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Monday, September 2, 2024

NYT0902 Monday Sep 02, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Spinning item for a circus performer, 6. Pollution portmanteau, 10. Does in, in mob slang, 14. Actress Hinds of "9-1-1", 15. Choco ___ (frozen treat with a rhyming name), 16. Penne ___ vodka, 17. Song character who comes "down the bunny trail", 20. Revered star, 21. Umpire's count after a ball and a strike, 22. Museum in N.Y.C.'s Central Park, with "the", 23. "Makes sense", 25. Narrows at the end, 27. Someone who says the same thing again and again, metaphorically, 32. Engineered embankment, 33. Kwik-E-Mart operator on "The Simpsons", 34. National law enforcement officers, with "the", 38. Dedicated poem, 39. Stance, 43. Slime, 44. Gummy candy shape, 46. U.S. 101 or 66: Abbr., 47. "Bleeding Love" singer Lewis, 49. One having an ice time at the Olympics?, 53. Pop singer Grande, 56. The "m" of e = mc2, 57. Sandoval of "Vanderpump Rules", 58. Rocky, 61. Senate affirmatives, 65. Short distance to travel, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 49-Across, 68. City where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, 69. Put in the mail, 70. Kitchen gadget for apples, 71. River to Hades, 72. They may be graphic, 73. Black wood

Down Clues :

1. Spanish "daddy", 2. Told a fib, 3. Regarding, 4. Others similar, 5. Outsize feature of a bat's head, 6. Pot smoker, 7. Chess game's ending, 8. Eight: Prefix, 9. Hit the road, as a band, 10. Nondairy milk option, 11. Symbol in Tinder's logo, 12. Frequent-___ miles, 13. Seasons to taste, say, 18. Director Joel or Ethan, 19. Approach, 24. Ooze, 26. Common email attachment, 27. What one might do after making a birthday wish, 28. Second chance, 29. Finished, 30. Picky ___, 31. PC "brain", 35. Showbiz awards quartet, 36. Finished, 37. Fly high, 40. Musician in a cathedral, 41. Letters between R and V, 42. Lodge group since 1868, 45. Advanced deg. for creative types, 48. Gravy train gig, 50. Alaska native, 51. Corrects, as a text, 52. What a beach shower helps wash off, 53. One of the Three Musketeers, 54. Pigeon's perch, 55. Suggest indirectly, 59. Fencing sword, 60. Barn topper, 62. Croatian currency beginning in 2023, 63. "___ to that!" ("Totally agree!"), 64. Agile for one's age, 66. Word after White or Red, 67. Card above king

Monday Sep 02, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Hints
Monday Sep 02, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Hints


Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 02, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Spinning item for a circus performer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLATE

    Possible Answer : home_plate, photographic_plate, shell, denture, dental_plate, home, scale, home_base, crustal_plate, plateful, plate, collection_plate


  • The clue is 6. Pollution portmanteau. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SMOG

    Possible Answer : smogginess, smog


  • The clue is 10. Does in, in mob slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OFFS

    Possible Answer : polish_off, dispatch, remove, slay, murder, hit, bump_off, off


  • The clue is 14. Actress Hinds of "9-1-1". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AISHA


  • The clue is 15. Choco ___ (frozen treat with a rhyming name). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TACO

    Possible Answer : greaser, taco, wetback


  • The clue is 16. Penne ___ vodka. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALLA


  • The clue is 17. Song character who comes "down the bunny trail". Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: PETERCOTTONTAIL


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

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

    The answer: IDOL

    Possible Answer : perfection, god, matinee_idol, idol, graven_image, paragon, beau_ideal


  • The clue is 21. Umpire's count after a ball and a strike. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONEONE


  • The clue is 22. Museum in N.Y.C.'s Central Park, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MET

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : diverge


  • The clue is 23. "Makes sense". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ISEE


  • The clue is 25. Narrows at the end. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAPERS

    Possible Answer : point, wick, candle, wax_light, taper, sharpen


  • The clue is 27. Someone who says the same thing again and again, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BROKENRECORD


  • The clue is 32. Engineered embankment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEVEE

    Possible Answer : levee


  • The clue is 33. Kwik-E-Mart operator on "The Simpsons". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APU


  • The clue is 34. National law enforcement officers, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FEDS

    Possible Answer : Federal_Reserve_System, Federal_Reserve, federal_official, FRS, Fed, Federal


  • The clue is 38. Dedicated poem. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODE

    Possible Answer : ode


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

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

    The answer: POSTURE

    Possible Answer : military_strength, pose, sit, posture, military_capability, military_posture, model, strength, position, carriage, bearing, stance, attitude


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

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

    The answer: GOO

    Possible Answer : gook, goop, goo, guck, gunk, sludge, muck, ooze, slime


  • The clue is 44. Gummy candy shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WORM

    Possible Answer : louse, writhe, squirm, dirt_ball, wrestle, worm, twist, insect, wriggle


  • The clue is 46. U.S. 101 or 66: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RTE


  • The clue is 47. "Bleeding Love" singer Lewis. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEONA


  • The clue is 49. One having an ice time at the Olympics?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FIGURESKATER


  • The clue is 53. Pop singer Grande. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARIANA

    Possible Answer : Ariana


  • The clue is 56. The "m" of e = mc2. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MASS

    Possible Answer : deal, stack, hatful, bulk, heap, plenty, raft, quite_a_little, aggregative, batch, the_great_unwashed, great_deal, muckle, mint, lot, masses, passel, multitude, pot, people, flock, peck, sight, hoi_polloi, mass, Mass, mess, slew, mickle, wad, aggregated, spate, volume, good_deal, mountain, pile, tidy_sum, aggregate


  • The clue is 57. Sandoval of "Vanderpump Rules". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOM

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


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

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

    The answer: UNEVEN

    Possible Answer : odd, spotty, scratchy, uneven, mismatched

    Possible Opposite Answer : even


  • The clue is 61. Senate affirmatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YEAS

    Possible Answer : yea

    Possible Opposite Answer : nay


  • The clue is 65. Short distance to travel, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 49-Across. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: HOPSKIPANDAJUMP


  • The clue is 68. City where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OSLO

    Possible Answer : Christiania, Oslo, capital_of_Norway


  • The clue is 69. Put in the mail. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEND

    Possible Answer : mail, send_out, commit, transmit, send, get_off, ship, send_off, beam, air, station, institutionalize, institutionalise, direct, charge, broadcast, post, place, transport


  • The clue is 70. Kitchen gadget for apples. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CORER

    Possible Answer : corer


  • The clue is 71. River to Hades. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STYX

    Possible Answer : Styx, River_Styx


  • The clue is 72. They may be graphic. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEES

    Possible Answer : golf_tee, teeing_ground, tee_up, football_tee, tee


  • The clue is 73. Black wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EBONY

    Possible Answer : pitch_black, ebony, soot_black, ebony_tree, ebon, Diospyros_ebenum, sable, jet_black, coal_black

Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Spanish "daddy". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAPI

  • The clue is 2. Told a fib. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIED

    Possible Answer: lie_in, dwell, lied, rest, lie_down, consist, lie

    Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

  • The clue is 3. Regarding. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASTO

  • The clue is 4. Others similar. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THELIKE

  • The clue is 5. Outsize feature of a bat's head. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EAR

    Possible Answer: spike, capitulum, ear, pinna, auricle

  • The clue is 6. Pot smoker. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STONER

    Possible Answer: lapidator, stone, stoner

  • The clue is 7. Chess game's ending. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MATE

    Possible Answer: better_half, twin, spouse, copulate, Ilex_paraguariensis, married_person, match, partner, pair, checkmate, couple, fellow, mate, first_mate, teammate, Paraguay_tea

  • The clue is 8. Eight: Prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OCTO

  • The clue is 9. Hit the road, as a band. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GOONTOUR

  • The clue is 10. Nondairy milk option. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OAT

    Possible Answer: oat

  • The clue is 11. Symbol in Tinder's logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FLAME

    Possible Answer: flare, fire, flame, flaming

  • The clue is 12. Frequent-___ miles. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FLIER

    Possible Answer: airman, flyer, flier, aviator, broadsheet, bill, circular, handbill, throwaway, aeronaut, broadside

  • The clue is 13. Seasons to taste, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SALTS

    Possible Answer: table_salt, Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks, SALT, common_salt, salt, salinity, saltiness

  • The clue is 18. Director Joel or Ethan. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COEN

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

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

    The answer: NEAR

    Possible Answer: approximate, come_near, come_on, nearly, near, draw_close, draw_near, about, go_up, almost, nigh, cheeseparing, well-nigh, close, penny-pinching, approach, good, skinny, most, virtually, dear

    Possible Opposite Answer : far

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

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

    The answer: SEEP

    Possible Answer: seep, ooze

  • The clue is 26. Common email attachment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PDF

  • The clue is 27. What one might do after making a birthday wish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLOW

    Possible Answer: bollocks_up, bluster, C, bobble, brag, foul_up, bump, shock, fumble, drift, gasconade, swash, vaunt, bollix, blow_out, setback, gust, mess_up, bollocks, black_eye, boast, muff, blow, nose_candy, suck, spoil, shoot_a_line, tout, waste, muck_up, shove_along, screw_up, ball_up, botch, be_adrift, shove_off, reversal, bumble, gas, blast, puff, reverse, bodge, botch_up, bungle, bollix_up, mishandle, louse_up, burn_out, fuck_up, coke, flub, float, snow, fellate, fluff, go_down_on, squander

    Possible Opposite Answer : conserve

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

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

    The answer: REDO

    Possible Answer: reconstruct, remodel, remake, make_over, refashion, redo

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

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

    The answer: OVER

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

  • The clue is 30. Picky ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EATER

    Possible Answer: eater, feeder

  • The clue is 31. PC "brain". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CPU

    Possible Answer: CPU, C.P.U., central_processor, mainframe, processor, central_processing_unit

  • The clue is 35. Showbiz awards quartet. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EGOT

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

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

    The answer: DONE

    Possible Answer: come, perform, execute, arrange, dress, manage, make_out, practice, coiffe, do, make, cause, practise, suffice, behave, serve, get_along, act, through, fare, through_with, coif, set, exercise, done, coiffure, answer

    Possible Opposite Answer : unmake

  • The clue is 37. Fly high. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOAR

    Possible Answer: soar_upwards, sailplane, soar_up, surge, zoom, soar, hang_glide

  • The clue is 40. Musician in a cathedral. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORGANIST

    Possible Answer: organist

  • The clue is 41. Letters between R and V. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STU

  • The clue is 42. Lodge group since 1868. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELKS

    Possible Answer: American_elk, red_deer, European_elk, wapiti, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, elk, Alces_alces, moose, Cervus_elaphus

  • The clue is 45. Advanced deg. for creative types. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MFA

    Possible Answer: MFA, Master_of_Fine_Arts

  • The clue is 48. Gravy train gig. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EASYJOB

  • The clue is 50. Alaska native. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INUK

  • The clue is 51. Corrects, as a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMENDS

    Possible Answer: emend

  • The clue is 52. What a beach shower helps wash off. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAND

    Possible Answer: George_Sand, grit, gumption, Sand, Amandine_Aurore_Lucie_Dupin, sandpaper, moxie, Baroness_Dudevant, backbone, guts, sand

  • The clue is 53. One of the Three Musketeers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATHOS

    Possible Answer: Mount_Athos, Athos

  • The clue is 54. Pigeon's perch. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROOST

    Possible Answer: perch, roost, rest

  • The clue is 55. Suggest indirectly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMPLY

    Possible Answer: incriminate, inculpate, involve, entail, connote, imply, mean

  • The clue is 59. Fencing sword. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EPEE

    Possible Answer: epee

  • The clue is 60. Barn topper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VANE

    Possible Answer: web, wind_vane, weather_vane, blade, weathervane, vane

  • The clue is 62. Croatian currency beginning in 2023. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EURO

    Possible Answer: euro

  • The clue is 63. "___ to that!" ("Totally agree!"). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMEN

    Possible Answer: Amon, Amen, Amun

  • The clue is 64. Agile for one's age. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPRY

    Possible Answer: nimble, spry, agile, quick

  • The clue is 66. Word after White or Red. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOX

  • The clue is 67. Card above king. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACE

    Possible Answer: breeze_through, adept, single, sensation, whiz, I, maven, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, first-rate, one, genius, topnotch, mavin, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, nail, tiptop, superstar, tops, ACE, sweep_through, unity, whizz, A-one, super, virtuoso, star, wizard, Allied_Command_Europe, pass_with_flying_colors, crack, 1, ace, wiz, hotshot, champion, sail_through, top-notch

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints - Solution Blog

The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints - Solution Blog
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints

NYT Crossword Clues Hints - August 21, 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:
Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Fleetwood Mac song with Stevie Nicks on piano. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SARA

  • The clue is 2. Heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CRUX

    Possible Answer: crux, Crux, Southern_Cross, crux_of_the_matter, Crux_Australis

  • The clue is 3. Post-shower wear. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROBE

    Possible Answer: vest, robe, gown, clothe, cloak, drape

  • The clue is 4. Actress Thurman. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UMA

    Possible Answer: genus_Uma, Uma

  • The clue is 5. Hardly a heartening harbinger. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BADSIGN

  • The clue is 6. Unlikely thing off of which to buy haute couture. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RACK

    Possible Answer: squeeze, torture, stand, rack, wheel, scud, extort, gouge, wring, wrack, torment, excruciate, single-foot

  • The clue is 7. She: Fr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELLE

  • The clue is 8. Bird that can run up to 30 m.p.h.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMU

    Possible Answer: emu, electromagnetic_unit, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae

  • The clue is 9. Workspaces with 3-D printers and laser cutters, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FABLABS

  • The clue is 10. Tries something. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GIVESITAGO

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

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

    The answer: AVER

    Possible Answer: swan, swear, verify, assert, affirm, allege, aver, avow, say

  • The clue is 12. Descriptor for some Halloween costumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEXY

    Possible Answer: aphrodisiac, sexy, aphrodisiacal

    Possible Opposite Answer : anaphrodisiac, unsexy

  • The clue is 14. Kama ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SUTRA

    Possible Answer: sutra

  • The clue is 18. Simplify, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOIL

    Possible Answer: furuncle, moil, boiling_point, roil, seethe, boil, churn

    Possible Opposite Answer : freeze

  • The clue is 23. Course for some new immigrants, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESL

  • The clue is 24. Manage to get, as tickets. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNAG

    Possible Answer: hang-up, rip, rub, tear, snag, split, hitch, rent

  • The clue is 25. Pepper and others: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SGTS

  • The clue is 26. Singer/actress Shore. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DINAH

  • The clue is 27. No-bake dessert that's chilled before serving. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICEBOXCAKE

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

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

    The answer: IDEAL

    Possible Answer: nonpareil, ideal, nonsuch, nonesuch, saint, idealistic, apotheosis, paragon

  • The clue is 29. "Why ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOT

    Possible Answer: non, not

  • The clue is 30. Most common Czech surname. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOVAK

  • The clue is 31. Figs. on college transcripts. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GPAS

    Possible Answer: GPA, grade_point_average

  • The clue is 32. Univ. program with cadets. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROTC

    Possible Answer: Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps, ROTC

  • The clue is 36. Reaction upon tasting a decadent dessert. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOAN

    Possible Answer: groan, moan

  • The clue is 37. Fall off. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EBB

    Possible Answer: ebb_down, ebb_out, ebb_off, ebbing, ebb_away, wane, reflux, ebb

    Possible Opposite Answer : tide

  • The clue is 38. What a picket fence may enclose. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAWN

    Possible Answer: lawn

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

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

    The answer: SKETCHY

    Possible Answer: unelaborated, sketchy

  • The clue is 41. Outfit for the mountains. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKISUIT

  • The clue is 43. Nashville-based awards org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CMA

  • The clue is 44. Other, in Oaxaca. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OTRA

  • The clue is 45. Dependent, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHILD

    Possible Answer: small_fry, tike, nipper, minor, shaver, tyke, nestling, fry, baby, child, youngster, kid, tiddler

    Possible Opposite Answer : parent

  • The clue is 48. Cherished. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEAR

    Possible Answer: lamb, honey, costly, beloved, good, dearest, darling, pricy, devout, dearly, earnest, high-priced, love, affectionately, near, pricey, dear, heartfelt

  • The clue is 49. Bear of constellations. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: URSA

  • The clue is 50. Guinness record holder for "Mammal with the most names". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PUMA

    Possible Answer: catamount, painter, mountain_lion, puma, Felis_concolor, panther, cougar

  • The clue is 51. Golden ___ (retiree). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGER

  • The clue is 52. "Let's do it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMIN

  • The clue is 53. Mysterious character. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RUNE

    Possible Answer: rune, runic_letter

  • The clue is 54. Charges of male emperor penguins. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EGGS

    Possible Answer: bollock, ballock, orchis, testicle, eggs, ball, testis, nut, egg

  • The clue is 57. Get into the weeds?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOE

    Possible Answer: hoe

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

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

    The answer: GNU

    Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest

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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

XWordHint Crossword Answers November 04, 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.

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November 04, 2025 NYT Crossword Solutions

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. Skill needed for bocce 3
2A 4. World's most commonly cultivated coffee species 7
3A 11. Genre for Jimmy Eat World 3
4A 14. Commercial lead-in to Caps or Balls 3
5A 15. Like the number "i" 7
6A 16. ___-top (hairstyle associated with the Beatles) 3
7A 17. Folk-rock pair featured in the documentary "Wordplay" 11
8A 19. George Washington bill 3
9A 20. Repellent ingredient 4
10A 21. Queens ballplayer 3
11A 22. Spun platters for a party, informally 4
12A 23. Isn't perfect 4
13A 24. Half of a standard deck of cards 10
14A 28. Part of n.b. 4
15A 30. Greeting from Kermit the 47-Across 4
16A 31. 17-syllable poem 5
17A 33. Like slavery per the 13th Amendment 9
18A 38. Wood-cutting tool 3
19A 39. 1950s entertainment innovation ... or a hint to the first and second halves of 17-, 24-, 48- and 60-Across 7
20A 41. It can be blonde or brown 3
21A 42. Shadow government, according to conspiracy theories 9
22A 44. Bert's roommate 5
23A 46. 2010 best-selling Emma Donoghue novel 4
24A 47. See 30-Across 4
25A 48. Place for plants to flourish 10
26A 53. Inquires 4
27A 56. "___ Shaker" (1992 Wreckx-N-Effect hit) 4
28A 57. Diarist Anaïs 3
29A 58. What you eat 4
30A 59. As easy as ___ 3
31A 60. Fast-food chain with the slogan "The Crave is a powerful thing" 11
32A 64. As easy as ___ 3
33A 65. Experienced again 7
34A 66. The Dream Team 3
35A 67. Squeeze (by) 3
36A 68. People who overuse Caps Lock, so to speak 7
37A 69. ___ Wonderful, fruit juice brand 3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Skill needed for bocce"

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: direct, point, draw a bead on
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AIM

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2A: "4. World's most commonly cultivated coffee species"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ARABICA

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3A: "11. Genre for Jimmy Eat World"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EMO

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4A: "14. Commercial lead-in to Caps or Balls"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SNO

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5A: "15. Like the number "i""

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NONREAL

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6A: "16. ___-top (hairstyle associated with the Beatles)"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
  • Similar words include: pout, mow, wipe up
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MOP

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7A: "17. Folk-rock pair featured in the documentary "Wordplay""

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: INDIGOGIRLS

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8A: "19. George Washington bill"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • Similar words include: matchless, one and only, nonpareil
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ONE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

9A: "20. Repellent ingredient"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DEET

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10A: "21. Queens ballplayer"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that come together
  • Similar words include: fulfil, gather, satisfy
  • Opposite of: diverge
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MET

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11A: "22. Spun platters for a party, informally"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that comment on music to be played
  • Similar words include: disc-jockey, disk-jockey, DJ
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DJED

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12A: "23. Isn't perfect"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
  • Similar words include: mistake, slip, err
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ERRS

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13A: "24. Half of a standard deck of cards"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BLACKSUITS

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14A: "28. Part of n.b."

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NOTA

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15A: "30. Greeting from Kermit the 47-Across"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HIHO

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16A: "31. 17-syllable poem"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an epigrammatic japanese verse form of three short lines
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HAIKU

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17A: "33. Like slavery per the 13th Amendment"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that do away with
  • Similar words include: get rid of, abolish
  • Opposite of: establish
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ABOLISHED

Remember this word for future puzzles!

18A: "38. Wood-cutting tool"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
  • Similar words include: adze
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ADZ

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19A: "39. 1950s entertainment innovation ... or a hint to the first and second halves of 17-, 24-, 48- and 60-Across"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: COLORTV

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20A: "41. It can be blonde or brown"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

21A: "42. Shadow government, according to conspiracy theories"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DEEPSTATE

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22A: "44. Bert's roommate"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ERNIE

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23A: "46. 2010 best-selling Emma Donoghue novel"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  • Similar words include: way, elbow room, board
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ROOM

Remember this word for future puzzles!

24A: "47. See 30-Across"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
  • Similar words include: toad frog, Gaul, salientian
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FROG

Remember this word for future puzzles!

25A: "48. Place for plants to flourish"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
  • Similar words include: glasshouse, nursery
  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GREENHOUSE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

26A: "53. Inquires"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that inquire about
  • Similar words include: necessitate, involve, enquire
  • Opposite of: obviate
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ASKS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

27A: "56. "___ Shaker" (1992 Wreckx-N-Effect hit)"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
  • Similar words include: behind, backside, tail end
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RUMP

Remember this word for future puzzles!

28A: "57. Diarist Anaïs"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NIN

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29A: "58. What you eat"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a prescribed selection of foods
  • Similar words include: dieting
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DIET

Remember this word for future puzzles!

30A: "59. As easy as ___"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
  • Similar words include: alphabet, first principle, rudiment
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ABC

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31A: "60. Fast-food chain with the slogan "The Crave is a powerful thing""

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WHITECASTLE

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32A: "64. As easy as ___"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
  • Similar words include: Proto-Indo European
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PIE

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33A: "65. Experienced again"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that experience again, often in the imagination
  • Similar words include: relive, live over
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RELIVED

Remember this word for future puzzles!

34A: "66. The Dream Team"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
  • Similar words include: United States of America, United States Army, Army
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: USA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

35A: "67. Squeeze (by)"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EKE

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36A: "68. People who overuse Caps Lock, so to speak"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
  • Similar words include: bellower, bawler, yeller
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: YELLERS

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37A: "69. ___ Wonderful, fruit juice brand"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a disparaging term for a british person
  • Similar words include: pommy
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: POM

Remember this word for future puzzles!

Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. The half with the hit song, typically 5
2D 2. Word with city or peace 5
3D 3. Update 9
4D 4. "Brokeback Mountain" director Lee 3
5D 5. Roving floor cleaner 6
6D 6. Perfectly behaved child 5
7D 7. Water filter brand 5
8D 8. Suffix with front or cash 3
9D 9. Name seen in cursive on a cap in Berkeley 3
10D 10. Singers Green and Jardine 3
11D 11. Laughing head or a thumbs up, e.g. 5
12D 12. French Impressionist Claude 5
13D 13. Some newspaper pieces that aren't news 5
14D 18. Empathetic response to an apology 5
15D 22. Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and Costello 4
16D 25. Slog, say 5
17D 26. Garb that's typically plaid 4
18D 27. [I'm scared!] 6
19D 29. City situated between the split halves of Saguaro National Park 6
20D 31. Possessed 3
21D 32. Common beverage suffix 3
22D 33. Rental car option 5
23D 34. ChatGPT, for one 3
24D 35. Throws in the towel 9
25D 36. QB Manning 3
26D 37. Syllable doubled after "fiddle" 3
27D 40. However, in a text 4
28D 43. ___ school 4
29D 45. "Where we're going we don't need ___" ("Back to the Future" quote) 5
30D 47. Épéeist, e.g. 6
31D 48. One of Jolly Rancher's "Original Flavors" 5
32D 49. Eponym of a popular puzzle 5
33D 50. Host 5
34D 51. Up to 5
35D 52. Metaphor for a bad goalie 5
36D 54. Ashton Kutcher's role on "That '70s Show" 5
37D 55. What a hot iron may give off 5
38D 60. Like some humor 3
39D 61. Start of a bray 3
40D 62. Ailing 3
41D 63. Highlights of the Super Bowl, for some 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. The half with the hit song, typically"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
  • Similar words include: divagation, parenthesis, digression
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ASIDE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2D: "2. Word with city or peace"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that located inward; - leonard bernstein; - david denby; - a.r.gurney,jr.
  • Similar words include: intimate, privileged, inside
  • Opposite of: outer
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: INNER

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3D: "3. Update"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
  • Similar words include: overhaul, modernise, develop
  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MODERNIZE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

4D: "4. "Brokeback Mountain" director Lee"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a civilian reserve component of the united states air force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies
  • Similar words include: Air National Guard
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ANG

Remember this word for future puzzles!

5D: "5. Roving floor cleaner"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ROOMBA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

6D: "6. Perfectly behaved child"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that spiritual being attendant upon god
  • Similar words include: saint, backer, Angel Falls
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ANGEL

Remember this word for future puzzles!

7D: "7. Water filter brand"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BRITA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

8D: "8. Suffix with front or cash"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
  • Similar words include: 1, one, i
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IER

Remember this word for future puzzles!

9D: "9. Name seen in cursive on a cap in Berkeley"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CAL

Remember this word for future puzzles!

10D: "10. Singers Green and Jardine"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
  • Similar words include: Camellia State, Alabama, atomic number 13
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALS

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11D: "11. Laughing head or a thumbs up, e.g."

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EMOJI

Remember this word for future puzzles!

12D: "12. French Impressionist Claude"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that french impressionist painter (1840-1926)
  • Similar words include: Claude Monet
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MONET

Remember this word for future puzzles!

13D: "13. Some newspaper pieces that aren't news"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OPEDS

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14D: "18. Empathetic response to an apology"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ITSOK

Remember this word for future puzzles!

15D: "22. Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and Costello"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that two items of the same kind
  • Similar words include: duo, couple, couplet
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DUOS

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16D: "25. Slog, say"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
  • Similar words include: job, task
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CHORE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

17D: "26. Garb that's typically plaid"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the highlands of northern scotland
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: KILT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

18D: "27. [I'm scared!]"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
  • Similar words include: frisson, tingle, quiver
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SHIVER

Remember this word for future puzzles!

19D: "29. City situated between the split halves of Saguaro National Park"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a city in southeastern arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TUCSON

Remember this word for future puzzles!

20D: "31. Possessed"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
  • Similar words include: cause, throw, let
  • Opposite of: refuse, lack
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HAD

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21D: "32. Common beverage suffix"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
  • Similar words include: fruit drink
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ADE

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22D: "33. Rental car option"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a siege and massacre at a mission in san antonio in 1836; mexican forces under santa anna besieged and massacred american rebels who were fighting to make texas independent of mexico
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALAMO

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23D: "34. ChatGPT, for one"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BOT

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24D: "35. Throws in the towel"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HANGSITUP

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25D: "36. QB Manning"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ELI

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26D: "37. Syllable doubled after "fiddle""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DEE

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27D: "40. However, in a text"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OTOH

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28D: "43. ___ school"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
  • Similar words include: homework, preparation
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PREP

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29D: "45. "Where we're going we don't need ___" ("Back to the Future" quote)"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a partly sheltered anchorage
  • Similar words include: roadstead, road, route
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ROADS

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30D: "47. Épéeist, e.g."

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone skilled at fencing
  • Similar words include: swordsman
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: FENCER

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31D: "48. One of Jolly Rancher's "Original Flavors""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of various juicy fruit of the genus vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
  • Similar words include: grape vine, grapevine, grapeshot
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: GRAPE

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32D: "49. Eponym of a popular puzzle"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: RUBIK

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33D: "50. 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: master of ceremonies, compere, host
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: EMCEE

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34D: "51. Up to"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: UNTIL

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35D: "52. Metaphor for a bad goalie"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
  • Similar words include: sift, screen, screen out
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SIEVE

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36D: "54. Ashton Kutcher's role on "That '70s Show""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: KELSO

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37D: "55. What a hot iron may give off"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
  • Similar words include: steam clean, steamer
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: STEAM

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38D: "60. Like some humor"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that humorously sarcastic or mocking
  • Similar words include: ironic, dry, ironical
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: WRY

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39D: "61. Start of a bray"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: HEE

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40D: "62. Ailing"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
  • Similar words include: badly, ominous, ailment
  • Opposite of: well
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Answer: ILL

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41D: "63. Highlights of the Super Bowl, for some"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a public promotion of some product or service
  • Similar words include: advertizing, advert, advertising
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ADS

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Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues
41 Down Clues
78 Total Clues

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