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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 (39 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium
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Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Popular tablets | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Big name in food wholesale | 5 |
| 3A | 11. "Exit full screen" key | 3 |
| 4A | 14. Still in bed | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Just peachy | 5 |
| 6A | 16. By way of | 3 |
| 7A | 17. Psychedelic rock band with the 2003 tune "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1," with "the" | 11 |
| 8A | 19. Sam-___ (Seuss character) | 3 |
| 9A | 20. No rookie | 6 |
| 10A | 21. Missions, in brief | 3 |
| 11A | 22. Red denizen of Sesame Street | 4 |
| 12A | 23. Problem for a plumber | 4 |
| 13A | 25. Lollygag | 4 |
| 14A | 27. Against | 4 |
| 15A | 30. German film composer who wrote "Cornfield Chase" and "Time" | 10 |
| 16A | 35. Things to be mowed | 5 |
| 17A | 37. Passage ceremonies | 5 |
| 18A | 38. Word with cutie or sweetie | 3 |
| 19A | 39. Mario's video game brother | 5 |
| 20A | 40. Goat's bleat | 3 |
| 21A | 41. Scold | 5 |
| 22A | 43. Hosp. areas with gurneys | 3 |
| 23A | 44. In a cheery manner | 5 |
| 24A | 46. Tender spots | 5 |
| 25A | 47. Hip-hop group that wrote "C.R.E.A.M." and "Protect Ya Neck" | 10 |
| 26A | 50. Trifling | 4 |
| 27A | 51. "... or ___!" (threat) | 4 |
| 28A | 52. Opinion, informally | 4 |
| 29A | 54. Alternative to truth | 4 |
| 30A | 56. "Abso-freakin-lutely!" | 3 |
| 31A | 59. Big export of Myanmar | 6 |
| 32A | 63. Ingredient in a Dark 'n' Stormy | 3 |
| 33A | 64. First Chinese government to establish a permanent standing navy ... or a hint to 17-, 30- and 47-Across | 11 |
| 34A | 66. Portfolio portion, in brief | 3 |
| 35A | 67. Peripheral | 5 |
| 36A | 68. Religion of the Maldives | 5 |
| 37A | 69. "There, there" accompanier | 3 |
| 38A | 70. Stash away | 5 |
| 39A | 71. Prey for polar bears | 5 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Popular tablets"
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2A: "6. Big name in food wholesale"
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- Pattern: _____
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3A: "11. "Exit full screen" key"
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- Pattern: ___
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4A: "14. Still in bed"
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5A: "15. Just peachy"
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6A: "16. By way of"
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7A: "17. Psychedelic rock band with the 2003 tune "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1," with "the""
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- Pattern: ___________
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8A: "19. Sam-___ (Seuss character)"
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- Pattern: ___
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9A: "20. No rookie"
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- Pattern: ______
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10A: "21. Missions, in brief"
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- Think of something that (roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of saturn; counterpart of greek rhea and cybele of ancient asia minor
- Pattern: ___
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11A: "22. Red denizen of Sesame Street"
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- Pattern: ____
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12A: "23. Problem for a plumber"
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- Think of something that an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
- Similar words include: leakage, leak out, making water
- Pattern: ____
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13A: "25. Lollygag"
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- Think of something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- Similar words include: out of work, laze, stagnate
- Opposite of: busy, work
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14A: "27. Against"
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- Think of something that a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
- Opposite of: pro
- Pattern: ____
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15A: "30. German film composer who wrote "Cornfield Chase" and "Time""
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- Pattern: __________
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16A: "35. Things to be mowed"
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- Think of something that a field of cultivated and mowed grass
- Similar words include: lawn
- Pattern: _____
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17A: "37. Passage ceremonies"
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- Think of something that an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
- Similar words include: rite, ritual, religious rite
- Pattern: _____
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18A: "38. Word with cutie or sweetie"
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- 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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19A: "39. Mario's video game brother"
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- Pattern: _____
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20A: "40. Goat's bleat"
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- Pattern: ___
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21A: "41. Scold"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that censure severely or angrily
- Similar words include: lambaste, berate, chew up
- Pattern: _____
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22A: "43. Hosp. areas with gurneys"
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- Think of something that a state in northwestern united states on the pacific
- Similar words include: Oregon, OR, operating theater
- Pattern: ___
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23A: "44. In a cheery manner"
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- Think of something that in a gay manner
- Pattern: _____
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24A: "46. Tender spots"
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- Think of something that an open skin infection
- Similar words include: sore
- Pattern: _____
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25A: "47. Hip-hop group that wrote "C.R.E.A.M." and "Protect Ya Neck""
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- Pattern: __________
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26A: "50. Trifling"
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- Think of something that a small pond of standing water
- Similar words include: simple, bare
- Pattern: ____
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27A: "51. "... or ___!" (threat)"
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- Pattern: ____
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28A: "52. Opinion, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- Similar words include: require, subscribe, have
- Opposite of: give, abstain
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29A: "54. Alternative to truth"
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- Think of something that a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
- Similar words include: daring, make bold, presume
- Pattern: ____
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30A: "56. "Abso-freakin-lutely!""
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- Think of something that the united states federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
- Similar words include: Department of the Interior, Interior, Interior Department
- Pattern: ___
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31A: "59. Big export of Myanmar"
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- Think of something that a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- Similar words include: crimson, ruby, deep red
- Pattern: ______
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32A: "63. Ingredient in a Dark 'n' Stormy"
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- Think of something that liquor distilled from fermented molasses
- Similar words include: curious, odd, funny
- Pattern: ___
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33A: "64. First Chinese government to establish a permanent standing navy ... or a hint to 17-, 30- and 47-Across"
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- Pattern: ___________
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34A: "66. Portfolio portion, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
- Similar words include: wrath, Provisional Irish Republican Army, individual retirement account
- Pattern: ___
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35A: "67. Peripheral"
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- Think of something that being on the outside or further from a center
- Similar words include: taboo, stunned, tabu
- Opposite of: safe, inner
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36A: "68. Religion of the Maldives"
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- Think of something that the civilization of muslims collectively which is governed by the muslim religion
- Similar words include: Muhammadanism, Islamism, Muslimism
- Pattern: _____
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37A: "69. "There, there" accompanier"
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- Think of something that the sound made by a gentle blow
- Similar words include: chuck, rap, tap
- Pattern: ___
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38A: "70. Stash away"
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- Think of something that a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
- Similar words include: memory, storage, put in
- Pattern: _____
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39A: "71. Prey for polar bears"
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- Think of something that fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
- Similar words include: cachet, sealskin, seal
- Opposite of: unseal
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Deets | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Opinion survey | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Ever so slightly | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Bit of Chinese food | 8 |
| 5D | 5. Steeple topper | 5 |
| 6D | 6. Droop | 3 |
| 7D | 7. "This is probably dumb but I'm doing it anyway" hashtag | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Go past | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Flip over, as a boat | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Yiddish laments | 3 |
| 11D | 11. The Soviet Union, to Reagan | 10 |
| 12D | 12. Thailand, before 1939 | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Military wear, for short | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Head of a noted animal rescue project | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Stately tree | 3 |
| 16D | 24. Like a comeuppance, perhaps | 6 |
| 17D | 26. LPs and 45s | 5 |
| 18D | 27. "I'll ___ it" | 5 |
| 19D | 28. Island that's the world's third-smallest country, after Vatican City and Monaco | 5 |
| 20D | 29. People hold complicated positions on it | 10 |
| 21D | 31. Singer Horan of One Direction | 5 |
| 22D | 32. Patronize, as a hotel | 6 |
| 23D | 33. Duck down | 5 |
| 24D | 34. Angel ___, holder of the W.N.B.A. single-season record for offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25D | 36. Stop and Yield | 5 |
| 26D | 42. Headquarters | 8 |
| 27D | 45. Got too old | 7 |
| 28D | 48. Pub drink | 3 |
| 29D | 49. ___ a soul | 4 |
| 30D | 53. Mila of "That '70s Show" | 5 |
| 31D | 54. What icicles do | 4 |
| 32D | 55. Field you can feel, maybe | 4 |
| 33D | 57. "You're ___ something!" | 4 |
| 34D | 58. Longtime Disney boss Bob | 4 |
| 35D | 60. Cuba, por ejemplo | 4 |
| 36D | 61. And other authors: Abbr. | 4 |
| 37D | 62. Jazz singer Sylvia | 4 |
| 38D | 64. Castaway's call | 3 |
| 39D | 65. "Dr." from Compton | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Deets"
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- Think of something that a message received and understood
- Similar words include: information
- Pattern: ____
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2D: "2. Opinion survey"
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- Think of something that an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- Similar words include: pollard, public opinion poll, poll parrot
- Pattern: ____
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3D: "3. Ever so slightly"
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- Pattern: ____
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4D: "4. Bit of Chinese food"
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- Think of something that small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
- Similar words include: dumplings
- Pattern: ________
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5D: "5. Steeple topper"
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- Think of something that a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
- Similar words include: steeple
- Pattern: _____
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6D: "6. Droop"
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- Think of something that a shape that sags
- Similar words include: flag, droop, swag
- Pattern: ___
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7D: "7. "This is probably dumb but I'm doing it anyway" hashtag"
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- Pattern: ____
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8D: "8. Go past"
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- Think of something that a gait in which steps and hops alternate
- Similar words include: hop-skip, decamp, bound off
- Pattern: ____
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9D: "9. Flip over, as a boat"
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- Think of something that overturn accidentally
- Similar words include: turn turtle, turtle
- Pattern: _______
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10D: "10. Yiddish laments"
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- Pattern: ___
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11D: "11. The Soviet Union, to Reagan"
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- Pattern: __________
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12D: "12. Thailand, before 1939"
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- Think of something that a country of southeastern asia that extends southward along the isthmus of kra to the malay peninsula
- Similar words include: Kingdom of Thailand, Thailand
- Pattern: ____
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13D: "13. Military wear, for short"
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- Think of something that fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
- Similar words include: camouflage
- Pattern: ____
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14D: "18. Head of a noted animal rescue project"
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- Think of something that the hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of noah and the flood is told in the book of genesis
- Pattern: ____
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15D: "22. Stately tree"
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- Think of something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
- Similar words include: elm tree, elmwood
- Pattern: ___
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16D: "24. Like a comeuppance, perhaps"
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- Pattern: ______
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17D: "26. LPs and 45s"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
- Similar words include: phonograph recording, phonograph record, disc
- Pattern: _____
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18D: "27. "I'll ___ it""
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- Think of something that make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
- Similar words include: grant, tolerate, earmark
- Opposite of: forbid, deny
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19D: "28. Island that's the world's third-smallest country, after Vatican City and Monaco"
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- Think of something that an island republic on nauru island; phosphate exports support the economy
- Similar words include: Pleasant Island, Republic of Nauru, Nauru Island
- Pattern: _____
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20D: "29. People hold complicated positions on it"
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- Pattern: __________
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21D: "31. Singer Horan of One Direction"
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- Pattern: _____
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22D: "32. Patronize, as a hotel"
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- Pattern: ______
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23D: "33. Duck down"
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- Think of something that duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
- Similar words include: eider duck
- Pattern: _____
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24D: "34. Angel ___, holder of the W.N.B.A. single-season record for offensive rebounds"
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- Pattern: _____
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25D: "36. Stop and Yield"
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- Think of something that a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- Similar words include: subscribe, signalise, sign of the zodiac
- Pattern: _____
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26D: "42. Headquarters"
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- Pattern: ________
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27D: "45. Got too old"
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- Pattern: _______
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28D: "48. Pub drink"
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- 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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29D: "49. ___ a soul"
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- Think of something that (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'
- Pattern: ____
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30D: "53. Mila of "That '70s Show""
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- Pattern: _____
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31D: "54. What icicles do"
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- Think of something that flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
- Similar words include: drip mould, dripping, drip mold
- Pattern: ____
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32D: "55. Field you can feel, maybe"
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- 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, atmosphere, air
- Pattern: ____
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33D: "57. "You're ___ something!""
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- Pattern: ____
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34D: "58. Longtime Disney boss Bob"
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- Pattern: ____
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35D: "60. Cuba, por ejemplo"
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- Pattern: ____
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36D: "61. And other authors: Abbr."
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- Pattern: ____
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37D: "62. Jazz singer Sylvia"
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- Pattern: ____
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38D: "64. Castaway's call"
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- Think of something that an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
- Similar words include: so, sol, soh
- Pattern: ___
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39D: "65. "Dr." from Compton"
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- Pattern: ___
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