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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (37 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: Medium
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Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Professional wrestler's takedown | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Halt, to a horse | 4 |
| 3A | 9. "You've ___ this!" | 3 |
| 4A | 12. Business-casual tops worn in the summer | 5 |
| 5A | 14. Devout | 5 |
| 6A | 15. Beatles compilation album with 27 chart-topping hits | 3 |
| 7A | 16. Big name in pain relief | 5 |
| 8A | 17. Peter ___, physicist with a field and a particle named for him | 5 |
| 9A | 18. Anti-trafficking agcy. | 3 |
| 10A | 19. *Knack for success | 10 |
| 11A | 21. Makes angry, old-style | 4 |
| 12A | 22. Reveal | 5 |
| 13A | 23. Still on the run | 7 |
| 14A | 25. Something grilled at a tailgating party | 4 |
| 15A | 27. *Source of ongoing income, informally | 10 |
| 16A | 29. Do more work on, as a farrier might | 6 |
| 17A | 31. Slow-moving tree-dweller | 5 |
| 18A | 32. Landscape photographer Adams | 5 |
| 19A | 33. Green-lights | 3 |
| 20A | 34. Surprisingly dangerous "river horse" | 5 |
| 21A | 38. Warning before your breaking point? | 5 |
| 22A | 40. Fund-raising drive participants | 6 |
| 23A | 41. *Reckless motorist in "The Wind in the Willows" | 10 |
| 24A | 45. Mothers in a flock | 4 |
| 25A | 46. Plans (to) | 7 |
| 26A | 47. Ctrl+V action | 5 |
| 27A | 49. Dragon's den | 4 |
| 28A | 50. Remarks void of meaning ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to the starred clues | 10 |
| 29A | 54. What the prefix "omni-" means | 3 |
| 30A | 55. Easily broken | 5 |
| 31A | 56. Ancient Greek region along the Aegean coast | 5 |
| 32A | 57. Rolled randomizer | 3 |
| 33A | 58. Like some martinis and jokes | 5 |
| 34A | 59. Sweat ___ | 5 |
| 35A | 60. "Sure thing!" | 3 |
| 36A | 61. Workers in a colony | 4 |
| 37A | 62. Made haste | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Professional wrestler's takedown"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
- Similar words include: bang, mosh, sweep
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SLAM
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2A: "5. Halt, to a horse"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WHOA
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3A: "9. "You've ___ this!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- Similar words include: bring, experience, aim
- Opposite of: take away, end
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Answer: GOT
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4A: "12. Business-casual tops worn in the summer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
- Similar words include: Polo, polo, Marco Polo
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: POLOS
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5A: "14. Devout"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
- Opposite of: impious
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PIOUS
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6A: "15. Beatles compilation album with 27 chart-topping hits"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Similar words include: one and only, I, nonpareil
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ONE
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7A: "16. Big name in pain relief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks aleve and anaprox and aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation
- Similar words include: Anaprox, naproxen sodium, Aflaxen
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ALEVE
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8A: "17. Peter ___, physicist with a field and a particle named for him"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HIGGS
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9A: "18. Anti-trafficking agcy."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
- Similar words include: Drug Enforcement Agency, Drug Enforcement Administration
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DEA
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10A: "19. *Knack for success"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: MAGICTOUCH
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11A: "21. Makes angry, old-style"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MADS
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12A: "22. Reveal"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LETON
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13A: "23. Still on the run"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ATLARGE
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14A: "25. Something grilled at a tailgating party"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a very troublesome child
- Similar words include: little terror, bratwurst, terror
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BRAT
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15A: "27. *Source of ongoing income, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: MEALTICKET
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16A: "29. Do more work on, as a farrier might"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: RESHOE
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17A: "31. Slow-moving tree-dweller"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a disinclination to work or exert yourself
- Similar words include: laziness, slothfulness, tree sloth
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SLOTH
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18A: "32. Landscape photographer Adams"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ANSEL
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19A: "33. Green-lights"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state in south central united states
- Similar words include: OK, okay, okey
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OKS
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20A: "34. Surprisingly dangerous "river horse""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an ancient numidian town in northwestern africa adjoining present-day annaba in northeastern algeria
- Similar words include: river horse, hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HIPPO
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21A: "38. Warning before your breaking point?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ADOUT
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22A: "40. Fund-raising drive participants"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that person who makes a gift of property
- Similar words include: conferrer, bestower, presenter
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: DONORS
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23A: "41. *Reckless motorist in "The Wind in the Willows""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: MISTERTOAD
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24A: "45. Mothers in a flock"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
- Similar words include: Ewe, ewe
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EWES
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25A: "46. Plans (to)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that have in mind as a purpose
- Similar words include: intend, mean, specify
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: INTENDS
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26A: "47. Ctrl+V action"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
- Similar words include: glue, library paste, spread
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PASTE
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27A: "49. Dragon's den"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the habitation of wild animals
- Similar words include: den
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LAIR
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28A: "50. Remarks void of meaning ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to the starred clues"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: EMPTYWORDS
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29A: "54. What the prefix "omni-" means"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
- Similar words include: totally, wholly, altogether
- Opposite of: partly, some
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Answer: ALL
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30A: "55. Easily broken"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
- Similar words include: fallible, weak, delicate
- Opposite of: robust
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Answer: FRAIL
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31A: "56. Ancient Greek region along the Aegean coast"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that region of western asia minor colonized by ancient greeks
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IONIA
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32A: "57. Rolled randomizer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
- Similar words include: kick the bucket, give way, pop off
- Opposite of: be born
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Answer: DIE
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33A: "58. Like some martinis and jokes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make soiled, filthy, or dirty
- Similar words include: cheating, begrime, pestiferous
- Opposite of: clean
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Answer: DIRTY
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34A: "59. Sweat ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
- Similar words include: secreter, secretor, secretory organ
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GLAND
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35A: "60. "Sure thing!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an affirmative
- Opposite of: no
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: YES
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36A: "61. Workers in a colony"
Solving Hints:
- Think of 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
- Similar words include: emmet, ant, pismire
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANTS
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37A: "62. Made haste"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that move faster
- Similar words include: quicken, hie, hotfoot
- Opposite of: linger, decelerate
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Answer: SPED
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Meat sold in a can | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Showgirl at the Copacabana, in song | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Vessel for a pub pint | 8 |
| 4D | 4. *Where new features are released? | 12 |
| 5D | 5. Nintendo Switch predecessor | 4 |
| 6D | 6. "Sooooey!" and "Here, piggy, piggy!" | 8 |
| 7D | 7. Really should | 7 |
| 8D | 8. Total jerk | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Suddenly cease all communication | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Tightly wound, maybe | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Mad Hatter's collection | 6 |
| 12D | 13. Breakaway group | 4 |
| 13D | 14. Word after smart or flip | 5 |
| 14D | 20. Thick book | 4 |
| 15D | 21. *Metal lathes and drill presses | 12 |
| 16D | 24. Printmaking process, for short | 5 |
| 17D | 25. Supportive undergarment | 3 |
| 18D | 26. Kylo ___, "Star Wars" villain | 3 |
| 19D | 28. Extend an invitation for | 5 |
| 20D | 30. Bygone | 5 |
| 21D | 33. Get the better of | 8 |
| 22D | 35. Get 40 winks in 20 minutes, say | 8 |
| 23D | 36. Historic introduction? | 3 |
| 24D | 37. Pre-C.I.A. spy group | 3 |
| 25D | 39. Get a pizza delivered, perhaps | 7 |
| 26D | 40. Historic Normandy date | 4 |
| 27D | 41. Chivalrous address to a noblewoman | 6 |
| 28D | 42. Bad way to get caught | 6 |
| 29D | 43. Julia of "10 Things I Hate About You" | 6 |
| 30D | 44. In an appropriate way | 5 |
| 31D | 48. Big gulp | 4 |
| 32D | 51. Cherry discards | 4 |
| 33D | 52. Break bread | 4 |
| 34D | 53. Org. promoting responsible choices for youth | 4 |
| 35D | 55. Medicine-approving grp. | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Meat sold in a can"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a canned meat made largely from pork
- Similar words include: junk e-mail
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SPAM
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2D: "2. Showgirl at the Copacabana, in song"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOLA
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3D: "3. Vessel for a pub pint"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ALEGLASS
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4D: "4. *Where new features are released?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____________
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Answer: MOVIETHEATER
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5D: "5. Nintendo Switch predecessor"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WIIU
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6D: "6. "Sooooey!" and "Here, piggy, piggy!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: HOGCALLS
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7D: "7. Really should"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: OUGHTTO
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8D: "8. Total jerk"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- Similar words include: piece of ass, roll in the hay, As
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ASS
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9D: "9. Suddenly cease all communication"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: GODARK
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10D: "10. Tightly wound, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ONEDGE
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11D: "11. Mad Hatter's collection"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TEASET
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12D: "13. Breakaway group"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a subdivision of a larger religious group
- Similar words include: faction, religious order, religious sect
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SECT
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13D: "14. Word after smart or flip"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
- Similar words include: call, speech sound, earpiece
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PHONE
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14D: "20. Thick book"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a (usually) large and scholarly book
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TOME
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15D: "21. *Metal lathes and drill presses"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____________
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Answer: MACHINETOOLS
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16D: "24. Printmaking process, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LITHO
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17D: "25. Supportive undergarment"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
- Similar words include: brassiere, bandeau
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BRA
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18D: "26. Kylo ___, "Star Wars" villain"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: REN
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19D: "28. Extend an invitation for"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASKTO
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20D: "30. Bygone"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OLDEN
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21D: "33. Get the better of"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that beat through cleverness and wit
- Similar words include: circumvent, outfox, outwit
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: OUTSMART
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22D: "35. Get 40 winks in 20 minutes, say"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: POWERNAP
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23D: "36. Historic introduction?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PRE
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24D: "37. Pre-C.I.A. spy group"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
- Similar words include: OS, bone, Os
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OSS
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25D: "39. Get a pizza delivered, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ORDERIN
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26D: "40. Historic Normandy date"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DDAY
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27D: "41. Chivalrous address to a noblewoman"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an english noblewoman
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MILADY
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28D: "42. Bad way to get caught"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: INALIE
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29D: "43. Julia of "10 Things I Hate About You""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
- Similar words include: stile
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: STILES
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30D: "44. In an appropriate way"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that with competence; in a competent capable manner
- Similar words include: capably, ably, competently
- Opposite of: incompetently
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Answer: APTLY
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31D: "48. Big gulp"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a large and hurried swallow
- Similar words include: quaff, slug, draught
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SWIG
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32D: "51. Cherry discards"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- Similar words include: pitfall, stone, play off
- Opposite of: Heaven
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Answer: PITS
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33D: "52. Break bread"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that have supper; eat dinner
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DINE
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34D: "53. Org. promoting responsible choices for youth"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SADD
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35D: "55. Medicine-approving grp."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a federal agency in the department of health and human services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
- Similar words include: Food and Drug Administration
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: FDA
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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
37 Across Clues
35 Down Clues
72 Total Clues
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