Wednesday August 07, 2024 NYT Crossword clues hints

Wednesday August 07, 2024 - NYT Crossword puzzle hints

Welcome to NYT puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle:

NYT Crosswords Clues: August 07, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Rhyme of 49-Across, but not a homophone of 19-Across - Show Answer
  

  BUFF

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: buffet, lover, raw_sienna, buffer, fan, yellowish_brown, buff, burnish, furbish, devotee, caramel_brown, caramel



• 5. On the ___ - Show Answer
  

  LAM

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: head_for_the_hills, break_away, run, thrash, flail, thresh, escape, turn_tail, fly_the_coop, bunk, getaway, scat, hightail_it, scarper, take_to_the_woods, run_away, lam



• 8. Rhyme of 46-Across, but not a homophone of 21-Across - Show Answer
  

  DOFF

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: doff



• 12. Key that might be part of a chain - Show Answer
  

  ISLE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: isle, islet



• 13. Olay competitor - Show Answer
  

  NIVEA

  (5 letters)



• 15. Spaniard's "other" - Show Answer
  

  OTRA

  (4 letters)



• 16. Opposite of hopping - Show Answer
  

  DEAD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: absolutely, bushed, short, numb, stagnant, drained, beat, utterly, dead, suddenly, utter, perfectly, deadened, idle, abruptly, all_in

  Antonyms: live, living, alive



• 17. Customer service worker - Show Answer
  

  AGENT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: federal_agent, agent, factor, agentive_role, broker



• 18. "Serves you right!" - Show Answer
  

  GOOD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: near, in_effect, estimable, soundly, trade_good, dear, sound, safe, well, skilful, right, upright, unspoilt, thoroughly, dependable, beneficial, commodity, in_force, honest, adept, salutary, ripe, serious, goodness, good, honorable, proficient, full, undecomposed, respectable, effective, unspoiled, skillful, just, practiced, expert, secure

  Antonyms: bad, badness, ill, evilness, evil



• 19. Main branch of a tree - Show Answer
  

  BOUGH

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: bough



• 21. It gets baked - Show Answer
  

  DOUGH

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: clams, wampum, lucre, moolah, pelf, gelt, loot, shekels, kale, simoleons, boodle, cabbage, sugar, lettuce, dinero, bread, dough, lolly, scratch



• 23. Take a break - Show Answer
  

  REST

  (4 letters)

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

  Antonyms: be_active, change



• 24. Not on board with - Show Answer
  

  ANTI

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: anti

  Antonyms: pro



• 25. Evaluate for purity - Show Answer
  

  ASSAY

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: seek, check, assay, try, essay, attempt



• 28. Like Plan B, for short - Show Answer
  

  OTC

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: over-the-counter, otc



• 30. Wee - Show Answer
  

  EENSY

  (5 letters)



• 34. Marshland - Show Answer
  

  FEN

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: fenland, marshland, marsh, fen



• 35. "___ Choice" - Show Answer
  

  SOPHIES

  (7 letters)



• 38. "Another sheep pun? ___ gotta be kidding!" - Show Answer
  

  EWE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ewe, Ewe



• 39. Field for grazing - Show Answer
  

  LEA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ley, lea, grazing_land, pastureland, pasture



• 40. Everglades wader - Show Answer
  

  HERON

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Heron, heron, Hero_of_Alexandria, Hero



• 41. Shade - Show Answer
  

  HUE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: hue, imbue, chromaticity



• 42. Gun-regulating grp. - Show Answer
  

  ATF

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms, ATF



• 43. By way of - Show Answer
  

  THROUGH

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: through_with, through_and_through, done, through



• 45. I.C.U. staffers - Show Answer
  

  RNS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: radon, RN, Rn, atomic_number_86, registered_nurse



• 46. Attention-getting sound - Show Answer
  

  COUGH

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: coughing, cough



• 48. Sounds of sympathy - Show Answer
  

  AWS

  (3 letters)



• 49. Uneven - Show Answer
  

  ROUGH

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: rocky, grating, jolty, scratchy, jolting, approximate, bumpy, crude, jumpy, boisterous, rasping, rough, harsh, unsmooth, pugnacious, rough_in, uncut, fierce, raspy, approximative, rough_out, roughly, gravelly

  Antonyms: smooth, cut



• 51. Conditional words - Show Answer
  

  ORS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Beaver_State, operating_theatre, surgery, OR, Oregon, operating_room, operating_theater



• 53. Pacific ___ - Show Answer
  

  RIM

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: lip, brim, rim, flange



• 54. Unfair outcome, informally - Show Answer
  

  BUMDEAL

  (7 letters)



• 58. Corkscrew-shaped pasta - Show Answer
  

  FUSILLI

  (7 letters)



• 62. A pop star might go by this - Show Answer
  

  ONENAME

  (7 letters)



• 63. Stay away (from) - Show Answer
  

  ABSTAIN

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: refrain, desist, abstain

  Antonyms: consume



• 64. Used as a platform - Show Answer
  

  STOODON

  (7 letters)



• 65. More timid - Show Answer
  

  MOUSIER

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: mouse-colored, mousey, mousy, mouselike



• 66. Rhyme of 19-Across, but not a homophone of 46-Across - Show Answer
  

  COW

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: overawe, moo-cow, cow



• 67. Heavy-hearted - Show Answer
  

  SAD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: pitiful, distressing, deplorable, sorry, sad, lamentable

  Antonyms: glad



• 68. Denver-to-Omaha dir. - Show Answer
  

  ENE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: east_northeast, ENE



• 69. Rhyme of 43-Across, but not a homophone of 49-Across - Show Answer
  

  RUE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ruefulness, regret, Ruta_graveolens, rue, herb_of_grace, sorrow, repent

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Put in an offer - Show Answer
  

  BID

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: wish, entreat, bid, adjure, bidding, press, play, dictation, beseech, tender, conjure, command, call, invite, offer



• 2. Avail - Show Answer
  

  USE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: usage, role, expend, employment, employ, function, enjoyment, utilization, use, manipulation, use_of_goods_and_services, exercise, usance, consumption, habituate, purpose, practice, economic_consumption, apply, utilisation, habit, utilise, utilize



• 3. Exerciser's target - Show Answer
  

  FLAB

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: flab



• 4. Classic accessory for Humphrey Bogart - Show Answer
  

  FEDORA

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: homburg, trilby, fedora, felt_hat, Stetson



• 5. Many a Gilbert and Sullivan work - Show Answer
  

  LIGHTOPERA

  (10 letters)



• 6. Park in N.Y.C., e.g. - Show Answer
  

  AVE

  (3 letters)



• 7. Untruthful - Show Answer
  

  MENDACIOUS

  (10 letters)

  Synonyms: mendacious



• 8. Pooch - Show Answer
  

  DOGGIE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: doggie, doggy, bow-wow, barker, pooch



• 9. "Conversely …," in a text - Show Answer
  

  OTOH

  (4 letters)



• 10. Not to - Show Answer
  

  FRO

  (3 letters)



• 11. It doesn't stay hot for long - Show Answer
  

  FAD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: fad, rage, furore, furor, craze, cult



• 13. Keeps at - Show Answer
  

  NAGS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: plug, jade, scold, common_scold, hen-peck, nag, hack, peck, nagger, scolder



• 14. Lots - Show Answer
  

  ATON

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Aten, Aton



• 20. Remedies for missed turns - Show Answer
  

  UEYS

  (4 letters)



• 22. Native Coloradans - Show Answer
  

  UTES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Ute



• 25. Insurer with an avian mascot - Show Answer
  

  AFLAC

  (5 letters)



• 26. Take care of - Show Answer
  

  SEETO

  (5 letters)



• 27. Real mess - Show Answer
  

  SNAFU

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: snafu, fucked-up



• 29. Rhyme of 21-Across, but not a homophone of 43-Across - Show Answer
  

  THROW

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: cast_off, hurl, shake_off, make, bemuse, hold, give, shed, confuse, fuddle, cast, thrust, confound, befuddle, bewilder, fox, discombobulate, drop, switch, flip, throw_off, stroke, have, cam_stroke, throw, project, bedevil, throw_away, contrive



• 31. Leader who wrote "The Discovery of India" - Show Answer
  

  NEHRU

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru



• 32. Totally shifted the momentum of - Show Answer
  

  SWUNG

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sway, swing, swing_over, drop, sweep, swing_out, get_around, dangle



• 33. "Hoo-boy!" - Show Answer
  

  YEESH

  (5 letters)



• 36. Exclamation of understanding - Show Answer
  

  OHH

  (3 letters)



• 37. Subj. taught by Fulbright scholars - Show Answer
  

  ENG

  (3 letters)



• 43. Clothing, colloquially - Show Answer
  

  THREADS

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: screw_thread, string, meander, togs, yarn, weave, thread, wander, wind, train_of_thought, threads, ribbon, duds, draw



• 44. Serious workplace problem, for short - Show Answer
  

  HRISSUE

  (7 letters)



• 47. "Puh-lease!" - Show Answer
  

  GODNO

  (5 letters)



• 50. Leaves out - Show Answer
  

  OMITS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: pretermit, leave_off, omit, miss, except, take_out, overlook, exclude, neglect, leave_out, drop, overleap

  Antonyms: attend_to, include



• 52. Island country that's 24 hours ahead of its closest neighbor - Show Answer
  

  SAMOA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Samoa_i_Sisifo, Independent_State_of_Samoa, Samoa, Samoan_Islands, Western_Samoa



• 53. Apply, as sunscreen - Show Answer
  

  RUBON

  (5 letters)



• 54. Brownish pear - Show Answer
  

  BOSC

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: bosc



• 55. "Once more ___ the breach" - Show Answer
  

  UNTO

  (4 letters)



• 56. Communicate like a Sphynx - Show Answer
  

  MEOW

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: meow, miaul, miaow, miaou, mew



• 57. Give for a time - Show Answer
  

  LEND

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: contribute, impart, add, lend, bestow, loan, bring

  Antonyms: borrow



• 58. "___ is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day": Gabriel García Márquez - Show Answer
  

  FAME

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: celebrity, fame, renown

  Antonyms: infamy



• 59. Leopard's spot - Show Answer
  

  LAIR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: den, lair



• 60. Place - Show Answer
  

  LIEU

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: position, place, stead, lieu



• 61. Memo line - Show Answer
  

  INRE

  (4 letters)

March 13, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (26 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, March 13, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 61 (35 Across, 26 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle March 13, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Opera style using everyday events rather than myth	7
2A	8. Less than required	9
3A	10. Something drawn for sport	11
4A	12. Pro	4
5A	13. Home to sedges and reeds	3
6A	14. Those: Sp.	4
7A	16. Rawboned	4
8A	17. National ___ Day (March 16 observance, appropriate to this puzzle)	5
9A	18. It has a lot of competition on TV	4
10A	20. Ctrl-Shift-___ (shortcut for a force-quit)	3
11A	21. Common recipient of an erroneous apostrophe	3
12A	22. Fly	3
13A	23. "Yikes!"	3
14A	24. Product whose package has a splash of milk	5
15A	26. Good name for a financial adviser	3
16A	27. Title setting for a Hemingway novel, with "the"	3
17A	28. Basketball Hall-of-Famer nicknamed "The Answer"	7
18A	30. Little drink	3
19A	31. When many workdays begin	6
20A	33. Wish one could	6
21A	35. League standings format	6
22A	36. Situated away from the point of origin	6
23A	37. Possibly not even that	7
24A	39. 1909 Physics Nobelist for radio communications	7
25A	40. Research complex in Bethesda, Md.	3
26A	41. Aromatic flower from China	7
27A	43. Annual hoops event, for short	3
28A	44. Put on	4
29A	46. Strain to recall?	5
30A	47. Princess in L. Frank Baum books	4
31A	48. Not pro	4
32A	49. Collection at the entrance to a mosque	5
33A	50. Rivers of New York City	4
34A	51. Some census info	3
35A	52. G, in the key of C	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Opera style using everyday events rather than myth"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VERISMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Less than required"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOTENOUGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Something drawn for sport"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOWANDARROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. Pro"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a useful or valuable quality
• Words that mean the same thing: asset, positive, addition
• The opposite would be: minus, liability
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "13. Home to sedges and reeds"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that 100 fen equal 1 yuan in china
• Words that mean the same thing: marsh, marshland, fenland
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "14. Those: Sp."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Rawboned"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
• Words that mean the same thing: leaning, thin, incline
• The opposite would be: rich, fat
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. National ___ Day (March 16 observance, appropriate to this puzzle)"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of china and tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family ailuropodidae
• Words that mean the same thing: panda bear, Ailurus fulgens, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. It has a lot of competition on TV"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESPN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Ctrl-Shift-___ (shortcut for a force-quit)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Common recipient of an erroneous apostrophe"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
• Words that mean the same thing: information technology, IT
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Fly"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: belt along, hasten, step on it
• The opposite would be: linger
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "23. "Yikes!""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "24. Product whose package has a splash of milk"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Words that mean the same thing: oreo, oreo cookie
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OREOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "26. Good name for a financial adviser"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provos
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "27. Title setting for a Hemingway novel, with "the""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Words that mean the same thing: ocean
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "28. Basketball Hall-of-Famer nicknamed "The Answer""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IVERSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "30. Little drink"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small drink of liquor
• Words that mean the same thing: twitch, clip, snip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "31. When many workdays begin"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATNINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "33. Wish one could"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LONGTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "35. League standings format"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
• Words that mean the same thing: ravel, run
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LADDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "36. Situated away from the point of origin"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone
• The opposite would be: mesial, proximal
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DISTAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "37. Possibly not even that"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORWORSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "39. 1909 Physics Nobelist for radio communications"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that italian electrical engineer who invented wireless telegraphy and in 1901 transmitted radio signals across the atlantic ocean (1874-1937)
• Words that mean the same thing: Guglielmo Marconi
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARCONI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "40. Research complex in Bethesda, Md."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be 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
• Words that mean the same thing: National Institutes of Health
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "41. Aromatic flower from China"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEAROSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "43. Annual hoops event, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "44. Put on"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a quantity that is added
• Words that mean the same thing: get ahead, pull ahead, acquire
• The opposite would be: reduce, loss
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "46. Strain to recall?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECOLI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "47. Princess in L. Frank Baum books"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OZMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "48. Not pro"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• The opposite would be: pro
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "49. Collection at the entrance to a mosque"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular situation
• Words that mean the same thing: place, brake shoe, shoe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "50. Rivers of New York City"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "51. Some census info"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that activities associated with sexual intercourse
• Words that mean the same thing: sexual urge, sexual practice, sex activity
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "52. G, in the key of C"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: soh, colloidal suspension, so
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOL

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - March 13, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Wedding words	4
2D	2. H	3
3D	3. Jousting venue, informally	8
4D	4. Tab key, e.g.	8
5D	5. Dastards	8
6D	6. Wall: Fr.	3
7D	7. "Puss in Boots" villain	4
8D	8. You name it	4
9D	9. Bad place for a long run	4
10D	10. Like 17-Across	13
11D	11. Home for some famous 17-Acrosses, informally	13
12D	12. People who do not eat meat but do eat fish	12
13D	15. Representation of one's personality in the natural world	12
14D	16. Tony-winning actress for "Miss Saigon"	10
15D	19. Kind of ice cream	10
16D	24. Manages	8
17D	25. Opposite of returnable	8
18D	28. Like xenon	5
19D	29. Like la nuit	5
20D	32. Wedding words	3
21D	34. Foreign policy advisory grp.	3
22D	38. Per	4
23D	39. Noted Marilyn Monroe feature	4
24D	42. Pal of Piglet	3
25D	45. Put the kibosh on	3
26D	47. Brunch beverages, informally	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Wedding words"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
• Words that mean the same thing: consecrate, vow
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VOWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. H"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Euskadi ta Askatasuna
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Jousting venue, informally"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENFAIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Tab key, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INDENTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Dastards"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOANDSOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Wall: Fr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Puss in Boots" villain"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Words that mean the same thing: monster, devil, demon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. You name it"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Bad place for a long run"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that socks and stockings and tights collectively (the british include underwear)
• Words that mean the same thing: hose down, hosiery, hosepipe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Like 17-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLACKANDWHITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Home for some famous 17-Acrosses, informally"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WASHINGTONZOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. People who do not eat meat but do eat fish"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PESCETARIANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Representation of one's personality in the natural world"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPIRITANIMAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Tony-winning actress for "Miss Saigon""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEASALONGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Kind of ice cream"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a native or inhabitant of naples
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEAPOLITAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Manages"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that watch and direct
• Words that mean the same thing: manage, oversee, supervise
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVERSEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Opposite of returnable"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLDASIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Like xenon"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that unable to move or resist motion
• Words that mean the same thing: indifferent, soggy, neutral
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Like la nuit"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Wedding words"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Foreign policy advisory grp."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the central intelligence agency
• Words that mean the same thing: National Security Council
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NSC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "38. Per"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
• Words that mean the same thing: for each one, from each one, to each one
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "39. Noted Marilyn Monroe feature"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: gram molecule, groyne, counterspy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "42. Pal of Piglet"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "45. Put the kibosh on"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: prohibit, null, forbid
• The opposite would be: permit, allow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "47. Brunch beverages, informally"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OJS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	35	57.4%
Short Answer	15	24.6%
History	2	3.3%
Literature	2	3.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.3%
Sports	1	1.6%
Food & Drink	1	1.6%
Science/Technology	1	1.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.6%
Geography	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	26
Total Clues	61
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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XWordHint Crossword Answers October 27, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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. Prepare, as samosas	3
2A	4. National park in Alberta	5
3A	9. Partner of Clark in exploration	5
4A	14. Olympic gymnast Sunisa	3
5A	15. Ad that's handed out on the street	5
6A	16. Put in one's two cents	5
7A	17. ___ and downs	3
8A	18. Celestial event on September 22 or 23, typically	11
9A	20. Swampy areas	4
10A	22. "In ___ of gifts ..."	4
11A	23. Number of points "Q" is worth in Scrabble	3
12A	24. Application that might be put on with a spray mop	8
13A	27. You love, in Latin	4
14A	29. French king	3
15A	30. Useful gadget for international travelers	7
16A	33. "The most amazing part is ..."	9
17A	38. ___ Island (smallest U.S. state)	5
18A	39. Openly gay	3
19A	40. Browser that competes with Chrome	7
20A	42. I.C.U. staffers	3
21A	43. Red hair or hazel eyes, e.g.	5
22A	45. N.B.A. team in southern Florida	9
23A	47. Miseries	7
24A	49. Pretty ___ picture	3
25A	50. Taken-back auto	4
26A	51. Location of many gold reserves	8
27A	56. Weightlifting unit	3
28A	57. Mom on "Family Guy"	4
29A	59. First-class	4
30A	60. Secondary medication results ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across	11
31A	64. Material for the woodman in "The Wizard of Oz"	3
32A	65. Indian or Pakistani	5
33A	66. Bowling scoresheet unit	5
34A	67. "Green" prefix	3
35A	68. Slow, musically	5
36A	69. Damascus's land	5
37A	70. Lion's lair	3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Prepare, as samosas"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english painter and art critic (1866-1934)
• Similar words include: small fry, tiddler, nipper
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FRY

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2A: "4. National park in Alberta"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a popular vacation spot in the canadian rockies
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BANFF

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3A: "9. Partner of Clark in exploration"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
• Similar words include: John L. Lewis, Harry Sinclair Lewis, Carl Lewis
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LEWIS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

4A: "14. Olympic gymnast Sunisa"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Similar words include: leeward, Spike Lee, Henry Lee
• Opposite of: windward

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LEE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

5A: "15. Ad that's handed out on the street"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who travels by air
• Similar words include: broadsheet, throwaway, handbill
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FLIER

Remember this word for future puzzles!

6A: "16. Put in one's two cents"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
• Similar words include: guess, sound off, speak up
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OPINE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

7A: "17. ___ and downs"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Similar words include: up
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: UPS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

8A: "18. Celestial event on September 22 or 23, typically"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FALLEQUINOX

Remember this word for future puzzles!

9A: "20. Swampy areas"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that 100 fen equal 1 yuan in china
• Similar words include: fen, fenland, marshland
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FENS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

10A: "22. "In ___ of gifts ...""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
• Similar words include: stead, place, position
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LIEU

Remember this word for future puzzles!

11A: "23. Number of points "Q" is worth in Scrabble"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Similar words include: decade, tenner, X
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TEN

Remember this word for future puzzles!

12A: "24. Application that might be put on with a spray mop"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FLOORWAX

Remember this word for future puzzles!

13A: "27. You love, in Latin"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AMAS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

14A: "29. French king"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
• Similar words include: return on invested capital, return on investment
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROI

Remember this word for future puzzles!

15A: "30. Useful gadget for international travelers"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
• Similar words include: transcriber, arranger, adaptor
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ADAPTER

Remember this word for future puzzles!

16A: "33. "The most amazing part is ...""

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BESTOFALL

Remember this word for future puzzles!

17A: "38. ___ Island (smallest U.S. state)"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RHODE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

18A: "39. Openly gay"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OUT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

19A: "40. Browser that competes with Chrome"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FIREFOX

Remember this word for future puzzles!

20A: "42. I.C.U. staffers"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health
• Similar words include: radon, Rn, registered nurse
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RNS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

21A: "43. Red hair or hazel eyes, e.g."

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TRAIT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

22A: "45. N.B.A. team in southern Florida"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MIAMIHEAT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

23A: "47. Miseries"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
• Similar words include: sorrow, sadness, grief
• Opposite of: joy

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SORROWS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

24A: "49. Pretty ___ picture"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

25A: "50. Taken-back auto"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REPO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

26A: "51. Location of many gold reserves"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FORTKNOX

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27A: "56. Weightlifting unit"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal abbreviation of `representative'
• Similar words include: repp
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REP

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28A: "57. Mom on "Family Guy""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOIS

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29A: "59. First-class"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AONE

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30A: "60. Secondary medication results ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: SIDEEFFECTS

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31A: "64. Material for the woodman in "The Wizard of Oz""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

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: cannister, tin can, canister
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIN

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32A: "65. Indian or Pakistani"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of asia
• Similar words include: Asiatic
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASIAN

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33A: "66. Bowling scoresheet unit"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
• Similar words include: redact, anatomy, cast
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FRAME

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34A: "67. "Green" prefix"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ECO

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35A: "68. Slow, musically"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (of tempo) slow
• Similar words include: slowly
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LENTO

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36A: "69. Damascus's land"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an asian republic in the middle east at the east end of the mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
• Similar words include: Syrian Arab Republic
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SYRIA

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37A: "70. Lion's lair"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the habitation of wild animals
• Similar words include: lair, hideout, hideaway
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DEN

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Stuff of little substance	5
2D	2. What matching ends of magnets do	5
3D	3. Like 20 Questions questions	5
4D	4. Person who might have the other half of a heart necklace, in brief	3
5D	5. In the manner of	3
6D	6. Nabisco wafer brand	5
7D	7. Longtime Supreme Court justice Frankfurter	5
8D	8. On the house	4
9D	9. Baseball's Gehrig	3
10D	10. Words set in stone?	7
11D	11. Establishment with red, white and rosé options	9
12D	12. Knowing, as a secret	4
13D	13. "___ sells" (advertising catchphrase)	3
14D	19. Campus courtyard	4
15D	21. Arrange from newest to oldest, say	4
16D	25. Santa's landing spot	7
17D	26. Service symbolized by a dot and three curved lines	4
18D	28. Believer in communism achieved through class struggle	7
19D	30. ___ Romeo (sports car)	4
20D	31. Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay	4
21D	32. Breather	4
22D	33. Computer-controlled players, in gaming lingo	4
23D	34. Continental cash	4
24D	35. Headed the cast of	9
25D	36. Weapons	4
26D	37. Luau garland	3
27D	41. Ilhan of Congress	4
28D	44. "This cannot be stressed enough ..."	7
29D	46. Maori dance with rhythmic chanting	4
30D	48. "The Three Little Pigs" antagonist	4
31D	51. Full of passion	5
32D	52. One of seven won by "Oppenheimer"	5
33D	53. Famous	5
34D	54. In the cooler	5
35D	55. Chemical element whose name starts with an 8-point Scrabble letter	5
36D	56. What yeast makes dough do	4
37D	58. Send-___ (farewells)	4
38D	60. Seasoning for una margarita	3
39D	61. Ambient music composer Brian	3
40D	62. "I wish I could unhear everything you just said!"	3
41D	63. Mermaid's milieu	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Stuff of little substance"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any light downy material
• Similar words include: bodge, muff, screw up
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FLUFF

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2D: "2. What matching ends of magnets do"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to move back by force or influence
• Similar words include: force back, push back, fight off
• Opposite of: attract

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Answer: REPEL

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3D: "3. Like 20 Questions questions"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YESNO

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4D: "4. Person who might have the other half of a heart necklace, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BFF

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5D: "5. In the manner of"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALA

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6D: "6. Nabisco wafer brand"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NILLA

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7D: "7. Longtime Supreme Court justice Frankfurter"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FELIX

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8D: "8. On the house"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that people who are free
• Similar words include: disengage, relieve, liberal
• Opposite of: bound, unfree

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Answer: FREE

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9D: "9. Baseball's Gehrig"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LOU

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10D: "10. Words set in stone?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: EPITAPH

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11D: "11. Establishment with red, white and rosé options"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: WINESTORE

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12D: "12. Knowing, as a secret"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INON

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13D: "13. "___ sells" (advertising catchphrase)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that activities associated with sexual intercourse
• Similar words include: sex activity, arouse, wind up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEX

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14D: "19. Campus courtyard"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
• Similar words include: quadrangle, space, quadruplet
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: QUAD

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15D: "21. Arrange from newest to oldest, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
• Similar words include: form, classify, sorting
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SORT

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16D: "25. Santa's landing spot"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the top of a (usually flat) roof
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ROOFTOP

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17D: "26. Service symbolized by a dot and three curved lines"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol
• Similar words include: wireless local area network, WLAN, wireless fidelity
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WIFI

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18D: "28. Believer in communism achieved through class struggle"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an advocate of marxism
• Similar words include: bolshy, red, bolshie
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MARXIST

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19D: "30. ___ Romeo (sports car)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALFA

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20D: "31. Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDNA

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21D: "32. Breather"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something left after other parts have been taken away
• Similar words include: relief, rest period, residual
• Opposite of: be active, change

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Answer: REST

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22D: "33. Computer-controlled players, in gaming lingo"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
• Similar words include: bot
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BOTS

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23D: "34. Continental cash"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic monetary unit of most members of the european union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve european nations (germany, france, belgium, luxembourg, the netherlands, italy, spain, portugal, ireland, greece, austria, finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EURO

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24D: "35. Headed the cast of"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: STARREDIN

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25D: "36. Weapons"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that weapons considered collectively
• Similar words include: build up, limb, munition
• Opposite of: disarm

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Answer: ARMS

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26D: "37. Luau garland"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Similar words include: coronal, leu, wreath
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LEI

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27D: "41. Ilhan of Congress"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OMAR

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28D: "44. "This cannot be stressed enough ...""

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IREPEAT

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29D: "46. Maori dance with rhythmic chanting"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAKA

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30D: "48. "The Three Little Pigs" antagonist"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of north america and eurasia that usually hunt in packs
• Similar words include: skirt chaser, woman chaser, savage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WOLF

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31D: "51. Full of passion"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that characterized by intense emotion
• Similar words include: fervid, impassioned, ardent
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FIERY

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32D: "52. One of seven won by "Oppenheimer""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an annual award by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
• Similar words include: Academy Award
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OSCAR

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33D: "53. Famous"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make mention of
• Similar words include: famed, renowned, far-famed
• Opposite of: ignore

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Answer: NOTED

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34D: "54. In the cooler"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ONICE

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35D: "55. Chemical element whose name starts with an 8-point Scrabble letter"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts
• Similar words include: atomic number 54, Xe
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: XENON

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36D: "56. What yeast makes dough do"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a growth in strength or number or importance
• Similar words include: hike, salary increase, procession
• Opposite of: go to bed, sit down

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Answer: RISE

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37D: "58. Send-___ (farewells)"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that kill intentionally and with premeditation
• Similar words include: off, remove, dispatch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OFFS

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38D: "60. Seasoning for una margarita"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAL

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39D: "61. Ambient music composer Brian"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ENO

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40D: "62. "I wish I could unhear everything you just said!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TMI

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41D: "63. Mermaid's milieu"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Similar words include: ocean
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEA

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

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

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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