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- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (37 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (41 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. Undergoes a chemical change | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Yosemite or Yellowstone | 4 |
| 3A | 11. Hairstyling stuff | 3 |
| 4A | 14. Send out of the country, as goods | 6 |
| 5A | 15. One of many in an autumn pile | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Alter ___ (secondary identity) | 3 |
| 7A | 17. Rap songs and such | 11 |
| 8A | 19. Certain endurance race, in brief | 3 |
| 9A | 20. Bowling venue | 5 |
| 10A | 21. Singer Tori | 4 |
| 11A | 22. "You got that right!" | 4 |
| 12A | 23. Brewski | 4 |
| 13A | 24. Places to stick wallets | 10 |
| 14A | 26. "___ of the d'Urbervilles" | 4 |
| 15A | 28. "There's ___ in 'team,' but there is one in 'win'" | 3 |
| 16A | 29. Longtime TV brand | 3 |
| 17A | 31. Paula of "American Idol" | 5 |
| 18A | 35. Something named on a license plate | 5 |
| 19A | 39. Risky time for beach property owners | 15 |
| 20A | 42. Chose | 5 |
| 21A | 43. Highway stopover | 5 |
| 22A | 44. Married | 3 |
| 23A | 45. Keg attachment | 3 |
| 24A | 47. French fashion magazine | 4 |
| 25A | 49. Singer with the 1961 #1 hit "Hit the Road Jack" | 10 |
| 26A | 55. "The Thin Man" terrier | 4 |
| 27A | 58. Salt Lake City's home | 4 |
| 28A | 59. "___, and ye shall find" (Matthew 7:7) | 4 |
| 29A | 60. Tehre are two in tihs clue | 5 |
| 30A | 61. ___ B, a.k.a. Scary Spice | 3 |
| 31A | 62. "Woo-hoo!" ... as suggested by the starts of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across | 11 |
| 32A | 64. Slight amount | 3 |
| 33A | 65. The slightest amount | 4 |
| 34A | 66. Make fizzy, as a drink | 6 |
| 35A | 67. Actress de Armas | 3 |
| 36A | 68. Freight car weights | 4 |
| 37A | 69. Picnic food holder | 6 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Undergoes a chemical change"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that show a response or a reaction to something
- Similar words include: respond, react, oppose
- Pattern: ______
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2A: "7. Yosemite or Yellowstone"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
- Similar words include: green, Mungo Park, ballpark
- Pattern: ____
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3A: "11. Hairstyling stuff"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
- Similar words include: colloidal gel, gelatin, mousse
- Pattern: ___
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4A: "14. Send out of the country, as goods"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
- Similar words include: exportation
- Opposite of: import
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5A: "15. One of many in an autumn pile"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
- Similar words include: foliage, riffle, riff
- Pattern: ____
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6A: "16. Alter ___ (secondary identity)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- Similar words include: self, egotism, self-importance
- Pattern: ___
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7A: "17. Rap songs and such"
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- Pattern: ___________
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8A: "19. Certain endurance race, in brief"
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- Pattern: ___
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9A: "20. Bowling venue"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a narrow street with walls on both sides
- Similar words include: back street, skittle alley, bowling alley
- Pattern: _____
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10A: "21. Singer Tori"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
- Similar words include: Book of Amos
- Pattern: ____
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11A: "22. "You got that right!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
- Similar words include: Amun, Amon
- Pattern: ____
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12A: "23. Brewski"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
- Pattern: ____
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13A: "24. Places to stick wallets"
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- Pattern: __________
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14A: "26. "___ of the d'Urbervilles""
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- Pattern: ____
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15A: "28. "There's ___ in 'team,' but there is one in 'win'""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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16A: "29. Longtime TV brand"
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- Pattern: ___
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17A: "31. Paula of "American Idol""
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- Pattern: _____
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18A: "35. Something named on a license plate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- Similar words include: nation, res publica, State Department
- Pattern: _____
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19A: "39. Risky time for beach property owners"
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- Pattern: _______________
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20A: "42. Chose"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that select as an alternative over another
- Similar words include: choose, opt, prefer
- Pattern: _____
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21A: "43. Highway stopover"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a motor hotel
- Pattern: _____
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22A: "44. Married"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the fourth day of the week; the third working day
- Similar words include: marry, tie, get hitched with
- Pattern: ___
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23A: "45. Keg attachment"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sound made by a gentle blow
- Similar words include: dab, water tap, pat
- Pattern: ___
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24A: "47. French fashion magazine"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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25A: "49. Singer with the 1961 #1 hit "Hit the Road Jack""
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- Pattern: __________
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26A: "55. "The Thin Man" terrier"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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27A: "58. Salt Lake City's home"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state in the western united states; settled in 1847 by mormons led by brigham young
- Similar words include: Mormon State, Beehive State, UT
- Pattern: ____
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28A: "59. "___, and ye shall find" (Matthew 7:7)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
- Similar words include: look for, attempt, search
- Pattern: ____
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29A: "60. Tehre are two in tihs clue"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
- Similar words include: literal, typo, erratum
- Pattern: _____
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30A: "61. ___ B, a.k.a. Scary Spice"
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- Pattern: ___
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31A: "62. "Woo-hoo!" ... as suggested by the starts of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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32A: "64. Slight amount"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small piece or quantity of something
- Similar words include: chip, act, routine
- Pattern: ___
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33A: "65. The slightest amount"
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- Pattern: ____
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34A: "66. Make fizzy, as a drink"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that expose to fresh air
- Similar words include: air, oxygenize, oxygenate
- Pattern: ______
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35A: "67. Actress de Armas"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
- Pattern: ___
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36A: "68. Freight car weights"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a large number or amount
- Similar words include: gobs, scores, stacks
- Pattern: ____
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37A: "69. Picnic food holder"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a container that is usually woven and has handles
- Similar words include: field goal, hoop, handbasket
- Pattern: ______
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Physical therapy and such, informally | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Send out of the country, as a disgraced leader | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Fruit pastry that pairs well with vanilla ice cream | 9 |
| 4D | 4. Stick together | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Land of Priam and Hector | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Motor oil brand | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Pleasingly round | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Author of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" | 5 |
| 9D | 9. ___ d'etre (justification for being) | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Colonel Sanders's chain | 3 |
| 11D | 11. "See what I mean?" | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Wading bird | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Gird one's ___ | 5 |
| 14D | 18. ___ tai (cocktail) | 3 |
| 15D | 22. Japanese dog | 5 |
| 16D | 24. Big banking inits. in the U.K. | 4 |
| 17D | 25. Sportscaster Howard who cried "Down goes Frazier!" | 6 |
| 18D | 27. Responded to a doctor's request | 6 |
| 19D | 29. Greek P | 3 |
| 20D | 30. Baking quantity | 3 |
| 21D | 32. Fish ladder locale | 3 |
| 22D | 33. Chicago-style pizza chain | 3 |
| 23D | 34. "Live and ___ live" | 3 |
| 24D | 36. Right now | 9 |
| 25D | 37. Nursery rhyme's "little piggy" | 3 |
| 26D | 38. Finish line | 3 |
| 27D | 40. [Gag!] | 5 |
| 28D | 41. Observes | 4 |
| 29D | 46. Afghan language | 6 |
| 30D | 48. Features of lasagna or an onion | 6 |
| 31D | 49. Dance from Cuba | 5 |
| 32D | 50. Stayed home for dinner | 5 |
| 33D | 51. Site where Allies met in 1945 | 5 |
| 34D | 52. Showed again, as on TV | 5 |
| 35D | 53. City NE of Manchester | 5 |
| 36D | 54. Barely manage, with "out" | 3 |
| 37D | 56. Rich cake whose name comes from German | 5 |
| 38D | 57. Strong suit | 5 |
| 39D | 60. Ellington's "Take ___ Train" | 4 |
| 40D | 62. Tit for ___ | 3 |
| 41D | 63. Taxi | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Physical therapy and such, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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2D: "2. Send out of the country, as a disgraced leader"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- Similar words include: deportation, expatriate, expatriation
- Opposite of: repatriate
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3D: "3. Fruit pastry that pairs well with vanilla ice cream"
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- Pattern: _________
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4D: "4. Stick together"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- Similar words include: stick, adhere, cling
- Pattern: ______
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5D: "5. Land of Priam and Hector"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
- Similar words include: Ilium, Ilion, troy weight
- Pattern: ____
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6D: "6. Motor oil brand"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that standard temperature and pressure
- Similar words include: s.t.p.
- Pattern: ___
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7D: "7. Pleasingly round"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sound of a sudden heavy fall
- Similar words include: plummet, plop, fatten out
- Pattern: _____
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8D: "8. Author of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that greek author of fables (circa 620-560 bc)
- Pattern: _____
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9D: "9. ___ d'etre (justification for being)"
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- Pattern: ______
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10D: "10. Colonel Sanders's chain"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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11D: "11. "See what I mean?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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12D: "12. Wading bird"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
- Pattern: _____
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13D: "13. Gird one's ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs
- Similar words include: lumbus, pubic region, loin
- Pattern: _____
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14D: "18. ___ tai (cocktail)"
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- Pattern: ___
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15D: "22. Japanese dog"
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- Pattern: _____
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16D: "24. Big banking inits. in the U.K."
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- Pattern: ____
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17D: "25. Sportscaster Howard who cried "Down goes Frazier!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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18D: "27. Responded to a doctor's request"
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- Pattern: ______
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19D: "29. Greek P"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the 17th letter of the greek alphabet
- Pattern: ___
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20D: "30. Baking quantity"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
- Similar words include: loving cup, cupful, transfuse
- Pattern: ___
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21D: "32. Fish ladder locale"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
- Similar words include: dekameter, decametre, dam up
- Pattern: ___
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22D: "33. Chicago-style pizza chain"
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- Pattern: ___
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23D: "34. "Live and ___ live""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
- Similar words include: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, allow
- Opposite of: forbid, prevent
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24D: "36. Right now"
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- Pattern: _________
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25D: "37. Nursery rhyme's "little piggy""
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- Think of something that one of the digits of the foot
- Similar words include: toenail
- Pattern: ___
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26D: "38. Finish line"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that either extremity of something that has length
- Similar words include: last, ending, close
- Opposite of: begin, beginning
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27D: "40. [Gag!]"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- Similar words include: sick, disgorge, cast
- Opposite of: keep down
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28D: "41. Observes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
- Similar words include: pick up, attend, realize
- Pattern: ____
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29D: "46. Afghan language"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an iranian language spoken in afghanistan and pakistan; the official language of afghanistan
- Similar words include: Paxto, Afghan, Pashtu
- Pattern: ______
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30D: "48. Features of lasagna or an onion"
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- Think of something that single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
- Similar words include: level, bed, layer
- Pattern: ______
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31D: "49. Dance from Cuba"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
- Similar words include: rhumba
- Pattern: _____
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32D: "50. Stayed home for dinner"
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- Pattern: _____
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33D: "51. Site where Allies met in 1945"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a resort city in crimea in the southern ukraine on the black sea; site of the allied conference between roosevelt, stalin, and churchill in february 1945
- Pattern: _____
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34D: "52. Showed again, as on TV"
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- Think of something that broadcast again, as of a film
- Similar words include: rerun, rebroadcast
- Pattern: _____
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35D: "53. City NE of Manchester"
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- Think of something that a city on the river aire in west yorkshire in northern england; a center of the clothing industry
- Pattern: _____
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36D: "54. Barely manage, with "out""
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- Pattern: ___
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37D: "56. Rich cake whose name comes from German"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in austria
- Pattern: _____
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38D: "57. Strong suit"
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- Think of something that a useful or valuable quality
- Similar words include: plus
- Opposite of: liability
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39D: "60. Ellington's "Take ___ Train""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (greek mythology) the titaness who was mother of helios and selene and eos in ancient mythology
- Similar words include: Theia
- Pattern: ____
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40D: "62. Tit for ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
- Similar words include: cheapness, Thematic Apperception Test, tackiness
- Pattern: ___
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41D: "63. Taxi"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
- Similar words include: taxi, taxicab, hack
- Pattern: ___
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