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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.2 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle March 22, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. "All right, already!" | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Actress Swinton | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Lemon meringue pie ingredient | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Singer Aguilar with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Decorate | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Crushing on | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Oracle | 4 |
| 8A | 18. What a captcha tries to detect | 5 |
| 9A | 19. Exam for jrs. | 4 |
| 10A | 20. "Malcolm X" or "Milk"? | 14 |
| 11A | 23. "Not in a million years!" | 4 |
| 12A | 24. Shushes | 6 |
| 13A | 25. "Titanic" or "Jaws"? | 12 |
| 14A | 30. QB protectors, for short | 5 |
| 15A | 31. Run, as dye | 5 |
| 16A | 32. Max | 3 |
| 17A | 35. Instrument prominently heard in both Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" and Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe" | 4 |
| 18A | 36. Change | 5 |
| 19A | 37. Prefix with syllabic | 4 |
| 20A | 38. Completely miss the ball | 3 |
| 21A | 39. Bozos | 5 |
| 22A | 40. Live tweeters, of a sort | 5 |
| 23A | 41. "Wild" or "The Road"? | 12 |
| 24A | 43. Commit an illegal act | 6 |
| 25A | 46. Some pub orders | 4 |
| 26A | 47. "Freaky Friday" or "The Parent Trap"? | 14 |
| 27A | 52. ___ bean | 4 |
| 28A | 53. Loved from afar, say | 5 |
| 29A | 54. ___ pyrite (fool's gold) | 4 |
| 30A | 56. "You said it!" | 4 |
| 31A | 57. Direction at the beginning of a stage script | 5 |
| 32A | 58. Firm communication? | 4 |
| 33A | 59. In case | 4 |
| 34A | 60. Attention-hoarding, say | 5 |
| 35A | 61. Members of a flock | 4 |
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. "All right, already!""
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: OKOK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Actress Swinton"
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: TILDA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Lemon meringue pie ingredient"
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 vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
- Words that mean the same thing: gusto, piquance, relish
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZEST
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Singer Aguilar with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: PEPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Decorate"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: embellish, grace, clothe
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADORN
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Crushing on"
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: INTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Oracle"
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 person with unusual powers of foresight
- Words that mean the same thing: oracle, visionary, prophet
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEER
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Clue 8 Across: "18. What a captcha tries to detect"
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 mechanism that can move automatically
- Words that mean the same thing: golem, automaton
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROBOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Exam for jrs."
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: PSAT
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Clue 10 Across: "20. "Malcolm X" or "Milk"?"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: PROFILEPICTURE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. "Not in a million years!""
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: ASIF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Shushes"
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 period of calm weather
- Words that mean the same thing: tranquillize, tranquillise, quiet down
- The opposite would be: sound, agitate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: QUIETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. "Titanic" or "Jaws"?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: WATERFEATURE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "30. QB protectors, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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: OLINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. Run, as dye"
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 lose blood from one's body
- Words that mean the same thing: hemorrhage, leech, phlebotomize
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BLEED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. Max"
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 a tight-fitting headdress
- Words that mean the same thing: crown, crest, jacket
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAP
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Clue 17 Across: "35. Instrument prominently heard in both Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" and Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe""
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 slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
- Words that mean the same thing: hautboy, hautbois
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. Change"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
- Words that mean the same thing: coin, strike, mint
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COINS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. Prefix with syllabic"
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 an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
- Words that mean the same thing: glandular fever, kissing disease, mononucleosis
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MONO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "38. Completely miss the ball"
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 a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
- Words that mean the same thing: devotee, sports fan, rooter
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "39. Bozos"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an ignorant or foolish person
- Words that mean the same thing: dumbbell, booby, blunder
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOOBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "40. Live tweeters, of a sort"
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 warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
- Words that mean the same thing: raspberry, dame, fowl
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIRDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "41. "Wild" or "The Road"?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: WALKIETALKIE
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Clue 24 Across: "43. Commit an illegal act"
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 cause to feel resentment or indignation
- Words that mean the same thing: outrage, violate, scandalize
- The opposite would be: keep
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OFFEND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "46. Some pub orders"
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 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
- Words that mean the same thing: ale
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "47. "Freaky Friday" or "The Parent Trap"?"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: FLICKOFASWITCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "52. ___ bean"
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: FAVA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "53. Loved from afar, say"
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 have a desire for something or someone who is not present
- Words that mean the same thing: languish, trap, yearn
- The opposite would be: unpin
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PINED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "54. ___ pyrite (fool's gold)"
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 heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
- Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 26, cast-iron, Fe
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "56. "You said it!""
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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
- Words that mean the same thing: Amun, Amon
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "57. Direction at the beginning of a stage script"
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 to come or go into
- Words that mean the same thing: inscribe, embark, come in
- The opposite would be: drop out, exit
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "58. Firm communication?"
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 written proposal or reminder
- Words that mean the same thing: memoranda, memorandum
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "59. In case"
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 being ten more than forty
- Words that mean the same thing: 50, l, fifty
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "60. Attention-hoarding, say"
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 needy people collectively
- Words that mean the same thing: impoverished, destitute, necessitous
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEEDY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "61. Members of a flock"
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 people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
- Words that mean the same thing: ewe, Ewe
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EWES
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword March 22, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Covert ___ | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Stay fresh | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Classic kids' game that tests motor skills | 9 |
| 4D | 4. Lamp oil | 8 |
| 5D | 5. Duty | 6 |
| 6D | 6. K-pop star, e.g. | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Section of the brain | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Delete | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Many treasured heirlooms | 8 |
| 10D | 10. Plastic fastener | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Follow | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Be on the A-team, say | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Popular gifts in pledge drives | 5 |
| 14D | 21. Sack | 4 |
| 15D | 22. What falls by the wheyside? | 4 |
| 16D | 25. Sound from one at the end of one's leash | 4 |
| 17D | 26. Actress Jessica | 4 |
| 18D | 27. Novel novel format | 5 |
| 19D | 28. Suspect's need | 5 |
| 20D | 29. Anxious | 5 |
| 21D | 32. Move in spirals | 9 |
| 22D | 33. "Me, myself ___" | 4 |
| 23D | 34. Something you might have to sit still for | 4 |
| 24D | 36. "S.N.L." sketch that kicks off the show | 8 |
| 25D | 37. Important number for a middle-distance runner | 8 |
| 26D | 39. Count (on) | 4 |
| 27D | 40. Island near Java | 4 |
| 28D | 41. Words shared by forbidden lovers, maybe | 6 |
| 29D | 42. Tacky and loud | 6 |
| 30D | 43. Meat market scraps | 5 |
| 31D | 44. Olympic symbol | 5 |
| 32D | 45. Bills with an estimated life span of 5.5 years (appropriately) | 5 |
| 33D | 48. Numismatic rating | 4 |
| 34D | 49. Pot part | 4 |
| 35D | 50. March Madness number | 4 |
| 36D | 51. Plate umpire's place | 4 |
| 37D | 55. #s | 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. Covert ___"
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 (roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of saturn; counterpart of greek rhea and cybele of ancient asia minor
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Stay fresh"
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 financial means whereby one lives
- Words that mean the same thing: save, living, sustain
- The opposite would be: discontinue, lose
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KEEP
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Clue 3 Down: "3. Classic kids' game that tests motor skills"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the state of being in effect or being operative
- Words that mean the same thing: performance, procedure, mathematical process
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPERATION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Lamp oil"
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 flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
- Words that mean the same thing: coal oil, kerosine, lamp oil
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KEROSENE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Duty"
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 government tax on imports or exports
- Words that mean the same thing: duty
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TARIFF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. K-pop star, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a material effigy that is worshipped
- Words that mean the same thing: paragon, god, matinee idol
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Section of the brain"
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 (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOBE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Delete"
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 shape that is spherical and small
- Words that mean the same thing: cast, throw, throw away
- The opposite would be: recuperate, attend to
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DROP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Many treasured heirlooms"
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 an elderly man
- Words that mean the same thing: antiquate, old-timer, gaffer
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANTIQUES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Plastic fastener"
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: ZIPTIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Follow"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
- Words that mean the same thing: result
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENSUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Be on the A-team, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the beginning of anything
- Words that mean the same thing: protrude, bulge out, jump
- The opposite would be: finish, end
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: START
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Popular gifts in pledge drives"
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 capacious bag or basket
- Words that mean the same thing: tote up, total, tot up
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOTES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. Sack"
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 the event of something burning (often destructive)
- Words that mean the same thing: flak, fuel, terminate
- The opposite would be: hire
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FIRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. What falls by the wheyside?"
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 coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CURD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "25. Sound from one at the end of one's leash"
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 the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
- Words that mean the same thing: weft, filling, pick
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WOOF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "26. Actress Jessica"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ALBA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "27. Novel novel format"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: EBOOK
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Suspect's need"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
- Words that mean the same thing: excuse, self-justification, exculpation
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ALIBI
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Anxious"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- Words that mean the same thing: tense up, strain
- The opposite would be: relaxed, lax
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The answer is: TENSE
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Move in spirals"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a bottle opener that pulls corks
- Words that mean the same thing: bottle screw, spiral
- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: CORKSCREW
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Clue 22 Down: "33. "Me, myself ___""
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: ANDI
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Clue 23 Down: "34. Something you might have to sit still for"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that affected manners intended to impress others
- Words that mean the same thing: beat, place, baffle
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: POSE
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Clue 24 Down: "36. "S.N.L." sketch that kicks off the show"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: COLDOPEN
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Important number for a middle-distance runner"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: MILETIME
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Clue 26 Down: "39. Count (on)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
- Words that mean the same thing: deposit, rely, savings bank
- The opposite would be: withdraw, mistrust
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The answer is: BANK
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Clue 27 Down: "40. Island near Java"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an island in indonesia to the east of java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: BALI
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Clue 28 Down: "41. Words shared by forbidden lovers, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: WECANT
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Clue 29 Down: "42. Tacky and loud"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that tastelessly showy
- Words that mean the same thing: meretricious, tacky, tatty
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: TAWDRY
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Clue 30 Down: "43. Meat market scraps"
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 viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OFFAL
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Clue 31 Down: "44. Olympic symbol"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
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- This could be something that the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- Words that mean the same thing: flare, fire, flaming
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: FLAME
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Clue 32 Down: "45. Bills with an estimated life span of 5.5 years (appropriately)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
- Words that mean the same thing: five-spot, Phoebe, fin
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: FIVES
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Clue 33 Down: "48. Numismatic rating"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that money extracted as a penalty
- Words that mean the same thing: mulct, o.k., hunky-dory
- The opposite would be: coarse
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The answer is: FINE
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Clue 34 Down: "49. Pot part"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ANTE
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Clue 35 Down: "50. March Madness number"
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 small hard fruit
- Words that mean the same thing: source, ejaculate, cum
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SEED
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Clue 36 Down: "51. Plate umpire's place"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that where you live at a particular time
- Words that mean the same thing: family, place, household
- The opposite would be: away
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The answer is: HOME
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Clue 37 Down: "55. #s"
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 a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
- Words that mean the same thing: nobelium, No, atomic number 102
- The opposite would be: yes
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The answer is: NOS
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 59 | 81.9% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.6% |
| Short Answer | 4 | 5.6% |
| Sports | 3 | 4.2% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 72 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.2 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 14 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 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 03, 2025 at 01:45 PM
