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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 (39 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. Vehicle in which it's often legal to drink alcohol | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Jokesters | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Moistens, as a fern | 5 |
| 4A | 14. First lady's partner | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Object of veneration | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Oft-disparaged family member | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Busiest French airport not serving Paris | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Prefix with technology | 4 |
| 9A | 19. Roman goddess often depicted with a bow and arrow | 5 |
| 10A | 20. Expand | 15 |
| 11A | 23. Sonia Sotomayor or Clarence Thomas, once | 5 |
| 12A | 24. Abbreviation in a help-wanted ad | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Part of U.S.N.A.: Abbr. | 3 |
| 14A | 27. @ @ @ | 7 |
| 15A | 30. Trippy stuff | 3 |
| 16A | 33. Folie ___ | 5 |
| 17A | 35. Villain portrayer in "Rocky III" | 3 |
| 18A | 36. Lavish celebration | 4 |
| 19A | 37. Sadness | 15 |
| 20A | 41. Base x height, for a parallelogram | 4 |
| 21A | 42. Sound made with a wince | 3 |
| 22A | 43. Extending brim | 5 |
| 23A | 44. Guided | 3 |
| 24A | 45. Michigan's historic 1991 basketball team, familiarly | 7 |
| 25A | 48. Texter's declaration of affection | 3 |
| 26A | 49. Shags or bobs | 3 |
| 27A | 50. 7-Elevens, e.g. | 5 |
| 28A | 52. Day after today | 15 |
| 29A | 59. Make a delivery, say | 5 |
| 30A | 60. ___-golf | 4 |
| 31A | 61. "Think again!" | 4 |
| 32A | 62. Lowlands | 5 |
| 33A | 63. City in NW Pennsylvania | 4 |
| 34A | 64. God of war | 4 |
| 35A | 65. Like some minor celebrities | 5 |
| 36A | 66. Five train in Brooklyn | 4 |
| 37A | 67. Time when one might give up alcohol | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Vehicle in which it's often legal to drink alcohol"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
- Similar words include: limousine
- Pattern: ____
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2A: "5. Jokesters"
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- Think of something that a witty amusing person who makes jokes
- Similar words include: card, shake, wit
- Pattern: ____
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3A: "9. Moistens, as a fern"
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- Think of something that a thin fog with condensation near the ground
- Similar words include: obscure, cloud, befog
- Pattern: _____
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4A: "14. First lady's partner"
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- Think of something that (old testament) in judeo-christian mythology; the first man and the husband of eve and the progenitor of the human race
- Similar words include: XTC, Robert Adam, ecstasy
- Pattern: ____
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5A: "15. Object of veneration"
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- Think of something that a material effigy that is worshipped
- Similar words include: matinee idol, perfection, graven image
- Pattern: ____
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6A: "16. Oft-disparaged family member"
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- Pattern: _____
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7A: "17. Busiest French airport not serving Paris"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a city in southeastern france on the mediterranean; the leading resort on the french riviera
- Similar words include: overnice, decent, squeamish
- Opposite of: nasty
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8A: "18. Prefix with technology"
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- Pattern: ____
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9A: "19. Roman goddess often depicted with a bow and arrow"
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- Think of something that english aristocrat who was the first wife of prince charles; her death in an automobile accident in paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
- Similar words include: Princess of Wales, Lady Diana Frances Spencer, Princess Diana
- Pattern: _____
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10A: "20. Expand"
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- Pattern: _______________
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11A: "23. Sonia Sotomayor or Clarence Thomas, once"
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- Pattern: _____
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12A: "24. Abbreviation in a help-wanted ad"
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- Pattern: ___
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13A: "25. Part of U.S.N.A.: Abbr."
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- Pattern: ___
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14A: "27. @ @ @"
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- Pattern: _______
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15A: "30. Trippy stuff"
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- Think of something that a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
- Similar words include: lysergic acid diethylamide
- Pattern: ___
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16A: "33. Folie ___"
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- Pattern: _____
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17A: "35. Villain portrayer in "Rocky III""
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- Pattern: ___
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18A: "36. Lavish celebration"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an elaborate party (often outdoors)
- Similar words include: celebrate, feast, festival
- Pattern: ____
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19A: "37. Sadness"
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- Pattern: _______________
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20A: "41. Base x height, for a parallelogram"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
- Similar words include: orbit, field, domain
- Pattern: ____
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21A: "42. Sound made with a wince"
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- Pattern: ___
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22A: "43. Extending brim"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face
- Similar words include: vizor, peak, bill
- Pattern: _____
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23A: "44. Guided"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
- Similar words include: take, conduct, head
- Opposite of: follow
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24A: "45. Michigan's historic 1991 basketball team, familiarly"
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- Pattern: _______
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25A: "48. Texter's declaration of affection"
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- Pattern: ___
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26A: "49. Shags or bobs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the federal department in the united states that sets and maintains foreign policies
- Similar words include: act, coiffure, do
- Opposite of: unmake
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27A: "50. 7-Elevens, e.g."
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- Think of something that an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
- Similar words include: mart, marketplace, market
- Pattern: _____
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28A: "52. Day after today"
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- Pattern: _______________
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29A: "59. Make a delivery, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that talk pompously
- Pattern: _____
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30A: "60. ___-golf"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a very short skirt
- Similar words include: miniskirt
- Opposite of: midi
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31A: "61. "Think again!""
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- Pattern: ____
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32A: "62. Lowlands"
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- Think of something that an open river valley (in a hilly area)
- Similar words include: dale
- Pattern: _____
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33A: "63. City in NW Pennsylvania"
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- Think of something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
- Similar words include: Lake Erie
- Pattern: ____
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34A: "64. God of war"
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- Think of something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
- Similar words include: ar, are
- Pattern: ____
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35A: "65. Like some minor celebrities"
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- Pattern: _____
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36A: "66. Five train in Brooklyn"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- Similar words include: cyberspace, net, profits
- Pattern: ____
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37A: "67. Time when one might give up alcohol"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a period of 40 weekdays from ash wednesday to holy saturday
- Similar words include: bestow, bring, contribute
- Opposite of: borrow
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Clubber ___, "Rocky III" villain | 4 |
| 2D | 2. "Capisce" | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Like a listening device made out of a paper clip, a plastic straw and seven Lego blocks | 10 |
| 4D | 4. Symbol for ohms | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Improvise | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Pithy truths | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Signal to get off the stage, say | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Arduous journey | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Tiny flies | 6 |
| 10D | 10. ___ Montoya, "The Princess Bride" character | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Mining waste | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Powdered drink used by NASA | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Thief's haul | 4 |
| 14D | 21. ___SmithKline (2000 pharmaceutical merger) | 5 |
| 15D | 22. Chaps | 5 |
| 16D | 25. Like some passages | 5 |
| 17D | 26. Love, love, love | 5 |
| 18D | 28. "Toodles!" | 5 |
| 19D | 29. [That makes me so mad!] | 3 |
| 20D | 30. "Too many cooks spoil the broth" principle | 10 |
| 21D | 31. Bum's place in a bar | 5 |
| 22D | 32. Second-largest city in Northern Ireland | 5 |
| 23D | 34. Country that has hosted the most Olympics | 3 |
| 24D | 36. Common day to enjoy Thanksgiving leftovers: Abbr. | 3 |
| 25D | 38. ___ beast (dish in Whoville) | 5 |
| 26D | 39. Break down in tears | 3 |
| 27D | 40. Blindingly obvious | 5 |
| 28D | 45. Ranger's domain | 6 |
| 29D | 46. "Leave this to me" | 6 |
| 30D | 47. Is all over the map | 6 |
| 31D | 49. Showers affection (on) | 5 |
| 32D | 51. Like the Vietnamese language | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Rod Flanders's brother on "The Simpsons" | 4 |
| 34D | 53. Like some traditions | 4 |
| 35D | 54. Bamako's land | 4 |
| 36D | 55. Sign sought by one reading tea leaves | 4 |
| 37D | 56. Muck | 4 |
| 38D | 57. Major tennis tournament | 4 |
| 39D | 58. Pause indicator in sheet music | 4 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Clubber ___, "Rocky III" villain"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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2D: "2. "Capisce""
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- Pattern: ____
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3D: "3. Like a listening device made out of a paper clip, a plastic straw and seven Lego blocks"
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- Pattern: __________
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4D: "4. Symbol for ohms"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the ending of a series or sequence; --revelation
- Similar words include: Z
- Pattern: _____
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5D: "5. Improvise"
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- Pattern: ______
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6D: "6. Pithy truths"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- Similar words include: byword, saw, proverb
- Pattern: ______
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7D: "7. Signal to get off the stage, say"
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- Think of something that a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
- Similar words include: bell, chime, tam-tam
- Pattern: ____
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8D: "8. Arduous journey"
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- Think of something that work doggedly or persistently
- Similar words include: keep one's nose to the grindstone, footslog, peg away
- Pattern: ____
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9D: "9. Tiny flies"
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- Think of something that minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
- Similar words include: midge
- Pattern: ______
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10D: "10. ___ Montoya, "The Princess Bride" character"
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- Pattern: _____
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11D: "11. Mining waste"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
- Similar words include: scoria, dross
- Pattern: ____
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12D: "12. Powdered drink used by NASA"
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- Think of something that a tart spicy quality
- Similar words include: bladderwrack, black rockweed, sea tangle
- Pattern: ____
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13D: "13. Thief's haul"
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- Think of something that valuable goods
- Similar words include: pillage, careen, prize
- Pattern: ____
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14D: "21. ___SmithKline (2000 pharmaceutical merger)"
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- Pattern: _____
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15D: "22. Chaps"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
- Similar words include: fella, feller, chap
- Pattern: _____
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16D: "25. Like some passages"
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- Think of something that a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
- Similar words include: adenoidal, rhinal, nasal consonant
- Pattern: _____
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17D: "26. Love, love, love"
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- Think of something that love intensely
- Pattern: _____
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18D: "28. "Toodles!""
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- Pattern: _____
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19D: "29. [That makes me so mad!]"
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- Pattern: ___
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20D: "30. "Too many cooks spoil the broth" principle"
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- Pattern: __________
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21D: "31. Bum's place in a bar"
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- Think of something that a simple seat without a back or arms
- Similar words include: crapper, toilet, potty
- Pattern: _____
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22D: "32. Second-largest city in Northern Ireland"
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- Pattern: _____
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23D: "34. Country that has hosted the most Olympics"
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- Think of something that north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
- Similar words include: US Army, U.S., United States of America
- Pattern: ___
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24D: "36. Common day to enjoy Thanksgiving leftovers: Abbr."
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- Think of something that the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
- Similar words include: Friday
- Pattern: ___
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25D: "38. ___ beast (dish in Whoville)"
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- Think of something that a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
- Similar words include: poke fun, knock, laugh at
- Pattern: _____
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26D: "39. Break down in tears"
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- Think of something that a dyspneic condition
- Similar words include: shit, bastard, breathlessness
- Pattern: ___
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27D: "40. Blindingly obvious"
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- Think of something that open and observable; not secret or hidden
- Similar words include: open
- Opposite of: covert
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28D: "45. Ranger's domain"
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- Think of something that the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
- Similar words include: timberland, woods, wood
- Pattern: ______
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29D: "46. "Leave this to me""
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- Pattern: ______
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30D: "47. Is all over the map"
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- Think of something that become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- Similar words include: alter, depart, change
- Opposite of: conform
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31D: "49. Showers affection (on)"
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- Think of something that be foolish or senile due to old age
- Similar words include: stud, dust, scatter
- Pattern: _____
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32D: "51. Like the Vietnamese language"
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- Think of something that employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
- Similar words include: tonic
- Opposite of: atonal
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33D: "52. Rod Flanders's brother on "The Simpsons""
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- Think of something that scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
- Similar words include: Sir Alexander Robertus Todd, Sweeney Todd, Lord Todd
- Pattern: ____
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34D: "53. Like some traditions"
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- Think of something that an examination conducted by spoken communication
- Similar words include: viva, viva voce, oral examination
- Opposite of: anal, aboral
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35D: "54. Bamako's land"
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- Think of something that a landlocked republic in northwestern africa; achieved independence from france in 1960; mali was a center of west african civilization for more than 4,000 years
- Similar words include: French Sudan, Republic of Mali
- Pattern: ____
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36D: "55. Sign sought by one reading tea leaves"
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- Think of something that a sign of something about to happen
- Similar words include: prognostication, bode, portent
- Pattern: ____
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37D: "56. Muck"
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- Think of something that a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- Similar words include: bog down, mud, morass
- Pattern: ____
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38D: "57. Major tennis tournament"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- Similar words include: exposed, open air, heart-to-heart
- Opposite of: unreceptive, shut
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39D: "58. Pause indicator in sheet music"
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- Think of something that something left after other parts have been taken away
- Similar words include: residual, breathe, take a breather
- Opposite of: change, be active
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