27403 Mon Nov 18, 2024 NYT by Rajeswari Rajamani

Across Clues :

1. Take a chill pill, 6. Welsh dog breed, 11. "Yuck!", 14. Self-evident truth, 15. Spheres of study, 16. July-August zodiac sign, 17. Personal bidding, in an idiom, 19. Part of a train … or an alternative to one, 20. ___ Scurry, first Black woman in the National Soccer Hall of Fame, 21. Museum info displayer, 23. Wee, informally, 24. ___ Moines, Iowa, 27. Take ___ (catch some Z's), 28. Who went "up the hill" in a nursery rhyme, 32. Glass fragment, 36. Suspend, 37. Great Plains tribe, 38. Speaking and pointing at objects, in a game of charades, 39. Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame, 40. High-fives, basically, 41. Actor Guinness, 42. Ooze, 43. Spanish babies, 44. Two-player offensive sequence in basketball, 47. Instructional talk at an expo, informally, 48. Facility at many a luxury resort, 49. Doughnut shapes, mathematically speaking, 53. Steamy literary genre, 56. Maneuvered (through), as traffic, 58. Bit of cricket gear, 59. Like a hard-to-believe story, 62. Broadway, for one: Abbr, 63. Corrected with Ctrl+Z, 64. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom), 65. "Certainly!", 66. Religious factions, 67. Adheres to, as a deadline

Down Clues :

1. Synagogue leader, 2. Put forth, as effort, 3. Permitted by law, 4. Perfectly fine, 5. Marvel Comics mutant, 6. Real scoundrel, 7. Soldier of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings", 8. "You ___ what you sow", 9. Like a brave knight, 10. One of more than 14,000 that make up Japan, 11. Iconic landmark in Yosemite Valley, 12. Partner of tear, 13. Boggle find, 18. Zippo, 22. Persuade with flattery, 25. Was bouncing off the walls?, 26. Performers of kickflips and boardslides, 28. Law school grads, in brief, 29. Subgenre for Lorde and Lana Del Rey, 30. Leisurely run, 31. "Sometimes ___ is more", 32. Finger-clicking sound, 33. Hindu festival of colors, 34. Amusing stories from a public speaker, 35. What goes up after a countdown?, 40. Weekend comedy show, for short, 42. Flavored ice treat, 45. ___ curiae (friend of the court), 46. On which croquet and cornhole are played, 49. On which Ping-Pong and air hockey are played, 50. Tiny egg, 51. Like the Olympic cauldron every four years, 52. Keeps the engine running, say, 53. Site where NWT = "New With Tags" and GU = "Gently Used", 54. Five-star review, 55. Rock band with an electric name, 57. Wax-coated cheese, 60. D.I.Y. purchase, 61. Distractions on many free apps

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 18, 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, November 18, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Take a chill pill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELAX

  Possible Answer : loose, unbend, unwind, slow_down, loosen, unlax, slack, slacken, unstrain, slack_up, make_relaxed, loosen_up, decompress, relax

  Possible Opposite Answer : tense, stiffen, strain




• The clue is 6. Welsh dog breed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORGI

  Possible Answer : corgi, Welsh_corgi




• The clue is 11. "Yuck!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWW




• The clue is 14. Self-evident truth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXIOM

  Possible Answer : maxim, axiom




• The clue is 15. Spheres of study. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREAS

  Possible Answer : field, arena, country, expanse, area, orbit, surface_area, region, domain, sphere




• The clue is 16. July-August zodiac sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer : Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion




• The clue is 17. Personal bidding, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BECKANDCALL




• The clue is 19. Part of a train … or an alternative to one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAR

  Possible Answer : auto, automobile, motorcar, railcar, railway_car, gondola, cable_car, railroad_car, elevator_car, car, machine




• The clue is 20. ___ Scurry, first Black woman in the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIANA




• The clue is 21. Museum info displayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLACARD

  Possible Answer : bill, poster, posting, notice, card, placard




• The clue is 23. Wee, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITTY




• The clue is 24. ___ Moines, Iowa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DES

  Possible Answer : diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, DE, stilbesterol, diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilboestrol, First_State, Diamond_State, Delaware, stilbestrol




• The clue is 27. Take ___ (catch some Z's). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANAP




• The clue is 28. Who went "up the hill" in a nursery rhyme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JACKANDJILL




• The clue is 32. Glass fragment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHARD

  Possible Answer : fragment, shard, sherd




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

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

  The answer: HALT

  Possible Answer : stanch, halting, arrest, halt, freeze, stay, block, stoppage, gimpy, crippled, stem, kibosh, staunch, game, hitch, hold, lame, check, stop

  Possible Opposite Answer : start




• The clue is 37. Great Plains tribe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOE

  Possible Answer : Oto, Otoe




• The clue is 38. Speaking and pointing at objects, in a game of charades. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONOS




• The clue is 39. Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTT




• The clue is 40. High-fives, basically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAPS

  Possible Answer : slap, smack, smacking




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

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

  The answer: ALEC




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

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

  The answer: SEEP

  Possible Answer : ooze, seep




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

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

  The answer: NENES




• The clue is 44. Two-player offensive sequence in basketball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICKANDROLL




• The clue is 47. Instructional talk at an expo, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEMO

  Possible Answer : demonstration, demonstrate, present, show, exhibit, demo




• The clue is 48. Facility at many a luxury resort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

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




• The clue is 49. Doughnut shapes, mathematically speaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORI

  Possible Answer : torus, tore, toroid




• The clue is 53. Steamy literary genre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EROTICA

  Possible Answer : pornography, porno, erotica, smut, porn




• The clue is 56. Maneuvered (through), as traffic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEAVED

  Possible Answer : wind, weave, waver, tissue, wander, interweave, thread, meander

  Possible Opposite Answer : unweave




• The clue is 58. Bit of cricket gear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAT

  Possible Answer : at-bat, bat, clobber, chiropteran, flutter, cream, drub, lick, thrash, squash_racket, cricket_bat, squash_racquet




• The clue is 59. Like a hard-to-believe story. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCKANDBULL




• The clue is 62. Broadway, for one: Abbr. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVE




• The clue is 63. Corrected with Ctrl+Z. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNDID

  Possible Answer : loosen, unmake, unwrap, untie, undo

  Possible Opposite Answer : wrap, make




• The clue is 64. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIE




• The clue is 65. "Certainly!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no




• The clue is 66. Religious factions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECTS

  Possible Answer : religious_sect, sect, religious_order, faction




• The clue is 67. Adheres to, as a deadline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEETS

  Possible Answer : satisfy, encounter, assemble, match, run_across, fulfil, meet, get_together, conform_to, gather, fit, touch, fulfill, play, contact, forgather, suffer, see, come_across, take_on, run_into, receive, cope_with, sports_meeting, foregather, fill, converge, adjoin

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Synagogue leader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RABBI

  Possible Answer: rabbi, Rabbi

• The clue is 2. Put forth, as effort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXERT

  Possible Answer: maintain, wield, exercise, exert

• The clue is 3. Permitted by law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LICIT

  Possible Answer: lawful, legitimate, licit

  Possible Opposite Answer : illicit

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

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

  The answer: AOKAY

• The clue is 5. Marvel Comics mutant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMAN

• The clue is 6. Real scoundrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAD

  Possible Answer: heel, bounder, cad, blackguard, computer-aided_design, CAD, hound, dog

• The clue is 7. Soldier of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORC

• The clue is 8. "You ___ what you sow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAP

  Possible Answer: glean, reap, draw, harvest

• The clue is 9. Like a brave knight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALLANT

  Possible Answer: dandy, fop, knightly, lofty, swell, majestic, proud, gallant, sheik, beau, chivalrous, clotheshorse, dude, fashion_plate, squire, dashing

• The clue is 10. One of more than 14,000 that make up Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLAND

  Possible Answer: island

• The clue is 11. Iconic landmark in Yosemite Valley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELCAPITAN

• The clue is 12. Partner of tear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEAR

  Possible Answer: wear_down, break, endure, outwear, wear_out, assume, don, wearing, fatigue, habiliment, bust, article_of_clothing, fag_out, wear, wearable, wear_off, put_on, weary, clothing, hold_out, tire_out, fag, bear, tire, wear_thin, get_into, wear_upon, have_on, jade, fall_apart, vesture

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh

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

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

  The answer: WORD

  Possible Answer: news, countersign, Bible, word_of_honor, Holy_Writ, Son, Scripture, tidings, give_voice, Book, word, Logos, password, watchword, Word_of_God, Good_Book, formulate, parole, articulate, give-and-take, Holy_Scripture, phrase, Word, discussion, intelligence, Christian_Bible

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

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

  The answer: NADA

  Possible Answer: aught, nix, zero, nil, cipher, cypher, naught, zip, goose_egg, null, zippo, nada, zilch, nothing

• The clue is 22. Persuade with flattery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAJOLE

  Possible Answer: sweet-talk, inveigle, cajole, palaver, wheedle, blarney, coax

• The clue is 25. Was bouncing off the walls?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHOED

  Possible Answer: reverberate, repeat, ring, resound, echo, recall

• The clue is 26. Performers of kickflips and boardslides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKATERS

  Possible Answer: skater

• The clue is 28. Law school grads, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JDS

• The clue is 29. Subgenre for Lorde and Lana Del Rey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTPOP

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

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

  The answer: LOPE

  Possible Answer: canter, trot, lope, jog

• The clue is 31. "Sometimes ___ is more". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LESS

  Possible Answer: to_a_lesser_extent, less

  Possible Opposite Answer : more

• The clue is 32. Finger-clicking sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer: snatch_up, crack, grab, snap, snatch, shot, lose_it, snap_fastener, bust, ginger_snap, picnic, catch, duck_soup, cracking, piece_of_cake, snapshot, shoot, break_down, photograph, elasticity, centering, snap_bean, pushover, snarl, gingersnap, ginger_nut, child's_play, tear, click, press_stud, walkover, rupture, cinch, flick, breeze

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity

• The clue is 33. Hindu festival of colors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLI

• The clue is 34. Amusing stories from a public speaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANECDOTES

  Possible Answer: anecdote

• The clue is 35. What goes up after a countdown?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROCKET

  Possible Answer: skyrocket, projectile, roquette, rocket, garden_rocket, arugula, rocket_salad, Eruca_vesicaria_sativa, Eruca_sativa, rocket_engine

• The clue is 40. Weekend comedy show, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 42. Flavored ice treat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOCONE

• The clue is 45. ___ curiae (friend of the court). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMICUS

• The clue is 46. On which croquet and cornhole are played. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAWN

  Possible Answer: lawn

• The clue is 49. On which Ping-Pong and air hockey are played. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABLE

  Possible Answer: shelve, prorogue, table, tabular_array, hold_over, tabularise, put_over, put_off, set_back, mesa, remit, tabularize, postpone, tabulate, defer, board

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

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

  The answer: OVULE

  Possible Answer: ovule

• The clue is 51. Like the Olympic cauldron every four years. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELIT

• The clue is 52. Keeps the engine running, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLES

  Possible Answer: stagnate, laze, tick_over, idle, slug

  Possible Opposite Answer : work, run

• The clue is 53. Site where NWT = "New With Tags" and GU = "Gently Used". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBAY

• The clue is 54. Five-star review. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVE

  Possible Answer: rabbit_on, gush, mouth_off, rant, spout, rave, jabber

• The clue is 55. Rock band with an electric name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACDC

• The clue is 57. Wax-coated cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDAM

  Possible Answer: Edam

• The clue is 60. D.I.Y. purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIT

  Possible Answer: outfit, kit, kit_up, kit_out

• The clue is 61. Distractions on many free apps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer: advert, advertising, advertisement, advertizement, advertizing, ad

NYT Tuesday, October 01, 2013 Crossword Clues Hints | Answers - Solution Blog

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 01, 2013

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Tennessee team, for short -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: VOLS



• 5. Acknowledge as true -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: COPTO



• 10. Pole or Czech -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: SLAV

  Possible Answer : Slav



• 14. Admit openly -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: AVOW

  Possible Answer : swan, avouch, assert, swear, avow, verify, affirm, aver

  Possible Opposite Answer : disavow



• 15. Often-maligned relative -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: INLAW



• 16. ___ mind -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: HIVE

  Possible Answer : hive, beehive



• 17. Blue-skinned race in "Avatar" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: NAVI



• 18. With 50-Across, it's represented by 15 squares in an appropriate arrangement in this puzzle -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: GEESE

  Possible Answer : zany, jackass, goofball, bozo, goof, twat, cuckoo, fathead, goose



• 19. Some Monopoly purchases: Abbr. -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: AVES

  Possible Answer : Aves, class_Aves



• 20. French pupil -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: ELEVE



• 22. Grandpa on "The Simpsons" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: ABE



• 23. Boot -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: EVICT

  Possible Answer : force_out, evict



• 24. Live it up -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: REVEL

  Possible Answer : make_merry, enjoy, make_happy, revel, whoop_it_up, revelry, make_whoopie, delight, wassail, jollify, racket



• 26. N.F.L. player with a black helmet -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: RAVEN

  Possible Answer : raven, predate, prey, guttle, pig, Corvus_corax, devour



• 28. Hebrew month when Hanukkah starts -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  Discover the answer: KISLEV

  Possible Answer : Kislev, Chislev



• 30. Richard Branson's airline company -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  Discover the answer: VIRGIN

  Possible Answer : pure, virgin, virtuous, virginal, vestal, Virgin, Virgo_the_Virgin, Virgo



• 33. Hundred Acre Wood resident -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: OWL

  Possible Answer : bird_of_Minerva, bird_of_night, owl, hooter



• 34. Place to hear fire and brimstone -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: REVIVAL

  Possible Answer : revival_meeting, revitalization, revitalisation, revival, resurgence, revivification



• 38. Personal question? -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: WHO

  Possible Answer : WHO, World_Health_Organization



• 39. Washing machine contents -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: LOAD

  Possible Answer : payload, debase, lading, warhead, incumbrance, load_up, loading, lade, cargo, shipment, onus, burden, consignment, charge, stretch, laden, adulterate, lode, encumbrance, freight, load, dilute



• 41. David of "The Pink Panther" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: NIVEN



• 42. Rear half of a griffin -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: LION

  Possible Answer : Panthera_leo, Leo_the_Lion, lion, Lion, Leo, social_lion, king_of_beasts



• 43. Writer Katherine ___ Porter -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: ANNE

  Possible Answer : Anne



• 44. Barely adequate -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: SCANT

  Possible Answer : scant, light, stint, short, skimp



• 45. Iams competitor -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  Discover the answer: ALPO



• 46. 1943 penny material -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: STEEL

  Possible Answer : nerve, sword, brand, steel, blade



• 48. Suffix with meth- or prop- -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: ANE

  Possible Answer : one, i, 1, ane



• 49. What you might buy a flight with -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  Discover the answer: MILES

  Possible Answer : statute_mile, land_mile, Roman_mile, naut_mi, Admiralty_mile, Swedish_mile, international_nautical_mile, international_mile, mi, mile, knot, sea_mile, air_mile, stat_mi, geographical_mile, mil, nautical_mile



• 50. See 18-Across -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (9 letters)

  Discover the answer: MIGRATION

  Possible Answer : migration



• 53. Place with complimentary bathrobes -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: SPA

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



• 56. Pronoun for Miss Piggy -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: MOI



• 57. Rodeway ___ -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: INN

  Possible Answer : inn, hostel, lodge, hostelry, auberge



• 58. Past the expiration date -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  Discover the answer: BAD

  Possible Answer : bad, defective, high-risk, regretful, spoiled, forged, badness, risky, big, sorry, spoilt, unsound, speculative, tough, uncollectible, badly, unfit

  Possible Opposite Answer : goodness, unregretful, good



• 61. Ship sinker -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: TORPEDO

  Possible Answer : triggerman, electric_ray, gun, numbfish, submarine_sandwich, wedge, gun_for_hire, hitman, crampfish, hero, torpedo, hired_gun, submarine, gunman, hit_man, hero_sandwich, shooter, bomber, sub, Italian_sandwich, hoagy, Cuban_sandwich, gunslinger, hoagie, grinder, zep, poor_boy



• 63. Pep up -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: ANIMATE

  Possible Answer : sentient, quicken, animize, exalt, liven_up, reanimate, vivify, animate, liven, revive, revivify, invigorate, enliven, renovate, inspire, repair, animise, recreate

  Possible Opposite Answer : deaden, inanimate, insentient



• 65. "Not my call" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: UPTOYOU



• 66. Words of encouragement -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: NICEJOB



• 67. Calls it quits -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: DESISTS

  Possible Answer : desist, refrain, abstain

  Possible Opposite Answer : consume



• 68. Weatherproofing stuff -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

  Discover the answer: SEALANT

  Possible Answer : sealer, sealant

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Revolver with the letters N-E-W-S -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  VANE

  Possible Answer: weather_vane, weathervane, web, vane, wind_vane, blade

• 2. Speed skater's path -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  OVAL

  Possible Answer: elliptical, oval, ovoid, elliptic, ellipse, ovate, oviform, egg-shaped, prolate, oval-shaped

• 3. Make-out session spot -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (10 letters)

  LOVERSLANE

• 4. Spin, as an office chair -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  SWIVEL

  Possible Answer: pivot, swivel

• 5. It might be bummed -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  CIG

• 6. Basketball player who starred in "Kazaam" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  ONEAL

• 7. Commoner -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  PLEB

  Possible Answer: pleb, plebeian

• 8. Police stun gun -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  TASER

• 9. "I ___ you one" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  OWE

  Possible Answer: owe

• 10. Barber, at times -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  SHAVER

  Possible Answer: electric_razor, kid, small_fry, tyke, electric_shaver, tiddler, nestling, nipper, fry, child, youngster, minor, shaver, tike

• 11. Medical directive -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (10 letters)

  LIVINGWILL

• 12. With, on le menu -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  AVEC

• 13. Item under a jacket, maybe -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  VEST

  Possible Answer: vest, undershirt, invest, enthrone, singlet, robe, waistcoat

  Possible Opposite Answer : divest

• 21. At any time -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  EVER

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : never

• 23. Nefarious -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  EVIL

  Possible Answer: iniquity, malign, wickedness, malevolent, immorality, malefic, vicious, evil, evilness

  Possible Opposite Answer : goodness, good

• 25. Roulette bet -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  EVENS

  Possible Answer: even, eventide, level, even_out, flush, evening, eve

• 27. ___-garde -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  AVANT

• 28. Caffeine-laden nuts -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  KOLAS

  Possible Answer: kola_nut_tree, kola_nut, Cola_acuminata, Daba, Kola, goora_nut, kola, Musgoi

• 29. "Not gonna happen" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  IWONT

• 31. Comment made while crossing one's fingers -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  IHOPE

• 32. Pitchers' hitless games, in baseball slang -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  NONOS

• 35. Experienced through another -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (9 letters)

  VICARIOUS

  Possible Answer: vicarious

• 36. The first Mrs. Trump -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  IVANA

• 37. Shakespeare's Antonio and Bassanio, e.g. -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (9 letters)

  VENETIANS

  Possible Answer: Venetian

• 40. Judge -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  DEEM

  Possible Answer: take_for, hold, deem, view_as

• 42. Reclined -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  LAIN

  Possible Answer: consist, dwell, rest, lie, lie_in, lie_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• 47. British sailors -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  LIMEYS

  Possible Answer: limey, John_Bull

• 49. One of the friends on "Friends" -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

  MONICA

• 51. No-show in a Beckett play -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  GODOT

• 52. Certain belly button -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

  INNIE

• 53. Tuxedo shirt button -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  STUD

  Possible Answer: dot, stud, studhorse, rivet, he-man, scantling, stud_poker, constellate, macho-man

• 54. St. Peter was the first -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  POPE

  Possible Answer: pope, pontiff, Catholic_Pope, Vicar_of_Christ, Alexander_Pope, Holy_Father, Bishop_of_Rome, Pope, Roman_Catholic_Pope

• 55. B.A. part -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  ARTS

  Possible Answer: fine_art, artistry, artwork, arts, prowess, humanistic_discipline, graphics, artistic_creation, artistic_production, humanities, liberal_arts, art, nontextual_matter

• 58. Cabo's peninsula -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  BAJA

• 59. Lots -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  ATON

  Possible Answer: Aten, Aton

• 60. Thing often of interest? -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

  DEBT

  Possible Answer: debt

• 62. Hawaiian dish -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  POI

  Possible Answer: poi

• 64. Blanc or Brooks -
  

  Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

  MEL

Xwordhint Crossword Answers - August 13, 2025 | Today NYT Vibez

Published on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lover who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Today is Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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🔍 Across Clues - Strategic Hints (35 clues)

🧩 1A: "1. ___ Bradham, inventor of Pepsi"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CALEB

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🧩 2A: "6. Skewer"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden sharp feeling
• Similar words include: prod, pang, thrust
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STAB

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🧩 3A: "10. Cook in hot water"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
• Similar words include: roil, moil, churn
• Opposite of: freeze

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BOIL

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🧩 4A: "14. Frank account?"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
• Similar words include: journal
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DIARY

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🧩 5A: "15. Father's sister"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
• Similar words include: auntie, aunty
• Opposite of: uncle

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AUNT

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🧩 6A: "16. "Casablanca" heroine"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ILSA

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🧩 7A: "17. Acclaimed 2004 science fiction work by David Mitchell made into a 2012 film"

📏 10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CLOUDATLAS

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🧩 8A: "19. Excess"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
• Similar words include: overgorge, gourmandize, gormandise
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GLUT

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🧩 9A: "20. Floor models"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a visual presentation showing how something works
• Similar words include: demonstrate, show, demo
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DEMOS

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🧩 10A: "21. Floor"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that affect with wonder
• Similar words include: flummox, stupefy, vex
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AMAZE

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🧩 11A: "22. 1959 Broadway drama by Lorraine Hansberry, with "A""

📏 14 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RAISININTHESUN

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🧩 12A: "26. Dearest pal"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BESTIE

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🧩 13A: "27. Sounds at a fireworks show"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Similar words include: ooh, aah
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OOHS

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🧩 14A: "28. Remove from a clothesline, say"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: UNPEG

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🧩 15A: "29. Beach blanket?"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
• Similar words include: Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, sandpaper, George Sand
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SAND

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🧩 16A: "31. Black Friday offering"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular instance of selling
• Similar words include: cut-rate sale, sales agreement, sales event
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SALE

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🧩 17A: "35. Preceder of Jan."

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the last (12th) month of the year
• Similar words include: declination, celestial latitude, December
• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DEC

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🧩 18A: "36. 2006 romantic fantasy novel by Stephenie Meyer"

📏 7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NEWMOON

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🧩 19A: "39. With 43-Across, playful marine mammal"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 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: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEA

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🧩 20A: "40. Playful marine mammal"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
• Similar words include: cachet, stamp, seal off
• Opposite of: unseal

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEAL

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🧩 21A: "42. Pros who may care for playful marine mammals"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
• Similar words include: ex-serviceman, veterinary surgeon, veteran
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: VETS

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🧩 22A: "43. See 39-Across"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fur of an otter
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OTTER

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🧩 23A: "45. "Ah, gotcha""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ISEE

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🧩 24A: "47. Workers who sometimes carry flashlights"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that irish prelate who deduced from the bible that creation occurred in the year 4004 bc (1581-1656)
• Similar words include: show, usher, Ussher
• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: USHERS

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🧩 25A: "48. Newbery Medal-winning 1989 novel for children by Lois Lowry"

📏 14 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NUMBERTHESTARS

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🧩 26A: "53. Standard option in a popular rideshare app"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: UBERX

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🧩 27A: "54. Warn"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
• Similar words include: alarum, rattling, merry
• Opposite of: unalert

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALERT

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🧩 28A: "55. Covid-19, in slang"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RONA

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🧩 29A: "56. Message from a pilot ... or what 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across each is?"

📏 10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that writing formed in the sky by smoke released from an airplane
• Pattern: __________

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SKYWRITING

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🧩 30A: "61. Type of word banned in North American competitive Scrabble in 2020"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
• Similar words include: smirch, daub, blot
• Opposite of: focus

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SLUR

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🧩 31A: "62. White House staffer"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
• Similar words include: adjutant, auxiliary, aide-de-camp
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AIDE

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🧩 32A: "63. Shower scrubber"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
• Similar words include: luffa, loofah, loufah sponge
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LOOFA

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🧩 33A: "64. Online crafts shop"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ETSY

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🧩 34A: "65. Equipment in "Top Chef""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
• Similar words include: genus Pan, cooking pan, Pan
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PANS

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🧩 35A: "66. Spirits"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
• Similar words include: mortal, psyche, soul
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SOULS

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🔍 Down Clues - Strategic Hints (41 clues)

🧩 1D: "1. Org. encouraging flu shots"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a federal agency in the department of health and human services; located in atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
• Similar words include: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CDC

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🧩 2D: "2. Feel ill"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that aromatic bulb used as seasoning
• Similar words include: garlic, trouble, pain
• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AIL

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🧩 3D: "3. Neighbor of a Thai"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
• Similar words include: Laotian
• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LAO

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🧩 4D: "4. Scholarly"

📏 7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having or showing profound knowledge
• Similar words include: learned
• Pattern: _______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ERUDITE

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🧩 5D: "5. Intentionally"

📏 8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BYDESIGN

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🧩 6D: "6. Used, as a chair"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SATON

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🧩 7D: "7. Politician Gabbard"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TULSI

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🧩 8D: "8. Santa ___ winds"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ANA

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🧩 9D: "9. "Dynamite" K-pop band"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BTS

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🧩 10D: "10. Chaotic situation"

📏 7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BIGMESS

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🧩 11D: "11. Some cantina cookware"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in india for writing paper
• Similar words include: olla, ola
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OLLAS

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🧩 12D: "12. Japanese truck manufacturer"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ISUZU

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🧩 13D: "13. Draw toward dark"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LATEN

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🧩 14D: "18. Female French friend"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AMIE

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🧩 15D: "21. Sound at a massage parlor"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AHH

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🧩 16D: "22. Actress Zellweger"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RENEE

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🧩 17D: "23. Pet adoption org."

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASPCA

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🧩 18D: "24. Taboos"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NONOS

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🧩 19D: "25. Kind of list"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TODO

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🧩 20D: "26. Blossoms-to-be"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a partially opened flower
• Similar words include: bud
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BUDS

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🧩 21D: "29. "Too ___" (2024 #1 Hozier hit)"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
• Similar words include: angelic, gratifying, perfumed
• Opposite of: sour, dry

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Answer: SWEET

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🧩 22D: "30. Tsp. or tbsp."

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AMT

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🧩 23D: "32. Daisylike flower"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus aster with showy daisylike flowers
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASTER

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🧩 24D: "33. Ogles"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
• Similar words include: sneer, leer
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LEERS

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🧩 25D: "34. Removable Potato Head parts"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Similar words include: auricle, pinna, ear
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EARS

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🧩 26D: "37. Happily/after connector"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that at any time
• Similar words include: always, of all time, e'er
• Opposite of: never

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Answer: EVER

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🧩 27D: "38. Flared facial features"

📏 8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
• Similar words include: anterior naris, nostril
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: NOSTRILS

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🧩 28D: "41. Spot to find 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across"

📏 7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a room where books are kept
• Similar words include: depository library, subroutine library, program library
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LIBRARY

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🧩 29D: "44. "Your point also""

📏 7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: THATTOO

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🧩 30D: "46. It sells, in an axiom"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that activities associated with sexual intercourse
• Similar words include: sexual urge, sex activity, arouse
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEX

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🧩 31D: "47. Computer operator"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
• Similar words include: exploiter, substance abuser, drug user
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: USER

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🧩 32D: "48. Sip slowly"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
• Similar words include: harbour, harbor, breastfeed
• Opposite of: bottlefeed

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Answer: NURSE

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🧩 33D: "49. Letter-shaped fastener"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: UBOLT

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🧩 34D: "50. Laminated restaurant items"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a list of dishes available at a restaurant
• Similar words include: bill of fare, carte, fare
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MENUS

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🧩 35D: "51. "Surprise Symphony" composer"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prolific austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809)
• Similar words include: Franz Joseph Haydn, Joseph Haydn
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HAYDN

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🧩 36D: "52. Cary of "The Princess Bride""

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELWES

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🧩 37D: "56. Deplete"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Similar words include: tire, exhaust, fool
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAP

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🧩 38D: "57. Sportage maker"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: KIA

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🧩 39D: "58. Collector's item, informally?"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an informal debt instrument; representing `i owe you'
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IOU

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🧩 40D: "59. Lions' org."

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NFL

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🧩 41D: "60. Neon or Freon"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
• Similar words include: gasoline, flatulence, natural gas
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GAS

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