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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, June 03, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.5 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle June 03, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Puzzle genre | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Company with the motto "When you rise, we shine" | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Arcade game ender | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Jimi Hendrix vis-Ã -vis the Monkees, in 1967 | 10 |
| 5A | 16. Eastern leader | 4 |
| 6A | 17. Supplied with dough, as a bakery | 10 |
| 7A | 18. Giving chocolate to the dog, e.g. | 4 |
| 8A | 19. "Woo-hoo!," in Oaxaca | 3 |
| 9A | 20. Proceed during rush hour, say | 5 |
| 10A | 21. It's down in France | 5 |
| 11A | 22. Totals | 4 |
| 12A | 23. Graham of "Gilmore Girls" | 6 |
| 13A | 25. Plant with oily seeds | 6 |
| 14A | 28. Give and take | 6 |
| 15A | 29. African river with a notorious name | 5 |
| 16A | 30. "Well, who'da thunk it!" | 9 |
| 17A | 33. Actor Burton | 5 |
| 18A | 34. Hot flash? | 3 |
| 19A | 35. One of three brothers in a Puzo best seller | 5 |
| 20A | 36. Employer of Kirk and Spock | 9 |
| 21A | 38. Like O negative vis-Ã -vis O positive | 5 |
| 22A | 39. Hucksters have them | 6 |
| 23A | 40. Dressed, so to speak | 6 |
| 24A | 41. Went up | 6 |
| 25A | 42. Magazine with the slogan "All you need to know about everything that matters," with "The" | 4 |
| 26A | 43. The average American spends over four hours a day on it | 5 |
| 27A | 44. All 12 Disney princesses, e.g. | 5 |
| 28A | 46. Small-business partner, perhaps | 3 |
| 29A | 49. Clip | 4 |
| 30A | 50. Period before a big deadline | 10 |
| 31A | 52. It's not good | 4 |
| 32A | 53. Buildings with many wings | 10 |
| 33A | 54. Ingredients in mattar paneer | 4 |
| 34A | 55. Place to park | 4 |
| 35A | 56. Hoi polloi | 5 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Puzzle genre"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
- Words that mean the same thing: system of logic, logical system
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOGIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Company with the motto "When you rise, we shine""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
- Words that mean the same thing: Elisha Graves Otis, genus Otis
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OTIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Arcade game ender"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- Words that mean the same thing: disceptation, inclination, wobble
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TILT
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Jimi Hendrix vis-Ã -vis the Monkees, in 1967"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPENINGACT
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Clue 5 Across: "16. Eastern leader"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
- Words that mean the same thing: ameer, emeer, amir
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMIR
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Clue 6 Across: "17. Supplied with dough, as a bakery"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that provide with sufficient funds; finance
- Words that mean the same thing: bankroll
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BANKROLLED
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Clue 7 Across: "18. Giving chocolate to the dog, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NONO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. "Woo-hoo!," in Oaxaca"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLE
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Proceed during rush hour, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
- Words that mean the same thing: sneak, weirdie, mouse
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CREEP
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Clue 10 Across: "21. It's down in France"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
- Words that mean the same thing: continental quilt, eiderdown
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DUVET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Totals"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a quantity of money
- Words that mean the same thing: totality, join, sum of money
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUMS
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Clue 12 Across: "23. Graham of "Gilmore Girls""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAUREN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Plant with oily seeds"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids
- Words that mean the same thing: canola oil
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CANOLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Give and take"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an equal exchange
- Words that mean the same thing: swap, swop, trade
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BARTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. African river with a notorious name"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to africa
- Words that mean the same thing: Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola fever
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EBOLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "30. "Well, who'da thunk it!""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FANCYTHAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. Actor Burton"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEVAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Hot flash?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- Words that mean the same thing: ira, anger, choler
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "35. One of three brothers in a Puzo best seller"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FREDO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "36. Employer of Kirk and Spock"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STARFLEET
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Clue 21 Across: "38. Like O negative vis-Ã -vis O positive"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
- Words that mean the same thing: rare, rarefied, rarified
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RARER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "39. Hucksters have them"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
- Words that mean the same thing: spiel, patter, line of gab
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPIELS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "40. Dressed, so to speak"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
- Words that mean the same thing: decently, seemly, properly
- The opposite would be: improperly, indecent
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DECENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "41. Went up"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that measure by or as if by a scale
- Words that mean the same thing: surmount, scaly, scale
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCALED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "42. Magazine with the slogan "All you need to know about everything that matters," with "The""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any period of seven consecutive days
- Words that mean the same thing: hebdomad, calendar week, workweek
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WEEK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "43. The average American spends over four hours a day on it"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
- Words that mean the same thing: speech sound, call, telephone
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PHONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "44. All 12 Disney princesses, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
- Words that mean the same thing: teen, stripling, teenager
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEENS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "46. Small-business partner, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that informal terms for a mother
- Words that mean the same thing: mummy, mum, momma
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "49. Clip"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
- Words that mean the same thing: rank, order, grade
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "50. Period before a big deadline"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRUNCHTIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "52. It's not good"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that morally objectionable behavior
- Words that mean the same thing: vicious, malefic, immorality
- The opposite would be: good, goodness
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EVIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "53. Buildings with many wings"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a shelter for birds
- Words that mean the same thing: birdhouse
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIRDHOUSES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "54. Ingredients in mattar paneer"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that seed of a pea plant used for food
- Words that mean the same thing: pea plant, pea
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "55. Place to park"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- Words that mean the same thing: smear, situation, descry
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "56. Hoi polloi"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
- Words that mean the same thing: peon, drudge, navvy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEONS
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword June 03, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Endangered Western wolf | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Olympic Australis is a noted one | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Tiny inheritance | 4 |
| 4D | 4. It commonly comes in black and blue | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Trash can, jocularly | 12 |
| 6D | 6. Looks like a jerk | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Chronicle | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Hoth, in "The Empire Strikes Back" | 9 |
| 9D | 9. Regular: Abbr. | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Path at a university | 11 |
| 11D | 11. Comment made while waving in a crowd | 10 |
| 12D | 12. Wrinkle-prone fabric | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Parade, with "out" | 4 |
| 14D | 15. Designer Kamali who made Farrah Fawcett's iconic red swimsuit | 5 |
| 15D | 21. Non-taxing part of airline travel? | 12 |
| 16D | 22. They work using photovoltaic cells | 11 |
| 17D | 24. Bow | 3 |
| 18D | 25. Images of Pluto, perhaps | 4 |
| 19D | 26. Assist on the job | 4 |
| 20D | 27. Part of Canada named for part of Europe | 10 |
| 21D | 28. Shows | 5 |
| 22D | 30. Reason some kids won't go to class | 9 |
| 23D | 31. Yemeni seaport | 4 |
| 24D | 32. It may be part of a suit | 4 |
| 25D | 37. Abstract artist Krasner | 3 |
| 26D | 40. Actress who played Queens Elizabeth and Victoria in film | 5 |
| 27D | 41. Take a plane to | 5 |
| 28D | 42. "Cheers" actor George | 5 |
| 29D | 43. Gear up | 4 |
| 30D | 45. Dollar alternative | 4 |
| 31D | 46. Paste in soup | 4 |
| 32D | 47. Dark clouds, e.g. | 4 |
| 33D | 48. Private dining room | 4 |
| 34D | 50. "The Carol Burnett Show" network | 3 |
| 35D | 51. Day associated with Mars, in astrology: Abbr. | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Endangered Western wolf"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOBO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Olympic Australis is a noted one"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Tiny inheritance"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (genetics) a segment of dna that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding dna as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
- Words that mean the same thing: cistron, factor
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GENE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. It commonly comes in black and blue"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Trash can, jocularly"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CIRCULARFILE
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Looks like a jerk"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that look at with amorous intentions
- Words that mean the same thing: ogle
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OGLES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Chronicle"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- Words that mean the same thing: narration, tarradiddle, story
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TALE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Hoth, in "The Empire Strikes Back""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICEPLANET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Regular: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
- Words that mean the same thing: venereal infection, Cupid's disease, VD
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Path at a university"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TENURETRACK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Comment made while waving in a crowd"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMOVERHERE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Wrinkle-prone fabric"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
- Words that mean the same thing: linen paper
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LINEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Parade, with "out""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a slow pace of running
- Words that mean the same thing: crib, lope, Trotskyist
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TROT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "15. Designer Kamali who made Farrah Fawcett's iconic red swimsuit"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near lupus and ara in the milky way
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NORMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Non-taxing part of airline travel?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DUTYFREESHOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. They work using photovoltaic cells"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOLARPANELS
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Clue 17 Down: "24. Bow"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- Words that mean the same thing: electric discharge, bow, discharge
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARC
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Clue 18 Down: "25. Images of Pluto, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CELS
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Clue 19 Down: "26. Assist on the job"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ABET
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Clue 20 Down: "27. Part of Canada named for part of Europe"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: NOVASCOTIA
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Clue 21 Down: "28. Shows"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that make public
- Words that mean the same thing: publicize, denude, block up
- The opposite would be: unbar
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The answer is: BARES
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Clue 22 Down: "30. Reason some kids won't go to class"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: FIELDTRIP
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Clue 23 Down: "31. Yemeni seaport"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ADEN
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Clue 24 Down: "32. It may be part of a suit"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
- Words that mean the same thing: civil wrong
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TORT
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Abstract artist Krasner"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
- Words that mean the same thing: Spike Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee, Lee Yuen Kam
- The opposite would be: windward
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The answer is: LEE
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Actress who played Queens Elizabeth and Victoria in film"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DENCH
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Clue 27 Down: "41. Take a plane to"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the act of removing hair with a razor
- Words that mean the same thing: trim, plane, shaving
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SHAVE
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Clue 28 Down: "42. "Cheers" actor George"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: WENDT
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Clue 29 Down: "43. Gear up"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- Words that mean the same thing: preparation, homework
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PREP
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Dollar alternative"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the basic monetary unit of most members of the european union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve european nations (germany, france, belgium, luxembourg, the netherlands, italy, spain, portugal, ireland, greece, austria, finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EURO
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Paste in soup"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in japanese cooking to make soups or sauces
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MISO
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Clue 32 Down: "47. Dark clouds, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a sign of something about to happen
- Words that mean the same thing: Oman, prodigy, bode
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OMEN
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Clue 33 Down: "48. Private dining room"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a state of confusion and disorderliness
- Words that mean the same thing: mickle, hole, muss
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MESS
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Clue 34 Down: "50. "The Carol Burnett Show" network"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CBS
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Clue 35 Down: "51. Day associated with Mars, in astrology: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TUE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 54 | 77.1% |
| Short Answer | 7 | 10.0% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.3% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.9% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.9% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.4% |
| History | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 35 |
| Total Clues | 70 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.5 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 12 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 09, 2025 at 04:26 PM
