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Sunday, December 14, 2025

Down Clues NYT December 14, 2025 - Today's Complete Vertical Solutions

NYT Crossword Down December 14, 2025: All 70 Vertical Answers & Strategic Tips

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 70 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down clues solutions for December 14, 2025
NYT Down Clues - Sunday, December 14, 2025
Down Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date December 14, 2025
Day of Week Sunday
Total Down Clues 70 clues
Direction Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty Medium

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 70 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 1. Surveyed, with "out"
2 Down 2. Early track star Jim
3 Down 3. Resident of Honolulu, e.g.
4 Down 4. Touchless payment tech
5 Down 5. Internet ___
6 Down 6. Cheat on, in a way
7 Down 7. Surgery sites, in brief
8 Down 8. Video game character with an endless appetite
9 Down 9. Be in a chat room but not chat
10 Down 10. Soldiers with long arms
11 Down 11. Alternative to the euro, in brief
12 Down 12. Relinquish
13 Down 13. Director DuVernay
14 Down 14. Turns back the clock, maybe?
15 Down 15. Opposite of volunteer
16 Down 16. Parts of many robots in robot-sumo
17 Down 19. Area inside the free-throw line, in basketball slang
18 Down 20. "Gaspard de la Nuit" composer
19 Down 22. Addresses angrily
20 Down 23. Variety of violet
21 Down 26. Urban safety hazard
22 Down 30. Australia's largest carnivorous mammal
23 Down 32. Word used 10 times in Roger Ebert's review of "North" (1994)
24 Down 33. Dissimilar
25 Down 35. Part of a legendary boast
26 Down 36. Skips all the ceremony?
27 Down 38. The brother in "Am I my brother's keeper?"
28 Down 40. What might be made while clasping one's hands
29 Down 42. Engineer Gray who, arguably, invented the telephone — and battled Alexander Graham Bell over it in court for years
30 Down 44. Ballpark figure
31 Down 45. Kind of tea
32 Down 46. Sierra automaker
33 Down 47. Shylock's security
34 Down 48. Adele song with the lyric "I must have called a thousand times"
35 Down 50. Non-premium option in a rideshare app
36 Down 51. Gaming mogul Gabe
37 Down 52. Ernst Stavro Blofeld, to James Bond
38 Down 53. Put into piles, perhaps
39 Down 54. Swear
40 Down 57. Parking space for an Airstream, say, in brief
41 Down 61. Did some school reporting?
42 Down 63. Exceptionally hard timber
43 Down 65. Amy Winehouse, e.g.
44 Down 66. Thumbprint alternative on iPhones
45 Down 68. Reluctant to ask out one's crush, maybe
46 Down 70. Particularly particular
47 Down 72. Cafeterias
48 Down 75. Like many indie films
49 Down 76. Many characters in the 2007 comedy "Superbad"
50 Down 78. He had a Billboard Hot 100 hit with "Rubber Duckie"
51 Down 79. Tortilla de patatas, por ejemplo
52 Down 82. Where high schoolers work on their numbers?
53 Down 84. Starship's medical facility
54 Down 85. Ren faire prop akin to a halberd
55 Down 86. "Sign me up!"
56 Down 87. Hair-care item associated with Black culture
57 Down 89. Like YouTube offerings
58 Down 91. Commences
59 Down 92. Rough drafts?
60 Down 93. Interview guest whom Ali G calls "my man Buzz Lightyear here"
61 Down 94. Like lowercase i's and j's
62 Down 95. Sci-fi sequel of 1986
63 Down 96. Like soft rolls
64 Down 102. Wordless entertainment
65 Down 104. Other, to Octavio
66 Down 106. Brief announcements from a pilot
67 Down 107. ___ alla bolognese (slow-cooked sauce)
68 Down 109. Like hell!
69 Down 110. Play a part, or part of a play
70 Down 111. Part of N.Y.E.

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

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

Complete Down Solutions:

1 Down: "1. Surveyed, with "out""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: S____D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SCOPED

2 Down: "2. Early track star Jim"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: T____E
  • Similar words: Jim Thorpe
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
  • This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer THORPE

3 Down: "3. Resident of Honolulu, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: O____N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OAHUAN

4 Down: "4. Touchless payment tech"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: R__D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RFID

5 Down: "5. Internet ___"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: M__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MEME

6 Down: "6. Cheat on, in a way"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: T_____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TWOTIME

7 Down: "7. Surgery sites, in brief"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: OR, Oregon
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
  • This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ORS

8 Down: "8. Video game character with an endless appetite"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: P____N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PACMAN

9 Down: "9. Be in a chat room but not chat"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'K'
  • Word pattern: L__K
  • Similar words: tarry, footle
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: lie in wait
  • This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LURK

10 Down: "10. Soldiers with long arms"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: S______N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SPEARMEN

11 Down: "11. Alternative to the euro, in brief"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'D'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer USD

12 Down: "12. Relinquish"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C__E
  • Similar words: concede, deliver
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CEDE

13 Down: "13. Director DuVernay"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AVA

14 Down: "14. Turns back the clock, maybe?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: R_____S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer REWINDS

15 Down: "15. Opposite of volunteer"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: D_____E
  • Similar words: conscript, inductee
  • Opposite of: volunteer
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: someone who is drafted into military service
  • This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DRAFTEE

16 Down: "16. Parts of many robots in robot-sumo"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S_____S
  • Similar words: detector, sensing element
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SENSORS

17 Down: "19. Area inside the free-throw line, in basketball slang"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P___T
  • Similar words: rouge, key
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PAINT

18 Down: "20. "Gaspard de la Nuit" composer"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: R___L
  • Similar words: ladder, Maurice Ravel
  • Opposite of: unknot
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)
  • This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RAVEL

19 Down: "22. Addresses angrily"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S______T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SNARLSAT

20 Down: "23. Variety of violet"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: P___Y
  • Similar words: sissy, pantywaist
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PANSY

21 Down: "26. Urban safety hazard"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: F______P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FIRETRAP

22 Down: "30. Australia's largest carnivorous mammal"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: D___O
  • Similar words: warragal, warrigal
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia
  • This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DINGO

23 Down: "32. Word used 10 times in Roger Ebert's review of "North" (1994)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: H___D
  • Similar words: hate, detested
  • Opposite of: love
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
  • This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HATED

24 Down: "33. Dissimilar"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: U_____E
  • Similar words: dissimilar
  • Opposite of: alike
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: not alike or similar
  • This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer UNALIKE

25 Down: "35. Part of a legendary boast"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'V' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: V__I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer VENI

26 Down: "36. Skips all the ceremony?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E____S
  • Similar words: elope, run off
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: run away secretly with one's beloved
  • This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ELOPES

27 Down: "38. The brother in "Am I my brother's keeper?""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: A__L
  • Similar words: Niels Abel
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
  • This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ABEL

28 Down: "40. What might be made while clasping one's hands"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: P__A
  • Similar words: supplication
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a humble request for help from someone in authority
  • This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PLEA

29 Down: "42. Engineer Gray who, arguably, invented the telephone — and battled Alexander Graham Bell over it in court for years"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: E____A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ELISHA

30 Down: "44. Ballpark figure"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O__S
  • Similar words: out, come out
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OUTS

31 Down: "45. Kind of tea"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: A___M
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: state in northeastern India
  • This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ASSAM

32 Down: "46. Sierra automaker"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'C'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer GMC

33 Down: "47. Shylock's security"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: F___H
  • Similar words: pulp, anatomy
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FLESH

34 Down: "48. Adele song with the lyric "I must have called a thousand times""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: H___O
  • Similar words: hi, how-do-you-do
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an expression of greeting
  • This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HELLO

35 Down: "50. Non-premium option in a rideshare app"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'X'
  • Word pattern: U___X
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer UBERX

36 Down: "51. Gaming mogul Gabe"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: N____L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NEWELL

37 Down: "52. Ernst Stavro Blofeld, to James Bond"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: E___Y
  • Similar words: foe, opposition
  • Opposite of: friend
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an opposing military force
  • This is Down clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ENEMY

38 Down: "53. Put into piles, perhaps"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S__T
  • Similar words: variety, classify
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SORT

39 Down: "54. Swear"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'W'
  • Word pattern: A__W
  • Similar words: affirm, avouch
  • Opposite of: disavow
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  • This is Down clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AVOW

40 Down: "57. Parking space for an Airstream, say, in brief"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: R___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 40

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RVLOT

41 Down: "61. Did some school reporting?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: T_____D
  • Similar words: talk, tittle-tattle
  • Opposite of: keep quiet
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  • This is Down clue number 41

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TATTLED

42 Down: "63. Exceptionally hard timber"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: I______D
  • Similar words: ironwood tree, iron tree
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 42

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IRONWOOD

43 Down: "65. Amy Winehouse, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: A__O
  • Similar words: contralto, countertenor
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
  • This is Down clue number 43

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ALTO

44 Down: "66. Thumbprint alternative on iPhones"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: F____D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 44

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FACEID

45 Down: "68. Reluctant to ask out one's crush, maybe"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
  • Similar words: unsure, timid
  • Opposite of: confident
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a quick throw
  • This is Down clue number 45

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SHY

46 Down: "70. Particularly particular"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: A__L
  • Similar words: anal retentive
  • Opposite of: oral
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: of or related to the anus
  • This is Down clue number 46

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ANAL

47 Down: "72. Cafeterias"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C______S
  • Similar words: mobile canteen, canteen
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
  • This is Down clue number 47

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CANTEENS

48 Down: "75. Like many indie films"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: A__Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: showily imitative of art or artists
  • This is Down clue number 48

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ARTY

49 Down: "76. Many characters in the 2007 comedy "Superbad""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T___S
  • Similar words: adolescent, teenager
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
  • This is Down clue number 49

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TEENS

50 Down: "78. He had a Billboard Hot 100 hit with "Rubber Duckie""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 50

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ERNIE

51 Down: "79. Tortilla de patatas, por ejemplo"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: T__A
  • Similar words: tapa bark, tappa
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 51

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TAPA

52 Down: "82. Where high schoolers work on their numbers?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'B'
  • Word pattern: G______B
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 52

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer GLEECLUB

53 Down: "84. Starship's medical facility"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: S_____Y
  • Similar words: sick berth
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 53

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SICKBAY

54 Down: "85. Ren faire prop akin to a halberd"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P_____E
  • Similar words: poleax
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 54

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer POLEAXE

55 Down: "86. "Sign me up!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: I_____N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 55

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IWANTIN

56 Down: "87. Hair-care item associated with Black culture"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: D___G
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 56

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DURAG

57 Down: "89. Like YouTube offerings"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: O_____O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 57

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ONVIDEO

58 Down: "91. Commences"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O___S
  • Similar words: unfold, spread
  • Opposite of: close
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
  • This is Down clue number 58

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OPENS

59 Down: "92. Rough drafts?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: G___S
  • Similar words: gale
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 59

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer GALES

60 Down: "93. Interview guest whom Ali G calls "my man Buzz Lightyear here""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: A____N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 60

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ALDRIN

61 Down: "94. Like lowercase i's and j's"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: D____D
  • Similar words: dust, dashed
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
  • This is Down clue number 61

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DOTTED

62 Down: "95. Sci-fi sequel of 1986"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A____S
  • Similar words: stranger, outlander
  • Opposite of: acquaintance
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 62

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ALIENS

63 Down: "96. Like soft rolls"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: Y____Y
  • Similar words: yeastlike, zesty
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: of or resembling or containing yeast
  • This is Down clue number 63

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer YEASTY

64 Down: "102. Wordless entertainment"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: M__E
  • Similar words: dumb show, mimer
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 64

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MIME

65 Down: "104. Other, to Octavio"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: O__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 65

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OTRA

66 Down: "106. Brief announcements from a pilot"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E__S
  • Similar words: ETA, eta
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 66

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ETAS

67 Down: "107. ___ alla bolognese (slow-cooked sauce)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'U'
  • Word pattern: R__U
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 67

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RAGU

68 Down: "109. Like hell!"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'T'
  • Similar words: spicy, live
  • Opposite of: cold
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 68

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HOT

69 Down: "110. Play a part, or part of a play"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Similar words: do, roleplay
  • Opposite of: refrain
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 69

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ACT

70 Down: "111. Part of N.Y.E."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: eventide, evening
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 70

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EVE

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

  • Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
  • Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
  • Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
  • Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

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

Time-Saving Down Techniques

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

Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 70 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

Down and Across 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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October 27, 2025 NYT Crossword Solutions

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. Prepare, as samosas 3
2A 4. National park in Alberta 5
3A 9. Partner of Clark in exploration 5
4A 14. Olympic gymnast Sunisa 3
5A 15. Ad that's handed out on the street 5
6A 16. Put in one's two cents 5
7A 17. ___ and downs 3
8A 18. Celestial event on September 22 or 23, typically 11
9A 20. Swampy areas 4
10A 22. "In ___ of gifts ..." 4
11A 23. Number of points "Q" is worth in Scrabble 3
12A 24. Application that might be put on with a spray mop 8
13A 27. You love, in Latin 4
14A 29. French king 3
15A 30. Useful gadget for international travelers 7
16A 33. "The most amazing part is ..." 9
17A 38. ___ Island (smallest U.S. state) 5
18A 39. Openly gay 3
19A 40. Browser that competes with Chrome 7
20A 42. I.C.U. staffers 3
21A 43. Red hair or hazel eyes, e.g. 5
22A 45. N.B.A. team in southern Florida 9
23A 47. Miseries 7
24A 49. Pretty ___ picture 3
25A 50. Taken-back auto 4
26A 51. Location of many gold reserves 8
27A 56. Weightlifting unit 3
28A 57. Mom on "Family Guy" 4
29A 59. First-class 4
30A 60. Secondary medication results ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across 11
31A 64. Material for the woodman in "The Wizard of Oz" 3
32A 65. Indian or Pakistani 5
33A 66. Bowling scoresheet unit 5
34A 67. "Green" prefix 3
35A 68. Slow, musically 5
36A 69. Damascus's land 5
37A 70. Lion's lair 3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Prepare, as samosas"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that english painter and art critic (1866-1934)
  • Similar words include: small fry, tiddler, nipper
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FRY

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2A: "4. National park in Alberta"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a popular vacation spot in the canadian rockies
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: BANFF

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3A: "9. Partner of Clark in exploration"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
  • Similar words include: John L. Lewis, Harry Sinclair Lewis, Carl Lewis
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: LEWIS

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4A: "14. Olympic gymnast Sunisa"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
  • Similar words include: leeward, Spike Lee, Henry Lee
  • Opposite of: windward
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LEE

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5A: "15. Ad that's handed out on the street"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone who travels by air
  • Similar words include: broadsheet, throwaway, handbill
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FLIER

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6A: "16. Put in one's two cents"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
  • Similar words include: guess, sound off, speak up
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OPINE

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7A: "17. ___ and downs"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Similar words include: up
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: UPS

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8A: "18. Celestial event on September 22 or 23, typically"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: FALLEQUINOX

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9A: "20. Swampy areas"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that 100 fen equal 1 yuan in china
  • Similar words include: fen, fenland, marshland
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FENS

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10A: "22. "In ___ of gifts ...""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
  • Similar words include: stead, place, position
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LIEU

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11A: "23. Number of points "Q" is worth in Scrabble"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
  • Similar words include: decade, tenner, X
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TEN

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12A: "24. Application that might be put on with a spray mop"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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13A: "27. You love, in Latin"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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14A: "29. French king"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
  • Similar words include: return on invested capital, return on investment
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ROI

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15A: "30. Useful gadget for international travelers"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
  • Similar words include: transcriber, arranger, adaptor
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ADAPTER

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16A: "33. "The most amazing part is ...""

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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17A: "38. ___ Island (smallest U.S. state)"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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18A: "39. Openly gay"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
  • Similar words include: taboo, away, proscribed
  • Opposite of: safe
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OUT

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19A: "40. Browser that competes with Chrome"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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20A: "42. I.C.U. staffers"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health
  • Similar words include: radon, Rn, registered nurse
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RNS

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21A: "43. Red hair or hazel eyes, e.g."

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TRAIT

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22A: "45. N.B.A. team in southern Florida"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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23A: "47. Miseries"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
  • Similar words include: sorrow, sadness, grief
  • Opposite of: joy
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SORROWS

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24A: "49. Pretty ___ picture"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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25A: "50. Taken-back auto"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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26A: "51. Location of many gold reserves"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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27A: "56. Weightlifting unit"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that informal abbreviation of `representative'
  • Similar words include: repp
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REP

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28A: "57. Mom on "Family Guy""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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29A: "59. First-class"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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30A: "60. Secondary medication results ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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31A: "64. Material for the woodman in "The Wizard of Oz""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
  • Similar words include: cannister, tin can, canister
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TIN

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32A: "65. Indian or Pakistani"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a native or inhabitant of asia
  • Similar words include: Asiatic
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ASIAN

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33A: "66. Bowling scoresheet unit"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
  • Similar words include: redact, anatomy, cast
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FRAME

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34A: "67. "Green" prefix"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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35A: "68. Slow, musically"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (of tempo) slow
  • Similar words include: slowly
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LENTO

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36A: "69. Damascus's land"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an asian republic in the middle east at the east end of the mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
  • Similar words include: Syrian Arab Republic
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SYRIA

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37A: "70. Lion's lair"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the habitation of wild animals
  • Similar words include: lair, hideout, hideaway
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DEN

Remember this word for future puzzles!

Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Stuff of little substance 5
2D 2. What matching ends of magnets do 5
3D 3. Like 20 Questions questions 5
4D 4. Person who might have the other half of a heart necklace, in brief 3
5D 5. In the manner of 3
6D 6. Nabisco wafer brand 5
7D 7. Longtime Supreme Court justice Frankfurter 5
8D 8. On the house 4
9D 9. Baseball's Gehrig 3
10D 10. Words set in stone? 7
11D 11. Establishment with red, white and rosé options 9
12D 12. Knowing, as a secret 4
13D 13. "___ sells" (advertising catchphrase) 3
14D 19. Campus courtyard 4
15D 21. Arrange from newest to oldest, say 4
16D 25. Santa's landing spot 7
17D 26. Service symbolized by a dot and three curved lines 4
18D 28. Believer in communism achieved through class struggle 7
19D 30. ___ Romeo (sports car) 4
20D 31. Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay 4
21D 32. Breather 4
22D 33. Computer-controlled players, in gaming lingo 4
23D 34. Continental cash 4
24D 35. Headed the cast of 9
25D 36. Weapons 4
26D 37. Luau garland 3
27D 41. Ilhan of Congress 4
28D 44. "This cannot be stressed enough ..." 7
29D 46. Maori dance with rhythmic chanting 4
30D 48. "The Three Little Pigs" antagonist 4
31D 51. Full of passion 5
32D 52. One of seven won by "Oppenheimer" 5
33D 53. Famous 5
34D 54. In the cooler 5
35D 55. Chemical element whose name starts with an 8-point Scrabble letter 5
36D 56. What yeast makes dough do 4
37D 58. Send-___ (farewells) 4
38D 60. Seasoning for una margarita 3
39D 61. Ambient music composer Brian 3
40D 62. "I wish I could unhear everything you just said!" 3
41D 63. Mermaid's milieu 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Stuff of little substance"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any light downy material
  • Similar words include: bodge, muff, screw up
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FLUFF

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2D: "2. What matching ends of magnets do"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that cause to move back by force or influence
  • Similar words include: force back, push back, fight off
  • Opposite of: attract
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REPEL

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3D: "3. Like 20 Questions questions"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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4D: "4. Person who might have the other half of a heart necklace, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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5D: "5. In the manner of"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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6D: "6. Nabisco wafer brand"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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7D: "7. Longtime Supreme Court justice Frankfurter"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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8D: "8. On the house"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that people who are free
  • Similar words include: disengage, relieve, liberal
  • Opposite of: bound, unfree
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FREE

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9D: "9. Baseball's Gehrig"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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10D: "10. Words set in stone?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EPITAPH

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11D: "11. Establishment with red, white and rosé options"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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12D: "12. Knowing, as a secret"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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13D: "13. "___ sells" (advertising catchphrase)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that activities associated with sexual intercourse
  • Similar words include: sex activity, arouse, wind up
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SEX

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14D: "19. Campus courtyard"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
  • Similar words include: quadrangle, space, quadruplet
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: QUAD

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15D: "21. Arrange from newest to oldest, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
  • Similar words include: form, classify, sorting
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SORT

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16D: "25. Santa's landing spot"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the top of a (usually flat) roof
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ROOFTOP

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17D: "26. Service symbolized by a dot and three curved lines"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol
  • Similar words include: wireless local area network, WLAN, wireless fidelity
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WIFI

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18D: "28. Believer in communism achieved through class struggle"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an advocate of marxism
  • Similar words include: bolshy, red, bolshie
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MARXIST

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19D: "30. ___ Romeo (sports car)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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20D: "31. Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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21D: "32. Breather"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that something left after other parts have been taken away
  • Similar words include: relief, rest period, residual
  • Opposite of: be active, change
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REST

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22D: "33. Computer-controlled players, in gaming lingo"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
  • Similar words include: bot
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BOTS

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23D: "34. Continental cash"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the basic monetary unit of most members of the european union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve european nations (germany, france, belgium, luxembourg, the netherlands, italy, spain, portugal, ireland, greece, austria, finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: EURO

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24D: "35. Headed the cast of"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: STARREDIN

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25D: "36. Weapons"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that weapons considered collectively
  • Similar words include: build up, limb, munition
  • Opposite of: disarm
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Answer: ARMS

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26D: "37. Luau garland"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
  • Similar words include: coronal, leu, wreath
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: LEI

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27D: "41. Ilhan of Congress"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: OMAR

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28D: "44. "This cannot be stressed enough ...""

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: IREPEAT

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29D: "46. Maori dance with rhythmic chanting"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: HAKA

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30D: "48. "The Three Little Pigs" antagonist"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of north america and eurasia that usually hunt in packs
  • Similar words include: skirt chaser, woman chaser, savage
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: WOLF

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31D: "51. Full of passion"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that characterized by intense emotion
  • Similar words include: fervid, impassioned, ardent
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: FIERY

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32D: "52. One of seven won by "Oppenheimer""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an annual award by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
  • Similar words include: Academy Award
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: OSCAR

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33D: "53. Famous"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that make mention of
  • Similar words include: famed, renowned, far-famed
  • Opposite of: ignore
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Answer: NOTED

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34D: "54. In the cooler"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ONICE

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35D: "55. Chemical element whose name starts with an 8-point Scrabble letter"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts
  • Similar words include: atomic number 54, Xe
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: XENON

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36D: "56. What yeast makes dough do"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a growth in strength or number or importance
  • Similar words include: hike, salary increase, procession
  • Opposite of: go to bed, sit down
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Answer: RISE

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37D: "58. Send-___ (farewells)"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that kill intentionally and with premeditation
  • Similar words include: off, remove, dispatch
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: OFFS

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38D: "60. Seasoning for una margarita"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SAL

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39D: "61. Ambient music composer Brian"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ENO

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40D: "62. "I wish I could unhear everything you just said!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: TMI

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41D: "63. Mermaid's milieu"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
  • Similar words include: ocean
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SEA

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Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues
41 Down Clues
78 Total Clues

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