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Date: Thursday, September 19, 2019
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
September 19, 2019 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Buffoon | 3 |
| 2A | 4. Some horses | 5 |
| 3A | 9. 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | 6 |
| 4A | 14. "___-di-dah!" | 3 |
| 5A | 15. Leave college sports early, say | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Quarters | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Musical Yoko | 3 |
| 8A | 18. With 71-Across, 2016, 2018 | 13 |
| 9A | 20. Food pkg. info | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Slangy negative | 4 |
| 11A | 23. Here, in Havana | 3 |
| 12A | 24. 2015, 2016, 2018 | 13 |
| 13A | 29. Have goals | 6 |
| 14A | 30. Completely behind | 6 |
| 15A | 34. Little pest | 3 |
| 16A | 35. Isolates, in business-speak | 5 |
| 17A | 38. Ocean predator | 4 |
| 18A | 39. One-named singer with the #1 hit "Cheap Thrills" | 3 |
| 19A | 40. 2012 | 8 |
| 20A | 43. Show piece | 3 |
| 21A | 44. Lead-in that means "Way to go!" | 4 |
| 22A | 46. General tone | 5 |
| 23A | 47. Abu Dhabi's land: Abbr. | 3 |
| 24A | 48. Literally, "frying pan" | 6 |
| 25A | 51. Futuristic assistants | 6 |
| 26A | 53. 1949 (first winner) | 13 |
| 27A | 57. Away from the bow | 3 |
| 28A | 60. Principal | 4 |
| 29A | 61. Cousin of a plum | 4 |
| 30A | 62. What each of the programs in this puzzle has won at least once | 13 |
| 31A | 67. Half of nine? | 3 |
| 32A | 68. Danger | 5 |
| 33A | 69. Bulgaria's capital | 5 |
| 34A | 70. URL ending | 3 |
| 35A | 71. See 18-Across | 5 |
| 36A | 72. Pre-1917 rulers | 5 |
| 37A | 73. QB's stats | 3 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Buffoon"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- Words that mean the same thing: tail, hind end, tush
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "4. Some horses"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a 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
- Words that mean the same thing: Arab, Arabian
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARABS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an insane person
- Words that mean the same thing: madman, maniac, lunatic
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MADMEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. "___-di-dah!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
- Words that mean the same thing: la
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Leave college sports early, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOPRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Quarters"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
- Words that mean the same thing: habitation, put up, stand
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABODE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Musical Yoko"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
- Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. With 71-Across, 2016, 2018"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMERICANCRIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Food pkg. info"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NTWT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Slangy negative"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AINT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Here, in Havana"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. 2015, 2016, 2018"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAMEOFTHRONES
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Clue 13 Across: "29. Have goals"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
- Words that mean the same thing: shoot for, draw a bead on, aim
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASPIRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "30. Completely behind"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALLFOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "34. Little pest"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- Words that mean the same thing: pismire, emmet
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "35. Isolates, in business-speak"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
- Words that mean the same thing: silo
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SILOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "38. Ocean predator"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
- Words that mean the same thing: killer, Orcinus orca, grampus
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORCA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "39. One-named singer with the #1 hit "Cheap Thrills""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "40. 2012"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the country where you were born
- Words that mean the same thing: mother country, fatherland, motherland
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOMELAND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "43. Show piece"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- Words that mean the same thing: represent, behave, dissemble
- The opposite would be: refrain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "44. Lead-in that means "Way to go!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "46. General tone"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the adult male singing voice above baritone
- Words that mean the same thing: tenor voice, strain
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TENOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "47. Abu Dhabi's land: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UAE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "48. Literally, "frying pan""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAELLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "51. Futuristic assistants"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DROIDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "53. 1949 (first winner)"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PANTOMIMEQUIZ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "57. Away from the bow"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
- Words that mean the same thing: abaft, astern
- The opposite would be: fore
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AFT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "60. Principal"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
- Words that mean the same thing: stellar, virtuoso, leading
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "61. Cousin of a plum"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that wild plum of northeastern united states having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
- Words that mean the same thing: blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, Prunus alleghaniensis
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "62. What each of the programs in this puzzle has won at least once"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRIMETIMEEMMY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "67. Half of nine?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that half the width of an em
- Words that mean the same thing: nut, en
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "68. Danger"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- Words that mean the same thing: endanger, hazard, endangerment
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PERIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "69. Bulgaria's capital"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that capital and largest city of bulgaria located in western bulgaria
- Words that mean the same thing: Serdica, Bulgarian capital
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOFIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "70. URL ending"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- Words that mean the same thing: final, earnings, mesh
- The opposite would be: gross
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "71. See 18-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- Words that mean the same thing: floor, report, tarradiddle
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STORY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "72. Pre-1917 rulers"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
- Words that mean the same thing: czar, tzar, tsar
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TSARS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "73. QB's stats"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TDS
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Thursday Puzzle September 19, 2019
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Beside | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Track that hosted Seabiscuit's final race | 10 |
| 3D | 3. Missouri, with "the" | 11 |
| 4D | 4. ___ Khan (Islamic title) | 3 |
| 5D | 5. "Coriolanus" setting | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Calendar abbr. | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Thorny plant | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Prefix with economics | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Place for trophies | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Epitome of simplicity | 3 |
| 11D | 11. "___ and the Lost City of Gold" (2019 movie) | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Battlefield figure | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Site of a Herculean feat | 5 |
| 14D | 19. Palindromic girl | 4 |
| 15D | 21. Summit | 3 |
| 16D | 25. What trawlers trawl for | 4 |
| 17D | 26. Small jazz group | 4 |
| 18D | 27. Bit of bicycling gear | 6 |
| 19D | 28. ___-mo | 3 |
| 20D | 31. Like kited checks | 10 |
| 21D | 32. Brought about | 10 |
| 22D | 33. A mile a minute, e.g. | 4 |
| 23D | 34. Pronto | 4 |
| 24D | 36. Fan's cry | 3 |
| 25D | 37. Chain letters? | 5 |
| 26D | 41. "Me neither" | 4 |
| 27D | 42. Ending with aero- | 5 |
| 28D | 45. The Matterhorn is one | 3 |
| 29D | 49. In the end | 6 |
| 30D | 50. Con | 4 |
| 31D | 52. Stats for eggheads | 3 |
| 32D | 54. Most meek | 6 |
| 33D | 55. Shelfmates of Chips Ahoy! | 5 |
| 34D | 56. Drink garnishes | 5 |
| 35D | 57. Most newspapers have them nowadays | 4 |
| 36D | 58. Worry | 4 |
| 37D | 59. Beginner: Var. | 4 |
| 38D | 63. 1960s-'70s Israeli leader | 4 |
| 39D | 64. Music school deg. | 3 |
| 40D | 65. Old space station | 3 |
| 41D | 66. "___ queen!" ("You go, girl!") | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Beside"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that with a forward motion
- Words that mean the same thing: on
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALONG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Track that hosted Seabiscuit's final race"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SANTAANITA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Missouri, with "the""
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHOWMESTATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ Khan (Islamic title)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that title for a civil or military leader (especially in turkey)
- Words that mean the same thing: Agha
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. "Coriolanus" setting"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that capital and largest city of italy; on the tiber; seat of the roman catholic church; formerly the capital of the roman republic and the roman empire
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Italy, Roma, Eternal City
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Calendar abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the month following march and preceding may
- Words that mean the same thing: April
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Thorny plant"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
- Words that mean the same thing: greenbrier, sweetbrier, Rosa eglanteria
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRIAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Prefix with economics"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOCIO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Place for trophies"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- Words that mean the same thing: mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MANTEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Epitome of simplicity"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
- Words that mean the same thing: first rudiment, first principle, ABCs
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. "___ and the Lost City of Gold" (2019 movie)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DORA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Battlefield figure"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of several old world herbs of the genus medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
- Words that mean the same thing: medick, medical officer, trefoil
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEDIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Site of a Herculean feat"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a valley in southeastern greece where the nemean games were held
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEMEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "19. Palindromic girl"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a former copper coin of pakistan and india
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Summit"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the upper part of anything
- Words that mean the same thing: tip, acme, top of the inning
- The opposite would be: bottom
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "25. What trawlers trawl for"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
- Words that mean the same thing: Pisces the Fishes, Pisces, angle
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: FISH
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Clue 17 Down: "26. Small jazz group"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- Words that mean the same thing: triad, tercet, terzetto
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TRIO
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Clue 18 Down: "27. Bit of bicycling gear"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that armor plate that protects the head
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: HELMET
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Clue 19 Down: "28. ___-mo"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SLO
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Clue 20 Down: "31. Like kited checks"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that intended to deceive; ; ; - s.t.coleridge
- Words that mean the same thing: fallacious, deceitful
- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: FRAUDULENT
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Brought about"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that give occasion to
- Words that mean the same thing: occasion
- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: OCCASIONED
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Clue 22 Down: "33. A mile a minute, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
- Words that mean the same thing: pace, place, grade
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RATE
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Clue 23 Down: "34. Pronto"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that as soon as possible
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ASAP
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Clue 24 Down: "36. Fan's cry"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: OLE
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Chain letters?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SANDM
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Clue 26 Down: "41. "Me neither""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NORI
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Clue 27 Down: "42. Ending with aero-"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
- Words that mean the same thing: airport, aerodrome, airdrome
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DROME
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Clue 28 Down: "45. The Matterhorn is one"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that any high mountain
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ALP
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Clue 29 Down: "49. In the end"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the item at the end
- Words that mean the same thing: last, finally, in conclusion
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: LASTLY
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Clue 30 Down: "50. Con"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
- The opposite would be: pro
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ANTI
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Clue 31 Down: "52. Stats for eggheads"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)
- Words that mean the same thing: IQ, I.Q., intelligence quotient
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: IQS
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Clue 32 Down: "54. Most meek"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that flat and uninspiring
- Words that mean the same thing: meek, tamed, tame
- The opposite would be: wild
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The answer is: TAMEST
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Clue 33 Down: "55. Shelfmates of Chips Ahoy!"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
- Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie, oreo
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OREOS
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Clue 34 Down: "56. Drink garnishes"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
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- This could be something that vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
- Words that mean the same thing: zest, tang, piquantness
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ZESTS
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Clue 35 Down: "57. Most newspapers have them nowadays"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: APPS
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Clue 36 Down: "58. Worry"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that agitation resulting from active worry
- Words that mean the same thing: rankle, lather, gag
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: FRET
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Beginner: Var."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that someone new to a field or activity
- Words that mean the same thing: novice, initiate, beginner
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TIRO
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Clue 38 Down: "63. 1960s-'70s Israeli leader"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that israeli statesman (born in russia) (1898-1978)
- Words that mean the same thing: Golda Meir
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MEIR
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Clue 39 Down: "64. Music school deg."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about music.
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- This could be something that a master's degree in fine arts
- Words that mean the same thing: Master of Fine Arts
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MFA
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Clue 40 Down: "65. Old space station"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MIR
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Clue 41 Down: "66. "___ queen!" ("You go, girl!")"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YAS
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 47 | 60.3% |
| Short Answer | 17 | 21.8% |
| Geography | 4 | 5.1% |
| Music | 2 | 2.6% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.6% |
| History | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 30, 2025 at 06:32 AM
