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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (35 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (39 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Pep in one's step | 3 |
| 2A | 4. Model airplane material | 5 |
| 3A | 9. ___ de los Muertos | 3 |
| 4A | 12. Picture it! | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Become less intense | 5 |
| 6A | 16. "Holiday ___" (1942 film with Irving Berlin songs) | 3 |
| 7A | 17. Certain casino regular | 11 |
| 8A | 19. Vessel that might hold dye | 3 |
| 9A | 20. Online commerce | 5 |
| 10A | 21. First Oscar winner to be born in the 21st century (for Best Original Song) | 6 |
| 11A | 23. $$$ execs | 4 |
| 12A | 25. Psychic who examines lifelines and heart lines | 10 |
| 13A | 28. Leader of the Chipmunks, in an old novelty group | 5 |
| 14A | 30. "Lost" actor Daniel ___ Kim | 3 |
| 15A | 31. Art ___ (geometric architectural style) | 4 |
| 16A | 32. Viral dance of the 2010s | 6 |
| 17A | 34. 20-ounce Starbucks size | 5 |
| 18A | 37. "Toy Story 2" character who says "I'm packing you an extra pair of shoes, and your angry eyes, just in case" | 13 |
| 19A | 41. Invites for a nightcap, say | 5 |
| 20A | 42. Prohibit from practicing law | 6 |
| 21A | 44. "Don't Tell ___" ("Cabaret" song) | 4 |
| 22A | 47. Partner of the C.D.C. and F.D.A. | 3 |
| 23A | 49. Sound sometimes written as Z's | 5 |
| 24A | 50. Device measuring audience approval | 10 |
| 25A | 54. Denisovich or Ilyich of Russian literature | 4 |
| 26A | 55. "You Pick Two" bakery chain | 6 |
| 27A | 56. Word after mountain or vocal | 5 |
| 28A | 58. QVC alternative | 3 |
| 29A | 59. "I could use some help here" ... or hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 50-Across | 11 |
| 30A | 64. Squeak (out) | 3 |
| 31A | 65. One terminal on a battery | 5 |
| 32A | 66. Catholic university whose mascot is a lion, aptly | 5 |
| 33A | 67. Body part that may have a ring or a stud | 3 |
| 34A | 68. Program for expedited travel between the U.S. and Canada | 5 |
| 35A | 69. Section of a journey | 3 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Pep in one's step"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
- Similar words include: vitality, vigour, energy
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: VIM
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2A: "4. Model airplane material"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
- Similar words include: balsa wood, Ochroma lagopus
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BALSA
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3A: "9. ___ de los Muertos"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an intelligence agency of the united states in the department of defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition
- Similar words include: Defense Intelligence Agency
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DIA
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4A: "12. Picture it!"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an iconic mental representation
- Similar words include: see, epitome, effigy
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IMAGE
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5A: "15. Become less intense"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make less active or intense
- Similar words include: slake, let up, slack
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ABATE
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6A: "16. "Holiday ___" (1942 film with Irving Berlin songs)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- Similar words include: hostel, auberge, hostelry
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: INN
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7A: "17. Certain casino regular"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: POKERPLAYER
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8A: "19. Vessel that might hold dye"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
- Similar words include: value-added tax, tub, ad valorem tax
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: VAT
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9A: "20. Online commerce"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ETAIL
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10A: "21. First Oscar winner to be born in the 21st century (for Best Original Song)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: EILISH
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11A: "23. $$$ execs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
- Similar words include: chief financial officer, CFO
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CFOS
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12A: "25. Psychic who examines lifelines and heart lines"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: PALMREADER
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13A: "28. Leader of the Chipmunks, in an old novelty group"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ALVIN
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14A: "30. "Lost" actor Daniel ___ Kim"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DAE
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15A: "31. Art ___ (geometric architectural style)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
- Similar words include: art deco
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DECO
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16A: "32. Viral dance of the 2010s"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: NAENAE
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17A: "34. 20-ounce Starbucks size"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: VENTI
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18A: "37. "Toy Story 2" character who says "I'm packing you an extra pair of shoes, and your angry eyes, just in case""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: MRSPOTATOHEAD
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19A: "41. Invites for a nightcap, say"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HASUP
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20A: "42. Prohibit from practicing law"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: DISBAR
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21A: "44. "Don't Tell ___" ("Cabaret" song)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal terms for a mother
- Similar words include: ma, mummy, mammy
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MAMA
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22A: "47. Partner of the C.D.C. and F.D.A."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an agency in the department of health and human services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government
- Similar words include: National Institutes of Health
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NIH
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23A: "49. Sound sometimes written as Z's"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the rattling noise produced when snoring
- Similar words include: saw logs, snoring, saw wood
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SNORE
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24A: "50. Device measuring audience approval"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: CLAPOMETER
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25A: "54. Denisovich or Ilyich of Russian literature"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IVAN
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26A: "55. "You Pick Two" bakery chain"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PANERA
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27A: "56. Word after mountain or vocal"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- Similar words include: browse, chain of mountains, roll
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RANGE
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28A: "58. QVC alternative"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HSN
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29A: "59. "I could use some help here" ... or hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 50-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: GIVEMEAHAND
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30A: "64. Squeak (out)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EKE
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31A: "65. One terminal on a battery"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
- Opposite of: cathode
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ANODE
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32A: "66. Catholic university whose mascot is a lion, aptly"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STLEO
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33A: "67. Body part that may have a ring or a stud"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Similar words include: auricle, capitulum, spike
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EAR
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34A: "68. Program for expedited travel between the U.S. and Canada"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the means of connection between things linked in series
- Similar words include: link
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NEXUS
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35A: "69. Section of a journey"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
- Similar words include: peg, wooden leg, stage
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LEG
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. One who gets special treatment, for short | 3 |
| 2D | 2. "if u ask me ..." | 3 |
| 3D | 3. One might involve a drastic haircut and new clothes | 8 |
| 4D | 4. Song suitable for a slow dance | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Legal org. | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Set (down) | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Part of a cattle herd | 5 |
| 8D | 8. American Eagle subbrand | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Do the splits? | 6 |
| 10D | 10. "One moment!" | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Margaret Mead's subject, informally | 6 |
| 12D | 13. Regularly hits the gym, say | 11 |
| 13D | 14. Reputation or Lover, to a Swiftie | 3 |
| 14D | 18. One of three in the Domino's logo | 3 |
| 15D | 22. Occasion for some girl talk | 11 |
| 16D | 23. Common food shelf donation | 3 |
| 17D | 24. Flim-___ | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Pool from a volcanic eruption | 7 |
| 19D | 27. Cross paths | 4 |
| 20D | 29. California wine valley | 4 |
| 21D | 33. Goddess of daybreak | 3 |
| 22D | 35. Land of ___ (Genesis locale) | 3 |
| 23D | 36. Public radio's "___ American Life" | 4 |
| 24D | 38. Something to whistle | 4 |
| 25D | 39. First and foremost | 8 |
| 26D | 40. Swimmer Torres with 12 Olympic medals | 4 |
| 27D | 43. Kylo ___, "Star Wars" antagonist | 3 |
| 28D | 44. John ___, longtime writer for The New Yorker | 6 |
| 29D | 45. State that's the subject of 44-Down's book "Coming Into the Country" | 6 |
| 30D | 46. Way of doing things | 6 |
| 31D | 48. Birkin bag maker | 6 |
| 32D | 51. "The Phantom of the Opera" instrument | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Only U.S. state with a monosyllabic name | 5 |
| 34D | 53. Emmy-nominated Issa | 3 |
| 35D | 57. Rapper Lil ___ X | 3 |
| 36D | 60. News website with a Latin name | 3 |
| 37D | 61. Email suffix once required to use Facebook | 3 |
| 38D | 62. Formerly named | 3 |
| 39D | 63. Snoopy or Scooby-Doo | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. One who gets special treatment, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
- Similar words include: high-up, high muckamuck, panjandrum
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: VIP
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2D: "2. "if u ask me ...""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
- Similar words include: International Maritime Organization
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IMO
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3D: "3. One might involve a drastic haircut and new clothes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an overall beauty treatment (involving a person's hair style and cosmetics and clothing) intended to change or improve a person's appearance
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: MAKEOVER
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4D: "4. Song suitable for a slow dance"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
- Similar words include: lay
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: BALLAD
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5D: "5. Legal org."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by arabs
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ABA
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6D: "6. Set (down)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
- Similar words include: put, repose, set
- Opposite of: stand, arise
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Answer: LAY
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7D: "7. Part of a cattle herd"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an indication of potential opportunity
- Similar words include: channelize, channelise, hint
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STEER
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8D: "8. American Eagle subbrand"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
- Similar words include: eyry, eyrie, aery
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AERIE
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9D: "9. Do the splits?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
- Similar words include: disunite, fraction, separate
- Opposite of: unite, multiply
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Answer: DIVIDE
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10D: "10. "One moment!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: INASEC
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11D: "11. Margaret Mead's subject, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ANTHRO
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12D: "13. Regularly hits the gym, say"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: GETSINSHAPE
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13D: "14. Reputation or Lover, to a Swiftie"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Similar words include: geological era, epoch, earned run average
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERA
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14D: "18. One of three in the Domino's logo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a disease of poultry
- Similar words include: rack up, worst, hit
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PIP
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15D: "22. Occasion for some girl talk"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: LADIESNIGHT
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16D: "23. Common food shelf donation"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- Similar words include: john, send away, butt
- Opposite of: hire
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Answer: CAN
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17D: "24. Flim-___"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FLAM
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18D: "26. Pool from a volcanic eruption"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: LAVAPIT
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19D: "27. Cross paths"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
- Similar words include: run across, see, fulfil
- Opposite of: diverge
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Answer: MEET
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20D: "29. California wine valley"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east asia
- Similar words include: celery cabbage, pe-tsai, Brassica rapa pekinensis
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NAPA
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21D: "33. Goddess of daybreak"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EOS
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22D: "35. Land of ___ (Genesis locale)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sign of assent or salutation or command
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NOD
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23D: "36. Public radio's "___ American Life""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: THIS
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24D: "38. Something to whistle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- Similar words include: melodic line, melody, strain
- Opposite of: untune
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Answer: TUNE
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25D: "39. First and foremost"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ABOVEALL
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26D: "40. Swimmer Torres with 12 Olympic medals"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DARA
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27D: "43. Kylo ___, "Star Wars" antagonist"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: REN
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28D: "44. John ___, longtime writer for The New Yorker"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MCPHEE
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29D: "45. State that's the subject of 44-Down's book "Coming Into the Country""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state in northwestern north america; the 49th state admitted to the union
- Similar words include: Last Frontier, AK
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ALASKA
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30D: "46. Way of doing things"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that how something is done or how it happens
- Similar words include: mode, style, way
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MANNER
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31D: "48. Birkin bag maker"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with roman mercury
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: HERMES
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32D: "51. "The Phantom of the Opera" instrument"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
- Similar words include: electronic organ, Hammond organ, pipe organ
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ORGAN
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33D: "52. Only U.S. state with a monosyllabic name"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state in new england
- Similar words include: Pine Tree State, ME
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MAINE
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34D: "53. Emmy-nominated Issa"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RAE
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35D: "57. Rapper Lil ___ X"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
- Similar words include: sodium, atomic number 11, Na
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NAS
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36D: "60. News website with a Latin name"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
- Similar words include: vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: VOX
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37D: "61. Email suffix once required to use Facebook"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EDU
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38D: "62. Formerly named"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NEE
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39D: "63. Snoopy or Scooby-Doo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of the genus canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
- Similar words include: cad, firedog, wiener
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DOG
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
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Decode the Clues
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Today's Puzzle Stats
35 Across Clues
39 Down Clues
74 Total Clues
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