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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 (41 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium
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. Sneaker brand whose logo features the "Formstrip" | 4 |
| 2A | 5. "Thank You for the Music" group | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Some instructors, for short | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Gator's relative | 4 |
| 5A | 15. "King of all kings" in the prehistoric world, familiarly | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Features of gathering clouds? | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Patriotic recitation since 1892 | 18 |
| 8A | 20. Concoct, with "up" | 4 |
| 9A | 21. It may include toms and a snare | 7 |
| 10A | 22. Abbr. on a scale | 3 |
| 11A | 25. First lady | 3 |
| 12A | 26. Tagging symbols | 3 |
| 13A | 27. Expresses support without meaning it | 14 |
| 14A | 31. Bit of ink | 3 |
| 15A | 34. Quite the stir | 6 |
| 16A | 35. Bygone "before" | 3 |
| 17A | 36. Means of self-defense | 4 |
| 18A | 37. Joan of Arc, for one | 5 |
| 19A | 38. It's just a state of mind, to some | 3 |
| 20A | 39. Cruz known as the "Queen of Salsa" | 5 |
| 21A | 40. Some midflight announcements, in brief | 4 |
| 22A | 41. Molecule in protein synthesis | 3 |
| 23A | 42. Disposes of securely, in a way | 6 |
| 24A | 43. Start of the names of four of the U.S.'s 20 largest cities | 3 |
| 25A | 44. Obsolescent credit card feature | 14 |
| 26A | 46. Term of affection in the U.K. | 3 |
| 27A | 47. Rapper with the 1999 #1 album "I Am ..." | 3 |
| 28A | 48. Is long ago? | 3 |
| 29A | 49. Chickpeas, e.g. | 7 |
| 30A | 53. "Uh-huh, sure it is" | 4 |
| 31A | 55. Obstacles ... or a hint to three squares in this puzzle | 15 |
| 32A | 60. Lost | 5 |
| 33A | 61. Identify | 4 |
| 34A | 62. Goddess of the earth | 4 |
| 35A | 63. All together, in music | 5 |
| 36A | 64. Migratory fish with exceptionally sensitive hearing | 4 |
| 37A | 65. The Black Knights of the N.C.A.A. | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Sneaker brand whose logo features the "Formstrip""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large american feline resembling a lion
- Similar words include: catamount, painter, mountain lion
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PUMA
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2A: "5. "Thank You for the Music" group"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ABBA
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3A: "9. Some instructors, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
- Similar words include: professor, prof
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PROFS
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4A: "14. Gator's relative"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CROC
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5A: "15. "King of all kings" in the prehistoric world, familiarly"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TREX
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6A: "16. Features of gathering clouds?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AEIOU
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7A: "17. Patriotic recitation since 1892"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________________
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Answer: PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE
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8A: "20. Concoct, with "up""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who cooks food
- Similar words include: manipulate, Captain Cook, prepare
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: COOK
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9A: "21. It may include toms and a snare"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: DRUMKIT
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10A: "22. Abbr. on a scale"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OZS
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11A: "25. First lady"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
- Similar words include: eventide, even, evening
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EVE
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12A: "26. Tagging symbols"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
- Similar words include: At, astatine, at
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ATS
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13A: "27. Expresses support without meaning it"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______________
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Answer: PAYSLIPSERVICE
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14A: "31. Bit of ink"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
- Similar words include: Thematic Apperception Test, sleaze, cheapness
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAT
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15A: "34. Quite the stir"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state of commotion and noise and confusion
- Similar words include: garboil, katzenjammer, tumultuousness
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: UPROAR
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16A: "35. Bygone "before""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERE
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17A: "36. Means of self-defense"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
- Similar words include: macer, macebearer, Chemical Mace
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MACE
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18A: "37. Joan of Arc, for one"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
- Similar words include: nonesuch, apotheosis, paragon
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SAINT
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19A: "38. It's just a state of mind, to some"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that how long something has existed
- Similar words include: old age, geezerhood, mature
- Opposite of: rejuvenate
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Answer: AGE
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20A: "39. Cruz known as the "Queen of Salsa""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CELIA
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21A: "40. Some midflight announcements, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
- Similar words include: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Euskadi ta Askatasuna
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETAS
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22A: "41. Molecule in protein synthesis"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
- Similar words include: ribonucleic acid
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RNA
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23A: "42. Disposes of securely, in a way"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- Similar words include: tear up, whit, iota
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SHREDS
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24A: "43. Start of the names of four of the U.S.'s 20 largest cities"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SAN
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25A: "44. Obsolescent credit card feature"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______________
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Answer: MAGNETICSTRIPE
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26A: "46. Term of affection in the U.K."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LUV
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27A: "47. Rapper with the 1999 #1 album "I Am ...""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
- Similar words include: atomic number 11, sodium, Na
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NAS
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28A: "48. Is long ago?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
- Similar words include: Eastern Standard Time, Eastern Time
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EST
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29A: "49. Chickpeas, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family leguminosae
- Similar words include: legume, leguminous plant
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: LEGUMES
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30A: "53. "Uh-huh, sure it is""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IBET
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31A: "55. Obstacles ... or a hint to three squares in this puzzle"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: STUMBLINGBLOCKS
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32A: "60. Lost"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ATSEA
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33A: "61. Identify"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a language unit by which a person or thing is known
- Similar words include: describe, identify, make
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NAME
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34A: "62. Goddess of the earth"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of cronus and the titans in ancient mythology
- Similar words include: Ge, Gaea
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GAIA
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35A: "63. All together, in music"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TUTTI
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36A: "64. Migratory fish with exceptionally sensitive hearing"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of atlantic coast
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SHAD
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37A: "65. The Black Knights of the N.C.A.A."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
- Similar words include: United States Army, regular army, US Army
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARMY
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Doc seen for an annual checkup | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Address letters | 3 |
| 3D | 3. A Stooge | 3 |
| 4D | 4. Band whose logo is stylized with a lightning bolt | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Came by for dinner | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Word with power or pawn | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Happen to | 6 |
| 8D | 8. Cut | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Great Basin tribe | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Chews (out) | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Cry heard by Old MacDonald | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Central points | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Woodpecker food | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Attacks | 6 |
| 15D | 19. Words that might come before a meal | 5 |
| 16D | 22. Major works of art | 6 |
| 17D | 23. Mexican revolutionary Emiliano | 6 |
| 18D | 24. Resident of Aleppo | 6 |
| 19D | 28. Moccasins and loafers, e.g. | 7 |
| 20D | 29. Free of animal products | 5 |
| 21D | 30. Wrath | 3 |
| 22D | 31. Writer Gay | 6 |
| 23D | 32. Hallucinatory experiences | 9 |
| 24D | 33. It comes with cups and saucers | 6 |
| 25D | 36. Chicago exchange, in brief | 4 |
| 26D | 38. Director Lee | 3 |
| 27D | 39. Sculptor's tool | 6 |
| 28D | 41. French composer who refused the Legion of Honour in 1920 | 5 |
| 29D | 42. Skewered | 7 |
| 30D | 44. Gateway of India locale | 6 |
| 31D | 45. Tough nut to crack | 6 |
| 32D | 46. "Network" director Sidney | 5 |
| 33D | 49. Hurdle for an aspiring atty. | 4 |
| 34D | 50. Words of reproach following a betrayal | 4 |
| 35D | 51. Big blow | 4 |
| 36D | 52. Things confessed | 4 |
| 37D | 54. Ancient wrap | 4 |
| 38D | 56. "I don't wanna" | 3 |
| 39D | 57. It might be on a lot | 3 |
| 40D | 58. "___ Possible" (2000s animated series) | 3 |
| 41D | 59. Perchance | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Doc seen for an annual checkup"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
- Similar words include: phencyclidine hydrochloride, primary care provider, angel dust
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PCP
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2D: "2. Address letters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the address of a web page on the world wide web
- Similar words include: universal resource locator, uniform resource locator
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: URL
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3D: "3. A Stooge"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MOE
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4D: "4. Band whose logo is stylized with a lightning bolt"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACDC
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5D: "5. Came by for dinner"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ATEOVER
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6D: "6. Word with power or pawn"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
- Similar words include: stone-broke, skint, bust
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: BROKER
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7D: "7. Happen to"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that become of; happen to
- Similar words include: happen, bechance, betide
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: BEFALL
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8D: "8. Cut"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that chop or split with an ax
- Similar words include: axe, ax
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AXED
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9D: "9. Great Basin tribe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of either of two shoshonean peoples (northern paiute and southern paiute) related to the aztecs and living in the southwestern united states
- Similar words include: Piute
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PAIUTE
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10D: "10. Chews (out)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a large quantity of written matter
- Similar words include: ream
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: REAMS
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11D: "11. Cry heard by Old MacDonald"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
- Similar words include: squeal, grunt
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OINK
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12D: "12. Central points"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the concentration of attention or energy on something
- Similar words include: direction, stress, centering
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FOCI
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13D: "13. Woodpecker food"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SUET
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14D: "18. Attacks"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: GOESAT
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15D: "19. Words that might come before a meal"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (christian theology) a state of sanctification by god; the state of one who is under such divine influence
- Similar words include: saving grace, adorn, embellish
- Opposite of: unseemliness
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Answer: GRACE
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16D: "22. Major works of art"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a musical work that has been created
- Similar words include: piece, opus, piece of music
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: OPUSES
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17D: "23. Mexican revolutionary Emiliano"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919)
- Similar words include: Emiliano Zapata
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ZAPATA
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18D: "24. Resident of Aleppo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a native or inhabitant of syria
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SYRIAN
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19D: "28. Moccasins and loafers, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SLIPONS
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20D: "29. Free of animal products"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: VEGAN
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21D: "30. Wrath"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- Similar words include: wrath, ira, choler
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IRE
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22D: "31. Writer Gay"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TALESE
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23D: "32. Hallucinatory experiences"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: ACIDTRIPS
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24D: "33. It comes with cups and saucers"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TEASET
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25D: "36. Chicago exchange, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MERC
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26D: "38. Director Lee"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a civilian reserve component of the united states air force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies
- Similar words include: Air National Guard
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ANG
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27D: "39. Sculptor's tool"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
- Similar words include: cheat, rip off
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CHISEL
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28D: "41. French composer who refused the Legion of Honour in 1920"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that french composer and exponent of impressionism (1875-1937)
- Similar words include: ladder, ravel out, Maurice Ravel
- Opposite of: unknot, unravel
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Answer: RAVEL
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29D: "42. Skewered"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that use a knife on
- Similar words include: stab, poke, jab
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: STABBED
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30D: "44. Gateway of India locale"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a city in western india just off the coast of the arabian sea; india's 2nd largest city (after calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western india
- Similar words include: Bombay
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MUMBAI
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31D: "45. Tough nut to crack"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
- Similar words include: riddle, closed book, conundrum
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ENIGMA
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32D: "46. "Network" director Sidney"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LUMET
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33D: "49. Hurdle for an aspiring atty."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LSAT
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34D: "50. Words of reproach following a betrayal"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETTU
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35D: "51. Big blow"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a strong current of air
- Similar words include: blow, blast
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GUST
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36D: "52. Things confessed"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that estrangement from god
- Similar words include: Sin, sinning, blunder
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SINS
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37D: "54. Ancient wrap"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient rome
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TOGA
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38D: "56. "I don't wanna""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NAH
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39D: "57. It might be on a lot"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- Similar words include: elevator car, auto, gondola
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CAR
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40D: "58. "___ Possible" (2000s animated series)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: KIM
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41D: "59. Perchance"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the chance to speak
- Similar words include: allege, order, enjoin
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SAY
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.
Decode the Clues
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Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.
Build Vocabulary
Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
37 Across Clues
41 Down Clues
78 Total Clues
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