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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (38 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (42 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate
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. Things that have icons | 4 |
| 2A | 5. She's possessive | 3 |
| 3A | 8. Sales spiel | 5 |
| 4A | 13. She can speak more than 20 languages | 4 |
| 5A | 14. Lead-in to haw | 3 |
| 6A | 15. Followed | 6 |
| 7A | 17. Show with the classic episodes "The Puffy Shirt" and "The Little Kicks" | 8 |
| 8A | 19. Authorize | 6 |
| 9A | 20. Noodle | 6 |
| 10A | 21. On, in French | 3 |
| 11A | 23. Successes for sluggers, for short | 4 |
| 12A | 24. Like some pants or haircuts | 7 |
| 13A | 27. Big laugh | 3 |
| 14A | 28. What dogs do the most in the spring and fall | 4 |
| 15A | 32. School unit | 9 |
| 16A | 34. Reached a payment date | 7 |
| 17A | 36. "Please give this high priority!" | 4 |
| 18A | 37. Character with a famous opening line? | 7 |
| 19A | 38. Like an overtired toddler | 5 |
| 20A | 42. Twice-told tale? | 5 |
| 21A | 43. Sweetums or Baby Doll | 7 |
| 22A | 45. March Madness org. | 4 |
| 23A | 48. Open, as a bottle | 7 |
| 24A | 49. One might feature rivers and bluffs | 9 |
| 25A | 52. Hastens | 4 |
| 26A | 53. Apple purchase | 3 |
| 27A | 54. Comedian Jon | 7 |
| 28A | 56. Its motto is "Industry" | 4 |
| 29A | 58. Sorta | 3 |
| 30A | 59. Luxuriates outdoors, in a way | 6 |
| 31A | 64. Emergency alerts | 6 |
| 32A | 66. Complete fiasco, slangily | 8 |
| 33A | 68. Steak option | 6 |
| 34A | 69. Emmy-winning role for Tina Fey | 3 |
| 35A | 70. Up the ___ | 4 |
| 36A | 71. Words that might be seen on a docent's badge | 5 |
| 37A | 72. Letters found near some bars | 3 |
| 38A | 73. It might be paved with good intentions | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Things that have icons"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: APPS
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2A: "5. She's possessive"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HER
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3A: "8. Sales spiel"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- Similar words include: sales pitch, gear, incline
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PITCH
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4A: "13. She can speak more than 20 languages"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SIRI
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5A: "14. Lead-in to haw"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: YEE
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6A: "15. Followed"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
- Similar words include: ensue, result
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ENSUED
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7A: "17. Show with the classic episodes "The Puffy Shirt" and "The Little Kicks""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: SEINFELD
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8A: "19. Authorize"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that render capable or able for some task
- Opposite of: disable
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ENABLE
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9A: "20. Noodle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal terms for a human head
- Similar words include: bean, dome, attic
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: NOGGIN
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10A: "21. On, in French"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a port in southern lebanon on the mediterranean sea; formerly a major phoenician seaport famous for silks
- Similar words include: Tyre
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SUR
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11A: "23. Successes for sluggers, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a run that is the result of the batter's performance
- Similar words include: run batted in, rbi
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RBIS
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12A: "24. Like some pants or haircuts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that diminish gradually
- Similar words include: sharpen, tapering, narrowing
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: TAPERED
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13A: "27. Big laugh"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: YUK
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14A: "28. What dogs do the most in the spring and fall"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
- Similar words include: slough, cast, cast off
- Opposite of: persistent
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Answer: SHED
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15A: "32. School unit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a room in a school where lessons take place
- Similar words include: schoolroom
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: CLASSROOM
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16A: "34. Reached a payment date"
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- Pattern: _______
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Answer: CAMEDUE
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17A: "36. "Please give this high priority!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that as soon as possible
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ASAP
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18A: "37. Character with a famous opening line?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ALIBABA
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19A: "38. Like an overtired toddler"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that annoyed and irritable
- Similar words include: busy, finicky, grouchy
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: FUSSY
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20A: "42. Twice-told tale?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a program that is broadcast again
- Similar words include: rebroadcast
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RERUN
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21A: "43. Sweetums or Baby Doll"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: PETNAME
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22A: "45. March Madness org."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NCAA
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23A: "48. Open, as a bottle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that loosen something by unscrewing it
- Opposite of: screw
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: UNSCREW
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24A: "49. One might feature rivers and bluffs"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: POKERGAME
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25A: "52. Hastens"
Solving Hints:
- Similar words include: rush along, bucket along, pelt along
- Opposite of: linger
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HIES
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26A: "53. Apple purchase"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
- Similar words include: mackintosh, macintosh, mack
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MAC
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27A: "54. Comedian Jon"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
- Similar words include: James Maitland Stewart, Dugald Stewart, Jimmy Stewart
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: STEWART
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28A: "56. Its motto is "Industry""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state in the western united states; settled in 1847 by mormons led by brigham young
- Similar words include: Beehive State, UT, Mormon State
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: UTAH
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29A: "58. Sorta"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ISH
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30A: "59. Luxuriates outdoors, in a way"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: GLAMPS
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31A: "64. Emergency alerts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
- Similar words include: temptress, enchantress, femme fatale
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SIRENS
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32A: "66. Complete fiasco, slangily"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: EPICFAIL
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33A: "68. Steak option"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ENDCUT
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34A: "69. Emmy-winning role for Tina Fey"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LIZ
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35A: "70. Up the ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANTE
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36A: "71. Words that might be seen on a docent's badge"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASKME
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37A: "72. Letters found near some bars"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LTE
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38A: "73. It might be paved with good intentions"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
- Similar words include: route
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROAD
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. The "A" in L.P.G.A.: Abbr. | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Slangy "mouth" found in a 20-Across | 7 |
| 3D | 3. Self-righteous type | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Confess, say | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Spotted youngster that might be spotted on the savanna | 8 |
| 6D | 6. Fish with fused fins | 3 |
| 7D | 7. One end of the Suez Canal | 6 |
| 8D | 8. Many a "Bridgerton" lady | 7 |
| 9D | 9. Alternative to a bed-and-breakfast | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Slavic title | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Place for storing belongings in a 32-Across | 9 |
| 12D | 12. Cause of a squeaky voice, maybe | 6 |
| 13D | 16. Place to study | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Factor in a clothing purchase | 3 |
| 15D | 22. ___ Minor | 4 |
| 16D | 25. Something a suspect enters | 4 |
| 17D | 26. Sketches | 6 |
| 18D | 28. Leave a mark | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Hearty | 4 |
| 20D | 30. Islamic "commander" | 4 |
| 21D | 31. Show to be bogus | 6 |
| 22D | 33. Tool found in a 32-Across | 9 |
| 23D | 35. What choreologists study | 6 |
| 24D | 39. Garment that is typically around six yards long | 4 |
| 25D | 40. Captain Hook's right-hand man | 4 |
| 26D | 41. Evergreen trees with red arils | 4 |
| 27D | 43. Cat that can purr but can't roar | 4 |
| 28D | 44. Invigorate | 8 |
| 29D | 46. Skilled performer | 7 |
| 30D | 47. 2, 4, 6 and 8, e.g. | 4 |
| 31D | 49. Surface of a well-used wok | 6 |
| 32D | 50. Pocket rockets, e.g., found in a 49-Across | 9 |
| 33D | 51. "Well, shucks!" | 6 |
| 34D | 53. Polyhymnia or Clio | 4 |
| 35D | 55. Group with the 1994 12x platinum album "CrazySexyCool" | 3 |
| 36D | 57. "Tarnation!" | 4 |
| 37D | 60. Distantly | 4 |
| 38D | 61. Underground entrance found in a 73-Across | 7 |
| 39D | 62. Bread that may have a pocket | 4 |
| 40D | 63. Skeleton, say | 4 |
| 41D | 65. ___ Lock (PC key) | 3 |
| 42D | 67. Orchestra setting | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. The "A" in L.P.G.A.: Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ASSN
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2D: "2. Slangy "mouth" found in a 20-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: PIEHOLE
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3D: "3. Self-righteous type"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
- Similar words include: snot, snoot, snob
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PRIG
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4D: "4. Confess, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that deliver by singing
- Similar words include: talk, blab out, spill the beans
- Opposite of: keep quiet
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Answer: SING
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5D: "5. Spotted youngster that might be spotted on the savanna"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: HYENACUB
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6D: "6. Fish with fused fins"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EEL
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7D: "7. One end of the Suez Canal"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: REDSEA
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8D: "8. Many a "Bridgerton" lady"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a woman of the peerage in britain
- Similar words include: Lady, noblewoman
- Opposite of: nobleman, Lord
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Answer: PEERESS
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9D: "9. Alternative to a bed-and-breakfast"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- Similar words include: auberge, hostel, hostelry
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: INN
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10D: "10. Slavic title"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
- Similar words include: czar, tzar
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TSAR
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11D: "11. Place for storing belongings in a 32-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small compartment
- Similar words include: snug, cubby, pigeonhole
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: CUBBYHOLE
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12D: "12. Cause of a squeaky voice, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in texas and kansas)
- Similar words include: atomic number 2, He
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: HELIUM
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13D: "16. Place to study"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DESK
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14D: "18. Factor in a clothing purchase"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a display of bad temper
- Similar words include: gibe, primed, equip
- Opposite of: disagree, unfit
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Answer: FIT
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15D: "22. ___ Minor"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: URSA
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16D: "25. Something a suspect enters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a humble request for help from someone in authority
- Similar words include: supplication
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PLEA
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17D: "26. Sketches"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
- Similar words include: outline, tipple, enlist
- Opposite of: discharge
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Answer: DRAFTS
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18D: "28. Leave a mark"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
- Similar words include: scratch, pock, cicatrice
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SCAR
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19D: "29. Hearty"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a soldier of the american revolution who was hanged as a spy by the british; his last words were supposed to have been `i only regret that i have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
- Similar words include: force, George Ellery Hale, haul
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HALE
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20D: "30. Islamic "commander""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
- Similar words include: ameer, amir, emeer
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EMIR
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21D: "31. Show to be bogus"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
- Similar words include: expose
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: DEBUNK
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22D: "33. Tool found in a 32-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: HOLEPUNCH
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23D: "35. What choreologists study"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an artistic form of nonverbal communication
- Similar words include: terpsichore, trip the light fantastic toe, saltation
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: DANCES
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24D: "39. Garment that is typically around six yards long"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a dress worn primarily by hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
- Similar words include: saree
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SARI
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25D: "40. Captain Hook's right-hand man"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SMEE
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26D: "41. Evergreen trees with red arils"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the english yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
- Similar words include: yew
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: YEWS
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27D: "43. Cat that can purr but can't roar"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large american feline resembling a lion
- Similar words include: panther, mountain lion, painter
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PUMA
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28D: "44. Invigorate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cause to be alert and energetic
- Similar words include: stimulate, arouse, brace
- Opposite of: sedate, de-energize
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Answer: ENERGIZE
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29D: "46. Skilled performer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a public performer (a dancer or singer)
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ARTISTE
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30D: "47. 2, 4, 6 and 8, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that how long something has existed
- Similar words include: age, senesce, old age
- Opposite of: rejuvenate
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Answer: AGES
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31D: "49. Surface of a well-used wok"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PATINA
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32D: "50. Pocket rockets, e.g., found in a 49-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: HOLECARDS
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33D: "51. "Well, shucks!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: AWHELL
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34D: "53. Polyhymnia or Clio"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that in ancient greek mythology any of 9 daughters of zeus and mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
- Similar words include: contemplate, think over, ponder
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MUSE
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35D: "55. Group with the 1994 12x platinum album "CrazySexyCool""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that considerate and solicitous care
- Similar words include: tender loving care
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TLC
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36D: "57. "Tarnation!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HECK
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37D: "60. Distantly"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AFAR
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38D: "61. Underground entrance found in a 73-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: MANHOLE
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39D: "62. Bread that may have a pocket"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
- Similar words include: pocket bread
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PITA
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40D: "63. Skeleton, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- Similar words include: sledge, sleigh
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SLED
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41D: "65. ___ Lock (PC key)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NUM
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42D: "67. Orchestra setting"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- Similar words include: endocarp, colliery, play off
- Opposite of: Heaven
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Answer: PIT
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
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Decode the Clues
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Today's Puzzle Stats
38 Across Clues
42 Down Clues
80 Total Clues
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