6. Gentlemen, in Granada"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the english `mr' or `sir'
- Similar words include: Senor
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SENORES
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7D: "7. Captured"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that require (time or space)
- Similar words include: submit, call for, drive
- Opposite of: give, disclaim
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Answer: TOOK
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8D: "8. Like government bonds and Uber drivers"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes
- Similar words include: rateable
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: RATABLE
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9D: "9. ___ minority"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who is a member of an ethnic group
- Similar words include: pagan, heathen, ethnical
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ETHNIC
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10D: "10. Mrs., en français"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MME
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11D: "11. Bit of sweat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small ball with a hole through the middle
- Similar words include: beadwork, drop, astragal
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BEAD
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12D: "12. British title"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a polite name for any woman
- Similar words include: dame, madam, peeress
- Opposite of: Lord, nobleman
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Answer: LADY
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13D: "13. Ultimatum ender"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELSE
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14D: "17. Life across the ___ is much the same"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____________
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Answer: PACIFICOCEAN
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15D: "20. British title"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that term of address for a man
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SIR
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16D: "23. These: Sp."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ESTOS
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17D: "25. Shredded, as a contract"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TOREUP
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18D: "27. Top-of-the-line"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AONE
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19D: "28. Prefix with vitamin or tool"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MULTI
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20D: "29. Athlete aiming for a four-minute finish, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (used only in combinations) the length of something in miles
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MILER
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21D: "30. One end of an electrolytic cell"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
- Opposite of: cathode
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ANODE
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22D: "31. Let float, as a currency"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: UNPEG
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23D: "32. Pertaining to hair"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of or relating to a hair
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PILAR
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24D: "33. Welcome sight for a sailor"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the land along the edge of a body of water
- Similar words include: prop up, shore up, land
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SHORE
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25D: "34. Patronizes, as a restaurant"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: EATSAT
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26D: "38. Life stories"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BIOS
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27D: "39. Warm and cozy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
- Similar words include: homely, homy, homelike
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HOMEY
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28D: "44. Bona fide"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that not fake or counterfeit
- Similar words include: real, actual, literal
- Opposite of: counterfeit
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Answer: GENUINE
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29D: "45. Govt. sites for testing pollutants"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: EPALABS
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30D: "47. Ones with chiseled abs?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
- Similar words include: torso, trunk, body
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TORSOS
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31D: "48. ___ Dhabi"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ABU
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32D: "51. Spar on a sailing boat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SPRIT
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33D: "52. Comment that breaks the fourth wall"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
- Similar words include: by, divagation, away
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASIDE
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34D: "53. Feudal lord"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
- Similar words include: vassal, feudatory, liegeman
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LIEGE
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35D: "54. German steel city"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a city in western germany; industrial center of the ruhr
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ESSEN
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36D: "55. Provide for free, as a drink"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
- Similar words include: comprehensive, comprehensive examination
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: COMP
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37D: "56. Suffix with method or metaphor"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ICAL
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38D: "57. Pine"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
- Similar words include: languish, aching, yen
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACHE
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39D: "59. Collectible caps in the '90s"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: POGS
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40D: "62. Steely Dan album whose name is pronounced "Asia""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AJA
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41D: "64. The Three Kingdoms in Chinese history, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Similar words include: epoch, geological era, earned run average
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERA
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Expert Solving Strategies
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Decode the Clues
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Build Vocabulary
Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
36 Across Clues
41 Down Clues
77 Total Clues
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