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Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
December 10, 2019 Tuesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Go ___ over | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Appends | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Recessed area in a church | 4 |
| 4A | 13. Radiate | 4 |
| 5A | 14. Dishonest sort | 5 |
| 6A | 15. Recessed area in a kitchen | 4 |
| 7A | 16. At the big brawl, the jazz musician ... | 15 |
| 8A | 19. "___ Possible," 2000s kids' TV show | 3 |
| 9A | 20. Jimmy of the Daily Planet | 5 |
| 10A | 21. Chicago transports | 3 |
| 11A | 22. In dire need of fuel | 7 |
| 12A | 24. Radiate | 7 |
| 13A | 28. Battleship letters | 3 |
| 14A | 29. Bottom, to a Brit | 4 |
| 15A | 30. Born, abroad | 3 |
| 16A | 31. Savory quality, as from MSG | 5 |
| 17A | 34. Sports org. that sets eligibility requirements | 4 |
| 18A | 35. Refer to | 4 |
| 19A | 36. At the big brawl, the hairstylist ... | 15 |
| 20A | 39. Its symbol resembles a C with two lines across the center | 4 |
| 21A | 40. Drink that can cause brain freeze | 4 |
| 22A | 41. Bottomless hole | 5 |
| 23A | 42. Waze suggestion: Abbr. | 3 |
| 24A | 43. Condition treated with Ritalin, for short | 4 |
| 25A | 44. Ryder Cup org. | 3 |
| 26A | 45. Freebie in a hotel bathroom | 7 |
| 27A | 47. Ship's stabilizer | 7 |
| 28A | 51. ___ Tomé and PrÃncipe | 3 |
| 29A | 52. In need of refinement | 5 |
| 30A | 54. Place where customers wear robes | 3 |
| 31A | 55. At the big brawl, the king and queen ... | 15 |
| 32A | 59. Yankee nickname until 2016 | 4 |
| 33A | 60. Book that people take an oath on | 5 |
| 34A | 61. Bombard, as with snowballs | 4 |
| 35A | 62. Mrs. | 4 |
| 36A | 63. Small argument | 4 |
| 37A | 64. Without purpose | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Go ___ over"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that mentally or physically infirm with age
- Words that mean the same thing: senile, doddering, wild
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAGA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Appends"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Words that mean the same thing: contribute, tally, supply
- The opposite would be: take away, subtract
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Recessed area in a church"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
- Words that mean the same thing: apsis
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APSE
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Clue 4 Across: "13. Radiate"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that expel (gases or odors)
- Words that mean the same thing: give out, utter, breathe
- The opposite would be: absorb
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMIT
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Clue 5 Across: "14. Dishonest sort"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
- Words that mean the same thing: twist, bend, curve
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CROOK
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Clue 6 Across: "15. Recessed area in a kitchen"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sheltered and secluded place
- Words that mean the same thing: corner
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOOK
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Clue 7 Across: "16. At the big brawl, the jazz musician ..."
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAMEOUTSWINGING
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Clue 8 Across: "19. "___ Possible," 2000s kids' TV show"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KIM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Jimmy of the Daily Planet"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLSEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Chicago transports"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
- Words that mean the same thing: elevated, elevation, ALT
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. In dire need of fuel"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONEMPTY
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Clue 12 Across: "24. Radiate"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GIVEOFF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "28. Battleship letters"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
- Words that mean the same thing: America, U.S.A., U.S.
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Bottom, to a Brit"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- Words that mean the same thing: derriere, bunghole, fanny
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Born, abroad"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "31. Savory quality, as from MSG"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UMAMI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "34. Sports org. that sets eligibility requirements"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NCAA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "35. Refer to"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- Words that mean the same thing: reference, advert, bring up
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CITE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "36. At the big brawl, the hairstylist ..."
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOBBEDANDWEAVED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. Its symbol resembles a C with two lines across the center"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be 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
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EURO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "40. Drink that can cause brain freeze"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "41. Bottomless hole"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
- Words that mean the same thing: abysm
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABYSS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "42. Waze suggestion: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "43. Condition treated with Ritalin, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Words that mean the same thing: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, minimal brain damage, attention deficit disorder
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADHD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "44. Ryder Cup org."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PGA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "45. Freebie in a hotel bathroom"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHAMPOO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "47. Ship's stabilizer"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
- Words that mean the same thing: barretter, light ballast, ballast resistor
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BALLAST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "51. ___ Tomé and PrÃncipe"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "52. In need of refinement"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
- Words that mean the same thing: rock oil, rude, earthy
- The opposite would be: refined
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRUDE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "54. Place where customers wear robes"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
- Words that mean the same thing: health club, resort hotel, watering place
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "55. At the big brawl, the king and queen ..."
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUTUPTHEIRDUKES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "59. Yankee nickname until 2016"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AROD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "60. Book that people take an oath on"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sacred writings of the christian religions
- Words that mean the same thing: Good Book, Word, Holy Scripture
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIBLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "61. Bombard, as with snowballs"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
- Words that mean the same thing: stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PELT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "62. Mrs."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
- Words that mean the same thing: married woman
- The opposite would be: husband
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WIFE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "63. Small argument"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a quarrel about petty points
- Words that mean the same thing: tiff, gaiter, spit out
- The opposite would be: boo
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "64. Without purpose"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that in an idle manner
- Words that mean the same thing: lazily
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDLY
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword December 10, 2019
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Lizard in insurance ads | 5 |
| 2D | 2. At full speed | 5 |
| 3D | 3. "That's mine!" | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Gorged on | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Pretentious | 5 |
| 6D | 6. Two tablets or five milliliters, say | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Reduce in status | 9 |
| 8D | 8. Sporting item that may be waxed | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Geometry class measure | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Subject of the saying "Leaves of three, let it be" | 9 |
| 11D | 11. Father and Holy Ghost go-between | 3 |
| 12D | 12. Hosp. readout | 3 |
| 13D | 14. Fanatical groups | 5 |
| 14D | 17. "My bad!" | 6 |
| 15D | 18. Actress Campbell of the "Scream" series | 4 |
| 16D | 23. ___ jumbo | 5 |
| 17D | 25. Middle of Caesar's boast | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Big bashes | 5 |
| 19D | 27. Scrollable features of Facebook and Twitter | 5 |
| 20D | 29. Benefiting from benzoyl peroxide, say | 5 |
| 21D | 31. Alternatives to taxis | 5 |
| 22D | 32. Sass, with "off" | 5 |
| 23D | 33. Informed about | 9 |
| 24D | 34. Dippable snack item | 9 |
| 25D | 35. Plotting group | 5 |
| 26D | 37. Aeneas' love | 4 |
| 27D | 38. Went two under par on a hole | 6 |
| 28D | 43. Each | 4 |
| 29D | 44. California baseballer | 5 |
| 30D | 46. Title role for Bea Arthur | 5 |
| 31D | 47. Muscly | 5 |
| 32D | 48. Didn't demand | 5 |
| 33D | 49. Period of time | 5 |
| 34D | 50. "Mmm!" | 5 |
| 35D | 53. Singer McEntire | 4 |
| 36D | 55. What you might get offered if you say "Shake!" | 3 |
| 37D | 56. Mentalist Geller | 3 |
| 38D | 57. "The Last O.G." network | 3 |
| 39D | 58. News letters | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Lizard in insurance ads"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GECKO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. At full speed"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that at full speed; with great haste
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMAIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. "That's mine!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GIMME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Gorged on"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Words that mean the same thing: run through, consume, feed
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Pretentious"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARTSY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Two tablets or five milliliters, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
- Words that mean the same thing: Elvis, pane, Cupid's itch
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOSE
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Reduce in status"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
- The opposite would be: upgrade
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOWNGRADE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Sporting item that may be waxed"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SKI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Geometry class measure"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
- Words that mean the same thing: tip, lean, weight
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANGLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Subject of the saying "Leaves of three, let it be""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POISONIVY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Father and Holy Ghost go-between"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a male human offspring
- Words that mean the same thing: Logos, Word, boy
- The opposite would be: girl, daughter
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Hosp. readout"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
- Words that mean the same thing: ECG, electrocardiogram, cardiogram
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EKG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Fanatical groups"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
- Words that mean the same thing: fad, cultus, rage
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CULTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "17. "My bad!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OOPSIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "18. Actress Campbell of the "Scream" series"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. ___ jumbo"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MUMBO
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Clue 17 Down: "25. Middle of Caesar's boast"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ISAW
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Clue 18 Down: "26. Big bashes"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an elaborate party (often outdoors)
- Words that mean the same thing: fiesta, feast, celebrate
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: FETES
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Clue 19 Down: "27. Scrollable features of Facebook and Twitter"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
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- This could be something that food for domestic livestock
- Words that mean the same thing: feed in, prey, feed
- The opposite would be: starve
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The answer is: FEEDS
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Benefiting from benzoyl peroxide, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
- Words that mean the same thing: pimply, pustulate, pimpled
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ACNED
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Alternatives to taxis"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: UBERS
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Clue 22 Down: "32. Sass, with "off""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
- Words that mean the same thing: backtalk, rima oris, talk
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MOUTH
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Informed about"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: ABREASTOF
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Dippable snack item"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: NACHOCHIP
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Clue 25 Down: "35. Plotting group"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
- Words that mean the same thing: conjure, machinate, camarilla
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CABAL
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Clue 26 Down: "37. Aeneas' love"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (roman mythology) a princess of tyre who was the founder and queen of carthage; virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by aeneas
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DIDO
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Clue 27 Down: "38. Went two under par on a hole"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that shoot two strokes under par
- Words that mean the same thing: double birdie, eagle
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: EAGLED
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Clue 28 Down: "43. Each"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: APOP
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Clue 29 Down: "44. California baseballer"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a chaplain in one of the military services
- Words that mean the same thing: Father, sky pilot, Holy Joe
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PADRE
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Clue 30 Down: "46. Title role for Bea Arthur"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MAUDE
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Clue 31 Down: "47. Muscly"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that make by combining materials and parts
- Words that mean the same thing: progress, make, build up
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BUILT
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Clue 32 Down: "48. Didn't demand"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that inquire about
- Words that mean the same thing: enquire, need, necessitate
- The opposite would be: obviate
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The answer is: ASKED
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Clue 33 Down: "49. Period of time"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
- Words that mean the same thing: trance, go, import
- The opposite would be: unspell
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The answer is: SPELL
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Clue 34 Down: "50. "Mmm!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that pleasing to the sense of taste
- The opposite would be: tasteless
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TASTY
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Clue 35 Down: "53. Singer McEntire"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: REBA
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Clue 36 Down: "55. What you might get offered if you say "Shake!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
- Words that mean the same thing: mitt, manus, hand
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PAW
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Clue 37 Down: "56. Mentalist Geller"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: URI
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Clue 38 Down: "57. "The Last O.G." network"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
- Words that mean the same thing: tuberculosis, Tb, Tbit
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TBS
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Clue 39 Down: "58. News letters"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: UPI
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 51 | 67.1% |
| Short Answer | 13 | 17.1% |
| Sports | 3 | 3.9% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Literature | 2 | 2.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.6% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
