2426 Monday Aug 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues by Zachary David Levy

Across Clues by Zachary David Levy : Aug 26, 2024

1. Square dance venue, 5. San ___, capital of Puerto Rico, 9. The "I" of T.G.I.F., 12. Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems), 14. Popular dance fitness program, 15. Backwoods denial, 16. Abba hit of 1979, 19. Like some smartphone purchases, 20. What a three-way intersection can form, 21. 'N Sync hit of 2000, 25. Situated on, 26. Adore, informally, 27. Olympic gold medalist Raisman, 28. Things stuck on snowman "arms", 31. Rocks that may contain precious metals, 33. Arouse, as interest, 34. Mötley Crüe hit of 1987, 41. Start of Caesar's boast, 42. Loudly praise, 43. Pennsylvania governor Josh, 46. Opposite of NNE, 49. Lisbon greeting, 50. Boat propellers, 51. Beach Boys hit of 1964, 54. Religious ceremony, 57. Italy's Isle of ___, 58. Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?, 63. Beethoven's "___ to Joy", 64. State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail, 65. Where "all my ex's live," in song, 66. In favor of, 67. Present in a favorable light, 68. City surrounding Vatican City

Down Clues by Zachary David Levy : Aug 26, 2024

1. Something checked at an airport counter, 2. Oscar winner Mahershala, 3. Sleep stage, for short, 4. Coastal African desert, 5. Skittish, 6. "Errr … I mean …", 7. Assist with a crime, 8. Pesters, 9. Jail cell occupant, 10. Maxi pad alternative, 11. Uses a broom, 13. Its capital is Nairobi, 14. Quickly fly past, 17. Scottish Highlander, 18. "Zero stars from me!", 21. Outlet for an internet commentator, 22. ___ Gagarin, first man in space, 23. At any point, 24. Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward, 29. Brainpower measures, for short, 30. Pull, 32. Makes a mistake, 33. Lead-in to law or launch, 35. Bio. or chem., 36. Needlefish, 37. "___ two minds on this …", 38. Spot for a satellite dish, 39. Athleisure lead-in to "lemon", 40. Lee of Marvel Comics, 43. In a sense, 44. Beehive or bob, 45. More hipsterish, 46. Entrap, 47. Bay Area enforcement org., 48. German sausage, 52. The Huskies of the N.C.A.A., 53. Not as mean, 55. Some church donations, 56. Spring, 59. Motion-sensing Nintendo console, 60. Kitchen brand with a palindromic name, 61. Head-butt, 62. Suffix with Sudan or Japan

Monday Aug 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 26, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Square dance venue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARN

  Possible Answer : barn, b




• The clue is 5. San ___, capital of Puerto Rico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JUAN




• The clue is 9. The "I" of T.G.I.F.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : IT, information_technology




• The clue is 12. Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEAK




• The clue is 14. Popular dance fitness program. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZUMBA




• The clue is 15. Backwoods denial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAW




• The clue is 16. Abba hit of 1979. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: GIMMEGIMMEGIMME




• The clue is 19. Like some smartphone purchases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INAPP




• The clue is 20. What a three-way intersection can form. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSHAPE




• The clue is 21. 'N Sync hit of 2000. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: BYEBYEBYE




• The clue is 25. Situated on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOP

  Possible Answer : atop




• The clue is 26. Adore, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUV




• The clue is 27. Olympic gold medalist Raisman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALY




• The clue is 28. Things stuck on snowman "arms". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITTENS

  Possible Answer : mitten




• The clue is 31. Rocks that may contain precious metals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORES

  Possible Answer : ore




• The clue is 33. Arouse, as interest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIQUE

  Possible Answer : offend, pique, irritation, temper




• The clue is 34. Mötley Crüe hit of 1987. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS




• The clue is 41. Start of Caesar's boast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAME




• The clue is 42. Loudly praise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUT

  Possible Answer : gas, blow, tout, bluster, ticket_tout, shoot_a_line, gasconade, touter, boast, vaunt, brag, tipster, swash




• The clue is 43. Pennsylvania governor Josh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAPIRO




• The clue is 46. Opposite of NNE. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSW

  Possible Answer : sou'-sou'-west, SSW, south_southwest




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

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

  The answer: OLA

  Possible Answer : ola, olla




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

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

  The answer: OARS

  Possible Answer : oar




• The clue is 51. Beach Boys hit of 1964. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: FUNFUNFUN




• The clue is 54. Religious ceremony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RITUAL

  Possible Answer : rite, ritual




• The clue is 57. Italy's Isle of ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPRI

  Possible Answer : Capri




• The clue is 58. Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: TRIPLEWORDSCORE




• The clue is 63. Beethoven's "___ to Joy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 64. State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAINE

  Possible Answer : Pine_Tree_State, Maine, ME




• The clue is 65. Where "all my ex's live," in song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEXAS

  Possible Answer : Texas, TX, Lone-Star_State




• The clue is 66. In favor of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOR




• The clue is 67. Present in a favorable light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIN

  Possible Answer : spin, tailspin, twist, reel, birl, twisting, whirl, spin_out, spin_around, twirl, gyrate




• The clue is 68. City surrounding Vatican City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROME

  Possible Answer : Eternal_City, capital_of_Italy, Roma, Rome, Italian_capital

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Something checked at an airport counter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAG

  Possible Answer: udder, bagful, purse, dish, bag, cup_of_tea, pocket, old_bag, base, grip, bulge, handbag, travelling_bag, suitcase, pocketbook, traveling_bag

• The clue is 2. Oscar winner Mahershala. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALI

  Possible Answer: Ali, Cassius_Clay, Muhammad_Ali, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay

• The clue is 3. Sleep stage, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REM

  Possible Answer: rapid_eye_movement_sleep, REM, rapid_eye_movement, paradoxical_sleep, REM_sleep

• The clue is 4. Coastal African desert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAMIB

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

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

  The answer: JUMPY

  Possible Answer: highly_strung, jolting, jumpy, edgy, jittery, bumpy, jolty, overstrung, uptight, rough, nervy, restive, high-strung, rocky

  Possible Opposite Answer : smooth

• The clue is 6. "Errr … I mean …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMM

• The clue is 7. Assist with a crime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABET

  Possible Answer: abet

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

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

  The answer: NAGS

  Possible Answer: nag, hack, plug, common_scold, jade, peck, scold, scolder, nagger, hen-peck

• The clue is 9. Jail cell occupant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INMATE

  Possible Answer: convict, yardbird, inpatient, inmate, yard_bird, con

  Possible Opposite Answer : outpatient

• The clue is 10. Maxi pad alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMPON

  Possible Answer: tampon

• The clue is 11. Uses a broom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEEPS

  Possible Answer: broom, end_run, sweep_up, chimneysweeper, embroil, expanse, drag, traverse, brush, cross, drag_in, tangle, chimneysweep, swing_out, sail, span, slam, sweep, sweep_oar, swing

• The clue is 13. Its capital is Nairobi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KENYA

  Possible Answer: Kenya, Republic_of_Kenya

• The clue is 14. Quickly fly past. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIPBY

• The clue is 17. Scottish Highlander. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAEL

  Possible Answer: Gael

• The clue is 18. "Zero stars from me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHATEIT

• The clue is 21. Outlet for an internet commentator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOG

  Possible Answer: web_log, blog

• The clue is 22. ___ Gagarin, first man in space. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YURI

• The clue is 23. At any point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVER

  Possible Answer: always, of_all_time, ever_so, ever, e'er

  Possible Opposite Answer : never

• The clue is 24. Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIL

• The clue is 29. Brainpower measures, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IQS

  Possible Answer: I.Q., intelligence_quotient, IQ

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

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

  The answer: TUG

  Possible Answer: jerk, labour, tugboat, push, tug, tote, tower, towboat, drive, lug, labor

• The clue is 32. Makes a mistake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIPSUP

• The clue is 33. Lead-in to law or launch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRE

• The clue is 35. Bio. or chem.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCI

• The clue is 36. Needlefish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAR

  Possible Answer: needlefish, Lepisosteus_osseus, garfish, garpike, gar, billfish

• The clue is 37. "___ two minds on this …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMOF

• The clue is 38. Spot for a satellite dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOF

  Possible Answer: ceiling, roof, cap

• The clue is 39. Athleisure lead-in to "lemon". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULU

  Possible Answer: looker, beauty, dish, mantrap, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, stunner, lulu, knockout, smasher

• The clue is 40. Lee of Marvel Comics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAN

• The clue is 43. In a sense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SORTOF

• The clue is 44. Beehive or bob. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAIRDO

  Possible Answer: hairstyle, hairdo, hair_style, coiffure, coif

• The clue is 45. More hipsterish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTIER

  Possible Answer: arty

• The clue is 46. Entrap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNARE

  Possible Answer: snare, noose, hook, trammel, trap, side_drum, snare_drum, entrap, gin, ensnare

• The clue is 47. Bay Area enforcement org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SFPD

• The clue is 48. German sausage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WURST

• The clue is 52. The Huskies of the N.C.A.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UCONN

• The clue is 53. Not as mean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NICER

  Possible Answer: courteous, skillful, decent, nice, overnice, squeamish, prissy, gracious, dainty

  Possible Opposite Answer : nasty

• The clue is 55. Some church donations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALMS

  Possible Answer: alms

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

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

  The answer: LEAP

  Possible Answer: bounce, spring, jump_off, bound, saltation, leaping, jump, leap

• The clue is 59. Motion-sensing Nintendo console. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WII

• The clue is 60. Kitchen brand with a palindromic name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OXO

• The clue is 61. Head-butt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer: jampack, RAM, random_access_memory, ram, Aries, tup, random_memory, jam, wad, Ram, read/write_memory, force, Aries_the_Ram, cram, random-access_memory, ram_down, chock_up, drive, pound, crash

• The clue is 62. Suffix with Sudan or Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

Soure from : The New York Times

January 12, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Published on Friday, January 12, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 12, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (38 clues)

1A: "1. Following"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that located farther aft
• Similar words include: later on, subsequently, afterward
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AFTER

2A: "6. Droop"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shape that sags
• Similar words include: flag, swag, droop
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAG

3A: "9. Baby"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small amount (especially of a drink)
• Similar words include: tote up, add, sum
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TOT

4A: "12. Clamorous"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
• Opposite of: quiet
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NOISY

5A: "13. Mariposa lily"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SEGO

6A: "14. Japanese wrestling"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SUMO

7A: "15. How to make a belt catch a rod tightener"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension
• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TURNBUCKLE

8A: "17. Review: Colloq."

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CRIT

9A: "18. Toward shelter, at sea"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that on or toward the lee
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALEE

10A: "19. Gael's republic"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
• Similar words include: Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland, Ireland
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EIRE

11A: "20. Lone Ranger's sidekick"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TONTO

12A: "21. Record"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
• Similar words include: mag tape, taping, videotape
• Opposite of: erase

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TAPE

13A: "22. Severs"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a share of the profits
• Similar words include: undercut, cutting off, cut back
• Opposite of: switch on, expand

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CUTS

14A: "23. Kind of cross"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 19th letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TAU

15A: "25. Bart or Brenda"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rock star and drummer for the beatles (born in 1940)
• Similar words include: Richard Starkey, Ringo Starr, Starkey
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STARR

16A: "27. Ratite bird"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
• Similar words include: Dromaius novaehollandiae, electromagnetic unit, Emu novaehollandiae
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EMU

17A: "30. Imitates a partridge"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
• Similar words include: whirr, churr
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CHURRS

18A: "33. Ornamentations on costumes"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
• Similar words include: diamante, bespangle, sequin
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SPANGLES

19A: "35. Spouse"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person's partner in marriage
• Similar words include: married person, mate, better half
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PARTNER

20A: "37. Mounted"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that with one leg on each side
• Similar words include: astraddle
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASTRIDE

21A: "38. More cantankerous"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ORNERIER

22A: "40. Fries, in a way"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dish of sauteed food
• Similar words include: saute
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAUTES

23A: "41. But, to Britannicus"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SED

24A: "42. Finished"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
• Similar words include: over, complete, stop
• Opposite of: begin

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENDED

25A: "44. Fallen into disuse: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a major river of western siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the gulf of ob and the kara sea
• Similar words include: tocology, Ob, OB
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OBS

26A: "45. Part of St. Patrick's Cathedral"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the central area of a church
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NAVE

27A: "47. Soft mineral"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
• Similar words include: talcum
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TALC

28A: "49. A Neptune neighbor"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cartoon character created by walt disney
• Similar words include: Hades, Aidoneus, Aides
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PLUTO

29A: "51. Take on"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a newly hired employee
• Similar words include: charter, employ, engage
• Opposite of: fire

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HIRE

30A: "52. In ___ (positioned)"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SITU

31A: "56. Potato or carrot"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
• Similar words include: steady down, antecedent, ascendant
• Opposite of: descendant

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ROOT

32A: "57. How to make a tortoise capsize"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TURNTURTLE

33A: "59. Cather's "One of ___""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OURS

34A: "60. Eras"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AGES

35A: "61. Solo"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that isolated from others
• Similar words include: unparalleled, unique, solo
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALONE

36A: "62. Boise's county"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
• Similar words include: adenosine deaminase
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ADA

37A: "63. Garden plot"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Similar words include: have sex, hump, turn in
• Opposite of: get up, turn out

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BED

38A: "64. Ice-cream holders"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any cone-shaped artifact
• Similar words include: strobilus, con, rook
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CONES

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (40 clues)

1D: "1. Pier of a sort"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ANTA

2D: "2. Noisome"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an act that violates the rules of a sport
• Similar words include: filthy, smelly, revolting
• Opposite of: fair, unclog

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Answer: FOUL

3D: "3. Radial, e.g."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hoop that covers a wheel
• Similar words include: fag, run down, outwear
• Opposite of: refresh, interest

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Answer: TIRE

4D: "4. Feudal serf"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ESNE

5D: "5. It crosses the bar"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seed of the cereal grass
• Similar words include: Secale cereale, rye whiskey, rye whisky
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RYE

6D: "6. Arcana"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
• Similar words include: secret, enigma, arcanum
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SECRETS

7D: "7. Chills and fever"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fit of shivering or shaking
• Similar words include: acute accent, chills and fever, acute
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AGUE

8D: "8. Tar"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a man who serves as a sailor
• Similar words include: sea dog, maw, Jack
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GOB

9D: "9. How to make rural crossings subway entrances"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering
• Similar words include: turnstile
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: TURNSTILES

10D: "10. Leave out"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• Similar words include: miss, except, leave out
• Opposite of: include, attend to

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Answer: OMIT

11D: "11. Oz dog"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TOTO

12D: "13. Omits"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a gait in which steps and hops alternate
• Similar words include: bound off, skitter, pass over
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SKIPS

13D: "14. Macbeth, for one"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of scotland
• Similar words include: Scotsman, Scotchman
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SCOT

14D: "16. Meadow"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of length of thread or yarn
• Similar words include: pasture, grazing land, pastureland
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LEA

15D: "20. How to make a jacket for a traitor"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
• Similar words include: ratter, renegade, apostate
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TURNCOAT

16D: "21. How to make a cricket series a dessert"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
• Similar words include: dollar volume, upset, employee turnover
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TURNOVER

17D: "22. Unrefined"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CRASS

18D: "23. How to make more or less a traffic circle"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
• Similar words include: change of mind, flip-flop, turnround
• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TURNAROUND

19D: "24. Comedian Johnson"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARTE

20D: "26. River on Paraguay's border"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: APA

21D: "28. Ancient Iranian"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MEDE

22D: "29. Employs"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of using
• Similar words include: role, the States, America
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: USES

23D: "30. Certain U S N men"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CPOS

24D: "31. Loser of a fabled race"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
• Similar words include: rabbit
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HARE

25D: "32. Net"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a french river that flows through the heart of paris and then northward into the english channel
• Similar words include: Seine River
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SEINE

26D: "34. Chow"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal terms for a meal
• Similar words include: eats, bum, chuck
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GRUB

27D: "36. Cincy player"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
• Similar words include: redness, loss, cherry-red
• Opposite of: gain

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Answer: RED

28D: "39. Abed"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
• Similar words include: turn in, crawl in, pull back
• Opposite of: get up, advance

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RETIRED

29D: "43. Repairs socks"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something of little value
• Similar words include: tinker's damn, hoot, mend
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DARNS

30D: "46. Members of an A.B.A."

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ATTS

31D: "48. Confederate immortal"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Similar words include: Robert Edward Lee, Rose Louise Hovick, Robert E. Lee
• Opposite of: windward

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Answer: LEE

32D: "49. Outrigger of Malay"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PROA

33D: "50. Stentorian"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
• Similar words include: tatty, cheap, aloud
• Opposite of: soft, softly

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LOUD

34D: "51. Immense"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - w.r.inge
• Similar words include: immense, Brobdingnagian, vast
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HUGE

35D: "52. W W II battle site"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STLO

36D: "53. Mashie or niblick"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: iron out, press, Fe
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: IRON

37D: "54. Melody"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
• Similar words include: strain, melodic phrase, tune up
• Opposite of: untune

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TUNE

38D: "55. Western Indians"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
• Similar words include: Ute
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: UTES

39D: "57. Bill"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bill in a restaurant
• Similar words include: check, yellow journalism, chit
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TAB

40D: "58. Varnish ingredient"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LAC

Puzzle Stats

38 Across

40 Down

78 Total

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