2410 Fri Oct 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. [Chef's kiss], 5. Tablet that's impossible to swallow?, 9. Some ballpark figures, 13. Burgundy specialty, 15. Fair sight, 16. Place to conceal oneself, 17. Onetime home of the world's largest pineapple plantation, 18. Lock horns (with), 19. Customarily, 21. Part of a speaker's introduction, 24. Inscrutable sorts, 26. Word said with a salute, 27. Email status, 29. Initialism that precedes "+", 31. Pluses and minuses, e.g., 32. Common suspect in a murder mystery, 33. It has an alumni magazine called Shipmate, in brief, 35. Pennsylvanie, e.g., 36. Frequent Missy Elliott collaborator, 37. "Citizen ___" (2021 documentary about a tennis icon), 38. Take in a spread, 39. Code inits., 40. Down state?, 41. Landing site for Raptors and Eagles, 43. Once, for one, 44. Business name abbr., 45. Many, 47. Make soaking wet, 48. "This is heaven!", 50. Acrobat displays, 52. Prepare to swing, say, 53. Things that might get broken at a raucous party, 58. Bitter green, 59. In the buff, 60. Weight, 61. Heart of the matter, 62. Demo for many parents of Alphas

Down Clues :

1. Speed reading, for short, 2. ___ Sports (hit video game), 3. It can lead to a longer sentence, 4. Landscapers' tools, 5. Under control, 6. Indian fried bread, 7. Suffer, 8. Certain romantic ideal, 9. Sound from a jubilant crowd, 10. Periodical supplements, 11. Long lunch?, 12. Less forward, 14. Go-getters, often, 15. So-called "explosion shot" from a sand trap, 20. Big name in hummus, 21. Cleared up after waiting, perhaps, 22. Form instruction, 23. What often carries a U.S.D.A. seal, 25. Shone brightly, 28. Step into, 30. Pang of conscience, 32. Runs into some difficulties, 34. High-end skin-care brand, 36. Total disarray, 40. Self-serving arrangement?, 42. Momentary disruptions, 43. Acknowledges tacitly, 44. Shut securely, 46. Classic ice-skating moves, 49. Intense craving, 51. Metaphor for idleness, 54. Cannes "confirm"?, 55. "___ not!", 56. Liu regarded as China's first supermodel, 57. Apt letters missing from _ _ ipper _

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 04, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. [Chef's kiss]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MWAH




• The clue is 5. Tablet that's impossible to swallow?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPAD




• The clue is 9. Some ballpark figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RBIS

  Possible Answer : run_batted_in, rbi




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

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

  The answer: PINOTNOIR




• The clue is 15. Fair sight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOOTH

  Possible Answer : booth, Booth, kiosk, stall, John_Wilkes_Booth, cubicle




• The clue is 16. Place to conceal oneself. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIDEYHOLE




• The clue is 17. Onetime home of the world's largest pineapple plantation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LANAI

  Possible Answer : Lanai_Island, Lanai, lanai




• The clue is 18. Lock horns (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAR

  Possible Answer : spar, sparring




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

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

  The answer: ASARULE




• The clue is 21. Part of a speaker's introduction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIO




• The clue is 24. Inscrutable sorts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENIGMAS

  Possible Answer : closed_book, mystery, brain-teaser, enigma, conundrum, secret, riddle




• The clue is 26. Word said with a salute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIR

  Possible Answer : Sir, sir




• The clue is 27. Email status. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNREAD

  Possible Answer : unread




• The clue is 29. Initialism that precedes "+". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LGBTQIA




• The clue is 31. Pluses and minuses, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIGNS

  Possible Answer : signal, signalise, contract, bless, augury, sign_of_the_zodiac, polarity, signalize, mark, planetary_house, ratify, signboard, sign_on, signaling, sign_up, mansion, house, preindication, subscribe, sign, foretoken, star_sign




• The clue is 32. Common suspect in a murder mystery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEIR

  Possible Answer : inheritor, heir, successor, heritor




• The clue is 33. It has an alumni magazine called Shipmate, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USNA




• The clue is 35. Pennsylvanie, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAT




• The clue is 36. Frequent Missy Elliott collaborator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIARA




• The clue is 37. "Citizen ___" (2021 documentary about a tennis icon). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHE

  Possible Answer : Ashe, Arthur_Ashe, Arthur_Robert_Ashe




• The clue is 38. Take in a spread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINE

  Possible Answer : dine




• The clue is 39. Code inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HTML

  Possible Answer : hypertext_mark-up_language, HTML, hypertext_markup_language




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

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

  The answer: BLUES

  Possible Answer : blue_angel, blue_sky, bluing, blueness, blue_devil, blue_devils, blueing, blue, vapors, Amytal, blues, vapours, blue_air, amobarbital_sodium, megrims, wild_blue_yonder




• The clue is 41. Landing site for Raptors and Eagles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRBASE




• The clue is 43. Once, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMERO




• The clue is 44. Business name abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LLC




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

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

  The answer: LOADSOF




• The clue is 47. Make soaking wet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOP

  Possible Answer : soak, dowse, SOP, standard_procedure, sop, douse, souse, sops, soak_through, standing_operating_procedure, standard_operating_procedure, drench




• The clue is 48. "This is heaven!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHBLISS




• The clue is 50. Acrobat displays. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDFS




• The clue is 52. Prepare to swing, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEEUP




• The clue is 53. Things that might get broken at a raucous party. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOISELAWS




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

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

  The answer: CRESS

  Possible Answer : cress_plant, cress




• The clue is 59. In the buff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUNATUREL




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

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

  The answer: HEFT

  Possible Answer : massiveness, heftiness, heft, heave_up, heft_up, heave, ponderousness, ponderosity




• The clue is 61. Heart of the matter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIST

  Possible Answer : core, pith, essence, centre, nub, inwardness, gist, kernel, heart_and_soul, heart, sum, effect, nitty-gritty, burden, substance, meat, marrow, center




• The clue is 62. Demo for many parents of Alphas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENY

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Speed reading, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MPH

  Possible Answer: miles_per_hour, mph

• The clue is 2. ___ Sports (hit video game). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WII

• The clue is 3. It can lead to a longer sentence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AND

• The clue is 4. Landscapers' tools. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOES

  Possible Answer: hoe

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

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

  The answer: INHAND

• The clue is 6. Indian fried bread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORI

• The clue is 7. Suffer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIL

  Possible Answer: ail, trouble, pain, garlic

• The clue is 8. Certain romantic ideal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DREAMGIRL

• The clue is 9. Sound from a jubilant crowd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROAR

  Possible Answer: hollo, boom, bellowing, bellow, howl, ululate, yowl, wail, yaup, holler, holloa, yawl, hollering, roar, holla, thunder, roaring

• The clue is 10. Periodical supplements. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONUSISSUES

• The clue is 11. Long lunch?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITALIANHERO

• The clue is 12. Less forward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIER

  Possible Answer: timid, shy, unsure, diffident

  Possible Opposite Answer : confident

• The clue is 14. Go-getters, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPEAS

• The clue is 15. So-called "explosion shot" from a sand trap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLAST

  Possible Answer: flack, savage, shell, shoot, nail, blare, fire, pillory, blow, gust, boom, crucify, eruption, attack, flak, smash, bam, blast, clap, bang, knock_down, good_time

• The clue is 20. Big name in hummus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SABRA

  Possible Answer: sabra

• The clue is 21. Cleared up after waiting, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUSED

  Possible Answer: bus

• The clue is 22. Form instruction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INITIALHERE

• The clue is 23. What often carries a U.S.D.A. seal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORGANICBEEF

• The clue is 25. Shone brightly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLEAMED

  Possible Answer: shine, glitter, gleam, glisten, glint, glimmer

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

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

  The answer: ENTER

  Possible Answer: introduce, enroll, go_into, record, embark, come_in, recruit, insert, participate, infix, figure, enter, inscribe, accede, move_into, enrol, put_down, get_in, go_in, get_into

  Possible Opposite Answer : drop_out, exit

• The clue is 30. Pang of conscience. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUALM

  Possible Answer: queasiness, scruple, misgiving, qualm, squeamishness

• The clue is 32. Runs into some difficulties. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITSASNAG

• The clue is 34. High-end skin-care brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AESOP

  Possible Answer: Aesop

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

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

  The answer: CHAOS

  Possible Answer: bedlam, chaos, topsy-turvydom, pandemonium, Chaos, topsy-turvyness

• The clue is 40. Self-serving arrangement?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUFFET

  Possible Answer: buff, knock_about, sideboard, buffet, snack_counter, counter, batter, snack_bar

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

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

  The answer: BLIPS

  Possible Answer: pip, blip, radar_target

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

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

  The answer: NODSAT

• The clue is 44. Shut securely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATCH

  Possible Answer: latch, door_latch

• The clue is 46. Classic ice-skating moves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPINS

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

• The clue is 49. Intense craving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUST

  Possible Answer: crave, thirst, luxuria, lust, lecherousness, lustfulness, starve, hunger

• The clue is 51. Metaphor for idleness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLUG

  Possible Answer: bullet, punch, slug, clout, sluggard, poke, slog, swig, lick, laze, biff, idle, stagnate, type_slug

  Possible Opposite Answer : work

• The clue is 54. Cannes "confirm"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUI

• The clue is 55. "___ not!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARE

  Possible Answer: equal, live, exist, follow, represent, comprise, constitute, are, cost, be, make_up, ar, personify, embody

  Possible Opposite Answer : differ

• The clue is 56. Liu regarded as China's first supermodel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEN

  Possible Answer: pilar_cyst, steatocystoma, wen, sebaceous_cyst

• The clue is 57. Apt letters missing from _ _ ipper _. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLY

  Possible Answer: foxy, tricksy, tricky, dodgy, crafty, slick, wily, knavish, guileful, cunning, sly

2408 Thu Aug 22, 2024 LA Times Crossword Clues Hints

LA Times Across Clues

• “Ethan Frome” writer Wharton: EDITH
• Zenith: ACME
• Bygone airline with an iconic terminal at JFK: TWA
• Roughstock event: RODEO
• __ dunk: SLAM
• Pretense: SHAM
• *Center: SWEETHEART
• Pacific Islands root: TARO
• “__ of story!”: END
• Clinking occasion: TOAST
• Made a guest appearance during a jazz set, perhaps: SAT IN
• Cattle chew: CUD
• *Hound: SALTY DOG
• Wedding budget saver, maybe: CASH BAR
• Approximately: OR SO
• Not pro: ANTI
• “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore” coiner: BERRA
• Garden-variety fish?: EEL
• Something not immediately appreciated, or what the answers to the starred clues have?: AN ACQUIRED TASTE
• Neither’s partner: NOR
• “If only I could __ that”: UNSEE
• Charles III, e.g.: KING
• Angler’s need: BAIT
• Cantina sizzlers: FAJITAS
• *Memo: SOUR NOTE
• Signature need: PEN
• Exponent symbol: CARET
• Wage increase: RAISE
• Airport served by BART: SFO
• __ Major: URSA
• *Tablet: BITTER PILL
• “All __ are off!”: BETS
• Self starter?: YOUR-
• Barely beat: EDGED
• Spots: ADS
• Spot: ESPY
• Copenhagen citizens: DANES

LA TImes Down Clues

• Gaelic tongue: ERSE
• Word with payment or pillow: DOWN
• Put a name to a face: ID’ED
• Many an undershirt: TEE
• Bubbly bath: HOT TUB
• On the briny: ASEA
• Elegance: CLASS
• One of the von Trapp girls: MARTA
• Triage pro: EMT
• “OK, now I’m really mad”: THAT DOES IT
• Nintendo antagonist in purple overalls: WARIO
• Interlaced with: AMONG
• Legal suspensions: STAYS
• “Today” co-host Kotb: HODA
• Guitar that Bob Dylan went electric with, familiarly: STRAT
• Smart: CHIC
• Member of the peerage: LORD
• James of “The Godfather”: CAAN
• Montessori year?: ANNO
• Patterns around explosive comic book sound effects: STARBURSTS
• World Series stat: RBIS
• Previously found in poetry?: ERE
• 49-Down spot: REEF
• Volcano with 2,700 years of documented eruptions: ETNA
• Staying power: LEGS
• One of five: QUINT
• Golden Rule word: UNTO
• Similar (to): AKIN
• Some geometry exam answers: AREAS
• Cardinal’s wing?: APSE
• Reacted to a flagrant foul, perhaps: JEERED
• Underwater gear: SCUBA
• Obeyed the coxswain: OARED
• Le Tigre and HAIM: TRIOS
• Devour: EAT UP
• “Glad my effort was good enough”: I TRY
• Leo or Libra: SIGN
• Leave in a hurry: FLEE
• Former GM brand: OLDS
• “Sayonara!”: BYE!
• Kissing in the park, e.g.: PDA

Answer Letter Frequency Chart:

Let's summarize the frequency of each letter found in the answers.

2408 Thu Aug 22, 2024  LA Times Crossword Clues Hints

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (37 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Take over	5
2A	6. Engage in magniloquence	4
3A	10. A double might get you some, for short	4
4A	14. Fly me to the moon!	10
5A	16. Actress Chaplin	4
6A	17. Ancient creepy-crawlies	10
7A	18. It "smiles on the frowning night," in "Romeo and Juliet"	4
8A	19. ___ milk	3
9A	20. ___ Seymour, third wife of King Henry VIII	4
10A	21. Added (on)	6
11A	23. One of four for a bat or a cat	4
12A	24. "Moulin Rouge" co-star, 1952	5
13A	25. Not with it	14
14A	30. With (it)	4
15A	31. In tandem	6
16A	32. Way out in space	3
17A	34. Biker role in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"	5
18A	36. Pull-up target, for short	3
19A	37. Let it all out, in a way	5
20A	39. Nutmeg-flavored quaff, informally	3
21A	40. Ribbed silk material	6
22A	43. The "A" in STEAM	4
23A	44. "I, personally, wouldn't boast about that"	14
24A	47. Bring the receipts for, as they say	5
25A	48. Figs. on a 4-point scale	4
26A	49. Tennis star Stephens who won the 2017 U.S. Open	6
27A	51. Berth place	4
28A	52. A.L. East team, on scoreboards	3
29A	55. Car whose name means "listen" in Latin	4
30A	56. Ordered clubs, for example	10
31A	59. Quickly assembles, with "up"	4
32A	60. Frees	10
33A	61. "Gotcha"	4
34A	62. Editor's marking	4
35A	63. According to experiments, they can't "sleep" in space	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Take over"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
• Similar words include: dramatise, assume, take in
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADOPT

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2A: "6. Engage in magniloquence"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an instance of boastful talk
• Similar words include: shoot a line, line-shooting, gasconade
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BRAG

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3A: "10. A double might get you some, for short"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a run that is the result of the batter's performance
• Similar words include: run batted in, rbi
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RBIS

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4A: "14. Fly me to the moon!"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: LUNARPROBE

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5A: "16. Actress Chaplin"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OONA

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6A: "17. Ancient creepy-crawlies"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an extinct arthropod that was abundant in paleozoic times; had an exoskeleton divided into three parts
• Similar words include: trilobite
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: TRILOBITES

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7A: "18. It "smiles on the frowning night," in "Romeo and Juliet""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the time period between dawn and noon
• Similar words include: morning, morning time, forenoon
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MORN

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8A: "19. ___ milk"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OAT

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9A: "20. ___ Seymour, third wife of King Henry VIII"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JANE

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10A: "21. Added (on)"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fasten with tacks
• Similar words include: put together, baste, interchange
• Opposite of: disassemble

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Answer: TACKED

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11A: "23. One of four for a bat or a cat"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a bantu language spoken in cameroon
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FANG

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12A: "24. "Moulin Rouge" co-star, 1952"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that british physicist (born in hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979)
• Similar words include: Dennis Gabor
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GABOR

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13A: "25. Not with it"

14 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: BEHINDTHETIMES

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14A: "30. With (it)"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INON

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15A: "31. In tandem"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that become part of; become a member of a group or organization
• Similar words include: join, united, linked
• Opposite of: disjoin

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Answer: JOINED

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16A: "32. Way out in space"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
• Similar words include: seedpod, seedcase, fuel pod
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: POD

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17A: "34. Biker role in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EDDIE

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18A: "36. Pull-up target, for short"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
• Similar words include: latissimus dorsi
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAT

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19A: "37. Let it all out, in a way"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMOTE

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20A: "39. Nutmeg-flavored quaff, informally"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
• Similar words include: peg
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOG

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21A: "40. Ribbed silk material"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FAILLE

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22A: "43. The "A" in STEAM"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
• Similar words include: nontextual matter, fine art, humanities
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARTS

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23A: "44. "I, personally, wouldn't boast about that""

14 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: WEIRDFLEXBUTOK

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24A: "47. Bring the receipts for, as they say"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be shown or be found to be
• Similar words include: turn out, turn up, bear witness
• Opposite of: disprove

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Answer: PROVE

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25A: "48. Figs. on a 4-point scale"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
• Similar words include: grade point average, GPA
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GPAS

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26A: "49. Tennis star Stephens who won the 2017 U.S. Open"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SLOANE

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27A: "51. Berth place"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
• Similar words include: wharf, dock, wharfage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PIER

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28A: "52. A.L. East team, on scoreboards"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily bovinae or tribe bovini
• Similar words include: genus Bos
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BOS

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29A: "55. Car whose name means "listen" in Latin"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AUDI

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30A: "56. Ordered clubs, for example"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ROYALFLUSH

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31A: "59. Quickly assembles, with "up""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
• Similar words include: turnout, set up, getup
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIGS

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32A: "60. Frees"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: TURNSLOOSE

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33A: "61. "Gotcha""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISEE

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34A: "62. Editor's marking"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STET

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35A: "63. According to experiments, they can't "sleep" in space"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YOYOS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Lead-in to stratus or cumulus	4
2D	2. ___ mater (brain protector)	4
3D	3. Handling things	4
4D	4. Bud	3
5D	5. Memorial Coliseum athlete	6
6D	6. Provide that crucial spark for	11
7D	7. You may have learned your times tables by it	4
8D	8. Fin	3
9D	9. Develop over time	7
10D	10. "50 First Dates" or "(500) Days of Summer"	6
11D	11. Reader's digest	10
12D	12. Concerning	4
13D	13. It might be picked up from a trip to the beach	4
14D	15. Classic lunchbox staple, informally	6
15D	22. Tolerate	5
16D	23. Done: Fr.	4
17D	24. Big ol' teddy bear	11
18D	25. Word of approval, in French and Spanish	4
19D	26. Finance	5
20D	27. A little of this, a little of that	10
21D	28. Salutation for a mass email	5
22D	29. Lower than, on a score	5
23D	33. Learning center?	4
24D	35. Zac of "The Iron Claw"	5
25D	38. Pulitzer-winning graphic novel by Art Spiegelman	4
26D	41. British spots	7
27D	42. Throws out	6
28D	45. Declaration that might come from a bluffer	6
29D	46. Spirited sort?	6
30D	49. Wrapped dress	4
31D	50. Author Jorge ___ Borges	4
32D	51. Apt rhyme for fire	4
33D	52. Object marked with the speed limit, sometimes	4
34D	53. Word in an Italian veal dish	4
35D	54. "___ the Man" (2006 film inspired by "Twelfth Night")	4
36D	57. On the newsstand, say	3
37D	58. John	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Lead-in to stratus or cumulus"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Similar words include: countertenor, contralto
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALTO

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2D: "2. ___ mater (brain protector)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
• Similar words include: dura mater
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DURA

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3D: "3. Handling things"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONIT

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4D: "4. Bud"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Similar words include: pal up, sidekick, chum up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAL

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5D: "5. Memorial Coliseum athlete"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native of ancient troy
• Similar words include: Dardanian, Dardan, trojan horse
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TROJAN

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6D: "6. Provide that crucial spark for"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: BRINGTOLIFE

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7D: "7. You may have learned your times tables by it"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that memorization by repetition
• Similar words include: rote learning
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROTE

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8D: "8. Fin"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABE

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9D: "9. Develop over time"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have the idea for
• Similar words include: conceive, bear, carry
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GESTATE

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10D: "10. "50 First Dates" or "(500) Days of Summer""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ROMCOM

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11D: "11. Reader's digest"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: BOOKREPORT

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12D: "12. Concerning"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INRE

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13D: "13. It might be picked up from a trip to the beach"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
• Similar words include: moxie, George Sand, gumption
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAND

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14D: "15. Classic lunchbox staple, informally"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PBANDJ

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15D: "22. Tolerate"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that put up with something or somebody unpleasant
• Similar words include: stick out, stomach, stay
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ABIDE

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16D: "23. Done: Fr."

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FINI

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17D: "24. Big ol' teddy bear"

11 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: GENTLEGIANT

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18D: "25. Word of approval, in French and Spanish"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BIEN

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19D: "26. Finance"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that give qualities or abilities to
• Similar words include: empower, endue, dower
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENDOW

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20D: "27. A little of this, a little of that"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a motley assortment of things
• Similar words include: odds and ends, farrago, gallimaufry
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: HODGEPODGE

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21D: "28. Salutation for a mass email"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HIALL

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22D: "29. Lower than, on a score"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SOTTO

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23D: "33. Learning center?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DESK

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24D: "35. Zac of "The Iron Claw""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EFRON

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25D: "38. Pulitzer-winning graphic novel by Art Spiegelman"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MAUS

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26D: "41. British spots"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a public promotion of some product or service
• Similar words include: bring up, attend, name
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ADVERTS

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27D: "42. Throws out"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that force to leave or move out
• Similar words include: boot out, rout, release
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EXPELS

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28D: "45. Declaration that might come from a bluffer"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: IRAISE

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29D: "46. Spirited sort?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BARFLY

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30D: "49. Wrapped dress"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dress worn primarily by hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
• Similar words include: saree
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SARI

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31D: "50. Author Jorge ___ Borges"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LUIS

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32D: "51. Apt rhyme for fire"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
• Similar words include: funeral pyre
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PYRE

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33D: "52. Object marked with the speed limit, sometimes"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
• Similar words include: buoy up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BUOY

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34D: "53. Word in an Italian veal dish"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OSSO

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35D: "54. "___ the Man" (2006 film inspired by "Twelfth Night")"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHES

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36D: "57. On the newsstand, say"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
• Similar words include: verboten, prohibited, away
• Opposite of: safe

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Answer: OUT

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37D: "58. John"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a toilet in britain
• Similar words include: closet, W.C., water closet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LOO

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

72 Total Clues

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