NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: April 16, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the April 16 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. Like some colors or Zoom users
Clue #2: 6. "___ it go?"
Clue #3: 10. Matterhorn, for one
Clue #4: 13. Drink with ground nutmeg
Clue #5: 15. Like most TV broadcasts, now
Clue #6: 16. Mauna ___
Clue #7: 17. Heavy hitter?
Clue #8: 18. Flying Cloud and Royale, for two
Clue #9: 19. Threw one's hat in the ring
Antonyms: idle, malfunction
Clue #10: 20. Sight next to a barn, often
Clue #11: 21. General Mills brand
Clue #12: 23. Damage, so to speak
Clue #13: 24. Goes to hell
Clue #14: 26. Strengthens, as a relationship
Clue #15: 28. Gag costume
Clue #16: 31. Skier's transport
Clue #17: 32. Exercised authority over
Antonyms: deregulate
Clue #18: 34. Form of solitaire won when only the four highest cards remain
Clue #19: 38. ___ rage (risk of certain drugs)
Clue #20: 39. N.B.A. coach Popovich
Clue #21: 41. First razor to feature a pivoting head
Clue #22: 42. Workers' rights grp.
Clue #23: 44. Delicacy in France and China
Clue #24: 46. Word before tight or time
Clue #25: 48. Structures commonly seen at ski resorts
Clue #26: 49. Conspirator
Clue #27: 52. Spittoon sound
Clue #28: 53. Essence
Clue #29: 54. Meal in which a cup of wine is poured for the prophet Elijah
Clue #30: 56. Have bottled-up anger
Clue #31: 60. "Nelson's blood"
Clue #32: 61. "Sure"
Antonyms: disapprove
Clue #33: 62. Files taxes in June, perhaps
Clue #34: 64. Ballyhoo
Clue #35: 65. Like Solomon, famously
Antonyms: foolish
Clue #36: 66. Former Nissan S.U.V.
Clue #37: 67. ___ diem
Clue #38: 68. Old flames
Clue #39: 69. Old long-haul hwy. from Detroit to Seattle
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. Rat's nest
Clue #2: 2. Lumpy fruit
Clue #3: 3. Neutrogena shampoo with a slash in its name
Clue #4: 4. Came out in favor of a certain breakfast product?
Clue #5: 5. Follow relentlessly
Clue #6: 6. Grammy-winning trumpeter Al
Clue #7: 7. Like Ionesco's play "The Bald Soprano"
Clue #8: 8. Sugary bulk breakfast purchase?
Clue #9: 9. Certain calculus expert, for short
Clue #10: 10. Home of minor-league baseball's RubberDucks
Clue #11: 11. Merest
Antonyms: most
Clue #12: 12. Is nearly out of breath
Clue #13: 14. Doing some shopping for breakfast?
Clue #14: 22. Big name in blenders
Clue #15: 23. Places to find the items at the ends of 4-, 8- and 14-Down
Clue #16: 25. Not just my
Clue #17: 27. Fella
Clue #18: 28. Indian tourist destination
Clue #19: 29. Sound in a disappearing act
Clue #20: 30. Morally contemptible
Antonyms: good, goodness
Clue #21: 33. For sure, for short
Clue #22: 35. One might be cut at an angle
Clue #23: 36. Craving
Clue #24: 37. "Nah, I'm good"
Antonyms: running, failing
Clue #25: 40. "You did a ___ job raisin me!" (punny Mother's Day card line)
Clue #26: 43. Words of affirmation
Clue #27: 45. Softhearted supervillain of "Despicable Me"
Clue #28: 47. Common stove residue to be cleaned up
Clue #29: 49. Doggie bag morsel
Clue #30: 50. Coarse
Antonyms: refined
Clue #31: 51. "___ me "
Clue #32: 55. Products with peak sales before Easter, say
Clue #33: 57. Lip-puckering
Clue #34: 58. Raison d'___
Clue #35: 59. Move to solid food, say
Clue #36: 61. Be in debt
Clue #37: 63. "The Fifth Beatle" Sutcliffe
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Monday, November 4, 2024
No 27390, Mon Nov 04, 2024 NYT by Colin Adams
Across Clues :
1. [Hey, over here!], 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short, 9. Grub, 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby, 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice, 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam", 16. Keep a close eye on, 19. Unit of biological inheritance, 20. Gives the go-ahead for, 21. Form of nonviolent protest, 22. www.wikipedia.___, 23. Anger, 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much", 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say, 29. Extremely off-putting, 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur, 31. Still up in the air, for short, 34. Remove from political office, 35. Fraction of a byte, 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board, 37. Speedometer stat, 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald, 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg, 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!", 44. Rainy-day reserves, 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr., 48. Dec. 31, in brief, 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation, 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing", 51. Nickel or dime, 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across, 56. Give off, 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino, 58. Regarding, 59. Deteriorates, like old wood, 60. Double-reed woodwind, 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox"
Down Clues :
1. Turned on, as a laptop, 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example, 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person, 4. Special attention, for short, 5. Houston N.B.A. player, 6. Historical stretches, 7. ___ for the course, 8. Cry at a bullring, 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does, 10. 18 on a golf course, 11. Basic skateboarding trick, 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City, 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon, 18. Stand at the side of, 19. Make a loud exploding noise, 23. Promise to pay, 24. "___ just me, or ...?", 25. Scam, 27. Little kid, 28. Friendship, 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator, 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell", 33. Overwhelm with noise, 35. Hangers from cave ceilings, 36. Toy pellets, for short, 38. Largest branch of Islam, 39. Marlboro offering, informally, 40. Hullabaloo, 41. Tax-collecting agcy., 42. Tourist guide listings, 43. Strange case, 44. Less dangerous, 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember", 46. Pop in on, 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross, 51. House, in Havana, 53. "Well, lookie there!", 54. Noggin, in slang, 55. Roll of cash
Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 04, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| "New York Times, Monday, November 4, 2024" |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. [Hey, over here!]. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PSST
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The clue is 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: REPO
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The clue is 9. Grub. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CHOW
Possible Answer : Chou, Chou_dynasty, chuck, eats, chow_chow, Zhou_dynasty, Chow, grub, Zhou, Chow_dynasty, chow
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The clue is 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OPAL
Possible Answer : opal
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The clue is 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ORAL
Possible Answer : viva_voce, unwritten, viva, oral_exam, oral, oral_examination
Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal
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The clue is 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LOLA
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The clue is 16. Keep a close eye on. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)
The answer: WATCHCAREFULLY
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The clue is 19. Unit of biological inheritance. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: GENE
Possible Answer : gene, cistron, factor
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The clue is 20. Gives the go-ahead for. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OKS
Possible Answer : OK, Sooner_State, okay, O.K., okey, Oklahoma, okeh
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The clue is 21. Form of nonviolent protest. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LIEIN
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The clue is 22. www.wikipedia.___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ORG
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The clue is 23. Anger. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IRE
Possible Answer : ire, anger, choler, wrath, ira
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The clue is 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ICANSEE
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The clue is 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: BELTOUTASONG
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The clue is 29. Extremely off-putting. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ODIOUS
Possible Answer : odious, abominable, execrable, detestable
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The clue is 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MINK
Possible Answer : mink, mink_coat
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The clue is 31. Still up in the air, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TBD
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The clue is 34. Remove from political office. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OUST
Possible Answer : boot_out, expel, oust, kick_out, throw_out, drum_out
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The clue is 35. Fraction of a byte. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BIT
Possible Answer : morsel, turn, flake, routine, snatch, chip, burn, fleck, scrap, piece, prick, spot, bite, seize_with_teeth, mo, moment, second, sting, act, minute, bit, number
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The clue is 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BRIE
Possible Answer : Brie
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The clue is 37. Speedometer stat. 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
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The clue is 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SCAT
Possible Answer : lam, break_away, scat, scarper, head_for_the_hills, take_to_the_woods, hightail_it, run, turn_tail, run_away, bunk, scat_singing, fly_the_coop, escape
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The clue is 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: FIBULA
Possible Answer : fibula, calf_bone
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The clue is 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: SUITYOURSELF
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The clue is 44. Rainy-day reserves. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SAVINGS
Possible Answer : rescue, saving, economy, delivery, preservation, deliverance, nest_egg, savings
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The clue is 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DRS
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The clue is 48. Dec. 31, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NYE
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The clue is 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ALIGN
Possible Answer : line_up, adjust, coordinate, align, aline, ordinate, array
Possible Opposite Answer : skew
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The clue is 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ADO
Possible Answer : ado, hustle, stir, flurry, bustle, fuss
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The clue is 51. Nickel or dime. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: COIN
Possible Answer : mint, strike, coin
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The clue is 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)
The answer: FASHIONFORWARD
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The clue is 56. Give off. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EMIT
Possible Answer : give_off, give_out, breathe, utter, pass_off, let_loose, let_out, emit
Possible Opposite Answer : absorb
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The clue is 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HORN
Possible Answer : automobile_horn, trump, horn, hooter, car_horn, French_horn, motor_horn, saddle_horn, tusk, cornet, trumpet
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The clue is 58. Regarding. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASTO
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The clue is 59. Deteriorates, like old wood. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ROTS
Possible Answer : waste, hogwash, moulder, rotting, bunkum, molder, guff, bunk, buncombe, decomposition, rot, putrefaction, decompose
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The clue is 60. Double-reed woodwind. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OBOE
Possible Answer : hautbois, oboe, hautboy
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The clue is 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DAHL
Possible Answer : pigeon_pea, catjang_pea, pigeon-pea_plant, dhal, Cajanus_cajan, red_gram, dahl, cajan_pea
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Turned on, as a laptop. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: POWEREDUP
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The clue is 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: SPANGLISH
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The clue is 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SATE
Possible Answer: satiate, replete, fill, sate
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The clue is 4. Special attention, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TLC
Possible Answer: TLC, tender_loving_care
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The clue is 5. Houston N.B.A. player. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ROCKET
Possible Answer: projectile, roquette, Eruca_sativa, Eruca_vesicaria_sativa, skyrocket, rocket_salad, rocket_engine, garden_rocket, rocket, arugula
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The clue is 6. Historical stretches. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ERAS
Possible Answer: ERA, geological_era, epoch, era, earned_run_average
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The clue is 7. ___ for the course. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PAR
Possible Answer: equation, equality, equivalence, par
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The clue is 8. Cry at a bullring. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OLE
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The clue is 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CLUING
Possible Answer: clew, clue
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The clue is 10. 18 on a golf course. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HOLES
Possible Answer: jam, trap, yap, golf_hole, hole, pickle, muddle, maw, hollow, kettle_of_fish, mess, gob, hole_out, cakehole, fix
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The clue is 11. Basic skateboarding trick. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OLLIE
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The clue is 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: WAYNE
Possible Answer: Anthony_Wayne, Duke_Wayne, Mad_Anthony_Wayne, John_Wayne, Wayne
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The clue is 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HORUS
Possible Answer: Horus
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The clue is 18. Stand at the side of. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: FLANK
Possible Answer: wing, flank
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The clue is 19. Make a loud exploding noise. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: GOBOOM
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The clue is 23. Promise to pay. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IOU
Possible Answer: IOU
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The clue is 24. "___ just me, or ...?". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ISIT
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The clue is 25. Scam. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CON
Possible Answer: con_game, yard_bird, scam, confidence_trick, gyp, learn, convict, confidence_game, gip, nobble, memorize, short-change, inmate, con, bunko, hornswoggle, yardbird, bunco, goldbrick, mulct, swindle, defraud, victimize, bunko_game, bunco_game, sting, hustle, rook, memorise, flimflam, diddle
Possible Opposite Answer : pro
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The clue is 27. Little kid. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TOT
Possible Answer: total, sum, tally, bambino, add, tote_up, add_together, add_up, tot, summate, sum_up, yearling, tot_up, toddler
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The clue is 28. Friendship. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AMITY
Possible Answer: amity, cordiality
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The clue is 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: TRUENORTH
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The clue is 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: BILLYIDOL
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The clue is 33. Overwhelm with noise. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DEAFEN
Possible Answer: deafen, deaf
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The clue is 35. Hangers from cave ceilings. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BATS
Possible Answer: barmy, loony, balmy, nuts, bonkers, kookie, kooky, nutty, batty, crackers, flutter, squash_racket, drub, loopy, daft, fruity, round_the_bend, wacky, haywire, chiropteran, cream, lick, cracked, around_the_bend, whacky, bats, bat, thrash, clobber, cricket_bat, buggy, at-bat, dotty, loco, squash_racquet
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The clue is 36. Toy pellets, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BBS
Possible Answer: BB, bulletin_board_system, BB_shot, bulletin_board, electronic_bulletin_board, bbs
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The clue is 38. Largest branch of Islam. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SUNNI
Possible Answer: Sunni_Muslim, Sunnite, Sunni_Islam, Sunni
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The clue is 39. Marlboro offering, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CIG
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The clue is 40. Hullabaloo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: FUROR
Possible Answer: fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage
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The clue is 41. Tax-collecting agcy.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IRS
Possible Answer: Internal_Revenue_Service, IRS
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The clue is 42. Tourist guide listings. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SIGHTS
Possible Answer: great_deal, ken, muckle, wad, pot, deal, sights, tidy_sum, flock, raft, visual_sense, mountain, spy, pile, vision, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, survey, peck, mint, slew, batch, good_deal, plenty, sight, view, mass, mickle, mess, visual_modality, spate
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The clue is 43. Strange case. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ODDONE
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The clue is 44. Less dangerous. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SAFER
Possible Answer: secure, good, safe, dependable
Possible Opposite Answer : out, dangerous
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The clue is 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ALAMO
Possible Answer: Alamo
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The clue is 46. Pop in on. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: VISIT
Possible Answer: chaffer, inspect, chew_the_fat, travel_to, bring_down, inflict, impose, chitchat, natter, call_in, chatter, jaw, call, claver, chat, chit-chat, gossip, visit, shoot_the_breeze, confab, confabulate, see, sojourn
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The clue is 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AFRO
Possible Answer: Afro_hairdo, Afro
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The clue is 51. House, in Havana. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CASA
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The clue is 53. "Well, lookie there!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OHO
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The clue is 54. Noggin, in slang. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NOB
Possible Answer: toff, nob
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The clue is 55. Roll of cash. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WAD
Possible Answer: great_deal, muckle, wad, jampack, pot, deal, tidy_sum, flock, cud, chew, raft, mountain, plug, chock_up, pile, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, peck, chaw, mint, jam, slew, batch, compact, pack, cram, good_deal, plenty, sight, quid, ram, mass, mickle, mess, bundle, spate
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (36 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (40 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. ___ classic ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or "Pulp Fiction," e.g.) | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Spongy wetlands | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Titleholder | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Engrave | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Dirt pie ingredient | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Greek goddesses of the seasons | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Optional mission in a video game | 9 |
| 8A | 19. Gradually eat away | 5 |
| 9A | 20. Selfless sort | 8 |
| 10A | 21. Shindig for someone to announce whether they're having a boy or a girl | 6 |
| 11A | 22. – | 6 |
| 12A | 23. Lie next to | 4 |
| 13A | 25. Show on which Tina Fey and Seth Meyers have worked as head writers, in brief | 3 |
| 14A | 26. Tropical cocktail with bananas, strawberries, rum and coconut cream | 8 |
| 15A | 31. Go downhill fast | 3 |
| 16A | 34. Feedbag contents | 4 |
| 17A | 36. Shindig for someone settling into a new home | 5 |
| 18A | 37. – | 7 |
| 19A | 40. Flips, say | 7 |
| 20A | 42. Skirt, as an issue | 5 |
| 21A | 43. Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad" | 4 |
| 22A | 45. Auction unit | 3 |
| 23A | 46. Cowboy's kerchief | 8 |
| 24A | 48. Show stoppers? | 3 |
| 25A | 51. Goes bad | 4 |
| 26A | 52. Shindig for someone who's about to tie the knot | 6 |
| 27A | 56. – | 6 |
| 28A | 60. Like a dish of veal or chicken dipped in egg and breadcrumbs, then fried in butter | 8 |
| 29A | 62. Surfers ride them | 5 |
| 30A | 63. Lunchroom | 9 |
| 31A | 64. Wolf in "The Jungle Book" | 5 |
| 32A | 65. Initials on a map until 1991 | 4 |
| 33A | 66. Shindig for the cast and crew after filming is done ... with a hint to entering this answer and three others in the grid | 4 |
| 34A | 67. – | 5 |
| 35A | 68. Boxing stats | 4 |
| 36A | 69. Jazz singer Sylvia | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. ___ classic ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or "Pulp Fiction," e.g.)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
- Similar words include: fad, rage, cultus
- Pattern: ____
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2A: "5. Spongy wetlands"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
- Similar words include: bog, bog down, peat bog
- Pattern: ____
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3A: "9. Titleholder"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who has won first place in a competition
- Similar words include: chomp, title-holder, champion
- Pattern: _____
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4A: "14. Engrave"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make an etching of
- Similar words include: engrave
- Pattern: ____
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5A: "15. Dirt pie ingredient"
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- Think of something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
- Similar words include: oreo cookie
- Pattern: ____
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6A: "16. Greek goddesses of the seasons"
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- Pattern: _____
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7A: "17. Optional mission in a video game"
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- Pattern: _________
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8A: "19. Gradually eat away"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that become ground down or deteriorate
- Similar words include: gnaw, wear away, eat away
- Pattern: _____
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9A: "20. Selfless sort"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
- Similar words include: philanthropist
- Pattern: ________
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10A: "21. Shindig for someone to announce whether they're having a boy or a girl"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in indo-european languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
- Similar words include: sex, sexuality, grammatical gender
- Pattern: ______
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11A: "22. –"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make visible
- Similar words include: discover, let out, unwrap
- Pattern: ______
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12A: "23. Lie next to"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- Similar words include: butt, butt on, adjoin
- Pattern: ____
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13A: "25. Show on which Tina Fey and Seth Meyers have worked as head writers, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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14A: "26. Tropical cocktail with bananas, strawberries, rum and coconut cream"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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15A: "31. Go downhill fast"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
- Pattern: ___
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16A: "34. Feedbag contents"
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')
- Similar words include: oat
- Pattern: ____
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17A: "36. Shindig for someone settling into a new home"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
- Similar words include: theatre, firm, planetary house
- Pattern: _____
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18A: "37. –"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
- Similar words include: heating, thaw, thawing
- Pattern: _______
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19A: "40. Flips, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that sell (something) again after having bought it
- Similar words include: resell
- Pattern: _______
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20A: "42. Skirt, as an issue"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
- Similar words include: deflect, stave off, head off
- Opposite of: validate, confront
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21A: "43. Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad""
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- Pattern: ____
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22A: "45. Auction unit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- Similar words include: hatful, spate, batch
- Pattern: ___
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23A: "46. Cowboy's kerchief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
- Similar words include: bandana
- Pattern: ________
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24A: "48. Show stoppers?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a public promotion of some product or service
- Similar words include: advertizing, advertisement, advertizement
- Pattern: ___
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25A: "51. Goes bad"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- Similar words include: buncombe, decomposition, molder
- Pattern: ____
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26A: "52. Shindig for someone who's about to tie the knot"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
- Similar words include: espousal, spousal, nuptial
- Pattern: ______
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27A: "56. –"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
- Similar words include: exhibitor, shower bath, rain shower
- Pattern: ______
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28A: "60. Like a dish of veal or chicken dipped in egg and breadcrumbs, then fried in butter"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a native or inhabitant of milan
- Pattern: ________
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29A: "62. Surfers ride them"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
- Similar words include: Wave, flourish, waving
- Pattern: _____
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30A: "63. Lunchroom"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
- Pattern: _________
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31A: "64. Wolf in "The Jungle Book""
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- Pattern: _____
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32A: "65. Initials on a map until 1991"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
- Similar words include: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet Union, Russia
- Pattern: ____
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33A: "66. Shindig for the cast and crew after filming is done ... with a hint to entering this answer and three others in the grid"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
- Similar words include: enwrap, twine, wrapping
- Opposite of: unwind, unwrap
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34A: "67. –"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an organization to gain political power
- Similar words include: political party, company
- Pattern: _____
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35A: "68. Boxing stats"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
- Similar words include: TKO, technical knockout
- Pattern: ____
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36A: "69. Jazz singer Sylvia"
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- Pattern: ____
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. ___ Millan, celebrity dog trainer | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Handy | 5 |
| 3D | 3. High-def flat screen, for short | 5 |
| 4D | 4. "Ay, ___ the rub" | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Broth that might come from a dissolved cube | 8 |
| 6D | 6. Magnetite and bauxite | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Whole that's greater than the sum of its parts, from the German | 7 |
| 8D | 8. Barfly | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Spotted African sprinters | 8 |
| 10D | 10. Car's honker | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Longtime Yankee slugger, familiarly | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Earned | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Member of a jury | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Ke Huy ___, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" actor | 4 |
| 15D | 21. Boss, in Britain | 3 |
| 16D | 24. Major Iraqi port city | 5 |
| 17D | 27. Adversary | 3 |
| 18D | 28. Quiet period | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Scandinavian capital | 4 |
| 20D | 30. Toward sunset | 4 |
| 21D | 31. Mop, as the deck | 4 |
| 22D | 32. Polynesian brew | 4 |
| 23D | 33. Smooth out, as a wrinkled shirt | 4 |
| 24D | 35. Talent broker | 5 |
| 25D | 38. Mediocre, in modern slang | 3 |
| 26D | 39. "'Tis entirely likely" | 8 |
| 27D | 41. Those going along with others' unhealthy habits | 8 |
| 28D | 44. Item worn with a hazmat suit | 7 |
| 29D | 47. Negative connector | 3 |
| 30D | 49. "Curses!" | 4 |
| 31D | 50. Fibrous connecting tissues | 6 |
| 32D | 53. Second-largest city in Northern Ireland | 5 |
| 33D | 54. "Take me ___" | 5 |
| 34D | 55. Bounds | 5 |
| 35D | 56. Substitute | 4 |
| 36D | 57. Ceremonial Maori dance | 4 |
| 37D | 58. Done | 4 |
| 38D | 59. Mark left by a whip | 4 |
| 39D | 61. "Should that be true ..." | 4 |
| 40D | 63. Word before "one's losses" or "both ways" | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. ___ Millan, celebrity dog trainer"
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- Pattern: _____
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2D: "2. Handy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that being of use or service
- Similar words include: useful
- Opposite of: useless
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3D: "3. High-def flat screen, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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4D: "4. "Ay, ___ the rub""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a location other than here; that place
- Similar words include: there
- Opposite of: here
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5D: "5. Broth that might come from a dissolved cube"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a clear seasoned broth
- Pattern: ________
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6D: "6. Magnetite and bauxite"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
- Similar words include: ore
- Pattern: ____
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7D: "7. Whole that's greater than the sum of its parts, from the German"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
- Pattern: _______
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8D: "8. Barfly"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a chronic drinker
- Similar words include: drunk, wino, rummy
- Pattern: ___
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9D: "9. Spotted African sprinters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that long-legged spotted cat of africa and southwestern asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
- Similar words include: chetah, cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus
- Pattern: ________
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10D: "10. Car's honker"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- Similar words include: tusk, trump, car horn
- Pattern: ____
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11D: "11. Longtime Yankee slugger, familiarly"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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12D: "12. Earned"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that give certain properties to something
- Similar words include: progress to, create, cause
- Opposite of: unmake, unmade
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13D: "13. Member of a jury"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- Similar words include: match, compeer, equal
- Pattern: ____
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14D: "18. Ke Huy ___, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" actor"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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15D: "21. Boss, in Britain"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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16D: "24. Major Iraqi port city"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the second largest city in iraq; an oil port in southern iraq
- Similar words include: Basia
- Pattern: _____
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17D: "27. Adversary"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- Similar words include: foeman, opposition, enemy
- Opposite of: friend
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18D: "28. Quiet period"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
- Similar words include: quiet, calm down, still
- Opposite of: agitate
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19D: "29. Scandinavian capital"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
- Similar words include: capital of Norway, Christiania
- Pattern: ____
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20D: "30. Toward sunset"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the countries of (originally) europe and (now including) north america and south america
- Similar words include: Occident, western United States, Rebecca West
- Opposite of: east
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21D: "31. Mop, as the deck"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
- Similar words include: mop, dab, swob
- Pattern: ____
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22D: "32. Polynesian brew"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
- Similar words include: kavakava
- Pattern: ____
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23D: "33. Smooth out, as a wrinkled shirt"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
- Similar words include: cast-iron, Fe, atomic number 26
- Pattern: ____
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24D: "35. Talent broker"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
- Similar words include: broker, federal agent, factor
- Pattern: _____
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25D: "38. Mediocre, in modern slang"
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- Think of something that used in combination to denote the middle
- Pattern: ___
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26D: "39. "'Tis entirely likely""
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- Pattern: ________
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27D: "41. Those going along with others' unhealthy habits"
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- Pattern: ________
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28D: "44. Item worn with a hazmat suit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases
- Similar words include: gas helmet, respirator
- Pattern: _______
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29D: "47. Negative connector"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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30D: "49. "Curses!""
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- Pattern: ____
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31D: "50. Fibrous connecting tissues"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
- Similar words include: tendon, brawniness, muscularity
- Pattern: ______
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32D: "53. Second-largest city in Northern Ireland"
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- Pattern: _____
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33D: "54. "Take me ___""
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- Pattern: _____
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34D: "55. Bounds"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- Similar words include: jump, jump off, bound
- Pattern: _____
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35D: "56. Substitute"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an equal exchange
- Similar words include: switch, barter, swop
- Pattern: ____
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36D: "57. Ceremonial Maori dance"
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- Pattern: ____
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37D: "58. Done"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
- Similar words include: concluded, complete, ended
- Pattern: ____
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38D: "59. Mark left by a whip"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
- Similar words include: flog, weal, strap
- Pattern: ____
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39D: "61. "Should that be true ...""
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- Pattern: ____
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40D: "63. Word before "one's losses" or "both ways""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a share of the profits
- Similar words include: mown, excision, cold shoulder
- Opposite of: uncut, untrimmed
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