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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (65 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (71 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky
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. "Joanie Loves ___" ("Happy Days" spinoff) | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Peddles | 5 |
| 3A | 12. Chain whose merch includes mulch | 5 |
| 4A | 17. Encase in protection | 6 |
| 5A | 18. Something might disappear into it | 7 |
| 6A | 20. Lacking sense | 5 |
| 7A | 21. Darlings | 6 |
| 8A | 22. Yoga style in which each movement is synchronized with a breath | 7 |
| 9A | 23. Bag | 5 |
| 10A | 24. Whom this puzzle's subject must save! | 13 |
| 11A | 26. Source of fries, informally | 4 |
| 12A | 27. On | 4 |
| 13A | 28. Nuggets of wisdom | 6 |
| 14A | 33. Pizza parlor purchase | 3 |
| 15A | 34. Hough of "Dancing With the Stars" fame | 5 |
| 16A | 38. Green friend of this puzzle's subject | 5 |
| 17A | 42. Elitist | 5 |
| 18A | 43. "___ be an honor" | 3 |
| 19A | 44. Not say, say | 5 |
| 20A | 45. "___ right!" | 5 |
| 21A | 47. Vehicle puller | 7 |
| 22A | 49. Disqualifies (oneself) | 7 |
| 23A | 52. "Waaaah!" | 5 |
| 24A | 54. Union Army general who was victorious over Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg | 5 |
| 25A | 55. Texter's caveat | 3 |
| 26A | 56. How a "miracle product" is said to work | 9 |
| 27A | 59. Host of the 2016 Olympics | 3 |
| 28A | 60. Old pros | 4 |
| 29A | 62. Primates' realm | 6 |
| 30A | 63. Batman and Robin, e.g. | 3 |
| 31A | 65. Many a musical chord | 5 |
| 32A | 69. Total heat content of a thermodynamic system | 8 |
| 33A | 71. Platform with a "Super" popular character, in brief? | 3 |
| 34A | 73. "Kind of" | 8 |
| 35A | 75. Decorous | 5 |
| 36A | 76. "Scrumptious!" | 3 |
| 37A | 78. Way | 6 |
| 38A | 80. Someone who might put you on a list | 4 |
| 39A | 81. U.K. military branch | 3 |
| 40A | 83. Classic kids' toy weapon | 9 |
| 41A | 85. Sleepover "comfies" | 3 |
| 42A | 86. Bialik of "The Big Bang Theory" | 5 |
| 43A | 88. Antagonist of this puzzle's subject | 5 |
| 44A | 89. Shoe style with a small opening in the front | 7 |
| 45A | 92. Man whom Jesus raised from the dead in John 11 | 7 |
| 46A | 94. Salmon and coral | 5 |
| 47A | 96. Takes full advantage of | 5 |
| 48A | 97. Dot follower | 3 |
| 49A | 98. "Beau ___" | 5 |
| 50A | 100. ___ Davis, actor and eulogist for Malcolm X | 5 |
| 51A | 102. Until now | 5 |
| 52A | 103. Big name in trucks | 3 |
| 53A | 104. Useful | 6 |
| 54A | 106. Sportscaster Andrews | 4 |
| 55A | 108. Excessively uptight | 4 |
| 56A | 110. Enemy lair where 24-Across is held captive | 13 |
| 57A | 118. "To me, 'sexy' is a ___ with confidence": Allegra Versace | 5 |
| 58A | 120. Striking feature of Jessica Rabbit | 7 |
| 59A | 121. Achieve | 6 |
| 60A | 122. Brother of this puzzle's subject | 5 |
| 61A | 123. Author and entrepreneur Huffington | 7 |
| 62A | 124. Virtual animal companion popularized in the 2000s | 6 |
| 63A | 125. Secret supply | 5 |
| 64A | 126. Tabasco, for one | 5 |
| 65A | 127. Highlight for a QB | 6 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. "Joanie Loves ___" ("Happy Days" spinoff)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CHACHI
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2A: "7. Peddles"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that sell or offer for sale from place to place
- Similar words include: hawk, peddle, vend
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: VENDS
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3A: "12. Chain whose merch includes mulch"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
- Similar words include: low, moo
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LOWES
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4A: "17. Encase in protection"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: COCOON
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5A: "18. Something might disappear into it"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: THINAIR
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6A: "20. Lacking sense"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that devoid of intelligence
- Similar words include: vacuous, mindless, fatuous
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: INANE
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7A: "21. Darlings"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CUTIES
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8A: "22. Yoga style in which each movement is synchronized with a breath"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: VINYASA
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9A: "23. Bag"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
- Similar words include: wrinkle, bag, handbag
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PURSE
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10A: "24. Whom this puzzle's subject must save!"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: PRINCESSPEACH
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11A: "26. Source of fries, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an edible tuber native to south america; a staple food of ireland
- Similar words include: bourgeon, murphy, stump spud
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SPUD
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12A: "27. On"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that on, to, or at the top
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATOP
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13A: "28. Nuggets of wisdom"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
- Similar words include: ivory, bone, bead
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PEARLS
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14A: "33. Pizza parlor purchase"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
- Similar words include: Proto-Indo European
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PIE
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15A: "34. Hough of "Dancing With the Stars" fame"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DEREK
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16A: "38. Green friend of this puzzle's subject"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: YOSHI
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17A: "42. Elitist"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
- Similar words include: honker, hooter, snob
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SNOOT
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18A: "43. "___ be an honor""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ITD
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19A: "44. Not say, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that leave or strike out
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ELIDE
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20A: "45. "___ right!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: THATS
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21A: "47. Vehicle puller"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (nautical) a rope used in towing
- Similar words include: towing line, towline, towing rope
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: TOWROPE
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22A: "49. Disqualifies (oneself)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case
- Similar words include: recuse
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: RECUSES
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23A: "52. "Waaaah!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IMSAD
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24A: "54. Union Army general who was victorious over Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that english economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (1907-1995)
- Similar words include: James Edward Meade, George Gordon Meade
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MEADE
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25A: "55. Texter's caveat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
- Similar words include: International Maritime Organization
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IMO
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26A: "56. How a "miracle product" is said to work"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: LIKEMAGIC
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27A: "59. Host of the 2016 Olympics"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
- Similar words include: Rio de Janeiro
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RIO
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28A: "60. Old pros"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
- Similar words include: vet, veteran, veterinarian
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: VETS
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29A: "62. Primates' realm"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: APEDOM
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30A: "63. Batman and Robin, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that two items of the same kind
- Similar words include: yoke, duette, duad
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DUO
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31A: "65. Many a musical chord"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- Similar words include: leash, deuce-ace, troika
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TRIAD
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32A: "69. Total heat content of a thermodynamic system"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure
- Similar words include: total heat, H, heat content
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ENTHALPY
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33A: "71. Platform with a "Super" popular character, in brief?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
- Similar words include: nor'-east, atomic number 10, neon
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NES
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34A: "73. "Kind of""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: INASENSE
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35A: "75. Decorous"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that characterized by dignity and propriety
- Similar words include: sedate
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STAID
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36A: "76. "Scrumptious!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: YUM
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37A: "78. Way"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that how something is done or how it happens
- Similar words include: personal manner, style, fashion
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MANNER
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38A: "80. Someone who might put you on a list"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
- Similar words include: James Dean, James Byron Dean, doyen
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DEAN
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39A: "81. U.K. military branch"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the airforce of great britain
- Similar words include: Red Army Faction, Royal Air Force
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RAF
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40A: "83. Classic kids' toy weapon"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: POTATOGUN
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41A: "85. Sleepover "comfies""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PJS
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42A: "86. Bialik of "The Big Bang Theory""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MAYIM
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43A: "88. Antagonist of this puzzle's subject"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: WARIO
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44A: "89. Shoe style with a small opening in the front"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: PEEPTOE
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45A: "92. Man whom Jesus raised from the dead in John 11"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the person who jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: LAZARUS
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46A: "94. Salmon and coral"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a light shade of red
- Similar words include: garden pink, knock, pink
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PINKS
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47A: "96. Takes full advantage of"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
- Similar words include: Milk River, milk, Milk
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MILKS
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48A: "97. Dot follower"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: COM
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49A: "98. "Beau ___""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GESTE
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50A: "100. ___ Davis, actor and eulogist for Malcolm X"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OSSIE
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51A: "102. Until now"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASYET
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52A: "103. Big name in trucks"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
- Similar words include: drive, read/write memory, force
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RAM
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53A: "104. Useful"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: OFHELP
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54A: "106. Sportscaster Andrews"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ERIN
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55A: "108. Excessively uptight"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of or related to the anus
- Similar words include: anal retentive
- Opposite of: oral
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Answer: ANAL
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56A: "110. Enemy lair where 24-Across is held captive"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: BOWSERSCASTLE
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57A: "118. "To me, 'sexy' is a ___ with confidence": Allegra Versace"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
- Similar words include: fair sex, cleaning lady, womanhood
- Opposite of: man
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Answer: WOMAN
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58A: "120. Striking feature of Jessica Rabbit"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: REDHAIR
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59A: "121. Achieve"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to gain with effort
- Similar words include: discover, strike, happen upon
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ATTAIN
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60A: "122. Brother of this puzzle's subject"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LUIGI
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61A: "123. Author and entrepreneur Huffington"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ARIANNA
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62A: "124. Virtual animal companion popularized in the 2000s"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: NEOPET
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63A: "125. Secret supply"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a secret store of valuables or money
- Similar words include: hoard, hive up, lay away
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STASH
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64A: "126. Tabasco, for one"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- Similar words include: express, body politic, United States Department of State
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STATE
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65A: "127. Highlight for a QB"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TDPASS
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Cyrillic way to write "U.S.S.R." | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Short hand? | 4 |
| 3D | 3. When "One Day More" is sung in "Les Misérables" | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Collectible item from the box below | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Fried cornbread concoctions | 8 |
| 6D | 6. ___ map | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Green transport from the box below | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Best-selling Irish solo musical artist | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Image Awards org. | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Spills | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Madrid Mrs. | 3 |
| 12D | 12. Word before service or sync | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Duty | 4 |
| 14D | 14. What this puzzle's subject uses to travel to a new location | 8 |
| 15D | 15. Like many primary bathrooms | 7 |
| 16D | 16. Like teams in March Madness | 6 |
| 17D | 18. Expensive Super Bowl purchase | 6 |
| 18D | 19. In | 3 |
| 19D | 25. ___ lecithin (food additive) | 3 |
| 20D | 29. Raid target, at times | 3 |
| 21D | 30. Space | 4 |
| 22D | 31. Let down | 5 |
| 23D | 32. Sea connectors | 7 |
| 24D | 34. Obtains (from) | 7 |
| 25D | 35. Gold or silver, but not bronze | 7 |
| 26D | 36. This might be stuffed inside a shell | 7 |
| 27D | 37. Dot follower | 3 |
| 28D | 39. Recoiled | 5 |
| 29D | 40. Jupiter ___, first African American poet published in North America | 6 |
| 30D | 41. Catchphrase of this puzzle's subject | 11 |
| 31D | 46. Wilt | 3 |
| 32D | 48. Scented | 6 |
| 33D | 50. Carrier that takes its name from the Book of Hosea | 4 |
| 34D | 51. ___ cup | 5 |
| 35D | 53. Achieved | 3 |
| 36D | 57. Excite | 5 |
| 37D | 58. Job for a stage assistant, maybe | 5 |
| 38D | 61. Australia's most popular wine | 6 |
| 39D | 64. "Extra life" item from the box below | 5 |
| 40D | 66. How a total dummkopf might handle something | 7 |
| 41D | 67. In jest | 7 |
| 42D | 68. Like New Jersey among all U.S. states, population-wise | 7 |
| 43D | 70. In the very recent past | 7 |
| 44D | 72. Gown fabrics | 6 |
| 45D | 74. ___ Duncan, education secretary under Obama | 4 |
| 46D | 77. Razor blades? | 3 |
| 47D | 79. Cozy corners | 5 |
| 48D | 82. With 31-Down, power-up that lets this puzzle's subject throw flames | 10 |
| 49D | 84. Alternative to "sparkling" | 3 |
| 50D | 86. Catchphrase of this puzzle's subject | 8 |
| 51D | 87. With 30-Down, power-up that supersizes this puzzle's subject | 8 |
| 52D | 90. Flowed (from) | 8 |
| 53D | 91. Some film noir figures, for short | 3 |
| 54D | 92. Give for a time | 7 |
| 55D | 93. Business address abbr. | 3 |
| 56D | 95. Popular GMC pickup | 6 |
| 57D | 97. Proceeds like congested traffic | 6 |
| 58D | 99. Mount ___, highest peak in the Rockies | 6 |
| 59D | 101. Mumbled stumbles | 3 |
| 60D | 105. Daises | 5 |
| 61D | 107. "Sorry, my calendar's full" | 5 |
| 62D | 109. Falls behind | 4 |
| 63D | 111. "?!?!?!?!" | 4 |
| 64D | 112. Sensible | 4 |
| 65D | 113. ___ für alle Mal (once and for all, in German) | 3 |
| 66D | 114. What a rest indicates ... or a word after rest | 4 |
| 67D | 115. Small bite abroad | 4 |
| 68D | 116. Makeup of a certain web | 4 |
| 69D | 117. Docs who really get in your face? | 4 |
| 70D | 119. Medical research ctr. | 3 |
| 71D | 120. Dorm leaders, in brief | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Cyrillic way to write "U.S.S.R.""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CCCP
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2D: "2. Short hand?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
- Similar words include: hr, time of day, minute
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HOUR
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3D: "3. When "One Day More" is sung in "Les Misérables""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACTI
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4D: "4. Collectible item from the box below"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
- Similar words include: strike, mint
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: COIN
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5D: "5. Fried cornbread concoctions"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern)
- Similar words include: hoecake
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: HOECAKES
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6D: "6. ___ map"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
- Similar words include: insert, gusset
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: INSET
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7D: "7. Green transport from the box below"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: VINE
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8D: "8. Best-selling Irish solo musical artist"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ENYA
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9D: "9. Image Awards org."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NAACP
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10D: "10. Spills"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- Similar words include: dish aerial, cup of tea, smasher
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: DISHES
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11D: "11. Madrid Mrs."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SRA
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12D: "12. Word before service or sync"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
- Similar words include: sass, sassing, rim
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LIP
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13D: "13. Duty"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an onerous or difficult concern
- Similar words include: load, burden, encumbrance
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ONUS
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14D: "14. What this puzzle's subject uses to travel to a new location"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: WARPPIPE
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15D: "15. Like many primary bathrooms"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ENSUITE
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16D: "16. Like teams in March Madness"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that go to seed; shed seeds
- Similar words include: sow, seed, sown
- Opposite of: unseeded
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Answer: SEEDED
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17D: "18. Expensive Super Bowl purchase"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TVSPOT
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18D: "19. In"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
- Similar words include: hip to, rosehip, articulatio coxae
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HIP
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19D: "25. ___ lecithin (food additive)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
- Similar words include: soybean, soja bean, Glycine max
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SOY
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20D: "29. Raid target, at times"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- Similar words include: pismire, emmet
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ANT
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21D: "30. Space"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
- Similar words include: elbow room, way, board
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROOM
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22D: "31. Let down"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the lower of two berths
- Similar words include: low-toned, turn down, frown
- Opposite of: raise, high
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Answer: LOWER
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23D: "32. Sea connectors"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
- Similar words include: pass, sound, head
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: STRAITS
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24D: "34. Obtains (from)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- Similar words include: derive, gain, educe
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: DERIVES
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25D: "35. Gold or silver, but not bronze"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an abstract part of something
- Similar words include: factor, ingredient, constituent
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ELEMENT
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26D: "36. This might be stuffed inside a shell"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that soft italian cheese like cottage cheese
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: RICOTTA
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27D: "37. Dot follower"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EDU
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28D: "39. Recoiled"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that start suddenly, as from fright
- Similar words include: shy
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SHIED
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29D: "40. Jupiter ___, first African American poet published in North America"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: HAMMON
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30D: "41. Catchphrase of this puzzle's subject"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: ITSAMEMARIO
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31D: "46. Wilt"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a shape that sags
- Similar words include: sag down, droop, flag
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SAG
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32D: "48. Scented"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ODORED
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33D: "50. Carrier that takes its name from the Book of Hosea"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELAL
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34D: "51. ___ cup"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SIPPY
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35D: "53. Achieved"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that carry out or perform an action
- Similar words include: act, cause, make out
- Opposite of: unmake
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Answer: DID
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36D: "57. Excite"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: KEYUP
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37D: "58. Job for a stage assistant, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
- Similar words include: remind, prompt, cue
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CUING
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38D: "61. Australia's most popular wine"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a city in central southwestern iran; ruins of ancient persepolis are nearby
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SHIRAZ
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39D: "64. "Extra life" item from the box below"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ONEUP
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40D: "66. How a total dummkopf might handle something"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner
- Similar words include: fecklessly
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: INEPTLY
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41D: "67. In jest"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ASAJOKE
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42D: "68. Like New Jersey among all U.S. states, population-wise"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
- Similar words include: heavy, obtuse, dumb
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: DENSEST
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43D: "70. In the very recent past"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ADAYAGO
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44D: "72. Gown fabrics"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
- Similar words include: satin
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SATINS
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45D: "74. ___ Duncan, education secretary under Obama"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARNE
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46D: "77. Razor blades?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a loft in a barn where hay is stored
- Similar words include: cut down, pout, haymow
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MOW
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47D: "79. Cozy corners"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sheltered and secluded place
- Similar words include: corner, nook
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NOOKS
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48D: "82. With 31-Down, power-up that lets this puzzle's subject throw flames"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: FIREFLOWER
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49D: "84. Alternative to "sparkling""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sound made by a gentle blow
- Similar words include: bug, water faucet, knock
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAP
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50D: "86. Catchphrase of this puzzle's subject"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: MAMMAMIA
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51D: "87. With 30-Down, power-up that supersizes this puzzle's subject"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
- Similar words include: mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloud
- Opposite of: toadstool
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Answer: MUSHROOM
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52D: "90. Flowed (from)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that proceed or issue forth, as from a source
- Similar words include: emanate, give forth, exhale
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: EMANATED
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53D: "91. Some film noir figures, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...
- Similar words include: operative, private detective, protease inhibitor
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PIS
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54D: "92. Give for a time"
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- Pattern: _______
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Answer: LOANOUT
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55D: "93. Business address abbr."
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: STE
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56D: "95. Popular GMC pickup"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
- Similar words include: Scomberomorus sierra
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SIERRA
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57D: "97. Proceeds like congested traffic"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a very slow movement
- Similar words include: grovel, front crawl, creeping
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CRAWLS
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58D: "99. Mount ___, highest peak in the Rockies"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ELBERT
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59D: "101. Mumbled stumbles"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
- Similar words include: emergency room, Er, erbium
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERS
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60D: "105. Daises"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
- Similar words include: soapbox, stump, rostrum
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PODIA
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61D: "107. "Sorry, my calendar's full""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ICANT
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62D: "109. Falls behind"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of slowing down or falling behind
- Similar words include: fall behind, put away, meanwhile
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LAGS
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63D: "111. "?!?!?!?!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WHAT
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64D: "112. Sensible"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
- Similar words include: reasonable
- Opposite of: insane
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Answer: SANE
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65D: "113. ___ für alle Mal (once and for all, in German)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EIN
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66D: "114. What a rest indicates ... or a word after rest"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the event of something ending
- Similar words include: break, bar, hold on
- Opposite of: continue, start
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Answer: STOP
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67D: "115. Small bite abroad"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and pipturus albidus
- Similar words include: tappa, tappa bark, tapa bark
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TAPA
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68D: "116. Makeup of a certain web"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- Similar words include: lie down, prevarication, Trygve Lie
- Opposite of: stand, arise
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Answer: LIES
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69D: "117. Docs who really get in your face?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ENTS
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70D: "119. Medical research ctr."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an agency in the department of health and human services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government
- Similar words include: National Institutes of Health
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NIH
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71D: "120. Dorm leaders, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
- Similar words include: RA, atomic number 88, celestial longitude
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RAS
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65 Across Clues
71 Down Clues
136 Total Clues
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