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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (39 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (40 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. Change entirely | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Like former secrets | 6 |
| 3A | 12. Make like a frog | 3 |
| 4A | 15. One who doesn't speak while in a cast | 5 |
| 5A | 16. Balkan state that's been independent since 2008 | 6 |
| 6A | 17. Like the name of former soccer star Mark De Man | 3 |
| 7A | 18. Cluster | 12 |
| 8A | 20. Density symbol | 3 |
| 9A | 21. Go for gold? | 3 |
| 10A | 22. It may be padded or slapped | 4 |
| 11A | 23. Do you read me? | 5 |
| 12A | 25. Veteran | 6 |
| 13A | 27. Agent | 9 |
| 14A | 31. Change logos, maybe | 7 |
| 15A | 33. "Bravo!" | 3 |
| 16A | 34. Dour | 4 |
| 17A | 35. Unnatural, in a way | 4 |
| 18A | 36. H.S. course covering integrals | 6 |
| 19A | 39. ___ trading | 3 |
| 20A | 40. Steam | 10 |
| 21A | 43. Sow, e.g. | 3 |
| 22A | 46. Black-and-orange bird | 6 |
| 23A | 47. Bob who painted "happy little trees" | 4 |
| 24A | 50. Jackie who co-starred in "Rush Hour" | 4 |
| 25A | 52. Top halves of centaurs | 3 |
| 26A | 53. They may be lifted ... or downed | 7 |
| 27A | 56. Gambit | 9 |
| 28A | 59. City with red buses | 6 |
| 29A | 60. Big or bad follower | 5 |
| 30A | 61. So-called "Land of a Million Elephants" | 4 |
| 31A | 63. Fripp & ___ (musical duo) | 3 |
| 32A | 64. ___ culpa | 3 |
| 33A | 65. Communication aid that helps make sense of the italicized clues | 12 |
| 34A | 70. Subj. for immigrants, maybe | 3 |
| 35A | 71. Training aids for a lab, say | 6 |
| 36A | 72. Plain | 5 |
| 37A | 73. ___ pad | 3 |
| 38A | 74. What headphones often play in | 6 |
| 39A | 75. Shark's mark | 5 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Change entirely"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that device for resetting instruments or controls
- Similar words include: readjust
- Pattern: _____
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2A: "6. Like former secrets"
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- Think of something that have in common
- Similar words include: apportion, divided up, share
- Opposite of: unshared
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3A: "12. Make like a frog"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
- Similar words include: record hop, skip, hop-skip
- Pattern: ___
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4A: "15. One who doesn't speak while in a cast"
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- Think of something that a minor actor in crowd scenes
- Similar words include: spear carrier, additional, supernumerary
- Pattern: _____
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5A: "16. Balkan state that's been independent since 2008"
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- Think of something that a serbian province in southern serbia and montenegro populated predominantly by albanians
- Pattern: ______
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6A: "17. Like the name of former soccer star Mark De Man"
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- Think of something that (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
- Similar words include: minded, tending, given
- Pattern: ___
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7A: "18. Cluster"
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- Pattern: ____________
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8A: "20. Density symbol"
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- Think of something that the 17th letter of the greek alphabet
- Pattern: ___
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9A: "21. Go for gold?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- Similar words include: tangent, suntan, topaz
- Pattern: ___
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10A: "22. It may be padded or slapped"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
- Similar words include: articulatio genus, human knee, stifle
- Pattern: ____
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11A: "23. Do you read me?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
- Similar words include: new, refreshing, fresh
- Pattern: _____
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12A: "25. Veteran"
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- Pattern: ______
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13A: "27. Agent"
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- Pattern: _________
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14A: "31. Change logos, maybe"
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- Pattern: _______
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15A: "33. "Bravo!""
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- Pattern: ___
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16A: "34. Dour"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- Similar words include: dreary, downcast, dismal
- Pattern: ____
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17A: "35. Unnatural, in a way"
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- Think of something that color with dye
- Similar words include: colored, bleached, dye
- Pattern: ____
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18A: "36. H.S. course covering integrals"
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- Pattern: ______
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19A: "39. ___ trading"
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- Think of something that time for earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
- Similar words include: daytime, 24-hour interval, mean solar day
- Opposite of: night
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20A: "40. Steam"
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- Pattern: __________
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21A: "43. Sow, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that domestic swine
- Similar words include: grunter, Sus scrofa, bull
- Pattern: ___
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22A: "46. Black-and-orange bird"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
- Similar words include: Old World oriole, American oriole, New World oriole
- Pattern: ______
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23A: "47. Bob who painted "happy little trees""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that scottish explorer who led arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the northwest passage (1777-1856)
- Similar words include: Betsy Ross, Sir John Ross, Nellie Ross
- Pattern: ____
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24A: "50. Jackie who co-starred in "Rush Hour""
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- Pattern: ____
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25A: "52. Top halves of centaurs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the force of workers available
- Similar words include: work force, manpower, man
- Opposite of: woman, civilian
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26A: "53. They may be lifted ... or downed"
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- Think of something that an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
- Similar words include: flavour, smell, liveliness
- Pattern: _______
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27A: "56. Gambit"
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- Pattern: _________
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28A: "59. City with red buses"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the capital and largest city of england; located on the thames in southeastern england; financial and industrial and cultural center
- Similar words include: British capital, John Griffith Chaney, capital of the United Kingdom
- Pattern: ______
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29A: "60. Big or bad follower"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
- Similar words include: orchard apple tree, Malus pumila
- Pattern: _____
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30A: "61. So-called "Land of a Million Elephants""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern asia; achieved independence from france in 1949
- Similar words include: Lao, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laotian
- Pattern: ____
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31A: "63. Fripp & ___ (musical duo)"
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- Pattern: ___
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32A: "64. ___ culpa"
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- Pattern: ___
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33A: "65. Communication aid that helps make sense of the italicized clues"
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- Pattern: ____________
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34A: "70. Subj. for immigrants, maybe"
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- Pattern: ___
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35A: "71. Training aids for a lab, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something considered choice to eat
- Similar words include: delicacy, goody, kickshaw
- Pattern: ______
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36A: "72. Plain"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that open and observable; not secret or hidden
- Similar words include: open
- Opposite of: covert
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37A: "73. ___ pad"
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- Think of something that an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
- Similar words include: soh, so, sol
- Pattern: ___
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38A: "74. What headphones often play in"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
- Similar words include: stereophonic system, stereoscopic picture, stereoscopic photograph
- Pattern: ______
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39A: "75. Shark's mark"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- Similar words include: mark, gull, soft touch
- Pattern: _____
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Church leader | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Took one's breath away? | 7 |
| 3D | 3. Remain loyal to | 7 |
| 4D | 4. Pronounce "aisle" as it's spelled, e.g. | 3 |
| 5D | 5. It often leans left or right | 9 |
| 6D | 6. ___-Ball | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Joel follows it | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Flame's remains | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Lumpsucker eggs | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Biblical second coming? | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Prima ___ | 5 |
| 12D | 12. University of Cambridge | 7 |
| 13D | 13. "Hamlet" noblewoman | 7 |
| 14D | 14. Developer of a geocentric model of the universe | 7 |
| 15D | 19. Words after cash or zero | 4 |
| 16D | 24. [Horrors!] | 3 |
| 17D | 26. Org. leader | 4 |
| 18D | 28. One who knows all the shortcuts, maybe | 5 |
| 19D | 29. Puts down | 6 |
| 20D | 30. Where Dante's path to paradise begins | 4 |
| 21D | 32. Panama's ___ National Park | 6 |
| 22D | 37. That's the whole point! | 5 |
| 23D | 38. Seller of knickknacks | 9 |
| 24D | 41. Gospel singer Franklin | 4 |
| 25D | 42. Like a zoomer after 1997 | 4 |
| 26D | 43. Minecraft and World of Warcraft | 7 |
| 27D | 44. "If we're lucky!" | 7 |
| 28D | 45. Rhyming name for a certain group of friends | 7 |
| 29D | 48. It's not the main part of the action | 7 |
| 30D | 49. High achievers? | 7 |
| 31D | 51. Notable org. with 32 members | 3 |
| 32D | 54. Sit (down) heavily | 4 |
| 33D | 55. Arrogant | 6 |
| 34D | 57. Lets | 5 |
| 35D | 58. Really please | 5 |
| 36D | 62. Plus | 4 |
| 37D | 66. It might be left hanging | 3 |
| 38D | 67. Most common letter in this clue | 3 |
| 39D | 68. Boat propeller | 3 |
| 40D | 69. Director DuVernay | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Church leader"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person authorized to conduct religious worship
- Similar words include: curate, parson, minister
- Pattern: ______
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2D: "2. Took one's breath away?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that give out (breath or an odor)
- Similar words include: emanate, expire, give forth
- Opposite of: inhale
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3D: "3. Remain loyal to"
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- Think of something that something that can be relied on when needed
- Similar words include: understudy
- Pattern: _______
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4D: "4. Pronounce "aisle" as it's spelled, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Similar words include: mistake, slip, stray
- Pattern: ___
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5D: "5. It often leans left or right"
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- Pattern: _________
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6D: "6. ___-Ball"
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- Pattern: ____
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7D: "7. Joel follows it"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a minor hebrew prophet (8th century bc)
- Similar words include: Book of Hosea
- Pattern: _____
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8D: "8. Flame's remains"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the residue that remains when something is burned
- Similar words include: ash tree
- Pattern: ___
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9D: "9. Lumpsucker eggs"
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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10D: "10. Biblical second coming?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
- Similar words include: evening, even, eventide
- Pattern: ___
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11D: "11. Prima ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an italian woman of rank
- Pattern: _____
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12D: "12. University of Cambridge"
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- Think of something that a university in massachusetts
- Similar words include: John Harvard, Harvard University
- Pattern: _______
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13D: "13. "Hamlet" noblewoman"
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- Pattern: _______
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14D: "14. Developer of a geocentric model of the universe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late renaissance
- Similar words include: Claudius Ptolemaeus, Ptolemaic dynasty
- Pattern: _______
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15D: "19. Words after cash or zero"
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- Pattern: ____
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16D: "24. [Horrors!]"
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- Pattern: ___
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17D: "26. Org. leader"
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- Pattern: ____
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18D: "28. One who knows all the shortcuts, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
- Similar words include: topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, local anaesthetic
- Opposite of: general, national
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19D: "29. Puts down"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- Similar words include: billet, rate, office
- Opposite of: divest
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20D: "30. Where Dante's path to paradise begins"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any place of pain and turmoil
- Similar words include: netherworld, sin, underworld
- Opposite of: Heaven
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21D: "32. Panama's ___ National Park"
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- Pattern: ______
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22D: "37. That's the whole point!"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a pointed projection
- Pattern: _____
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23D: "38. Seller of knickknacks"
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- Pattern: _________
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24D: "41. Gospel singer Franklin"
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- Pattern: ____
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25D: "42. Like a zoomer after 1997"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that british nuclear physicist (born in germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
- Similar words include: endure, innate, have a bun in the oven
- Opposite of: unborn
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26D: "43. Minecraft and World of Warcraft"
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- Pattern: _______
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27D: "44. "If we're lucky!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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28D: "45. Rhyming name for a certain group of friends"
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- Pattern: _______
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29D: "48. It's not the main part of the action"
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- Pattern: _______
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30D: "49. High achievers?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)
- Similar words include: lapidator, stoner
- Pattern: _______
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31D: "51. Notable org. with 32 members"
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- Pattern: ___
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32D: "54. Sit (down) heavily"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
- Similar words include: plunk, plank, plump down
- Pattern: ____
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33D: "55. Arrogant"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; -laurent le sage
- Similar words include: persnickety, bigheaded, uppish
- Pattern: ______
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34D: "57. Lets"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
- Similar words include: rip, engage, take
- Pattern: _____
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35D: "58. Really please"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- Similar words include: lift up, uplift, pick up
- Opposite of: depress
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36D: "62. Plus"
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- Think of something that in addition
- Similar words include: too, likewise, as well
- Pattern: ____
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37D: "66. It might be left hanging"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
- Similar words include: artistry, artwork, graphics
- Pattern: ___
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38D: "67. Most common letter in this clue"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
- Similar words include: teeing ground, football tee, tee up
- Pattern: ___
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39D: "68. Boat propeller"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
- Pattern: ___
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40D: "69. Director DuVernay"
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- Pattern: ___
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