Sun Sep 22, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 22, 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. One getting into some hot water?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATHER

  Possible Answer : swimmer, bather, natator




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

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

  The answer: UMPS

  Possible Answer : umpire, ump




• The clue is 11. Data sought in phishing attempts, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSNS




• The clue is 15. Thus far. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TODATE




• The clue is 21. Cry from a treehouse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPHERE




• The clue is 22. Doesn't rule out, as a possibility. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEEPSOPEN




• The clue is 24. Wrinkle-free, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRONED

  Possible Answer : press, iron, ironed, iron_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : unironed




• The clue is 25. Turned on an axis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEWED

  Possible Answer : skid, slew, slip, slide, swerve, slue, curve, trend, cut, sheer, veer




• The clue is 26. Real no-brainer?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTTERFOOL




• The clue is 27. Colorful ingredients in some cookie recipes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANDMS




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

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

  The answer: TOSS

  Possible Answer : fling, thresh, discard, throw_away, flip, sky, jactitate, cast_away, chuck, throw_out, toss_out, thrash_about, put_away, toss, pitch, thresh_about, pass, thrash, cast_out, cast_aside, convulse, chuck_out, dispose, slash, toss_away




• The clue is 29. Reef lurker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer : eel




• The clue is 31. Ways off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXITS

  Possible Answer : kick_the_bucket, conk, die, croak, decease, perish, expiration, snuff_it, choke, outlet, pop_off, issue, give-up_the_ghost, leave, get_out, exit, passing, go_out, cash_in_one's_chips, loss, way_out, pass_away, pass, going, drop_dead, buy_the_farm, expire, go, departure, release

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born, enter




• The clue is 32. Part of H.M.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HER




• The clue is 34. Word with body or blood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPE

  Possible Answer : typewrite, eccentric, type, typecast, character, case

  Possible Opposite Answer : antitype




• The clue is 35. Texter's alternative to an eye roll emoji. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMH




• The clue is 36. Olympians on stunt bikes, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BMXERS




• The clue is 38. Genre for Fall Out Boy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMOPOP




• The clue is 41. U.S. currency: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOL

  Possible Answer : dol, Labor, DoL, Labor_Department, Department_of_Labor




• The clue is 42. Negative influence on others, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BADAPPLE




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

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

  The answer: PUT

  Possible Answer : assign, position, order, pose, place, redact, invest, cast, set_up, lay, couch, set, arrange, put, put_option, commit, frame

  Possible Opposite Answer : call_option, divest




• The clue is 47. To sweeten the deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASABONUS




• The clue is 49. Declines to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WONT

  Possible Answer : habit, wont




• The clue is 50. Houdini's signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESCAPEACT




• The clue is 53. Basis for a feud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEF

  Possible Answer : gripe, beef_cattle, boeuf, squawk, bitch, grouse, beef, kick, holler, bellyache, crab




• The clue is 54. Rudder found in nature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FISHFIN




• The clue is 57. "Bad luck, I guess … It was my turn, that's all. I was in the path of the ___" (quote from 18-Down). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORNADO

  Possible Answer : tornado, crack_cocaine, twister, crack




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

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

  The answer: HITARUT




• The clue is 61. "This is the worst!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGH




• The clue is 62. Receptacle for soaking before a pedicure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOOTSPA




• The clue is 64. Brainy bunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENSANS




• The clue is 66. Electronica pioneer Brian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENO




• The clue is 67. Bulgarian or Bosnian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAV

  Possible Answer : Slav




• The clue is 69. Rap group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NWA




• The clue is 70. The White House grounds have 18 of them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRES

  Possible Answer : Acre, Accho, acre, Akka, Akko, demesne, estate, land, landed_estate, acres




• The clue is 72. Some online pings, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMS




• The clue is 73. "Yo!," on the down-low. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST




• The clue is 74. Lightning-fast hedgehog of video games. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONIC

  Possible Answer : transonic, sonic

  Possible Opposite Answer : subsonic




• The clue is 76. What "washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life," per Picasso. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

  Possible Answer : nontextual_matter, artistry, artistic_creation, artistic_production, artwork, prowess, graphics, art, fine_art




• The clue is 78. Lane for carpoolers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOV




• The clue is 79. Six-foot-tall Aussie sprinter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer : Dromaius_novaehollandiae, emu, Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit




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

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

  The answer: WANES

  Possible Answer : ebbing, decline, wan, wane, ebb, go_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : wax




• The clue is 81. "Are you ___ drive?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKTO




• The clue is 82. Certain online video snippet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOUTUBECLIP




• The clue is 85. Downwind, to seafarers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEE

  Possible Answer : alee




• The clue is 86. "Breaking Bad" channel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMC




• The clue is 88. Fastener that's one letter ahead of "U-bolt" in the dictionary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNUT




• The clue is 89. Org. with the Artemis program. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NASA

  Possible Answer : NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration




• The clue is 90. Office building unit: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE




• The clue is 91. What a police escort may offer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAFEPASSAGE




• The clue is 95. Classic cover-ups for spies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRENCHCOATS




• The clue is 100. Fumble or bumble. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer : drift, stray, mistake, slip, err




• The clue is 101. Card game with a Power Grab edition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNO




• The clue is 102. "Good joke!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAH




• The clue is 103. Red side, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOP

  Possible Answer : Republican_Party, GOP




• The clue is 104. Indecency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORTASTE




• The clue is 108. Female in the forest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOE

  Possible Answer : DOE, Energy, Department_of_Energy, Energy_Department, doe




• The clue is 111. "Like that matters to me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIFICARE




• The clue is 114. Stage a jailbreak à la 18-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNNELOUT




• The clue is 115. Annual May race, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IND




• The clue is 116. Held together in a makeshift way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUCTTAPED




• The clue is 117. Wraps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDS

  Possible Answer : close, remnant, closing, stop, terminate, final_stage, goal, destruction, conclusion, oddment, ending, terminal, remainder, finish, death, cease, last, end

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 118. Sizable challenge for a mover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFA

  Possible Answer : couch, lounge, sofa




• The clue is 119. Make a break for it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUN

  Possible Answer : bleed, outpouring, runnel, bunk, flow, work, run, running_game, foot_race, turn_tail, test, course, range, running_play, prevail, hunt_down, guide, hunt, track_down, trial, tend, move, be_given, fly_the_coop, running, head_for_the_hills, draw, streak, political_campaign, escape, take_to_the_woods, unravel, lam, melt, streamlet, carry, hightail_it, break_away, lean, scat, function, endure, lead, pass, rivulet, footrace, feed, extend, discharge, operate, persist, execute, black_market, rill, incline, play, run_for, race, melt_down, tally, die_hard, campaign, consort, ladder, go, scarper, run_away, ravel, ply

  Possible Opposite Answer : idle, malfunction




• The clue is 120. Yearn (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHE

  Possible Answer : yearn, languish, suffer, hurt, smart, aching, ache, pine, yen




• The clue is 121. Swain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEAU

  Possible Answer : beau, dude, swain, fashion_plate, boyfriend, sheik, swell, dandy, clotheshorse, fop, fellow, gallant, young_man




• The clue is 122. Parts of N.F.L. highlight reels, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TDS




• The clue is 123. This really blows!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  Possible Answer : trinitrotoluene, TNT




• The clue is 124. Airport monitor, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer : Transportation_Security_Administration, TSA




• The clue is 125. Razz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KID

  Possible Answer : kidskin, Kyd, Thomas_Kid, josh, small_fry, tiddler, Thomas_Kyd, jolly, youngster, shaver, minor, chaff, Kid, tike, tyke, nestling, kid, nipper, pull_the_leg_of, child, fry, banter

  Possible Opposite Answer : parent




• The clue is 126. Pennzoil competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STP

  Possible Answer : STP, s.t.p.

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Exceeds 21, in blackjack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUSTS

  Possible Answer: bust, binge, fizzle, flop, female_chest, wear, snap, burst, tear, bout, break, wear_out, fall_apart, raid, rupture

  Possible Opposite Answer : repair

• The clue is 2. Poise under pressure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APLOMB

  Possible Answer: aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid, cool

• The clue is 3. With 6-Down, prison drama released on September 23, 1994. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THESHAWSHANK

• The clue is 4. Hacks with an ax. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEWS

  Possible Answer: hew_out, hew

• The clue is 5. Ahead of, in poetry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERE

• The clue is 6. See 3-Down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: REDEMPTION

  Possible Answer: buyback, salvation, redemption, repurchase

• The clue is 7. Instrument strummed in the Train song "Hey, Soul Sister". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UKULELE

  Possible Answer: ukulele, uke

• The clue is 8. Popular gala venue, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MET

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 9. Sneaky ___ (sly dogs). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETES

  Possible Answer: pet

• The clue is 10. Glasses, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEX

• The clue is 11. Like cashmere. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFT

  Possible Answer: delicate, easygoing, cushy, gentle, mild, soft, diffuse, piano, voiced, diffused, indulgent, lenient, flabby, flaccid, balmy, sonant, easy, subdued

  Possible Opposite Answer : forte, loud, unvoiced, hard, hardened

• The clue is 12. Imagine, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOSE

• The clue is 13. Prefix with -lithic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer: neo

• The clue is 14. 16-time gig for Steve Martin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNLHOST

• The clue is 15. Portrayer of 18-Down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: TIMROBBINS

• The clue is 16. "Cup ___ cone?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

  Possible Answer: os, operating_system, oculus_sinister, osmium, atomic_number_76, Os, bone, OS

• The clue is 17. Terse admonishment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONT

• The clue is 18. Lead role in 3-Down/6-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDYDUFRESNE

• The clue is 19. They're measured in beats per minute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEMPOS

  Possible Answer: tempo, pace, pacing

• The clue is 20. Famed Ford flop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDSEL

• The clue is 23. Honorific from Sanskrit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRI

• The clue is 30. Date on a debit card: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXP

• The clue is 33. Pollution-regulating org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPA

  Possible Answer: Environmental_Protection_Agency, EPA

• The clue is 36. Resort town in Alberta's Rockies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANFF

  Possible Answer: Banff

• The clue is 37. Kicks back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTS

  Possible Answer: quietus, repose, lie, balance, ease, residual, roost, perch, residuum, stay, relief, rest_period, relaxation, sleep, respite, catch_one's_breath, pillow, take_a_breather, eternal_sleep, remainder, rest, remain, reside, eternal_rest, breathe, residue

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, be_active

• The clue is 39. "The Heart of Georgia". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACON

  Possible Answer: macon, maconnais, Macon

• The clue is 40. ___ Corner, section of Westminster Abbey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POETS

  Possible Answer: poet

• The clue is 43. "What was I thinking!?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOH

  Possible Answer: ut, do, doh

• The clue is 44. Fall accessory?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARACHUTE

  Possible Answer: chute, jump, parachute

• The clue is 45. Bygone channel that launched with the two-hour pilot of "Star Trek: Voyager". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPN

• The clue is 46. 4x100 relay, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEAMEVENT

• The clue is 48. Org. with Student Success Grants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEA

• The clue is 51. ___ América (quadrennial soccer championship). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPA

• The clue is 52. Juice drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADES

  Possible Answer: fruit_drink, ade

• The clue is 54. To-do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUSS

  Possible Answer: niggle, bustle, dither, pother, bicker, bickering, spat, trouble, flurry, squabble, mother, fuss, hassle, overprotect, pettifoggery, tiff, stir, bother, ado, hustle, flap, tizzy, fret

• The clue is 55. Yeti's commercial rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGLOO

  Possible Answer: igloo, iglu

• The clue is 56. "Ain't gonna happen!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOWAY

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

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

  The answer: HAMUP

• The clue is 59. Erase from one's memory, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNSEE

• The clue is 60. Target audience for "Peppa Pig". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTS

  Possible Answer: sum_up, total, add_together, sum, bambino, summate, tote_up, tot_up, tally, toddler, add_up, yearling, tot, add

• The clue is 63. Decks with cards numbered I through XXI. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAROTS

  Possible Answer: tarot_card, tarot

• The clue is 65. Apelike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIMIAN

  Possible Answer: simian

• The clue is 68. Curriculum ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VITAE

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

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

  The answer: ROB

  Possible Answer: gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, fleece, soak, surcharge, rob, plume

  Possible Opposite Answer : undercharge

• The clue is 73. Prefix with -lithic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALEO

• The clue is 75. Make sense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COMPUTE

  Possible Answer: reckon, compute, calculate, work_out, cipher, cypher, figure

• The clue is 77. Ingredient in a niçoise salad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

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

• The clue is 79. Conditional coding word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSE

• The clue is 80. "Hey, I'm walkin' here!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WATCHIT

• The clue is 83. Harbor helper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUG

  Possible Answer: labor, towboat, tug, jerk, drive, tote, lug, tower, tugboat, labour, push

• The clue is 84. It might get booted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAR

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

• The clue is 87. Main blvd. through N.Y.C.'s Chinatown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANALST

• The clue is 90. Treated unfairly, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAFTED

  Possible Answer: screw, jockey, chouse, shaft, cheat, chicane

• The clue is 91. The swans in "The Twelve Days of Christmas," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEPTET

  Possible Answer: septenary, VII, sevensome, 7, septette, seven, septet, heptad, sevener

• The clue is 92. In the area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROUND

  Possible Answer: or_so, some, more_or_less, approximately, around, just_about, round, about, close_to, roughly

• The clue is 93. Some makeshift fans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRONDS

  Possible Answer: frond

• The clue is 94. "Already?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSOON

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

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

  The answer: CHICHI

  Possible Answer: chic, swank, smartness, chichi, modishness, last_word, stylishness, chicness

• The clue is 97. Early Christian meals of love and fellowship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGAPES

  Possible Answer: agape, agape_love, love_feast

• The clue is 98. Unwrapped with gusto. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOREAT

• The clue is 99. Accelerated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEDUP

• The clue is 105. Shot makers, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNS

  Possible Answer: Rn, registered_nurse, radon, atomic_number_86, RN

• The clue is 106. Top of a titmouse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUFT

  Possible Answer: tuft, tussock

• The clue is 107. H on a frat house. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer: Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, eta, ETA, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna

• The clue is 108. Shoveled stuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIRT

  Possible Answer: poop, grease, turd, filth, grunge, malicious_gossip, stain, dirt, ungraded, scandal, soil, grime, shit, shite, crap

• The clue is 109. Unwelcome obligation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONUS

  Possible Answer: onus, burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, load

• The clue is 110. Irish novelist O'Brien. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDNA

• The clue is 111. Coding pioneer Lovelace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADA

  Possible Answer: ADA, adenosine_deaminase

• The clue is 112. Be bad, like really bad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCK

  Possible Answer: fellate, suck_in, sop_up, blow, draw, imbibe, absorb, soak_up, lactate, take_up, go_down_on, suck, sucking, suction, take_in, suck_up, nurse, suckle, give_suck, breastfeed, wet-nurse

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottlefeed

• The clue is 113. Kin of a zin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAB

  Possible Answer: hack, taxicab, cabriolet, cab, taxi

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (41 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Don't believe it	3
2A	4. Soccer great Mia	4
3A	8. Prepared (for)	6
4A	14. Feature of a spy film	8
5A	16. Scalper's transaction	6
6A	17. Prairie bloom for which a creamery is named	8
7A	18. DC good guy	6
8A	19. They're found in a circle	5
9A	20. Dispensary inits.	3
10A	22. Late spring or early summer bloom	5
11A	23. Leave speechless	3
12A	24. Texter's "I can't even"	3
13A	26. In perpetuity	4
14A	28. Winter coat?	3
15A	29. Narrow margin of victory	4
16A	30. Lunchbox staple, informally	3
17A	33. All primes except 2	10
18A	37. Country nearest to the Equator without touching it	4
19A	38. Hybridized, botanically ... or like four pairs of answers in this puzzle (and the circled letters they intersect on)?	15
20A	40. "Stop right there!"	4
21A	41. "Great Scott!"	10
22A	42. Bird adapted for silent flight	3
23A	43. Charging option	4
24A	44. Deciding periods, in brief	3
25A	45. Airdrops?	4
26A	46. [I'm a good boy!]	3
27A	47. Summer cooler	3
28A	50. Movement started by Tarana Burke in 2006	5
29A	53. Dip	3
30A	55. Philosopher William of ___	5
31A	57. Become part of a club	6
32A	59. ___ method (type of teaching)	8
33A	61. Bloom whose toxic nectar is one source of "mad honey"	6
34A	62. Flower found along a metaphorical path of ease	8
35A	63. A bad review might merit a rotten one	6
36A	64. Like some advice	4
37A	65. Manhattan liquor	3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Don't believe it"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Similar words include: prevarication, dwell, lie down
• Opposite of: stand, arise

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Answer: LIE

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2A: "4. Soccer great Mia"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAMM

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3A: "8. Prepared (for)"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
• Similar words include: stimulate, stabilize, stabilise
• Opposite of: sedate, de-energize

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Answer: BRACED

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4A: "14. Feature of a spy film"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
• Similar words include: scheme, machination, fascinate
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: INTRIGUE

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5A: "16. Scalper's transaction"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the selling of something purchased
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RESALE

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6A: "17. Prairie bloom for which a creamery is named"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sometimes placed in genus scilla
• Similar words include: prairie gentian, Campanula rotundifolia, wood hyacinth
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BLUEBELL

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7A: "18. DC good guy"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an orderly assigned to serve a british military officer
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BATMAN

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8A: "19. They're found in a circle"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
• Similar words include: wheel spoke, radius, spoke
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RADII

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9A: "20. Dispensary inits."

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CBD

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10A: "22. Late spring or early summer bloom"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
• Similar words include: paeony
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PEONY

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11A: "23. Leave speechless"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
• Similar words include: fear, veneration, reverence
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AWE

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12A: "24. Texter's "I can't even""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SMH

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13A: "26. In perpetuity"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that at any time
• Similar words include: always, of all time, ever so
• Opposite of: never

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Answer: EVER

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14A: "28. Winter coat?"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water frozen in the solid state
• Similar words include: meth, frappe, ice-skating rink
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ICE

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15A: "29. Narrow margin of victory"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
• Similar words include: tomentum, pilus, hairsbreadth
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAIR

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16A: "30. Lunchbox staple, informally"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PBJ

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17A: "33. All primes except 2"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ODDNUMBERS

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18A: "37. Country nearest to the Equator without touching it"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic in western south america; achieved independence from spain in 1821; was the heart of the inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
• Similar words include: Republic of Peru
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PERU

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19A: "38. Hybridized, botanically ... or like four pairs of answers in this puzzle (and the circled letters they intersect on)?"

15 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: CROSSPOLLINATED

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20A: "40. "Stop right there!""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of inactivity following an interruption
• Similar words include: stay, stanch, halting
• Opposite of: start

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Answer: HALT

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21A: "41. "Great Scott!""

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: HOLYTOLEDO

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22A: "42. Bird adapted for silent flight"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
• Similar words include: bird of Minerva, hooter, bird of night
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OWL

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23A: "43. Charging option"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VISA

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24A: "44. Deciding periods, in brief"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OTS

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25A: "45. Airdrops?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a thin fog with condensation near the ground
• Similar words include: fog, obscure, mist over
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MIST

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26A: "46. [I'm a good boy!]"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ARF

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27A: "47. Summer cooler"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Similar words include: fruit drink
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ADE

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28A: "50. Movement started by Tarana Burke in 2006"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: METOO

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29A: "53. Dip"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shape that sags
• Similar words include: sag down, flag, swag
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAG

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30A: "55. Philosopher William of ___"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english scholastic philosopher and assumed author of occam's razor (1285-1349)
• Similar words include: Ockham, William of Occam, William of Ockham
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OCCAM

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31A: "57. Become part of a club"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that register formally as a participant or member
• Similar words include: enter, enrol, recruit
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENROLL

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32A: "59. ___ method (type of teaching)"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to socrates or to his method of teaching
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SOCRATIC

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33A: "61. Bloom whose toxic nectar is one source of "mad honey""

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AZALEA

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34A: "62. Flower found along a metaphorical path of ease"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
• Similar words include: primula
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PRIMROSE

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35A: "63. A bad review might merit a rotten one"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
• Similar words include: love apple, tomato plant, Lycopersicon esculentum
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TOMATO

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36A: "64. Like some advice"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
• Similar words include: salvia, sage-green
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAGE

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37A: "65. Manhattan liquor"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seed of the cereal grass
• Similar words include: Secale cereale, rye whiskey, rye whisky
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RYE

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. First sign of fall	5
2D	2. Family tree addition	5
3D	3. One of 12 in a Pulitzer-winning piece by composer/pianist William Bolcom	5
4D	4. Blossom in a lei	8
5D	5. Period in history	3
6D	6. Bed cover	5
7D	7. Scary Spice, by another nickname	4
8D	8. Texter's "just a sec"	3
9D	9. Harvesting machine	6
10D	10. Cousin of edelweiss	5
11D	11. Pattern based on nature, for short	4
12D	12. Stylish flair	4
13D	13. Turn down	4
14D	15. King, in Portuguese	3
15D	21. First word from a wedding officiant	6
16D	25. Home of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music	7
17D	27. Alice, in Wonderland	7
18D	28. Part of M.I.T.: Abbr.	4
19D	29. Very, slangily	5
20D	30. Politician Buttigieg	4
21D	31. Partner of born	4
22D	32. Sport with throws	4
23D	33. Siete + uno	4
24D	34. Cry in a gunfight	4
25D	35. Cutie pie	4
26D	36. Gives a lift	6
27D	37. Besties	4
28D	39. "I'll pass"	8
29D	43. Flower found at the end of a rainbow?	6
30D	45. Cold, hard cash	5
31D	46. Ancient marketplace	5
32D	47. Company man?	5
33D	48. "Link" in a botanical chain	5
34D	49. Play the host	5
35D	50. Nitty-gritty	4
36D	51. Automaker Ferrari	4
37D	52. Airport transport	4
38D	54. Some vipers	4
39D	56. Viper, e.g.	3
40D	58. Language of Vientiane	3
41D	60. Smoke	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. First sign of fall"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in libra
• Similar words include: Libra the Scales, Libra the Balance, Balance
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LIBRA

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2D: "2. Family tree addition"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INLAW

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3D: "3. One of 12 in a Pulitzer-winning piece by composer/pianist William Bolcom"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ETUDE

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4D: "4. Blossom in a lei"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any plant of the genus hibiscus
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: HIBISCUS

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5D: "5. Period in history"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that how long something has existed
• Similar words include: mature, historic period, maturate
• Opposite of: rejuvenate

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Answer: AGE

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6D: "6. Bed cover"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MULCH

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7D: "7. Scary Spice, by another nickname"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MELB

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8D: "8. Texter's "just a sec""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BRB

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9D: "9. Harvesting machine"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who helps to gather the harvest
• Similar words include: harvester, Grim Reaper
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: REAPER

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10D: "10. Cousin of edelweiss"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ASTER

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11D: "11. Pattern based on nature, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
• Similar words include: camouflage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CAMO

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12D: "12. Stylish flair"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Similar words include: dash, flair, panache
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELAN

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13D: "13. Turn down"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that declare untrue; contradict
• Similar words include: traverse, refuse, abnegate
• Opposite of: admit, allow

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Answer: DENY

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14D: "15. King, in Portuguese"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REI

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15D: "21. First word from a wedding officiant"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in a sincere and heartfelt manner
• Similar words include: affectionately, dear, in a heartfelt way
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DEARLY

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16D: "25. Home of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that largest city of tennessee; located in southwestern tennessee on bluffs overlooking the mississippi river
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MEMPHIS

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17D: "27. Alice, in Wonderland"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who visits
• Similar words include: visitant
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: VISITOR

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18D: "28. Part of M.I.T.: Abbr."

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in or of the present month
• Similar words include: instant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INST

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19D: "29. Very, slangily"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HELLA

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20D: "30. Politician Buttigieg"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PETE

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21D: "31. Partner of born"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that copulate with a female, used especially of horses
• Similar words include: engender, multiply, cover
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BRED

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22D: "32. Sport with throws"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in japan
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JUDO

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23D: "33. Siete + uno"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OCHO

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24D: "34. Cry in a gunfight"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a gully that is shallower than a ravine
• Similar words include: drawing card, tie, delineate
• Opposite of: push, deposit

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Answer: DRAW

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25D: "35. Cutie pie"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small replica of a person; used as a toy
• Similar words include: chick, bird, skirt
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DOLL

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26D: "36. Gives a lift"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of giving hope or support to someone
• Similar words include: cost increase, boost, hike up
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BOOSTS

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27D: "37. Besties"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: PALS

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28D: "39. "I'll pass""

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: NOTFORME

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29D: "43. Flower found at the end of a rainbow?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
• Similar words include: purplish, reddish blue, purple
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: VIOLET

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30D: "45. Cold, hard cash"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MOOLA

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31D: "46. Ancient marketplace"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in israel
• Similar words include: public square
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AGORA

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32D: "47. Company man?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a theatrical performer
• Similar words include: doer, thespian, role player
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ACTOR

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33D: "48. "Link" in a botanical chain"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DAISY

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34D: "49. Play the host"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
• Similar words include: host, compere, master of ceremonies
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMCEE

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35D: "50. Nitty-gritty"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
• Similar words include: gist, center, sum
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MEAT

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36D: "51. Automaker Ferrari"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ENZO

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37D: "52. Airport transport"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
• Similar words include: trolley car, tramway, aerial tramway
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TRAM

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38D: "54. Some vipers"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Similar words include: asp viper, Naja haje, Vipera aspis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASPS

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39D: "56. Viper, e.g."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Similar words include: railcar, railway car, auto
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CAR

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40D: "58. Language of Vientiane"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: LAO

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41D: "60. Smoke"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CIG

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Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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