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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

All NYT Across Clues December 30, 2025 - 37 Horizontal Answers with Hints

NYT Across Crossword December 30, 2025 - Master All 37 Left-to-Right Clues

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 37 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Across Clues

NYT Across clues solutions for December 30, 2025
NYT Across Clues - Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date December 30, 2025
Day of Week Tuesday
Total Across Clues 37 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Tricky

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 37 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. Scoundrels
2 Across 5. Pointed end of a pen
3 Across 8. Parts not filled in
4 Across 12. Cookies with their name embossed on them
5 Across 14. Prefix with -metric
6 Across 15. Attracts
7 Across 17. Something to wave with pride?
8 Across 19. Sardinia, e.g., to Sardinians
9 Across 20. "Absolument!"
10 Across 21. Fizzled out completely
11 Across 23. "Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish)
12 Across 24. In the style of
13 Across 26. Brand of cooler named for a mythical beast
14 Across 27. Play loudly, as from a speaker
15 Across 29. Break away (from)
16 Across 33. [That looks delicious ...]
17 Across 36. Flashy cycling maneuvers
18 Across 38. Shared by us
19 Across 39. What a new hire might learn, with "the"
20 Across 40. "That's not good!"
21 Across 41. "Sunday Night Football" producer
22 Across 43. Floating markers
23 Across 44. Wet floor?
24 Across 45. "That's not good!"
25 Across 47. Opera excerpt
26 Across 49. Casual turndown
27 Across 50. Psychic's alleged ability, for short
28 Across 53. They're pulled to garner media attention, informally
29 Across 57. Music's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g.
30 Across 59. Sudden shocks
31 Across 60. Spend money on "Wheel of Fortune" ... which won't help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across!
32 Across 62. Upside-down frown
33 Across 63. Exist
34 Across 64. Skip over, in speech
35 Across 65. Mimicked
36 Across 66. Perfect score in Olympic diving
37 Across 67. Many bills in tip jars

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Across clue. Also check these helpful guides:

Complete Across Solutions:

1 Across: "1. Scoundrels"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C__S
  • Similar words: heel, cad
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: someone who is morally reprehensible
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CADS

2 Across: "5. Pointed end of a pen"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'B'
  • Similar words: bill, neb
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the writing point of a pen
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NIB

3 Across: "8. Parts not filled in"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: G__S
  • Similar words: gap, breach
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GAPS

4 Across: "12. Cookies with their name embossed on them"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O___S
  • Similar words: oreo, oreo cookie
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: chocolate cookie with white cream filling
  • This is Across clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OREOS

5 Across: "14. Prefix with -metric"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ISO

6 Across: "15. Attracts"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: L___S
  • Similar words: enticement, decoy
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LURES

7 Across: "17. Something to wave with pride?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: L_______G
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LGBTQFLAG

8 Across: "19. Sardinia, e.g., to Sardinians"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: I___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ISOLA

9 Across: "20. "Absolument!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: O____I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OUIOUI

10 Across: "21. Fizzled out completely"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: W______T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WENTPFFT

11 Across: "23. "Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'T'
  • Similar words: mesh, sack up
  • Opposite of: gross
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NET

12 Across: "24. In the style of"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALA

13 Across: "26. Brand of cooler named for a mythical beast"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: Y__I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YETI

14 Across: "27. Play loudly, as from a speaker"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: B___E
  • Similar words: blast, toot
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a loud harsh or strident noise
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BLARE

15 Across: "29. Break away (from)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S____E
  • Similar words: splinter, break away
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: withdraw from an organization or communion
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SECEDE

16 Across: "33. [That looks delicious ...]"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: D___L
  • Similar words: tommyrot, boloney
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: pretentious or silly talk or writing
  • This is Across clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DROOL

17 Across: "36. Flashy cycling maneuvers"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BMXTRICKS

18 Across: "38. Shared by us"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OURS

19 Across: "39. What a new hire might learn, with "the""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: R___S
  • Similar words: rophy, roach
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a strong line
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ROPES

20 Across: "40. "That's not good!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: O__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OHNO

21 Across: "41. "Sunday Night Football" producer"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: N_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NBCSPORTS

22 Across: "43. Floating markers"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B___S
  • Similar words: buoy up, buoy
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BUOYS

23 Across: "44. Wet floor?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: S____D
  • Similar words: Davy Jones, sea bottom
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the bottom of a sea or ocean
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SEABED

24 Across: "45. "That's not good!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: Y___S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YIKES

25 Across: "47. Opera excerpt"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: A__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an elaborate song for solo voice
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ARIA

26 Across: "49. Casual turndown"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'H'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NAH

27 Across: "50. Psychic's alleged ability, for short"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'P'
  • Similar words: clairvoyance, E.S.P.
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ESP

28 Across: "53. They're pulled to garner media attention, informally"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PRSTUNTS

29 Across: "57. Music's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: R____O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RAPDUO

30 Across: "59. Sudden shocks"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'J' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: J___S
  • Similar words: jerk, jounce
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a sudden jarring impact
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer JOLTS

31 Across: "60. Spend money on "Wheel of Fortune" ... which won't help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across!"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: B_______L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BUYAVOWEL

32 Across: "62. Upside-down frown"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S___E
  • Similar words: grin, smiling
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SMILE

33 Across: "63. Exist"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: make up, exist
  • Opposite of: differ
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ARE

34 Across: "64. Skip over, in speech"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: leave or strike out
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ELIDE

35 Across: "65. Mimicked"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: A__D
  • Similar words: caricature, ape
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: imitate uncritically and in every aspect
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer APED

36 Across: "66. Perfect score in Olympic diving"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'N'
  • Similar words: decade, x
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TEN

37 Across: "67. Many bills in tip jars"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O__S
  • Similar words: ace, I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ONES

Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues

Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Across Clues?

  • Across clues often provide more letter intersections
  • Reading left to right feels more natural
  • Many common phrases run horizontally
  • Across answers often help solve Down clues

Across Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Across entries
  2. Common phrases: Many idioms run horizontally
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Across
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear horizontally

Time-Saving Across Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Across first Get a mental map of the horizontal flow
Fill short Across words 3-4 letter words are often articles or prepositions
Use crossing letters Down letters help confirm Across answers
Look for themes Related Across answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues

What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?

Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.

Should I solve Across or Down clues first?

Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 37 Across clues.

Are Across clues easier than Down clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.

How do Across clues interact with Down clues?

Across and Down clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

About This Page: We provide comprehensive Across clues solutions and hints for the NYT Crossword to help you improve your solving skills. This site is not affiliated with The New York Times.

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December 30, 2025 NYT Crossword Solutions

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. Scoundrels 4
2A 5. Pointed end of a pen 3
3A 8. Parts not filled in 4
4A 12. Cookies with their name embossed on them 5
5A 14. Prefix with -metric 3
6A 15. Attracts 5
7A 17. Something to wave with pride? 9
8A 19. Sardinia, e.g., to Sardinians 5
9A 20. "Absolument!" 6
10A 21. Fizzled out completely 8
11A 23. "Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish) 3
12A 24. In the style of 3
13A 26. Brand of cooler named for a mythical beast 4
14A 27. Play loudly, as from a speaker 5
15A 29. Break away (from) 6
16A 33. [That looks delicious ...] 5
17A 36. Flashy cycling maneuvers 9
18A 38. Shared by us 4
19A 39. What a new hire might learn, with "the" 5
20A 40. "That's not good!" 4
21A 41. "Sunday Night Football" producer 9
22A 43. Floating markers 5
23A 44. Wet floor? 6
24A 45. "That's not good!" 5
25A 47. Opera excerpt 4
26A 49. Casual turndown 3
27A 50. Psychic's alleged ability, for short 3
28A 53. They're pulled to garner media attention, informally 8
29A 57. Music's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g. 6
30A 59. Sudden shocks 5
31A 60. Spend money on "Wheel of Fortune" ... which won't help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across! 9
32A 62. Upside-down frown 5
33A 63. Exist 3
34A 64. Skip over, in speech 5
35A 65. Mimicked 4
36A 66. Perfect score in Olympic diving 3
37A 67. Many bills in tip jars 4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Scoundrels"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone who is morally reprehensible
  • Similar words include: dog, heel, cad
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CADS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2A: "5. Pointed end of a pen"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the writing point of a pen
  • Similar words include: beak, pen nib, pecker
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NIB

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3A: "8. Parts not filled in"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
  • Similar words include: interruption, gap, crack
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GAPS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

4A: "12. Cookies with their name embossed on them"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
  • Similar words include: oreo cookie, oreo
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OREOS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

5A: "14. Prefix with -metric"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ISO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

6A: "15. Attracts"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
  • Similar words include: come-on, decoy, tempt
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LURES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

7A: "17. Something to wave with pride?"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LGBTQFLAG

Remember this word for future puzzles!

8A: "19. Sardinia, e.g., to Sardinians"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ISOLA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

9A: "20. "Absolument!""

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OUIOUI

Remember this word for future puzzles!

10A: "21. Fizzled out completely"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WENTPFFT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

11A: "23. "Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish)"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of 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
  • Similar words include: last, mesh, net profit
  • Opposite of: gross
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NET

Remember this word for future puzzles!

12A: "24. In the style of"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

13A: "26. Brand of cooler named for a mythical beast"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the himalayas
  • Similar words include: abominable snowman
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: YETI

Remember this word for future puzzles!

14A: "27. Play loudly, as from a speaker"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a loud harsh or strident noise
  • Similar words include: toot, blaring, claxon
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BLARE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

15A: "29. Break away (from)"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that withdraw from an organization or communion
  • Similar words include: splinter, break away
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SECEDE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

16A: "33. [That looks delicious ...]"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that pretentious or silly talk or writing
  • Similar words include: dribble, salivate, humbug
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DROOL

Remember this word for future puzzles!

17A: "36. Flashy cycling maneuvers"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BMXTRICKS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

18A: "38. Shared by us"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OURS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

19A: "39. What a new hire might learn, with "the""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a strong line
  • Similar words include: rope, roach, rophy
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ROPES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

20A: "40. "That's not good!""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OHNO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

21A: "41. "Sunday Night Football" producer"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NBCSPORTS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

22A: "43. Floating markers"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
  • Similar words include: buoy, buoy up
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BUOYS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

23A: "44. Wet floor?"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the bottom of a sea or ocean
  • Similar words include: Davy Jones's locker, sea bottom, ocean floor
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SEABED

Remember this word for future puzzles!

24A: "45. "That's not good!""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: YIKES

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25A: "47. Opera excerpt"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an elaborate song for solo voice
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARIA

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26A: "49. Casual turndown"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: NAH

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27A: "50. Psychic's alleged ability, for short"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
  • Similar words include: extrasensory perception, second sight, clairvoyance
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ESP

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28A: "53. They're pulled to garner media attention, informally"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: PRSTUNTS

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29A: "57. Music's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g."

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: RAPDUO

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30A: "59. Sudden shocks"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a sudden jarring impact
  • Similar words include: shock, jerking, jounce
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: JOLTS

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31A: "60. Spend money on "Wheel of Fortune" ... which won't help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across!"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: BUYAVOWEL

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32A: "62. Upside-down frown"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
  • Similar words include: grinning, grin, smiling
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SMILE

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33A: "63. Exist"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
  • Similar words include: be, follow, constitute
  • Opposite of: differ
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Answer: ARE

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34A: "64. Skip over, in speech"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that leave or strike out
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ELIDE

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35A: "65. Mimicked"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that imitate uncritically and in every aspect
  • Similar words include: caricature, ape
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: APED

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36A: "66. Perfect score in Olympic diving"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
  • Similar words include: ten-spot, x, tenner
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: TEN

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37A: "67. Many bills in tip jars"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • Similar words include: one, single, I
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ONES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. The eyes of an emoticon, typically 5
2D 2. Make a case (for) 5
3D 3. Opposite of credit 5
4D 4. "And ___ bed" 4
5D 5. Nothing 3
6D 6. Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street" 4
7D 7. 4 on a par 3, e.g. 5
8D 8. Hard-to-clean-up sparkly stuff 7
9D 9. Like good omens 10
10D 10. College instructor, for short 4
11D 11. "To thine own ___ be true" 4
12D 13. Sudden, powerful gust of wind 6
13D 16. Used a stool, say 3
14D 18. Athleisure brand originally from Italy 4
15D 22. Homes on branches 5
16D 25. ___ Day (April observance) 5
17D 27. Climactic fight in a video game 10
18D 28. 0% filled 5
19D 30. Fun word to shout into a canyon 4
20D 31. Fashion inits. in Manhattan 4
21D 32. Those, en español 4
22D 33. Puts on, as a jacket 4
23D 34. Yokel 4
24D 35. Apex predator of the ocean 4
25D 37. Marks, as a ballot square 5
26D 39. "The Thinker" sculptor 5
27D 42. Pored over 7
28D 43. Not act up 6
29D 46. ___ Sea (arm of the Arctic Ocean) 4
30D 48. Making a plate appearance 5
31D 50. Scientist Hubble with a telescope named after him 5
32D 51. Fuzzy-feeling leather 5
33D 52. Extremes of the earth 5
34D 53. Nightwear, informally 3
35D 54. Oblong tomato type 4
36D 55. Lose traction 4
37D 56. "OK, go ahead" 4
38D 58. Casual collared shirt 4
39D 61. Desire 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. The eyes of an emoticon, typically"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
  • Similar words include: El Salvadoran colon, Costa Rican colon, Aspinwall
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: COLON

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2D: "2. Make a case (for)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that present reasons and arguments
  • Similar words include: indicate, contend, reason
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARGUE

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3D: "3. Opposite of credit"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
  • Similar words include: debit entry
  • Opposite of: credit
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Answer: DEBIT

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4D: "4. "And ___ bed""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SOTO

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5D: "5. Nothing"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a quantity of no importance
  • Similar words include: null, zip, zippo
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: NIL

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6D: "6. Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ISAW

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7D: "7. 4 on a par 3, e.g."

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an evil spirit
  • Similar words include: bogy, bogie
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: BOGEY

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8D: "8. Hard-to-clean-up sparkly stuff"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
  • Similar words include: glister, gleam, scintillation
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: GLITTER

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9D: "9. Like good omens"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
  • Opposite of: inauspicious
  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: AUSPICIOUS

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10D: "10. College instructor, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
  • Similar words include: professor
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PROF

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11D: "11. "To thine own ___ be true""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that your consciousness of your own identity
  • Similar words include: ego
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SELF

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12D: "13. Sudden, powerful gust of wind"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
  • Similar words include: shout, scream, shout out
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SQUALL

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13D: "16. Used a stool, say"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
  • Similar words include: model, sit down, Sabbatum
  • Opposite of: arise, stand
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Answer: SAT

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14D: "18. Athleisure brand originally from Italy"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
  • Similar words include: filum, filament
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: FILA

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15D: "22. Homes on branches"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
  • Similar words include: snuggle, nuzzle, draw close
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: NESTS

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16D: "25. ___ Day (April observance)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that tree (as opposed to shrub)
  • Similar words include: spindle, mandrel, bower
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARBOR

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17D: "27. Climactic fight in a video game"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: BOSSBATTLE

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18D: "28. 0% filled"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a container that has been emptied
  • Similar words include: evacuate, vacuous, discharge
  • Opposite of: full, fill
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Answer: EMPTY

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19D: "30. Fun word to shout into a canyon"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
  • Similar words include: reverberation, replication, resound
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ECHO

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20D: "31. Fashion inits. in Manhattan"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: DKNY

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21D: "32. Those, en español"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ESOS

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22D: "33. Puts on, as a jacket"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a spanish gentleman or nobleman
  • Similar words include: father, don, Don
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: DONS

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23D: "34. Yokel"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
  • Similar words include: chawbacon, hayseed, yokel
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: RUBE

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24D: "35. Apex predator of the ocean"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
  • Similar words include: grampus, sea wolf, killer whale
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ORCA

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25D: "37. Marks, as a ballot square"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: XESIN

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26D: "39. "The Thinker" sculptor"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that french sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917)
  • Similar words include: Francois Auguste Rene Rodin, Auguste Rodin
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: RODIN

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27D: "42. Pored over"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that examine or consider with attention and in detail
  • Similar words include: peruse
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: PERUSED

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28D: "43. Not act up"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
  • Similar words include: carry, conduct, do
  • Opposite of: misbehave
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Answer: BEHAVE

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29D: "46. ___ Sea (arm of the Arctic Ocean)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: KARA

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30D: "48. Making a plate appearance"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ATBAT

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31D: "50. Scientist Hubble with a telescope named after him"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that king of northumbria who was converted to christianity (585-633)
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: EDWIN

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32D: "51. Fuzzy-feeling leather"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that leather with a napped surface
  • Similar words include: suede leather, suede cloth
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SUEDE

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33D: "52. Extremes of the earth"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
  • Similar words include: pole, terminal, Pole
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: POLES

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34D: "53. Nightwear, informally"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: PJS

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35D: "54. Oblong tomato type"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern india but now are living on all continents (but mostly in europe, north africa, and north america)
  • Similar words include: read-only storage, Romany, Gipsy
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROMA

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36D: "55. Lose traction"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a socially awkward or tactless act
  • Similar words include: cutting, mooring, splay
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SLIP

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37D: "56. "OK, go ahead""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
  • Similar words include: sure as shooting, sure enough, for certain
  • Opposite of: unsure, uncertain
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Answer: SURE

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38D: "58. Casual collared shirt"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
  • Similar words include: Marco Polo
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: POLO

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39D: "61. Desire"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a yearning for something or to do something
  • Similar words include: languish, hankering, ache
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: YEN

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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.

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Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

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Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues
39 Down Clues
76 Total Clues

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