NYT Thursday, August 15, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 15, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. City sitting spot. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: STOOP

  Possible Answer : crouch, bend, stoop, condescend, bow, stoep, stoup, lower_oneself




• The clue is 6. One shown in a crowd cutaway at a sporting event, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CELEB




• The clue is 11. Word on a diamond-shaped yellow road sign. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SLOW

  Possible Answer : behind, obtuse, slow_down, dull, slacken, dumb, irksome, dense, slow, slack, wearisome, tiresome, tedious, tardily, boring, sluggish, retard, easy, ho-hum, slow_up, slowly, dim, deadening, decelerate

  Possible Opposite Answer : quickly, fast, accelerate




• The clue is 15. Gondola's path. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CANAL

  Possible Answer : canalize, duct, epithelial_duct, channel, canal, canalise




• The clue is 16. Ancient Greek marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: AGORA

  Possible Answer : public_square, agora




• The clue is 17. Yacht spot. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: COVE

  Possible Answer : cove




• The clue is 18. *Rod-shaped parasite. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: EIFFELTOWER




• The clue is 20. Hard-core. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AVID

  Possible Answer : zealous, greedy, devouring, esurient, avid




• The clue is 21. Base figure, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NCO




• The clue is 22. Garden divisions. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BEDS

  Possible Answer : sleep_together, get_laid, have_sex, have_intercourse, hump, sleep_with, go_to_sleep, hit_the_hay, screw, bed, make_out, turn_in, hit_the_sack, fuck, lie_with, crawl_in, bang, be_intimate, sack_out, make_love, jazz, layer, seam, roll_in_the_hay, know, bonk, bottom, have_it_off, kip_down, love, have_it_away, eff, do_it, get_it_on, have_a_go_at_it, retire, go_to_bed

  Possible Opposite Answer : turn_out, get_up




• The clue is 23. Made a bundle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BALED

  Possible Answer : bale




• The clue is 25. "From your lips to God's ears". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: IHOPESO




• The clue is 27. *Soup or sandwich. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: PARTYSUB




• The clue is 30. Point to. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CITE

  Possible Answer : summons, abduce, citation, mention, adduce, reference, credit, cite, quote, name, refer, acknowledgment, bring_up, advert, summon, quotation




• The clue is 31. Mash-up. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: AMALGAM

  Possible Answer : dental_amalgam, amalgam




• The clue is 33. "Green". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ECO




• The clue is 34. Fraction of a watt-hour. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ERG

  Possible Answer : erg




• The clue is 36. "Foyle's ___" (British TV drama). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: WAR

  Possible Answer : war, state_of_war, warfare

  Possible Opposite Answer : make_peace, peace




• The clue is 37. Exploits. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: FEATS

  Possible Answer : effort, feat, exploit




• The clue is 39. Technology used in writing the starred clues?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: SPEECHTOTEXT




• The clue is 42. Suffix with proto-. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PLASM

  Possible Answer : germ_plasm, blood_plasma, plasm, plasma




• The clue is 44. Straight, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: HET

  Possible Answer : het_up, het, heated, heated_up




• The clue is 45. Rook's opposite. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: VET

  Possible Answer : veterinary_surgeon, veterinarian, veterinary, vet, veteran, ex-serviceman




• The clue is 46. Take for a ride. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: CON

  Possible Answer : defraud, sting, memorize, flimflam, mulct, goldbrick, learn, yardbird, bunko_game, con_game, bunco_game, gip, inmate, rook, bunko, scam, con, confidence_game, hornswoggle, gyp, victimize, diddle, short-change, hustle, yard_bird, swindle, confidence_trick, nobble, convict, memorise, bunco

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 47. Most diabolical. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: EVILEST

  Possible Answer : vicious, evil, malevolent, malefic, malign

  Possible Opposite Answer : good




• The clue is 50. Disturb. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ROIL

  Possible Answer : rile, moil, boil, churn, roil




• The clue is 54. *Embarrassment from a self-own, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: BUTTDIAL




• The clue is 56. Businesswoman Huffington. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ARIANNA




• The clue is 58. "Peace". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SEEYA




• The clue is 59. Command. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: FIAT

  Possible Answer : fiat, decree, order, rescript, edict




• The clue is 60. Noted speedway sponsor. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: STP

  Possible Answer : STP, s.t.p.




• The clue is 61. Laura of "Enlightened". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DERN




• The clue is 62. *Grade-A quality. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: CLOUDYSKIES




• The clue is 66. Call it a day. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: QUIT

  Possible Answer : quit, foreswear, renounce, throw_in, give_up, lay_off, fall_by_the_wayside, relinquish, chuck_up_the_sponge, cease, leave_office, stop, discontinue, depart, step_down, take_leave, drop_by_the_wayside, resign, throw_in_the_towel, drop_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : take_office, continue, enter, stay




• The clue is 67. Folklore foes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: OGRES

  Possible Answer : ogre, fiend, demon, monster, devil




• The clue is 68. Headdress for the archbishop of Canterbury. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MITRE

  Possible Answer : miter, mitre, miter_joint, mitre_joint




• The clue is 69. Places to get masks. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SPAS

  Possible Answer : spa, health_club, watering_hole, resort_hotel, watering_place, health_spa




• The clue is 70. Kingpin on "The Wire". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MARLO




• The clue is 71. Correct, as writing. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EMEND

  Possible Answer : emend

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Like the longer route, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SCENIC

  Possible Answer: scenic

• The clue is 2. Martial art with movements like "Parting the Horse's Mane" and "Grasp Bird's Tail". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TAICHI

  Possible Answer: tai_chi, taichi, t'ai_chi, tai_chi_chuan, taichichuan, t'ai_chi_chuan

• The clue is 3. One way to get around town. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ONFOOT

• The clue is 4. Clod. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OAF

  Possible Answer: lout, gawk, clod, stumblebum, oaf, lummox, lump, goon, lubber

• The clue is 5. Annapolis frosh. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PLEBE

  Possible Answer: plebe, cadet

• The clue is 6. Persian's realm?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: CATDOM

• The clue is 7. They often clash. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EGOS

  Possible Answer: egotism, self, ego, self-importance

• The clue is 8. Forecast word. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LOW

  Possible Answer: moo, first_gear, humbled, depressed, low-toned, miserable, downhearted, Low, abject, crushed, Sir_David_Low, scummy, low_gear, low-down, grim, downcast, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low, gloomy, David_Low, first, humble, small, scurvy, depleted, blue, down, low, low-spirited, depression, low-pitched, humiliated, down_in_the_mouth, broken, modest, dispirited, lowly

  Possible Opposite Answer : high

• The clue is 9. Poetic palindrome. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ERE

• The clue is 10. She originated the role of Fanny in "Funny Girl". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BARBRA

• The clue is 11. Like pangolins. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SCALY

  Possible Answer: lepidote, scaly, scaled, leprose, scaley, scurfy, scabrous

• The clue is 12. Small sofa. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: LOVESEAT

  Possible Answer: loveseat, vis-a-vis, tete-a-tete, love_seat

• The clue is 13. Fallopian tube, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: OVIDUCT

  Possible Answer: uterine_tube, oviduct, Fallopian_tube

• The clue is 14. Make one out of two?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: WED

  Possible Answer: splice, wedded, wed, hook_up_with, Wed, tie, Midweek, get_married, conjoin, Wednesday, espouse, marry, get_hitched_with

• The clue is 19. 18th-century French novelist whose name means "the wise man". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: LESAGE

• The clue is 24. Charge for money, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ATMFEE

• The clue is 26. Friends, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PEEPS

  Possible Answer: chirrup, peep, peek, chirp, cheep

• The clue is 27. Major tributary of the Missouri. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: PLATTE

  Possible Answer: Platte, Platte_River

• The clue is 28. Farming prefix. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AGRO

• The clue is 29. NYY rival. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: BOS

  Possible Answer: genus_Bos, Bos

• The clue is 32. "Well, shoot!," more colorfully. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: AWHELL

• The clue is 35. Fix. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: REMEDY

  Possible Answer: remediation, therapeutic, repair, remedy, amend, rectify, cure, relieve, redress, curative, remediate

• The clue is 38. Deleted scene, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EXTRA

  Possible Answer: spare, redundant, supererogatory, surplus, additional, spear_carrier, excess, special, superfluous, supernumerary, duplicate, extra

• The clue is 39. Afro-Caribbean religion. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SANTERIA

• The clue is 40. Plant in the mint family with healthful seeds. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CHIA

• The clue is 41. Mobile dinner table. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TVTRAY

• The clue is 42. Banned chemical contaminant, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: PCB

• The clue is 43. Bungle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: LOUSEUP

• The clue is 48. One half of the merger that formed Paramount Global. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: VIACOM

• The clue is 49. Insisted. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SAIDSO

• The clue is 51. Not remote. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ONSITE

• The clue is 52. Starting position, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: INTERN

  Possible Answer: intern, medical_intern, houseman, interne

• The clue is 53. Ran out. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: LAPSED

  Possible Answer: relapse, pass, fall_back, retrogress, sink, glide_by, nonchurchgoing, lapsed, backslide, slide_by, slip_by, elapse, regress, slip_away, go_by, recidivate, go_along, lapse

• The clue is 55. Rainflies can cover them. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TENTS

  Possible Answer: collapsible_shelter, tent, bivouac, encamp, camp_out, camp

• The clue is 57. Identifying words from a familiar voice. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ITSME

• The clue is 59. Stoke. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: FUEL

  Possible Answer: fire, fuel

• The clue is 61. Makes ineligible for competition, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: DQS

• The clue is 63. N.Y.C. luggage tag letters. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LGA

• The clue is 64. Defenseman who scored a Stanley Cup-winning "flying goal". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ORR

  Possible Answer: Bobby_Orr, Robert_Orr, Orr

• The clue is 65. ___ Dae-jung, Nobel-winning former president of South Korea. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: KIM

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (38 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (42 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

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. Things that have icons	4
2A	5. She's possessive	3
3A	8. Sales spiel	5
4A	13. She can speak more than 20 languages	4
5A	14. Lead-in to haw	3
6A	15. Followed	6
7A	17. Show with the classic episodes "The Puffy Shirt" and "The Little Kicks"	8
8A	19. Authorize	6
9A	20. Noodle	6
10A	21. On, in French	3
11A	23. Successes for sluggers, for short	4
12A	24. Like some pants or haircuts	7
13A	27. Big laugh	3
14A	28. What dogs do the most in the spring and fall	4
15A	32. School unit	9
16A	34. Reached a payment date	7
17A	36. "Please give this high priority!"	4
18A	37. Character with a famous opening line?	7
19A	38. Like an overtired toddler	5
20A	42. Twice-told tale?	5
21A	43. Sweetums or Baby Doll	7
22A	45. March Madness org.	4
23A	48. Open, as a bottle	7
24A	49. One might feature rivers and bluffs	9
25A	52. Hastens	4
26A	53. Apple purchase	3
27A	54. Comedian Jon	7
28A	56. Its motto is "Industry"	4
29A	58. Sorta	3
30A	59. Luxuriates outdoors, in a way	6
31A	64. Emergency alerts	6
32A	66. Complete fiasco, slangily	8
33A	68. Steak option	6
34A	69. Emmy-winning role for Tina Fey	3
35A	70. Up the ___	4
36A	71. Words that might be seen on a docent's badge	5
37A	72. Letters found near some bars	3
38A	73. It might be paved with good intentions	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Things that have icons"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: APPS

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2A: "5. She's possessive"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HER

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3A: "8. Sales spiel"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
• Similar words include: sales pitch, gear, incline
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PITCH

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4A: "13. She can speak more than 20 languages"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SIRI

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5A: "14. Lead-in to haw"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YEE

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6A: "15. Followed"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
• Similar words include: ensue, result
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENSUED

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7A: "17. Show with the classic episodes "The Puffy Shirt" and "The Little Kicks""

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SEINFELD

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8A: "19. Authorize"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that render capable or able for some task
• Opposite of: disable
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENABLE

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9A: "20. Noodle"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal terms for a human head
• Similar words include: bean, dome, attic
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NOGGIN

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10A: "21. On, in French"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a port in southern lebanon on the mediterranean sea; formerly a major phoenician seaport famous for silks
• Similar words include: Tyre
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SUR

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11A: "23. Successes for sluggers, for short"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a run that is the result of the batter's performance
• Similar words include: run batted in, rbi
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RBIS

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12A: "24. Like some pants or haircuts"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that diminish gradually
• Similar words include: sharpen, tapering, narrowing
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TAPERED

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13A: "27. Big laugh"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YUK

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14A: "28. What dogs do the most in the spring and fall"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
• Similar words include: slough, cast, cast off
• Opposite of: persistent

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Answer: SHED

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15A: "32. School unit"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a room in a school where lessons take place
• Similar words include: schoolroom
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CLASSROOM

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16A: "34. Reached a payment date"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CAMEDUE

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17A: "36. "Please give this high priority!""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that as soon as possible
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASAP

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18A: "37. Character with a famous opening line?"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ALIBABA

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19A: "38. Like an overtired toddler"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that annoyed and irritable
• Similar words include: busy, finicky, grouchy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FUSSY

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20A: "42. Twice-told tale?"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a program that is broadcast again
• Similar words include: rebroadcast
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RERUN

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21A: "43. Sweetums or Baby Doll"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PETNAME

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22A: "45. March Madness org."

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NCAA

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23A: "48. Open, as a bottle"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that loosen something by unscrewing it
• Opposite of: screw
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: UNSCREW

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24A: "49. One might feature rivers and bluffs"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: POKERGAME

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25A: "52. Hastens"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Similar words include: rush along, bucket along, pelt along
• Opposite of: linger
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HIES

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26A: "53. Apple purchase"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
• Similar words include: mackintosh, macintosh, mack
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MAC

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27A: "54. Comedian Jon"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
• Similar words include: James Maitland Stewart, Dugald Stewart, Jimmy Stewart
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: STEWART

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28A: "56. Its motto is "Industry""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state in the western united states; settled in 1847 by mormons led by brigham young
• Similar words include: Beehive State, UT, Mormon State
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UTAH

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29A: "58. Sorta"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ISH

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30A: "59. Luxuriates outdoors, in a way"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GLAMPS

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31A: "64. Emergency alerts"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
• Similar words include: temptress, enchantress, femme fatale
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SIRENS

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32A: "66. Complete fiasco, slangily"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: EPICFAIL

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33A: "68. Steak option"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENDCUT

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34A: "69. Emmy-winning role for Tina Fey"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LIZ

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35A: "70. Up the ___"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANTE

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36A: "71. Words that might be seen on a docent's badge"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASKME

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37A: "72. Letters found near some bars"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LTE

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38A: "73. It might be paved with good intentions"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
• Similar words include: route
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROAD

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. The "A" in L.P.G.A.: Abbr.	4
2D	2. Slangy "mouth" found in a 20-Across	7
3D	3. Self-righteous type	4
4D	4. Confess, say	4
5D	5. Spotted youngster that might be spotted on the savanna	8
6D	6. Fish with fused fins	3
7D	7. One end of the Suez Canal	6
8D	8. Many a "Bridgerton" lady	7
9D	9. Alternative to a bed-and-breakfast	3
10D	10. Slavic title	4
11D	11. Place for storing belongings in a 32-Across	9
12D	12. Cause of a squeaky voice, maybe	6
13D	16. Place to study	4
14D	18. Factor in a clothing purchase	3
15D	22. ___ Minor	4
16D	25. Something a suspect enters	4
17D	26. Sketches	6
18D	28. Leave a mark	4
19D	29. Hearty	4
20D	30. Islamic "commander"	4
21D	31. Show to be bogus	6
22D	33. Tool found in a 32-Across	9
23D	35. What choreologists study	6
24D	39. Garment that is typically around six yards long	4
25D	40. Captain Hook's right-hand man	4
26D	41. Evergreen trees with red arils	4
27D	43. Cat that can purr but can't roar	4
28D	44. Invigorate	8
29D	46. Skilled performer	7
30D	47. 2, 4, 6 and 8, e.g.	4
31D	49. Surface of a well-used wok	6
32D	50. Pocket rockets, e.g., found in a 49-Across	9
33D	51. "Well, shucks!"	6
34D	53. Polyhymnia or Clio	4
35D	55. Group with the 1994 12x platinum album "CrazySexyCool"	3
36D	57. "Tarnation!"	4
37D	60. Distantly	4
38D	61. Underground entrance found in a 73-Across	7
39D	62. Bread that may have a pocket	4
40D	63. Skeleton, say	4
41D	65. ___ Lock (PC key)	3
42D	67. Orchestra setting	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. The "A" in L.P.G.A.: Abbr."

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASSN

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2D: "2. Slangy "mouth" found in a 20-Across"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PIEHOLE

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3D: "3. Self-righteous type"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Similar words include: snot, snoot, snob
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PRIG

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4D: "4. Confess, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that deliver by singing
• Similar words include: talk, blab out, spill the beans
• Opposite of: keep quiet

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Answer: SING

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5D: "5. Spotted youngster that might be spotted on the savanna"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: HYENACUB

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6D: "6. Fish with fused fins"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EEL

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7D: "7. One end of the Suez Canal"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: REDSEA

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8D: "8. Many a "Bridgerton" lady"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a woman of the peerage in britain
• Similar words include: Lady, noblewoman
• Opposite of: nobleman, Lord

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Answer: PEERESS

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9D: "9. Alternative to a bed-and-breakfast"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Similar words include: auberge, hostel, hostelry
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INN

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10D: "10. Slavic title"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
• Similar words include: czar, tzar
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TSAR

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11D: "11. Place for storing belongings in a 32-Across"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small compartment
• Similar words include: snug, cubby, pigeonhole
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CUBBYHOLE

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12D: "12. Cause of a squeaky voice, maybe"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in texas and kansas)
• Similar words include: atomic number 2, He
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HELIUM

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13D: "16. Place to study"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DESK

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14D: "18. Factor in a clothing purchase"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a display of bad temper
• Similar words include: gibe, primed, equip
• Opposite of: disagree, unfit

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Answer: FIT

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15D: "22. ___ Minor"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: URSA

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16D: "25. Something a suspect enters"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a humble request for help from someone in authority
• Similar words include: supplication
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PLEA

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17D: "26. Sketches"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
• Similar words include: outline, tipple, enlist
• Opposite of: discharge

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Answer: DRAFTS

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18D: "28. Leave a mark"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
• Similar words include: scratch, pock, cicatrice
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SCAR

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19D: "29. Hearty"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a soldier of the american revolution who was hanged as a spy by the british; his last words were supposed to have been `i only regret that i have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
• Similar words include: force, George Ellery Hale, haul
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HALE

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20D: "30. Islamic "commander""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
• Similar words include: ameer, amir, emeer
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EMIR

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21D: "31. Show to be bogus"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
• Similar words include: expose
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DEBUNK

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22D: "33. Tool found in a 32-Across"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HOLEPUNCH

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23D: "35. What choreologists study"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an artistic form of nonverbal communication
• Similar words include: terpsichore, trip the light fantastic toe, saltation
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DANCES

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24D: "39. Garment that is typically around six yards long"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dress worn primarily by hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
• Similar words include: saree
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SARI

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25D: "40. Captain Hook's right-hand man"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SMEE

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26D: "41. Evergreen trees with red arils"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the english yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
• Similar words include: yew
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YEWS

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27D: "43. Cat that can purr but can't roar"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large american feline resembling a lion
• Similar words include: panther, mountain lion, painter
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PUMA

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28D: "44. Invigorate"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to be alert and energetic
• Similar words include: stimulate, arouse, brace
• Opposite of: sedate, de-energize

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Answer: ENERGIZE

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29D: "46. Skilled performer"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a public performer (a dancer or singer)
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ARTISTE

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30D: "47. 2, 4, 6 and 8, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that how long something has existed
• Similar words include: age, senesce, old age
• Opposite of: rejuvenate

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Answer: AGES

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31D: "49. Surface of a well-used wok"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PATINA

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32D: "50. Pocket rockets, e.g., found in a 49-Across"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HOLECARDS

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33D: "51. "Well, shucks!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AWHELL

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34D: "53. Polyhymnia or Clio"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in ancient greek mythology any of 9 daughters of zeus and mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
• Similar words include: contemplate, think over, ponder
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MUSE

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35D: "55. Group with the 1994 12x platinum album "CrazySexyCool""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that considerate and solicitous care
• Similar words include: tender loving care
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TLC

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36D: "57. "Tarnation!""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HECK

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37D: "60. Distantly"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AFAR

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38D: "61. Underground entrance found in a 73-Across"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MANHOLE

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39D: "62. Bread that may have a pocket"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
• Similar words include: pocket bread
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PITA

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40D: "63. Skeleton, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
• Similar words include: sledge, sleigh
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLED

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41D: "65. ___ Lock (PC key)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NUM

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42D: "67. Orchestra setting"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
• Similar words include: endocarp, colliery, play off
• Opposite of: Heaven

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Answer: PIT

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

38 Across Clues

42 Down Clues

80 Total Clues

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