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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (68 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (72 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. Special-ordered | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Sections of a circle's circumference | 4 |
| 3A | 11. NASCAR stat that varies widely by venue | 7 |
| 4A | 18. Banderas of 2024's "Babygirl" | 7 |
| 5A | 20. Coaster feature, maybe | 4 |
| 6A | 21. Assembles in proper order | 8 |
| 7A | 22. Mar, as a reputation | 7 |
| 8A | 23. See 25-Across | 4 |
| 9A | 24. Maligns | 8 |
| 10A | 25. With 23-Across, March Madness tournament round | 8 |
| 11A | 27. Mouths (off) | 6 |
| 12A | 29. Pact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A. | 5 |
| 13A | 30. Burnable bog stuff | 4 |
| 14A | 31. Burnt chimney stuff | 4 |
| 15A | 33. High-speed Olympic sport | 4 |
| 16A | 34. See 37-Across | 3 |
| 17A | 35. One who might have perfect pitch? | 5 |
| 18A | 37. With 34-Across, full extent of something | 15 |
| 19A | 43. "Holy moly!" | 3 |
| 20A | 45. Defensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingo | 3 |
| 21A | 46. Red-coated cheese | 4 |
| 22A | 47. "___ funny!" | 3 |
| 23A | 48. Bigwig | 7 |
| 24A | 52. Own (up) | 4 |
| 25A | 55. It's off the wall! | 8 |
| 26A | 57. "Red" or "1989," to Swifties | 3 |
| 27A | 58. Buck ___, first African American coach in Major League Baseball | 5 |
| 28A | 60. Extremely soft, in music: Abbr. | 3 |
| 29A | 62. See 64-Across | 5 |
| 30A | 63. Chew the fat | 3 |
| 31A | 64. With 62-Across, Beatles classic with the lyric "Will you still need me / Will you still feed me" | 10 |
| 32A | 67. Noted exile isle | 4 |
| 33A | 69. Energy-efficient bulb, for short | 3 |
| 34A | 71. ___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearance | 5 |
| 35A | 72. Native Nebraskans | 5 |
| 36A | 75. See 78-Across | 3 |
| 37A | 76. Author who purportedly drew inspiration from a filing cabinet labeled "O-Z" | 4 |
| 38A | 78. With 75-Across, "So very appreciated!" | 10 |
| 39A | 81. Hold up | 3 |
| 40A | 83. Narnia or Neverland | 5 |
| 41A | 86. Give it a whirl | 3 |
| 42A | 87. Violinmaker of Cremona | 5 |
| 43A | 88. Letters from your folks? | 3 |
| 44A | 89. "So cool!" | 8 |
| 45A | 92. Follower of John in the New Testament | 4 |
| 46A | 94. Chef with "New New Orleans"-style cooking | 7 |
| 47A | 96. Greatest guy? | 3 |
| 48A | 97. See 101-Across | 4 |
| 49A | 98. Vent | 3 |
| 50A | 100. Part of SCOTUS | 3 |
| 51A | 101. With 97-Across, Vegas casino machine | 15 |
| 52A | 107. No-cash deal | 5 |
| 53A | 111. Lay off | 3 |
| 54A | 112. Culprit, in police lingo | 4 |
| 55A | 113. Modern pentathlon equipment | 4 |
| 56A | 115. Metaphor for a too-hot room | 4 |
| 57A | 116. Actress Christine whose last name sounds like a pair of musical notes | 5 |
| 58A | 118. Ill will | 6 |
| 59A | 120. Number written above and to the right of another number ... as seen five times in this puzzle? | 8 |
| 60A | 122. Weigh down, and then some | 8 |
| 61A | 124. Number with a 120-Across, mathematically | 4 |
| 62A | 126. Armand of "American Gangster" | 7 |
| 63A | 127. Many mailbox stuffers | 8 |
| 64A | 128. Zest | 4 |
| 65A | 129. Iced tea request | 7 |
| 66A | 130. Clumsy | 7 |
| 67A | 131. Move fast, as a cloud | 4 |
| 68A | 132. Road trip stopovers | 6 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Special-ordered"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that accepted or habitual practice
- Similar words include: tradition, usage, customs duty
- Opposite of: ready-made
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Answer: CUSTOM
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2A: "7. Sections of a circle's circumference"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- Similar words include: spark, arch, discharge
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARCS
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3A: "11. NASCAR stat that varies widely by venue"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: LAPTIME
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4A: "18. Banderas of 2024's "Babygirl""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ANTONIO
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5A: "20. Coaster feature, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
- Similar words include: curl, grummet, intertwine
- Opposite of: open circuit, uncoil
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Answer: LOOP
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6A: "21. Assembles in proper order"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that compare critically; of texts
- Similar words include: collate
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: COLLATES
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7A: "22. Mar, as a reputation"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- Similar words include: stain, defile, maculate
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: TARNISH
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8A: "23. See 25-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- Similar words include: Little Joe, quaternion, quadruplet
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FOUR
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9A: "24. Maligns"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
- Similar words include: defame, besmirch, slander
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ASPERSES
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10A: "25. With 23-Across, March Madness tournament round"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: SWEETTWO
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11A: "27. Mouths (off)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
- Similar words include: mouth off, spurt, rabbit on
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SPOUTS
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12A: "29. Pact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an agreement for free trade between the united states and canada and mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
- Similar words include: North American Free Trade Agreement
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NAFTA
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13A: "30. Burnable bog stuff"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PEAT
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14A: "31. Burnt chimney stuff"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
- Similar words include: smut, carbon black, crock
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SOOT
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15A: "33. High-speed Olympic sport"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a racing sled for one or two people
- Similar words include: toboggan
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LUGE
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16A: "34. See 37-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
- Similar words include: ii, II, deuce
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TWO
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17A: "35. One who might have perfect pitch?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone whose business is advertising
- Similar words include: advertiser, advertizer
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ADMAN
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18A: "37. With 34-Across, full extent of something"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: WHOLETHREEYARDS
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19A: "43. "Holy moly!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
- Similar words include: divinity, deity, immortal
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GOD
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20A: "45. Defensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- Similar words include: sight, sleuth, stag
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SPY
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21A: "46. Red-coated cheese"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that mild yellow dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EDAM
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22A: "47. "___ funny!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- Similar words include: as well, excessively, to a fault
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TOO
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23A: "48. Bigwig"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- Similar words include: genius, superstar, champion
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: HOTSHOT
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24A: "52. Own (up)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
- Similar words include: fesse, Fes, Fez
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FESS
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25A: "55. It's off the wall!"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a glancing rebound
- Similar words include: rebound, recoil, carom
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: RICOCHET
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26A: "57. "Red" or "1989," to Swifties"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Similar words include: earned run average, geological era, epoch
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERA
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27A: "58. Buck ___, first African American coach in Major League Baseball"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ONEIL
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28A: "60. Extremely soft, in music: Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)
- Similar words include: palatopharyngoplasty, UPPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PPP
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29A: "62. See 64-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- Similar words include: 3, triad, trinity
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: THREE
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30A: "63. Chew the fat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large long-haired wild ox of tibet often domesticated
- Similar words include: yakety-yak, Bos grunniens, cackle
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: YAK
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31A: "64. With 62-Across, Beatles classic with the lyric "Will you still need me / Will you still feed me""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: WHENIMFOUR
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32A: "67. Noted exile isle"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELBA
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33A: "69. Energy-efficient bulb, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
- Similar words include: precede, direct, moderate
- Opposite of: follow
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Answer: LED
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34A: "71. ___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearance"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in missouri in the valleys of the missouri and osage rivers; oil was found on osage lands early in the 20th century
- Similar words include: Osage River
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OSAGE
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35A: "72. Native Nebraskans"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of the siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the platte and missouri rivers in nebraska
- Similar words include: Otoe, Oto
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OTOES
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36A: "75. See 78-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
- Similar words include: half a dozen, half-dozen, sextet
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SIX
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37A: "76. Author who purportedly drew inspiration from a filing cabinet labeled "O-Z""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states writer of children's books (1856-1919)
- Similar words include: Lyman Frank Brown, Frank Baum
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BAUM
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38A: "78. With 75-Across, "So very appreciated!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: THANKSATEN
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39A: "81. Hold up"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
- Similar words include: surcharge, plume, pluck
- Opposite of: undercharge
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Answer: ROB
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40A: "83. Narnia or Neverland"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a domain in which something is dominant
- Similar words include: region, land, kingdom
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: REALM
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41A: "86. Give it a whirl"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- Similar words include: sample, render, stress
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TRY
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42A: "87. Violinmaker of Cremona"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that italian violin maker in cremona; taught the craft to guarneri and stradivari (1596-1684)
- Similar words include: Nicola Amati, Nicolo Amati
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AMATI
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43A: "88. Letters from your folks?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
- Similar words include: desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DNA
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44A: "89. "So cool!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: REALNEAT
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45A: "92. Follower of John in the New Testament"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a new testament book describing the development of the early church from christ's ascension to paul's sojourn at rome
- Similar words include: bit, do, pretend
- Opposite of: refrain
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Answer: ACTS
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46A: "94. Chef with "New New Orleans"-style cooking"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: LAGASSE
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47A: "96. Greatest guy?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
- Similar words include: Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Marcellus Clay
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ALI
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48A: "97. See 101-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a quantity of no importance
- Similar words include: cipher, zero point, goose egg
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ZERO
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49A: "98. Vent"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
- Similar words include: beam, publicise, broadcast
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AIR
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50A: "100. Part of SCOTUS"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: THE
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51A: "101. With 97-Across, Vegas casino machine"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: NINEARMEDBANDIT
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52A: "107. No-cash deal"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
- Similar words include: swap, trade wind, merchandise
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TRADE
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53A: "111. Lay off"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- Similar words include: displace, buns, fanny
- Opposite of: hire
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Answer: CAN
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54A: "112. Culprit, in police lingo"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PERP
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55A: "113. Modern pentathlon equipment"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EPEE
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56A: "115. Metaphor for a too-hot room"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OVEN
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57A: "116. Actress Christine whose last name sounds like a pair of musical notes"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LAHTI
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58A: "118. Ill will"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that feeling a need to see others suffer
- Similar words include: spitefulness, malevolence, spite
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MALICE
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59A: "120. Number written above and to the right of another number ... as seen five times in this puzzle?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
- Similar words include: power, index, advocator
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: EXPONENT
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60A: "122. Weigh down, and then some"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
- Similar words include: surcharge, overcharge, clog
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: OVERLOAD
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61A: "124. Number with a 120-Across, mathematically"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that installation from which a military force initiates operations
- Similar words include: base of operations, Qaeda, alkali
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BASE
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62A: "126. Armand of "American Gangster""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ASSANTE
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63A: "127. Many mailbox stuffers"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: LOCALADS
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64A: "128. Zest"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
- Similar words include: dash, ardor, style
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELAN
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65A: "129. Iced tea request"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: NOSUGAR
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66A: "130. Clumsy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that causing inconvenience
- Similar words include: inept, ill-chosen, embarrassing
- Opposite of: graceful
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Answer: AWKWARD
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67A: "131. Move fast, as a cloud"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
- Similar words include: flash, shoot, scudding
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SCUD
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68A: "132. Road trip stopovers"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a motor hotel
- Similar words include: motel
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MOTELS
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Pampering place for a Persian | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Not impressed | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Watch via Hulu, say | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Online forum qualifiers such as /j ("joking") or /s ("sarcastic") | 8 |
| 5D | 5. "I'll deal with this right now!" | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Keeps hydrated, as vegetables in the produce aisle | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Sitcom character from Melmac | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Aussie animals | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Item | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Alfalfa shoot | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Stockholder's setback | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Weisshorn or Finsteraarhorn | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Not merely enough to go around | 10 |
| 14D | 14. Island containing Kiribati's capital | 6 |
| 15D | 15. "Don't pay any mind to this" | 14 |
| 16D | 16. Zoom, e.g. | 4 |
| 17D | 17. Feminine pronoun in Florence | 4 |
| 18D | 19. "Would you look at that!" | 5 |
| 19D | 21. Wedding reception hiree | 7 |
| 20D | 26. Partner of aahs | 4 |
| 21D | 28. "So-o-o gross!" | 3 |
| 22D | 32. A-one | 9 |
| 23D | 36. With nary a chance | 5 |
| 24D | 38. Ingredient in some hair relaxers | 3 |
| 25D | 39. Make a long story short, say | 4 |
| 26D | 40. Individually | 4 |
| 27D | 41. Female rabbit | 3 |
| 28D | 42. Elbow-bender | 3 |
| 29D | 44. Popular singer of the Hawaiian folk song "Pearly Shells" | 5 |
| 30D | 48. "Sup!" | 3 |
| 31D | 49. Sonicare competitor | 5 |
| 32D | 50. Reschedule, so to speak | 14 |
| 33D | 51. Things that drivers sometimes leave behind? | 4 |
| 34D | 53. Letters on a lip balm tube | 3 |
| 35D | 54. Scare stiff | 5 |
| 36D | 56. Some old Disney collectibles | 4 |
| 37D | 59. Arriving by | 4 |
| 38D | 61. Tables | 9 |
| 39D | 65. Stiller's comedic partner | 5 |
| 40D | 66. Incur a cellphone surcharge, perhaps | 4 |
| 41D | 68. Electrical impulse transmitters | 5 |
| 42D | 70. Face off | 4 |
| 43D | 73. Catchall abbr. | 4 |
| 44D | 74. Priced to be, as bail | 5 |
| 45D | 77. Fortified wine from Spain | 10 |
| 46D | 79. Home of NoHo and SoHo | 3 |
| 47D | 80. "Catch ya in the morn!" | 5 |
| 48D | 82. Main squeeze, in newer slang | 3 |
| 49D | 84. Lascivious look | 4 |
| 50D | 85. Old-timey teacher | 4 |
| 51D | 89. Sped or bled ... or led | 3 |
| 52D | 90. ___ Lilly (Mounjaro maker) | 3 |
| 53D | 91. Pointe shoe accessories | 7 |
| 54D | 93. Amy who wrote "Saving Fish From Drowning" | 3 |
| 55D | 95. Balloon pilot, say | 8 |
| 56D | 99. Worth a pick? | 4 |
| 57D | 102. Stick to simple and unprocessed foods, say | 6 |
| 58D | 103. State with only three counties: Abbr. | 3 |
| 59D | 104. Illegal offerings | 6 |
| 60D | 105. High-level H.S. class with derivatives | 6 |
| 61D | 106. Star football player? | 5 |
| 62D | 108. Get even for | 6 |
| 63D | 109. Kind of insurance for bridges | 6 |
| 64D | 110. Types in | 6 |
| 65D | 114. Surrey's Derby town | 5 |
| 66D | 116. Singer/dancer/actress Falana | 4 |
| 67D | 117. Say for sure | 4 |
| 68D | 118. Org. supporting sobriety checkpoints | 4 |
| 69D | 119. Father of five sons in the Bible | 4 |
| 70D | 121. ___ buco | 4 |
| 71D | 123. Adornment on a boathouse wall | 3 |
| 72D | 125. Heel, e.g. | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Pampering place for a Persian"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CATSPA
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2D: "2. Not impressed"
Solving Hints:
- Opposite of: awed
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: UNAWED
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3D: "3. Watch via Hulu, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
- Similar words include: rain cats and dogs, well out, pelt
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: STREAM
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4D: "4. Online forum qualifiers such as /j ("joking") or /s ("sarcastic")"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: TONETAGS
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5D: "5. "I'll deal with this right now!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ONIT
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6D: "6. Keeps hydrated, as vegetables in the produce aisle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a thin fog with condensation near the ground
- Similar words include: mist over, obscure, becloud
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MISTS
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7D: "7. Sitcom character from Melmac"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ALF
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8D: "8. Aussie animals"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROOS
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9D: "9. Item"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a pair who associate with one another
- Similar words include: pair, mate, mates
- Opposite of: uncouple
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Answer: COUPLE
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10D: "10. Alfalfa shoot"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
- Similar words include: shoot, bourgeon, pullulate
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SPROUT
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11D: "11. Stockholder's setback"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something that is lost
- Similar words include: passing, personnel casualty, red ink
- Opposite of: gain
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Answer: LOSS
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12D: "12. Weisshorn or Finsteraarhorn"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any high mountain
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ALP
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13D: "13. Not merely enough to go around"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: PLENTYMORE
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14D: "14. Island containing Kiribati's capital"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that national capital of kiribati
- Similar words include: Bairiki, Tarawa-Makin, Makin
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TARAWA
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15D: "15. "Don't pay any mind to this""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______________
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Answer: ITSFORTHEBIRDS
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16D: "16. Zoom, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
- Similar words include: see, contact, satisfy
- Opposite of: diverge
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Answer: MEET
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17D: "17. Feminine pronoun in Florence"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ESSA
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18D: "19. "Would you look at that!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OHWOW
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19D: "21. Wedding reception hiree"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who provides food and service (as for a party)
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: CATERER
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20D: "26. Partner of aahs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
- Similar words include: ooh, aah
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OOHS
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21D: "28. "So-o-o gross!""
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: UGH
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22D: "32. A-one"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: TOPFLIGHT
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23D: "36. With nary a chance"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that in no manner; in no way
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NOHOW
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24D: "38. Ingredient in some hair relaxers"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LYE
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25D: "39. Make a long story short, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
- Similar words include: delete, redact, blue-pencil
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EDIT
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26D: "40. Individually"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
- Similar words include: from each one, apiece, for each one
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EACH
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27D: "41. Female rabbit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
- Similar words include: Energy, Department of Energy, Energy Department
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DOE
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28D: "42. Elbow-bender"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a chronic drinker
- Similar words include: wino, rummy, inebriate
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SOT
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29D: "44. Popular singer of the Hawaiian folk song "Pearly Shells""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DONHO
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30D: "48. "Sup!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HEY
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31D: "49. Sonicare competitor"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ORALB
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32D: "50. Reschedule, so to speak"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______________
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Answer: TAKEARAINCHECK
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33D: "51. Things that drivers sometimes leave behind?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
- Similar words include: golf tee, teeing ground, tee
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TEES
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34D: "53. Letters on a lip balm tube"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
- Similar words include: sun protection factor
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SPF
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35D: "54. Scare stiff"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
- Similar words include: creep, shade, weirdie
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SPOOK
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36D: "56. Some old Disney collectibles"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CELS
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37D: "59. Arriving by"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: INAT
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38D: "61. Tables"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: PUTSASIDE
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39D: "65. Stiller's comedic partner"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MEARA
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40D: "66. Incur a cellphone surcharge, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- Similar words include: swan, rove, cast
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROAM
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41D: "68. Electrical impulse transmitters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
- Similar words include: axone, axon
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AXONS
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42D: "70. Face off"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
- Similar words include: affaire d'honneur
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DUEL
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43D: "73. Catchall abbr."
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETAL
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44D: "74. Priced to be, as bail"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SETAT
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45D: "77. Fortified wine from Spain"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that very dry pale sherry from spain
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: MANZANILLA
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46D: "79. Home of NoHo and SoHo"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NYC
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47D: "80. "Catch ya in the morn!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
- Similar words include: nighttime, dark, Nox
- Opposite of: day
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Answer: NIGHT
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48D: "82. Main squeeze, in newer slang"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BAE
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49D: "84. Lascivious look"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
- Similar words include: sneer
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LEER
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50D: "85. Old-timey teacher"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MARM
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51D: "89. Sped or bled ... or led"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- Similar words include: lean, head for the hills, consort
- Opposite of: idle, malfunction
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Answer: RAN
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52D: "90. ___ Lilly (Mounjaro maker)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELI
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53D: "91. Pointe shoe accessories"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: TOEPADS
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54D: "93. Amy who wrote "Saving Fish From Drowning""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- Similar words include: bronze, burn, suntan
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAN
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55D: "95. Balloon pilot, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who operates an aircraft
- Similar words include: aviator, flier, flyer
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: AERONAUT
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56D: "99. Worth a pick?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
- Similar words include: mature, advanced, good
- Opposite of: green
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Answer: RIPE
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57D: "102. Stick to simple and unprocessed foods, say"
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- Pattern: ______
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Answer: EATRAW
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58D: "103. State with only three counties: Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DEL
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59D: "104. Illegal offerings"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
- Similar words include: bribe, payoff, grease one's palms
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: BRIBES
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60D: "105. High-level H.S. class with derivatives"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: APCALC
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61D: "106. Star football player?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a native or resident of texas
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TEXAN
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62D: "108. Get even for"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that take revenge for a perceived wrong
- Similar words include: revenge, retaliate
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: AVENGE
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63D: "109. Kind of insurance for bridges"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
- Similar words include: dental consonant, alveolar, alveolar consonant
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: DENTAL
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64D: "110. Types in"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to come or go into
- Similar words include: accede, enroll, introduce
- Opposite of: drop out, exit
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Answer: ENTERS
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65D: "114. Surrey's Derby town"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EPSOM
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66D: "116. Singer/dancer/actress Falana"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOLA
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67D: "117. Say for sure"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- Similar words include: swan, affirm, swear
- Opposite of: disavow
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Answer: AVOW
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68D: "118. Org. supporting sobriety checkpoints"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MADD
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69D: "119. Father of five sons in the Bible"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (old testament) the eldest son of isaac who would have inherited the covenant that god made with abraham and that abraham passed on to isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother jacob for a mess of pottage
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ESAU
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70D: "121. ___ buco"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OSSO
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71D: "123. Adornment on a boathouse wall"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OAR
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72D: "125. Heel, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that either extremity of something that has length
- Similar words include: stop, remainder, final stage
- Opposite of: begin, beginning
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Answer: END
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68 Across Clues
72 Down Clues
140 Total Clues
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