Complete Solutions for NYT Mini Trivia Week 3 October 17, 2026

Trivia Week 3 NYT Mini October 17, 2026 Solutions & Guide

20 clues today. If you're stuck on any of them, scroll down — hints first, answers hidden underneath.

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• Across Clues (10 total)
• Down Clues (10 total)
• How to Solve Faster
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About Today's Puzzle

NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Saturday, October 17, 2026

Puzzle Statistics

Detail	Information
Date	October 17, 2026
Grid Size	5 x 5 squares
Total Clues	20 clues
Across Clues	10 clues
Down Clues	10 clues
Average Solve Time	Under 1 minute

Today's Trivia Week 3 NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

Standard Mini size again: 5 across, 5 down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4
Row 5

How to Solve This One Fast

1. Read through all the clues before filling in a single square.
2. Start with anything three letters or shorter.
3. Crossing letters are your best friend for the trickier answers.
4. Question mark clues (?) almost always mean wordplay, not a literal answer.
5. Watch for the usual suspects: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT.

Quick Facts

• Total squares: 25 (5 × 5)
• Typical solve time: well under a minute for most regulars
• Good time to play: on a coffee break
• Difficulty: built to be approachable

Across Clues - 10 Total

These run left to right across the grid.

Across Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Across	37. Give credit to
2 Across	42. It's meant to be believed
3 Across	43. Rich
4 Across	34. "One ___" (Elizabeth Bishop poem that repeats the line "The ___ of losing isn't hard to master")
5 Across	31. Party leader?
6 Across	21. Silicon Valley V.I.P.
7 Across	50. ___ bowl
8 Across	54. ___ mess (British dessert)
9 Across	55. Traditional Passover dish
10 Across	19. Mothers in cotes

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Stuck on one? Hints and answers for each clue are below. A few other guides worth a look:

• June 24 2019 NYT Clues Solutions
• June 20 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
• August 05 2019 NYT Clues Solutions

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1 Across: "37. Give credit to"

Hints:

• This one runs 4 letters long.
• This is more of an abbreviation than a regular word.
• Kicks off with 'C' and wraps up with 'E'.

Answer:

Click to reveal

CITE

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2 Across: "42. It's meant to be believed"

Hints:

• Starts with 'I', ends with 'M'.
• Short form / acronym territory here.
• Count on 3 letters here.

Answer:

Click to reveal

ISM

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3 Across: "43. Rich"

Hints:

• You could also think of it as "monied."
• If that helps, the shape is: M_____D
• It's a 7-letter word.

Answer:

Click to reveal

MONEYED

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4 Across: "34. "One ___" (Elizabeth Bishop poem that repeats the line "The ___ of losing isn't hard to master")"

Hints:

• Short form / acronym territory here.
• It's a 3-letter word.
• Starts with 'A', ends with 'T'.

Answer:

Click to reveal

ART

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5 Across: "31. Party leader?"

Hints:

• First letter's a 'H', last letter's a 'T'.
• This is more of an abbreviation than a regular word.
• Count on 4 letters here.

Answer:

Click to reveal

HOST

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6 Across: "21. Silicon Valley V.I.P."

Hints:

• Kicks off with 'T' and wraps up with 'O'.
• It's a 7-letter word.

Answer:

Click to reveal

TECHCEO

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7 Across: "50. ___ bowl"

Hints:

• Starts with 'A', ends with 'I'.
• Short form / acronym territory here.
• You're looking for 4 letters.

Answer:

Click to reveal

ACAI

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8 Across: "54. ___ mess (British dessert)"

Hints:

• Starts with 'E', ends with 'N'.
• Short form / acronym territory here.
• This one runs 4 letters long.

Answer:

Click to reveal

ETON

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9 Across: "55. Traditional Passover dish"

Hints:

• Pattern-wise it looks like: S________E
• Starts with 'S', ends with 'E'.
• You're looking for 10 letters.

Answer:

Click to reveal

SEDERPLATE

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10 Across: "19. Mothers in cotes"

Hints:

• You're looking for 4 letters.
• Starts with 'E', ends with 'S'.
• Blank it out and you get: E__S

Answer:

Click to reveal

EWES

Down Clues - 10 Total

These run top to bottom in the grid.

Down Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Down	47. Material theorized as a possible cause of ancient Rome's decline, given its widespread use
2 Down	26. Plant parts that develop as a seedling grows
3 Down	14. Just gets (by)
4 Down	2. Line of passengers?
5 Down	35. Relative of turquoise
6 Down	1. Academy figure
7 Down	12. Tunnel (into)
8 Down	40. Like the herbs on a 55-Across
9 Down	31. Poison classification
10 Down	9. Like someone performing a monologue, maybe

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Same deal here — hints then answers. You might also like:

• December 21 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
• June 24 2019 NYT Clues Solutions
• Xwordhint Crossword Answers October 08

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1 Down: "47. Material theorized as a possible cause of ancient Rome's decline, given its widespread use"

Hints:

• If that helps, the shape is: L__D
• In plain terms: an advantage held by a competitor in a race.
• Short form / acronym territory here.

Answer:

Click to reveal

LEAD

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2 Down: "26. Plant parts that develop as a seedling grows"

Hints:

• Starts with 'T', ends with 'S'.
• It's a 10-letter word.

Answer:

Click to reveal

TRUELEAVES

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3 Down: "14. Just gets (by)"

Hints:

• If that helps, the shape is: E__S
• Short form / acronym territory here.
• Count on 4 letters here.

Answer:

Click to reveal

EKES

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4 Down: "2. Line of passengers?"

Hints:

• Count on 10 letters here.
• First letter's a 'A', last letter's a 'E'.
• Blank it out and you get: A________E

Answer:

Click to reveal

AREWETHERE

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5 Down: "35. Relative of turquoise"

Hints:

• Short form / acronym territory here.
• It's a 4-letter word.
• Pattern-wise it looks like: C__N

Answer:

Click to reveal

CYAN

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6 Down: "1. Academy figure"

Hints:

• You could also think of it as "plebe."
• Think of it this way — a military trainee (as at a military academy).
• Kicks off with 'C' and wraps up with 'T'.

Answer:

Click to reveal

CADET

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7 Down: "12. Tunnel (into)"

Hints:

• Pattern-wise it looks like: B__E
• Basically, a person who evokes boredom.
• Count on 4 letters here.

Answer:

Click to reveal

BORE

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8 Down: "40. Like the herbs on a 55-Across"

Hints:

• You could also think of it as "acrid."
• First letter's a 'B', last letter's a 'R'.
• This one runs 6 letters long.

Answer:

Click to reveal

BITTER

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9 Down: "31. Poison classification"

Hints:

• If that helps, the shape is: H_______L
• You're looking for 9 letters.
• Starts with 'H', ends with 'L'.

Answer:

Click to reveal

HAIRMETAL

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10 Down: "9. Like someone performing a monologue, maybe"

Hints:

• Blank it out and you get: S_____T
• Starts with 'S', ends with 'T'.
• It's a 7-letter word.

Answer:

Click to reveal

SPOTLIT

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

A few things that actually help once you've been doing these a while:

Step-by-Step Strategy

1. Read it all first: Go through every clue once before writing anything down — it primes your brain even on the ones you skip.
2. Grab the short ones: Two and three letter answers (things like "IT" or "ON") are usually the easiest place to start.
3. Use the crossings: Once a couple of words are in, the crossing letters do a lot of the work for you on the harder ones.
4. Watch for question marks: A "?" at the end of a clue almost always signals a pun rather than a literal answer.
5. Keep the regulars in mind: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE — these turn up often enough that it's worth remembering them.

Letter Tips That Really Help

• E is the most common letter in English, so it's worth guessing early.
• Words ending in S are usually plurals.
• Blanks ("___") in a clue mean the answer fits exactly into those spaces.
• An abbreviation in the clue is a signal the answer's abbreviated too.

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time	Skill Level	What It Means
Under 30 seconds	Expert	You've clearly got the puzzle's patterns down.
30-60 seconds	Advanced	Solid pace — you're solving quickly.
1-2 minutes	Good	Right where most regular solvers land.
Over 2 minutes	Learning	Totally fine — speed comes with reps.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers

Total Clues:	20
Grid Size:	5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares:	25
Average Time:	45 seconds
Difficulty:	Easy

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Common Questions About Trivia Week 3

When does the Trivia Week 3 Mini go live?

Typically drops the evening before, around 10 PM ET.

How long should Trivia Week 3 take me?

Most people land somewhere between 30 seconds and 2 minutes. Slower than that is completely normal too — it gets faster with practice.

Is Trivia Week 3 free to play?

It's free to play, unlike the main NYT Crossword which sits behind a paywall.

What actually makes someone good at Trivia Week 3?

Knowing the common short words, spotting wordplay quickly, and reading crossing letters well — that combination gets you most of the way there.

Does Trivia Week 3 get harder as the week goes on?

Difficulty shifts through the week; expect Monday to be gentle and Saturday to bite a bit more.

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (33 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (33 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. It has its limits, in brief	4
2A	5. Award-winning culinary documentary series	10
3A	15. High number, perhaps	4
4A	16. Where some family secrets may be written	10
5A	17. Displaying finesse	4
6A	18. Actress who plays Trudy on "Mad Men" and Annie on "Community"	10
7A	19. Mothers in cotes	4
8A	20. Bedtime attire	10
9A	21. Silicon Valley V.I.P.	7
10A	23. Oslo Accords grp.	3
11A	24. Gold medalist in women's soccer and women's team foil (fencing) at 2024's Olympics, in brief	5
12A	25. Part of many home improvement projects	8
13A	30. Fissile rock	5
14A	31. Party leader?	4
15A	32. Something seized, for short	4
16A	33. Outdoor accommodations with flies	5
17A	34. "One ___" (Elizabeth Bishop poem that repeats the line "The ___ of losing isn't hard to master")	3
18A	35. Skin care brand from Japan	5
19A	36. Drive	4
20A	37. Give credit to	4
21A	38. Suitable for a game of 20 Questions, in a way	5
22A	39. Establishments selling craft products?	8
23A	41. Appears less impressive	5
24A	42. It's meant to be believed	3
25A	43. Rich	7
26A	45. Meet an unmet need	10
27A	50. ___ bowl	4
28A	51. Queue words	10
29A	52. Discover alternative	4
30A	53. Author of the story collections "The Little Disturbances of Man" (1959) and "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute" (1974)	10
31A	54. ___ mess (British dessert)	4
32A	55. Traditional Passover dish	10
33A	56. Scot's word meaning "past"	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. It has its limits, in brief"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CALC

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2A: "5. Award-winning culinary documentary series"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CHEFSTABLE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3A: "15. High number, perhaps"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an elaborate song for solo voice
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ARIA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

4A: "16. Where some family secrets may be written"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RECIPEBOOK

Remember this word for future puzzles!

5A: "17. Displaying finesse"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
• Similar words include: dextrous, dexterous
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DEFT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

6A: "18. Actress who plays Trudy on "Mad Men" and Annie on "Community""

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALISONBRIE

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7A: "19. Mothers in cotes"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• Similar words include: Ewe, ewe
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EWES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

8A: "20. Bedtime attire"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
• Similar words include: gown, night-robe, nightgown
• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NIGHTDRESS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

9A: "21. Silicon Valley V.I.P."

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TECHCEO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

10A: "23. Oslo Accords grp."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a political movement uniting palestinian arabs in an effort to create an independent state of palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by yasser arafat's al-fatah; in 1968 arafat became chairman; received recognition by the united nations and by arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the palestine national authority
• Similar words include: Palestine Liberation Organization
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PLO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

11A: "24. Gold medalist in women's soccer and women's team foil (fencing) at 2024's Olympics, in brief"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: THEUS

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12A: "25. Part of many home improvement projects"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PAINTJOB

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13A: "30. Fissile rock"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SHALE

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14A: "31. Party leader?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
• Similar words include: emcee, boniface, master of ceremonies
• Opposite of: parasite

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HOST

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15A: "32. Something seized, for short"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REPO

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16A: "33. Outdoor accommodations with flies"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
• Similar words include: camp, tent, camp out
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TENTS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

17A: "34. "One ___" (Elizabeth Bishop poem that repeats the line "The ___ of losing isn't hard to master")"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Similar words include: artistry, prowess, artistic production
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ART

Remember this word for future puzzles!

18A: "35. Skin care brand from Japan"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CUREL

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19A: "36. Drive"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an instinctive motive
• Similar words include: exhort, cheer, recommend
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: URGE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

20A: "37. Give credit to"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
• Similar words include: summons, quote, adduce
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CITE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

21A: "38. Suitable for a game of 20 Questions, in a way"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: YESNO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

22A: "39. Establishments selling craft products?"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BEERBARS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

23A: "41. Appears less impressive"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a wooden strip forming part of a fence
• Similar words include: chum up, pale, blench
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PALES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

24A: "42. It's meant to be believed"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
• Similar words include: doctrine, school of thought, philosophy
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ISM

Remember this word for future puzzles!

25A: "43. Rich"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that based on or arising from the possession of money or wealth
• Similar words include: flush, affluent, loaded
• Opposite of: moneyless

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Answer: MONEYED

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26A: "45. Meet an unmet need"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FILLTHEGAP

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27A: "50. ___ bowl"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACAI

Remember this word for future puzzles!

28A: "51. Queue words"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONEATATIME

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29A: "52. Discover alternative"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: VISA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

30A: "53. Author of the story collections "The Little Disturbances of Man" (1959) and "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute" (1974)"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GRACEPALEY

Remember this word for future puzzles!

31A: "54. ___ mess (British dessert)"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ETON

Remember this word for future puzzles!

32A: "55. Traditional Passover dish"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEDERPLATE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

33A: "56. Scot's word meaning "past""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SYNE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Academy figure	5
2D	2. Line of passengers?	10
3D	3. Relocating to a different country, e.g.	10
4D	4. Destination for many a rescue	10
5D	5. Birds whose wings might be folded?	6
6D	6. Prefix with -trope	5
7D	7. Modern pen, of a sort	4
8D	8. Seafood-based ingredient in Eastern cuisines	9
9D	9. Like someone performing a monologue, maybe	7
10D	10. Part of the hamstring	6
11D	11. Fem. or masc.	4
12D	12. Tunnel (into)	4
13D	13. Lane in Superman movies	4
14D	14. Just gets (by)	4
15D	22. "Psst" and "Go!"	4
16D	25. Things that ships, computers and wine retailers all have	5
17D	26. Plant parts that develop as a seedling grows	10
18D	27. Urban locale that looks out on Ellis Island	10
19D	28. When anything goes	10
20D	29. Tie with string	4
21D	30. One getting ripped off at a venue	4
22D	31. Poison classification	9
23D	35. Relative of turquoise	4
24D	37. Competitor of Venmo	7
25D	40. Like the herbs on a 55-Across	6
26D	41. Wimpy friend?	6
27D	43. "The Duck Variations" playwright	5
28D	44. Lane in Superman movies	5
29D	45. States of confusion	4
30D	46. About	4
31D	47. Material theorized as a possible cause of ancient Rome's decline, given its widespread use	4
32D	48. Berate, with "into"	4
33D	49. ___ monster	4

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Academy figure"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a military trainee (as at a military academy)
• Similar words include: plebe
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CADET

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2D: "2. Line of passengers?"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AREWETHERE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3D: "3. Relocating to a different country, e.g."

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LIFECHANGE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

4D: "4. Destination for many a rescue"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CATSHELTER

Remember this word for future puzzles!

5D: "5. Birds whose wings might be folded?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states writer (1871-1900)
• Similar words include: stretch out, crane, Stephen Crane
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CRANES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

6D: "6. Prefix with -trope"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HELIO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

7D: "7. Modern pen, of a sort"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ECIG

Remember this word for future puzzles!

8D: "8. Seafood-based ingredient in Eastern cuisines"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a paste of fish or shellfish
• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FISHPASTE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

9D: "9. Like someone performing a monologue, maybe"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
• Similar words include: spotlight, highlight, foreground
• Opposite of: background, play down

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SPOTLIT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

10D: "10. Part of the hamstring"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
• Similar words include: sinew
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TENDON

Remember this word for future puzzles!

11D: "11. Fem. or masc."

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ABBR

Remember this word for future puzzles!

12D: "12. Tunnel (into)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who evokes boredom
• Similar words include: digest, bore-hole, assume
• Opposite of: interest

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Answer: BORE

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13D: "13. Lane in Superman movies"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOIS

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14D: "14. Just gets (by)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EKES

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15D: "22. "Psst" and "Go!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
• Similar words include: discriminative stimulus, remind, cue stick
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CUES

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16D: "25. Things that ships, computers and wine retailers all have"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
• Similar words include: larboard, port, interface
• Opposite of: starboard

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Answer: PORTS

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17D: "26. Plant parts that develop as a seedling grows"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: TRUELEAVES

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18D: "27. Urban locale that looks out on Ellis Island"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: JERSEYCITY

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19D: "28. When anything goes"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: OPENSEASON

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20D: "29. Tie with string"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
• Similar words include: bolo tie, bola, bolo knife
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BOLO

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21D: "30. One getting ripped off at a venue"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
• Similar words include: check stub, nub, ticket stub
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STUB

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22D: "31. Poison classification"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HAIRMETAL

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23D: "35. Relative of turquoise"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color
• Similar words include: teal, bluish green, blue-green
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CYAN

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24D: "37. Competitor of Venmo"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CASHAPP

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25D: "40. Like the herbs on a 55-Across"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
• Similar words include: acrid, acerb, piercingly
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BITTER

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26D: "41. Wimpy friend?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: POPEYE

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27D: "43. "The Duck Variations" playwright"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states playwright (born in 1947)
• Similar words include: David Mamet
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MAMET

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28D: "44. Lane in Superman movies"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DIANE

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29D: "45. States of confusion"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
• Similar words include: fog, murk, obscure
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FOGS

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30D: "46. About"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INRE

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31D: "47. Material theorized as a possible cause of ancient Rome's decline, given its widespread use"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an advantage held by a competitor in a race
• Similar words include: take, lead story, jumper cable
• Opposite of: deficit, follow

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Answer: LEAD

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32D: "48. Berate, with "into""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
• Similar words include: lacing, plait, twine
• Opposite of: untwine

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Answer: LACE

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33D: "49. ___ monster"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a river that rises in western new mexico and flows westward through southern arizona to become a tributary of the colorado river
• Similar words include: Gila River
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GILA

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33 Across Clues

33 Down Clues

66 Total Clues

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (71 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (74 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. "Awesome!"	3
2A	4. Many profs	4
3A	8. What a crush might make you do	5
4A	13. Predator with dermal denticles	5
5A	18. Silent film actor Jannings	4
6A	20. Reclined	4
7A	21. More intense, as an emotion	5
8A	22. Early stage of a drug trial	6
9A	23. Peace symbol	4
10A	24. Adage promoting thrift	25
11A	27. Itty-bitty	6
12A	29. Return filers, for short	4
13A	30. Barely keeps going, with "along"	5
14A	31. Fish with leaf-shaped larvae	4
15A	32. Image on one side of this puzzle's subject	14
16A	35. Start of a historic triple boast	5
17A	37. Seminole's rival, in college athletics	5
18A	38. Liturgical singer	6
19A	39. Quick cut	4
20A	40. Subtitle alternative	3
21A	43. Yogurt drink in Delhi	5
22A	45. Monklike, in a way	7
23A	48. Angle variable in geometry	5
24A	50. Where this puzzle's subject was last made for circulation (in November 2025)	6
25A	53. Periodical, informally	3
26A	55. Genre for Siouxsie and the Banshees	4
27A	56. Duck known for its insulating feathers	5
28A	57. Make smelly	7
29A	59. One of 12, astrologically	3
30A	61. "Balderdash!"	3
31A	62. "It's Your Business" sloganeer, for short	3
32A	63. "Omigosh!"	3
33A	64. Drug enforcer, informally	4
34A	66. "When We Were Young" singer, 2015	5
35A	68. Its capital is Roma	6
36A	72. Nursery rhyme street vendor's cry	30
37A	77. A failed transaction	6
38A	78. Good, but not great, grade	5
39A	79. Tennis great Arthur	4
40A	80. ___ King Cole	3
41A	81. Fall asleep, with "off"	3
42A	82. Word with constrictor or feather	3
43A	83. Goddess of the dawn	3
44A	85. Car-pooling convenience	7
45A	88. Taco bar adjective	5
46A	91. ___ Féin	4
47A	92. ___ room	3
48A	94. Showing less bias	6
49A	95. Musical staff symbol	5
50A	96. Aggressive move allowed in some forms of kickboxing	7
51A	99. "Sounds like a blast!"	5
52A	101. Mini-gulp	3
53A	102. Some Ivy Leaguers	4
54A	104. Meeting that goes above and beyond?	6
55A	106. Intimate	5
56A	110. Bitter	5
57A	112. Image on one side of this puzzle's subject	14
58A	115. Badge-pinning site	4
59A	117. Tree where the Buddha found enlightenment	5
60A	119. Spanish for "wealthy"	4
61A	120. Get in the game?	6
62A	121. Offer advice ... or a hint to 24- and 72-Across	17
63A	125. D'Arcy of "House of the Dragon"	4
64A	126. Paradise	6
65A	127. Pucker producer, perhaps	5
66A	128. Modernists, informally	4
67A	129. Department store department	4
68A	130. Vikings, for example	5
69A	131. Long members of the onion family	5
70A	132. Nervous	4
71A	133. Slam	3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. "Awesome!""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
• Similar words include: radian
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAD

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2A: "4. Many profs"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study
• Similar words include: Ph.D., PhD
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PHDS

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3A: "8. What a crush might make you do"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
• Similar words include: play, mash, chat up
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FLIRT

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4A: "13. Predator with dermal denticles"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHARK

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5A: "18. Silent film actor Jannings"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EMIL

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6A: "20. Reclined"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
• Similar words include: dwell, lie in, lie
• Opposite of: stand, arise

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Answer: LAIN

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7A: "21. More intense, as an emotion"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
• Similar words include: bare-assed, unsanded, natural
• Opposite of: cooked

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Answer: RAWER

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8A: "22. Early stage of a drug trial"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PHASEI

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9A: "23. Peace symbol"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous small pigeons
• Similar words include: Columba, plunk, dive
• Opposite of: hawk

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Answer: DOVE

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10A: "24. Adage promoting thrift"

25 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________________________

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Answer: APENNYSAVEDISAPENNYEARNED

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11A: "27. Itty-bitty"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (used informally) very small
• Similar words include: wee, itsy-bitsy, bitty
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TEENSY

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12A: "29. Return filers, for short"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
• Similar words include: CPA, certified public accountant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CPAS

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13A: "30. Barely keeps going, with "along""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
• Similar words include: limp, hitch, hobble
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LIMPS

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14A: "31. Fish with leaf-shaped larvae"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

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
• Similar words include: eel
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EELS

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15A: "32. Image on one side of this puzzle's subject"

14 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: ABRAHAMLINCOLN

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16A: "35. Start of a historic triple boast"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ICAME

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17A: "37. Seminole's rival, in college athletics"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
• Similar words include: alligator
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GATOR

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18A: "38. Liturgical singer"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the musical director of a choir
• Similar words include: precentor, choirmaster, hazan
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CANTOR

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19A: "39. Quick cut"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
• Similar words include: clipping, lop, nip off
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SNIP

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20A: "40. Subtitle alternative"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the new sounds added by dubbing
• Similar words include: nickname, knight
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DUB

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21A: "43. Yogurt drink in Delhi"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LASSI

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22A: "45. Monklike, in a way"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
• Similar words include: abstainer, austere, spartan
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ASCETIC

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23A: "48. Angle variable in geometry"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 8th letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: THETA

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24A: "50. Where this puzzle's subject was last made for circulation (in November 2025)"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: USMINT

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25A: "53. Periodical, informally"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
• Similar words include: magazine
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MAG

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26A: "55. Genre for Siouxsie and the Banshees"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
• Similar words include: churl, boor, barbarian
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GOTH

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27A: "56. Duck known for its insulating feathers"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
• Similar words include: eider duck
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EIDER

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28A: "57. Make smelly"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STINKUP

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29A: "59. One of 12, astrologically"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Similar words include: Leo the Lion, Lion
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LEO

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30A: "61. "Balderdash!""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
• Similar words include: bunk, hogwash, buncombe
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROT

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31A: "62. "It's Your Business" sloganeer, for short"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WSJ

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32A: "63. "Omigosh!""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EEK

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33A: "64. Drug enforcer, informally"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
• Similar words include: nark, narcotics agent
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NARC

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34A: "66. "When We Were Young" singer, 2015"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ADELE

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35A: "68. Its capital is Roma"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic in southern europe on the italian peninsula; was the core of the roman republic and the roman empire between the 4th century bc and the 5th century ad
• Similar words include: Italy, Italian Republic
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ITALIA

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36A: "72. Nursery rhyme street vendor's cry"

30 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________________________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONEAPENNYTWOAPENNYHOTCROSSBUNS

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37A: "77. A failed transaction"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NOSALE

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38A: "78. Good, but not great, grade"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BPLUS

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39A: "79. Tennis great Arthur"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
• Similar words include: Arthur Ashe, Arthur Robert Ashe
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASHE

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40A: "80. ___ King Cole"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NAT

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41A: "81. Fall asleep, with "off""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sign of assent or salutation or command
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NOD

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42A: "82. Word with constrictor or feather"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
• Similar words include: feather boa
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BOA

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43A: "83. Goddess of the dawn"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EOS

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44A: "85. Car-pooling convenience"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HOVLANE

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45A: "88. Taco bar adjective"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASADA

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46A: "91. ___ Féin"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SINN

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47A: "92. ___ room"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REC

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48A: "94. Showing less bias"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
• Similar words include: just, middling, bonny
• Opposite of: unfair, foul

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FAIRER

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49A: "95. Musical staff symbol"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CCLEF

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50A: "96. Aggressive move allowed in some forms of kickboxing"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KNEEING

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51A: "99. "Sounds like a blast!""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OHFUN

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52A: "101. Mini-gulp"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small drink
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SIP

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53A: "102. Some Ivy Leaguers"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELIS

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54A: "104. Meeting that goes above and beyond?"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a meeting of spiritualists
• Similar words include: session, sitting
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEANCE

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55A: "106. Intimate"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GETAT

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56A: "110. Bitter"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that strong and sharp
• Similar words include: blistering, sulfurous, virulent
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACRID

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57A: "112. Image on one side of this puzzle's subject"

14 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: THEUNIONSHIELD

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58A: "115. Badge-pinning site"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
• Similar words include: window sash, cincture, waistcloth
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SASH

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59A: "117. Tree where the Buddha found enlightenment"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BODHI

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60A: "119. Spanish for "wealthy""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
• Similar words include: RICO Act, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, anti-racketeering law
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RICO

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61A: "120. Get in the game?"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ANTEUP

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62A: "121. Offer advice ... or a hint to 24- and 72-Across"

17 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________________

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Answer: PUTINYOURTWOCENTS

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63A: "125. D'Arcy of "House of the Dragon""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EMMA

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64A: "126. Paradise"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a book written by sir thomas more (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
• Similar words include: Sion, Zion
• Opposite of: dystopia

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Answer: UTOPIA

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65A: "127. Pucker producer, perhaps"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
• Similar words include: maize, lemon yellow, gamboge
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LEMON

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66A: "128. Modernists, informally"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NEOS

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67A: "129. Department store department"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the force of workers available
• Similar words include: workforce, hands, manpower
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MENS

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68A: "130. Vikings, for example"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an inhabitant of scandinavia
• Similar words include: Norwegian, Norseman, Nordic
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NORSE

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69A: "131. Long members of the onion family"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild allium ampeloprasum
• Similar words include: Allium porrum, scallion, leek
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LEEKS

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70A: "132. Nervous"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that being in a tense state
• Similar words include: high-strung, jumpy, overstrung
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDGY

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71A: "133. Slam"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that god of the underworld; counterpart of greek pluto
• Similar words include: Orcus
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DIS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Discount merchandise indicator	6
2D	2. Organism that moves using pseudopodia	6
3D	3. Change the course of	6
4D	4. ___ del Carmen (Mexican resort)	5
5D	5. Two farthings, informally	7
6D	6. Deny responsibility for	8
7D	7. Like certain easy-to-install hardware components	6
8D	8. Much of Diego Rivera's work	7
9D	9. Young Scot	3
10D	10. "You can count on me"	5
11D	11. It can become amber	5
12D	12. Streetcar	4
13D	13. Doo-wop's ___ Na Na	3
14D	14. Protected space for women in the Ottoman Empire	5
15D	15. If necessary	8
16D	16. Scottish dance	4
17D	17. Offspring	4
18D	19. "Enemies, a Love Story" actress	8
19D	22. "GoodFellas" Oscar winner	5
20D	25. Perspective	7
21D	26. Demonstrate frugality, in a way	10
22D	28. Got tinier	6
23D	33. Hosts, in brief	3
24D	34. Tolkien monster	3
25D	36. Exams for ambtious H.S. students	7
26D	39. Date night bookings	7
27D	41. Indigenous people of the Colorado Plateau	3
28D	42. Setting for many a New Yorker cartoon	3
29D	44. Having impeded growth	7
30D	46. Bird with an S-shaped neck	5
31D	47. Place for pliers	8
32D	49. Muslim head scarf	5
33D	50. Target with, as a pickup line	5
34D	51. Scribe in a courtroom, in brief	5
35D	52. Prepares for an interview, say	5
36D	54. Notorious Chicago bootlegger	8
37D	58. What a dog uses to shake	3
38D	60. Island location of Iolani Palace	4
39D	62. Say something fresh	7
40D	65. Tom who wrote "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"	7
41D	67. Information in a prescription	4
42D	69. Out of this world?	5
43D	70. Silly	5
44D	71. Fall bloomer	5
45D	73. "Hoarders" network	5
46D	74. Shoe originally known as a "Weejun"	11
47D	75. Street in Liverpool that has been immortalized in song	9
48D	76. "Wow!"	3
49D	84. Like many farm stand purchases	7
50D	86. "Dodgeball" star Vince	6
51D	87. Specific charge on an invoice	8
52D	88. Cooling units, in brief	3
53D	89. Poli-___	3
54D	90. Pork-based taco option	8
55D	91. Snowmobile brand	6
56D	93. Made cozy	8
57D	97. Suffix in British English	3
58D	98. Makeup of a nervous system, largely	7
59D	100. Layer of a farm	3
60D	103. Locale for camel racing	5
61D	105. Christians' ___ Creed	6
62D	107. Overflowed (with)	6
63D	108. Reunion attendees	6
64D	109. Cause for a QB's celebration	6
65D	111. Fries in England	5
66D	112. Deuce topper	5
67D	113. "I'll take another card"	5
68D	114. Cheeky	5
69D	115. Like cotton candy	4
70D	116. Lead-in to pilot or pay	4
71D	118. Grayish, say	4
72D	122. Emphatic refusal in Germany	3
73D	123. Stir-fry staple	3
74D	124. Dress (up)	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Discount merchandise indicator"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: REDTAG

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2D: "2. Organism that moves using pseudopodia"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
• Similar words include: ameba
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AMOEBA

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3D: "3. Change the course of"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that turn aside; turn away from
• Similar words include: deviate, hive off, disport
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DIVERT

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4D: "4. ___ del Carmen (Mexican resort)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PLAYA

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5D: "5. Two farthings, informally"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HAPENNY

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6D: "6. Deny responsibility for"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that renounce a legal claim or title to
• Opposite of: claim
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: DISCLAIM

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7D: "7. Like certain easy-to-install hardware components"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SNAPIN

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8D: "8. Much of Diego Rivera's work"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
• Similar words include: fresco
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FRESCOS

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9D: "9. Young Scot"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a boy or man
• Similar words include: gent, fellow, cub
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAD

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10D: "10. "You can count on me""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IWILL

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11D: "11. It can become amber"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
• Similar words include: rosin
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RESIN

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12D: "12. Streetcar"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
• Similar words include: trolley, streetcar, tramway
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TRAM

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13D: "13. Doo-wop's ___ Na Na"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SHA

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14D: "14. Protected space for women in the Ottoman Empire"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a muslim household
• Similar words include: serail, hareem, seraglio
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HAREM

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15D: "15. If necessary"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ASNEEDED

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16D: "16. Scottish dance"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
• Similar words include: bobbin, careen, spin
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: REEL

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17D: "17. Offspring"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a young person of either sex
• Similar words include: nestling, minor, child
• Opposite of: parent

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Answer: KIDS

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18D: "19. "Enemies, a Love Story" actress"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LENAOLIN

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19D: "22. "GoodFellas" Oscar winner"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PESCI

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20D: "25. Perspective"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
• Similar words include: advantage
• Opposite of: disadvantage

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Answer: VANTAGE

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21D: "26. Demonstrate frugality, in a way"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: PENNYPINCH

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22D: "28. Got tinier"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wither, as with a loss of moisture
• Similar words include: shrink, funk, shrivel up
• Opposite of: stretch, expand

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Answer: SHRANK

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23D: "33. Hosts, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: MCS

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24D: "34. Tolkien monster"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORC

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25D: "36. Exams for ambtious H.S. students"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: APTESTS

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26D: "39. Date night bookings"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934)
• Similar words include: baby-sitter, broody hen, sitter
• Opposite of: stander

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Answer: SITTERS

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27D: "41. Indigenous people of the Colorado Plateau"

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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28D: "42. Setting for many a New Yorker cartoon"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
• Similar words include: taproom, debar, relegate
• Opposite of: unbar

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Answer: BAR

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29D: "44. Having impeded growth"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that check the growth or development of
• Similar words include: scrubby, scrawny, stunt
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: STUNTED

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30D: "46. Bird with an S-shaped neck"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EGRET

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31D: "47. Place for pliers"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TOOLCASE

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32D: "49. Muslim head scarf"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a headscarf worn by muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HIJAB

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33D: "50. Target with, as a pickup line"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: USEON

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34D: "51. Scribe in a courtroom, in brief"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STENO

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35D: "52. Prepares for an interview, say"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
• Similar words include: microphone, mike
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MIKES

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36D: "54. Notorious Chicago bootlegger"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ALCAPONE

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37D: "58. What a dog uses to shake"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
• Similar words include: mitt, hand, manus
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAW

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38D: "60. Island location of Iolani Palace"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an island of central hawaii (between molokai and kauai); the chief island of the state
• Similar words include: Oahu Island
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OAHU

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39D: "62. Say something fresh"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: WISEOFF

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40D: "65. Tom who wrote "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues""

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to broadway musicals (1918-1998)
• Similar words include: Jerome Robbins
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ROBBINS

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41D: "67. Information in a prescription"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
• Similar words include: social disease, sexually transmitted disease, venereal disease
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DOSE

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42D: "69. Out of this world?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to or associated with the moon
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LUNAR

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43D: "70. Silly"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that devoid of intelligence
• Similar words include: asinine, mindless, fatuous
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INANE

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44D: "71. Fall bloomer"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus aster with showy daisylike flowers
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASTER

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45D: "73. "Hoarders" network"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AANDE

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46D: "74. Shoe originally known as a "Weejun""

11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: PENNYLOAFER

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47D: "75. Street in Liverpool that has been immortalized in song"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: PENNYLANE

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48D: "76. "Wow!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OHH

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49D: "84. Like many farm stand purchases"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
• Similar words include: constituent, constitutional, organic fertiliser
• Opposite of: inorganic, functional

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Answer: ORGANIC

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50D: "86. "Dodgeball" star Vince"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: VAUGHN

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51D: "87. Specific charge on an invoice"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LINEITEM

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52D: "88. Cooling units, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
• Similar words include: AC, alternating electric current, alternating current
• Opposite of: direct current

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Answer: ACS

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53D: "89. Poli-___"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SCI

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54D: "90. Pork-based taco option"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ALPASTOR

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55D: "91. Snowmobile brand"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SKIDOO

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56D: "93. Made cozy"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment
• Similar words include: cocoon
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: COCOONED

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57D: "97. Suffix in British English"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ISE

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58D: "98. Makeup of a nervous system, largely"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
• Similar words include: nerve cell, neuron
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NEURONS

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59D: "100. Layer of a farm"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that adult female chicken
• Similar words include: biddy
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HEN

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60D: "103. Locale for camel racing"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a military dictatorship in northern africa on the mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum
• Similar words include: Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LIBYA

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61D: "105. Christians' ___ Creed"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to the ancient city of nicaea in asia minor
• Similar words include: Nicaean
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NICENE

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62D: "107. Overflowed (with)"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be teeming, be abuzz
• Similar words include: swarm, teem, stream
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TEEMED

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63D: "108. Reunion attendees"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
• Similar words include: alumnus, graduate, alum
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ALUMNI

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64D: "109. Cause for a QB's celebration"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TDPASS

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65D: "111. Fries in England"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that strips of potato fried in deep fat
• Similar words include: fries, splintering, chip
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CHIPS

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66D: "112. Deuce topper"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Similar words include: iii, trio, ternary
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: THREE

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67D: "113. "I'll take another card""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HITME

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68D: "114. Cheeky"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that improperly forward or bold
• Similar words include: fresh, saucy, impudent
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SASSY

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69D: "115. Like cotton candy"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
• Similar words include: birl, spin out, spin
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SPUN

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70D: "116. Lead-in to pilot or pay"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Similar words include: car, machine, automobile
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AUTO

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71D: "118. Grayish, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make dull in appearance
• Similar words include: muted, boring, obtuse
• Opposite of: sharpen, sharp

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Answer: DULL

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72D: "122. Emphatic refusal in Germany"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NIE

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73D: "123. Stir-fry staple"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in chinese cooking
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WOK

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74D: "124. Dress (up)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that provide with clothes or put clothes on
• Similar words include: fit out, garment, habilitate
• Opposite of: undress

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Answer: TOG

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Today's Puzzle Stats

71 Across Clues

74 Down Clues

145 Total Clues

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