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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 (41 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium
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. That girl's | 4 |
| 2A | 5. "___ is more" (paradoxical aphorism) | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Receded, as the tide | 5 |
| 4A | 14. With, in French | 4 |
| 5A | 15. English boarding school attended by many royals | 4 |
| 6A | 16. First word in two U.S. state names | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Clownfish in a 2003 Pixar film | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Rights advocacy org. | 4 |
| 9A | 19. Makeup of a reef | 5 |
| 10A | 20. Cult classic co-starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell | 12 |
| 11A | 23. Houston baseball players | 6 |
| 12A | 24. Painting the town red, so to speak | 6 |
| 13A | 28. Eggs in a sushi roll | 3 |
| 14A | 29. Addams Family cousin | 3 |
| 15A | 31. One arguing in court: Abbr. | 3 |
| 16A | 32. End of a school's web address | 3 |
| 17A | 33. Inspiration for a 2017 Tony-nominated musical | 12 |
| 18A | 36. Bring home, as money | 4 |
| 19A | 39. Great blue expanse | 3 |
| 20A | 40. Goals | 4 |
| 21A | 41. 1993 film that featured "I Got You Babe" | 12 |
| 22A | 46. In the manner of | 3 |
| 23A | 47. Actress Claire of "The Crown" | 3 |
| 24A | 48. Goddess of the dawn | 3 |
| 25A | 49. Letters before Enterprise or Intrepid | 3 |
| 26A | 52. Uncle of Huey, Dewey and Louie | 6 |
| 27A | 54. Bad odor | 6 |
| 28A | 56. Film about which Harold Ramis said "He goes from being a prisoner of that time and place to being master of that time and place" | 12 |
| 29A | 60. Gaze intently | 5 |
| 30A | 63. Red, in Spanish | 4 |
| 31A | 64. Part in a movie | 4 |
| 32A | 65. Sharp, on a TV, informally | 5 |
| 33A | 66. Fat in a bird feeder | 4 |
| 34A | 67. Farthest points | 4 |
| 35A | 68. Takes the edge off | 5 |
| 36A | 69. No ifs, ___ or buts | 4 |
| 37A | 70. Student's final hurdle | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. That girl's"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HERS
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2A: "5. "___ is more" (paradoxical aphorism)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
- Similar words include: to a lesser extent
- Opposite of: more
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Answer: LESS
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3A: "9. Receded, as the tide"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that flow back or recede
- Similar words include: ebb down, ebb out, ebb off
- Opposite of: tide
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Answer: EBBED
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4A: "14. With, in French"
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AVEC
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5A: "15. English boarding school attended by many royals"
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETON
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6A: "16. First word in two U.S. state names"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the region of the united states lying to the north of the mason-dixon line
- Similar words include: northerly, northwards, Second Earl of Guilford
- Opposite of: south
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Answer: NORTH
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7A: "17. Clownfish in a 2003 Pixar film"
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NEMO
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8A: "18. Rights advocacy org."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACLU
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9A: "19. Makeup of a reef"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a variable color averaging a deep pink
- Similar words include: red coral, precious coral
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CORAL
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10A: "20. Cult classic co-starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell"
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- Pattern: ____________
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Answer: GROUNDHOGDAY
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11A: "23. Houston baseball players"
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- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ASTROS
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12A: "24. Painting the town red, so to speak"
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- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ONAJAG
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13A: "28. Eggs in a sushi roll"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
- Similar words include: hard roe
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ROE
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14A: "29. Addams Family cousin"
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ITT
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15A: "31. One arguing in court: Abbr."
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ATT
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16A: "32. End of a school's web address"
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EDU
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17A: "33. Inspiration for a 2017 Tony-nominated musical"
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- Pattern: ____________
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Answer: GROUNDHOGDAY
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18A: "36. Bring home, as money"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- Similar words include: gain, clear, realize
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EARN
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19A: "39. Great blue expanse"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
- Similar words include: ocean
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SEA
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20A: "40. Goals"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- Similar words include: purpose, purport, direct
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AIMS
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21A: "41. 1993 film that featured "I Got You Babe""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____________
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Answer: GROUNDHOGDAY
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22A: "46. In the manner of"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ALA
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23A: "47. Actress Claire of "The Crown""
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: FOY
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24A: "48. Goddess of the dawn"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EOS
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25A: "49. Letters before Enterprise or Intrepid"
Solving Hints:
- 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: the States, US, U.S.A.
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: USS
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26A: "52. Uncle of Huey, Dewey and Louie"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: DONALD
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27A: "54. Bad odor"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
- Similar words include: malodor, mephitis, fetor
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: STENCH
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28A: "56. Film about which Harold Ramis said "He goes from being a prisoner of that time and place to being master of that time and place""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____________
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Answer: GROUNDHOGDAY
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29A: "60. Gaze intently"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fixed look with eyes open wide
- Similar words include: gaze
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STARE
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30A: "63. Red, in Spanish"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROJO
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31A: "64. Part in a movie"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- Similar words include: office, purpose, function
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROLE
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32A: "65. Sharp, on a TV, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HIDEF
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33A: "66. Fat in a bird feeder"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SUET
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34A: "67. Farthest points"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that either extremity of something that has length
- Similar words include: closing, remnant, final stage
- Opposite of: begin, beginning
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Answer: ENDS
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35A: "68. Takes the edge off"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- Similar words include: rest, comfort, relieve
- Opposite of: difficulty
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Answer: EASES
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36A: "69. No ifs, ___ or buts"
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANDS
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37A: "70. Student's final hurdle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that trying something to find out about it
- Similar words include: examine, psychometric test, examination
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TEST
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Building where airplanes are stored | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Really, really | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Like off-site employees | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Scrub | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Results in | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Engrave | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Duet minus one | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Like the proverbial bug in a rug | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Animated film featuring the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Triumphant cry | 5 |
| 11D | 11. [I'm f-f-freezing!] | 3 |
| 12D | 12. When a flight is due to land, for short | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Alternative to UPS or FedEx | 3 |
| 14D | 21. Dark crime genre | 4 |
| 15D | 22. "How ___ the little busy bee ..." | 4 |
| 16D | 25. ___ Knight ("Star Wars" fighter) | 4 |
| 17D | 26. Actor Scott or Driver | 4 |
| 18D | 27. Fellas | 4 |
| 19D | 30. Rear end, informally | 5 |
| 20D | 31. Common saying | 5 |
| 21D | 33. African grazer | 3 |
| 22D | 34. "The Matrix" character whose name, aptly, is an anagram of ONE | 3 |
| 23D | 35. The "G" of LGBTQ+ | 3 |
| 24D | 36. "Holy Moses!" | 4 |
| 25D | 37. Folk singer Guthrie | 4 |
| 26D | 38. Horse with a reddish coat | 4 |
| 27D | 42. Pro gridiron officials, informally | 7 |
| 28D | 43. Bird that scientists are trying to bring back from extinction | 4 |
| 29D | 44. Have a round of tequila, perhaps | 7 |
| 30D | 45. Regarding | 4 |
| 31D | 49. Not tied, as shoelaces | 6 |
| 32D | 50. Burns with liquid | 6 |
| 33D | 51. Least likely to start a conversation with a stranger, say | 6 |
| 34D | 53. Have the same opinion | 5 |
| 35D | 55. White heron | 5 |
| 36D | 57. Bear in constellation names | 4 |
| 37D | 58. A proper one is capitalized | 4 |
| 38D | 59. Spun records, for short | 4 |
| 39D | 60. That girl | 3 |
| 40D | 61. ___ Maria (coffee liqueur) | 3 |
| 41D | 62. Things eliminated with YouTube Premium | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Building where airplanes are stored"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
- Similar words include: airdock, repair shed
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: HANGAR
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2D: "2. Really, really"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: EVERSO
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3D: "3. Like off-site employees"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
- Similar words include: remote control, outback, distant
- Opposite of: close
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Answer: REMOTE
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4D: "4. Scrub"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
- Similar words include: purge, flush, scrub
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SCOUR
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5D: "5. Results in"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: LEADSTO
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6D: "6. Engrave"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make an etching of
- Similar words include: engrave
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETCH
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7D: "7. Duet minus one"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any activity that is performed alone without assistance
- Similar words include: unaccompanied, alone
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SOLO
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8D: "8. Like the proverbial bug in a rug"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small secluded room
- Similar words include: cubbyhole, close-fitting, cozy
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SNUG
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9D: "9. Animated film featuring the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ENCANTO
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10D: "10. Triumphant cry"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BOOYA
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11D: "11. [I'm f-f-freezing!]"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BRR
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12D: "12. When a flight is due to land, for short"
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: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ETA
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13D: "13. Alternative to UPS or FedEx"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DHL
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14D: "21. Dark crime genre"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NOIR
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15D: "22. "How ___ the little busy bee ...""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DOTH
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16D: "25. ___ Knight ("Star Wars" fighter)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: JEDI
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17D: "26. Actor Scott or Driver"
Solving Hints:
- 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: ecstasy, disco biscuit, cristal
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ADAM
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18D: "27. Fellas"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an informal term for a youth or man
- Similar words include: ridicule, cat, roast
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GUYS
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19D: "30. Rear end, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TUSHY
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20D: "31. Common saying"
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: proverb, saw, byword
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ADAGE
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21D: "33. African grazer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large african antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
- Similar words include: wildebeest
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GNU
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22D: "34. "The Matrix" character whose name, aptly, is an anagram of ONE"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (used as a combining form) recent or new
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NEO
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23D: "35. The "G" of LGBTQ+"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
- Similar words include: braw, homophile, jovial
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GAY
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24D: "36. "Holy Moses!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EGAD
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25D: "37. Folk singer Guthrie"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARLO
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26D: "38. Horse with a reddish coat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROAN
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27D: "42. Pro gridiron officials, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: NFLREFS
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28D: "43. Bird that scientists are trying to bring back from extinction"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone whose style is out of fashion
- Similar words include: fossil, fogey, Raphus cucullatus
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DODO
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29D: "44. Have a round of tequila, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: DOSHOTS
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30D: "45. Regarding"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ASTO
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31D: "49. Not tied, as shoelaces"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
- Similar words include: washed-up, sunk, done for
- Opposite of: wrap, make
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Answer: UNDONE
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32D: "50. Burns with liquid"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- Similar words include: scald, blister, whip
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SCALDS
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33D: "51. Least likely to start a conversation with a stranger, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that lacking self-confidence
- Similar words include: shy, timid, unsure
- Opposite of: confident
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Answer: SHYEST
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34D: "53. Have the same opinion"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be in accord; be in agreement
- Similar words include: consort, gibe, fit in
- Opposite of: disagree
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Answer: AGREE
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35D: "55. White heron"
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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36D: "57. Bear in constellation names"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: URSA
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37D: "58. A proper one is capitalized"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NOUN
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38D: "59. Spun records, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that comment on music to be played
- Similar words include: disc-jockey, DJ, disk-jockey
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DJED
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39D: "60. That girl"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SHE
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40D: "61. ___ Maria (coffee liqueur)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
- Similar words include: transient ischemic attack
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TIA
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41D: "62. Things eliminated with YouTube Premium"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a public promotion of some product or service
- Similar words include: advertizement, advert, ad
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ADS
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Today's Puzzle Stats
37 Across Clues
41 Down Clues
78 Total Clues
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