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Date: Monday, October 28, 2019
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle October 28, 2019
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Hollywood trophy | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Paleo diet restriction, informally | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Tiebreaker periods, for short | 3 |
| 4A | 13. Pinterest posting | 5 |
| 5A | 14. Skater Harding | 5 |
| 6A | 15. Minor criticism | 3 |
| 7A | 16. Look (at) | 11 |
| 8A | 18. "As I see things ...," in a text | 3 |
| 9A | 19. Pronoun for a yacht | 3 |
| 10A | 20. Facts and figures | 4 |
| 11A | 21. Cook under a hot flame | 5 |
| 12A | 23. Singer with the 2018 #1 hit "Thank U, Next" | 12 |
| 13A | 26. Giant in test prep | 6 |
| 14A | 29. Fallback option | 5 |
| 15A | 30. Sir ___ Newton | 5 |
| 16A | 31. All there mentally | 4 |
| 17A | 33. Chutzpah | 4 |
| 18A | 36. Reno's home: Abbr. | 3 |
| 19A | 37. "Address" for Springsteen's band | 7 |
| 20A | 40. Viscous substance | 3 |
| 21A | 41. Black-tie affair | 4 |
| 22A | 43. Sneaker named for a cat | 4 |
| 23A | 44. Like argon or neon | 5 |
| 24A | 46. The Hunter constellation | 5 |
| 25A | 48. Evil-repelling charm | 6 |
| 26A | 49. Locale for London's Royal Opera House | 12 |
| 27A | 53. What a crying emoji means | 5 |
| 28A | 54. Roald who created Willy Wonka | 4 |
| 29A | 55. Little mischief-maker | 3 |
| 30A | 58. Senator Cruz | 3 |
| 31A | 59. Safe ... or how the last words of 16-, 23- and 49-Across are made? | 11 |
| 32A | 63. Swellhead's problem | 3 |
| 33A | 64. Mind-boggling designs | 5 |
| 34A | 65. Barnyard honker | 5 |
| 35A | 66. Droop, as an old couch | 3 |
| 36A | 67. Ready for picking | 4 |
| 37A | 68. Wander off | 5 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Hollywood trophy"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an annual award by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
- Words that mean the same thing: Academy Award
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OSCAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Paleo diet restriction, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CARB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Tiebreaker periods, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. Pinterest posting"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
- Words that mean the same thing: photograph, picture, exposure
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PHOTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "14. Skater Harding"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TONYA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "15. Minor criticism"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NIT
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Clue 7 Across: "16. Look (at)"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAKEAGANDER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. "As I see things ...," in a text"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
- Words that mean the same thing: International Maritime Organization
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Pronoun for a yacht"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Facts and figures"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
- Words that mean the same thing: information, data point, datum
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DATA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "21. Cook under a hot flame"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
- Words that mean the same thing: oven broil, bake, grilling
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BROIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Singer with the 2018 #1 hit "Thank U, Next""
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARIANAGRANDE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. Giant in test prep"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KAPLAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Fallback option"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PLANB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Sir ___ Newton"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (old testament) the second patriarch; son of abraham and sarah who was offered by abraham as a sacrifice to god; father of jacob and esau
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISAAC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "31. All there mentally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
- Words that mean the same thing: reasonable
- The opposite would be: insane
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SANE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. Chutzpah"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
- Words that mean the same thing: fret, impertinence, impudence
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GALL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. Reno's home: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEV
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. "Address" for Springsteen's band"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESTREET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. Viscous substance"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any thick, viscous matter
- Words that mean the same thing: gunk, guck, goop
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. Black-tie affair"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a gay festivity
- Words that mean the same thing: jamboree, gala affair, blowout
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GALA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "43. Sneaker named for a cat"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that large american feline resembling a lion
- Words that mean the same thing: catamount, Felis concolor, mountain lion
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. Like argon or neon"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that unable to move or resist motion
- Words that mean the same thing: neutral, soggy, torpid
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INERT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "46. The Hunter constellation"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) a giant boeotian hunter who pursued the pleiades and was eventually slain by artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
- Words that mean the same thing: Hunter
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "48. Evil-repelling charm"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
- Words that mean the same thing: talisman
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMULET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "49. Locale for London's Royal Opera House"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COVENTGARDEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "53. What a crying emoji means"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMSAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "54. Roald who created Willy Wonka"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
- Words that mean the same thing: cajan pea, red gram, Cajanus cajan
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAHL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "55. Little mischief-maker"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Words that mean the same thing: scamp, gremlin, rapscallion
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "58. Senator Cruz"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing edwardian style clothes
- Words that mean the same thing: Teddy boy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "59. Safe ... or how the last words of 16-, 23- and 49-Across are made?"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OUTOFDANGER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "63. Swellhead's problem"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- Words that mean the same thing: self-importance, self, egotism
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "64. Mind-boggling designs"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "65. Barnyard honker"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
- Words that mean the same thing: twat, goof, cuckoo
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOOSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "66. Droop, as an old couch"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a shape that sags
- Words that mean the same thing: swag, flag, droop
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "67. Ready for picking"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
- Words that mean the same thing: advanced, right, mature
- The opposite would be: green
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "68. Wander off"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
- Words that mean the same thing: ramble, digress, divagate
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STRAY
Great job if you got it right!
October 28, 2019 Down Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Chooses, with "for" | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Ousted Iranian ruler | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Soft drink in a red can | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Snacked on | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Monaco Grand Prix, e.g. | 8 |
| 6D | 6. Late-night host O'Brien | 5 |
| 7D | 7. In addition | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Bread for a Reuben sandwich | 3 |
| 9D | 9. 10-time Grammy winner Streisand | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Alternative to a bialy | 10 |
| 11D | 11. Lacking courage | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Didn't ask before taking | 5 |
| 13D | 14. "See ya!," for a Brit | 4 |
| 14D | 17. Pick up, as yards in football | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Tolled, as bells | 4 |
| 16D | 23. Pie ___ mode | 3 |
| 17D | 24. Sleeper's breathing problem | 5 |
| 18D | 25. Sheer delight | 4 |
| 19D | 26. Checker after reaching the other side of the board | 4 |
| 20D | 27. On the ocean | 4 |
| 21D | 28. Salivating animal in a classic conditioning study | 10 |
| 22D | 31. Attacked by hornets | 5 |
| 23D | 32. Elbow's place | 3 |
| 24D | 34. Folk tales | 4 |
| 25D | 35. Trent ___, former Senate majority leader | 4 |
| 26D | 38. Feature of a cheetah's coat | 4 |
| 27D | 39. Problems with glitchy livestreams | 8 |
| 28D | 42. Carpet measurement | 4 |
| 29D | 45. Mother Teresa, for one | 3 |
| 30D | 47. Opposite of alfresco | 6 |
| 31D | 48. Condition treated with Ritalin, in brief | 4 |
| 32D | 49. References, as prior court decisions | 5 |
| 33D | 50. Luxury Swiss watch | 5 |
| 34D | 51. Love to death | 5 |
| 35D | 52. Vessel in which to shoot the rapids | 4 |
| 36D | 55. Composer Stravinsky | 4 |
| 37D | 56. Flat-topped hill | 4 |
| 38D | 57. Gazelles, for cheetahs | 4 |
| 39D | 60. News inits. since 1958 | 3 |
| 40D | 61. Light touch | 3 |
| 41D | 62. "What's ___ to like?" | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Chooses, with "for""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that select as an alternative over another
- Words that mean the same thing: opt, prefer, choose
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Ousted Iranian ruler"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that title for the former hereditary monarch of iran
- Words that mean the same thing: Shah of Iran
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Soft drink in a red can"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
- Words that mean the same thing: Coca Cola, nose candy, snow
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Snacked on"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Words that mean the same thing: run through, feed, use up
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Monaco Grand Prix, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROADRACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Late-night host O'Brien"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CONAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. In addition"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Bread for a Reuben sandwich"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the seed of the cereal grass
- Words that mean the same thing: rye whisky, Secale cereale, rye whiskey
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. 10-time Grammy winner Streisand"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BARBRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Alternative to a bialy"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONIONBAGEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Lacking courage"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that people who are fearful and cautious
- Words that mean the same thing: cautious, unsure, faint-hearted
- The opposite would be: brave, bold
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIMID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Didn't ask before taking"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
- Words that mean the same thing: steal, slip
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STOLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. "See ya!," for a Brit"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TATA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "17. Pick up, as yards in football"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a quantity that is added
- Words that mean the same thing: arrive at, win, profit
- The opposite would be: reduce, loss
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Tolled, as bells"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that sound loudly and sonorously
- Words that mean the same thing: reverberate, environ, phone
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RANG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Pie ___ mode"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALA
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Clue 17 Down: "24. Sleeper's breathing problem"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that transient cessation of respiration
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: APNEA
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Clue 18 Down: "25. Sheer delight"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that great merriment
- Words that mean the same thing: hilarity, gloating, mirth
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GLEE
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Clue 19 Down: "26. Checker after reaching the other side of the board"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- Words that mean the same thing: tycoon, magnate, Martin Luther King
- The opposite would be: female monarch, queen
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The answer is: KING
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Clue 20 Down: "27. On the ocean"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
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- This could be something that in the direction of the sea
- Words that mean the same thing: seaward, seawards
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ASEA
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Clue 21 Down: "28. Salivating animal in a classic conditioning study"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: PAVLOVSDOG
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Clue 22 Down: "31. Attacked by hornets"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- Words that mean the same thing: pissed off, burn, roiled
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: STUNG
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Clue 23 Down: "32. Elbow's place"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
- Words that mean the same thing: gird, limb, weapon system
- The opposite would be: disarm
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The answer is: ARM
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Folk tales"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
- Words that mean the same thing: traditional knowledge
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LORE
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Clue 25 Down: "35. Trent ___, former Senate majority leader"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LOTT
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Clue 26 Down: "38. Feature of a cheetah's coat"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- Words that mean the same thing: pip, smudge, fleck
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SPOT
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Clue 27 Down: "39. Problems with glitchy livestreams"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: TIMELAGS
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Clue 28 Down: "42. Carpet measurement"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
- Words that mean the same thing: surface area, region, domain
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AREA
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Clue 29 Down: "45. Mother Teresa, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a woman religious
- Words that mean the same thing: conical buoy, nun buoy
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NUN
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Opposite of alfresco"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that located, suited for, or taking place within a building
- The opposite would be: outdoor
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: INDOOR
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Condition treated with Ritalin, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Words that mean the same thing: ADD, minimal brain dysfunction, minimal brain damage
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ADHD
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Clue 32 Down: "49. References, as prior court decisions"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- Words that mean the same thing: refer, acknowledgment, credit
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CITES
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Clue 33 Down: "50. Luxury Swiss watch"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the ending of a series or sequence; --revelation
- Words that mean the same thing: Z
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OMEGA
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Clue 34 Down: "51. Love to death"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that love intensely
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ADORE
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Clue 35 Down: "52. Vessel in which to shoot the rapids"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
- Words that mean the same thing: spate, lot, passel
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RAFT
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Clue 36 Down: "55. Composer Stravinsky"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IGOR
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Clue 37 Down: "56. Flat-topped hill"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that flat tableland with steep edges
- Words that mean the same thing: table
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MESA
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Clue 38 Down: "57. Gazelles, for cheetahs"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
- Words that mean the same thing: predate, feed, raven
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PREY
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Clue 39 Down: "60. News inits. since 1958"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: UPI
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Clue 40 Down: "61. Light touch"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sound made by a gentle blow
- Words that mean the same thing: pink, intercept, exploit
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TAP
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Clue 41 Down: "62. "What's ___ to like?""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that negation of a word or group of words
- Words that mean the same thing: non
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NOT
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 53 | 67.9% |
| Short Answer | 17 | 21.8% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.3% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 12 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 29, 2025 at 09:43 AM
