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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

NYT Crossword Across October 22, 2025: All 37 Horizontal Answers & Strategic Tips

NYT Across Crossword October 22, 2025 - Master All 37 Left-to-Right Clues

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 37 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Across Clues

NYT Across clues solutions for October 22, 2025
NYT Across Clues - Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date October 22, 2025
Day of Week Wednesday
Total Across Clues 37 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Easy

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 37 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. Spots for cozy dates
2 Across 6. Slope
3 Across 10. What A's and B's are good for
4 Across 13. Person with terrible manners
5 Across 14. Broadway great Menzel
6 Across 16. Nickname that's an alternative to Cam
7 Across 17. Some basic guidelines [2, Spanish]
8 Across 19. Nonprofit's domain name ender
9 Across 20. Paris agreement
10 Across 21. Take to court
11 Across 22. Act smart
12 Across 24. Molecule with a non-unique formula
13 Across 26. Fluorescent gemstone [4, Danish and Norwegian]
14 Across 27. "Girls" creator Dunham
15 Across 28. Slightly
16 Across 30. Some parallel bars
17 Across 31. Agrees (with)
18 Across 33. Rarely visited places on earth
19 Across 34. Climactic baseball event … or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across form?
20 Across 36. "Breaking Bad" sister-in-law
21 Across 37. Touches and Shuffles
22 Across 38. Black prom rentals
23 Across 39. Bubbly bar
24 Across 40. Idiomatic sticking point
25 Across 44. Chemist who co-discovered 26-Down [8, Italian]
26 Across 46. It's controlled in meditation
27 Across 48. Food spread popular in England
28 Across 49. Levi's competitor
29 Across 50. Toilet paper thickness
30 Across 51. ___ out of house and home
31 Across 52. Carpe diem [16, French]
32 Across 55. Picasso's "___ Demoiselles d'Avignon"
33 Across 56. A little under half of humanity
34 Across 57. Entertain
35 Across 58. Establishes what is, informally
36 Across 59. ___ best friend
37 Across 60. Sidekick of Dora the Explorer

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Across clue. Also check these helpful guides:

Complete Across Solutions:

1 Across: "1. Spots for cozy dates"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C___S
  • Similar words: cafe, coffeehouse
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CAFES

2 Across: "6. Slope"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R__E
  • Similar words: rebel, stand up
  • Opposite of: sit down
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a growth in strength or number or importance
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RISE

3 Across: "10. What A's and B's are good for"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GPA

4 Across: "13. Person with terrible manners"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: B___E
  • Similar words: animate being, beastly
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a cruelly rapacious person
  • This is Across clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BRUTE

5 Across: "14. Broadway great Menzel"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: I___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IDINA

6 Across: "16. Nickname that's an alternative to Cam"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'N'
  • Similar words: Bokkos, Daffo
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RON

7 Across: "17. Some basic guidelines [2, Spanish]"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: D_________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DOSANDDONTS

8 Across: "19. Nonprofit's domain name ender"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'G'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ORG

9 Across: "20. Paris agreement"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'I'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OUI

10 Across: "21. Take to court"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: litigate, process
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SUE

11 Across: "22. Act smart"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: G_____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GETCUTE

12 Across: "24. Molecule with a non-unique formula"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: I____R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ISOMER

13 Across: "26. Fluorescent gemstone [4, Danish and Norwegian]"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: F______L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FIREOPAL

14 Across: "27. "Girls" creator Dunham"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: L__A
  • Similar words: Lena River
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LENA

15 Across: "28. Slightly"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: A__T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ABIT

16 Across: "30. Some parallel bars"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: R___S
  • Similar words: vituperate, revile
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RAILS

17 Across: "31. Agrees (with)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'J' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: J___S
  • Similar words: agree, slam
  • Opposite of: disagree
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer JIBES

18 Across: "33. Rarely visited places on earth"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P___S
  • Similar words: perch, punt
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer POLES

19 Across: "34. Climactic baseball event … or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across form?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: W_________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WORLDSERIES

20 Across: "36. "Breaking Bad" sister-in-law"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: M___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MARIE

21 Across: "37. Touches and Shuffles"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: I___S
  • Similar words: iPod
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: (trademark) a pocket-sized device used to play music files
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IPODS

22 Across: "38. Black prom rentals"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S___S
  • Similar words: wooing, fit
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SUITS

23 Across: "39. Bubbly bar"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: S__P
  • Similar words: easy lay, max
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SOAP

24 Across: "40. Idiomatic sticking point"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'W'
  • Word pattern: C__W
  • Similar words: crop
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CRAW

25 Across: "44. Chemist who co-discovered 26-Down [8, Italian]"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: O______N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OTTOHAHN

26 Across: "46. It's controlled in meditation"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: B____H
  • Similar words: breathing time, intimation
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BREATH

27 Across: "48. Food spread popular in England"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: M_____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: soup cooked in a large pot
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MARMITE

28 Across: "49. Levi's competitor"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: Gypsy Rose Lee, Lee Yuen Kam
  • Opposite of: windward
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LEE

29 Across: "50. Toilet paper thickness"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'Y'
  • Similar words: run, cater
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PLY

30 Across: "51. ___ out of house and home"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: exhaust, feed
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ATE

31 Across: "52. Carpe diem [16, French]"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: S_________Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SEIZETHEDAY

32 Across: "55. Picasso's "___ Demoiselles d'Avignon""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: LE
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LES

33 Across: "56. A little under half of humanity"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: M___S
  • Similar words: male person, Male
  • Opposite of: female
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MALES

34 Across: "57. Entertain"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A___E
  • Similar words: divert, disport
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: occupy in an agreeable
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AMUSE

35 Across: "58. Establishes what is, informally"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: Idaho, id
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a state in the Rocky Mountains
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IDS

36 Across: "59. ___ best friend"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: M__S
  • Similar words: serviceman, world
  • Opposite of: woman
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MANS

37 Across: "60. Sidekick of Dora the Explorer"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B___S
  • Similar words: reboot, thrill
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BOOTS

Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues

Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Across Clues?

  • Across clues often provide more letter intersections
  • Reading left to right feels more natural
  • Many common phrases run horizontally
  • Across answers often help solve Down clues

Across Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Across entries
  2. Common phrases: Many idioms run horizontally
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Across
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear horizontally

Time-Saving Across Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Across first Get a mental map of the horizontal flow
Fill short Across words 3-4 letter words are often articles or prepositions
Use crossing letters Down letters help confirm Across answers
Look for themes Related Across answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues

What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?

Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.

Should I solve Across or Down clues first?

Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 37 Across clues.

Are Across clues easier than Down clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.

How do Across clues interact with Down clues?

Across and Down clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

About This Page: We provide comprehensive Across clues solutions and hints for the NYT Crossword to help you improve your solving skills. This site is not affiliated with The New York Times.

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October 22, 2025 NYT Crossword Solutions

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Spots for cozy dates 5
2A 6. Slope 4
3A 10. What A's and B's are good for 3
4A 13. Person with terrible manners 5
5A 14. Broadway great Menzel 5
6A 16. Nickname that's an alternative to Cam 3
7A 17. Some basic guidelines [2, Spanish] 11
8A 19. Nonprofit's domain name ender 3
9A 20. Paris agreement 3
10A 21. Take to court 3
11A 22. Act smart 7
12A 24. Molecule with a non-unique formula 6
13A 26. Fluorescent gemstone [4, Danish and Norwegian] 8
14A 27. "Girls" creator Dunham 4
15A 28. Slightly 4
16A 30. Some parallel bars 5
17A 31. Agrees (with) 5
18A 33. Rarely visited places on earth 5
19A 34. Climactic baseball event … or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across form? 11
20A 36. "Breaking Bad" sister-in-law 5
21A 37. Touches and Shuffles 5
22A 38. Black prom rentals 5
23A 39. Bubbly bar 4
24A 40. Idiomatic sticking point 4
25A 44. Chemist who co-discovered 26-Down [8, Italian] 8
26A 46. It's controlled in meditation 6
27A 48. Food spread popular in England 7
28A 49. Levi's competitor 3
29A 50. Toilet paper thickness 3
30A 51. ___ out of house and home 3
31A 52. Carpe diem [16, French] 11
32A 55. Picasso's "___ Demoiselles d'Avignon" 3
33A 56. A little under half of humanity 5
34A 57. Entertain 5
35A 58. Establishes what is, informally 3
36A 59. ___ best friend 4
37A 60. Sidekick of Dora the Explorer 5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Spots for cozy dates"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
  • Similar words include: coffee shop, cafe, coffee bar
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CAFES

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2A: "6. Slope"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a growth in strength or number or importance
  • Similar words include: rear, turn out, raise
  • Opposite of: turn in, go to bed
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RISE

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3A: "10. What A's and B's are good for"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
  • Similar words include: grade point average
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GPA

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4A: "13. Person with terrible manners"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a cruelly rapacious person
  • Similar words include: wolf, animate being, creature
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BRUTE

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5A: "14. Broadway great Menzel"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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6A: "16. Nickname that's an alternative to Cam"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a chadic language spoken in northern nigeria
  • Similar words include: Bokkos, Daffo
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RON

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7A: "17. Some basic guidelines [2, Spanish]"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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8A: "19. Nonprofit's domain name ender"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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9A: "20. Paris agreement"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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10A: "21. Take to court"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
  • Similar words include: action, process, Eugene Sue
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SUE

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11A: "22. Act smart"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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12A: "24. Molecule with a non-unique formula"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ISOMER

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13A: "26. Fluorescent gemstone [4, Danish and Norwegian]"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FIREOPAL

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14A: "27. "Girls" creator Dunham"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a russian river in siberia; flows northward into the laptev sea
  • Similar words include: Lena River
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LENA

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15A: "28. Slightly"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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16A: "30. Some parallel bars"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
  • Similar words include: rail, railing, rail off
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RAILS

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17A: "31. Agrees (with)"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
  • Similar words include: jibe, barb, shaft
  • Opposite of: disagree
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: JIBES

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18A: "33. Rarely visited places on earth"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
  • Similar words include: Pole, rod, celestial pole
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: POLES

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19A: "34. Climactic baseball event … or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across form?"

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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20A: "36. "Breaking Bad" sister-in-law"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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21A: "37. Touches and Shuffles"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (trademark) a pocket-sized device used to play music files
  • Similar words include: iPod
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IPODS

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22A: "38. Black prom rentals"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
  • Similar words include: courting, fit, accommodate
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SUITS

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23A: "39. Bubbly bar"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
  • Similar words include: grievous bodily harm, easy lay, max
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SOAP

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24A: "40. Idiomatic sticking point"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
  • Similar words include: crop
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CRAW

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25A: "44. Chemist who co-discovered 26-Down [8, Italian]"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: OTTOHAHN

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26A: "46. It's controlled in meditation"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
  • Similar words include: intimation, breather, breathing space
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: BREATH

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27A: "48. Food spread popular in England"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that soup cooked in a large pot
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: MARMITE

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28A: "49. Levi's competitor"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
  • Similar words include: Shelton Jackson Lee, Robert Edward Lee, leeward
  • Opposite of: windward
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Answer: LEE

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29A: "50. Toilet paper thickness"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
  • Similar words include: provide, supply, cater
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: PLY

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30A: "51. ___ out of house and home"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
  • Similar words include: wipe out, corrode, exhaust
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ATE

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31A: "52. Carpe diem [16, French]"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: SEIZETHEDAY

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32A: "55. Picasso's "___ Demoiselles d'Avignon""

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
  • Similar words include: lupus erythematosus, LE
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: LES

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33A: "56. A little under half of humanity"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
  • Similar words include: male person, male, Male
  • Opposite of: female
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Answer: MALES

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34A: "57. Entertain"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  • Similar words include: divert, disport
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: AMUSE

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35A: "58. Establishes what is, informally"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a state in the rocky mountains
  • Similar words include: ID, I.D., Gem State
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: IDS

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36A: "59. ___ best friend"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
  • Similar words include: mankind, Man, piece
  • Opposite of: woman, civilian
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Answer: MANS

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37A: "60. Sidekick of Dora the Explorer"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
  • Similar words include: kick, iron boot, boot
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: BOOTS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Natural remedy that's used to treat anxiety 6
2D 2. Make hot and bothered 6
3D 3. Kind of cuisine 6
4D 4. Traveler's info, informally 3
5D 5. Electroreception, for sharks 5
6D 6. Jaunt on a hay wagon, e.g. 4
7D 7. "Me!" 3
8D 8. "You got that right!" 6
9D 9. Key to search with, maybe 5
10D 10. Fans of a band 8
11D 11. Whirling visual effects in video games 7
12D 12. Watchful guardians 6
13D 15. Part of a belt 8
14D 18. Built to last 7
15D 23. Gel 8
16D 25. David Bowie's astronaut persona 8
17D 26. Atomic reaction co-discovered by 44-Across 7
18D 29. Word with flower or feather 3
19D 32. Expression such as "Top o' the mornin'" 8
20D 33. Certain sports wager 7
21D 34. Sara Bareilles musical set in a diner 8
22D 35. Clean water org. 3
23D 36. Shape-shifted 7
24D 38. Language on the Horn of Africa 6
25D 39. Young woman, in Australia 6
26D 41. Outkast or Eric B. & Rakim 6
27D 42. "Thank God …!" 6
28D 43. "You're quite right" 6
29D 45. Premier squad 5
30D 47. Recovery phase 5
31D 49. Not as much 4
32D 53. In a chill state 3
33D 54. Subculture associated with skinny jeans 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Natural remedy that's used to treat anxiety"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: CBDOIL

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2D: "2. Make hot and bothered"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • Similar words include: come alive, wind up, raise
  • Opposite of: de-energize, cause to sleep
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Answer: AROUSE

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3D: "3. Kind of cuisine"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an occurrence that involves the production of a union
  • Similar words include: nuclear fusion reaction, unification, spinal fusion
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: FUSION

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4D: "4. Traveler's info, informally"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
  • Similar words include: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ETA

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5D: "5. Electroreception, for sharks"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a general conscious awareness
  • Similar words include: horse sense, smell out, smell
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SENSE

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6D: "6. Jaunt on a hay wagon, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
  • Similar words include: drive, tantalise, hinge on
  • Opposite of: walk
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Answer: RIDE

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7D: "7. "Me!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: IDO

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8D: "8. "You got that right!""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SINGIT

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9D: "9. Key to search with, maybe"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that to come or go into
  • Similar words include: embark, accede, come in
  • Opposite of: drop out, exit
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Answer: ENTER

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10D: "10. Fans of a band"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
  • Similar words include: groupie
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: GROUPIES

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11D: "11. Whirling visual effects in video games"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
  • Similar words include: portal site, portal, portal vein
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: PORTALS

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12D: "12. Watchful guardians"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that spiritual being attendant upon god
  • Similar words include: backer, holy person, Angel
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ANGELS

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13D: "15. Part of a belt"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of mars and jupiter)
  • Similar words include: star-shaped
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: ASTEROID

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14D: "18. Built to last"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that existing for a long time
  • Similar words include: long-lived, long-lasting, lasting
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: DURABLE

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15D: "23. Gel"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that mix together different elements
  • Similar words include: blend, flux, immix
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: COALESCE

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16D: "25. David Bowie's astronaut persona"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: MAJORTOM

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17D: "26. Atomic reaction co-discovered by 44-Across"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
  • Similar words include: nuclear fission
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: FISSION

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18D: "29. Word with flower or feather"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
  • Similar words include: layer, be intimate, have it off
  • Opposite of: turn out, get up
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Answer: BED

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19D: "32. Expression such as "Top o' the mornin'""

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: IRISHISM

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20D: "33. Certain sports wager"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: PROPBET

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21D: "34. Sara Bareilles musical set in a diner"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a woman waiter
  • Similar words include: wait
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: WAITRESS

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22D: "35. Clean water org."

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
  • Similar words include: Environmental Protection Agency
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: EPA

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23D: "36. Shape-shifted"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that undergo mutation
  • Similar words include: mutate
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: MUTATED

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24D: "38. Language on the Horn of Africa"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a member of a tall dark (mostly muslim) people inhabiting somalia
  • Similar words include: Somalian
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SOMALI

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25D: "39. Young woman, in Australia"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SHEILA

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26D: "41. Outkast or Eric B. & Rakim"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: RAPDUO

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27D: "42. "Thank God …!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ATLAST

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28D: "43. "You're quite right""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: WHYYES

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29D: "45. Premier squad"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ATEAM

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30D: "47. Recovery phase"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: REHAB

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31D: "49. Not as much"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
  • Similar words include: to a lesser extent
  • Opposite of: more
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Answer: LESS

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32D: "53. In a chill state"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that school of mahayana buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; china and japan
  • Similar words include: Zen Buddhism, dose, pane
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ZEN

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33D: "54. Subculture associated with skinny jeans"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: EMO

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Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues
33 Down Clues
70 Total Clues

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