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- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (35 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (35 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Hurried | 5 |
| 2A | 6. A microwave might use one when running | 8 |
| 3A | 14. Vessel often stored upside down | 5 |
| 4A | 15. "No hard feelings, right?" | 9 |
| 5A | 17. Part of a blues collection? | 5 |
| 6A | 18. Amped-up coverage | 9 |
| 7A | 19. Young in old Hollywood | 7 |
| 8A | 21. Bit of shorthand in some age cohorts | 3 |
| 9A | 22. Common sight at an airport drop-off, in brief | 3 |
| 10A | 23. Pays (up) | 6 |
| 11A | 24. "___ Contes d'Hoffmann" (Offenbach opera) | 3 |
| 12A | 25. [It's gone!] | 4 |
| 13A | 26. It has holes and cuts | 6 |
| 14A | 28. Like some humor that's more likely to elicit a chuckle than a guffaw | 5 |
| 15A | 29. Short-lived particle | 4 |
| 16A | 32. "Weapon" used in some playful jousts | 10 |
| 17A | 34. Period ending in dezembro | 3 |
| 18A | 35. Members of a kitchen cabinet | 7 |
| 19A | 36. One of two typically used when rowing, in brief | 3 |
| 20A | 37. "No need to worry about that" | 10 |
| 21A | 39. Wendy's, but not Jimmy John's, say | 4 |
| 22A | 40. They're typically around two feet | 5 |
| 23A | 41. Start of a Christmas carol in Latin | 6 |
| 24A | 43. Let use for a stretch | 4 |
| 25A | 44. Settings for some docs | 3 |
| 26A | 45. Software giant in the Fortune 100 | 6 |
| 27A | 49. One side in the first international soccer match (1872): Abbr. | 3 |
| 28A | 50. Stat impacted by weight and speed | 3 |
| 29A | 51. Pokémon that wakes only to eat | 7 |
| 30A | 52. Down the road | 9 |
| 31A | 55. Assume | 5 |
| 32A | 56. Affirm something under oath | 9 |
| 33A | 57. Letter after Sierra | 5 |
| 34A | 58. Moves without urgency | 8 |
| 35A | 59. Comic Wanda | 5 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Hurried"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
- Similar words include: Jonathan Swift, Dean Swift, western fence lizard
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SWIFT
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2A: "6. A microwave might use one when running"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
- Similar words include: kW
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: KILOWATT
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3A: "14. Vessel often stored upside down"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CANOE
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4A: "15. "No hard feelings, right?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: AREWECOOL
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5A: "17. Part of a blues collection?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a light shade of blue
- Similar words include: sky-blue, sapphire, bright blue
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AZURE
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6A: "18. Amped-up coverage"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: MEDIAHYPE
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7A: "19. Young in old Hollywood"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: LORETTA
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8A: "21. Bit of shorthand in some age cohorts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal term for information
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GEN
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9A: "22. Common sight at an airport drop-off, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
- Similar words include: organiser, personal organiser, organizer
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PDA
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10A: "23. Pays (up)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a range horse of the western united states
- Similar words include: jigger, crib, shot glass
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PONIES
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11A: "24. "___ Contes d'Hoffmann" (Offenbach opera)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
- Similar words include: lupus erythematosus, LE
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LES
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12A: "25. [It's gone!]"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- Similar words include: fag, nance, faggot
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: POOF
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13A: "26. It has holes and cuts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: GRATER
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14A: "28. Like some humor that's more likely to elicit a chuckle than a guffaw"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that comical in an odd or whimsical manner
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DROLL
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15A: "29. Short-lived particle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
- Similar words include: pi-meson
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PION
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16A: "32. "Weapon" used in some playful jousts"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: POOLNOODLE
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17A: "34. Period ending in dezembro"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the plo in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
- Similar words include: Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims, Fatah Revolutionary Council, Fatah-RC
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ANO
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18A: "35. Members of a kitchen cabinet"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- Similar words include: sidekick, crony, pal
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: CRONIES
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19A: "36. One of two typically used when rowing, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
- Similar words include: latissimus dorsi
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LAT
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20A: "37. "No need to worry about that""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: ITLLBEFINE
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21A: "39. Wendy's, but not Jimmy John's, say"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HERS
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22A: "40. They're typically around two feet"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a particular situation
- Similar words include: shoe, horseshoe, place
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SHOES
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23A: "41. Start of a Christmas carol in Latin"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ADESTE
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24A: "43. Let use for a stretch"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that bestow a quality on
- Similar words include: impart, contribute, bring
- Opposite of: borrow
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Answer: LEND
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25A: "44. Settings for some docs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
- Similar words include: emergency room, atomic number 68, erbium
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERS
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26A: "45. Software giant in the Fortune 100"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an authoritative person who divines the future
- Similar words include: vaticinator, prophesier, prophet
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ORACLE
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27A: "49. One side in the first international soccer match (1872): Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ENG
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28A: "50. Stat impacted by weight and speed"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MPG
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29A: "51. Pokémon that wakes only to eat"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SNORLAX
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30A: "52. Down the road"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: YETTOCOME
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31A: "55. Assume"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
- Similar words include: seize, assume, take over
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: USURP
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32A: "56. Affirm something under oath"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: SWEARONIT
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33A: "57. Letter after Sierra"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a ballroom dance of latin-american origin
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TANGO
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34A: "58. Moves without urgency"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a careless leisurely gait
- Similar words include: stroll, promenade, amble
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: SAUNTERS
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35A: "59. Comic Wanda"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SYKES
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Where locks are set | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Out the ___ | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Add to a columbarium, say | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Like an American in Paris | 7 |
| 5D | 5. Wobble | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Hindu counterpart of Eros | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Enragement | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Short addition above or below a musical staff | 10 |
| 9D | 9. Targets of some kisses | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Disaccustom | 4 |
| 11D | 11. German lament | 3 |
| 12D | 12. It's smaller than its miniature relative | 9 |
| 13D | 13. Opposite of a bargain price | 9 |
| 14D | 16. Advertising handouts | 8 |
| 15D | 20. Program for those trying to reduce screen time, familiarly? | 6 |
| 16D | 24. Producers of an annual light show | 7 |
| 17D | 25. Plus | 3 |
| 18D | 27. Beyond repair | 10 |
| 19D | 28. Salon choices | 3 |
| 20D | 29. Some psychedelic patterns | 8 |
| 21D | 30. Happening and being talked about | 9 |
| 22D | 31. Chinese brew | 9 |
| 23D | 33. Actor who played priests in "The Mission" (1986) and "Silence" (2016) | 6 |
| 24D | 35. Paramount subsidiary | 3 |
| 25D | 38. Had a following | 3 |
| 26D | 39. Product of some grapevines | 7 |
| 27D | 42. Flathead and brook are varieties of these | 6 |
| 28D | 44. Provider of virtual trips to Mars since 2003 | 5 |
| 29D | 46. Indication of having hit rock bottom | 5 |
| 30D | 47. Living ___ | 5 |
| 31D | 48. Former M.L.B. team with the mascot Youppi! | 5 |
| 32D | 50. Emily Dickinson's early period | 4 |
| 33D | 51. Exercise groups | 4 |
| 34D | 53. ___ particle | 3 |
| 35D | 54. Dominican poet Pedro ___ | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Where locks are set"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the skin that covers the top of the head
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SCALP
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2D: "2. Out the ___"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: WAZOO
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3D: "3. Add to a columbarium, say"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: INURN
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4D: "4. Like an American in Paris"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
- Similar words include: strange, alien, extraneous
- Opposite of: native, domestic
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Answer: FOREIGN
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5D: "5. Wobble"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
- Similar words include: seesaw, tilting board, teetertotter
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TEETER
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6D: "6. Hindu counterpart of Eros"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of mara
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: KAMA
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7D: "7. Enragement"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- Similar words include: wrath, choler, anger
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IRE
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8D: "8. Short addition above or below a musical staff"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: LEDGERLINE
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9D: "9. Targets of some kisses"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OWIES
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10D: "10. Disaccustom"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
- Similar words include: ablactate
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WEAN
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11D: "11. German lament"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ACH
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12D: "12. It's smaller than its miniature relative"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: TOYPOODLE
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13D: "13. Opposite of a bargain price"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: TOPDOLLAR
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14D: "16. Advertising handouts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
- Similar words include: booklet, leaflet, cusp
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: LEAFLETS
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15D: "20. Program for those trying to reduce screen time, familiarly?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TSAPRE
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16D: "24. Producers of an annual light show"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: LEONIDS
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17D: "25. Plus"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an athlete who plays for pay
- Similar words include: professional
- Opposite of: anti, amateur
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Answer: PRO
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18D: "27. Beyond repair"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: TOOFARGONE
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19D: "28. Salon choices"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the federal department in the united states that sets and maintains foreign policies
- Similar words include: dress, practice, Doctor of Osteopathy
- Opposite of: unmake
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Answer: DOS
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20D: "29. Some psychedelic patterns"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes
- Similar words include: paisley
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: PAISLEYS
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21D: "30. Happening and being talked about"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: INTHENEWS
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22D: "31. Chinese brew"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: OOLONGTEA
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23D: "33. Actor who played priests in "The Mission" (1986) and "Silence" (2016)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: NEESON
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24D: "35. Paramount subsidiary"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CBS
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25D: "38. Had a following"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
- Similar words include: take, contribute, precede
- Opposite of: follow
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Answer: LED
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26D: "39. Product of some grapevines"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
- Similar words include: rumour, rumor
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: HEARSAY
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27D: "42. Flathead and brook are varieties of these"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
- Similar words include: trout
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TROUTS
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28D: "44. Provider of virtual trips to Mars since 2003"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EPCOT
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29D: "46. Indication of having hit rock bottom"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- Similar words include: clump, thumping, thud
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CLUNK
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30D: "47. Living ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a garment size for a large person
- Similar words include: prominent, heavy, great
- Opposite of: little, small
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Answer: LARGE
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31D: "48. Former M.L.B. team with the mascot Youppi!"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
- Similar words include: exposition, exhibition, expo
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EXPOS
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32D: "50. Emily Dickinson's early period"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the time period between dawn and noon
- Similar words include: morning, morning time, forenoon
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MORN
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33D: "51. Exercise groups"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- Similar words include: jell, rig, correct
- Opposite of: rise
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Answer: SETS
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34D: "53. ___ particle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the 19th letter of the greek alphabet
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAU
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35D: "54. Dominican poet Pedro ___"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MIR
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.
Decode the Clues
Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.
Use Cross-References
Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.
Build Vocabulary
Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
35 Across Clues
35 Down Clues
70 Total Clues
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