27428 Sun Dec 15, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Across Clues :

1. Chess player's study, 8. Painting stolen from 71-Across, 13. Cashless deal, 17. Crunchy root vegetables, 19. Fertilizer compound, 20. Painting stolen from 64-Across, 21. Winter setting in New England, 23. Hunter on high, 24. Like the Beatles' "Yesterday," key-wise, 25. Plum variety often used in spirits, 26. ___ center, 27. Made eyes at, 28. Schedules, 31. Architectural annexes, 33. Bronx cheer, 35. Capital on the Río de la Plata, 39. "Anchors Aweigh" grp., 40. One step ___ time, 41. Oodles, 42. Downhill event, 44. Prefix with health, 48. Niçoise salad need, 50. Role for Jay Silverheels, 52. Charles de Gaulle's birthplace, 53. Neighborhood grocery stores, 54. Painting stolen from 21-Across, 56. Nobelist Bohr, 58. Evenhanded, 59. Customary practice, 60. Popeye's witchy foe in early comics, 62. Like a car's wheels, 64. Bar with hashish pipes, 66. Baseball great Hershiser, 68. Solution strength, in chemistry, 70. Fat used in candlemaking, 71. Common scale range, 75. Champing at the bit, 77. Fog and haze generated for a theatrical production, 81. Flimsy, as an excuse, 82. Pillow cover, 84. Fastens, in a way, 86. Nose around, 87. Director DuVernay, 88. Crumple into a ball, 90. Informal speech, 92. Painting stolen from 33-Across, 93. Painting stolen from 105-Across, 95. Opened or closed like an eye, in film lingo, 97. No longer interested in, 98. Tour de France units: Abbr., 99. Bout enders, for short, 101. Health professional focused on nutrition, 105. Household appliance that makes a hissing sound, 108. "Right now!", 109. Connecticut coastal town near Stamford, 110. Has the gumption, 111. Actress Thurman, 114. Abbr. on a music score, 116. Member of la familia, 117. "Get ___!", 118. Classic nursery rhyme, 124. Toronto team, for short, 125. Attacked by mosquitoes, say, 126. Claudius, vis-à-vis King Hamlet, 127. Land in the sea, 128. Iditarod entries, 129. Annual star-studded fashion event

Down Clues :

1. Three, in Torino, 2. Letters associated with baseball and batteries, 3. Many '90s music purchases, 4. Painting stolen from 101-Across, 5. Enjoys as a hobby, 6. Gets irritated by, 7. Title for Manchin or Murkowski: Abbr., 8. First cars made by Ford, 9. See 122-Down, 10. Hair removal brand, 11. Salinger's "For ___ – With Love and Squalor", 12. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" airer, 13. Painting stolen from 35-Across, 14. "___ we're waiting …", 15. Cactuslike plants, 16. Duffer's obstacle, 18. '60s campus activist grp., 19. "1984" drudge, 20. Eccentric types, 22. Certain emergency message, 28. Surgeon's stitch, 29. Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell", 30. Beauty spot?, 32. Place to keep plants, 34. Abundant, 35. Motel proprietor in "Psycho", 36. Ancient Greek region for which part of the Mediterranean is named, 37. Innocent sort, 38. God of the Qu'ran, 43. Hodgepodges, 45. Dark, in poesy, 46. Like some vowels and memories, 47. 90° from norte, 49. On dry ground, 51. Basic skateboard trick, 55. Root in some speckled chips, 57. Adjust to, as a thermostat, 59. ___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990s, 61. Catches on, 63. Painting stolen from 53-Across, 65. Some partners in lesbian couples, 67. Franz who composed "The Merry Widow", 69. Mapped out again, 71. Deception, 72. Shankar at Woodstock, 73. Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan, 74. Acme's antonym, 76. Plunder, archaically, 78. Online tracker, 79. Old-fashioned trinket shop vendors, 80. Twitch, 83. Think aloud, 85. Bergen's dummy Mortimer, 89. Identifies, 91. "Half a truth is often a ___": Benjamin Franklin, 94. Painting stolen from 77-Across, 96. Abandons, 100. Places of refuge, 102. Xerox : copy machine :: ___ : kitchen wrap, 103. Most boring, 104. Lines at the theater?, 105. Corporate department, 106. Culmination of many a "Law & Order" episode, 107. Desensitizes, 110. Painting stolen from 118-Across, 112. It might be held during vacation, 113. Comedian Johnson of "Laugh-In", 115. Big inits. in fuel additives, 119. From Jan. 1 until now, 120. Male turkey, 121. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out", 122. With 9-Down, legendary Giant, 123. A nursing one has snaps

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 15, 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. Chess player's study. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACTICS

  
  

  Possible Answer : manoeuvre, tactics, maneuver, tactic




• The clue is 8. Painting stolen from 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONET

  
  

  Possible Answer : Claude_Monet, Monet




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

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

  The answer: SWAP

  
  

  Possible Answer : swop, switch, swap, barter, trade




• The clue is 17. Crunchy root vegetables. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RADISHES

  
  

  Possible Answer : daikon, Japanese_radish, radish, radish_plant, Raphanus_sativus, Raphanus_sativus_longipinnatus




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

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

  The answer: POTASH

  
  

  Possible Answer : potassium_hydroxide, potash, caustic_potash




• The clue is 20. Painting stolen from 64-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAHLO

  
  



• The clue is 21. Winter setting in New England. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: EASTERNSTANDARDTIME

  
  



• The clue is 23. Hunter on high. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORION

  
  

  Possible Answer : Orion, Hunter




• The clue is 24. Like the Beatles' "Yesterday," key-wise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INF

  
  



• The clue is 25. Plum variety often used in spirits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Prunus_spinosa, Alleghany_plum, Prunus_alleghaniensis, blackthorn, Allegheny_plum, sloe




• The clue is 26. ___ center. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REC

  
  



• The clue is 27. Made eyes at. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGLED

  
  

  Possible Answer : ogle




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

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

  The answer: SLATES

  
  

  Possible Answer : slate, slat, slating, ticket




• The clue is 31. Architectural annexes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLS

  
  

  Possible Answer : ell




• The clue is 33. Bronx cheer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOYANKEES

  
  



• The clue is 35. Capital on the Río de la Plata. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (20 letters)

  The answer: BUENOSAIRESARGENTINA

  
  



• The clue is 39. "Anchors Aweigh" grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USN

  
  

  Possible Answer : USN, US_Navy, United_States_Navy, Navy




• The clue is 40. One step ___ time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATA

  
  



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

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

  The answer: ALOT

  
  



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

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

  The answer: SLALOM

  
  

  Possible Answer : slalom




• The clue is 44. Prefix with health. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TELE

  
  



• The clue is 48. Niçoise salad need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

  
  

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




• The clue is 50. Role for Jay Silverheels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONTO

  
  



• The clue is 52. Charles de Gaulle's birthplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LILLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Lille




• The clue is 53. Neighborhood grocery stores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BODEGAS

  
  

  Possible Answer : bodega




• The clue is 54. Painting stolen from 21-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERNST

  
  

  Possible Answer : Max_Ernst, Ernst




• The clue is 56. Nobelist Bohr. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIELS

  
  



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

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

  The answer: FAIR

  
  

  Possible Answer : fair, average, honest, bonnie, fairly, funfair, mediocre, bazaar, fairish, sightly, just, clean, evenhandedly, carnival, bonny, comely, reasonable, middling

  Possible Opposite Answer : foul, unfairly, unfair




• The clue is 59. Customary practice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WONT

  
  

  Possible Answer : wont, habit




• The clue is 60. Popeye's witchy foe in early comics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAHAG

  
  



• The clue is 62. Like a car's wheels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXLED

  
  



• The clue is 64. Bar with hashish pipes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOKAHLOUNGE

  
  



• The clue is 66. Baseball great Hershiser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREL

  
  



• The clue is 68. Solution strength, in chemistry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITER

  
  

  Possible Answer : titre, titer




• The clue is 70. Fat used in candlemaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUET

  
  

  Possible Answer : suet




• The clue is 71. Common scale range. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROMONETOTEN

  
  



• The clue is 75. Champing at the bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAGER

  
  

  Possible Answer : eager, eagre, tidal_bore, bore, aegir

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneager




• The clue is 77. Fog and haze generated for a theatrical production. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKEEFFECTS

  
  



• The clue is 81. Flimsy, as an excuse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAME

  
  

  Possible Answer : game, crippled, square, gimpy, lame, feeble, halting, cripple, halt




• The clue is 82. Pillow cover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAM

  
  

  Possible Answer : false, fictive, sham, fake, role_player, fictitious, imposter, simulate, affect, pretender, assumed, assume, put_on, shammer, pretend, pseud, faker, postiche, dissemble, fraud, pseudo, impostor, pretended, feign




• The clue is 84. Fastens, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAPES

  
  

  Possible Answer : tape_measure, intercept, pink, tapeline, magnetic_tape, exploit, tape_recording, tap, solicit, beg, taping, bug, tapdance, record, rap, videotape, tape, wiretap, mag_tape, tip, knock

  Possible Opposite Answer : erase




• The clue is 86. Nose around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOOP

  
  

  Possible Answer : snoop, snooper, sleuth, stag, spy




• The clue is 87. Director DuVernay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVA

  
  



• The clue is 88. Crumple into a ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WADUP

  
  



• The clue is 90. Informal speech. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLANG

  
  

  Possible Answer : slang_term, dupe, fool, put_on, befool, put_one_over, argot, lingo, gull, cant, vernacular, put_one_across, cod, slang, patois, take_in, jargon, slang_expression




• The clue is 92. Painting stolen from 33-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOYA

  
  

  Possible Answer : Francisco_de_Goya, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya_y_Lucientes, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya, Goya, Goya_y_Lucientes, Francisco_Goya




• The clue is 93. Painting stolen from 105-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIRO

  
  

  Possible Answer : Miro, Joan_Miro, black_pine, miro, Podocarpus_ferruginea, Prumnopitys_ferruginea




• The clue is 95. Opened or closed like an eye, in film lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRISED

  
  



• The clue is 97. No longer interested in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVER

  
  

  Possible Answer : o'er, terminated, over, ended, all_over, complete, concluded




• The clue is 98. Tour de France units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KMS

  
  

  Possible Answer : km, klick, kilometer, kilometre




• The clue is 99. Bout enders, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOS

  
  

  Possible Answer : kos, kayo, knockout, KO, coss




• The clue is 101. Health professional focused on nutrition. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: REGISTEREDDIETITIAN

  
  



• The clue is 105. Household appliance that makes a hissing sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAMIRON

  
  



• The clue is 108. "Right now!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAT

  
  



• The clue is 109. Connecticut coastal town near Stamford. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARIEN

  
  



• The clue is 110. Has the gumption. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARES

  
  

  Possible Answer : make_bold, dare, defy, daring, presume




• The clue is 111. Actress Thurman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMA

  
  

  Possible Answer : genus_Uma, Uma




• The clue is 114. Abbr. on a music score. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRES

  
  



• The clue is 116. Member of la familia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIA

  
  

  Possible Answer : transient_ischemic_attack, TIA




• The clue is 117. "Get ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIFE

  
  



• The clue is 118. Classic nursery rhyme. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (18 letters)

  The answer: MARYHADALITTLELAMB

  
  



• The clue is 124. Toronto team, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAFS

  
  

  Possible Answer : flip, riffle, flick, folio, leaf, thumb, leafage, riff, foliage




• The clue is 125. Attacked by mosquitoes, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BITTEN

  
  

  Possible Answer : sting, bite, seize_with_teeth, prick, burn




• The clue is 126. Claudius, vis-à-vis King Hamlet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POISONER

  
  

  Possible Answer : poisoner




• The clue is 127. Land in the sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : islet, isle




• The clue is 128. Iditarod entries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEDS

  
  

  Possible Answer : sled, sledge, sleigh




• The clue is 129. Annual star-studded fashion event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METGALA

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Three, in Torino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRE

  
  

• The clue is 2. Letters associated with baseball and batteries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAA

  
  

  Possible Answer: AAA, abdominal_aortic_aneurysm

• The clue is 3. Many '90s music purchases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cd, cd, candle, compact_disk, CD, certificate_of_deposit, candela, standard_candle, cadmium, compact_disc, atomic_number_48

• The clue is 4. Painting stolen from 101-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITIAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Titian, Tiziano_Vecellio

• The clue is 5. Enjoys as a hobby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISINTO

  
  

• The clue is 6. Gets irritated by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAFESAT

  
  

• The clue is 7. Title for Manchin or Murkowski: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEN

  
  

  Possible Answer: sen

• The clue is 8. First cars made by Ford. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MODELAS

  
  

• The clue is 9. See 122-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTT

  
  

• The clue is 10. Hair removal brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIR

  
  

• The clue is 11. Salinger's "For ___ – With Love and Squalor". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESME

  
  

• The clue is 12. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THECW

  
  

• The clue is 13. Painting stolen from 35-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARGENT

  
  

  Possible Answer: John_Singer_Sargent, Sargent

• The clue is 14. "___ we're waiting …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHILE

  
  

  Possible Answer: piece, spell, while, patch

• The clue is 15. Cactuslike plants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOES

  
  

  Possible Answer: aloes, bitter_aloes, aloe

• The clue is 16. Duffer's obstacle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POND

  
  

  Possible Answer: pool, pond

• The clue is 18. '60s campus activist grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: SD, Coyote_State, South_Dakota, Mount_Rushmore_State

• The clue is 19. "1984" drudge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: prole, worker, proletarian

• The clue is 20. Eccentric types. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOOKS

  
  

  Possible Answer: queer_bird, odd_man_out, kook, queer_duck, odd_fish, odd_fellow

• The clue is 22. Certain emergency message. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALERTTEXT

  
  

• The clue is 28. Surgeon's stitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUTURE

  
  

  Possible Answer: sutura, fibrous_joint, surgical_seam, suture

• The clue is 29. Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEANNA

  
  

• The clue is 30. Beauty spot?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALON

  
  

  Possible Answer: beauty_salon, beauty_parlour, beauty_shop, beauty_parlor, salon

• The clue is 32. Place to keep plants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SILL

  
  

  Possible Answer: sill

• The clue is 34. Abundant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMEROUS

  
  

  Possible Answer: numerous, legion

• The clue is 35. Motel proprietor in "Psycho". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATES

  
  

  Possible Answer: flutter, clobber, bat, bate, drub, cream, thrash, lick

• The clue is 36. Ancient Greek region for which part of the Mediterranean is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ionia

• The clue is 37. Innocent sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIF

  
  

  Possible Answer: naif, naive

  Possible Opposite Answer : sophisticated

• The clue is 38. God of the Qu'ran. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLAH

  
  

  Possible Answer: Allah

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

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

  The answer: OLIOS

  
  

• The clue is 45. Dark, in poesy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBON

  
  

  Possible Answer: ebon, ebony

• The clue is 46. Like some vowels and memories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONG

  
  

  Possible Answer: tenacious, long, farsighted, foresightful, longsighted, recollective, yearn, prospicient, hanker, foresighted, farseeing, retentive

  Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short

• The clue is 47. 90° from norte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTE

  
  

• The clue is 49. On dry ground. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHORE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ashore

• The clue is 51. Basic skateboard trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

  
  

• The clue is 55. Root in some speckled chips. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARO

  
  

  Possible Answer: cocoyam, taro, taro_plant, taro_root, Colocasia_esculenta, edda, eddo, dasheen, dalo

• The clue is 57. Adjust to, as a thermostat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETAT

  
  

• The clue is 59. ___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WUTANG

  
  

• The clue is 61. Catches on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETSWISE

  
  

• The clue is 63. Painting stolen from 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEGAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Degas, Edgar_Degas, degas, Hilaire_Germain_Edgar_Degas

• The clue is 65. Some partners in lesbian couples. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEMS

  
  

• The clue is 67. Franz who composed "The Merry Widow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEHAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: Franz_Lehar, Lehar

• The clue is 69. Mapped out again. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPLOTTED

  
  

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

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

  The answer: FLAM

  
  

• The clue is 72. Shankar at Woodstock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVI

  
  

• The clue is 73. Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAR

  
  

• The clue is 74. Acme's antonym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NADIR

  
  

  Possible Answer: nadir, low-water_mark

  Possible Opposite Answer : zenith

• The clue is 76. Plunder, archaically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: loot, strip, despoil, rifle, foray, ransack, pillage, reave, plunder

• The clue is 78. Online tracker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COOKIE

  
  

  Possible Answer: biscuit, cooky, cookie

• The clue is 79. Old-fashioned trinket shop vendors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOYMEN

  
  

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

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

  The answer: SPASM

  
  

  Possible Answer: cramp, spasm, muscle_spasm

• The clue is 83. Think aloud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: think_over, meditate, contemplate, muse, chew_over, mull, excogitate, ruminate, Muse, speculate, reflect, mull_over, ponder

• The clue is 85. Bergen's dummy Mortimer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNERD

  
  

• The clue is 89. Identifies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEGS

  
  

  Possible Answer: pin, thole, peg, pegleg, nail, rowlock, peg_down, nog, wooden_leg, tholepin, nail_down, oarlock, stick, leg

• The clue is 91. "Half a truth is often a ___": Benjamin Franklin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREATLIE

  
  

• The clue is 94. Painting stolen from 77-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKEEFFE

  
  

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

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

  The answer: DITCHES

  
  

  Possible Answer: ditch, chuck, trench, dump

• The clue is 100. Places of refuge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OASES

  
  

  Possible Answer: oasis, haven

• The clue is 102. Xerox : copy machine :: ___ : kitchen wrap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: saran

• The clue is 103. Most boring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIEST

  
  

  Possible Answer: teetotal, juiceless, ironical, dry, ironic, wry

  Possible Opposite Answer : phlegmy, wet, sweet

• The clue is 104. Lines at the theater?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIALOG

  
  

  Possible Answer: dialogue, dialog, duologue

• The clue is 105. Corporate department. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALES

  
  

  Possible Answer: gross_revenue, sales, sales_agreement, sales_event, sale, gross_sales, cut-rate_sale

• The clue is 106. Culmination of many a "Law & Order" episode. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIAL

  
  

  Possible Answer: trial_run, run, trial, tribulation, visitation, test, tryout

• The clue is 107. Desensitizes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMBS

  
  

  Possible Answer: blunt, benumb, numb, dull

• The clue is 110. Painting stolen from 118-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DALI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Salvador_Dali, Dali

• The clue is 112. It might be held during vacation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAIL

  
  

  Possible Answer: get_off, chain_mail, post, mail, ring_armor, ring_mail, ring_armour, send, chain_armour, chain_armor, postal_service, mail_service

• The clue is 113. Comedian Johnson of "Laugh-In". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTE

  
  

• The clue is 115. Big inits. in fuel additives. 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.

• The clue is 119. From Jan. 1 until now. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YTD

  
  

• The clue is 120. Male turkey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOM

  
  

  Possible Answer: gobbler, tom, turkey_cock, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, tomcat, Tom

• The clue is 121. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANA

  
  

  Possible Answer: ana, Ana

• The clue is 122. With 9-Down, legendary Giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEL

  
  

• The clue is 123. A nursing one has snaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  
  

  Possible Answer: bandeau, brassiere, bra

NYT Mini Crossword Trivia Week 4 April 26, 2026 - Daily Answers

NYT Mini Trivia Week 4 April 26, 2026 - Hints & Answers

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Mini Crossword has 20 clues total. We have all the answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

Popular Puzzles: March 05 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | December 16 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | Sunday NYT Across Solutions September |

Jump To Section

• Puzzle Information
• Grid Layout
• Across Clues (10 total)
• Down Clues (10 total)
• How to Solve Faster
• Common Questions

About Today's Puzzle

NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Sunday, April 26, 2026

Puzzle Statistics

Detail	Information
Date	April 26, 2026
Grid Size	5 x 5 squares
Total Clues	20 clues
Across Clues	10 clues
Down Clues	10 clues
Average Solve Time	Under 1 minute

Today's Trivia Week {week_num} NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

This puzzle uses a 5 by 5 grid. That means 5 boxes across and 5 boxes down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4
Row 5

How to Solve This Puzzle Fast

1. Read all the clues first - your brain will start working on them
2. Fill in the short words first (3 letters or less)
3. Use the crossing letters to help with harder words
4. If a clue has a question mark (?), it's probably a joke or play on words
5. Common short words: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT

Quick Facts About This Puzzle

• Total squares in grid: 25 (5 times 5)
• Average time to solve: Less than 1 minute
• Best time to play: During a coffee break
• Difficulty level: Made for everyone to enjoy

Across Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from left to right in the puzzle.

Across Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Across	76. Tawdry
2 Across	5. One might be used for stepping up or sitting down
3 Across	74. Holiday seasons
4 Across	121. UnitedHealthcare competitor
5 Across	85. In the distance
6 Across	106. Stroll
7 Across	118. Solution strength
8 Across	34. ... for an aspiring manicurist?
9 Across	30. Stands around an art gallery
10 Across	44. Did some doughnuts?

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. Also check out these helpful guides:

• August 07 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
• March 05 2022 NYT Clues Solutions
• September 15 2021 NYT Clues Solutions

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1 Across: "76. Tawdry"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
• Word pattern: S____D

Answer:

Click to reveal

SORDID

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2 Across: "5. One might be used for stepping up or sitting down"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'L'
• Word pattern: S___L

Answer:

Click to reveal

STOOL

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3 Across: "74. Holiday seasons"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: Y___S

Answer:

Click to reveal

YULES

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4 Across: "121. UnitedHealthcare competitor"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: A___A

Answer:

Click to reveal

AETNA

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5 Across: "85. In the distance"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: A__R

Answer:

Click to reveal

AFAR

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6 Across: "106. Stroll"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 7 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: S_____R

Answer:

Click to reveal

SAUNTER

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7 Across: "118. Solution strength"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: T___R

Answer:

Click to reveal

TITER

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8 Across: "34. ... for an aspiring manicurist?"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 13 letters
• It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: D___________S

Answer:

Click to reveal

DIGITALSHORTS

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9 Across: "30. Stands around an art gallery"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: E____S

Answer:

Click to reveal

EASELS

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10 Across: "44. Did some doughnuts?"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'B' and ends with 'D'
• Word pattern: B___D

Answer:

Click to reveal

BAKED

Down Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from top to bottom in the puzzle.

Down Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Down	106. Marvel-ous Lee
2 Down	105. Helper: Abbr.
3 Down	38. Blade runner?
4 Down	78. Pops
5 Down	76. Like rush-hour traffic
6 Down	4. Consumed, say
7 Down	14. Anyone's game
8 Down	65. Name tags?
9 Down	77. Post-op area, in brief
10 Down	82. Night before

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. You might also like:

• October 10 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
• NYT Crossword Down October 27 2025 All
• March 21 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

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1 Down: "106. Marvel-ous Lee"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: S__N

Answer:

Click to reveal

STAN

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2 Down: "105. Helper: Abbr."

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: A__T

Answer:

Click to reveal

ASST

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3 Down: "38. Blade runner?"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: S____R

Answer:

Click to reveal

SKATER

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4 Down: "78. Pops"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: D__S

Answer:

Click to reveal

DADS

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5 Down: "76. Like rush-hour traffic"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 9 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: S_______O

Answer:

Click to reveal

STOPANDGO

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6 Down: "4. Consumed, say"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 7 letters
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: T_____N

Answer:

Click to reveal

TAKENIN

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7 Down: "14. Anyone's game"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 9 letters
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: C_______E

Answer:

Click to reveal

CLOSERACE

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8 Down: "65. Name tags?"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 7 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: A_____S

Answer:

Click to reveal

ATSIGNS

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9 Down: "77. Post-op area, in brief"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'I' and ends with 'U'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal

ICU

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10 Down: "82. Night before"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
• Another word like this: even

Answer:

Click to reveal

EVE

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

Here are the best tips from expert solvers:

Step-by-Step Strategy

1. Quick Scan: Read all clues once. Your brain starts working on them right away.
2. Easy First: Fill in the shortest words (2-3 letters). These are usually simple words like "IT" or "ON".
3. Use Crossings: When letters cross, they help you figure out harder words.
4. Watch for Wordplay: Clues with question marks (?) are jokes or puns.
5. Common Words: Remember these appear often: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE.

Letter Tips That Really Help

• The letter E is the most common in English
• Words ending in S are often plurals
• If you see "___" in a clue, the answer fits those blanks exactly
• Abbreviations in clues mean the answer is also abbreviated

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time	Skill Level	What It Means
Under 30 seconds	Expert	You know the puzzle patterns very well!
30-60 seconds	Advanced	Great job! You solve quickly.
1-2 minutes	Good	You're doing well. Keep practicing!
Over 2 minutes	Learning	You'll get faster with practice.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers

Total Clues:	20 clues to solve
Grid Size:	5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares:	25 squares to fill
Average Time:	Most people solve in 1 minute 3 seconds
Difficulty:	Normal

More Puzzle Help

If you like the NYT Mini, you might enjoy these other puzzles too:

Recent Crossword Solutions:

• April 27 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
• NYT Crossword Down October 27 2025 All
• Sunday NYT Across Solutions September
• September 15 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
• October 01 2019 NYT Clues Solutions
• February 28 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

Common Questions About Trivia Week 4

When can I play the Trivia Week 4 Mini?

The Trivia Week 4 puzzle is available at 10 PM Eastern Time the night before.

How fast should I be able to solve Trivia Week 4?

Most people solve the Trivia Week 4 Mini in 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Don't worry if you take longer - speed comes with practice!

Do I need to pay to play Trivia Week 4?

No! The Trivia Week 4 NYT Mini is completely free. You don't need a subscription like the big crossword.

What makes a good Trivia Week 4 solver?

Good Trivia Week 4 solvers know common short words, can spot wordplay quickly, and use crossing letters well. Practice helps a lot!

Are the puzzles harder during Trivia Week 4?

Trivia Week 4 puzzles can vary in difficulty. Saturdays are often the hardest, while Mondays are the easiest.

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (65 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (75 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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. Touch up text	4
2A	5. One might be used for stepping up or sitting down	5
3A	10. Hoot or holler	4
4A	14. "Let's go, guys!"	4
5A	18. Like the Islamic calendar	5
6A	20. Windy City airport	5
7A	21. Birmingham bum	4
8A	22. "Stay in your ___!"	4
9A	23. Fashion item for an aspiring grocer?	11
10A	25. ... for an aspiring nanny?	9
11A	27. Place to dive in	7
12A	28. Became apparent	5
13A	30. Stands around an art gallery	6
14A	31. Neither's counterpart	3
15A	32. Small detail	4
16A	33. Central	5
17A	34. ... for an aspiring manicurist?	13
18A	40. Outmoded component of a car's dashboard	7
19A	43. Biblical garden	4
20A	44. Did some doughnuts?	5
21A	45. Dermatology case	4
22A	47. What gives a wine tartness	4
23A	48. Quip	3
24A	49. Fragile mineral	4
25A	50. ... for an aspiring housekeeper?	10
26A	53. Scored 100 on a test	6
27A	55. Soaks up the sun	4
28A	59. ___ One (presidential helicopter)	6
29A	60. Church spaces	5
30A	61. Your wish is his command	5
31A	62. Córdoba's country: Abbr.	3
32A	63. Soccer star Hamm	3
33A	66. Corporate fashion advice embraced by the candidates in eight clues	21
34A	72. One in 100: Abbr.	3
35A	73. Ming in the Basketball Hall of Fame	3
36A	74. Holiday seasons	5
37A	75. Works on an ice cream cone	5
38A	76. Tawdry	6
39A	79. All over again	4
40A	80. Japanese floor mat	6
41A	81. ... for an aspiring travel agent?	10
42A	85. In the distance	4
43A	87. Wiping cloth	3
44A	88. Italian cooking staple, for short	4
45A	89. "Progress through technology" automaker	4
46A	90. Like contact lenses for astigmatism	5
47A	92. "I wasn't ___ yesterday"	4
48A	93. Make it through	7
49A	96. ... for an aspiring dry cleaner?	13
50A	99. Machines in some print shops	5
51A	100. Tour de France peaks	4
52A	101. Nutrient in avocados	3
53A	102. Apartment cooler, for short	6
54A	104. Palm spring?	5
55A	106. Stroll	7
56A	110. ... for an aspiring flutist?	9
57A	112. ... for an aspiring photographer?	11
58A	115. Used the doorbell	4
59A	116. Hides	4
60A	117. As of now	5
61A	118. Solution strength	5
62A	119. It has its ups and downs	4
63A	120. Accomplishment	4
64A	121. UnitedHealthcare competitor	5
65A	122. Absolutely nothing	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Touch up text"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Similar words include: cut, edit out, redact
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EDIT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2A: "5. One might be used for stepping up or sitting down"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a simple seat without a back or arms
• Similar words include: defecate, tiller, ca-ca
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STOOL

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3A: "10. Hoot or holler"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
• Similar words include: call, shout out, scream
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: YELL

Remember this word for future puzzles!

4A: "14. "Let's go, guys!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CMON

Remember this word for future puzzles!

5A: "18. Like the Islamic calendar"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to or associated with the moon
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LUNAR

Remember this word for future puzzles!

6A: "20. Windy City airport"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OHARE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

7A: "21. Birmingham bum"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Similar words include: hind end, asshole, bum
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ARSE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

8A: "22. "Stay in your ___!""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrow way or road
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LANE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

9A: "23. Fashion item for an aspiring grocer?"

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MARKETWATCH

Remember this word for future puzzles!

10A: "25. ... for an aspiring nanny?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KIDGLOVES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

11A: "27. Place to dive in"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DEEPEND

Remember this word for future puzzles!

12A: "28. Became apparent"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that come into existence; take on form or shape
• Similar words include: rise up, go up, originate
• Opposite of: fall, go to bed

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AROSE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

13A: "30. Stands around an art gallery"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
• Similar words include: easel
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EASELS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

14A: "31. Neither's counterpart"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NOR

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15A: "32. Small detail"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
• Similar words include: specification
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SPEC

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16A: "33. Central"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that located inward; - leonard bernstein; - david denby; - a.r.gurney,jr.
• Similar words include: intimate, inside, privileged
• Opposite of: outer

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: INNER

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17A: "34. ... for an aspiring manicurist?"

13 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DIGITALSHORTS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

18A: "40. Outmoded component of a car's dashboard"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CDDRIVE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

19A: "43. Biblical garden"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Similar words include: paradise, promised land, Garden of Eden
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EDEN

Remember this word for future puzzles!

20A: "44. Did some doughnuts?"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
• Similar words include: broil, parched, adust
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BAKED

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21A: "45. Dermatology case"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACNE

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22A: "47. What gives a wine tartness"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
• Similar words include: pane, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, acrid
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACID

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23A: "48. Quip"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a clever remark
• Similar words include: MOT test, bon mot, Ministry of Transportation test
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MOT

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24A: "49. Fragile mineral"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
• Similar words include: isinglass
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MICA

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25A: "50. ... for an aspiring housekeeper?"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: DUSTJACKET

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26A: "53. Scored 100 on a test"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ACEDIT

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27A: "55. Soaks up the sun"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
• Similar words include: bronze, tangent, sunburn
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TANS

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28A: "59. ___ One (presidential helicopter)"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the united states marine corps
• Similar words include: maritime, shipboard soldier, leatherneck
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MARINE

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29A: "60. Church spaces"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the central area of a church
• Similar words include: nave
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NAVES

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30A: "61. Your wish is his command"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the koran and believed by muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
• Similar words include: djinny, jinni, jinnee
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GENIE

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31A: "62. Córdoba's country: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ARG

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32A: "63. Soccer star Hamm"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MIA

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33A: "66. Corporate fashion advice embraced by the candidates in eight clues"

21 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________________

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Answer: DRESSFORTHEJOBYOUWANT

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34A: "72. One in 100: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fractional monetary unit of japan and indonesia and cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEN

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35A: "73. Ming in the Basketball Hall of Fame"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YAO

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36A: "74. Holiday seasons"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that period extending from dec. 24 to jan. 6
• Similar words include: Noel, Christmas, Yuletide
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YULES

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37A: "75. Works on an ice cream cone"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
• Similar words include: figure out, slug, work out
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LICKS

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38A: "76. Tawdry"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that morally degraded; ; ; ; - seattle weekly; - james joyce
• Similar words include: seamy, squalid, flyblown
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SORDID

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39A: "79. All over again"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that again but in a new or different way
• Similar words include: afresh
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANEW

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40A: "80. Japanese floor mat"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TATAMI

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41A: "81. ... for an aspiring travel agent?"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: VENTURECAP

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42A: "85. In the distance"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AFAR

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43A: "87. Wiping cloth"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small piece of cloth or paper
• Similar words include: bedevil, reprimand, call on the carpet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAG

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44A: "88. Italian cooking staple, for short"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EVOO

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45A: "89. "Progress through technology" automaker"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AUDI

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46A: "90. Like contact lenses for astigmatism"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TORIC

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47A: "92. "I wasn't ___ yesterday""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that british nuclear physicist (born in germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
• Similar words include: assume, wear, accept
• Opposite of: unborn

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Answer: BORN

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48A: "93. Make it through"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GETPAST

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49A: "96. ... for an aspiring dry cleaner?"

13 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: STEAMERTRUNKS

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50A: "99. Machines in some print shops"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio
• Similar words include: telefax, facsimile machine, facsimile
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FAXES

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51A: "100. Tour de France peaks"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large mountain system in south-central europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
• Similar words include: the Alps, alp
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALPS

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52A: "101. Nutrient in avocados"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
• Similar words include: avoirdupois, fatten out, productive
• Opposite of: leanness, nonfat

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Answer: FAT

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53A: "102. Apartment cooler, for short"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ACUNIT

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54A: "104. Palm spring?"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
• Similar words include: haven
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OASIS

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55A: "106. Stroll"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a careless leisurely gait
• Similar words include: perambulation, stroll, promenade
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SAUNTER

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56A: "110. ... for an aspiring flutist?"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
• Similar words include: windsock, sock, air-sleeve
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: WINDSOCKS

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57A: "112. ... for an aspiring photographer?"

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: SHOTGLASSES

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58A: "115. Used the doorbell"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sound loudly and sonorously
• Similar words include: band, ring, telephone
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RANG

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59A: "116. Hides"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
• Similar words include: pelt, fur
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FURS

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60A: "117. As of now"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SOFAR

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61A: "118. Solution strength"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the concentration of a solution as determined by titration
• Similar words include: titre
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TITER

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62A: "119. It has its ups and downs"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YOYO

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63A: "120. Accomplishment"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a notable achievement
• Similar words include: exploit, effort
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FEAT

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64A: "121. UnitedHealthcare competitor"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AETNA

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65A: "122. Absolutely nothing"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quantity of no importance
• Similar words include: aught, naught, cipher
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NADA

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Massachusetts' state tree	3
2D	2. Pair	4
3D	3. Memo starter	4
4D	4. Consumed, say	7
5D	5. Planted	4
6D	6. Trumpeter Jones	4
7D	7. Bit in a horse's mouth?	3
8D	8. Group spotted on an Alaskan cruise, perhaps	7
9D	9. "Hanukkah in Santa Monica" songwriter Tom	6
10D	10. Jabbers	4
11D	11. Lake from which the Niagara River flows	4
12D	12. Trip strip	3
13D	13. Tale as old as time	6
14D	14. Anyone's game	9
15D	15. Independent thinker	8
16D	16. Justice Kagan in '83, e.g.	4
17D	17. Scottish loch	4
18D	19. Transplant, as a plant	5
19D	24. Large measure of computer data	7
20D	26. Earth	4
21D	29. Four 2-Downs	5
22D	32. Yacht's pronoun	3
23D	33. Freeze frames?	8
24D	34. Calls for	7
25D	35. "It's truly important to me"	7
26D	36. Settle the score	7
27D	37. Standing eau?	3
28D	38. Blade runner?	6
29D	39. Dirty film	4
30D	41. Compete	3
31D	42. Summer setting in Somerset, in brief	3
32D	46. Fed. intelligence group	3
33D	49. "Come home soon"	7
34D	51. "___ Dreams of Sushi" (acclaimed 2011 documentary)	4
35D	52. Sharp-cornered	7
36D	54. From abroad?	3
37D	56. Insect with more than 14,000 known species	3
38D	57. PubMed org.	3
39D	58. "I'm outta here!"	5
40D	61. Super food?	8
41D	63. Patisserie treat	7
42D	64. Stain from a pen	7
43D	65. Name tags?	7
44D	67. Jamie with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame	4
45D	68. End of Q2	3
46D	69. World Cup cheer	3
47D	70. "Watch your back!"	6
48D	71. Intelligent humor	3
49D	76. Like rush-hour traffic	9
50D	77. Post-op area, in brief	3
51D	78. Pops	4
52D	80. Diplomatic	7
53D	81. Not do much of anything, say	3
54D	82. Night before	3
55D	83. Like a comedian who bombs	8
56D	84. Stack at a falafel shop	5
57D	86. Tree whose wood is used for telephone poles	3
58D	90. One clicking with an audience?	7
59D	91. Meditation syllables	3
60D	92. Interrupts rudely	7
61D	94. Grid line	4
62D	95. Leave on a trip	6
63D	97. Michigan politician Slotkin	6
64D	98. Charged	5
65D	102. Out of its correct position	4
66D	103. Florentine farewell	4
67D	104. Pod in Creole cooking	4
68D	105. Helper: Abbr.	4
69D	106. Marvel-ous Lee	4
70D	107. Taj Mahal city	4
71D	108. ___ noche (tonight: Sp.)	4
72D	109. Marsh grass	4
73D	111. Stick used for breaking	3
74D	113. O'er and o'er	3
75D	114. Madrid Mme.	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Massachusetts' state tree"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
• Similar words include: elm tree, elmwood
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELM

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2D: "2. Pair"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that two items of the same kind
• Similar words include: couple, pair, twain
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DUAD

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3D: "3. Memo starter"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INRE

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4D: "4. Consumed, say"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TAKENIN

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5D: "5. Planted"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
• Similar words include: inseminate, seeded, sow in
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOWN

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6D: "6. Trumpeter Jones"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: THAD

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7D: "7. Bit in a horse's mouth?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: OAT

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8D: "8. Group spotted on an Alaskan cruise, perhaps"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ORCAPOD

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9D: "9. "Hanukkah in Santa Monica" songwriter Tom"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LEHRER

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10D: "10. Jabbers"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large long-haired wild ox of tibet often domesticated
• Similar words include: yakety-yak, cackle, yak
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YAKS

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11D: "11. Lake from which the Niagara River flows"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Similar words include: Lake Erie
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIE

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12D: "12. Trip strip"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
• Similar words include: lysergic acid diethylamide
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LSD

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13D: "13. Tale as old as time"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
• Similar words include: caption, fable
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LEGEND

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14D: "14. Anyone's game"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CLOSERACE

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15D: "15. Independent thinker"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
• Similar words include: irregular, rebel, unorthodox
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MAVERICK

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16D: "16. Justice Kagan in '83, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONEL

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17D: "17. Scottish loch"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strip of land projecting into a body of water
• Similar words include: cape
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NESS

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18D: "19. Transplant, as a plant"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that put in a new, usually larger, pot
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: REPOT

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19D: "24. Large measure of computer data"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits
• Similar words include: Tbit, Tb
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TERABIT

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20D: "26. Earth"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the land on which real estate is located
• Similar words include: commonwealth, shoot down, realm
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAND

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21D: "29. Four 2-Downs"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
• Similar words include: 8, ogdoad, VIII
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OCTAD

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22D: "32. Yacht's pronoun"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SHE

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23D: "33. Freeze frames?"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tray for making cubes of ice in a refrigerator
• Similar words include: icetray
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ICETRAYS

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24D: "34. Calls for"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an urgent or peremptory request
• Similar words include: requirement, demand, need
• Opposite of: obviate, supply

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Answer: DEMANDS

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25D: "35. "It's truly important to me""

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IDOCARE

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26D: "36. Settle the score"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GETEVEN

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27D: "37. Standing eau?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAC

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28D: "38. Blade runner?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who skates
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SKATER

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29D: "39. Dirty film"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that worthless people
• Similar words include: trash
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SCUM

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30D: "41. Compete"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
• Similar words include: contend, compete
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VIE

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31D: "42. Summer setting in Somerset, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EDT

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32D: "46. Fed. intelligence group"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
• Similar words include: National Security Agency
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NSA

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33D: "49. "Come home soon""

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MISSYOU

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34D: "51. "___ Dreams of Sushi" (acclaimed 2011 documentary)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JIRO

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35D: "52. Sharp-cornered"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle
• Similar words include: angulate
• Opposite of: rounded

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Answer: ANGULAR

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36D: "54. From abroad?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
• Similar words include: stilboestrol, stilbesterol, diethylstilboestrol
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DES

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37D: "56. Insect with more than 14,000 known species"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Similar words include: pismire, emmet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANT

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38D: "57. PubMed org."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an agency in the department of health and human services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government
• Similar words include: National Institutes of Health
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NIH

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39D: "58. "I'm outta here!""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SEEYA

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40D: "61. Super food?"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ________

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Answer: GOODEATS

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41D: "63. Patisserie treat"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MACARON

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42D: "64. Stain from a pen"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: INKMARK

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43D: "65. Name tags?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ATSIGNS

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44D: "67. Jamie with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FARR

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45D: "68. End of Q2"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: JUN

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46D: "69. World Cup cheer"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OLE

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47D: "70. "Watch your back!""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
• Similar words include: mind
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BEWARE

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48D: "71. Intelligent humor"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Think of something that a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
• Similar words include: wittiness, card, brainpower
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WIT

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49D: "76. Like rush-hour traffic"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _________

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Answer: STOPANDGO

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50D: "77. Post-op area, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
• Similar words include: intensive care unit
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ICU

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51D: "78. Pops"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Similar words include: pa, papa, pop
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DADS

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52D: "80. Diplomatic"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Think of something that having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
• Similar words include: kid-glove
• Opposite of: tactless

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Answer: TACTFUL

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53D: "81. Not do much of anything, say"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
• Similar words include: veggie, vegetable
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VEG

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54D: "82. Night before"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Similar words include: evening, even, eventide
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EVE

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55D: "83. Like a comedian who bombs"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ________

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Answer: NOTFUNNY

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56D: "84. Stack at a falafel shop"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
• Similar words include: pita, pocket bread
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PITAS

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57D: "86. Tree whose wood is used for telephone poles"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Think of something that nonresinous wood of a fir tree
• Similar words include: fir tree, true fir
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FIR

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58D: "90. One clicking with an audience?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TAPSHOE

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59D: "91. Meditation syllables"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OMS

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60D: "92. Interrupts rudely"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BUTTSIN

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61D: "94. Grid line"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
• Similar words include: bloc, axis vertebra, axis of rotation
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AXIS

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62D: "95. Leave on a trip"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
• Similar words include: offset, set-back
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SETOFF

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63D: "97. Michigan politician Slotkin"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ELISSA

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64D: "98. Charged"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RANAT

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65D: "102. Out of its correct position"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that turned or twisted toward one side; - g.k.chesterton
• Similar words include: amiss, wrong, haywire
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AWRY

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66D: "103. Florentine farewell"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
• Similar words include: aloha
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CIAO

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67D: "104. Pod in Creole cooking"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
• Similar words include: Abelmoschus esculentus, gumbo, okra plant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OKRA

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68D: "105. Helper: Abbr."

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASST

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69D: "106. Marvel-ous Lee"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STAN

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70D: "107. Taj Mahal city"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AGRA

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71D: "108. ___ noche (tonight: Sp.)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESTA

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72D: "109. Marsh grass"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
• Similar words include: beating-reed instrument, vibrating reed, John Reed
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: REED

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73D: "111. Stick used for breaking"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
• Similar words include: cue stick, pool cue, clew
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CUE

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74D: "113. O'er and o'er"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that many times at short intervals
• Similar words include: oftentimes, ofttimes, often
• Opposite of: infrequently, rarely

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Answer: OFT

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75D: "114. Madrid Mme."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SRA

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Today's Puzzle Stats

65 Across Clues

75 Down Clues

140 Total Clues

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