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Sunday, December 7, 2025

NYT Across Today December 07, 2025: Complete Horizontal Clues Walkthrough

All NYT Across Clues December 07, 2025 - 67 Horizontal Answers with Hints

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 67 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 07, 2025
NYT Across Clues - Sunday, December 07, 2025
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date December 07, 2025
Day of Week Sunday
Total Across Clues 67 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Tricky

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 67 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. Fancy dos
2 Across 6. "Count me out"
3 Across 11. Cantankerous captain of fiction
4 Across 15. Lab provisions?
5 Across 19. Bit of letter-shaped hardware
6 Across 20. Attended
7 Across 21. New York university based in Manhattan
8 Across 22. A "bear of very little brain"
9 Across 23. Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison?
10 Across 25. John James Audubon?
11 Across 27. Victorian-era prescription for melancholy
12 Across 28. They'll make it up to you
13 Across 30. Stumble or lurch
14 Across 31. Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir.
15 Across 32. Dictionary tag: Abbr.
16 Across 34. Summer camper's conveyance
17 Across 36. Emmy-winning actor Ray
18 Across 38. Samuel Morse?
19 Across 43. Sir Edmund Hillary?
20 Across 46. Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island
21 Across 47. Bit of cacao
22 Across 49. Come out on top
23 Across 50. Suffix with hypn-
24 Across 51. Trees commonly confused with birches
25 Across 54. Deposit that might gather interest?
26 Across 55. Cheeky
27 Across 59. Sir Isaac Newton?
28 Across 62. Cattle calls
29 Across 63. "Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit)
30 Across 64. TV tavern visited by Mayor Quimby
31 Across 65. Shoe covering
32 Across 67. It's often rapped but never spoken
33 Across 68. Like beds on lazy Saturdays
34 Across 70. Cuts (back)
35 Across 71. Outfit that may have a hood
36 Across 73. Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations
37 Across 74. Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses
38 Across 76. Rain on your wedding day, perhaps
39 Across 77. ...
40 Across 79. Oui : non :: ja : ___
41 Across 80. Gregor Mendel?
42 Across 83. Hint
43 Across 85. Gives a thumbs up
44 Across 86. Basic tenet of improv
45 Across 87. Sister to Lex Luthor
46 Across 88. With love, musically
47 Across 91. A urinal, according to Duchamp
48 Across 92. Remedies
49 Across 93. Henry Ford?
50 Across 98. Orville and Wilbur Wright?
51 Across 100. Give a darn, again?
52 Across 101. Food and water, e.g.
53 Across 103. College located in Cedar Rapids
54 Across 104. "That sounds awful!"
55 Across 105. Noble title
56 Across 108. Bit of letter-shaped hardware
57 Across 110. Unexpected endings
58 Across 115. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung?
59 Across 118. Galileo Galilei?
60 Across 120. Genesis
61 Across 121. Roof overhang
62 Across 122. Weirdly spooky
63 Across 123. Church staple
64 Across 124. "Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase)
65 Across 125. Part of a wooden bench
66 Across 126. "In other words," in other words
67 Across 127. Trips around the sun

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. Fancy dos"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C___S
  • Similar words: dress, set
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer COIFS

2 Across: "6. "Count me out""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: I___S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IPASS

3 Across: "11. Cantankerous captain of fiction"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'B'
  • Word pattern: A__B
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AHAB

4 Across: "15. Lab provisions?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALPO

5 Across: "19. Bit of letter-shaped hardware"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: U___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer UBOLT

6 Across: "20. Attended"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 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 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WASAT

7 Across: "21. New York university based in Manhattan"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P__E
  • Similar words: tread, rate
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PACE

8 Across: "22. A "bear of very little brain""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: P__H
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer POOH

9 Across: "23. Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P_________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer POWERCOUPLE

10 Across: "25. John James Audubon?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: B_______N
  • Similar words: addlehead, addle-head
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BIRDBRAIN

11 Across: "27. Victorian-era prescription for melancholy"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: S____R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SEAAIR

12 Across: "28. They'll make it up to you"

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: liar, prevaricator
  • Opposite of: square shooter
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LIARS

13 Across: "30. Stumble or lurch"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: R__L
  • Similar words: lurch, spool
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer REEL

14 Across: "31. Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: north northeast, nor'-nor'-east
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NNE

15 Across: "32. Dictionary tag: Abbr."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'V' and ends with 'R'
  • Similar words: volt-ampere
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer VAR

16 Across: "34. Summer camper's conveyance"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CANOE

17 Across: "36. Emmy-winning actor Ray"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: L____A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LIOTTA

18 Across: "38. Samuel Morse?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: C______Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CABLEGUY

19 Across: "43. Sir Edmund Hillary?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: M__________T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MOUNTAINGOAT

20 Across: "46. Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: H___N
  • Similar words: Lake Huron
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer HURON

21 Across: "47. Bit of cacao"

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: pen nib, neb
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the writing point of a pen
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NIB

22 Across: "49. Come out on top"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: P_____L
  • Similar words: endure, die hard
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: be larger in number
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PREVAIL

23 Across: "50. Suffix with hypn-"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'C'
  • Word pattern: O__C
  • Similar words: auricular
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: of or relating to near the ear
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OTIC

24 Across: "51. Trees commonly confused with birches"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A____S
  • Similar words: aspen
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ASPENS

25 Across: "54. Deposit that might gather interest?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ORE

26 Across: "55. Cheeky"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: S___Y
  • Similar words: overbold, impertinent
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: improperly forward or bold
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SASSY

27 Across: "59. Sir Isaac Newton?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 14 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: M____________R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MOTIONDETECTOR

28 Across: "62. Cattle calls"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: L__S
  • Similar words: Sir David Low, low gear
  • Opposite of: high
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LOWS

29 Across: "63. "Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PTA

30 Across: "64. TV tavern visited by Mayor Quimby"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: M__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MOES

31 Across: "65. Shoe covering"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: G____R
  • Similar words: spat
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GAITER

32 Across: "67. It's often rapped but never spoken"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: G___L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GAVEL

33 Across: "68. Like beds on lazy Saturdays"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: U____E
  • Similar words: undo, unmake
  • Opposite of: make
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: deprive of certain characteristics
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer UNMADE

34 Across: "70. Cuts (back)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P___S
  • Similar words: peel, pare
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: decrease gradually or bit by bit
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PARES

35 Across: "71. Outfit that may have a hood"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: O____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ONESIE

36 Across: "73. Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: A___N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ANNAN

37 Across: "74. Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: P____D
  • Similar words: separate, break up
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: go one's own way; move apart
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PARTED

38 Across: "76. Rain on your wedding day, perhaps"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: O__N
  • Similar words: prodigy, Oman
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a sign of something about to happen
  • This is Across clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OMEN

39 Across: "77. ..."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'C'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ETC

40 Across: "79. Oui : non :: ja : ___"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: N__N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 40

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEIN

41 Across: "80. Gregor Mendel?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 14 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: S____________R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 41

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SEEDYCHARACTER

42 Across: "83. Hint"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: T___E
  • Similar words: line, describe
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a just detectable amount
  • This is Across clue number 42

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TRACE

43 Across: "85. Gives a thumbs up"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: okey, Sooner State
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a state in south central United States
  • This is Across clue number 43

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OKS

44 Across: "86. Basic tenet of improv"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: Y____D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 44

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YESAND

45 Across: "87. Sister to Lex Luthor"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: L__A
  • Similar words: Lena River
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 45

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LENA

46 Across: "88. With love, musically"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: A_____O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 46

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AMOROSO

47 Across: "91. A urinal, according to Duchamp"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Similar words: fine art, graphics
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
  • This is Across clue number 47

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ART

48 Across: "92. Remedies"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C___S
  • Similar words: bring around, cure
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
  • This is Across clue number 48

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CURES

49 Across: "93. Henry Ford?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: D__________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 49

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DRIVINGFORCE

50 Across: "98. Orville and Wilbur Wright?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A______S
  • Similar words: airhead
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a flighty scatterbrained simpleton
  • This is Across clue number 50

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AIRHEADS

51 Across: "100. Give a darn, again?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: R____D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 51

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer REMEND

52 Across: "101. Food and water, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: N___S
  • Similar words: want, pauperism
  • Opposite of: obviate
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a condition requiring relief
  • This is Across clue number 52

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEEDS

53 Across: "103. College located in Cedar Rapids"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 53

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer COE

54 Across: "104. "That sounds awful!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'H'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 54

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer UGH

55 Across: "105. Noble title"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: E__L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 55

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EARL

56 Across: "108. Bit of letter-shaped hardware"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: O___G
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 56

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ORING

57 Across: "110. Unexpected endings"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T____S
  • Similar words: deform, whirl
  • Opposite of: unbend
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an unforeseen development
  • This is Across clue number 57

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TWISTS

58 Across: "115. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: D_______M
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 58

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DREAMTEAM

59 Across: "118. Galileo Galilei?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S_________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 59

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STARWITNESS

60 Across: "120. Genesis"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: G__M
  • Similar words: bug, source
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: anything that provides inspiration for later work
  • This is Across clue number 60

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GERM

61 Across: "121. Roof overhang"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 61

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EAVE

62 Across: "122. Weirdly spooky"

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
  • Similar words: eery
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
  • This is Across clue number 62

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EERIE

63 Across: "123. Church staple"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: O___N
  • Similar words: reed organ, Hammond organ
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 63

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ORGAN

64 Across: "124. "Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 64

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ETES

65 Across: "125. Part of a wooden bench"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S__T
  • Similar words: spline
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a thin strip (wood or metal)
  • This is Across clue number 65

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SLAT

66 Across: "126. "In other words," in other words"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: I___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 66

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IDEST

67 Across: "127. Trips around the sun"

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
  • Similar words: class, twelvemonth
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a late time of life
  • This is Across clue number 67

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YEARS

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 67 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.

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December 07, 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. Fancy dos 5
2A 6. "Count me out" 5
3A 11. Cantankerous captain of fiction 4
4A 15. Lab provisions? 4
5A 19. Bit of letter-shaped hardware 5
6A 20. Attended 5
7A 21. New York university based in Manhattan 4
8A 22. A "bear of very little brain" 4
9A 23. Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison? 11
10A 25. John James Audubon? 9
11A 27. Victorian-era prescription for melancholy 6
12A 28. They'll make it up to you 5
13A 30. Stumble or lurch 4
14A 31. Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir. 3
15A 32. Dictionary tag: Abbr. 3
16A 34. Summer camper's conveyance 5
17A 36. Emmy-winning actor Ray 6
18A 38. Samuel Morse? 8
19A 43. Sir Edmund Hillary? 12
20A 46. Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island 5
21A 47. Bit of cacao 3
22A 49. Come out on top 7
23A 50. Suffix with hypn- 4
24A 51. Trees commonly confused with birches 6
25A 54. Deposit that might gather interest? 3
26A 55. Cheeky 5
27A 59. Sir Isaac Newton? 14
28A 62. Cattle calls 4
29A 63. "Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit) 3
30A 64. TV tavern visited by Mayor Quimby 4
31A 65. Shoe covering 6
32A 67. It's often rapped but never spoken 5
33A 68. Like beds on lazy Saturdays 6
34A 70. Cuts (back) 5
35A 71. Outfit that may have a hood 6
36A 73. Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations 5
37A 74. Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses 6
38A 76. Rain on your wedding day, perhaps 4
39A 77. ... 3
40A 79. Oui : non :: ja : ___ 4
41A 80. Gregor Mendel? 14
42A 83. Hint 5
43A 85. Gives a thumbs up 3
44A 86. Basic tenet of improv 6
45A 87. Sister to Lex Luthor 4
46A 88. With love, musically 7
47A 91. A urinal, according to Duchamp 3
48A 92. Remedies 5
49A 93. Henry Ford? 12
50A 98. Orville and Wilbur Wright? 8
51A 100. Give a darn, again? 6
52A 101. Food and water, e.g. 5
53A 103. College located in Cedar Rapids 3
54A 104. "That sounds awful!" 3
55A 105. Noble title 4
56A 108. Bit of letter-shaped hardware 5
57A 110. Unexpected endings 6
58A 115. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung? 9
59A 118. Galileo Galilei? 11
60A 120. Genesis 4
61A 121. Roof overhang 4
62A 122. Weirdly spooky 5
63A 123. Church staple 5
64A 124. "Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase) 4
65A 125. Part of a wooden bench 4
66A 126. "In other words," in other words 5
67A 127. Trips around the sun 5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Fancy dos"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
  • Similar words include: set, hair style, dress
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: COIFS

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2A: "6. "Count me out""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: IPASS

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3A: "11. Cantankerous captain of fiction"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that according to the old testament he was a pagan king of israel and husband of jezebel (9th century bc)
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: AHAB

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4A: "15. Lab provisions?"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALPO

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5A: "19. Bit of letter-shaped hardware"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: UBOLT

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6A: "20. Attended"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: WASAT

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7A: "21. New York university based in Manhattan"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
  • Similar words include: yard, rate, stride
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PACE

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8A: "22. A "bear of very little brain""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: POOH

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9A: "23. Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison?"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: POWERCOUPLE

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10A: "25. John James Audubon?"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
  • Similar words include: addlehead, loon, addle-head
  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: BIRDBRAIN

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11A: "27. Victorian-era prescription for melancholy"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SEAAIR

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12A: "28. They'll make it up to you"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
  • Similar words include: prevaricator, liar
  • Opposite of: square shooter
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LIARS

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13A: "30. Stumble or lurch"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
  • Similar words include: bobbin, careen, lurch
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REEL

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14A: "31. Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir."

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
  • Similar words include: north northeast, nor'-nor'-east
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: NNE

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15A: "32. Dictionary tag: Abbr."

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a unit of electrical power in an ac circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
  • Similar words include: volt-ampere
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: VAR

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16A: "34. Summer camper's conveyance"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: CANOE

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17A: "36. Emmy-winning actor Ray"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: LIOTTA

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18A: "38. Samuel Morse?"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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19A: "43. Sir Edmund Hillary?"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____________
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Answer: MOUNTAINGOAT

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20A: "46. Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the 2nd largest of the great lakes
  • Similar words include: Lake Huron
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HURON

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21A: "47. Bit of cacao"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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22A: "49. Come out on top"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  • Similar words include: predominate, run, endure
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PREVAIL

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23A: "50. Suffix with hypn-"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that of or relating to near the ear
  • Similar words include: auricular
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OTIC

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24A: "51. Trees commonly confused with birches"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of several trees of the genus populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
  • Similar words include: aspen
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ASPENS

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25A: "54. Deposit that might gather interest?"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ORE

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26A: "55. Cheeky"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that improperly forward or bold
  • Similar words include: impudent, saucy, impertinent
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SASSY

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27A: "59. Sir Isaac Newton?"

14 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______________
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Answer: MOTIONDETECTOR

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28A: "62. Cattle calls"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
  • Similar words include: David Low, low gear, Sir David Alexander Cecil Low
  • Opposite of: high
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Answer: LOWS

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29A: "63. "Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit)"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: PTA

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30A: "64. TV tavern visited by Mayor Quimby"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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31A: "65. Shoe covering"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
  • Similar words include: spat
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GAITER

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32A: "67. It's often rapped but never spoken"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: GAVEL

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33A: "68. Like beds on lazy Saturdays"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that deprive of certain characteristics
  • Similar words include: undo, unmake
  • Opposite of: make, made
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: UNMADE

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34A: "70. Cuts (back)"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that decrease gradually or bit by bit
  • Similar words include: pare, par, whittle
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PARES

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35A: "71. Outfit that may have a hood"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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36A: "73. Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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37A: "74. Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that go one's own way; move apart
  • Similar words include: set off, break, break up
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PARTED

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38A: "76. Rain on your wedding day, perhaps"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a sign of something about to happen
  • Similar words include: bode, Muscat and Oman, portend
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OMEN

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39A: "77. ..."

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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40A: "79. Oui : non :: ja : ___"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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41A: "80. Gregor Mendel?"

14 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SEEDYCHARACTER

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42A: "83. Hint"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a just detectable amount
  • Similar words include: line, hound, hunt
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TRACE

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43A: "85. Gives a thumbs up"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a state in south central united states
  • Similar words include: okay, Oklahoma, OK
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OKS

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44A: "86. Basic tenet of improv"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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45A: "87. Sister to Lex Luthor"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a russian river in siberia; flows northward into the laptev sea
  • Similar words include: Lena River
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LENA

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46A: "88. With love, musically"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AMOROSO

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47A: "91. A urinal, according to Duchamp"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
  • Similar words include: nontextual matter, fine art, artistic production
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ART

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48A: "92. Remedies"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
  • Similar words include: curative, therapeutic, bring around
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CURES

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49A: "93. Henry Ford?"

12 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DRIVINGFORCE

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50A: "98. Orville and Wilbur Wright?"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a flighty scatterbrained simpleton
  • Similar words include: airhead
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AIRHEADS

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51A: "100. Give a darn, again?"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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52A: "101. Food and water, e.g."

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a condition requiring relief
  • Similar words include: call for, need, pauperization
  • Opposite of: obviate
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NEEDS

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53A: "103. College located in Cedar Rapids"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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54A: "104. "That sounds awful!""

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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55A: "105. Noble title"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a british peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EARL

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56A: "108. Bit of letter-shaped hardware"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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57A: "110. Unexpected endings"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an unforeseen development
  • Similar words include: curve, twisting, convolute
  • Opposite of: unbend, untwist
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TWISTS

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58A: "115. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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59A: "118. Galileo Galilei?"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: STARWITNESS

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60A: "120. Genesis"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that anything that provides inspiration for later work
  • Similar words include: source, microbe, seed
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GERM

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61A: "121. Roof overhang"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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62A: "122. Weirdly spooky"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
  • Similar words include: eery
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EERIE

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63A: "123. Church staple"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
  • Similar words include: electric organ, harmonium, pipe organ
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ORGAN

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64A: "124. "Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase)"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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65A: "125. Part of a wooden bench"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a thin strip (wood or metal)
  • Similar words include: spline
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SLAT

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66A: "126. "In other words," in other words"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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67A: "127. Trips around the sun"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a late time of life
  • Similar words include: days, long time, age
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: YEARS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Solos at a party, say 4
2D 2. The duck in "Peter and the Wolf" 4
3D 3. Future birthplace of Captain Kirk 4
4D 4. Pest whose name is a homophone for what you might do when you see it 4
5D 5. Gone to great lengths 7
6D 6. ___ Jima 3
7D 7. One of the Fab Four 4
8D 8. Jelly you wouldn't pair with peanut butter 5
9D 9. Arabic greeting and farewell 6
10D 10. Canned fuel used in making fondue 6
11D 11. Broadcast to squad cars, in brief 3
12D 12. Slim margin of victory 4
13D 13. One chain x one furlong 4
14D 14. Amelia ___, maid of children's literature 7
15D 15. Its showers bring flowers: Abbr. 3
16D 16. Grant a mortgage, say 6
17D 17. Where one's trip begins 6
18D 18. "Golly, that's cool!" 6
19D 24. Rock climber's handhold 4
20D 26. Russian crepes 6
21D 29. Starter, perhaps 4
22D 33. Is felt strongly 8
23D 35. Firmly establishes 7
24D 37. Crazy Horse and fellow tribespeople 7
25D 38. Bite down hard 5
26D 39. Musical tool popularized by T-Pain 9
27D 40. Personification of England, Scotland and Wales 9
28D 41. Sets of points, in math 4
29D 42. "Jeepers creepers!" 5
30D 44. Pied-à-___ 5
31D 45. Michigan, in Chicago: Abbr. 3
32D 48. Word after you or wanna 3
33D 51. "And giving ___, up the chimney he rose" 4
34D 52. Nullify 6
35D 53. ___-cat 7
36D 56. Like many Russian housing blocks 9
37D 57. Made more enticing 9
38D 58. French fashion inits. 3
39D 60. Oldest independent state in the Arab world 4
40D 61. Alter, as a T-shirt for a Phish concert, say 6
41D 66. Idealist 8
42D 67. Actress Rowlands 4
43D 69. She-shed's counterpart 7
44D 70. Like some nails found in a drugstore 7
45D 72. Geek (out) 4
46D 73. Drone or queen 3
47D 75. Want from 5
48D 76. Catherine of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind" 5
49D 78. Uncouth 5
50D 81. Farm-share program, for short 3
51D 82. Hint 4
52D 84. Self-proclaimed "Rap God" 6
53D 85. ___ chart 3
54D 89. Like many couples at theaters 7
55D 90. McFlurry flavor 4
56D 92. Something for canines to sink their canines into 7
57D 93. Toil 6
58D 94. Wish one could take back 6
59D 95. Arrival announcement 6
60D 96. ___ Lannister, "Game of Thrones" queen 6
61D 97. Like professional publications 6
62D 99. Indian flatbread 4
63D 102. Trap 5
64D 106. Not just theoretical 4
65D 107. It runs hot 4
66D 109. Drab color for una casa 4
67D 111. Concerning 4
68D 112. Sonic the Hedgehog company 4
69D 113. Feodor I, for one 4
70D 114. Taxpayer IDs 4
71D 116. Morning times, in brief 3
72D 117. Encountered 3
73D 119. Kind of nurse or suit 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Solos at a party, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
  • Similar words include: loving cup, transfuse, cupful
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CUPS

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2D: "2. The duck in "Peter and the Wolf""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
  • Similar words include: hautboy, hautbois
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OBOE

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3D: "3. Future birthplace of Captain Kirk"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
  • Similar words include: IA, Ioway, Hawkeye State
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IOWA

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4D: "4. Pest whose name is a homophone for what you might do when you see it"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FLEA

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5D: "5. Gone to great lengths"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that attempt by employing effort
  • Similar words include: strain, endeavor, reach
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: STRIVEN

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6D: "6. ___ Jima"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of iwo jima in which american marines landed and defeated japanese defenders (february and march 1945)
  • Similar words include: invasion of Iwo, Iwo Jima
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: IWO

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7D: "7. One of the Fab Four"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states feminist (1885-1977)
  • Similar words include: St. Paul, Apostle Paul, Apostle of the Gentiles
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PAUL

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8D: "8. Jelly you wouldn't pair with peanut butter"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ASPIC

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9D: "9. Arabic greeting and farewell"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a deep bow; a muslim form of salutation
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SALAAM

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10D: "10. Canned fuel used in making fondue"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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11D: "11. Broadcast to squad cars, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: APB

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12D: "12. Slim margin of victory"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
  • Similar words include: hair's-breadth, tomentum, haircloth
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HAIR

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13D: "13. One chain x one furlong"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
  • Similar words include: Akka, Akko, Accho
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ACRE

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14D: "14. Amelia ___, maid of children's literature"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: BEDELIA

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15D: "15. Its showers bring flowers: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the month following march and preceding may
  • Similar words include: April
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: APR

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16D: "16. Grant a mortgage, say"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: LOANTO

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17D: "17. Where one's trip begins"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: POINTA

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18D: "18. "Golly, that's cool!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: OHNEAT

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19D: "24. Rock climber's handhold"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a steep rugged rock or cliff
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CRAG

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20D: "26. Russian crepes"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
  • Similar words include: blini, bliny
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BLINIS

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21D: "29. Starter, perhaps"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SOUP

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22D: "33. Is felt strongly"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: RUNSDEEP

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23D: "35. Firmly establishes"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: ENROOTS

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24D: "37. Crazy Horse and fellow tribespeople"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a member of the siouan people who constituted a division of the teton sioux and who formerly inhabited the black hills of western south dakota
  • Similar words include: Oglala, Ogalala
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OGLALAS

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25D: "38. Bite down hard"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
  • Similar words include: champ, bite
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CHOMP

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26D: "39. Musical tool popularized by T-Pain"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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27D: "40. Personification of England, Scotland and Wales"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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28D: "41. Sets of points, in math"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
  • Similar words include: locus, venue, locale
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LOCI

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29D: "42. "Jeepers creepers!""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that bark in a high-pitched tone
  • Similar words include: yip, yap, yelp
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: YIPES

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30D: "44. Pied-à-___"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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31D: "45. Michigan, in Chicago: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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32D: "48. Word after you or wanna"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the money risked on a gamble
  • Similar words include: calculate, depend, stake
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BET

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33D: "51. "And giving ___, up the chimney he rose""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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34D: "52. Nullify"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that be in contradiction with
  • Similar words include: contradict, neutralise, neutralize
  • Opposite of: affirm
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NEGATE

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35D: "53. ___-cat"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SCAREDY

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36D: "56. Like many Russian housing blocks"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: SOVIETERA

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37D: "57. Made more enticing"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that make sweeter in taste
  • Similar words include: sugared, sweet-flavored, sweet
  • Opposite of: sour
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SWEETENED

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38D: "58. French fashion inits."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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39D: "60. Oldest independent state in the Arab world"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the arabian peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
  • Similar words include: Muscat and Oman, Sultanate of Oman
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OMAN

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40D: "61. Alter, as a T-shirt for a Phish concert, say"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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41D: "66. Idealist"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a soulful or amorous idealist
  • Similar words include: amatory, wild-eyed, romanticist
  • Opposite of: classicist
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ROMANTIC

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42D: "67. Actress Rowlands"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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43D: "69. She-shed's counterpart"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MANCAVE

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44D: "70. Like some nails found in a drugstore"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PRESSON

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45D: "72. Geek (out)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
  • Similar words include: dweeb, grind, wonk
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NERD

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46D: "73. Drone or queen"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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: pismire, emmet
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ANT

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47D: "75. Want from"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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48D: "76. Catherine of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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49D: "78. Uncouth"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CRASS

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50D: "81. Farm-share program, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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51D: "82. Hint"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a slight indication
  • Similar words include: clew, hint, cue
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CLUE

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52D: "84. Self-proclaimed "Rap God""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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53D: "85. ___ chart"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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54D: "89. Like many couples at theaters"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ONDATES

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55D: "90. McFlurry flavor"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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56D: "92. Something for canines to sink their canines into"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CHEWTOY

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57D: "93. Toil"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that one who works hard at boring tasks
  • Similar words include: travail, toil, navvy
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DRUDGE

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58D: "94. Wish one could take back"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
  • Similar words include: rue, ruefulness, repent
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REGRET

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59D: "95. Arrival announcement"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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60D: "96. ___ Lannister, "Game of Thrones" queen"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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61D: "97. Like professional publications"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
  • Similar words include: redact, edit, emended
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EDITED

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62D: "99. Indian flatbread"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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63D: "102. Trap"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
  • Similar words include: trap, snare drum, side drum
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SNARE

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64D: "106. Not just theoretical"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any rational or irrational number
  • Similar words include: existent, genuine, material
  • Opposite of: unreal, nominal
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REAL

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65D: "107. It runs hot"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LAVA

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66D: "109. Drab color for una casa"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that spanish cubist painter (1887-1927)
  • Similar words include: Jaun Gris
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GRIS

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67D: "111. Concerning"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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68D: "112. Sonic the Hedgehog company"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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69D: "113. Feodor I, for one"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
  • Similar words include: czar, tzar
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TSAR

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70D: "114. Taxpayer IDs"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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71D: "116. Morning times, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
  • Similar words include: AM, atomic number 95, Am
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AMS

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72D: "117. Encountered"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that come together
  • Similar words include: conform to, fill, run across
  • Opposite of: diverge
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MET

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73D: "119. Kind of nurse or suit"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that wetness caused by water
  • Similar words include: moisture, loaded, plastered
  • Opposite of: dry
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WET

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67 Across Clues
73 Down Clues
140 Total Clues

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