27432 Thu Dec 19, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 19, 2024

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

Author : Brandon Koppy

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Some mustangs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROANS

  Possible Answer : roan

  

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• The clue is 6. Comedian Ken of "The Masked Singer". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEONG




• The clue is 11. Laser-focused mindset. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNNELVISION

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• The clue is 12. They might be standing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORDERS

  Possible Answer : fiat, regularize, regularise, parliamentary_procedure, consecrate, ordering, prescribe, range, set_up, ordain, Holy_Order, order, Order, parliamentary_law, decree, govern, rescript, grade, orderliness, gild, ordinate, purchase_order, arrange, tell, guild, rules_of_order, say, club, rank, monastic_order, ordination, social_club, rate, order_of_magnitude, society, edict, regulate, put, lodge, place, enjoin, dictate

  Possible Opposite Answer : disorderliness, disorder, deregulate

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• The clue is 14. Vegas nickname. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINCITY




• The clue is 15. Unfair judgments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BADRAPS




• The clue is 17. Stopping point for a cruise … or Crusoe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  Possible Answer : islet, isle




• The clue is 18. Commoner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEB

  Possible Answer : plebeian, pleb




• The clue is 20. "Say no more". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONIT




• The clue is 21. Nowhere to be found, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIA




• The clue is 22. Parenthetical on four #1 albums since 2021. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAYLORSVERSION




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

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

  The answer: DNA

  Possible Answer : desoxyribonucleic_acid, DNA, deoxyribonucleic_acid
  
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• The clue is 26. Disparate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTLEY

  Possible Answer : miscellany, miscellanea, vary, piebald, variegate, multi-coloured, pied, assortment, painted, smorgasbord, varicoloured, multicolour, variety, multi-color, mixed, multicolored, miscellaneous, multicoloured, potpourri, calico, multicolor, multi-colour, multi-colored, mixed_bag, particolored, parti-color, salmagundi, motley, particoloured, assorted, sundry, varicolored, mixture




• The clue is 28. Its home is on the range. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAUTEPAN




• The clue is 30. Nasty look. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNEER

  Possible Answer : sneer, leer




• The clue is 31. Speed limit, of a sort. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: TERMINALVELOCITY

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• The clue is 32. "That makes sense now". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISEE




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

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

  The answer: DIRT

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




• The clue is 35. Sticky treats, in more ways than one?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POPSICLES

  Possible Answer : popsicle, lolly, ice_lolly, lollipop




• The clue is 39. Fictional queen of Arendelle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSA




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

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

  The answer: RHO

  Possible Answer : rho




• The clue is 44. "That makes sense now". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHOK




• The clue is 45. With 45-Down, displays during an online presentation ... or a hint to three pairs of answers in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCREEN

  Possible Answer : sieve, riddle, sort, projection_screen, screenland, silver_screen, shield, cover, covert, block_out, screen_door, screen_out, screen, blind, concealment, CRT_screen, test, filmdom




• The clue is 47. Alternatives to ands or buts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFS




• The clue is 48. Spelling Bee rank between Solid and Great. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NICE

  Possible Answer : Nice, nice, gracious, overnice, decent, prissy, courteous, skillful, squeamish, dainty

  Possible Opposite Answer : nasty




• The clue is 49. Had over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOSTED

  Possible Answer : host




• The clue is 50. Hand (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METE

  Possible Answer : border, mete, borderline, boundary_line, delimitation




• The clue is 52. Shake deeply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISMAY

  Possible Answer : dispirit, appal, demoralise, disheartenment, horrify, demoralize, dismay, appall, alarm, discouragement, get_down, deject, depress, cast_down, consternation

  Possible Opposite Answer : elate




• The clue is 54. ___-Way, brand of plows and salt spreaders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNO




• The clue is 55. Attention-grabbing appearance, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRSTUNT




• The clue is 57. "Still good to meet up?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREWEON




• The clue is 59. Beam of light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNRAY

  Possible Answer : Enceliopsis_nudicaulis, sunbeam, sun-ray, sunray




• The clue is 60. Baby bear?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GESTATE

  Possible Answer : conceptualise, have_a_bun_in_the_oven, conceptualize, gestate, expect, bear, conceive, carry




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

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

  The answer: PALS

  Possible Answer : brother, pal, crony, chum_up, buddy, sidekick, pal_up, chum




• The clue is 62. Mount Vernon or Monticello. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTATE
  
  
  

  

  62. Mount Vernon or Monticello ANSWR is ESTATE

  
  

  Possible Answer : land, estate_of_the_realm, estate, demesne, landed_estate, the_three_estates, acres

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Get stuck in traffic, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNLATE

• The clue is 2. Way back when. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONCE

  Possible Answer: once, one_time, in_one_case, erst, at_one_time, formerly, erstwhile

• The clue is 3. What selfish athletes spell "team" with, presumably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer: ani

• The clue is 4. Take-home amount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NETPAY

• The clue is 5. With craft. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLYLY

  Possible Answer: knavishly, foxily, artfully, cunningly, slyly, craftily, trickily

• The clue is 6. Websites with employment opportunities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOBBOARDS

• The clue is 7. Theodore Roosevelt ushered in a "Progressive" one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

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

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

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

  The answer: ODD
  A number that is not divisible by two, such as 1, 3, 5, and 7.

  Possible Answer: singular, curious, queer, rummy, odd, peculiar, unmated, unexpended, left, funny, rum, unmatched, uneven, unpaired, left_over, remaining, leftover

  Possible Opposite Answer : even

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

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

  The answer: NERO

  Possible Answer: Lucius_Domitius_Ahenobarbus, Nero, Nero_Claudius_Caesar_Drusus_Germanicus

• The clue is 10. Charlie brought his to the chocolate factory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRANDPA

  Possible Answer: grandfather, granddaddy, gramps, grandad, granddad, grandpa

• The clue is 13. Kind of cord. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPINAL

  Possible Answer: spinal_anesthesia, spinal, spinal_anaesthesia

• The clue is 14. Nantz's longtime N.F.L. commentating partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIMMS

• The clue is 16. Devoted fan, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAN

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

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

  The answer: ELSE

• The clue is 23. 13th-century poet who wrote the "Masnavi". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUMI

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

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

  The answer: STIR

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

• The clue is 27. Neckwear sometimes made with kukui nuts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEIS

  Possible Answer: lei, chaplet, coronal, wreath, garland

• The clue is 29. Gets involved in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTERS

  Possible Answer: enter, figure, come_in, go_in, go_into, participate, embark, insert, enrol, get_in, get_into, recruit, move_into, infix, enroll, inscribe, put_down, accede, record, introduce

  Possible Opposite Answer : drop_out, exit

• The clue is 33. Hedgehog lookalikes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHIDNAS

  Possible Answer: echidna, spiny_anteater, anteater

• The clue is 35. Get one's hair just right. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRIMP

  Possible Answer: plume, dress, primp, preen

• The clue is 36. Futile batting statlines, in baseball lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHFERS

• The clue is 37. Hangs out for a while. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSTSUP

• The clue is 38. Barely makes, with "out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKES

• The clue is 40. "Dinner is served!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETSEAT

• The clue is 41. Cross-reference for additional information. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEENOTE

• The clue is 42. Free throw after a basket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDONE

• The clue is 45. See 45-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHARES

  Possible Answer: percentage, partake, deal, portion_out, portion, share, apportion, parcel, contribution, ploughshare, divvy_up, plowshare, partake_in, part

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

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

  The answer: COYEST

  Possible Answer: overmodest, demure, coy

• The clue is 51. Sicilian landmark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

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

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

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

  The answer: MAGE

• The clue is 56. Something connected to a QR code. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URL 

  Possible Answer: uniform_resource_locator, universal_resource_locator, URL

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• The clue is 58. Org. for Coco Gauff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WTA

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (44 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "___ been had!"	4
2A	5. Shoo away, in a way	6
3A	11. Thunderbolt wielder	4
4A	15. First name in daring jumps	4
5A	16. City NE of Olympia	6
6A	17. Familiar with the tricks of	4
7A	18. Emulates a dog around the family dinner table	4
8A	19. Like voice mail messages, for example	11
9A	21. Red "Inside Out" character	5
10A	23. OUT OF ORDER! 🚫🚫🚫 PAPER TRAY REQUIRES MAINTENANCE!	7
11A	24. J.F.K. Library architect	3
12A	25. Verbal hesitations	3
13A	27. "No ___!"	5
14A	31. Like some boarding school attire	6
15A	33. Green dispensaries?	4
16A	37. Iconic repeated Keanu Reeves role	3
17A	38. Bit of condensation	4
18A	39. Type of flooded field	9
19A	42. Protected lands for plants and animals	14
20A	44. OUT OF ORDER! 🚫🚫🚫 USE STAIRS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!	9
21A	45. One who is acting?	4
22A	46. Corp. money bigwig	3
23A	47. Some pearls of wisdom	4
24A	48. Third-party holding	6
25A	51. Used to have	5
26A	54. ___ Chinmoy, 20th-century Indian spiritual leader	3
27A	55. Time piece?	3
28A	56. Hole in the wall	7
29A	61. Rapper who co-starred in 1994's "Above the Rim"	5
30A	63. Love poem opener	11
31A	67. Article of pool equipment	4
32A	68. Children's author Carle who wrote "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"	4
33A	69. OUT OF ORDER! 🚫🚫🚫 USE SECOND-FLOOR BATHROOM INSTEAD!	6
34A	70. Corn container	4
35A	71. Release steam	4
36A	72. Diocese assemblies	6
37A	73. Final boss in the game God of War	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. "___ been had!""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WEVE

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2A: "5. Shoo away, in a way"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SWATAT

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3A: "11. Thunderbolt wielder"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient greek mythology; son of rhea and cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of hera; brother of poseidon and hades; father of many gods; counterpart of roman jupiter
• Similar words include: genus Zeus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ZEUS

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4A: "15. First name in daring jumps"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EVEL

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5A: "16. City NE of Olympia"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in west central washington on an arm of puget sound to the south of seattle
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TACOMA

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6A: "17. Familiar with the tricks of"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONTO

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7A: "18. Emulates a dog around the family dinner table"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that call upon in supplication; entreat
• Similar words include: pray, tap, beg
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BEGS

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8A: "19. Like voice mail messages, for example"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that record before presentation, as of a broadcast
• Similar words include: prerecord
• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: PRERECORDED

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9A: "21. Red "Inside Out" character"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Similar words include: choler, ire, angriness
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANGER

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10A: "23. OUT OF ORDER! 🚫🚫🚫 PAPER TRAY REQUIRES MAINTENANCE!"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone whose occupation is printing
• Similar words include: printing machine, pressman
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PRINTER

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11A: "24. J.F.K. Library architect"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states architect (born in china in 1917)
• Similar words include: Ieoh Ming Pei, I. M. Pei
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PEI

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12A: "25. Verbal hesitations"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UHS

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13A: "27. "No ___!""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of being unsure of something
• Similar words include: dubiety, incertitude, question
• Opposite of: certainty

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Answer: DOUBT

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14A: "31. Like some boarding school attire"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PREPPY

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15A: "33. Green dispensaries?"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Similar words include: ATM, standard pressure, automated teller machine
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ATMS

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16A: "37. Iconic repeated Keanu Reeves role"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (used as a combining form) recent or new
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NEO

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17A: "38. Bit of condensation"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small ball with a hole through the middle
• Similar words include: drop, astragal, pearl
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BEAD

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18A: "39. Type of flooded field"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: RICEPADDY

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19A: "42. Protected lands for plants and animals"

14 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: NATURERESERVES

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20A: "44. OUT OF ORDER! 🚫🚫🚫 USE STAIRS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
• Similar words include: escalator clause, moving stairway, moving staircase
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ESCALATOR

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21A: "45. One who is acting?"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who acts and gets things done
• Similar words include: worker, actor
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DOER

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22A: "46. Corp. money bigwig"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
• Similar words include: chief financial officer
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CFO

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23A: "47. Some pearls of wisdom"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
• Similar words include: sawing machine, proverb, adage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAWS

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24A: "48. Third-party holding"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ESCROW

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25A: "51. Used to have"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have ownership or possession of
• Similar words include: possess, own, have
• Opposite of: unowned

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Answer: OWNED

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26A: "54. ___ Chinmoy, 20th-century Indian spiritual leader"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SRI

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27A: "55. Time piece?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ERA

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28A: "56. Hole in the wall"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a difficult entangling situation
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: RATTRAP

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29A: "61. Rapper who co-starred in 1994's "Above the Rim""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TUPAC

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30A: "63. Love poem opener"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: ROSESARERED

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31A: "67. Article of pool equipment"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that framework for holding objects
• Similar words include: single-foot, gouge, wheel
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RACK

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32A: "68. Children's author Carle who wrote "The Very Hungry Caterpillar""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIC

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33A: "69. OUT OF ORDER! 🚫🚫🚫 USE SECOND-FLOOR BATHROOM INSTEAD!"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
• Similar words include: can, sewer, privy
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TOILET

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34A: "70. Corn container"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SILO

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35A: "71. Release steam"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hole for the escape of gas or air
• Similar words include: outlet, vent-hole, volcano
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VENT

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36A: "72. Diocese assemblies"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business
• Similar words include: synod
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SYNODS

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37A: "73. Final boss in the game God of War"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
• Similar words include: are, ar
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Software accessed via an online browser	6
2D	2. Game-tying goal	6
3D	3. Healthier version of a breakfast side dish	11
4D	4. "Or ___ what?"	4
5D	5. Longtime NASCAR sponsor	3
6D	6. Alters the shape of	5
7D	7. Dell competitor	4
8D	8. Singer Amos	4
9D	9. "You can say that again!"	4
10D	10. Sensitivity	4
11D	11. Secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega	5
12D	12. Ax, so to speak	3
13D	13. Beehive State athlete	3
14D	14. Grassy section	3
15D	20. Source of 3.5 million quotations, for short	3
16D	22. Performer of the 1992 dance song "Supermodel (You Better Work)"	6
17D	26. Greek figures with multiple heads	6
18D	28. Status of 23-, 44- and 69-Across, as indicated by their clues and placement in the grid	11
19D	29. Trampoline mats	4
20D	30. Elf product	3
21D	32. Org. opposed to "speciesism"	4
22D	33. Common street sign symbol	5
23D	34. Several things in a pagoda	5
24D	35. Party starters, in brief	3
25D	36. Sowing machine	6
26D	40. "To your health!," in Germany	6
27D	41. ___ gaz (carbonated: Fr.)	4
28D	42. [Don't open this at the office!]	4
29D	43. One of four rhyming letters	3
30D	44. Modern prefix with village	3
31D	49. "The Matrix" character, with "the"	6
32D	50. Nuts	6
33D	52. Standing	5
34D	53. Aachen article	3
35D	54. "There is more to life than increasing its ___": Gandhi	5
36D	57. Some needle work, in brief	4
37D	58. "Community" character played by Donald Glover	4
38D	59. Apt letters missing from _ _stra_ _	4
39D	60. Songwriter Guthrie	4
40D	62. ___ Minor	4
41D	63. Fire up	3
42D	64. Prize that a prospector pries	3
43D	65. Sloth, e.g.	3
44D	66. Some N.F.L. linemen	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Software accessed via an online browser"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: WEBAPP

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2D: "2. Game-tying goal"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that divisible by two
• Similar words include: fifty-fifty, even, tied
• Opposite of: odd, uneven

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Answer: EVENER

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3D: "3. Healthier version of a breakfast side dish"

11 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: VEGGIEBACON

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4D: "4. "Or ___ what?""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELSE

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5D: "5. Longtime NASCAR sponsor"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that standard temperature and pressure
• Similar words include: s.t.p.
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: STP

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6D: "6. Alters the shape of"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
• Similar words include: distort, warping, deflection
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WARPS

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7D: "7. Dell competitor"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
• Similar words include: genus Acer
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACER

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8D: "8. Singer Amos"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
• Similar words include: toroid, torus, tore
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TORI

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9D: "9. "You can say that again!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
• Similar words include: Amon, Amun
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMEN

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10D: "10. Sensitivity"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
• Similar words include: tactfulness
• Opposite of: tactlessness

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Answer: TACT

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11D: "11. Secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ZORRO

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12D: "12. Ax, so to speak"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that either extremity of something that has length
• Similar words include: ending, stop, remnant
• Opposite of: beginning, begin

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Answer: END

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13D: "13. Beehive State athlete"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UTE

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14D: "14. Grassy section"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
• Similar words include: sodomite, superoxide dismutase, bugger
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SOD

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15D: "20. Source of 3.5 million quotations, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
• Similar words include: O.E.D., Oxford English Dictionary
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OED

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16D: "22. Performer of the 1992 dance song "Supermodel (You Better Work)""

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RUPAUL

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17D: "26. Greek figures with multiple heads"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
• Similar words include: Snake, hydra, Hydra
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HYDRAS

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18D: "28. Status of 23-, 44- and 69-Across, as indicated by their clues and placement in the grid"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: UNDERREPAIR

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19D: "29. Trampoline mats"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Similar words include: have a go at it, lie with, layer
• Opposite of: turn out, get up

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Answer: BEDS

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20D: "30. Elf product"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an artifact designed to be played with
• Similar words include: dally, plaything, diddle
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TOY

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21D: "32. Org. opposed to "speciesism""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PETA

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22D: "33. Common street sign symbol"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mark to indicate a direction or relation
• Similar words include: pointer
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ARROW

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23D: "34. Several things in a pagoda"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
• Similar words include: grade, level, tier up
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TIERS

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24D: "35. Party starters, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one million periods per second
• Similar words include: megahertz, megacycle, MHz
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MCS

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25D: "36. Sowing machine"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who seeds clouds
• Similar words include: cloud seeder
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SEEDER

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26D: "40. "To your health!," in Germany"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PROSIT

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27D: "41. ___ gaz (carbonated: Fr.)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AVEC

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28D: "42. [Don't open this at the office!]"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NSFW

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29D: "43. One of four rhyming letters"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ETA

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30D: "44. Modern prefix with village"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ECO

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31D: "49. "The Matrix" character, with "the""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an authoritative person who divines the future
• Similar words include: vaticinator, prophesier, prophet
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ORACLE

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32D: "50. Nuts"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
• Similar words include: whacko, wacko, nutter
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: WACKOS

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33D: "52. Standing"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that construct, build, or erect
• Similar words include: rear, raise, put up
• Opposite of: level, unerect

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Answer: ERECT

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34D: "53. Aachen article"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of several small ungulate mammals of africa and asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
• Similar words include: coney, DA, hyrax
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DAS

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35D: "54. "There is more to life than increasing its ___": Gandhi"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that distance travelled per unit time
• Similar words include: hie, zip, swiftness
• Opposite of: linger, decelerate

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Answer: SPEED

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36D: "57. Some needle work, in brief"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
• Similar words include: Thematic Apperception Test, tackiness, intertwine
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TATS

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37D: "58. "Community" character played by Donald Glover"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
• Similar words include: Ilion, troy weight, Ilium
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TROY

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38D: "59. Apt letters missing from _ _stra_ _"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
• Similar words include: rein in, rule, harness
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: REIN

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39D: "60. Songwriter Guthrie"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARLO

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40D: "62. ___ Minor"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: URSA

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41D: "63. Fire up"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rate of revolution of a motor
• Similar words include: rpm, revolutions per minute, rev up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REV

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42D: "64. Prize that a prospector pries"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORE

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43D: "65. Sloth, e.g."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that estrangement from god
• Similar words include: sinning, trespass, hell
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SIN

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44D: "66. Some N.F.L. linemen"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
• Similar words include: delirium tremens
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DTS

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

44 Down Clues

81 Total Clues

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