27422 Mon Dec 09, 2024 NYT by Elliot Caroll

NYT Crosswords: December 09, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, December 9, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Discontinued Apple music player. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPOD

  Possible Answer : iPod




• The clue is 5. Baker's amts.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSPS




• The clue is 9. Iranian language. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARSI

  Possible Answer : Farsi, Persian




• The clue is 14. Shania Twain's "That Don't Impress Me ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUCH

  Possible Answer : practically, a_lot, a_great_deal, very_much, often, a_good_deal, lots, much

  Possible Opposite Answer : little




• The clue is 15. Backboard attachment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOP

  Possible Answer : wicket, basketball_hoop, hoop, ring, basket




• The clue is 16. "Break the ice" or "break a leg". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDIOM

  Possible Answer : idiom, parlance, dialect, phrasal_idiom, accent, artistic_style, set_phrase, idiomatic_expression, phrase




• The clue is 17. "Guilty," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEA

  Possible Answer : plea, supplication




• The clue is 18. Upper hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGE

  Possible Answer : butt_against, border, adjoin, march, boundary, bound, sharpness, inch, edge, butt, butt_on, abut




• The clue is 19. Accept eagerly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAPUP




• The clue is 20. Cocktail made with Southern Comfort, sloe gin, amaretto and orange juice. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: ALABAMASLAMMER




• The clue is 23. Give a positive or negative charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIZE

  Possible Answer : ionize, ionise




• The clue is 24. Flat-screen TV type, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LCD

  Possible Answer : liquid_crystal_display, LCD




• The clue is 25. Drs.' colleagues. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNS

  Possible Answer : radon, Rn, registered_nurse, atomic_number_86, RN




• The clue is 26. Subdivision. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNIT

  Possible Answer : unit_of_measurement, social_unit, unit, building_block, whole




• The clue is 29. Relax, or a place to relax. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOUNGE

  Possible Answer : couch, tarry, waiting_room, loaf, linger, sofa, lurk, lounge, loiter, footle, mill_about, hang_around, mess_about, waiting_area, lollygag, lallygag, mill_around




• The clue is 34. Crinkly kitchen wrap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUMINUMFOIL




• The clue is 36. Prank on the public. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOAX

  Possible Answer : fraud, put-on, play_a_joke_on, dupery, humbug, pull_someone's_leg, hoax, fraudulence




• The clue is 39. Actor Daniel ___ Kim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAE




• The clue is 40. Assns.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORGS




• The clue is 41. Writer, director and co-star of "Defending Your Life," 1991. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALBERTBROOKS




• The clue is 46. Capital of the Bahamas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NASSAU

  Possible Answer : capital_of_the_Bahamas, Nassau




• The clue is 47. Green Gables girl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNE

  Possible Answer : Anne




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

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer : erstwhile, Old, old, older, previous, onetime, former, sure-enough, sometime, quondam, one-time, honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness

  Possible Opposite Answer : young, new




• The clue is 51. Stephen Colbert's network. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBS




• The clue is 53. ___ Babies (stuffed toys). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEANIE

  Possible Answer : beanie, beany




• The clue is 55. 1986 hit song for Paul Simon ... or an instruction from the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: YOUCANCALLMEAL




• The clue is 60. Pianist's pace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEMPO

  Possible Answer : tempo, pace, pacing




• The clue is 61. Predator sometimes called the "wolf of the sea". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

  Possible Answer : killer_whale, sea_wolf, Orcinus_orca, grampus, orca, killer




• The clue is 62. "To write is human, to ___ is divine": Stephen King. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIT

  Possible Answer : edit_out, cut, blue-pencil, delete, redact, edit




• The clue is 63. $100, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUNDO




• The clue is 64. Humdrum routines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUTS

  Possible Answer : heat, furrow, estrus, groove, oestrus, rut

  Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus




• The clue is 65. Grp. whose logo features an orbiting spacecraft. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NASA

  Possible Answer : National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration, NASA




• The clue is 66. The "U" of 22-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNION

  Possible Answer : North, trade_union, coupling, Union, unification, sexual_union, uniting, union, pairing, join, wedlock, spousal_relationship, conglutination, brotherhood, trades_union, conjugation, matrimony, mating, jointure, Federal, sum, marriage, labor_union

  Possible Opposite Answer : disunion, nonunion, separation




• The clue is 67. Sign in a parking garage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXIT

  Possible Answer : perish, kick_the_bucket, snuff_it, pass_away, passing, go, go_out, going, leave, cash_in_one's_chips, outlet, conk, drop_dead, choke, decease, get_out, release, buy_the_farm, give-up_the_ghost, expire, exit, expiration, croak, pass, pop_off, issue, departure, die, way_out, loss

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born, enter




• The clue is 68. Some food additives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DYES

  Possible Answer : dye, dyestuff

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cause damage to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPAIR

  Possible Answer: deflower, spoil, impair, vitiate, mar

• The clue is 2. Like many comfy pants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PULLON

• The clue is 3. Vast blue expanses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCEANS

  Possible Answer: ocean, sea

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

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

  The answer: DHABI

• The clue is 5. 2022 dark comedy that satirized haute cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEMENU

• The clue is 6. Bubbly beverage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODA

  Possible Answer: pop, soda_water, sal_soda, tonic, sodium_carbonate, soda, soda_ash, washing_soda, soda_pop

• The clue is 7. Collectible cardboard caps of the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POGS

• The clue is 8. Compete in a bee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPELL

  Possible Answer: spell, while, import, trance, enchantment, magical_spell, charm, tour, piece, magic_spell, write, go, spell_out, patch, turn

  Possible Opposite Answer : unspell

• The clue is 9. The movie industry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FILMDOM

  Possible Answer: filmdom, screenland, screen

• The clue is 10. Politician Schiff or Kinzinger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAM

  Possible Answer: XTC, ecstasy, Robert_Adam, disco_biscuit, X, go, cristal, hug_drug, Adam

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

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

  The answer: RIPE

  Possible Answer: ripe, good, mature, right, advanced

  Possible Opposite Answer : green

• The clue is 12. Like lemons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOUR

  Possible Answer: rancid, acetify, off-key, morose, dark, work, false, moody, saturnine, glowering, tartness, acidulate, glum, sour, sourness, sullen, acidify, turn, acidity, dour, ferment, turned, off

  Possible Opposite Answer : sweeten, sweet

• The clue is 13. Little hell-raiser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMP

  Possible Answer: rapscallion, imp, rascal, pixy, elf, hob, scalawag, gremlin, brownie, scallywag, scamp, pixie, monkey

• The clue is 21. Blue, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 22. Free speech grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACLU

• The clue is 27. Online source for cinephiles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMDB

• The clue is 28. Bejeweled topper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIARA

  Possible Answer: tiara

• The clue is 30. Sci-fi vehicles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFOS

  Possible Answer: UFO, flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object

• The clue is 31. "We can neither confirm ___ deny that this is our first tweet" (how @CIA opened its Twitter account). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOR

• The clue is 32. Short-term engagement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIG

  Possible Answer: fizgig, gig, fishgig, spear, lance

• The clue is 33. Chi-town trains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELS

  Possible Answer: elevated_railroad, elevated, altitude, el, ALT, overhead_railway, EL, elevation, elevated_railway

• The clue is 34. x and y, on a graph. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXES

  Possible Answer: Axis, axis_of_rotation, ax, bloc, axe, axis_vertebra, axis

• The clue is 35. Highlighter-colored. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEON

  Possible Answer: Ne, atomic_number_10, neon

• The clue is 36. Chinese dynasty during which paper was invented. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer: Han_dynasty, Han

• The clue is 37. Hello, in Portuguese. 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 38. Six-pack muscles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABS

  Possible Answer: BA, Ab, Av, ab, abdominal, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, group_AB, abdominal_muscle, Bachelor_of_Arts, ABS, Artium_Baccalaurens, type_AB, AB

• The clue is 42. Trash-loving critter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RACCOON

  Possible Answer: raccoon, racoon

• The clue is 43. What's deep in a pit?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUBA

  Possible Answer: sousaphone, tuba, bass_horn

• The clue is 44. Subjected to public condemnation, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONBLAST

• The clue is 45. Ship's spine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEEL

  Possible Answer: swag, stagger, reel, careen, lurch, keel

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

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

  The answer: ONEDAY

• The clue is 49. Work together (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIAISE

  Possible Answer: intermediate, mediate, arbitrate, liaise, intercede

• The clue is 50. These upper- and lowercase Greek letters: Δ δ. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELTAS

  Possible Answer: delta

• The clue is 52. Apt rhyme for "bore". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNORE

  Possible Answer: stertor, snoring, snore, saw_wood, saw_logs

• The clue is 54. Change, as a bill or a will. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEND

  Possible Answer: meliorate, improve, remediate, better, ameliorate, rectify, remedy, amend, repair

  Possible Opposite Answer : worsen

• The clue is 55. Steven ___, Oscar-nominated actor for "Minari". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEUN

• The clue is 56. Prefix meaning "everything". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMNI

• The clue is 57. Hairstyle that's swept. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPDO

• The clue is 58. Pivotal point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRUX

  Possible Answer: crux_of_the_matter, crux, Crux_Australis, Crux, Southern_Cross

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

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

  The answer: ACTI

• The clue is 60. Two after Tue.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THU

27438 Wed Dec 25, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 25, 2024

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

Wed Dec 25, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Franken and Sharpton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_13, Alabama, Lou_Gehrig's_disease, aluminium, amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis, Al, AL, Heart_of_Dixie, ALS, Camellia_State, aluminum




• The clue is 4. Like many college dorms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COED




• The clue is 8. Wood-shaping tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASP

  Possible Answer : wood_file, rasping, rasp




• The clue is 12. State school near the Allegheny River, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PITT

  Possible Answer : Pitt_the_Younger, Pitt, William_Pitt, First_Earl_of_Chatham, George_Dibdin_Pitt, Second_Earl_of_Chatham, George_Pitt, George_Dibdin-Pitt, Pitt_the_Elder




• The clue is 14. Chump. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKA




• The clue is 15. Kuwaiti leader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIR

  Possible Answer : ameer, emir, emeer, amir




• The clue is 16. Destination for the Taj Express. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGRA

  Possible Answer : Agra




• The clue is 17. Upper atmosphere. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETHER

  Possible Answer : ethyl_ether, ether, divinyl_ether, aether, ethoxyethane, quintessence, vinyl_ether, diethyl_ether




• The clue is 18. Atmosphere in the room. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIBE

  Possible Answer : vibe, vibration




• The clue is 19. Bud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHUM

  Possible Answer : brother, pal, Oncorhynchus_keta, buddy, crony, chum, chum_salmon, sidekick




• The clue is 20. Ding-dongs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORONS

  Possible Answer : changeling, idiot, cretin, retard, imbecile, moron, half-wit, Moron




• The clue is 22. "___ anges dans nos campagnes" (French carol). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LES

  Possible Answer : lupus_erythematosus, LE




• The clue is 23. Start of an encrypted web address. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HTTPS

  Possible Answer : hypertext_transfer_protocol, HTTP




• The clue is 25. More, on a music score. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIU




• The clue is 26. What some fear A.I. might become. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWARE

  Possible Answer : cognisant, aware, cognizant, mindful

  Possible Opposite Answer : unaware, unmindful




• The clue is 28. Format for an English final, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSAYTEST




• The clue is 30. Instruction from a taxi driver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETIN




• The clue is 31. ___ Blanc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONT




• The clue is 32. Best in a hot dog competition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTEAT




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

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

  The answer: GETUPS

  Possible Answer : outfit, rig, turnout, getup




• The clue is 37. Actress Rooney of 2015's "Carol". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARA

  Possible Answer : Dolichotis_patagonum, mara, Mara




• The clue is 39. Sailor's "Stop!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVAST




• The clue is 40. Large waterfalls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATARACTS

  Possible Answer : cataract




• The clue is 45. Unidentified person, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANDO




• The clue is 46. Ox's stablemate in a traditional Nativity scene. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : rear, shag, nooky, seat, tush, derriere, buns, fanny, arsenic, tooshie, screw, stern, behind, bum, rump, AS, fucking, keister, prat, atomic_number_33, bottom, nates, rear_end, fuck, piece_of_ass, tail, posterior, butt, fundament, backside, ass, shtup, As, arse, American_Samoa, hindquarters, screwing, buttocks, nookie, tail_end, Eastern_Samoa, piece_of_tail, hind_end, roll_in_the_hay, can




• The clue is 47. Skate park jump. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE




• The clue is 48. OLED alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LCD

  Possible Answer : LCD, liquid_crystal_display




• The clue is 49. Insect with a single ear found on its chest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANTIS

  Possible Answer : mantid, mantis




• The clue is 52. Watch over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEND

  Possible Answer : incline, be_given, lean, tend, run




• The clue is 53. Hungarian violinist Leopold. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUER




• The clue is 55. Base boss, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARGE




• The clue is 56. "Every cloud ___ silver lining". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASA




• The clue is 57. Animated clownfish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEMO




• The clue is 58. Name derived from the Greek for "peace". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRENE




• The clue is 59. Whence the gingerbread man. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVEN

  Possible Answer : oven




• The clue is 60. Funny Arnaz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESI




• The clue is 61. Votes for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYES




• The clue is 62. Pairs of jolly bells?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELS

  Possible Answer : ALT, el, overhead_railway, altitude, elevation, elevated_railroad, EL, elevated_railway, elevated

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Navajo neighbors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APACHE

  Possible Answer: Apache, apache

• The clue is 2. What might be strung from the item hidden in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIGHTS

  Possible Answer: fire_up, lighting, luminousness, get_off, lighter, alight, get_down, light, illume, visible_radiation, lightness, spark, visible_light, illumine, ignite, perch, Inner_Light, fall, luminance, light_source, sparkle, luminosity, igniter, brightness, brightness_level, dismount, light_up, illuminate, Christ_Within, illumination, Light_Within, unhorse, twinkle, Light, ignitor

  Possible Opposite Answer : extinguish, dark

• The clue is 3. Walks with confidence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRUTS

  Possible Answer: prance, sashay, strut, cock, ruffle, swagger, tittup

• The clue is 4. Prepare, as a watermelon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUTOPEN

• The clue is 5. Holiday carol … or a literal hint to what can be drawn by connecting nine letters when this puzzle is finished. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: OCHRISTMASTREE

• The clue is 6. Just manage, as a win. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKEOUT

• The clue is 7. Mend, as a stocking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARN

  Possible Answer: tinker's_damn, patch, red_cent, darn, tinker's_dam, hoot, shucks, mend, shit, damn

• The clue is 8. Cleric's title: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REV

  Possible Answer: rpm, revolutions_per_minute, rev_up, rev

• The clue is 9. "Have you started without me?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMILATE

• The clue is 10. Region near the North Pole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIBERIA

  Possible Answer: Siberia

• The clue is 11. What might be set under the item hidden in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRESENT

  Possible Answer: represent, stage, portray, present_tense, present, exhibit, deliver, pose, nowadays, gift, salute, face, award, acquaint, submit, demo, give, lay_out, demonstrate, confront, show, introduce

  Possible Opposite Answer : future, absent

• The clue is 13. Florida city or bay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMPA

  Possible Answer: Tampa

• The clue is 14. School yr. part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEM

• The clue is 21. Arizona's ___ National Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGUARO

  Possible Answer: Carnegiea_gigantea, saguaro, sahuaro

• The clue is 24. Red nose during wintertime, maybe?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYMPTOM

  Possible Answer: symptom

• The clue is 27. Like fresh paint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WET

  Possible Answer: fuddled, smashed, sozzled, lactating, pie-eyed, blind_drunk, loaded, stiff, crocked, wet, besotted, soaked, moisture, pixilated, tight, blotto, squiffy, sloshed, plastered, pissed, cockeyed, slopped, soused

  Possible Opposite Answer : dry

• The clue is 29. Go-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOS

• The clue is 32. Singer Rita. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

  Possible Answer: oculus_sinister, bone, osmium, os, Os, atomic_number_76, OS, operating_system

• The clue is 33. What might be draped from the item hidden in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GARLAND

  Possible Answer: Judy_Garland, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei, Garland, miscellany, florilegium, wreath

• The clue is 34. One seeking refuge from a dangerous situation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVACUEE

  Possible Answer: evacuee

• The clue is 35. Some two-seaters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANDEMS

  Possible Answer: tandem_bicycle, tandem, bicycle-built-for-two

• The clue is 36. Euro competitor, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USD

• The clue is 38. Handle things?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATSIGNS

• The clue is 40. Tweety Bird, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANARY

  Possible Answer: snitch, canary_yellow, stool_pigeon, canary_bird, sneaker, stoolpigeon, fink, sneak, snitcher, stoolie, canary-yellow, canary

• The clue is 41. Even if, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTHO

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

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

  The answer: CLEAVE

  Possible Answer: rive, cohere, stick, adhere, split, cling, cleave

• The clue is 43. What might be hung from the item hidden in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TINSEL

  Possible Answer: tinsel

• The clue is 44. Civics, for example. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDANS

  Possible Answer: sedan, saloon, sedan_chair

• The clue is 50. Where most of the world's rice and tea is grown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIA

  Possible Answer: Asia

• The clue is 51. Word repeated in the lyric "Do you ___ what I ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEE

  Possible Answer: get_wind, find, view, picture, envision, interpret, come_across, visualize, visit, learn, determine, understand, figure, go_through, run_across, visualise, catch, watch, ensure, get_a_line, reckon, construe, fancy, examine, check, see_to_it, find_out, pick_up, take_in, escort, image, realise, consider, see, hear, ascertain, experience, run_into, encounter, control, go_steady, project, assure, attend, regard, take_care, look, witness, get_word, insure, go_out, date, meet, discover, realize

• The clue is 54. King of France. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROI

  Possible Answer: return_on_invested_capital, ROI, return_on_investment

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (33 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (38 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Source of great power?	12
2A	13. Common component of a digital watch, for short	3
3A	16. It snaps with a tap	12
4A	17. Symbol for electric flux, in physics	3
5A	18. One way to grin	12
6A	19. What might be smelt?	3
7A	20. Be just right for	3
8A	21. Fortune	3
9A	22. Go to the other side	6
10A	24. Ambitious tactic in bridge	7
11A	27. Deck deception	8
12A	29. "My ___!"	5
13A	30. Food sticker?	4
14A	31. "___ Deo gloria" (Latin doctrine)	4
15A	32. What a camper or criminal hopes to leave	7
16A	34. Curved plumbing piece	5
17A	35. Car touted for its dual efficiency	12
18A	37. Serialized and melodramatic, as a show	5
19A	39. Black Death-era Iberian king dubbed "the Ceremonious"	7
20A	40. Initial cost of a sort	4
21A	41. Speechwriter's consideration	4
22A	42. Put on ___	5
23A	45. Meet face to face?	8
24A	47. Spending quantities	7
25A	49. Like some protective sunglasses, in brief	6
26A	50. Relaxed sigh	3
27A	51. "Longest ___ chain," 2019 Guinness feat set by a cancer awareness cause (196,000+ items, 120+ miles)	3
28A	52. Beam	3
29A	53. Youngest-ever QB to win multiple N.F.L. M.V.P. awards (by age 27)	12
30A	58. Music box?	3
31A	59. What magicians strive to do	12
32A	60. Past participle of the French "naître"	3
33A	61. Under lines?	12

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Source of great power?"

12 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: MASTERSWITCH

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2A: "13. Common component of a digital watch, for short"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.
• Similar words include: liquid crystal display
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LCD

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3A: "16. It snaps with a tap"

12 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: IPHONECAMERA

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4A: "17. Symbol for electric flux, in physics"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 21st letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PHI

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5A: "18. One way to grin"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: FROMEARTOEAR

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6A: "19. What might be smelt?"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Similar words include: hard roe
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROE

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7A: "20. Be just right for"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a display of bad temper
• Similar words include: tally, accommodate, scene
• Opposite of: unfit, disagree

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Answer: FIT

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8A: "21. Fortune"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Similar words include: slew, fortune, allot
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LOT

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9A: "22. Go to the other side"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an imperfection in a bodily system
• Similar words include: fault, shortcoming, desert
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DEFECT

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10A: "24. Ambitious tactic in bridge"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SLAMBID

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11A: "27. Deck deception"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FALSECUT

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12A: "29. "My ___!""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• Similar words include: superstar, wizard, lead
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STARS

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13A: "30. Food sticker?"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TINE

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14A: "31. "___ Deo gloria" (Latin doctrine)"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Similar words include: solo
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOLI

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15A: "32. What a camper or criminal hopes to leave"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NOTRACE

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16A: "34. Curved plumbing piece"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PTRAP

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17A: "35. Car touted for its dual efficiency"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: DIESELHYBRID

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18A: "37. Serialized and melodramatic, as a show"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that resembling or having the qualities of soap
• Similar words include: smarmy, oleaginous, unctuous
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SOAPY

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19A: "39. Black Death-era Iberian king dubbed "the Ceremonious""

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PETERIV

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20A: "40. Initial cost of a sort"

4 letters Category: Common Word

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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21A: "41. Speechwriter's consideration"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the quality of a person's voice
• Similar words include: look, whole step, tonus
• Opposite of: atonicity

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Answer: TONE

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22A: "42. Put on ___"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANACT

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23A: "45. Meet face to face?"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that butt with the head
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: HEADBUTT

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24A: "47. Spending quantities"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of spending or disbursing money
• Similar words include: disbursement, disbursal, outgo
• Opposite of: income

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Answer: OUTLAYS

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25A: "49. Like some protective sunglasses, in brief"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ANTIUV

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26A: "50. Relaxed sigh"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AHH

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27A: "51. "Longest ___ chain," 2019 Guinness feat set by a cancer awareness cause (196,000+ items, 120+ miles)"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
• Similar words include: brassiere, bandeau
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BRA

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28A: "52. Beam"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a column of light (as from a beacon)
• Similar words include: light beam, shaft of light, electron beam
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAY

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29A: "53. Youngest-ever QB to win multiple N.F.L. M.V.P. awards (by age 27)"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: LAMARJACKSON

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30A: "58. Music box?"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of electric current adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Similar words include: adenylic acid, A, adenosine monophosphate
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AMP

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31A: "59. What magicians strive to do"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: BLOWYOURMIND

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32A: "60. Past participle of the French "naître""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NEE

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33A: "61. Under lines?"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: SUBWAYSYSTEM

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Ticks off	5
2D	2. Taxing times	6
3D	3. Targeted, as a target	6
4D	4. East Egg resident in "The Great Gatsby"	3
5D	5. Buffalo-to-Rochester dir.	3
6D	6. They see things for what they are	8
7D	7. Seafood staple of New England	5
8D	8. Engineer who supposedly found inspiration while tending to a boiling kettle	4
9D	9. Shorthand for a stance	3
10D	10. Top choice?	3
11D	11. Birthplace, as of civilization	6
12D	12. Big hoppers	5
13D	13. "Wax" collectible, informally	8
14D	14. Count out for breakfast?	7
15D	15. Nutritionist's offering	7
16D	23. Lollapalooza, for instance	8
17D	25. Job done on one's hands and feet?	8
18D	26. Like typical frat boys, informally	5
19D	27. Johann ___, philosopher who influenced Hegel	6
20D	28. Words on either side of "for"	5
21D	30. "Everyone has ___. What's rare is the courage to follow [it] to the dark places where it leads": Erica Jong	6
22D	33. Move, as a plant	5
23D	34. Forensic unit's discovery	5
24D	35. String or integer, in computer science	8
25D	36. Spot to order a witbier or hefeweizen	8
26D	37. Very hot and dry	7
27D	38. What the singer Prince Rogers Nelson famously went by	7
28D	41. With fewer than 11,000 people, the world's second-least-populous country, after Vatican City	6
29D	43. Chooses traffic over train, perhaps	6
30D	44. Lt. ___ Slothrop, main character in Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow"	6
31D	46. Some spring nursery purchases	5
32D	47. Sarcastic "That's just great"	5
33D	48. Dominatrix's practice, for short	5
34D	50. TV sister of Sansa Stark	4
35D	54. ___ rule	3
36D	55. Reaction to something sweet, maybe	3
37D	56. React to something moving, maybe	3
38D	57. Formula 1 divisions: Abbr.	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Ticks off"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state of irritation or annoyance
• Similar words include: huff, miff, seeing red
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MIFFS

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2D: "2. Taxing times"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the month following march and preceding may
• Similar words include: April, Apr
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: APRILS

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3D: "3. Targeted, as a target"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHOTAT

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4D: "4. East Egg resident in "The Great Gatsby""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to whites
• Similar words include: tomcat, gobbler, tom turkey
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TOM

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5D: "5. Buffalo-to-Rochester dir."

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the compass point midway between northeast and east
• Similar words include: east northeast
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ENE

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6D: "6. They see things for what they are"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
• Similar words include: realist
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: REALISTS

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7D: "7. Seafood staple of New England"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that flesh of young atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also young haddock and pollock; often broiled
• Similar words include: schrod
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SCROD

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8D: "8. Engineer who supposedly found inspiration while tending to a boiling kettle"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
• Similar words include: James Watt, W
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WATT

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9D: "9. Shorthand for a stance"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
• Similar words include: International Maritime Organization
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IMO

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10D: "10. Top choice?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Similar words include: football tee, tee up, golf tee
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEE

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11D: "11. Birthplace, as of civilization"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a baby bed with sides and rockers
• Similar words include: provenience, provenance, place of origin
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CRADLE

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12D: "12. Big hoppers"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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, hare
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HARES

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13D: "13. "Wax" collectible, informally"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LPRECORD

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14D: "14. Count out for breakfast?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CHOCULA

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15D: "15. Nutritionist's offering"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DIETTIP

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16D: "23. Lollapalooza, for instance"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
• Similar words include: fete
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FESTIVAL

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17D: "25. Job done on one's hands and feet?"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MANIPEDI

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18D: "26. Like typical frat boys, informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BROEY

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19D: "27. Johann ___, philosopher who influenced Hegel"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FICHTE

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20D: "28. Words on either side of "for""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANEYE

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21D: "30. "Everyone has ___. What's rare is the courage to follow [it] to the dark places where it leads": Erica Jong"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that natural abilities or qualities
• Similar words include: natural endowment, endowment, gift
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TALENT

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22D: "33. Move, as a plant"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that put in a new, usually larger, pot
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: REPOT

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23D: "34. Forensic unit's discovery"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
• Similar words include: impress, mark, publish
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PRINT

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24D: "35. String or integer, in computer science"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DATATYPE

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25D: "36. Spot to order a witbier or hefeweizen"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BRAUHAUS

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26D: "37. Very hot and dry"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that a nilo-saharan language spoken in parts of chad
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SAHARAN

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27D: "38. What the singer Prince Rogers Nelson famously went by"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ONENAME

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28D: "41. With fewer than 11,000 people, the world's second-least-populous country, after Vatican City"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small island republic on the tuvalu islands; formerly part of the british colony of gilbert and ellice islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the united kingdom in 1978
• Similar words include: Ellice Islands
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TUVALU

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29D: "43. Chooses traffic over train, perhaps"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CABSIT

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30D: "44. Lt. ___ Slothrop, main character in Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow""

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TYRONE

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31D: "46. Some spring nursery purchases"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
• Similar words include: electric-light bulb, incandescent lamp, light bulb
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BULBS

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32D: "47. Sarcastic "That's just great""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OHJOY

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33D: "48. Dominatrix's practice, for short"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SANDM

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34D: "50. TV sister of Sansa Stark"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARYA

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35D: "54. ___ rule"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that a disorderly crowd of people
• Similar words include: crime syndicate, gang, family
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MOB

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36D: "55. Reaction to something sweet, maybe"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AWW

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37D: "56. React to something moving, maybe"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
• Similar words include: weep, shout out, cry out
• Opposite of: laugh

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Answer: CRY

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38D: "57. Formula 1 divisions: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
• Similar words include: kilometre, klick, km
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: KMS

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Today's Puzzle Stats

33 Across Clues

38 Down Clues

71 Total Clues

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