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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Thursday, February 09, 2023
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 83 (39 Across, 44 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
February 09, 2023 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Like some committees | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Many a Syrian or Yemeni | 4 |
| 3A | 10. "Ri-i-i-ight" | 4 |
| 4A | 14. "Je t'aime" : French :: "___" : Spanish | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Does some tech work | 5 |
| 6A | 17. Firm fruit | 4 |
| 7A | 18. With 66-Across, hint for solving this puzzle | 11 |
| 8A | 20. "Roll doubles to get out of jail," or "You do not talk about Fight Club" | 4 |
| 9A | 21. Supreme Egyptian deity | 6 |
| 10A | 22. Centerpiece of an agenda | 8 |
| 11A | 24. Actor George of "The Goldbergs" | 5 |
| 12A | 27. Museum curators' degs. | 4 |
| 13A | 28. "Lah-di-___!" | 3 |
| 14A | 31. Some nightclub performances | 8 |
| 15A | 33. Sound of impact | 3 |
| 16A | 36. Vexed | 5 |
| 17A | 38. Garment patented in 1914 by Mary Phelps Jacob | 3 |
| 18A | 39. "My alarm didn't go off," for one | 6 |
| 19A | 41. Young musician | 4 |
| 20A | 42. Mount Olympus | 6 |
| 21A | 44. Look good | 4 |
| 22A | 45. One of the Three Magi | 6 |
| 23A | 47. Insurance giant bailed out in 2008 | 3 |
| 24A | 48. Some turban wearers | 5 |
| 25A | 49. Hwy. accident respondent | 3 |
| 26A | 50. Call home | 8 |
| 27A | 53. Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills" | 3 |
| 28A | 54. Gossip | 4 |
| 29A | 55. Sticky plant stuff | 5 |
| 30A | 57. As a unit | 8 |
| 31A | 61. Takes a whiff | 6 |
| 32A | 65. Thick Japanese noodle | 4 |
| 33A | 66. Continuation of 18-Across | 11 |
| 34A | 69. Cuts short | 4 |
| 35A | 70. Feature of a helmet, maybe | 5 |
| 36A | 71. Absorb, as information | 5 |
| 37A | 72. Water buffalo | 4 |
| 38A | 73. ___ Midas Wolf (Disney's "Three Little Pigs" antagonist) | 4 |
| 39A | 74. Senator Joni of Iowa | 5 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Like some committees"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADHOC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Many a Syrian or Yemeni"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of a semitic people originally from the arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks arabic and who inhabits much of the middle east and northern africa
- Words that mean the same thing: Arabian
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. "Ri-i-i-ight""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IBET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. "Je t'aime" : French :: "___" : Spanish"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEAMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Does some tech work"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
- Words that mean the same thing: cipher, rally, bait
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CODES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "17. Firm fruit"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
- Words that mean the same thing: pogey, pogy
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "18. With 66-Across, hint for solving this puzzle"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REVERSEEACH
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Clue 8 Across: "20. "Roll doubles to get out of jail," or "You do not talk about Fight Club""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
- Words that mean the same thing: find, rein, predominate
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RULE
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Clue 9 Across: "21. Supreme Egyptian deity"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMENRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Centerpiece of an agenda"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAINITEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "24. Actor George of "The Goldbergs""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states sculptor (born in 1924)
- Words that mean the same thing: George Segal
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEGAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "27. Museum curators' degs."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a master's degree in fine arts
- Words that mean the same thing: MFA, Master of Fine Arts
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MFAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "28. "Lah-di-___!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
- Words that mean the same thing: dash
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "31. Some nightclub performances"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
- Words that mean the same thing: club, nightspot, nightclub
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CABARETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Sound of impact"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an ancient city in southeastern iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
- Words that mean the same thing: eruption, clap, bang
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "36. Vexed"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "38. Garment patented in 1914 by Mary Phelps Jacob"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
- Words that mean the same thing: brassiere, bandeau
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "39. "My alarm didn't go off," for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: exempt, self-justification, let off
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EXCUSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "41. Young musician"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "42. Mount Olympus"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a three-legged rack used for support
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRIPOD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "44. Look good"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- Words that mean the same thing: rake, read, CAT scan
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "45. One of the Three Magi"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (new testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant jesus
- Words that mean the same thing: Gaspar
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CASPAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "47. Insurance giant bailed out in 2008"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AIG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "48. Some turban wearers"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an adherent of sikhism
- Words that mean the same thing: Sikh
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIKHS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "49. Hwy. accident respondent"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "50. Call home"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BATTERUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "53. Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "54. Gossip"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- Words that mean the same thing: knockout, dish aerial, lulu
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DISH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "55. Sticky plant stuff"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
- Words that mean the same thing: rosin
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RESIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "57. As a unit"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that mentally and emotionally stable
- Words that mean the same thing: in concert, unitedly
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOGETHER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "61. Takes a whiff"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
- Words that mean the same thing: snuff, sniffle, whiff
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNIFFS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "65. Thick Japanese noodle"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UDON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "66. Continuation of 18-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TWOWORDCLUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "69. Cuts short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a former monetary unit in great britain
- Words that mean the same thing: dock, bobsled, tail
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "70. Feature of a helmet, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face
- Words that mean the same thing: vizor, peak, eyeshade
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VISOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "71. Absorb, as information"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that gain knowledge or skills
- Words that mean the same thing: find out, determine, take
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEARN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "72. Water buffalo"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
- Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "73. ___ Midas Wolf (Disney's "Three Little Pigs" antagonist)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZEKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "74. Senator Joni of Iowa"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that painter (born in germany, resident of france and the united states) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)
- Words that mean the same thing: Max Ernst
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERNST
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February 09, 2023 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Gillette razor name | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Judge | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Give birth to | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Signs of trouble | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Emend | 7 |
| 6D | 6. No soft serve | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Caviar, for example | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Only human, briefly | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Wasn't, then was | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Actor Elba of "Cats" | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Engagement ring | 4 |
| 12D | 12. What is she in France? | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Abound | 4 |
| 14D | 16. Went to third, say | 7 |
| 15D | 19. Story spanning generations | 4 |
| 16D | 23. Lil ___ ("Old Town Road" rapper) | 4 |
| 17D | 25. U.S.A., USB or U.S.C. | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Wild West show rope | 6 |
| 19D | 28. Word with square or line | 5 |
| 20D | 29. Crew top | 5 |
| 21D | 30. Job bank | 5 |
| 22D | 32. Symbol of sharp wit | 6 |
| 23D | 33. Does not | 5 |
| 24D | 34. Official beer sponsor of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics | 5 |
| 25D | 35. Group thinking | 5 |
| 26D | 37. Grossglockner, for one | 3 |
| 27D | 40. CBS forensic drama | 3 |
| 28D | 42. Object of hate-watching, perhaps | 7 |
| 29D | 43. Giant storybook | 4 |
| 30D | 46. Not very much | 4 |
| 31D | 48. Rod used to make yarn | 7 |
| 32D | 51. 1978 movie musical starring Diana Ross | 6 |
| 33D | 52. U.N. member until 1991 | 4 |
| 34D | 54. Like a neutron star | 5 |
| 35D | 56. Not as nasty | 5 |
| 36D | 57. Part IV | 4 |
| 37D | 58. Evidence of expiration | 4 |
| 38D | 59. Cold Asian desert | 4 |
| 39D | 60. National flower of England | 4 |
| 40D | 62. Cold Spanish dessert | 4 |
| 41D | 63. Pelts | 4 |
| 42D | 64. Lampooned, with "up" | 4 |
| 43D | 67. Pan Asian | 3 |
| 44D | 68. Rock hard | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Gillette razor name"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Judge"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- Words that mean the same thing: take for, hold, view as
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Give birth to"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person who possesses great material wealth
- Words that mean the same thing: own, induce, take
- The opposite would be: abstain, refuse
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Signs of trouble"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sign of something about to happen
- Words that mean the same thing: foreshadow, prognostic, prognosticate
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OMENS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Emend"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that make right or correct
- Words that mean the same thing: even up, redress, make up
- The opposite would be: wrong, incorrect
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CORRECT
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Clue 6 Down: "6. No soft serve"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: star, whiz, superstar
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Caviar, for example"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
- Words that mean the same thing: hard roe
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Only human, briefly"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (old testament) in judeo-christian mythology; the first man and the husband of eve and the progenitor of the human race
- Words that mean the same thing: hug drug, X, XTC
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Wasn't, then was"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that enter or assume a certain state or condition
- Words that mean the same thing: turn, become, suit
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BECAME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Actor Elba of "Cats""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDRIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Engagement ring"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
- Words that mean the same thing: turn, binge, tear
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. What is she in France?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Abound"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that be teeming, be abuzz
- Words that mean the same thing: pullulate, pour, stream
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEEM
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Clue 14 Down: "16. Went to third, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that make a shift in or exchange of
- Words that mean the same thing: stir, lurch, transfer
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: SHIFTED
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Clue 15 Down: "19. Story spanning generations"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- This could be something that a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SAGA
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Clue 16 Down: "23. Lil ___ ("Old Town Road" rapper)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NASX
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Clue 17 Down: "25. U.S.A., USB or U.S.C."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ABBR
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Clue 18 Down: "26. Wild West show rope"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a long noosed rope used to catch animals
- Words that mean the same thing: reata, riata, lasso
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: LARIAT
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Word with square or line"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an artistic form of nonverbal communication
- Words that mean the same thing: trip the light fantastic toe, saltation, dancing
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DANCE
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Crew top"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ATEAM
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Job bank"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the act of stealing
- Words that mean the same thing: burglarize, burglarise, armed robbery
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: HEIST
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Clue 22 Down: "32. Symbol of sharp wit"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
- Words that mean the same thing: tuck
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: RAPIER
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Does not"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
- Words that mean the same thing: vaulting horse, buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BUCKS
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Official beer sponsor of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ASAHI
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Clue 25 Down: "35. Group thinking"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the large magellanic cloud
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MENSA
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Clue 26 Down: "37. Grossglockner, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that any high mountain
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ALP
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Clue 27 Down: "40. CBS forensic drama"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CSI
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Clue 28 Down: "42. Object of hate-watching, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: TRASHTV
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Clue 29 Down: "43. Giant storybook"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
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- This could be something that a cruel wicked and inhuman person
- Words that mean the same thing: demon, devil, monster
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OGRE
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Clue 30 Down: "46. Not very much"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ABIT
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Rod used to make yarn"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- Words that mean the same thing: spike, mandril, mandrel
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: SPINDLE
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Clue 32 Down: "51. 1978 movie musical starring Diana Ross"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: THEWIZ
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Clue 33 Down: "52. U.N. member until 1991"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
- Words that mean the same thing: Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Russia
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: USSR
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Clue 34 Down: "54. Like a neutron star"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
- Words that mean the same thing: thick, heavy, impenetrable
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DENSE
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Clue 35 Down: "56. Not as nasty"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; - george meredith
- Words that mean the same thing: skillful, courteous, prissy
- The opposite would be: nasty
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The answer is: NICER
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Clue 36 Down: "57. Part IV"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
- Words that mean the same thing: electron tube, tubing, thermionic vacuum tube
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TUBE
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Clue 37 Down: "58. Evidence of expiration"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any property detected by the olfactory system
- Words that mean the same thing: odour, smell, olfactory sensation
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ODOR
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Clue 38 Down: "59. Cold Asian desert"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a desert in central china
- Words that mean the same thing: Gobi Desert
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GOBI
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Clue 39 Down: "60. National flower of England"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any of many shrubs of the genus rosa that bear roses
- Words that mean the same thing: move up, roseate, rosaceous
- The opposite would be: go to bed, sit down
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The answer is: ROSE
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Clue 40 Down: "62. Cold Spanish dessert"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that open pastry filled with fruit or custard
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: FLAN
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Clue 41 Down: "63. Pelts"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
- Words that mean the same thing: fur, pelt
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: FURS
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Clue 42 Down: "64. Lampooned, with "up""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that 100 senti equal 1 kroon in estonia
- Words that mean the same thing: broadcast, place, institutionalize
- The opposite would be: unsent
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The answer is: SENT
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Clue 43 Down: "67. Pan Asian"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in chinese cooking
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WOK
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Clue 44 Down: "68. Rock hard"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ORE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 62 | 74.7% |
| Short Answer | 11 | 13.3% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 5 | 6.0% |
| Music | 1 | 1.2% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.2% |
| History | 1 | 1.2% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.2% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.2% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 39 |
| Down Clues | 44 |
| Total Clues | 83 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 04, 2025 at 10:21 AM
