27428 Sun Dec 15, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Across Clues :

1. Chess player's study, 8. Painting stolen from 71-Across, 13. Cashless deal, 17. Crunchy root vegetables, 19. Fertilizer compound, 20. Painting stolen from 64-Across, 21. Winter setting in New England, 23. Hunter on high, 24. Like the Beatles' "Yesterday," key-wise, 25. Plum variety often used in spirits, 26. ___ center, 27. Made eyes at, 28. Schedules, 31. Architectural annexes, 33. Bronx cheer, 35. Capital on the Río de la Plata, 39. "Anchors Aweigh" grp., 40. One step ___ time, 41. Oodles, 42. Downhill event, 44. Prefix with health, 48. Niçoise salad need, 50. Role for Jay Silverheels, 52. Charles de Gaulle's birthplace, 53. Neighborhood grocery stores, 54. Painting stolen from 21-Across, 56. Nobelist Bohr, 58. Evenhanded, 59. Customary practice, 60. Popeye's witchy foe in early comics, 62. Like a car's wheels, 64. Bar with hashish pipes, 66. Baseball great Hershiser, 68. Solution strength, in chemistry, 70. Fat used in candlemaking, 71. Common scale range, 75. Champing at the bit, 77. Fog and haze generated for a theatrical production, 81. Flimsy, as an excuse, 82. Pillow cover, 84. Fastens, in a way, 86. Nose around, 87. Director DuVernay, 88. Crumple into a ball, 90. Informal speech, 92. Painting stolen from 33-Across, 93. Painting stolen from 105-Across, 95. Opened or closed like an eye, in film lingo, 97. No longer interested in, 98. Tour de France units: Abbr., 99. Bout enders, for short, 101. Health professional focused on nutrition, 105. Household appliance that makes a hissing sound, 108. "Right now!", 109. Connecticut coastal town near Stamford, 110. Has the gumption, 111. Actress Thurman, 114. Abbr. on a music score, 116. Member of la familia, 117. "Get ___!", 118. Classic nursery rhyme, 124. Toronto team, for short, 125. Attacked by mosquitoes, say, 126. Claudius, vis-à-vis King Hamlet, 127. Land in the sea, 128. Iditarod entries, 129. Annual star-studded fashion event

Down Clues :

1. Three, in Torino, 2. Letters associated with baseball and batteries, 3. Many '90s music purchases, 4. Painting stolen from 101-Across, 5. Enjoys as a hobby, 6. Gets irritated by, 7. Title for Manchin or Murkowski: Abbr., 8. First cars made by Ford, 9. See 122-Down, 10. Hair removal brand, 11. Salinger's "For ___ – With Love and Squalor", 12. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" airer, 13. Painting stolen from 35-Across, 14. "___ we're waiting …", 15. Cactuslike plants, 16. Duffer's obstacle, 18. '60s campus activist grp., 19. "1984" drudge, 20. Eccentric types, 22. Certain emergency message, 28. Surgeon's stitch, 29. Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell", 30. Beauty spot?, 32. Place to keep plants, 34. Abundant, 35. Motel proprietor in "Psycho", 36. Ancient Greek region for which part of the Mediterranean is named, 37. Innocent sort, 38. God of the Qu'ran, 43. Hodgepodges, 45. Dark, in poesy, 46. Like some vowels and memories, 47. 90° from norte, 49. On dry ground, 51. Basic skateboard trick, 55. Root in some speckled chips, 57. Adjust to, as a thermostat, 59. ___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990s, 61. Catches on, 63. Painting stolen from 53-Across, 65. Some partners in lesbian couples, 67. Franz who composed "The Merry Widow", 69. Mapped out again, 71. Deception, 72. Shankar at Woodstock, 73. Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan, 74. Acme's antonym, 76. Plunder, archaically, 78. Online tracker, 79. Old-fashioned trinket shop vendors, 80. Twitch, 83. Think aloud, 85. Bergen's dummy Mortimer, 89. Identifies, 91. "Half a truth is often a ___": Benjamin Franklin, 94. Painting stolen from 77-Across, 96. Abandons, 100. Places of refuge, 102. Xerox : copy machine :: ___ : kitchen wrap, 103. Most boring, 104. Lines at the theater?, 105. Corporate department, 106. Culmination of many a "Law & Order" episode, 107. Desensitizes, 110. Painting stolen from 118-Across, 112. It might be held during vacation, 113. Comedian Johnson of "Laugh-In", 115. Big inits. in fuel additives, 119. From Jan. 1 until now, 120. Male turkey, 121. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out", 122. With 9-Down, legendary Giant, 123. A nursing one has snaps

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 15, 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. Chess player's study. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACTICS

  
  

  Possible Answer : manoeuvre, tactics, maneuver, tactic




• The clue is 8. Painting stolen from 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONET

  
  

  Possible Answer : Claude_Monet, Monet




• The clue is 13. Cashless deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAP

  
  

  Possible Answer : swop, switch, swap, barter, trade




• The clue is 17. Crunchy root vegetables. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RADISHES

  
  

  Possible Answer : daikon, Japanese_radish, radish, radish_plant, Raphanus_sativus, Raphanus_sativus_longipinnatus




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

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

  The answer: POTASH

  
  

  Possible Answer : potassium_hydroxide, potash, caustic_potash




• The clue is 20. Painting stolen from 64-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAHLO

  
  



• The clue is 21. Winter setting in New England. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: EASTERNSTANDARDTIME

  
  



• The clue is 23. Hunter on high. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORION

  
  

  Possible Answer : Orion, Hunter




• The clue is 24. Like the Beatles' "Yesterday," key-wise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INF

  
  



• The clue is 25. Plum variety often used in spirits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Prunus_spinosa, Alleghany_plum, Prunus_alleghaniensis, blackthorn, Allegheny_plum, sloe




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

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

  The answer: REC

  
  



• The clue is 27. Made eyes at. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGLED

  
  

  Possible Answer : ogle




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

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

  The answer: SLATES

  
  

  Possible Answer : slate, slat, slating, ticket




• The clue is 31. Architectural annexes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLS

  
  

  Possible Answer : ell




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

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

  The answer: GOYANKEES

  
  



• The clue is 35. Capital on the Río de la Plata. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (20 letters)

  The answer: BUENOSAIRESARGENTINA

  
  



• The clue is 39. "Anchors Aweigh" grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USN

  
  

  Possible Answer : USN, US_Navy, United_States_Navy, Navy




• The clue is 40. One step ___ time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATA

  
  



• The clue is 41. Oodles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOT

  
  



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

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

  The answer: SLALOM

  
  

  Possible Answer : slalom




• The clue is 44. Prefix with health. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TELE

  
  



• The clue is 48. Niçoise salad need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

  
  

  Possible Answer : tunny, Anguilla_sucklandii, Opuntia_tuna, tuna_fish, tuna




• The clue is 50. Role for Jay Silverheels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONTO

  
  



• The clue is 52. Charles de Gaulle's birthplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LILLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Lille




• The clue is 53. Neighborhood grocery stores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BODEGAS

  
  

  Possible Answer : bodega




• The clue is 54. Painting stolen from 21-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERNST

  
  

  Possible Answer : Max_Ernst, Ernst




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

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

  The answer: NIELS

  
  



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

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

  The answer: FAIR

  
  

  Possible Answer : fair, average, honest, bonnie, fairly, funfair, mediocre, bazaar, fairish, sightly, just, clean, evenhandedly, carnival, bonny, comely, reasonable, middling

  Possible Opposite Answer : foul, unfairly, unfair




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

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

  The answer: WONT

  
  

  Possible Answer : wont, habit




• The clue is 60. Popeye's witchy foe in early comics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAHAG

  
  



• The clue is 62. Like a car's wheels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXLED

  
  



• The clue is 64. Bar with hashish pipes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOKAHLOUNGE

  
  



• The clue is 66. Baseball great Hershiser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREL

  
  



• The clue is 68. Solution strength, in chemistry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITER

  
  

  Possible Answer : titre, titer




• The clue is 70. Fat used in candlemaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUET

  
  

  Possible Answer : suet




• The clue is 71. Common scale range. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROMONETOTEN

  
  



• The clue is 75. Champing at the bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAGER

  
  

  Possible Answer : eager, eagre, tidal_bore, bore, aegir

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneager




• The clue is 77. Fog and haze generated for a theatrical production. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKEEFFECTS

  
  



• The clue is 81. Flimsy, as an excuse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAME

  
  

  Possible Answer : game, crippled, square, gimpy, lame, feeble, halting, cripple, halt




• The clue is 82. Pillow cover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAM

  
  

  Possible Answer : false, fictive, sham, fake, role_player, fictitious, imposter, simulate, affect, pretender, assumed, assume, put_on, shammer, pretend, pseud, faker, postiche, dissemble, fraud, pseudo, impostor, pretended, feign




• The clue is 84. Fastens, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAPES

  
  

  Possible Answer : tape_measure, intercept, pink, tapeline, magnetic_tape, exploit, tape_recording, tap, solicit, beg, taping, bug, tapdance, record, rap, videotape, tape, wiretap, mag_tape, tip, knock

  Possible Opposite Answer : erase




• The clue is 86. Nose around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOOP

  
  

  Possible Answer : snoop, snooper, sleuth, stag, spy




• The clue is 87. Director DuVernay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVA

  
  



• The clue is 88. Crumple into a ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WADUP

  
  



• The clue is 90. Informal speech. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLANG

  
  

  Possible Answer : slang_term, dupe, fool, put_on, befool, put_one_over, argot, lingo, gull, cant, vernacular, put_one_across, cod, slang, patois, take_in, jargon, slang_expression




• The clue is 92. Painting stolen from 33-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOYA

  
  

  Possible Answer : Francisco_de_Goya, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya_y_Lucientes, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya, Goya, Goya_y_Lucientes, Francisco_Goya




• The clue is 93. Painting stolen from 105-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIRO

  
  

  Possible Answer : Miro, Joan_Miro, black_pine, miro, Podocarpus_ferruginea, Prumnopitys_ferruginea




• The clue is 95. Opened or closed like an eye, in film lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRISED

  
  



• The clue is 97. No longer interested in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVER

  
  

  Possible Answer : o'er, terminated, over, ended, all_over, complete, concluded




• The clue is 98. Tour de France units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KMS

  
  

  Possible Answer : km, klick, kilometer, kilometre




• The clue is 99. Bout enders, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOS

  
  

  Possible Answer : kos, kayo, knockout, KO, coss




• The clue is 101. Health professional focused on nutrition. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: REGISTEREDDIETITIAN

  
  



• The clue is 105. Household appliance that makes a hissing sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAMIRON

  
  



• The clue is 108. "Right now!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAT

  
  



• The clue is 109. Connecticut coastal town near Stamford. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARIEN

  
  



• The clue is 110. Has the gumption. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARES

  
  

  Possible Answer : make_bold, dare, defy, daring, presume




• The clue is 111. Actress Thurman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMA

  
  

  Possible Answer : genus_Uma, Uma




• The clue is 114. Abbr. on a music score. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRES

  
  



• The clue is 116. Member of la familia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIA

  
  

  Possible Answer : transient_ischemic_attack, TIA




• The clue is 117. "Get ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIFE

  
  



• The clue is 118. Classic nursery rhyme. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (18 letters)

  The answer: MARYHADALITTLELAMB

  
  



• The clue is 124. Toronto team, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAFS

  
  

  Possible Answer : flip, riffle, flick, folio, leaf, thumb, leafage, riff, foliage




• The clue is 125. Attacked by mosquitoes, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BITTEN

  
  

  Possible Answer : sting, bite, seize_with_teeth, prick, burn




• The clue is 126. Claudius, vis-à-vis King Hamlet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POISONER

  
  

  Possible Answer : poisoner




• The clue is 127. Land in the sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : islet, isle




• The clue is 128. Iditarod entries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEDS

  
  

  Possible Answer : sled, sledge, sleigh




• The clue is 129. Annual star-studded fashion event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METGALA

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Three, in Torino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRE

  
  

• The clue is 2. Letters associated with baseball and batteries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAA

  
  

  Possible Answer: AAA, abdominal_aortic_aneurysm

• The clue is 3. Many '90s music purchases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cd, cd, candle, compact_disk, CD, certificate_of_deposit, candela, standard_candle, cadmium, compact_disc, atomic_number_48

• The clue is 4. Painting stolen from 101-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITIAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Titian, Tiziano_Vecellio

• The clue is 5. Enjoys as a hobby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISINTO

  
  

• The clue is 6. Gets irritated by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAFESAT

  
  

• The clue is 7. Title for Manchin or Murkowski: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEN

  
  

  Possible Answer: sen

• The clue is 8. First cars made by Ford. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MODELAS

  
  

• The clue is 9. See 122-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTT

  
  

• The clue is 10. Hair removal brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIR

  
  

• The clue is 11. Salinger's "For ___ – With Love and Squalor". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESME

  
  

• The clue is 12. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THECW

  
  

• The clue is 13. Painting stolen from 35-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARGENT

  
  

  Possible Answer: John_Singer_Sargent, Sargent

• The clue is 14. "___ we're waiting …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHILE

  
  

  Possible Answer: piece, spell, while, patch

• The clue is 15. Cactuslike plants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOES

  
  

  Possible Answer: aloes, bitter_aloes, aloe

• The clue is 16. Duffer's obstacle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POND

  
  

  Possible Answer: pool, pond

• The clue is 18. '60s campus activist grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: SD, Coyote_State, South_Dakota, Mount_Rushmore_State

• The clue is 19. "1984" drudge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: prole, worker, proletarian

• The clue is 20. Eccentric types. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOOKS

  
  

  Possible Answer: queer_bird, odd_man_out, kook, queer_duck, odd_fish, odd_fellow

• The clue is 22. Certain emergency message. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALERTTEXT

  
  

• The clue is 28. Surgeon's stitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUTURE

  
  

  Possible Answer: sutura, fibrous_joint, surgical_seam, suture

• The clue is 29. Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEANNA

  
  

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

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

  The answer: SALON

  
  

  Possible Answer: beauty_salon, beauty_parlour, beauty_shop, beauty_parlor, salon

• The clue is 32. Place to keep plants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SILL

  
  

  Possible Answer: sill

• The clue is 34. Abundant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMEROUS

  
  

  Possible Answer: numerous, legion

• The clue is 35. Motel proprietor in "Psycho". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATES

  
  

  Possible Answer: flutter, clobber, bat, bate, drub, cream, thrash, lick

• The clue is 36. Ancient Greek region for which part of the Mediterranean is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ionia

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

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

  The answer: NAIF

  
  

  Possible Answer: naif, naive

  Possible Opposite Answer : sophisticated

• The clue is 38. God of the Qu'ran. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLAH

  
  

  Possible Answer: Allah

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

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

  The answer: OLIOS

  
  

• The clue is 45. Dark, in poesy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBON

  
  

  Possible Answer: ebon, ebony

• The clue is 46. Like some vowels and memories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONG

  
  

  Possible Answer: tenacious, long, farsighted, foresightful, longsighted, recollective, yearn, prospicient, hanker, foresighted, farseeing, retentive

  Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short

• The clue is 47. 90° from norte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTE

  
  

• The clue is 49. On dry ground. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHORE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ashore

• The clue is 51. Basic skateboard trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

  
  

• The clue is 55. Root in some speckled chips. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARO

  
  

  Possible Answer: cocoyam, taro, taro_plant, taro_root, Colocasia_esculenta, edda, eddo, dasheen, dalo

• The clue is 57. Adjust to, as a thermostat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETAT

  
  

• The clue is 59. ___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WUTANG

  
  

• The clue is 61. Catches on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETSWISE

  
  

• The clue is 63. Painting stolen from 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEGAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Degas, Edgar_Degas, degas, Hilaire_Germain_Edgar_Degas

• The clue is 65. Some partners in lesbian couples. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEMS

  
  

• The clue is 67. Franz who composed "The Merry Widow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEHAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: Franz_Lehar, Lehar

• The clue is 69. Mapped out again. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPLOTTED

  
  

• The clue is 71. Deception. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAM

  
  

• The clue is 72. Shankar at Woodstock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVI

  
  

• The clue is 73. Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAR

  
  

• The clue is 74. Acme's antonym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NADIR

  
  

  Possible Answer: nadir, low-water_mark

  Possible Opposite Answer : zenith

• The clue is 76. Plunder, archaically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: loot, strip, despoil, rifle, foray, ransack, pillage, reave, plunder

• The clue is 78. Online tracker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COOKIE

  
  

  Possible Answer: biscuit, cooky, cookie

• The clue is 79. Old-fashioned trinket shop vendors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOYMEN

  
  

• The clue is 80. Twitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPASM

  
  

  Possible Answer: cramp, spasm, muscle_spasm

• The clue is 83. Think aloud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: think_over, meditate, contemplate, muse, chew_over, mull, excogitate, ruminate, Muse, speculate, reflect, mull_over, ponder

• The clue is 85. Bergen's dummy Mortimer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNERD

  
  

• The clue is 89. Identifies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEGS

  
  

  Possible Answer: pin, thole, peg, pegleg, nail, rowlock, peg_down, nog, wooden_leg, tholepin, nail_down, oarlock, stick, leg

• The clue is 91. "Half a truth is often a ___": Benjamin Franklin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREATLIE

  
  

• The clue is 94. Painting stolen from 77-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKEEFFE

  
  

• The clue is 96. Abandons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DITCHES

  
  

  Possible Answer: ditch, chuck, trench, dump

• The clue is 100. Places of refuge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OASES

  
  

  Possible Answer: oasis, haven

• The clue is 102. Xerox : copy machine :: ___ : kitchen wrap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: saran

• The clue is 103. Most boring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIEST

  
  

  Possible Answer: teetotal, juiceless, ironical, dry, ironic, wry

  Possible Opposite Answer : phlegmy, wet, sweet

• The clue is 104. Lines at the theater?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIALOG

  
  

  Possible Answer: dialogue, dialog, duologue

• The clue is 105. Corporate department. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALES

  
  

  Possible Answer: gross_revenue, sales, sales_agreement, sales_event, sale, gross_sales, cut-rate_sale

• The clue is 106. Culmination of many a "Law & Order" episode. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIAL

  
  

  Possible Answer: trial_run, run, trial, tribulation, visitation, test, tryout

• The clue is 107. Desensitizes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMBS

  
  

  Possible Answer: blunt, benumb, numb, dull

• The clue is 110. Painting stolen from 118-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DALI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Salvador_Dali, Dali

• The clue is 112. It might be held during vacation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAIL

  
  

  Possible Answer: get_off, chain_mail, post, mail, ring_armor, ring_mail, ring_armour, send, chain_armour, chain_armor, postal_service, mail_service

• The clue is 113. Comedian Johnson of "Laugh-In". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTE

  
  

• The clue is 115. Big inits. in fuel additives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STP

  
  

  Possible Answer: STP, s.t.p.

• The clue is 119. From Jan. 1 until now. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YTD

  
  

• The clue is 120. Male turkey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOM

  
  

  Possible Answer: gobbler, tom, turkey_cock, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, tomcat, Tom

• The clue is 121. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANA

  
  

  Possible Answer: ana, Ana

• The clue is 122. With 9-Down, legendary Giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEL

  
  

• The clue is 123. A nursing one has snaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  
  

  Possible Answer: bandeau, brassiere, bra

XWordHint Crossword Answers September 11, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (41 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. City with a view of Mount Vesuvius	6
2A	7. Minuscule, in cutesy lingo	12
3A	13. "Seinfeld" role	6
4A	14. Came unglued	7
5A	15. Hand-held communication device	12
6A	16. Get cranky with fatigue, maybe	8
7A	17. Dangers in "The Hurt Locker," for short	4
8A	18. Longtime portrayer of TV's Captain Pierce	4
9A	19. Jam	4
10A	21. Check out	4
11A	23. Total	5
12A	28. Microdosing substance	3
13A	29. Blowout	4
14A	30. Sound in a horror film	6
15A	31. Simpson née Bouvier	5
16A	33. Tick-borne affliction, informally	4
17A	35. Treats, as a sprain	4
18A	36. Back-to-back sporting events ... with a hint to the answers to the italicized clues	13
19A	39. Marinara tomato	4
20A	40. Kind of surgeon	4
21A	41. HI hi	5
22A	43. Pair of words that are usually contracted	6
23A	45. Curved shapes	4
24A	47. Lush	3
25A	48. One laying a foundation	5
26A	49. Turner of rock	4
27A	50. Video surveillance letters	4
28A	51. "I Am ___," onetime reality TV spinoff	4
29A	53. "Out!"	4
30A	55. Region of South Dakota	8
31A	59. Nursery rhyme character known as Lille Trille in Denmark	12
32A	62. Creator of Heffalumps and Woozles	7
33A	63. Current measure	6
34A	64. Flashiness	12
35A	65. Answer with a salute	6

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. City with a view of Mount Vesuvius"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a port and tourist center in southwestern italy; capital of the campania region
• Similar words include: Napoli
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NAPLES

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2A: "7. Minuscule, in cutesy lingo"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TEENSYWEENSY

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3A: "13. "Seinfeld" role"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELAINE

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4A: "14. Came unglued"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: WENTAPE

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5A: "15. Hand-held communication device"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: WALKIETALKIE

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6A: "16. Get cranky with fatigue, maybe"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NEEDANAP

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7A: "17. Dangers in "The Hurt Locker," for short"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an explosive device that is improvised
• Similar words include: improvised explosive device, I.E.D., IED
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IEDS

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8A: "18. Longtime portrayer of TV's Captain Pierce"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALDA

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9A: "19. Jam"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something that hinders as if with bonds
• Similar words include: bond, obligate, bandage
• Opposite of: untie, unbind

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Answer: BIND

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10A: "21. Check out"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that trying something to find out about it
• Similar words include: screen, try, psychometric test
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEST

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11A: "23. Total"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SUMTO

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12A: "28. Microdosing substance"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
• Similar words include: lysergic acid diethylamide
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LSD

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13A: "29. Blowout"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a disorderly crowd of people
• Similar words include: root, spreadeagle, spread-eagle
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROUT

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14A: "30. Sound in a horror film"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sharp piercing cry
• Similar words include: pipe up, shrieking, screech
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHRIEK

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15A: "31. Simpson née Bouvier"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
• Similar words include: margarine, margarin, oleo
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MARGE

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16A: "33. Tick-borne affliction, informally"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LYME

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17A: "35. Treats, as a sprain"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water frozen in the solid state
• Similar words include: chicken feed, ice-skating rink, deoxyephedrine
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ICES

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18A: "36. Back-to-back sporting events ... with a hint to the answers to the italicized clues"

13 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day)
• Similar words include: double feature, doubleheader, twin bill
• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: DOUBLEHEADERS

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19A: "39. Marinara tomato"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern india but now are living on all continents (but mostly in europe, north africa, and north america)
• Similar words include: Rommany, Romani, read-only storage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROMA

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20A: "40. Kind of surgeon"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an examination conducted by spoken communication
• Similar words include: viva, viva voce, oral examination
• Opposite of: anal, aboral

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Answer: ORAL

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21A: "41. HI hi"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
• Similar words include: ciao
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALOHA

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22A: "43. Pair of words that are usually contracted"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ARENOT

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23A: "45. Curved shapes"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
• Similar words include: bend, bowknot, crouch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BOWS

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24A: "47. Lush"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a chronic drinker
• Similar words include: drunkard, inebriate, rummy
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SOT

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25A: "48. One laying a foundation"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that american revolutionary leader from virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the bill of rights (1725-1792)
• Similar words include: James Neville Mason, stonemason, Freemason
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MASON

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26A: "49. Turner of rock"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TINA

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27A: "50. Video surveillance letters"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CCTV

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28A: "51. "I Am ___," onetime reality TV spinoff"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CAIT

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29A: "53. "Out!""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that drive away by crying `shoo!'
• Similar words include: shoo away, shoo off
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHOO

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30A: "55. Region of South Dakota"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that deeply eroded barren land
• Similar words include: Bad Lands
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BADLANDS

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31A: "59. Nursery rhyme character known as Lille Trille in Denmark"

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HUMPTYDUMPTY

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32A: "62. Creator of Heffalumps and Woozles"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AAMILNE

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33A: "63. Current measure"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the si ampere)
• Similar words include: amp, A, international ampere
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AMPERE

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34A: "64. Flashiness"

12 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RAZZLEDAZZLE

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35A: "65. Answer with a salute"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: YESSIR

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Semiaquatic amphibian	4
2D	2. Resembling	3
3D	3. Mom, dad and sis, but not bro	11
4D	4. Took a shine to	5
5D	5. City WNW of Tulsa	4
6D	6. Handles	6
7D	7. Material with a coarse weave	5
8D	8. Long hyphen	6
9D	9. H	3
10D	10. Grandma, in Gloucester	3
11D	11. Steamy place	3
12D	12. "You betcha"	3
13D	14. Lash mark	4
14D	16. Vices that are best abandoned	11
15D	19. Antiracist movement since 2013, for short	3
16D	20. Dance pioneer Duncan	7
17D	22. Leonhard who helped develop calculus	5
18D	24. Archangel in "Paradise Lost"	5
19D	25. Powerful ones have resolutions less than 0.1 nanometer	11
20D	26. Something one might slice	7
21D	27. Approves	3
22D	29. Graycoat in the Civil War	3
23D	30. Briny	3
24D	32. Organic fertilizer	5
25D	34. Casaba, e.g.	5
26D	37. Plethora	3
27D	38. Courtroom figs.	3
28D	39. Butter from a farm	3
29D	42. Dune buggy, e.g., in brief	3
30D	44. Ready for an emergency, say	6
31D	46. Time for a trip to the laundromat	7
32D	49. Alternative to Gain	4
33D	50. Guest freebies	5
34D	52. Youngest of the Brontë sisters	4
35D	54. Philosopher David who wrote "A Treatise of Human Nature"	4
36D	55. Medieval entertainer	4
37D	56. Good rating for a bond	3
38D	57. Noncombat region, in brief	3
39D	58. Cheney of politics	3
40D	60. Prefix with lingual or lateral	3
41D	61. "___ Blues" (song on the Beatles' "White Album")	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Semiaquatic amphibian"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of north america and europe and northern asia
• Similar words include: triton
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NEWT

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2D: "2. Resembling"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALA

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3D: "3. Mom, dad and sis, but not bro"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
• Similar words include: palindrome
• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PALINDROMES

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4D: "4. Took a shine to"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prefer or wish to do something
• Similar words include: wish, care, like
• Opposite of: dislike, disliked

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Answer: LIKED

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5D: "5. City WNW of Tulsa"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a town in north central oklahoma
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ENID

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6D: "6. Handles"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEESTO

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7D: "7. Material with a coarse weave"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in scotland
• Similar words include: gabardine, flannel, white
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TWEED

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8D: "8. Long hyphen"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ENDASH

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9D: "9. H"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Similar words include: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ETA

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10D: "10. Grandma, in Gloucester"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that your grandmother
• Similar words include: nanna, grannie, grandmother
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NAN

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11D: "11. Steamy place"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Similar words include: resort hotel, health spa, watering place
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SPA

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12D: "12. "You betcha""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: YEP

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13D: "14. Lash mark"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
• Similar words include: strap, weal, flog
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WELT

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14D: "16. Vices that are best abandoned"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NASTYHABITS

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15D: "19. Antiracist movement since 2013, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BLM

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16D: "20. Dance pioneer Duncan"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ISADORA

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17D: "22. Leonhard who helped develop calculus"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that swiss mathematician (1707-1783)
• Similar words include: Leonhard Euler
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EULER

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18D: "24. Archangel in "Paradise Lost""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: URIEL

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19D: "25. Powerful ones have resolutions less than 0.1 nanometer"

11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Think of something that magnifier of the image of small objects
• Similar words include: microscope
• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: MICROSCOPES

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20D: "26. Something one might slice"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TEESHOT

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21D: "27. Approves"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state in south central united states
• Similar words include: Sooner State, okey, OK
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OKS

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22D: "29. Graycoat in the Civil War"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that `johnny' was applied as a nickname for confederate soldiers by the federal soldiers in the american civil war; `greyback' derived from their grey confederate uniforms
• Similar words include: Johnny, Johnny Reb, greyback
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REB

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23D: "30. Briny"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Similar words include: ocean
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEA

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24D: "32. Organic fertilizer"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that the excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GUANO

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25D: "34. Casaba, e.g."

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
• Similar words include: melon vine
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MELON

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26D: "37. Plethora"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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

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Answer: LOT

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27D: "38. Courtroom figs."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of several small ungulate mammals of africa and asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
• Similar words include: district attorney, cony, hyrax
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DAS

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28D: "39. Butter from a farm"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
• Similar words include: jampack, random access memory, read/write memory
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAM

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29D: "42. Dune buggy, e.g., in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATV

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30D: "44. Ready for an emergency, say"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ONCALL

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31D: "46. Time for a trip to the laundromat"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a day set aside for doing household laundry
• Similar words include: washing day
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: WASHDAY

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32D: "49. Alternative to Gain"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
• Similar words include: surge, lunar time period
• Opposite of: ebb

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Answer: TIDE

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33D: "50. Guest freebies"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
• Similar words include: comprehensive examination, comprehensive, comp
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: COMPS

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34D: "52. Youngest of the Brontë sisters"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANNE

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35D: "54. Philosopher David who wrote "A Treatise of Human Nature""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
• Similar words include: David Hume
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HUME

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36D: "55. Medieval entertainer"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lyric poet
• Similar words include: caparison, barde, dress up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BARD

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37D: "56. Good rating for a bond"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
• Similar words include: abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AAA

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38D: "57. Noncombat region, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited
• Similar words include: demilitarized zone
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DMZ

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39D: "58. Cheney of politics"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LIZ

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40D: "60. Prefix with lingual or lateral"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TRI

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41D: "61. "___ Blues" (song on the Beatles' "White Album")"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YER

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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