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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (37 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (37 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky
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. Singer Braxton | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Like some winter windshields | 4 |
| 3A | 9. ___ Bauer (brand of outdoor gear) | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Soon | 4 |
| 5A | 15. "Me, too" | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Stable job | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Spirit of the Caribbean | 11 |
| 8A | 19. Haggard | 5 |
| 9A | 20. Creamy dish made with arborio rice | 7 |
| 10A | 21. Angela on "The Office," e.g. | 4 |
| 11A | 22. "Bring it on!" | 5 |
| 12A | 23. Four-time N.B.A. M.V.P. | 11 |
| 13A | 28. Nick, e.g. | 3 |
| 14A | 30. Collected | 4 |
| 15A | 31. Evil computer of classic film | 3 |
| 16A | 32. Kind of seeds found in a basket in King Tutankhamen's tomb | 6 |
| 17A | 35. Alternate nickname for the "Hollywood of the South" | 8 |
| 18A | 37. Group with a coat of arms | 4 |
| 19A | 38. Unspecified ones | 5 |
| 20A | 40. Wednesday a.k.a. ___ day | 4 |
| 21A | 41. Like some fat | 8 |
| 22A | 43. Purposely wrongs | 6 |
| 23A | 45. "What's more ..." | 3 |
| 24A | 46. Joan known for his "dream paintings" | 4 |
| 25A | 47. Make out, perhaps? | 3 |
| 26A | 48. Pillow fight setting | 11 |
| 27A | 51. Juicer's "juice" | 5 |
| 28A | 55. Determination | 4 |
| 29A | 56. Shade provider along Central Park's Literary Walk | 7 |
| 30A | 58. A-tier | 5 |
| 31A | 60. Chock-full ... like three squares (and foods) in this puzzle | 9 |
| 32A | 62. Touch-and-go | 5 |
| 33A | 63. Force felt on Earth, for short | 4 |
| 34A | 64. Goddess whose name is an anagram of her mother's | 4 |
| 35A | 65. Feelings of getting older | 5 |
| 36A | 66. Volcano seen on HBO's "The White Lotus" | 4 |
| 37A | 67. Port in 50-Down | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Singer Braxton"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TONI
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2A: "5. Like some winter windshields"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that decorate with frosting
- Similar words include: frost, ice
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ICED
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3A: "9. ___ Bauer (brand of outdoor gear)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EDDIE
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4A: "14. Soon"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that at another time
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANON
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5A: "15. "Me, too""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern scandinavia and herding reindeer
- Similar words include: like, Saame, Sami
- Opposite of: unlike, different
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Answer: SAME
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6A: "16. Stable job"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
- Similar words include: stableman, stableboy, prepare
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GROOM
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7A: "17. Spirit of the Caribbean"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: JAMAICANRUM
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8A: "19. Haggard"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- Similar words include: haggard, skeletal, pinched
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GAUNT
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9A: "20. Creamy dish made with arborio rice"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
- Similar words include: Italian rice
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: RISOTTO
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10A: "21. Angela on "The Office," e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
- Similar words include: snot, snoot, snob
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PRIG
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11A: "22. "Bring it on!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TRYME
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12A: "23. Four-time N.B.A. M.V.P."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: LEBRONJAMES
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13A: "28. Nick, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the month following february and preceding april
- Similar words include: deflower, spoil, defect
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MAR
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14A: "30. Collected"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
- Similar words include: poise, sang-froid, cool down
- Opposite of: warm, heat
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Answer: COOL
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15A: "31. Evil computer of classic film"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HAL
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16A: "32. Kind of seeds found in a basket in King Tutankhamen's tomb"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that east indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
- Similar words include: Sesamum indicum, benni, benne
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SESAME
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17A: "35. Alternate nickname for the "Hollywood of the South""
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- Pattern: ________
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Answer: HOTLANTA
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18A: "37. Group with a coat of arms"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that group of people related by blood or marriage
- Similar words include: kin group, kindred, kinship group
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CLAN
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19A: "38. Unspecified ones"
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- Pattern: _____
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Answer: THOSE
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20A: "40. Wednesday a.k.a. ___ day"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- Similar words include: have a go at it, know, jut
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HUMP
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21A: "41. Like some fat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cause to become
- Similar words include: render, try, depict
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: RENDERED
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22A: "43. Purposely wrongs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that feeling a need to see others suffer
- Similar words include: bruise, sprinkle, cattiness
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SPITES
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23A: "45. "What's more ...""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AND
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24A: "46. Joan known for his "dream paintings""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that new zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry
- Similar words include: black pine, Joan Miro, Podocarpus ferruginea
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MIRO
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25A: "47. Make out, perhaps?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
- Similar words include: tail, mark, tatter
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAG
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26A: "48. Pillow fight setting"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: PAJAMAPARTY
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27A: "51. Juicer's "juice""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ROIDS
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28A: "55. Determination"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; - george meredith
- Similar words include: leave, volition, bequeath
- Opposite of: disinherit
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Answer: WILL
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29A: "56. Shade provider along Central Park's Literary Walk"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ELMTREE
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30A: "58. A-tier"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet)
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PRIMO
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31A: "60. Chock-full ... like three squares (and foods) in this puzzle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that crowd or pack to capacity
- Similar words include: jam, jampack, cram
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: JAMPACKED
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32A: "62. Touch-and-go"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; - new yorker
- Similar words include: chanceful, dodgy, chancy
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DICEY
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33A: "63. Force felt on Earth, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ONEG
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34A: "64. Goddess whose name is an anagram of her mother's"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that queen of the olympian gods in ancient greek mythology; sister and wife of zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women zeus fell in love with; identified with roman juno
- Similar words include: Here
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HERA
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35A: "65. Feelings of getting older"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
- Similar words include: ache, aching, smart
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ACHES
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36A: "66. Volcano seen on HBO's "The White Lotus""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
- Similar words include: bunsen burner, Mt Etna, bunsen
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETNA
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37A: "67. Port in 50-Down"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ADEN
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Fruity pastry | 7 |
| 2D | 2. Live | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Like the jungle at daybreak | 5 |
| 4D | 4. At the helm | 9 |
| 5D | 5. "___ that right?" | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Number for December | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Bird with noted calf muscles | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Short blue person? | 3 |
| 9D | 9. ChαΊ£ giΓ², on a Vietnamese menu | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Enervate | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Temptation for Homer Simpson | 11 |
| 12D | 12. Na+ or Cl- | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Real lifesaver, for short | 3 |
| 14D | 18. Starting group | 5 |
| 15D | 21. Not accept an outrage, say | 7 |
| 16D | 24. Amazon smart speaker | 7 |
| 17D | 25. Jeers | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Tempting words on a Wonderland cake | 5 |
| 19D | 27. Is really good, in modern slang | 5 |
| 20D | 29. Legal mulligan | 7 |
| 21D | 32. What an old car might be sold for | 5 |
| 22D | 33. ___ Ferrante, author of the "Neapolitan Novels" | 5 |
| 23D | 34. Brown-bag item | 11 |
| 24D | 36. "OK, that makes sense" | 9 |
| 25D | 39. MΓΌnster man | 4 |
| 26D | 42. Puts to work | 7 |
| 27D | 44. Northern Italian city known for its cheese | 5 |
| 28D | 49. "The White Lotus" actress ___ Lou Wood | 5 |
| 29D | 50. Arabia Felix, now | 5 |
| 30D | 52. Perturbed | 5 |
| 31D | 53. Fortune 500 company started by a blacksmith, informally | 5 |
| 32D | 54. Civic's class | 5 |
| 33D | 57. Sports org. with a Tour | 4 |
| 34D | 58. Open show of intimacy, for short | 3 |
| 35D | 59. Nickname that drops "hard" | 3 |
| 36D | 60. Mud | 3 |
| 37D | 61. Tiny "farmer" | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Fruity pastry"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: JAMTART
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2D: "2. Live"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ONAIR
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3D: "3. Like the jungle at daybreak"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
- Opposite of: quiet
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NOISY
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4D: "4. At the helm"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: INCOMMAND
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5D: "5. "___ that right?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ISNT
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6D: "6. Number for December"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that joyful religious song celebrating the birth of christ
- Similar words include: Christmas carol
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CAROL
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7D: "7. Bird with noted calf muscles"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
- Similar words include: Emu novaehollandiae, Dromaius novaehollandiae, electromagnetic unit
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EMU
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8D: "8. Short blue person?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DEM
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9D: "9. ChαΊ£ giΓ², on a Vietnamese menu"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: EGGROLL
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10D: "10. Enervate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- Similar words include: drainage, enfeeble, waste pipe
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DRAIN
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11D: "11. Temptation for Homer Simpson"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: JAMDOUGHNUT
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12D: "12. Na+ or Cl-"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ION
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13D: "13. Real lifesaver, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EMT
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14D: "18. Starting group"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ATEAM
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15D: "21. Not accept an outrage, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a formal and solemn declaration of objection
- Similar words include: dissent, resist, objection
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: PROTEST
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16D: "24. Amazon smart speaker"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ECHODOT
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17D: "25. Jeers"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
- Similar words include: snort, bird, boo
- Opposite of: applaud
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Answer: BOOS
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18D: "26. Tempting words on a Wonderland cake"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EATME
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19D: "27. Is really good, in modern slang"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- Similar words include: smacking, slap, smack
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SLAPS
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20D: "29. Legal mulligan"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: RETRIAL
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21D: "32. What an old car might be sold for"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- Similar words include: fleck, quarrel, flake
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SCRAP
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22D: "33. ___ Ferrante, author of the "Neapolitan Novels""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ELENA
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23D: "34. Brown-bag item"
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- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: JAMSANDWICH
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24D: "36. "OK, that makes sense""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: AHIGOTCHA
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25D: "39. MΓΌnster man"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a german man; used before the name as a title equivalent to mr in english
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HERR
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26D: "42. Puts to work"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the state of being employed or having a job
- Similar words include: use, employment, apply
- Opposite of: unemployment, fire
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Answer: EMPLOYS
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27D: "44. Northern Italian city known for its cheese"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PARMA
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28D: "49. "The White Lotus" actress ___ Lou Wood"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AIMEE
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29D: "50. Arabia Felix, now"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a republic on the southwestern shores of the arabian peninsula on the indian ocean; formed in 1990
- Similar words include: Republic of Yemen
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: YEMEN
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30D: "52. Perturbed"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that irritate or vex
- Similar words include: gall, irk
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IRKED
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31D: "53. Fortune 500 company started by a blacksmith, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886)
- Similar words include: John Deere
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DEERE
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32D: "54. Civic's class"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
- Similar words include: saloon, sedan chair
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SEDAN
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33D: "57. Sports org. with a Tour"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LPGA
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34D: "58. Open show of intimacy, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
- Similar words include: personal organizer, personal organiser, personal digital assistant
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PDA
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35D: "59. Nickname that drops "hard""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RIC
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36D: "60. Mud"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: JOE
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37D: "61. Tiny "farmer""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- Similar words include: pismire, emmet
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ANT
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.
Decode the Clues
Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.
Use Cross-References
Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.
Build Vocabulary
Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
37 Across Clues
37 Down Clues
74 Total Clues
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