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- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (36 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (34 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. Tiny feature of a spork | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Certain computer picture files | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Isn't oneself? | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Reds' fandom? | 10 |
| 5A | 16. Like a pointless point | 4 |
| 6A | 17. Nick of time | 10 |
| 7A | 18. Digging | 4 |
| 8A | 19. Manning who threw the "Helmet Catch" | 3 |
| 9A | 20. Finishes a season, say | 5 |
| 10A | 21. Tavern menu header | 5 |
| 11A | 22. Iconic Disneyland ride | 14 |
| 12A | 25. Muscle by the rotator cuff, for short | 4 |
| 13A | 26. Popular font | 5 |
| 14A | 27. Sweetwater 420 is a "pale" one | 3 |
| 15A | 28. "That's awful!" | 3 |
| 16A | 30. Minecraft block crafted using gunpowder and sand | 3 |
| 17A | 31. Org. created by the National Security Act of 1947 | 3 |
| 18A | 32. Mason, e.g. | 7 |
| 19A | 36. Suddenly quit texting, say | 7 |
| 20A | 39. Estádio do Maracanã cheer | 3 |
| 21A | 40. Edge of a snifter | 3 |
| 22A | 42. "___ Luna," Isabel Allende novel | 3 |
| 23A | 43. Played out | 3 |
| 24A | 44. "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" grouping | 5 |
| 25A | 46. First name in soul music | 4 |
| 26A | 49. Phenomenon through which luxuries become necessities | 14 |
| 27A | 52. Embedded design | 5 |
| 28A | 53. Reach out to | 5 |
| 29A | 54. Crime ring, for short? | 3 |
| 30A | 56. Simone Biles or Tom Brady, acronymically | 4 |
| 31A | 57. Challenge for a gamer | 10 |
| 32A | 59. Home improvement site, after a 2021 rebranding | 4 |
| 33A | 60. Sarcastic reply to a threat | 10 |
| 34A | 61. Settle into a new home | 4 |
| 35A | 62. Word with wax or butter | 4 |
| 36A | 63. Bantu ___ (hairstyle) | 5 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Tiny feature of a spork"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a pointed projection
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PRONG
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2A: "6. Certain computer picture files"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: JPGS
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3A: "10. Isn't oneself?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a new testament book describing the development of the early church from christ's ascension to paul's sojourn at rome
- Similar words include: act as, roleplay, deed
- Opposite of: refrain
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Answer: ACTS
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4A: "14. Reds' fandom?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: OENOPHILIA
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5A: "16. Like a pointless point"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
- Similar words include: debate, deliberate, debatable
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MOOT
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6A: "17. Nick of time"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: LASTSECOND
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7A: "18. Digging"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: INTO
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8A: "19. Manning who threw the "Helmet Catch""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELI
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9A: "20. Finishes a season, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
- Similar words include: envelop, wrap, wrapping
- Opposite of: unwrap, unwind
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Answer: WRAPS
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10A: "21. Tavern menu header"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ONTAP
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11A: "22. Iconic Disneyland ride"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______________
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Answer: ITSASMALLWORLD
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12A: "25. Muscle by the rotator cuff, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DELT
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13A: "26. Popular font"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARIAL
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14A: "27. Sweetwater 420 is a "pale" one"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ALE
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15A: "28. "That's awful!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ICK
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16A: "30. Minecraft block crafted using gunpowder and sand"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
- Similar words include: trinitrotoluene
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TNT
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17A: "31. Org. created by the National Security Act of 1947"
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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18A: "32. Mason, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: HARDHAT
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19A: "36. Suddenly quit texting, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that move like a ghost
- Similar words include: obsess, haunt, ghostwrite
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: GHOSTED
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20A: "39. Estádio do Maracanã cheer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OLE
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21A: "40. Edge of a snifter"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
- Similar words include: lip, brim, flange
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RIM
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22A: "42. "___ Luna," Isabel Allende novel"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EVA
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23A: "43. Played out"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
- Similar words include: honest-to-god, quondam, previous
- Opposite of: young, new
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Answer: OLD
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24A: "44. "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" grouping"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
- Similar words include: dialog box, control board, impanel
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PANEL
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25A: "46. First name in soul music"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETTA
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26A: "49. Phenomenon through which luxuries become necessities"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______________
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Answer: LIFESTYLECREEP
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27A: "52. Embedded design"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: INLAY
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28A: "53. Reach out to"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HITUP
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29A: "54. Crime ring, for short?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: APB
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30A: "56. Simone Biles or Tom Brady, acronymically"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
- Similar words include: Capricorn, stooge, caprine animal
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GOAT
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31A: "57. Challenge for a gamer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: BOSSBATTLE
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32A: "59. Home improvement site, after a 2021 rebranding"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANGI
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33A: "60. Sarcastic reply to a threat"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: IMSOSCARED
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34A: "61. Settle into a new home"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- Similar words include: snuggle, draw close, nuzzle
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NEST
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35A: "62. Word with wax or butter"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various edible seeds of plants of the family leguminosae used for food
- Similar words include: dome, bean plant, attic
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BEAN
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36A: "63. Bantu ___ (hairstyle)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a tight cluster of people or things
- Similar words include: naut mi, tangle, mi
- Opposite of: unravel, unknot
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Answer: KNOTS
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Piece of equipment for some dancers | 4 |
| 2D | 2. U.S. travel requirement starting in 2025 | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Opposite of remote | 6 |
| 4D | 4. "Kidding!" | 3 |
| 5D | 5. What gives you the time and place? | 8 |
| 6D | 6. Vegetable also known as a Mexican turnip | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Derisive term for unattractive public sculptures | 7 |
| 8D | 8. Classic mixed drink developed in Singapore | 8 |
| 9D | 9. Lachrymose | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Kind of acid | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Shrink | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Whopper | 8 |
| 13D | 13. Suddenly conk out | 8 |
| 14D | 15. "Hearts are ___ for the breakin'" (Taylor Swift lyric) | 4 |
| 15D | 21. Parliament constituent | 3 |
| 16D | 23. Entered a bear market, say | 4 |
| 17D | 24. Woodworking tool | 5 |
| 18D | 29. Jeweler's unit | 5 |
| 19D | 32. Rowdy | 8 |
| 20D | 33. Like a Swiss Army knife | 8 |
| 21D | 34. Relationship warning signs | 8 |
| 22D | 35. Dwelling that epitomizes simple living | 8 |
| 23D | 37. Bring three suitcases to a weekend trip, say | 8 |
| 24D | 38. Quench | 4 |
| 25D | 41. Actress McCarthy of "Bridesmaids" | 7 |
| 26D | 44. Stage name of South Korean rapper Park Jae-sang | 3 |
| 27D | 45. Divulges | 6 |
| 28D | 47. Commedia dell'arte setting | 6 |
| 29D | 48. Auxiliary program | 6 |
| 30D | 50. Fail spectacularly | 5 |
| 31D | 51. Modern name of the first National League champions (1876) | 4 |
| 32D | 55. Places for clams and oysters | 4 |
| 33D | 57. Tie one on at dinner | 3 |
| 34D | 58. Earn a bronze? | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Piece of equipment for some dancers"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- Similar words include: celestial pole, punt, terminal
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: POLE
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2D: "2. U.S. travel requirement starting in 2025"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: REALID
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3D: "3. Opposite of remote"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ONSITE
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4D: "4. "Kidding!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that negation of a word or group of words
- Similar words include: non
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NOT
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5D: "5. What gives you the time and place?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: GPSWATCH
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6D: "6. Vegetable also known as a Mexican turnip"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: JICAMA
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7D: "7. Derisive term for unattractive public sculptures"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: PLOPART
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8D: "8. Classic mixed drink developed in Singapore"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: GINSLING
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9D: "9. Lachrymose"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - christina rossetti
- Similar words include: sorry, distressing, lamentable
- Opposite of: glad
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Answer: SAD
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10D: "10. Kind of acid"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the radical -nh2
- Similar words include: amino group, aminic
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AMINO
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11D: "11. Shrink"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- Similar words include: declaration, sign, sign up
- Opposite of: stretch, expand
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Answer: CONTRACT
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12D: "12. Whopper"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: TOTALLIE
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13D: "13. Suddenly conk out"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: STOPDEAD
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14D: "15. "Hearts are ___ for the breakin'" (Taylor Swift lyric)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HERS
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15D: "21. Parliament constituent"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
- Similar words include: bird of night, hooter, bird of Minerva
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OWL
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16D: "23. Entered a bear market, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- Similar words include: slue, slide, slip
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SLID
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17D: "24. Woodworking tool"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LATHE
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18D: "29. Jeweler's unit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
- Similar words include: kt, carat
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: KARAT
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19D: "32. Rowdy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a cruel and brutal fellow
- Similar words include: ruffian, tough, roughneck
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: HOOLIGAN
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20D: "33. Like a Swiss Army knife"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ALLINONE
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21D: "34. Relationship warning signs"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: REDFLAGS
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22D: "35. Dwelling that epitomizes simple living"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: TINYHOME
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23D: "37. Bring three suitcases to a weekend trip, say"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: OVERPACK
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24D: "38. Quench"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fill to satisfaction
- Similar words include: satiate, fill, replete
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SATE
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25D: "41. Actress McCarthy of "Bridesmaids""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a genus of old world mints of the family labiatae
- Similar words include: genus Melissa
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: MELISSA
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26D: "44. Stage name of South Korean rapper Park Jae-sang"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PSY
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27D: "45. Divulges"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: LETSON
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28D: "47. Commedia dell'arte setting"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TEATRO
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29D: "48. Auxiliary program"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: APPLET
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30D: "50. Fail spectacularly"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EATIT
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31D: "51. Modern name of the first National League champions (1876)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an awkward and inexperienced youth
- Similar words include: lad, sonny boy, greenhorn
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CUBS
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32D: "55. Places for clams and oysters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
- Similar words include: bang, layer, have it off
- Opposite of: get up, turn out
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Answer: BEDS
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33D: "57. Tie one on at dinner"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that top part of an apron; covering the chest
- Similar words include: tipple
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BIB
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34D: "58. Earn a bronze?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- Similar words include: suntan, tangent, burn
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAN
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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
36 Across Clues
34 Down Clues
70 Total Clues
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