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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (35 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. Tops of cups | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Canine command | 5 |
| 3A | 10. "That was a close one!" | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Cash crop of northern Brazil | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Speaker stands | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Was a passenger | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Device that helps you make a point in class? | 15 |
| 8A | 20. Brief moment | 3 |
| 9A | 21. Require | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Make up for past transgressions | 5 |
| 11A | 23. Mitigate | 4 |
| 12A | 25. Indy 500 competitors | 6 |
| 13A | 27. Toy likely to be found at a pop-up store? | 12 |
| 14A | 31. Surrounding glows | 5 |
| 15A | 32. "Where the heart is" | 4 |
| 16A | 33. "No more details, plz" | 3 |
| 17A | 36. GPS suggestion: Abbr. | 3 |
| 18A | 37. Sites with remains of mammoths | 7 |
| 19A | 40. Kerfuffle | 3 |
| 20A | 42. Come up short money-wise | 3 |
| 21A | 44. Red vegetable | 4 |
| 22A | 45. Former boxer Ali who voiced herself in a "Scooby Doo" series | 5 |
| 23A | 47. Revolutionary kitchen gadget? | 12 |
| 24A | 50. Did some engraving | 6 |
| 25A | 52. Semihard cheese of North Holland | 4 |
| 26A | 53. Hello in Honolulu | 5 |
| 27A | 54. Boarding pass info | 4 |
| 28A | 56. It literally takes ages | 3 |
| 29A | 59. Response to a series of complaints ... that also jokingly applies to 17-, 27- and 47-Across | 15 |
| 30A | 63. Erupt | 4 |
| 31A | 64. "You get what you give" principle | 5 |
| 32A | 65. End of a fishing line | 4 |
| 33A | 66. Loch ___ monster | 4 |
| 34A | 67. Boxing or bowling | 5 |
| 35A | 68. Hurdle for prospective attys. | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Tops of cups"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
- Similar words include: chapeau, eyelid, palpebra
- Pattern: ____
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2A: "5. Canine command"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that building material used as siding or roofing
- Similar words include: shake off, stimulate, shiver
- Pattern: _____
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3A: "10. "That was a close one!""
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- Pattern: ____
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4A: "14. Cash crop of northern Brazil"
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- Pattern: ____
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5A: "15. Speaker stands"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
- Similar words include: pulpit, podium, dais
- Pattern: _____
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6A: "16. Was a passenger"
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- Think of something that sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
- Similar words include: ride, drive, rally
- Opposite of: walk
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7A: "17. Device that helps you make a point in class?"
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- Pattern: _______________
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8A: "20. Brief moment"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the systeme international d'unites
- Similar words include: s, secant, unsweet
- Pattern: ___
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9A: "21. Require"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a condition requiring relief
- Similar words include: ask, postulate, pauperization
- Opposite of: obviate
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10A: "22. Make up for past transgressions"
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- Think of something that make amends for
- Similar words include: repent, abye, aby
- Pattern: _____
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11A: "23. Mitigate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- Similar words include: rest, simpleness, alleviate
- Opposite of: difficulty
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12A: "25. Indy 500 competitors"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
- Similar words include: racing car, racer, race car
- Pattern: ______
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13A: "27. Toy likely to be found at a pop-up store?"
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- Pattern: ____________
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14A: "31. Surrounding glows"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
- Similar words include: halo, nimbus, aura
- Pattern: _____
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15A: "32. "Where the heart is""
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- Think of something that where you live at a particular time
- Similar words include: family, dwelling, home base
- Opposite of: away
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16A: "33. "No more details, plz""
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- Pattern: ___
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17A: "36. GPS suggestion: Abbr."
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- Pattern: ___
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18A: "37. Sites with remains of mammoths"
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- Pattern: _______
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19A: "40. Kerfuffle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a rapid active commotion
- Similar words include: bustle, stir, flurry
- Pattern: ___
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20A: "42. Come up short money-wise"
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- Think of something that be obliged to pay or repay
- Pattern: ___
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21A: "44. Red vegetable"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that biennial eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
- Similar words include: beetroot, common beet, Beta vulgaris
- Pattern: ____
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22A: "45. Former boxer Ali who voiced herself in a "Scooby Doo" series"
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- Pattern: _____
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23A: "47. Revolutionary kitchen gadget?"
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- Pattern: ____________
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24A: "50. Did some engraving"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make an etching of
- Similar words include: engraved, engrave, incised
- Pattern: ______
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25A: "52. Semihard cheese of North Holland"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that mild yellow dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
- Pattern: ____
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26A: "53. Hello in Honolulu"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
- Similar words include: ciao
- Pattern: _____
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27A: "54. Boarding pass info"
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- Think of something that a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- Similar words include: logic gate
- Pattern: ____
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28A: "56. It literally takes ages"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the longest division of geological time
- Similar words include: aeon
- Pattern: ___
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29A: "59. Response to a series of complaints ... that also jokingly applies to 17-, 27- and 47-Across"
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- Pattern: _______________
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30A: "63. Erupt"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
- Similar words include: regurgitate, sick, puke
- Opposite of: keep down
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31A: "64. "You get what you give" principle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (hinduism and buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
- Pattern: _____
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32A: "65. End of a fishing line"
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- Think of something that qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
- Similar words include: decoy, enticement, hook
- Pattern: ____
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33A: "66. Loch ___ monster"
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- Think of something that a strip of land projecting into a body of water
- Similar words include: cape
- Pattern: ____
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34A: "67. Boxing or bowling"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
- Similar words include: lark, run around, frisk
- Pattern: _____
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35A: "68. Hurdle for prospective attys."
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- Pattern: ____
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Trips around the track | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Drink that might cause brain freeze | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Certain group of hip-hop performers | 9 |
| 4D | 4. [Not my mistake] | 3 |
| 5D | 5. White blood cell producer said to be shaped like a coffee bean | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Fire truck attachment | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Condition that may be treated with meds like Concerta | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Soul from Seoul | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Floppy part of a beagle | 3 |
| 10D | 10. False reason given for doing something | 7 |
| 11D | 11. On the ___ system | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Natural paradises | 5 |
| 13D | 13. "___ not worthy!" ("Wayne's World" quote) | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Not take "no" for an answer | 6 |
| 15D | 19. Fashion designer Rabanne | 4 |
| 16D | 24. Letters before an alias | 3 |
| 17D | 25. Transfers, as funds | 6 |
| 18D | 26. Help in crime | 4 |
| 19D | 27. Site that might contain saved cookies? | 3 |
| 20D | 28. Honda or Hyundai | 4 |
| 21D | 29. Series of messages on social media | 6 |
| 22D | 30. Wished (for) | 5 |
| 23D | 34. Navigational aids for website users | 9 |
| 24D | 35. Not working | 4 |
| 25D | 38. Up to the task | 4 |
| 26D | 39. Petite burger | 6 |
| 27D | 41. Rowing implement | 3 |
| 28D | 43. Forgoes | 7 |
| 29D | 46. Actress ___ de Armas | 3 |
| 30D | 48. White whale chaser of literature | 4 |
| 31D | 49. Companion that might fall asleep on your keyboard | 6 |
| 32D | 50. Run off to get hitched | 5 |
| 33D | 51. Heavy books | 5 |
| 34D | 53. The "A" of P.T.A.: Abbr. | 4 |
| 35D | 54. Taverna wrap | 4 |
| 36D | 55. Soft, warm, tingly feeling, in brief | 4 |
| 37D | 57. Gumbo ingredient | 4 |
| 38D | 58. Russian refusal | 4 |
| 39D | 60. Green-lights | 3 |
| 40D | 61. High-five alternative | 3 |
| 41D | 62. Entirety | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Trips around the track"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- Similar words include: wash, lap, lave
- Pattern: ____
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2D: "2. Drink that might cause brain freeze"
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- Pattern: ____
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3D: "3. Certain group of hip-hop performers"
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- Pattern: _________
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4D: "4. [Not my mistake]"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that urge to attack someone
- Similar words include: set
- Pattern: ___
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5D: "5. White blood cell producer said to be shaped like a coffee bean"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
- Similar words include: lien, short temper, quick temper
- Pattern: ______
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6D: "6. Fire truck attachment"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that socks and stockings and tights collectively (the british include underwear)
- Similar words include: hose down, hosepipe, hosiery
- Pattern: ____
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7D: "7. Condition that may be treated with meds like Concerta"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Similar words include: attention deficit disorder, MBD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Pattern: ____
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8D: "8. Soul from Seoul"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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9D: "9. Floppy part of a beagle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Similar words include: auricle, capitulum, pinna
- Pattern: ___
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10D: "10. False reason given for doing something"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
- Similar words include: pretense, stalking-horse, guise
- Pattern: _______
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11D: "11. On the ___ system"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
- Similar words include: respect, purity, laurels
- Opposite of: dishonor, disrespect
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12D: "12. Natural paradises"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
- Similar words include: Shangri-la, heaven, Garden of Eden
- Pattern: _____
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13D: "13. "___ not worthy!" ("Wayne's World" quote)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
- Similar words include: represent, comprise, be
- Opposite of: differ
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14D: "18. Not take "no" for an answer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
- Similar words include: assert, take a firm stand, importune
- Pattern: ______
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15D: "19. Fashion designer Rabanne"
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- Pattern: ____
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16D: "24. Letters before an alias"
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- Pattern: ___
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17D: "25. Transfers, as funds"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- Similar words include: remission, prorogue, shelve
- Pattern: ______
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18D: "26. Help in crime"
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- Think of something that assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
- Pattern: ____
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19D: "27. Site that might contain saved cookies?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
- Similar words include: collide, shake up, jarful
- Pattern: ___
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20D: "28. Honda or Hyundai"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- Similar words include: machine, automobile, motorcar
- Pattern: ____
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21D: "29. Series of messages on social media"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
- Similar words include: weave, meander, wander
- Pattern: ______
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22D: "30. Wished (for)"
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- Think of something that expect and wish
- Similar words include: trust, hop, hope
- Opposite of: despair
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23D: "34. Navigational aids for website users"
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- Pattern: _________
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24D: "35. Not working"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- Similar words include: baseless, light, unused
- Opposite of: busy, work
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25D: "38. Up to the task"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- Similar words include: able-bodied, capable
- Opposite of: unable
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26D: "39. Petite burger"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
- Similar words include: yellow-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys scripta, slipper
- Pattern: ______
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27D: "41. Rowing implement"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
- Pattern: ___
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28D: "43. Forgoes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
- Similar words include: eschew, shun
- Pattern: _______
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29D: "46. Actress ___ de Armas"
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- Think of something that mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
- Pattern: ___
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30D: "48. White whale chaser of literature"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that according to the old testament he was a pagan king of israel and husband of jezebel (9th century bc)
- Pattern: ____
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31D: "49. Companion that might fall asleep on your keyboard"
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- Pattern: ______
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32D: "50. Run off to get hitched"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that run away secretly with one's beloved
- Similar words include: run off
- Pattern: _____
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33D: "51. Heavy books"
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- Think of something that a (usually) large and scholarly book
- Similar words include: tome
- Pattern: _____
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34D: "53. The "A" of P.T.A.: Abbr."
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- Pattern: ____
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35D: "54. Taverna wrap"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread
- Similar words include: gyroscope
- Pattern: ____
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36D: "55. Soft, warm, tingly feeling, in brief"
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- Pattern: ____
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37D: "57. Gumbo ingredient"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
- Similar words include: Hibiscus esculentus, Abelmoschus esculentus, lady's-finger
- Pattern: ____
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38D: "58. Russian refusal"
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- Pattern: ____
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39D: "60. Green-lights"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state in south central united states
- Similar words include: O.K., Sooner State, okay
- Pattern: ___
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40D: "61. High-five alternative"
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- Pattern: ___
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41D: "62. Entirety"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
- Similar words include: altogether, whole, totally
- Opposite of: some, partly
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