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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 (39 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Las ___, Canary Islands | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Device with an addictive aerosol, for short | 4 |
| 3A | 11. Plant, as seeds | 3 |
| 4A | 14. Laid back | 6 |
| 5A | 15. "Hello ___" (smartphone tagline) | 4 |
| 6A | 16. "That's terrible!" | 3 |
| 7A | 17. Campfire cookout, informally | 11 |
| 8A | 19. Crafty | 3 |
| 9A | 20. Jake ___, 1980 Oscar-winning role for Robert De Niro | 7 |
| 10A | 21. [Hey, I can hear you, you know] | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Criticize very harshly | 4 |
| 12A | 25. Old-time winter excursion | 10 |
| 13A | 27. Loosey-goosey | 3 |
| 14A | 28. Not yet posted, in brief | 3 |
| 15A | 29. Bit in a nutrition bar | 3 |
| 16A | 30. Flattering lines? | 3 |
| 17A | 31. Indian yogurt dish | 5 |
| 18A | 34. Susceptible to bribery | 5 |
| 19A | 38. "Seriously, though ..." or a hint to 17-, 25-, 48- and 58-Across | 15 |
| 20A | 41. Unit of magnetic flux density | 5 |
| 21A | 42. One who says "Hell if I know!"? | 5 |
| 22A | 43. Subtle greeting | 3 |
| 23A | 44. Letter-shaped part of a blueprint | 3 |
| 24A | 46. Part of every day, in Italy | 3 |
| 25A | 47. Improvised instrument in folk music | 3 |
| 26A | 48. Pugilist's pain point, perhaps | 10 |
| 27A | 53. Serious aversion | 4 |
| 28A | 54. Make | 4 |
| 29A | 55. Farm storage building | 7 |
| 30A | 57. Short-term job | 3 |
| 31A | 58. Seattle landmark from which Mount Rainier can be seen | 11 |
| 32A | 62. Exploit | 3 |
| 33A | 63. What a dawdler may need to pick up, with "the" | 4 |
| 34A | 64. Further out there | 6 |
| 35A | 65. Flanders of "The Simpsons" | 3 |
| 36A | 66. Dust-ups | 4 |
| 37A | 67. Loud speaker, maybe | 6 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Las ___, Canary Islands"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PALMAS
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2A: "7. Device with an addictive aerosol, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ECIG
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3A: "11. Plant, as seeds"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an adult female hog
- Similar words include: inseminate, sow in, seed
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SOW
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4A: "14. Laid back"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ATEASE
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5A: "15. "Hello ___" (smartphone tagline)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MOTO
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6A: "16. "That's terrible!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: UGH
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7A: "17. Campfire cookout, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: WEENIEROAST
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8A: "19. Crafty"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that marked by skill in deception
- Similar words include: tricky, crafty, foxy
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SLY
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9A: "20. Jake ___, 1980 Oscar-winning role for Robert De Niro"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: LAMOTTA
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10A: "21. [Hey, I can hear you, you know]"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
- Similar words include: hem
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AHEM
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11A: "22. Criticize very harshly"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that strip the skin off
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FLAY
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12A: "25. Old-time winter excursion"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: SLEIGHRIDE
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13A: "27. Loosey-goosey"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that lacking in rigor or strictness
- Similar words include: slack, loose
- Opposite of: tense
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Answer: LAX
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14A: "28. Not yet posted, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TBA
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15A: "29. Bit in a nutrition bar"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OAT
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16A: "30. Flattering lines?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ODE
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17A: "31. Indian yogurt dish"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RAITA
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18A: "34. Susceptible to bribery"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that capable of being corrupted
- Similar words include: purchasable, corruptible, dishonest
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: VENAL
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19A: "38. "Seriously, though ..." or a hint to 17-, 25-, 48- and 58-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: ALLKIDDINGASIDE
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20A: "41. Unit of magnetic flux density"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
- Similar words include: Nikola Tesla
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TESLA
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21A: "42. One who says "Hell if I know!"?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (judeo-christian and islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of god; tempter of mankind; master of hell
- Similar words include: the Tempter, Lucifer, Devil
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SATAN
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22A: "43. Subtle greeting"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sign of assent or salutation or command
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NOD
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23A: "44. Letter-shaped part of a blueprint"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELL
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24A: "46. Part of every day, in Italy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
- Similar words include: os, bone, OS
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ORA
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25A: "47. Improvised instrument in folk music"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a large bottle with a narrow mouth
- Similar words include: put behind bars, incarcerate, gaol
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: JUG
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26A: "48. Pugilist's pain point, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: BRUISEDRIB
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27A: "53. Serious aversion"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
- Similar words include: detest, hatred
- Opposite of: love
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Answer: HATE
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28A: "54. Make"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- Similar words include: gain, make, realize
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EARN
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29A: "55. Farm storage building"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
- Similar words include: garner
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: GRANARY
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30A: "57. Short-term job"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
- Similar words include: spear, fizgig, lance
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GIG
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31A: "58. Seattle landmark from which Mount Rainier can be seen"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: SPACENEEDLE
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32A: "62. Exploit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of using
- Similar words include: function, economic consumption, usage
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: USE
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33A: "63. What a dawdler may need to pick up, with "the""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- Similar words include: step, yard, gait
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PACE
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34A: "64. Further out there"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that ludicrous, foolish
- Similar words include: buffoonish, clownish, goofy
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ZANIER
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35A: "65. Flanders of "The Simpsons""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NED
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36A: "66. Dust-ups"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a rapid active commotion
- Similar words include: fuss, ado, bustle
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ADOS
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37A: "67. Loud speaker, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who delivers a speech or oration
- Similar words include: speechifier, speechmaker, rhetorician
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ORATOR
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. What's shaken in the order to "Shake!" | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Filled up on | 3 |
| 3D | 3. Gymnast Suni | 3 |
| 4D | 4. Virile | 5 |
| 5D | 5. It's west of the Bering Strait | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Appears to be going down the drain | 8 |
| 7D | 7. Overact | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Mammal with a long ringed tail | 5 |
| 9D | 9. "We're on!" | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Tricked | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Dish with vinegared rice | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Eyed lustfully | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Question exclaimed after misfortune | 5 |
| 14D | 18. One way to spell relief, per ads | 7 |
| 15D | 21. Crafts, in Córdoba | 5 |
| 16D | 22. Part of a homecoming parade | 5 |
| 17D | 23. Big scoop | 5 |
| 18D | 24. Leaps for Michelle Kwan | 5 |
| 19D | 26. Fine cigar | 6 |
| 20D | 28. Hardships | 6 |
| 21D | 32. Madre's hermana | 3 |
| 22D | 33. French author ___ de Saint-Exupéry | 7 |
| 23D | 35. Stealthy spy with a blowgun | 5 |
| 24D | 36. It may follow deuce | 5 |
| 25D | 37. Overlook | 5 |
| 26D | 39. Designer Calvin | 5 |
| 27D | 40. Hummus bean | 8 |
| 28D | 45. Piece of goalie gear | 6 |
| 29D | 48. Started | 5 |
| 30D | 49. Not leave a bet as is | 5 |
| 31D | 50. Gave a push | 5 |
| 32D | 51. "Fire-breather" in the night sky | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Relays and rallies | 5 |
| 34D | 53. Shenzi in "The Lion King," e.g. | 5 |
| 35D | 56. Bottom | 4 |
| 36D | 58. Luxury resort amenity | 3 |
| 37D | 59. Relatively short Morse code bit | 3 |
| 38D | 60. Sign of summer | 3 |
| 39D | 61. Blunder | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. What's shaken in the order to "Shake!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
- Similar words include: hand, mitt, manus
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PAW
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2D: "2. Filled up on"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Similar words include: eat, eat up, rust
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ATE
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3D: "3. Gymnast Suni"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
- Similar words include: leeward, Shelton Jackson Lee, Robert E. Lee
- Opposite of: windward
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Answer: LEE
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4D: "4. Virile"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that possessing qualities befitting a man
- Similar words include: male, manlike, virile
- Opposite of: unmanfully, unmanly
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Answer: MANLY
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5D: "5. It's west of the Bering Strait"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ASIA
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6D: "6. Appears to be going down the drain"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: SEEMSBAD
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7D: "7. Overact"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EMOTE
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8D: "8. Mammal with a long ringed tail"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that omnivorous mammal of central america and south america
- Similar words include: Nasua narica, coati-mundi, coati-mondi
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: COATI
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9D: "9. "We're on!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ITSAGO
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10D: "10. Tricked"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- Similar words include: generate, mother, start out
- Opposite of: take away, leave
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Answer: GOT
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11D: "11. Dish with vinegared rice"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SUSHI
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12D: "12. Eyed lustfully"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that look at with amorous intentions
- Similar words include: ogle
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OGLED
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13D: "13. Question exclaimed after misfortune"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: WHYME
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14D: "18. One way to spell relief, per ads"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ROLAIDS
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15D: "21. Crafts, in Córdoba"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARTES
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16D: "22. Part of a homecoming parade"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- Similar words include: blow, swim, ice-cream float
- Opposite of: sink
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Answer: FLOAT
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17D: "23. Big scoop"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- Similar words include: lade, laden
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LADLE
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18D: "24. Leaps for Michelle Kwan"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AXELS
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19D: "26. Fine cigar"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the capital and largest city of cuba; located in western cuba; one of the oldest cities in the americas
- Similar words include: Cuban capital, capital of Cuba
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: HAVANA
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20D: "28. Hardships"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of testing something
- Similar words include: trial, trial run, run
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TRIALS
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21D: "32. Madre's hermana"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
- Similar words include: transient ischemic attack
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TIA
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22D: "33. French author ___ de Saint-Exupéry"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ANTOINE
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23D: "35. Stealthy spy with a blowgun"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NINJA
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24D: "36. It may follow deuce"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ADOUT
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25D: "37. Overlook"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
- Similar words include: shelf
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LEDGE
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26D: "39. Designer Calvin"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that german mathematician who created the klein bottle (1849-1925)
- Similar words include: Calvin Klein, Melanie Klein, Felix Klein
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: KLEIN
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27D: "40. Hummus bean"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the seed of the chickpea plant
- Similar words include: chickpea
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: GARBANZO
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28D: "45. Piece of goalie gear"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: LEGPAD
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29D: "48. Started"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- Similar words include: lead off, start out, get down
- Opposite of: end
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Answer: BEGUN
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30D: "49. Not leave a bet as is"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the amount a salary is increased
- Similar words include: enhance, ascent, salary increase
- Opposite of: level, demote
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Answer: RAISE
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31D: "50. Gave a push"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that force or impel in an indicated direction
- Similar words include: inspire, cheer, urge
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: URGED
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32D: "51. "Fire-breather" in the night sky"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century bc)
- Similar words include: genus Draco, Dragon
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DRACO
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33D: "52. Relays and rallies"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any competition
- Similar words include: raceway, run, hotfoot
- Opposite of: linger
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Answer: RACES
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34D: "53. Shenzi in "The Lion King," e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that doglike nocturnal mammal of africa and southern asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
- Similar words include: hyaena
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HYENA
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35D: "56. Bottom"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the back of a military formation or procession
- Similar words include: tooshie, posterior, butt
- Opposite of: level, head
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Answer: REAR
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36D: "58. Luxury resort amenity"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
- Similar words include: health spa, watering hole, watering place
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SPA
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37D: "59. Relatively short Morse code bit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
- Similar words include: dot
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DIT
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38D: "60. Sign of summer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
- Similar words include: Leo the Lion, Lion
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LEO
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39D: "61. Blunder"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Similar words include: stray, mistake, drift
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERR
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Today's Puzzle Stats
37 Across Clues
39 Down Clues
76 Total Clues
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