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Date: Monday, July 26, 2021
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.7 letters
July 26, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. With 68-Across, what the trio in this puzzle's clues is trying to promote | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Enthusiasts | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Cries of pain | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Fencing blade | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Israeli airline | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Bothered, as one's conscience | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Tax IDs | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Past the deadline | 4 |
| 9A | 19. Full of gristle, say | 5 |
| 10A | 20. The first member of the trio said he'd ... | 14 |
| 11A | 23. Like a ship on an ocean floor | 4 |
| 12A | 24. The "I" of FWIW | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Lead-in to gender | 3 |
| 14A | 28. Ability to keep one's balance on a ship | 7 |
| 15A | 31. Companion of Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings" | 3 |
| 16A | 34. Move stealthily | 5 |
| 17A | 36. Sorta | 3 |
| 18A | 37. T. rex, e.g. | 4 |
| 19A | 38. The second member of the trio said he'd ... | 15 |
| 20A | 42. What sleeves hold | 4 |
| 21A | 43. Witch | 3 |
| 22A | 44. Make giggle, say | 5 |
| 23A | 45. Org. that funds PBS | 3 |
| 24A | 46. "Way to go!" | 7 |
| 25A | 49. Lines on an urban map: Abbr. | 3 |
| 26A | 50. Rock's ___ Fighters | 3 |
| 27A | 51. First group with a #1 Billboard hit, alphabetically | 4 |
| 28A | 53. The third member of the trio said she'd ... | 14 |
| 29A | 60. What a bouquet emits | 5 |
| 30A | 61. Rational | 4 |
| 31A | 62. ___ Devers, three-time Olympic track gold medalist | 4 |
| 32A | 63. Attired like Batman or Superman | 5 |
| 33A | 64. ___ and sciences | 4 |
| 34A | 65. The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. | 4 |
| 35A | 66. Chasm | 5 |
| 36A | 67. Thomas Hardy's "___ of the D'Urbervilles" | 4 |
| 37A | 68. See 1-Across | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. With 68-Across, what the trio in this puzzle's clues is trying to promote"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
- Words that mean the same thing: idle words, eff, make love
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JAZZ
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Clue 2 Across: "5. Enthusiasts"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
- Words that mean the same thing: fan, rooter, winnow
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: FANS
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Clue 3 Across: "9. Cries of pain"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- Words that mean the same thing: yip, yelping, yap
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: YELPS
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Fencing blade"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EPEE
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Clue 5 Across: "15. Israeli airline"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELAL
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Bothered, as one's conscience"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ATEAT
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Tax IDs"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SSNS
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Clue 8 Across: "18. Past the deadline"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- Words that mean the same thing: belated, recently, former
- The opposite would be: early
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LATE
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Clue 9 Across: "19. Full of gristle, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that requiring much chewing
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHEWY
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Clue 10 Across: "20. The first member of the trio said he'd ..."
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOOTHISOWNHORN
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Clue 11 Across: "23. Like a ship on an ocean floor"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that fall or descend to a lower place or level
- Words that mean the same thing: fall off, slide down, subside
- The opposite would be: float
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUNK
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Clue 12 Across: "24. The "I" of FWIW"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
- Words that mean the same thing: IT, information technology
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITS
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Clue 13 Across: "25. Lead-in to gender"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an alliance made up of states that had been soviet socialist republics in the soviet union prior to its dissolution in dec 1991
- Words that mean the same thing: Commonwealth of Independent States, curie, Ci
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CIS
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Clue 14 Across: "28. Ability to keep one's balance on a ship"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEALEGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. Companion of Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
- Words that mean the same thing: surface-to-air missile
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAM
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Clue 16 Across: "34. Move stealthily"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
- Words that mean the same thing: pussyfoot, sneaky, stalker
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNEAK
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Clue 17 Across: "36. Sorta"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISH
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Clue 18 Across: "37. T. rex, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DINO
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Clue 19 Across: "38. The second member of the trio said he'd ..."
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PULLSOMESTRINGS
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Clue 20 Across: "42. What sleeves hold"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that weapons considered collectively
- Words that mean the same thing: limb, weapons system, subdivision
- The opposite would be: disarm
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARMS
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Clue 21 Across: "43. Witch"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an ugly evil-looking old woman
- Words that mean the same thing: crone, slime eels, hagfish
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAG
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Clue 22 Across: "44. Make giggle, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
- Words that mean the same thing: disport, divert
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMUSE
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Clue 23 Across: "45. Org. that funds PBS"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEA
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Clue 24 Across: "46. "Way to go!""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NICEJOB
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Clue 25 Across: "49. Lines on an urban map: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STS
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Clue 26 Across: "50. Rock's ___ Fighters"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FOO
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Clue 27 Across: "51. First group with a #1 Billboard hit, alphabetically"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABBA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "53. The third member of the trio said she'd ..."
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DRUMUPBUSINESS
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Clue 29 Across: "60. What a bouquet emits"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any property detected by the olfactory system
- Words that mean the same thing: odour, fragrance, perfume
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AROMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "61. Rational"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
- Words that mean the same thing: reasonable
- The opposite would be: insane
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SANE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "62. ___ Devers, three-time Olympic track gold medalist"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAIL
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Clue 32 Across: "63. Attired like Batman or Superman"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that lie at the top of
- Words that mean the same thing: crest, cap
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAPED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "64. ___ and sciences"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
- Words that mean the same thing: humanistic discipline, artistry, humanities
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "65. The Bruins of the N.C.A.A."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UCLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "66. Chasm"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
- Words that mean the same thing: abysm
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABYSS
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Clue 36 Across: "67. Thomas Hardy's "___ of the D'Urbervilles""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "68. See 1-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
- Words that mean the same thing: picture, usher, read
- The opposite would be: hide, disprove
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHOW
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NYT Monday Crossword Down Clues - July 26, 2021 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Jokey comment | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Lhasa ___ (dog) | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Greek philosopher known for paradoxes | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Twists of lemon or lime | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Catlike | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Home of 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the U.S. | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Post-W.W. II alliance | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Whole lot | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Leisure boats | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Community spirit | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Unwelcome look | 4 |
| 12D | 12. One of 16 in a chess set | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Pigpen | 3 |
| 14D | 21. Coverings on ears of corn | 5 |
| 15D | 22. When to stargaze | 5 |
| 16D | 25. Network for watching Congress | 5 |
| 17D | 26. Accustom | 5 |
| 18D | 27. 2014 film starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. | 5 |
| 19D | 29. Feudal sovereign | 5 |
| 20D | 30. Serpentine letter | 3 |
| 21D | 31. Nasal cavity | 5 |
| 22D | 32. Emotional turmoil | 5 |
| 23D | 33. Leader of the Israelites across the Red Sea | 5 |
| 24D | 35. Lou Gehrig's disease, for short | 3 |
| 25D | 37. Faint, as light | 3 |
| 26D | 39. State sch. southeast of Columbus | 5 |
| 27D | 40. Apple computer, for short | 3 |
| 28D | 41. Torah teacher | 5 |
| 29D | 46. Wanderers | 6 |
| 30D | 47. Short excursions | 6 |
| 31D | 48. Focus single-mindedly on something | 6 |
| 32D | 50. Risky things for a car to run on | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Cattle breed | 5 |
| 34D | 53. Dull-colored | 4 |
| 35D | 54. Fibrous | 4 |
| 36D | 55. Exam for many a 10th grader, for short | 4 |
| 37D | 56. Naked | 4 |
| 38D | 57. Apiece | 4 |
| 39D | 58. Large grain container | 4 |
| 40D | 59. Common side dish at a barbecue | 4 |
| 41D | 60. Signature Obama legislation, for short | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Jokey comment"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- Words that mean the same thing: joke, jape, gag
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Lhasa ___ (dog)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APSO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Greek philosopher known for paradoxes"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that ancient greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 bc)
- Words that mean the same thing: Zeno of Citium, Zeno of Elea
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZENO
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Twists of lemon or lime"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
- Words that mean the same thing: tang, piquantness, relish
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZESTS
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Clue 5 Down: "5. Catlike"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
- Words that mean the same thing: felid
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FELINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Home of 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the U.S."
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a state in northwestern north america; the 49th state admitted to the union
- Words that mean the same thing: Last Frontier, AK
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALASKA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Post-W.W. II alliance"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
- Words that mean the same thing: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NATO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Whole lot"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- Words that mean the same thing: hit, mickle, sight
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLEW
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Clue 9 Down: "9. Leisure boats"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
- Words that mean the same thing: yacht, racing yacht
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YACHTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Community spirit"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETHOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Unwelcome look"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
- Words that mean the same thing: sneer
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEER
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Clue 12 Down: "12. One of 16 in a chess set"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an article deposited as security
- Words that mean the same thing: hock, cat's-paw, instrument
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAWN
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Pigpen"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
- Words that mean the same thing: pigpen, stye, hordeolum
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. Coverings on ears of corn"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- Words that mean the same thing: chaff, stalk, stubble
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HUSKS
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Clue 15 Down: "22. When to stargaze"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
- Words that mean the same thing: dark, nighttime, Nox
- The opposite would be: day
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NIGHT
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Clue 16 Down: "25. Network for watching Congress"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CSPAN
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Clue 17 Down: "26. Accustom"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
- Words that mean the same thing: harden, indurate
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: INURE
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Clue 18 Down: "27. 2014 film starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr."
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that a town in central alabama on the alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register black voters
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SELMA
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Clue 19 Down: "29. Feudal sovereign"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
- Words that mean the same thing: liege lord, liegeman, liege subject
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LIEGE
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Clue 20 Down: "30. Serpentine letter"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
- Words that mean the same thing: E, einsteinium, atomic number 99
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ESS
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Nasal cavity"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
- Words that mean the same thing: venous sinus, fistula
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SINUS
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Clue 22 Down: "32. Emotional turmoil"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ANGST
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Leader of the Israelites across the Red Sea"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (old testament) the hebrew prophet who led the israelites from egypt across the red sea on a journey known as the exodus; moses received the ten commandments from god on mount sinai
- Words that mean the same thing: Anna Mary Robertson Moses, Grandma Moses
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MOSES
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Lou Gehrig's disease, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- This could be something that thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
- Words that mean the same thing: Lou Gehrig's disease, AL, aluminium
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ALS
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Faint, as light"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- Words that mean the same thing: blur, slur, blind
- The opposite would be: undimmed, focus
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The answer is: DIM
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Clue 26 Down: "39. State sch. southeast of Columbus"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OHIOU
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Clue 27 Down: "40. Apple computer, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- This could be something that a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
- Words that mean the same thing: macintosh, mackintosh, mack
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MAC
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Clue 28 Down: "41. Torah teacher"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that spiritual leader of a jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply jewish law
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: RABBI
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Clue 29 Down: "46. Wanderers"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
- Words that mean the same thing: nomad
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: NOMADS
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Short excursions"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a journey taken for pleasure
- Words that mean the same thing: pleasure trip, sashay, trip
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: JAUNTS
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Focus single-mindedly on something"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that haunt like a ghost; pursue
- Words that mean the same thing: haunt, ghost
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: OBSESS
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Risky things for a car to run on"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that gases ejected from an engine as waste products
- Words that mean the same thing: smoke, reek, fumigate
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: FUMES
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Clue 33 Down: "52. Cattle breed"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
- Words that mean the same thing: Angus Og, Aengus, Aberdeen Angus
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ANGUS
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Clue 34 Down: "53. Dull-colored"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
- Words that mean the same thing: grim, olive drab, gloomy
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DRAB
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Clue 35 Down: "54. Fibrous"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong
- Words that mean the same thing: stringy, thready, ropey
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ROPY
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Clue 36 Down: "55. Exam for many a 10th grader, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PSAT
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Clue 37 Down: "56. Naked"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that make public
- Words that mean the same thing: stripped, publicise, unembellished
- The opposite would be: covered, sheathed
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The answer is: BARE
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Clue 38 Down: "57. Apiece"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
- Words that mean the same thing: from each one, apiece, for each one
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EACH
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Clue 39 Down: "58. Large grain container"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SILO
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Clue 40 Down: "59. Common side dish at a barbecue"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
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- This could be something that basically shredded cabbage
- Words that mean the same thing: coleslaw
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SLAW
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Clue 41 Down: "60. Signature Obama legislation, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ACA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 55 | 70.5% |
| Short Answer | 10 | 12.8% |
| Abbreviation | 5 | 6.4% |
| Science/Technology | 2 | 2.6% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.7 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 16, 2025 at 01:37 AM
