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Sunday, October 5, 2025

NYT Across Today October 05, 2025: Complete Horizontal Clues Walkthrough

NYT Crossword Across October 05, 2025: All 65 Horizontal Answers & Strategic Tips

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 65 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 05, 2025
NYT Across Clues - Sunday, October 05, 2025
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date October 05, 2025
Day of Week Sunday
Total Across Clues 65 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Challenging

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 65 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. Classic target of a troll
2 Across 10. Prized steed
3 Across 14. Little hellions
4 Across 18. Hard to understand
5 Across 20. Latvian capital
6 Across 21. Kindle competitor
7 Across 22. Sailor who drinks only the finest grog?
8 Across 24. Knockoff version of a sweet treat?
9 Across 26. ID on a credit check
10 Across 27. End-of-level showdown
11 Across 29. "When in the ___ of human events ..."
12 Across 30. Bridges
13 Across 32. Vote for
14 Across 33. Paint carelessly
15 Across 34. Alternative to kale
16 Across 35. Projectionist's item
17 Across 38. "If you ask me nicely …"
18 Across 42. Game with players known as "shooters"
19 Across 43. Convenient spot for a cat nap?
20 Across 45. Singer Rita
21 Across 46. Official hand gesture of Hawaii 🤙
22 Across 47. "Darn it!"
23 Across 48. 1950s political nickname
24 Across 49. Wild
25 Across 51. The 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one
26 Across 52. Zilch
27 Across 53. Prominent feature of dubstep music
28 Across 55. Wrap up tight
29 Across 56. Press coverage
30 Across 57. Scorching
31 Across 59. Agent's good news
32 Across 60. Cryptographers' needs
33 Across 62. Suitable for the middle-aged?
34 Across 65. "Oh, dear!"
35 Across 66. Flies the coop
36 Across 68. Pain-relieving drug
37 Across 69. The Chiffons' "___ So Fine"
38 Across 70. Knitted cap
39 Across 71. Pop icon with a Best Actress award
40 Across 73. Huff and puff?
41 Across 74. "Look what I did!"
42 Across 75. Bewildered
43 Across 76. Polynesian staple
44 Across 77. Twisted do
45 Across 78. Global currency market, for short
46 Across 79. Martial artist Bruce
47 Across 80. Suspicious absence from school?
48 Across 84. Taps on the snoot
49 Across 85. Places
50 Across 87. Snuggle
51 Across 88. Stooge who said "Soitenly!"
52 Across 89. Poses
53 Across 91. "What's up, ___?"
54 Across 92. Wise guys
55 Across 93. Crudely built shack
56 Across 96. Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shape
57 Across 99. Barista or barrister
58 Across 102. "How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.?
59 Across 104. A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say?
60 Across 107. Present opener?
61 Across 108. Unlike a cover: Abbr.
62 Across 109. Something parents may try to limit for their kids
63 Across 110. See 95-Down
64 Across 111. Creole staple
65 Across 112. In which actors barely go through the motions?

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. Classic target of a troll"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: B_______T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BILLYGOAT

2 Across: "10. Prized steed"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'B'
  • Word pattern: A__B
  • Similar words: Arabian
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ARAB

3 Across: "14. Little hellions"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: I__S
  • Similar words: hob, rascal
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
  • This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IMPS

4 Across: "18. Hard to understand"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: C________D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CLEARASMUD

5 Across: "20. Latvian capital"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: R__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RIGA

6 Across: "21. Kindle competitor"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'K'
  • Word pattern: N__K
  • Similar words: corner
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a sheltered and secluded place
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NOOK

7 Across: "22. Sailor who drinks only the finest grog?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CLASSYMATEY

8 Across: "24. Knockoff version of a sweet treat?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: G_______Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GOODYCOPY

9 Across: "26. ID on a credit check"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SSN

10 Across: "27. End-of-level showdown"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: B_______T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BOSSFIGHT

11 Across: "29. "When in the ___ of human events ...""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C____E
  • Similar words: naturally, form
  • Opposite of: unnaturally
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer COURSE

12 Across: "30. Bridges"

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: twosome, brace
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the complete duration of something
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SPANS

13 Across: "32. Vote for"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'A'
  • Similar words: yeah
  • Opposite of: nay
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an affirmative
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YEA

14 Across: "33. Paint carelessly"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'B'
  • Word pattern: D__B
  • Similar words: spot, slur
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: material used to daub walls
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DAUB

15 Across: "34. Alternative to kale"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: C___D
  • Similar words: chard plant, spinach beet
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CHARD

16 Across: "35. Projectionist's item"

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 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FILMREEL

17 Across: "38. "If you ask me nicely …""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: I__Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IMAY

18 Across: "42. Game with players known as "shooters""

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: crap, shit
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CRAPS

19 Across: "43. Convenient spot for a cat nap?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: H________Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer HANDYBELLY

20 Across: "45. Singer Rita"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
  • Similar words: os, bone
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a mouth or mouthlike opening
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ORA

21 Across: "46. Official hand gesture of Hawaii 🤙"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: S___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SHAKA

22 Across: "47. "Darn it!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: D__G
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DANG

23 Across: "48. 1950s political nickname"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: Eisenhower
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IKE

24 Across: "49. Wild"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'K'
  • Word pattern: A___K
  • Similar words: amok, demoniacal
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: frenzied as if possessed by a demon
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AMUCK

25 Across: "51. The 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P__E
  • Similar words: ache, languish
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a coniferous tree
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PINE

26 Across: "52. Zilch"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: N__A
  • Similar words: zip, nix
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a quantity of no importance
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NADA

27 Across: "53. Prominent feature of dubstep music"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B__S
  • Similar words: sea bass, deep
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the lowest part of the musical range
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BASS

28 Across: "55. Wrap up tight"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S____E
  • Similar words: swaddle, wrapping
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an enveloping bandage
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SWATHE

29 Across: "56. Press coverage"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'K'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer INK

30 Across: "57. Scorching"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: O_____T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OVERHOT

31 Across: "59. Agent's good news"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: I_____T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ITSAHIT

32 Across: "60. Cryptographers' needs"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: K__S
  • Similar words: discover, distinguish
  • Opposite of: atonality
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer KEYS

33 Across: "62. Suitable for the middle-aged?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: F_________Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FORTYWORTHY

34 Across: "65. "Oh, dear!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: M__Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MYMY

35 Across: "66. Flies the coop"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E_____S
  • Similar words: get out, leak
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the act of escaping physically
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ESCAPES

36 Across: "68. Pain-relieving drug"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: D_____L
  • Similar words: meperidine
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DEMEROL

37 Across: "69. The Chiffons' "___ So Fine""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: atomic number 2, he
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer HES

38 Across: "70. Knitted cap"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: B____E
  • Similar words: beany
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BEANIE

39 Across: "71. Pop icon with a Best Actress award"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: C__R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CHER

40 Across: "73. Huff and puff?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'V' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: V__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 40

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer VAPE

41 Across: "74. "Look what I did!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: T__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 41

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TADA

42 Across: "75. Bewildered"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: A___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 42

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ATSEA

43 Across: "76. Polynesian staple"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'I'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 43

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer POI

44 Across: "77. Twisted do"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: L__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 44

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LOCS

45 Across: "78. Global currency market, for short"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'X'
  • Word pattern: F___X
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 45

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FOREX

46 Across: "79. Martial artist Bruce"

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: downwind, Bruce Lee
  • Opposite of: windward
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 46

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LEE

47 Across: "80. Suspicious absence from school?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: F________Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 47

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FISHYHOOKY

48 Across: "84. Taps on the snoot"

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
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 48

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BOOPS

49 Across: "85. Places"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: L__S
  • Similar words: set, put down
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
  • This is Across clue number 49

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LAYS

50 Across: "87. Snuggle"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C______E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: fondle or pet affectionately
  • This is Across clue number 50

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CANOODLE

51 Across: "88. Stooge who said "Soitenly!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: C___Y
  • Opposite of: straight
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: (of hair) having curls or waves
  • This is Across clue number 51

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CURLY

52 Across: "89. Poses"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A__S
  • Similar words: need, call for
  • Opposite of: obviate
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: inquire about
  • This is Across clue number 52

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ASKS

53 Across: "91. "What's up, ___?""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'C'
  • Similar words: medico, physician
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a licensed medical practitioner
  • This is Across clue number 53

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DOC

54 Across: "92. Wise guys"

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: flag, swag
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 54

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SAGES

55 Across: "93. Crudely built shack"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: S____Y
  • Similar words: hut, chanty
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  • This is Across clue number 55

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SHANTY

56 Across: "96. Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shape"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S_______E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 56

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STARAPPLE

57 Across: "99. Barista or barrister"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'J' and ends with 'B'
  • Similar words: chore, occupation
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 57

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer JOB

58 Across: "102. "How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: C_______Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 58

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer COCKYPITY

59 Across: "104. A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say?"

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 59

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STEAMYIRONY

60 Across: "107. Present opener?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: O__I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 60

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OMNI

61 Across: "108. Unlike a cover: Abbr."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: O__G
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 61

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ORIG

62 Across: "109. Something parents may try to limit for their kids"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 62

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SCREENTIME

63 Across: "110. See 95-Down"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: T__N
  • Similar words: teenager, teenaged
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  • This is Across clue number 63

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TEEN

64 Across: "111. Creole staple"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: O__A
  • Similar words: okra plant, lady's-finger
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
  • This is Across clue number 64

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OKRA

65 Across: "112. In which actors barely go through the motions?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 65

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SEXSCENES

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 65 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.

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October 05, 2025 NYT Crossword Solutions

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. Classic target of a troll 9
2A 10. Prized steed 4
3A 14. Little hellions 4
4A 18. Hard to understand 10
5A 20. Latvian capital 4
6A 21. Kindle competitor 4
7A 22. Sailor who drinks only the finest grog? 11
8A 24. Knockoff version of a sweet treat? 9
9A 26. ID on a credit check 3
10A 27. End-of-level showdown 9
11A 29. "When in the ___ of human events ..." 6
12A 30. Bridges 5
13A 32. Vote for 3
14A 33. Paint carelessly 4
15A 34. Alternative to kale 5
16A 35. Projectionist's item 8
17A 38. "If you ask me nicely …" 4
18A 42. Game with players known as "shooters" 5
19A 43. Convenient spot for a cat nap? 10
20A 45. Singer Rita 3
21A 46. Official hand gesture of Hawaii 🤙 5
22A 47. "Darn it!" 4
23A 48. 1950s political nickname 3
24A 49. Wild 5
25A 51. The 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one 4
26A 52. Zilch 4
27A 53. Prominent feature of dubstep music 4
28A 55. Wrap up tight 6
29A 56. Press coverage 3
30A 57. Scorching 7
31A 59. Agent's good news 7
32A 60. Cryptographers' needs 4
33A 62. Suitable for the middle-aged? 11
34A 65. "Oh, dear!" 4
35A 66. Flies the coop 7
36A 68. Pain-relieving drug 7
37A 69. The Chiffons' "___ So Fine" 3
38A 70. Knitted cap 6
39A 71. Pop icon with a Best Actress award 4
40A 73. Huff and puff? 4
41A 74. "Look what I did!" 4
42A 75. Bewildered 5
43A 76. Polynesian staple 3
44A 77. Twisted do 4
45A 78. Global currency market, for short 5
46A 79. Martial artist Bruce 3
47A 80. Suspicious absence from school? 10
48A 84. Taps on the snoot 5
49A 85. Places 4
50A 87. Snuggle 8
51A 88. Stooge who said "Soitenly!" 5
52A 89. Poses 4
53A 91. "What's up, ___?" 3
54A 92. Wise guys 5
55A 93. Crudely built shack 6
56A 96. Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shape 9
57A 99. Barista or barrister 3
58A 102. "How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.? 9
59A 104. A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say? 11
60A 107. Present opener? 4
61A 108. Unlike a cover: Abbr. 4
62A 109. Something parents may try to limit for their kids 10
63A 110. See 95-Down 4
64A 111. Creole staple 4
65A 112. In which actors barely go through the motions? 9

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Classic target of a troll"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BILLYGOAT

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2A: "10. Prized steed"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a member of a semitic people originally from the arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks arabic and who inhabits much of the middle east and northern africa
  • Similar words include: Arabian
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ARAB

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3A: "14. Little hellions"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
  • Similar words include: scamp, rascal, scallywag
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IMPS

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4A: "18. Hard to understand"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: CLEARASMUD

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5A: "20. Latvian capital"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a port city on the gulf of riga that is the capital and largest city of latvia; formerly a member of the hanseatic league
  • Similar words include: capital of Latvia
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RIGA

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6A: "21. Kindle competitor"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a sheltered and secluded place
  • Similar words include: corner
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NOOK

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7A: "22. Sailor who drinks only the finest grog?"

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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8A: "24. Knockoff version of a sweet treat?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: GOODYCOPY

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9A: "26. ID on a credit check"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SSN

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10A: "27. End-of-level showdown"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: BOSSFIGHT

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11A: "29. "When in the ___ of human events ...""

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
  • Similar words include: form, course of action, row
  • Opposite of: unnaturally
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: COURSE

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12A: "30. Bridges"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the complete duration of something
  • Similar words include: dyad, sweep, traverse
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SPANS

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13A: "32. Vote for"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an affirmative
  • Similar words include: yeah
  • Opposite of: nay
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: YEA

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14A: "33. Paint carelessly"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that material used to daub walls
  • Similar words include: smear, blot, plaster
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: DAUB

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15A: "34. Alternative to kale"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
  • Similar words include: chard plant, Beta vulgaris cicla, leaf beet
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: CHARD

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16A: "35. Projectionist's item"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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17A: "38. "If you ask me nicely …""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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18A: "42. Game with players known as "shooters""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
  • Similar words include: take a shit, ca-ca, turd
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CRAPS

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19A: "43. Convenient spot for a cat nap?"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HANDYBELLY

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20A: "45. Singer Rita"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
  • Similar words include: OS, os, bone
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ORA

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21A: "46. Official hand gesture of Hawaii 🤙"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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22A: "47. "Darn it!""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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23A: "48. 1950s political nickname"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states general who supervised the invasion of normandy and the defeat of nazi germany; 34th president of the united states (1890-1961)
  • Similar words include: Eisenhower, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IKE

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24A: "49. Wild"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that frenzied as if possessed by a demon
  • Similar words include: demoniacal, murderously, amok
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AMUCK

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25A: "51. The 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a coniferous tree
  • Similar words include: true pine, languish, ache
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PINE

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26A: "52. Zilch"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a quantity of no importance
  • Similar words include: nil, nothing, zero
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NADA

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27A: "53. Prominent feature of dubstep music"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the lowest part of the musical range
  • Similar words include: bass part, sea bass, basso
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BASS

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28A: "55. Wrap up tight"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an enveloping bandage
  • Similar words include: wrapping, swaddle
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SWATHE

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29A: "56. Press coverage"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: INK

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30A: "57. Scorching"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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31A: "59. Agent's good news"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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32A: "60. Cryptographers' needs"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
  • Similar words include: identify, name, winder
  • Opposite of: atonality
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: KEYS

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33A: "62. Suitable for the middle-aged?"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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34A: "65. "Oh, dear!""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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35A: "66. Flies the coop"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the act of escaping physically
  • Similar words include: escapism, get out, fly the coop
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ESCAPES

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36A: "68. Pain-relieving drug"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name demerol) used to treat pain
  • Similar words include: meperidine hydrochloride, meperidine
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DEMEROL

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37A: "69. The Chiffons' "___ So Fine""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in texas and kansas)
  • Similar words include: he, He, helium
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HES

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38A: "70. Knitted cap"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
  • Similar words include: beany
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BEANIE

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39A: "71. Pop icon with a Best Actress award"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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40A: "73. Huff and puff?"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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41A: "74. "Look what I did!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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42A: "75. Bewildered"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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43A: "76. Polynesian staple"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: POI

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44A: "77. Twisted do"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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45A: "78. Global currency market, for short"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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46A: "79. Martial artist Bruce"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

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: Henry Lee, leeward, Shelton Jackson Lee
  • Opposite of: windward
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LEE

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47A: "80. Suspicious absence from school?"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FISHYHOOKY

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48A: "84. Taps on the snoot"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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49A: "85. Places"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
  • Similar words include: place, pose, position
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LAYS

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50A: "87. Snuggle"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that fondle or pet affectionately
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CANOODLE

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51A: "88. Stooge who said "Soitenly!""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (of hair) having curls or waves
  • Opposite of: straight
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CURLY

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52A: "89. Poses"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that inquire about
  • Similar words include: need, expect, inquire
  • Opposite of: obviate
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ASKS

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53A: "91. "What's up, ___?""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a licensed medical practitioner
  • Similar words include: physician, Dr., Commerce
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DOC

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54A: "92. Wise guys"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
  • Similar words include: droop, sag, salvia
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SAGES

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55A: "93. Crudely built shack"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  • Similar words include: sea chantey, chanty, hutch
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SHANTY

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56A: "96. Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shape"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: STARAPPLE

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57A: "99. Barista or barrister"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  • Similar words include: caper, business, problem
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: JOB

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58A: "102. "How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: COCKYPITY

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59A: "104. A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say?"

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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60A: "107. Present opener?"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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61A: "108. Unlike a cover: Abbr."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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62A: "109. Something parents may try to limit for their kids"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SCREENTIME

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63A: "110. See 95-Down"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  • Similar words include: teenager, teenage, teenaged
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TEEN

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64A: "111. Creole staple"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
  • Similar words include: lady's-finger, Hibiscus esculentus, okra plant
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OKRA

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65A: "112. In which actors barely go through the motions?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SEXSCENES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Surreptitiously loops in, for short 4
2D 2. Troubles 4
3D 3. Low-fat 4
4D 4. ___ Américas 3
5D 5. Many, many mos. 3
6D 6. Venues like New York City's Stonewall Inn 7
7D 7. Donny or Marie 6
8D 8. Stockpile 5
9D 9. Light rebukes 4
10D 10. "For crying out loud!" 4
11D 11. Hoot 4
12D 12. Before 3
13D 13. Referee's mistake 7
14D 14. Nighttime demons 6
15D 15. "Wuthering Heights" setting 4
16D 16. Is visually striking 4
17D 17. Portree is the capital of this isle 4
18D 19. Death-___ 7
19D 23. Triangular sign 5
20D 25. Whom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. Army 3
21D 28. Like wild meat, sometimes 4
22D 30. Manage to lose, as a tail 5
23D 31. He was a "rollin' stone," in a Motown classic 4
24D 33. Proofreader's mark 4
25D 34. Actor Affleck when he needs a nap? 11
26D 35. Some nonlicensed tributes 6
27D 36. Sluggers' stats 4
28D 37. Startled cries 4
29D 39. Half-woman, half-bird, all attitude? 11
30D 40. "Eureka!" shouter 10
31D 41. Benny Hill theme song 9
32D 42. Oolong or lapsang souchong 10
33D 43. Actor Bill of "Barry" 5
34D 44. Twists side-to-side 4
35D 46. Hybrid sport played with a trampoline-like net 9
36D 47. Swiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum 5
37D 50. Old-fashioned term of address 4
38D 52. Gratis 5
39D 53. Garden shelter 5
40D 54. Discovery of chemist John Dalton 4
41D 55. "You're cramping my ___" 5
42D 58. Evil alter ego of literature 4
43D 59. Waffle House alternatives 5
44D 61. Sound 4
45D 63. Not follow suit, in bridge 6
46D 64. Frequent on-screen partner of Hepburn 5
47D 67. "La Vie en rose" singer 4
48D 71. Sports journalist Linda 4
49D 72. "___ Silver!" 4
50D 74. Gimlets and screwdrivers 5
51D 76. Ad Council spots, for short 4
52D 77. Some memes of the 2000s 7
53D 78. Driver's warning 4
54D 81. Disgusting, in totspeak 7
55D 82. TV journalist Kotb 4
56D 83. What wavy lines in comic strips represent 5
57D 84. "I can't believe what I'm seeing!" facial reaction 7
58D 86. Became real, as bad news 6
59D 88. Southwestern culinary fusion 6
60D 90. Pigpen 3
61D 92. Extra 5
62D 93. Macbeth or Macduff 4
63D 94. Bygone iPhone button 4
64D 95. Common 110-Across stressor 4
65D 96. Move around and around 4
66D 97. Rapper with a feline-sounding name 4
67D 98. Chest muscles, for short 4
68D 99. Knit 4
69D 100. "This round's ___" 4
70D 101. Effortless ways to advance 4
71D 103. Vex 3
72D 105. Close of business? 3
73D 106. 66, for example: Abbr. 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Surreptitiously loops in, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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2D: "2. Troubles"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
  • Similar words include: ill, ailment, complaint
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ILLS

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3D: "3. Low-fat"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
  • Similar words include: tip, thin, incline
  • Opposite of: rich, fat
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Answer: LEAN

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4D: "4. ___ Américas"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
  • Similar words include: La, atomic number 57, lanthanum
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: LAS

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5D: "5. Many, many mos."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
  • Similar words include: year, twelvemonth, yr
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: YRS

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6D: "6. Venues like New York City's Stonewall Inn"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: GAYBARS

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7D: "7. Donny or Marie"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: OSMOND

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8D: "8. Stockpile"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that collect or gather
  • Similar words include: conglomerate, pile up, roll up
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: AMASS

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9D: "9. Light rebukes"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
  • Similar words include: tsk, tut, tut-tut
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: TUTS

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10D: "10. "For crying out loud!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARGH

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11D: "11. Hoot"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a public act of violence by an unruly mob
  • Similar words include: debauch, debauchery, rioting
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: RIOT

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12D: "12. Before"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that gone by; or in the past
  • Similar words include: agone
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: AGO

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13D: "13. Referee's mistake"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: BADCALL

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14D: "14. Nighttime demons"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
  • Similar words include: nightmare, incubus
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: INCUBI

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15D: "15. "Wuthering Heights" setting"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that one of the muslim people of north africa; of mixed arab and berber descent; converted to islam in the 8th century; conqueror of spain in the 8th century
  • Similar words include: moorland, tie up, berth
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: MOOR

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16D: "16. Is visually striking"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
  • Similar words include: pop out, kill, pop music
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: POPS

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17D: "17. Portree is the capital of this isle"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SKYE

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18D: "19. Death-___"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that resist or confront with resistance
  • Similar words include: withstand, refuse, hold up
  • Opposite of: lend oneself
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Answer: DEFYING

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19D: "23. Triangular sign"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that production of a certain amount
  • Similar words include: knuckle under, generate, give
  • Opposite of: stand, survive
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Answer: YIELD

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20D: "25. Whom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. Army"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: YOU

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21D: "28. Like wild meat, sometimes"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that suggestive of sexual impropriety
  • Similar words include: blue, risque, mettlesome
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: GAMY

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22D: "30. Manage to lose, as a tail"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that building material used as siding or roofing
  • Similar words include: handshake, shiver, milk shake
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SHAKE

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23D: "31. He was a "rollin' stone," in a Motown classic"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
  • Similar words include: dad, pappa, dada
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PAPA

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24D: "33. Proofreader's mark"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: DELE

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25D: "34. Actor Affleck when he needs a nap?"

11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: CRANKYCASEY

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26D: "35. Some nonlicensed tributes"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: FANART

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27D: "36. Sluggers' stats"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a run that is the result of the batter's performance
  • Similar words include: run batted in, rbi
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: RBIS

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28D: "37. Startled cries"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: EEKS

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29D: "39. Half-woman, half-bird, all attitude?"

11 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: MOUTHYHARPY

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30D: "40. "Eureka!" shouter"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 bc)
  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: ARCHIMEDES

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31D: "41. Benny Hill theme song"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: YAKETYSAX

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32D: "42. Oolong or lapsang souchong"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: CHINESETEA

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33D: "43. Actor Bill of "Barry""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: HADER

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34D: "44. Twists side-to-side"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
  • Similar words include: yawn, framboesia, gape
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: YAWS

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35D: "46. Hybrid sport played with a trampoline-like net"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: SPIKEBALL

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36D: "47. Swiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: DAVOS

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37D: "50. Old-fashioned term of address"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: MAAM

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38D: "52. Gratis"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: NOFEE

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39D: "53. Garden shelter"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a framework that supports climbing plants
  • Similar words include: embower, pergola, arbour
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: BOWER

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40D: "54. Discovery of chemist John Dalton"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
  • Similar words include: corpuscle, mote, particle
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATOM

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41D: "55. "You're cramping my ___""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that how something is done or how it happens
  • Similar words include: mode, flair, expressive style
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: STYLE

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42D: "58. Evil alter ego of literature"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: HYDE

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43D: "59. Waffle House alternatives"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: IHOPS

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44D: "61. Sound"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
  • Similar words include: reasonable
  • Opposite of: insane
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Answer: SANE

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45D: "63. Not follow suit, in bridge"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
  • Similar words include: vacate, countermand, renege
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: REVOKE

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46D: "64. Frequent on-screen partner of Hepburn"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states film actor who appeared in many films with katharine hepburn (1900-1967)
  • Similar words include: Spencer Tracy
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: TRACY

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47D: "67. "La Vie en rose" singer"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that french cabaret singer (1915-1963)
  • Similar words include: Edith Giovanna Gassion, Little Sparrow, Edith Piaf
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PIAF

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48D: "71. Sports journalist Linda"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that german botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants
  • Similar words include: Ferdinand Julius Cohn
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: COHN

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49D: "72. "___ Silver!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: HIYO

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50D: "74. Gimlets and screwdrivers"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an implement used in the practice of a vocation
  • Similar words include: cock, dick, instrument
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOOLS

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51D: "76. Ad Council spots, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; psa is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of psa in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
  • Similar words include: prostate specific antigen, PSA
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PSAS

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52D: "77. Some memes of the 2000s"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: LOLCATS

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53D: "78. Driver's warning"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that front part of a vessel or aircraft
  • Similar words include: prow, forward, stem
  • Opposite of: aft
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Answer: FORE

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54D: "81. Disgusting, in totspeak"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: ICKYPOO

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55D: "82. TV journalist Kotb"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: HODA

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56D: "83. What wavy lines in comic strips represent"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any property detected by the olfactory system
  • Similar words include: smell, olfactory property, olfactory sensation
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ODORS

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57D: "84. "I can't believe what I'm seeing!" facial reaction"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: BUGEYES

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58D: "86. Became real, as bad news"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SANKIN

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59D: "88. Southwestern culinary fusion"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: CALMEX

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60D: "90. Pigpen"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
  • Similar words include: pigpen, hordeolum, pigsty
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: STY

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61D: "92. Extra"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
  • Similar words include: dispense with, bare, scanty
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SPARE

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62D: "93. Macbeth or Macduff"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a native or inhabitant of scotland
  • Similar words include: Scotsman, Scotchman
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SCOT

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63D: "94. Bygone iPhone button"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that where you live at a particular time
  • Similar words include: rest home, plate, domicile
  • Opposite of: away
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Answer: HOME

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64D: "95. Common 110-Across stressor"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACNE

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65D: "96. Move around and around"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
  • Similar words include: fuss, conjure, shake
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: STIR

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66D: "97. Rapper with a feline-sounding name"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: TYGA

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67D: "98. Chest muscles, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that either of two large muscles of the chest
  • Similar words include: pectoral muscle, musculus pectoralis, pectoralis
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PECS

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68D: "99. Knit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
  • Similar words include: connect, link, juncture
  • Opposite of: disjoin
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Answer: JOIN

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69D: "100. "This round's ___""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ONME

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70D: "101. Effortless ways to advance"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
  • Similar words include: good-bye, so long, sayonara
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: BYES

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71D: "103. Vex"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that irritate or vex
  • Similar words include: gall
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: IRK

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72D: "105. Close of business?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to saddam hussein's government of iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of sunni and shiite arabs and kurds who hope to build a new government
  • Similar words include: Iraqi National Congress
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: INC

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73D: "106. 66, for example: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: RTE

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65 Across Clues
73 Down Clues
138 Total Clues

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