No 27390, Mon Nov 04, 2024 NYT by Colin Adams

Across Clues :

1. [Hey, over here!], 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short, 9. Grub, 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby, 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice, 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam", 16. Keep a close eye on, 19. Unit of biological inheritance, 20. Gives the go-ahead for, 21. Form of nonviolent protest, 22. www.wikipedia.___, 23. Anger, 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much", 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say, 29. Extremely off-putting, 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur, 31. Still up in the air, for short, 34. Remove from political office, 35. Fraction of a byte, 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board, 37. Speedometer stat, 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald, 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg, 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!", 44. Rainy-day reserves, 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr., 48. Dec. 31, in brief, 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation, 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing", 51. Nickel or dime, 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across, 56. Give off, 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino, 58. Regarding, 59. Deteriorates, like old wood, 60. Double-reed woodwind, 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

Down Clues :

1. Turned on, as a laptop, 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example, 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person, 4. Special attention, for short, 5. Houston N.B.A. player, 6. Historical stretches, 7. ___ for the course, 8. Cry at a bullring, 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does, 10. 18 on a golf course, 11. Basic skateboarding trick, 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City, 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon, 18. Stand at the side of, 19. Make a loud exploding noise, 23. Promise to pay, 24. "___ just me, or ...?", 25. Scam, 27. Little kid, 28. Friendship, 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator, 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell", 33. Overwhelm with noise, 35. Hangers from cave ceilings, 36. Toy pellets, for short, 38. Largest branch of Islam, 39. Marlboro offering, informally, 40. Hullabaloo, 41. Tax-collecting agcy., 42. Tourist guide listings, 43. Strange case, 44. Less dangerous, 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember", 46. Pop in on, 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross, 51. House, in Havana, 53. "Well, lookie there!", 54. Noggin, in slang, 55. Roll of cash

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 04, 2024

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

"New York Times, Monday, November 4, 2024"

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. [Hey, over here!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST




• The clue is 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPO




• The clue is 9. Grub. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHOW

  Possible Answer : Chou, Chou_dynasty, chuck, eats, chow_chow, Zhou_dynasty, Chow, grub, Zhou, Chow_dynasty, chow




• The clue is 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer : opal




• The clue is 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

  Possible Answer : viva_voce, unwritten, viva, oral_exam, oral, oral_examination

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal




• The clue is 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOLA




• The clue is 16. Keep a close eye on. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: WATCHCAREFULLY




• The clue is 19. Unit of biological inheritance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENE

  Possible Answer : gene, cistron, factor




• The clue is 20. Gives the go-ahead for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKS

  Possible Answer : OK, Sooner_State, okay, O.K., okey, Oklahoma, okeh




• The clue is 21. Form of nonviolent protest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIEIN




• The clue is 22. www.wikipedia.___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORG




• The clue is 23. Anger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer : ire, anger, choler, wrath, ira




• The clue is 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANSEE




• The clue is 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELTOUTASONG




• The clue is 29. Extremely off-putting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIOUS

  Possible Answer : odious, abominable, execrable, detestable




• The clue is 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINK

  Possible Answer : mink, mink_coat




• The clue is 31. Still up in the air, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBD




• The clue is 34. Remove from political office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer : boot_out, expel, oust, kick_out, throw_out, drum_out




• The clue is 35. Fraction of a byte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIT

  Possible Answer : morsel, turn, flake, routine, snatch, chip, burn, fleck, scrap, piece, prick, spot, bite, seize_with_teeth, mo, moment, second, sting, act, minute, bit, number




• The clue is 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIE

  Possible Answer : Brie




• The clue is 37. Speedometer stat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MPH

  Possible Answer : miles_per_hour, mph




• The clue is 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCAT

  Possible Answer : lam, break_away, scat, scarper, head_for_the_hills, take_to_the_woods, hightail_it, run, turn_tail, run_away, bunk, scat_singing, fly_the_coop, escape




• The clue is 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIBULA

  Possible Answer : fibula, calf_bone




• The clue is 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUITYOURSELF




• The clue is 44. Rainy-day reserves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAVINGS

  Possible Answer : rescue, saving, economy, delivery, preservation, deliverance, nest_egg, savings




• The clue is 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRS




• The clue is 48. Dec. 31, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYE




• The clue is 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIGN

  Possible Answer : line_up, adjust, coordinate, align, aline, ordinate, array

  Possible Opposite Answer : skew




• The clue is 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADO

  Possible Answer : ado, hustle, stir, flurry, bustle, fuss




• The clue is 51. Nickel or dime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COIN

  Possible Answer : mint, strike, coin




• The clue is 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: FASHIONFORWARD




• The clue is 56. Give off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIT

  Possible Answer : give_off, give_out, breathe, utter, pass_off, let_loose, let_out, emit

  Possible Opposite Answer : absorb




• The clue is 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORN

  Possible Answer : automobile_horn, trump, horn, hooter, car_horn, French_horn, motor_horn, saddle_horn, tusk, cornet, trumpet




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

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

  The answer: ASTO




• The clue is 59. Deteriorates, like old wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTS

  Possible Answer : waste, hogwash, moulder, rotting, bunkum, molder, guff, bunk, buncombe, decomposition, rot, putrefaction, decompose




• The clue is 60. Double-reed woodwind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer : hautbois, oboe, hautboy




• The clue is 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAHL

  Possible Answer : pigeon_pea, catjang_pea, pigeon-pea_plant, dhal, Cajanus_cajan, red_gram, dahl, cajan_pea

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Turned on, as a laptop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POWEREDUP

• The clue is 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPANGLISH

• The clue is 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATE

  Possible Answer: satiate, replete, fill, sate

• The clue is 4. Special attention, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TLC

  Possible Answer: TLC, tender_loving_care

• The clue is 5. Houston N.B.A. player. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROCKET

  Possible Answer: projectile, roquette, Eruca_sativa, Eruca_vesicaria_sativa, skyrocket, rocket_salad, rocket_engine, garden_rocket, rocket, arugula

• The clue is 6. Historical stretches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

  Possible Answer: ERA, geological_era, epoch, era, earned_run_average

• The clue is 7. ___ for the course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer: equation, equality, equivalence, par

• The clue is 8. Cry at a bullring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

• The clue is 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLUING

  Possible Answer: clew, clue

• The clue is 10. 18 on a golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLES

  Possible Answer: jam, trap, yap, golf_hole, hole, pickle, muddle, maw, hollow, kettle_of_fish, mess, gob, hole_out, cakehole, fix

• The clue is 11. Basic skateboarding trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

• The clue is 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAYNE

  Possible Answer: Anthony_Wayne, Duke_Wayne, Mad_Anthony_Wayne, John_Wayne, Wayne

• The clue is 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORUS

  Possible Answer: Horus

• The clue is 18. Stand at the side of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLANK

  Possible Answer: wing, flank

• The clue is 19. Make a loud exploding noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOBOOM

• The clue is 23. Promise to pay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOU

  Possible Answer: IOU

• The clue is 24. "___ just me, or ...?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISIT

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

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

  The answer: CON

  Possible Answer: con_game, yard_bird, scam, confidence_trick, gyp, learn, convict, confidence_game, gip, nobble, memorize, short-change, inmate, con, bunko, hornswoggle, yardbird, bunco, goldbrick, mulct, swindle, defraud, victimize, bunko_game, bunco_game, sting, hustle, rook, memorise, flimflam, diddle

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro

• The clue is 27. Little kid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOT

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

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

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

  The answer: AMITY

  Possible Answer: amity, cordiality

• The clue is 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRUENORTH

• The clue is 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BILLYIDOL

• The clue is 33. Overwhelm with noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAFEN

  Possible Answer: deafen, deaf

• The clue is 35. Hangers from cave ceilings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATS

  Possible Answer: barmy, loony, balmy, nuts, bonkers, kookie, kooky, nutty, batty, crackers, flutter, squash_racket, drub, loopy, daft, fruity, round_the_bend, wacky, haywire, chiropteran, cream, lick, cracked, around_the_bend, whacky, bats, bat, thrash, clobber, cricket_bat, buggy, at-bat, dotty, loco, squash_racquet

• The clue is 36. Toy pellets, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BBS

  Possible Answer: BB, bulletin_board_system, BB_shot, bulletin_board, electronic_bulletin_board, bbs

• The clue is 38. Largest branch of Islam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNNI

  Possible Answer: Sunni_Muslim, Sunnite, Sunni_Islam, Sunni

• The clue is 39. Marlboro offering, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIG

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

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

  The answer: FUROR

  Possible Answer: fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage

• The clue is 41. Tax-collecting agcy.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRS

  Possible Answer: Internal_Revenue_Service, IRS

• The clue is 42. Tourist guide listings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIGHTS

  Possible Answer: great_deal, ken, muckle, wad, pot, deal, sights, tidy_sum, flock, raft, visual_sense, mountain, spy, pile, vision, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, survey, peck, mint, slew, batch, good_deal, plenty, sight, view, mass, mickle, mess, visual_modality, spate

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

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

  The answer: ODDONE

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

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

  The answer: SAFER

  Possible Answer: secure, good, safe, dependable

  Possible Opposite Answer : out, dangerous

• The clue is 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer: Alamo

• The clue is 46. Pop in on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VISIT

  Possible Answer: chaffer, inspect, chew_the_fat, travel_to, bring_down, inflict, impose, chitchat, natter, call_in, chatter, jaw, call, claver, chat, chit-chat, gossip, visit, shoot_the_breeze, confab, confabulate, see, sojourn

• The clue is 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFRO

  Possible Answer: Afro_hairdo, Afro

• The clue is 51. House, in Havana. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASA

• The clue is 53. "Well, lookie there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHO

• The clue is 54. Noggin, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOB

  Possible Answer: toff, nob

• The clue is 55. Roll of cash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAD

  Possible Answer: great_deal, muckle, wad, jampack, pot, deal, tidy_sum, flock, cud, chew, raft, mountain, plug, chock_up, pile, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, peck, chaw, mint, jam, slew, batch, compact, pack, cram, good_deal, plenty, sight, quid, ram, mass, mickle, mess, bundle, spate

27452 Wed Jan 08, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Suddenly stopped moving, 6. Japanese noodle, 10. Pronoun that's falling into disuse, 14. Japanese noodle soup, 15. Chicago paper, familiarly, with "the", 16. Virtue signal?, 17. In plain sight, 18. The devil's workshop, it's said, 20. Hiccup, 22. Like tres and cuatro relative to uno and dos, 23. Shade of black, 24. Pasture sound, 27. Casserole topped with guacamole or sour cream, 31. They elevate a choir's performance, 33. www addresses, 34. Comedian's stage performance, 37. Talk excessively, 39. State leader?, 40. Relating to form, 41. Burst of energy, 44. Actress Skye of "Say Anything …", 45. Hole near a sole, 46. Corridor, 48. Surveyor's measure, 49. Home plate is the "fourth" one, 52. Michelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short, 53. Common volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together, 58. Most tacky, 61. Wrinkle remover, 62. Dad humor, perhaps, 63. Bread in a tandoor, 64. Papal vestment, 65. Sacrifice a fly?, 66. Younger Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones", 67. Book often shelved on its side

Down Clues :

1. Word on a gift tag, 2. Shankar who performed at Woodstock, 3. Black cat, maybe, 4. "Fiddler on the Roof" star, 5. Catch in a sting, 6. Soup recipe instruction, 7. Surgeon, informally, 8. Shire resident, 9. Héloise's lover, 10. "Kapow!", 11. Ancient Chinese dynasty, 12. Word with style or fashioned, 13. Sept. and Oct., 19. Element named after the Greek word for "sun", 21. Pitchfork-shaped letters, 24. Place to pick daisies, 25. Mysterious knowledge, 26. Rick of Rickrolling fame, 27. Earl of food storage fame, 28. Southwestern gully, 29. Attacked, as by a tiger, 30. Shakespearean dying words, 32. Party pooper, 35. Flight board posting: Abbr., 36. Near, 38. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth, 42. Cross-country runner's asset, 43. Big ___ (Seton Hall's conference), 47. Portugal's capital, in Portugal, 50. Warrior's weapon, 51. Assignment often graded with a red pen, 53. Not quite broken, say, 54. Mountain above Vulcan's forge, 55. Right-leaning type?: Abbr., 56. Nut that's a source of caffeine, 57. Noneternal flames?, 58. Loops in, in a way, 59. It's not one of the five W's, 60. The "E" of B.C.E.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 08, 2025

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

Wed Jan 08, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Suddenly stopped moving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROZE

  Possible Answer : freeze_down, suspend, freeze_out, block, immobilise, stop_dead, freeze, immobilize

  Possible Opposite Answer : boil, unblock, unfreeze




• The clue is 6. Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOBA




• The clue is 10. Pronoun that's falling into disuse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOM




• The clue is 14. Japanese noodle soup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMEN




• The clue is 15. Chicago paper, familiarly, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIB




• The clue is 16. Virtue signal?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALO

  Possible Answer : annulus, halo, doughnut, aureole, ring, gloriole, anchor_ring, glory, aura, nimbus




• The clue is 17. In plain sight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERT

  Possible Answer : open, overt

  Possible Opposite Answer : covert




• The clue is 18. The devil's workshop, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLEHANDS




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

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

  The answer: MINORPROBLEM




• The clue is 22. Like tres and cuatro relative to uno and dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAS

  Possible Answer : Master_of_Arts, MA, momma, mom, mummy, AM, mama, mamma, mum, Artium_Magister, milliampere, Massachusetts, Bay_State, mA, Old_Colony, mammy, mommy, ma




• The clue is 23. Shade of black. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COAL

  Possible Answer : coal, ember, char




• The clue is 24. Pasture sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAA




• The clue is 27. Casserole topped with guacamole or sour cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACOPIE




• The clue is 31. They elevate a choir's performance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RISERS

  Possible Answer : riser_pipe, riser_pipeline, riser, riser_main




• The clue is 33. www addresses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URLS

  Possible Answer : URL, universal_resource_locator, uniform_resource_locator




• The clue is 34. Comedian's stage performance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANDUPACT




• The clue is 37. Talk excessively. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRATE

  Possible Answer : blabber, prattle, tattle, gabble, chin_music, palaver, maunder, clack, gibber, chatter, piffle, twaddle, blether, idle_talk, tittle-tattle, blab, prate




• The clue is 39. State leader?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI




• The clue is 40. Relating to form. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MODAL

  Possible Answer : modal_verb, modal_auxiliary, average, modal_auxiliary_verb, modal




• The clue is 41. Burst of energy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POWERSURGE




• The clue is 44. Actress Skye of "Say Anything …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONE




• The clue is 45. Hole near a sole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYELET

  Possible Answer : cringle, grommet, grummet, eyelet, eyehole, loop




• The clue is 46. Corridor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALLWAY

  Possible Answer : hall, hallway




• The clue is 48. Surveyor's measure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROD

  Possible Answer : rod, gat, retinal_rod, pole, rod_cell, perch




• The clue is 49. Home plate is the "fourth" one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASE

  Possible Answer : foot, stem, theme, baseborn, immoral, foundation, alkali, ground, home, cornerstone, nucleotide, lowly, stand, bag, root, basis, radical, base, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, root_word, fundament, establish, understructure, found, substructure, humble, al-Qaida, infrastructure, base_of_operations, floor, free-base, mean, groundwork, radix, meanspirited, Qaeda, Base, basal, pedestal




• The clue is 52. Michelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIS

  Possible Answer : Si, Systeme_International, International_System, International_System_of_Units, silicon, SI_unit, si, SI_system, te, sister, Systeme_International_d'Unites, SI, ti, sis, atomic_number_14

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother




• The clue is 53. Common volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMPSETSPIKE




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

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

  The answer: CHEESIEST

  Possible Answer : cheesy, cheap, chintzy, punk, tinny, sleazy, bum, crummy




• The clue is 61. Wrinkle remover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTOX

  Possible Answer : Botox, botulinum_toxin_A




• The clue is 62. Dad humor, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORN

  Possible Answer : corn_whisky, Zea_mays, maize, clavus, corn_whiskey, corn, Indian_corn, edible_corn




• The clue is 63. Bread in a tandoor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAAN

  Possible Answer : naan, nan




• The clue is 64. Papal vestment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALE




• The clue is 65. Sacrifice a fly?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAT

  Possible Answer : swat




• The clue is 66. Younger Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARYA




• The clue is 67. Book often shelved on its side. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLAS

  Possible Answer : map_collection, atlas_vertebra, Atlas, atlas, telamon, book_of_maps

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Word on a gift tag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROM

• The clue is 2. Shankar who performed 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 3. Black cat, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer: augur, Oman, predict, forecast, prognostication, foretell, omen, bode, prefigure, prognosticate, auspicate, portent, presage, prognostic, Sultanate_of_Oman, foreshadow, Muscat_and_Oman, portend, prodigy, betoken

• The clue is 4. "Fiddler on the Roof" star. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEROMOSTEL

• The clue is 5. Catch in a sting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRAP

  Possible Answer: trammel, ensnare, trap, entrap, set_up, snare, frame

• The clue is 6. Soup recipe instruction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STIR

  Possible Answer: stir, conjure, splash, invoke, bustle, excite, arouse, conjure_up, shift, call_down, call_forth, put_forward, budge, agitate, stimulate, shake_up, hustle, fuss, shake, raise, touch, bring_up, flurry, ado, evoke

• The clue is 7. Surgeon, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORDOC

• The clue is 8. Shire resident. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BILBO

• The clue is 9. Héloise's lover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABELARD

  Possible Answer: Abelard, Peter_Abelard, Pierre_Abelard

• The clue is 10. "Kapow!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHAM

  Possible Answer: wham, wallop, whop, whack

• The clue is 11. Ancient Chinese dynasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer: Han_dynasty, Han

• The clue is 12. Word with style or fashioned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: previous, old, former, quondam, erstwhile, honest-to-god, one-time, sometime, honest-to-goodness, older, onetime, sure-enough, Old

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

• The clue is 13. Sept. and Oct.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOS

  Possible Answer: Mo, MO, minute, mo, bit, Show_Me_State, second, molybdenum, atomic_number_42, Missouri, moment

• The clue is 19. Element named after the Greek word for "sun". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELIUM

  Possible Answer: He, atomic_number_2, helium

• The clue is 21. Pitchfork-shaped letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSIS

  Possible Answer: pounds_per_square_inch, psi

• The clue is 24. Place to pick daisies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEADOW

  Possible Answer: hayfield, meadow

• The clue is 25. Mysterious knowledge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCANA

  Possible Answer: secret, arcanum

• The clue is 26. Rick of Rickrolling fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTLEY

• The clue is 27. Earl of food storage fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUPPER

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

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

  The answer: ARROYO

  Possible Answer: arroyo

• The clue is 29. Attacked, as by a tiger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAWED

  Possible Answer: clawed, taloned, claw

• The clue is 30. Shakespearean dying words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTU

• The clue is 32. Party pooper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOILSPORT

  Possible Answer: spoilsport, killjoy, wet_blanket, party_pooper

• The clue is 35. Flight board posting: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARR

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

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

  The answer: NIGH

  Possible Answer: nearly, virtually, close, well-nigh, about, almost, near, most, nigh

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

• The clue is 38. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EREBUS

  Possible Answer: Erebus

• The clue is 42. Cross-country runner's asset. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAMINA

  Possible Answer: stamina, staying_power, toughness, stamen

• The clue is 43. Big ___ (Seton Hall's conference). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAST

  Possible Answer: eastern_United_States, East, Orient, E, east, eastward, due_east

  Possible Opposite Answer : west

• The clue is 47. Portugal's capital, in Portugal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISBOA

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Portugal, Lisbon, Lisboa

• The clue is 50. Warrior's weapon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEAR

  Possible Answer: lance, fizgig, spear, gig, fishgig, spear_up, shaft

• The clue is 51. Assignment often graded with a red pen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSAY

  Possible Answer: seek, examine, prove, assay, try, attempt, try_out, test, essay

• The clue is 53. Not quite broken, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENT

  Possible Answer: stoop, deflect, crouch, crumpled, knack, set, dented, flex, turn_away, twist, turn, bend, hang, bent-grass, deform, out_to, bended, dead_set, bow, bent_on, bent, bent_grass

  Possible Opposite Answer : straighten, unbend

• The clue is 54. Mountain above Vulcan's forge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

  Possible Answer: bunsen_burner, Mt_Etna, bunsen, Etna, Mount_Etna, etna

• The clue is 55. Right-leaning type?: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITAL

• The clue is 56. Nut that's a source of caffeine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOLA

  Possible Answer: kola_nut_tree, Daba, Kola, Cola_acuminata, kola, Musgoi, goora_nut, kola_nut

• The clue is 57. Noneternal flames?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXES

  Possible Answer: x, ex-wife, ex-husband, X, ex

• The clue is 58. Loops in, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCS

  Possible Answer: millilitre, mil, ml, cubic_centimeter, cubic_centimetre, cc, milliliter

• The clue is 59. It's not one of the five W's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOW

• The clue is 60. The "E" of B.C.E.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer: epoch, geological_era, earned_run_average, ERA, era

2423 Friday Aug 22, 2024 USA Today Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues Letters Counts Hits

Below table is across clues with letter counts. Its used to find answer.

Clue	Answer Letter Count
1A. Pointed comment	4
5A. Attire	4
9A. Gentle touches	4
13A. Get off scot-___	4
14A. Pixar movie set to be released in 2025	4
15A. Think global, act ___	5
16A. Extra charges on Ticketmaster	4
17A. Neat	4
18A. Diary passage	5
19A. Only three-word U.S. state capital	12
22A. Frequent flyer's unit	4
23A. Carry-___ (some suitcases)	3
24A. Antipollution org.	3
27A. Italian designer Giorgio	6
30A. Adorns with Charmin, for short	3
31A. Pen tip	3
32A. Horse-controlling strap	4
33A. Another name for Mardi Gras	8
37A. Greeting in Portuguese	3
38A. ___-friendly	3
39A. Mountain range in Wyoming	6
40A. Some silent performers	5
43A. Research sites	4
45A. Greek god of love	4
46A. Music subgenre that influenced trance	6
48A. More, in Spanish	3
49A. Web address	3
50A. Dishes served wrapped in banana leaves	7
53A. Attempt	3
56A. Granola morsel	3
58A. Crucial	3
59A. That dude's	3
61A. State of temporary but intense excitement	4
65A. Major religion in Algeria	5
66A. Days of ___ (long ago)	4
67A. Creature hidden in "indoor cat"	4
68A. Some recommend 10,000 of these per day	5
69A. Word similar to "fewer"	4
70A. Look closely	4

Friday Aug 22, 2024 USA Today Crossword Clues Hints 

Down Clues Letters Counts Hits

Below table is down clues with letter counts. Its used to find answer.

Clue	Answer Letter Count
1D. Close pals, for short	4
2D. The "A" of BART	4
3D. Short video on Instagram	4
4D. Groom's bud at some weddings	7
5D. "Go find something better to do"	10
6D. Similar	4
7D. Merry-go-round, for example	4
8D. Type of protest against corporations	7
9D. "Pink ___ Club" (Chappell Roan song)	4
10D. Subdivision of a play	3
11D. Road goo	3
12D. Sneaky	3
15D. "Hmm . . ."	7
20D. ___-Manuel Miranda	3
21D. Enters, like data	6
24D. Words on the back of a check	7
25D. Instrument that's hard to transport	5
26D. Deep pit	5
27D. Alluring smell	5
28D. Esteemed artifact	5
29D. U.S. city with a large Cuban community	5
34D. Human rights org.	4
35D. Avocado ___	5
36D. Great bargain	5
41D. www.ucla.___	3
42D. Hallucinogenic fungi, informally	7
44D. Some laboratory containers	5
47D. Snowman in "Frozen"	4
48D. Tartar sauce ingredient	4
51D. Some funny GIFs	5
52D. Thereafter	5
53D. Not that	6
54D. ". . . and the ___ is history!"	4
55D. Ivy in New Haven	4
57D. Texting sign-off	4
60D. Yelp review unit	4
62D. Loud dancing style	4
63D. Gardening tool	3
64D. Tool for cleaning up a spill	3

Across Clue with Answers

Clue	Answer
1A. Pointed comment	BARB
5A. Attire	WEAR
9A. Gentle touches	PATS
13A. Get off scot-___	FREE
14A. Pixar movie set to be released in 2025	ELIO
15A. Think global, act ___	LOCAL
16A. Extra charges on Ticketmaster	FEES
17A. Neat	TIDY
18A. Diary passage	ENTRY
19A. Only three-word U.S. state capital	SALT LAKE CITY
22A. Frequent flyer's unit	MILE
23A. Carry-___ (some suitcases)	ONS
24A. Antipollution org.	EPA
27A. Italian designer Giorgio	ARMANI
30A. Adorns with Charmin, for short	TPS
31A. Pen tip	NIB
32A. Horse-controlling strap	REIN
33A. Another name for Mardi Gras	CARNIVAL
37A. Greeting in Portuguese	OLA
38A. ___-friendly	ECO
39A. Mountain range in Wyoming	TETONS
40A. Some silent performers	MIMES
43A. Research sites	LABS
45A. Greek god of love	EROS
46A. Music subgenre that influenced trance	TECHNO
48A. More, in Spanish	MAS
49A. Web address	URL
50A. Dishes served wrapped in banana leaves	TAMALES
53A. Attempt	TRY
56A. Granola morsel	OAT
58A. Crucial	KEY
59A. That dude's	HIS
61A. State of temporary but intense excitement	BUZZ
65A. Major religion in Algeria	ISLAM
66A. Days of ___ (long ago)	YORE
67A. Creature hidden in "indoor cat"	ORCA
68A. Some recommend 10,000 of these per day	STEPS
69A. Word similar to "fewer"	LESS
70A. Look closely	PEER

Down Clues with Answers

Clue	Answer
1D. Close pals, for short	BFFS
2D. The "A" of BART	AREA
3D. Short video on Instagram	REEL
4D. Groom's bud at some weddings	BEST MAN
5D. "Go find something better to do"	WHY DON’T YOU
6D. Similar	AKIN
7D. Merry-go-round, for example	RIDE
8D. Type of protest against corporations	BOYCOTT
9D. "Pink ___ Club" (Chappell Roan song)	PONY
10D. Subdivision of a play	ACT
11D. Road goo	TAR
12D. Sneaky	SLY
15D. "Hmm . . ."	LET’S SEE
20D. ___-Manuel Miranda	LIN
21D. Enters, like data	INPUTS
24D. Words on the back of a check	ENDORSE
25D. Instrument that's hard to transport	ORGAN
26D. Deep pit	ABYSS
27D. Alluring smell	AROMA
28D. Esteemed artifact	RELIC
29D. U.S. city with a large Cuban community	MIAMI
34D. Human rights org.	ACLU
35D. Avocado ___	TOAST
36D. Great bargain	STEAL
41D. www.ucla.___	EDU
42D. Hallucinogenic fungi, informally	SHROOMS
44D. Some laboratory containers	VIALS
47D. Snowman in "Frozen"	OLAF
48D. Tartar sauce ingredient	MAYO
51D. Some funny GIFs	MEMES
52D. Thereafter	AFTER
53D. Not that	NOT SO
54D. ". . . and the ___ is history!"	REST
55D. Ivy in New Haven	YALE
57D. Texting sign-off	TTYL
60D. Yelp review unit	STAR
62D. Loud dancing style	RAVE
63D. Gardening tool	HOE
64D. Tool for cleaning up a spill	RAG

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• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (69 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (71 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. Prepares for baking, as flour	5
2A	6. Joan of Arc, for one	6
3A	12. Aruba or Jamaica	4
4A	16. Pinochle action	3
5A	19. Popular Japanese beer	5
6A	20. "Sort of"	6
7A	21. Exam for a future OB/GYN	4
8A	22. www.asu.___	3
9A	23. Iconic line from Robert De Niro in "Taxi Driver"	13
10A	25. Have a little snack	4
11A	26. End-of-Ramadan feast	3
12A	27. "No other option for me"	6
13A	28. Early chat app with a Buddy List, in brief	3
14A	29. Challenges	8
15A	31. What distinguishes "bet" from "vet" in Hebrew	3
16A	32. Reminder to oneself	10
17A	36. M.L.B. shortstop Miguel	5
18A	38. "Don't see this movie" rating	7
19A	41. "I've had it!"	14
20A	43. Seasoned rice dish	5
21A	45. Prefix meaning "all"	4
22A	46. Call it a night	6
23A	47. Something a majorette twirls	5
24A	50. Part of STEM, for short	4
25A	53. Incompatibility	6
26A	55. Animation sheet	3
27A	56. Form a clump	4
28A	57. Certain expectant parent	7
29A	59. A.P. math subj.	4
30A	60. Intuitive sense	4
31A	61. Woulda-shoulda connector	6
32A	63. Very lite	5
33A	65. Sam of "Jurassic Park"	5
34A	67. Was gone in a flash?	8
35A	69. G.I. entertainment grp.	3
36A	70. "... you get the picture"	8
37A	74. Elevated seabed	5
38A	75. Moisturizing product	5
39A	77. Meme feline	6
40A	78. Emergency alerts, for short	4
41A	81. "Don't dillydally!"	4
42A	83. Gymnast Biles	6
43A	85. "Sorry, I don't think so"	4
44A	86. Phillipa of the original "Hamilton" cast	3
45A	87. Traveler's check, in brief?	6
46A	89. Wrapped garment	4
47A	90. Wear for just a moment, say	5
48A	91. "Put your wallet away"	7
49A	93. Tournament advantages	4
50A	95. Show host	5
51A	97. Any activities on them need to be wound up	13
52A	101. "Best of" collections, often	7
53A	105. Circus prop	5
54A	106. Crate & Barrel product	10
55A	108. Home shopping channel	3
56A	109. 1990s ABC sitcom about kids growing up without their parents	8
57A	111. ___ pal (rhyming friend)	3
58A	112. Leave with no doubt	6
59A	115. Homer Simpson's dad	3
60A	116. Repetitive way of learning	4
61A	117. Telegraph pioneer, or a description of four squares in this puzzle	12
62A	120. Do a restaurant job	3
63A	121. The "N" in E.N.T.	4
64A	122. Like someone who experiences little to no amorous and sexual attraction, for short	6
65A	123. Wine specialty of the Burgundy region	5
66A	124. Sponsored spots	3
67A	125. Hide	4
68A	126. ___ Cucamonga, Calif.	6
69A	127. Features of some wineglasses	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Prepares for baking, as flour"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that move as if through a sieve
• Similar words include: sift, strain, sieve
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SIFTS

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2A: "6. Joan of Arc, for one"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one who suffers for the sake of principle
• Similar words include: sufferer, martyrise, martyrize
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MARTYR

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3A: "12. Aruba or Jamaica"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small island
• Similar words include: islet
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISLE

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4A: "16. Pinochle action"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
• Similar words include: dictation, beseech, invite
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BID

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5A: "19. Popular Japanese beer"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASAHI

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6A: "20. "Sort of""

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: INAWAY

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7A: "21. Exam for a future OB/GYN"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MCAT

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8A: "22. www.asu.___"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EDU

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9A: "23. Iconic line from Robert De Niro in "Taxi Driver""

13 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: YOUTALKINTOME

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10A: "25. Have a little snack"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (yiddish) a snack or light meal
• Similar words include: snack
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOSH

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11A: "26. End-of-Ramadan feast"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EID

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12A: "27. "No other option for me""

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: IGOTTA

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13A: "28. Early chat app with a Buddy List, in brief"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Similar words include: propose, place, purport
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AIM

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14A: "29. Challenges"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
• Similar words include: contest, repugn, competition
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: CONTESTS

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15A: "31. What distinguishes "bet" from "vet" in Hebrew"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very small circular shape
• Similar words include: pane, Transportation, Zen
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DOT

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16A: "32. Reminder to oneself"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: MENTALNOTE

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17A: "36. M.L.B. shortstop Miguel"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROJAS

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18A: "38. "Don't see this movie" rating"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ONESTAR

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19A: "41. "I've had it!""

14 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: ENOUGHISENOUGH

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20A: "43. Seasoned rice dish"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
• Similar words include: pilau, pilaw, pilaff
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PILAF

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21A: "45. Prefix meaning "all""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OMNI

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22A: "46. Call it a night"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
• Similar words include: go to sleep, go to bed, draw back
• Opposite of: turn out, get up

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Answer: RETIRE

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23A: "47. Something a majorette twirls"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
• Similar words include: truncheon, nightstick, billystick
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BATON

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24A: "50. Part of STEM, for short"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
• Similar words include: technical school
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TECH

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25A: "53. Incompatibility"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BADFIT

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26A: "55. Animation sheet"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CEL

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27A: "56. Form a clump"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
• Similar words include: clog, curdle, coagulum
• Opposite of: homogenize

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Answer: CLOT

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28A: "57. Certain expectant parent"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MOMTOBE

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29A: "59. A.P. math subj."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CALC

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30A: "60. Intuitive sense"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an intuitive awareness; or
• Similar words include: sense, tactile property, finger
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FEEL

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31A: "61. Woulda-shoulda connector"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: COULDA

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32A: "63. Very lite"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOCAL

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33A: "65. Sam of "Jurassic Park""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NEILL

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34A: "67. Was gone in a flash?"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that move quickly in a straight line
• Similar words include: blotch, streaky, mottle
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: STREAKED

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35A: "69. G.I. entertainment grp."

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: USO

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36A: "70. "... you get the picture""

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: YADAYADA

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37A: "74. Elevated seabed"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
• Similar words include: ledge
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHELF

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38A: "75. Moisturizing product"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
• Similar words include: blood serum
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SERUM

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39A: "77. Meme feline"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LOLCAT

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40A: "78. Emergency alerts, for short"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: APBS

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41A: "81. "Don't dillydally!""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that as soon as possible
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASAP

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42A: "83. Gymnast Biles"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SIMONE

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43A: "85. "Sorry, I don't think so""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UHNO

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44A: "86. Phillipa of the original "Hamilton" cast"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SOO

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45A: "87. Traveler's check, in brief?"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NBAREF

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46A: "89. Wrapped garment"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: SARI

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47A: "90. Wear for just a moment, say"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TRYON

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48A: "91. "Put your wallet away""

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ITSONME

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49A: "93. Tournament advantages"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
• Similar words include: auf wiedersehen, bye-bye, good-by
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BYES

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50A: "95. Show 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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51A: "97. Any activities on them need to be wound up"

13 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: CASSETTETAPES

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52A: "101. "Best of" collections, often"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BOXSETS

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53A: "105. Circus prop"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
• Similar words include: pile, longlegs, Australian stilt
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STILT

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54A: "106. Crate & Barrel product"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: STORAGEBIN

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55A: "108. Home shopping channel"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: QVC

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56A: "109. 1990s ABC sitcom about kids growing up without their parents"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONOUROWN

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57A: "111. ___ pal (rhyming friend)"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
• Similar words include: gallon
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GAL

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58A: "112. Leave with no doubt"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make certain of
• Similar words include: ensure, check, insure
• Opposite of: worry

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Answer: ASSURE

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59A: "115. Homer Simpson's dad"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABE

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60A: "116. Repetitive way of learning"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ROTE

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61A: "117. Telegraph pioneer, or a description of four squares in this puzzle"

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WESTERNUNION

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62A: "120. Do a restaurant job"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
• Similar words include: passenger vehicle, heap, double-decker
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BUS

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63A: "121. The "N" in E.N.T."

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
• Similar words include: intrude, nuzzle, poke
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOSE

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64A: "122. Like someone who experiences little to no amorous and sexual attraction, for short"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AROACE

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65A: "123. Wine specialty of the Burgundy region"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for burgundies and champagnes
• Similar words include: Pinot grape
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PINOT

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66A: "124. Sponsored spots"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a public promotion of some product or service
• Similar words include: advertising, advertizement, advertisement
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ADS

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67A: "125. Hide"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
• Similar words include: tegument, shinny, shin
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SKIN

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68A: "126. ___ Cucamonga, Calif."

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RANCHO

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69A: "127. Features of some wineglasses"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
• Similar words include: stem turn, stem, root
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STEMS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Tie the knot	6
2D	2. Figure with equal angles	6
3D	3. Chance for supporters to induct athletes into the All-Star Game	7
4D	4. "You can say ___ again!"	4
5D	5. River deposit	4
6D	6. 1,002, in old Rome	3
7D	7. Peace Nobelist Kofi	5
8D	8. Kiwi or ostrich	6
9D	9. Like the teams of Starsky & Hutch and Cheech & Chong	6
10D	10. West African crop	3
11D	11. Bread for a corned beef sandwich	3
12D	12. "Treat me like an adult, MOM!"	16
13D	13. Servings at teas	6
14D	14. Hold up well	4
15D	15. Way to get online	8
16D	16. V8 component	9
17D	17. "Au contraire"	9
18D	18. Disappointing firework	3
19D	24. "The ___ Smith Show" (Apple TV offering)	5
20D	29. After-dinner brandy	6
21D	30. Residue on Santa's suit	4
22D	33. Muse of lyric poetry	5
23D	34. Bathroom, to Mary Poppins	3
24D	35. Like a foot that's fallen asleep	4
25D	37. Pistachio eater's discard	5
26D	39. Pristine	8
27D	40. Cookie container	3
28D	42. "Spamalot" co-creator	8
29D	44. Scarce	16
30D	47. Emails discreetly	4
31D	48. Bunches and bunches	4
32D	49. Sightseeing excursion	4
33D	51. Whisper affectionately	3
34D	52. Howard and Spelman, for two: Abbr.	5
35D	54. Pet-biting pest	4
36D	57. Wager	8
37D	58. Reduces, as anxiety	5
38D	60. Handcrafted items in a fishing tackle box	8
39D	62. "Lah-di-___!"	3
40D	64. Nocturnal primate of the Indian forest	5
41D	66. Language in which "one, two, three" is "neung, song, sam"	3
42D	68. "Frozen" queen	4
43D	71. "___ Breaky Heart"	4
44D	72. Paul ___, "There Will Be Blood" actor	4
45D	73. Bunches and bunches	4
46D	76. Actress Thurman	3
47D	78. New Balance competitor	5
48D	79. "Eye" on a spud	9
49D	80. What strong leadership may be perceived as	9
50D	82. Former QB Manning	6
51D	84. Rain clouds	5
52D	87. "All sales final"	9
53D	88. Phobia	4
54D	90. State that spans two time zones: Abbr.	3
55D	92. City that's home to the Munch Museum	4
56D	94. Beauty spot	3
57D	96. Funny O'Brien	5
58D	98. Athol Fugard novel adapted as an Academy Award-winning film	6
59D	99. Goads into action	6
60D	100. Airport near Puget Sound	6
61D	102. Like onagers and zebras	6
62D	103. Where you might put on a show?	6
63D	104. Air freshener choices	6
64D	107. "Yuck!"	5
65D	110. Corner chess piece	4
66D	113. Has an evening meal	4
67D	114. Grumpy mood	4
68D	115. Org. for lawyers	3
69D	117. Luck-based card game	3
70D	118. "The Life of a Showgirl," for Taylor Swift	3
71D	119. Rock's ___ Speedwagon	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Tie the knot"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SAYIDO

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2D: "2. Figure with equal angles"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an equiangular polygon
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ISOGON

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3D: "3. Chance for supporters to induct athletes into the All-Star Game"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FANVOTE

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4D: "4. "You can say ___ again!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: THAT

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5D: "5. River deposit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
• Similar words include: silt up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SILT

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6D: "6. 1,002, in old Rome"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MII

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7D: "7. Peace Nobelist Kofi"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANNAN

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8D: "8. Kiwi or ostrich"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
• Similar words include: flightless bird, ratite bird
• Opposite of: carinate

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Answer: RATITE

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9D: "9. Like the teams of Starsky & Hutch and Cheech & Chong"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TWOMAN

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10D: "10. West African crop"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that edible tuber of any of several yams
• Similar words include: yam plant
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YAM

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11D: "11. Bread for a corned beef sandwich"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: RYE

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12D: "12. "Treat me like an adult, MOM!""

16 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________________

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Answer: IMNOTAKIDANYMORE

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13D: "13. Servings at teas"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle
• Similar words include: scone
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SCONES

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14D: "14. Hold up well"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the temporal end; the concluding time
• Similar words include: death, final stage, net
• Opposite of: first

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Answer: LAST

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15D: "15. Way to get online"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ETHERNET

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16D: "16. V8 component"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BEETJUICE

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17D: "17. "Au contraire""

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: IDISAGREE

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18D: "18. Disappointing firework"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who is unsuccessful
• Similar words include: turkey, misfire, bomb
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DUD

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19D: "24. "The ___ Smith Show" (Apple TV offering)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KAMAL

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20D: "29. After-dinner brandy"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that high quality grape brandy distilled in the cognac district of france
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: COGNAC

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21D: "30. Residue on Santa's suit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
• Similar words include: crock, lampblack, carbon black
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOOT

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22D: "33. Muse of lyric poetry"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) the muse of lyric and love poetry
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ERATO

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23D: "34. Bathroom, to Mary Poppins"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: LOO

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24D: "35. Like a foot that's fallen asleep"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make numb or insensitive
• Similar words include: asleep, benumb, dull
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NUMB

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25D: "37. Pistachio eater's discard"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
• Similar words include: shield, eggshell, cuticle
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHELL

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26D: "39. Pristine"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that completely neat and clean
• Similar words include: spick, spic-and-span, speckless
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SPOTLESS

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27D: "40. Cookie container"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Similar words include: Sn, atomic number 50, tin can
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIN

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28D: "42. "Spamalot" co-creator"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ERICIDLE

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29D: "44. Scarce"

16 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________________

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Answer: FEWANDFARBETWEEN

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30D: "47. Emails discreetly"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BCCS

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31D: "48. Bunches and bunches"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALOT

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32D: "49. Sightseeing excursion"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
• Similar words include: hitch, spell, turn
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TOUR

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33D: "51. Whisper affectionately"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sound made by a pigeon
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: COO

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34D: "52. Howard and Spelman, for two: Abbr."

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HBCUS

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35D: "54. Pet-biting pest"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FLEA

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36D: "57. Wager"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MAKEABET

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37D: "58. Reduces, as anxiety"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
• Similar words include: allay, relief, simplicity
• Opposite of: difficulty

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Answer: EASES

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38D: "60. Handcrafted items in a fishing tackle box"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FLYLURES

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39D: "62. "Lah-di-___!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
• Similar words include: dash
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DAH

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40D: "64. Nocturnal primate of the Indian forest"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LORIS

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41D: "66. Language in which "one, two, three" is "neung, song, sam""

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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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42D: "68. "Frozen" queen"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELSA

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43D: "71. "___ Breaky Heart""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Think of something that causing a dull and steady pain
• Similar words include: aching
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACHY

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44D: "72. Paul ___, "There Will Be Blood" actor"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DANO

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45D: "73. Bunches and bunches"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the pharaoh akhenaten
• Similar words include: Aten
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ATON

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46D: "76. Actress Thurman"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a benevolent aspect of devi; `splendor'
• Similar words include: genus Uma
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UMA

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47D: "78. New Balance competitor"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASICS

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48D: "79. "Eye" on a spud"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: POTATOBUD

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49D: "80. What strong leadership may be perceived as"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BOSSINESS

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50D: "82. Former QB Manning"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PEYTON

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51D: "84. Rain clouds"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dark grey cloud bearing rain
• Similar words include: rain cloud, nimbus, nimbus cloud
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NIMBI

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52D: "87. "All sales final""

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _________

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Answer: NORETURNS

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53D: "88. Phobia"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
• Similar words include: revere, fearfulness, venerate
• Opposite of: fearlessness

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Answer: FEAR

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54D: "90. State that spans two time zones: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEX

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55D: "92. City that's home to the Munch Museum"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
• Similar words include: capital of Norway, Christiania
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OSLO

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56D: "94. Beauty spot"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Similar words include: health club, resort hotel, health spa
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SPA

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57D: "96. Funny O'Brien"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CONAN

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58D: "98. Athol Fugard novel adapted as an Academy Award-winning film"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TSOTSI

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59D: "99. Goads into action"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EGGSON

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60D: "100. Airport near Puget Sound"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SEATAC

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61D: "102. Like onagers and zebras"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
• Similar words include: equid
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EQUINE

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62D: "103. Where you might put on a show?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TVROOM

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63D: "104. Air freshener choices"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a distinctive odor that is pleasant
• Similar words include: olfactory property, aroma, odourise
• Opposite of: deodourise, deodorize

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Answer: SCENTS

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64D: "107. "Yuck!""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BLECH

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65D: "110. Corner chess piece"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
• Similar words include: scam, swindle, diddle
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROOK

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66D: "113. Has an evening meal"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small amount of liquid food
• Similar words include: sup, swallow
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SUPS

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67D: "114. Grumpy mood"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state of agitated irritation
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SNIT

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68D: "115. Org. for lawyers"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by arabs
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABA

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69D: "117. Luck-based card game"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
• Similar words include: warfare, state of war
• Opposite of: peace, make peace

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Answer: WAR

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70D: "118. "The Life of a Showgirl," for Taylor Swift"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Similar words include: earned run average, epoch, geological era
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERA

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71D: "119. Rock's ___ Speedwagon"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REO

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Today's Puzzle Stats

69 Across Clues

71 Down Clues

140 Total Clues

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