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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (38 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (40 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging
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. Center of the solar system, with "the" | 3 |
| 2A | 4. "A Fish Called ___" | 5 |
| 3A | 9. Tiny terror | 3 |
| 4A | 12. "Where the Wild Things ___" | 3 |
| 5A | 13. Cafe overhang | 6 |
| 6A | 15. Hotel booking | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Supermarket franchise inits. | 3 |
| 8A | 18. Giving excessive praise and flattery | 11 |
| 9A | 20. Second-in-command | 6 |
| 10A | 22. Will of "Arrested Development" | 6 |
| 11A | 23. Gives the nod | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Dutch beer brand | 6 |
| 13A | 27. Bundle of hay | 4 |
| 14A | 29. Branch plant? | 4 |
| 15A | 30. "The Raven" writer, in footnotes | 5 |
| 16A | 34. Used goods disclaimer | 4 |
| 17A | 35. Urban casual fashion | 10 |
| 18A | 37. Sombrero or fedora | 3 |
| 19A | 38. Lout | 3 |
| 20A | 39. U.K. thank-yous | 3 |
| 21A | 40. Alias letters | 3 |
| 22A | 41. "You are correct" | 10 |
| 23A | 44. Perfect tennis serves | 4 |
| 24A | 45. Muscle-bone connector | 5 |
| 25A | 46. Some jeans that aren't Wranglers or Levi's | 4 |
| 26A | 47. Philosopher Descartes | 4 |
| 27A | 48. Made some waves? | 6 |
| 28A | 50. See 61-Across | 3 |
| 29A | 51. "Is it OK for me to leave?" | 6 |
| 30A | 54. Home country of Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling | 6 |
| 31A | 57. Punches the air ... or a hint to what 1-Across creates in this puzzle | 11 |
| 32A | 61. With 50-Across, many a feel-good flick | 3 |
| 33A | 62. Giveaway, in poker | 4 |
| 34A | 63. Like a meditation retreat | 6 |
| 35A | 64. Letter between phi and psi | 3 |
| 36A | 65. Month with Mother's Day | 3 |
| 37A | 66. Law school class | 5 |
| 38A | 67. "You ___ to be there!" | 3 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Center of the solar system, with "the""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
- Similar words include: Lord's Day, Dominicus, sunlight
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SUN
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2A: "4. "A Fish Called ___""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: WANDA
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3A: "9. Tiny terror"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Similar words include: pixy, elf, hob
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IMP
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4A: "12. "Where the Wild Things ___""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
- Similar words include: represent, cost, embody
- Opposite of: differ
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Answer: ARE
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5A: "13. Cafe overhang"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
- Similar words include: sunshade, sunblind
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: AWNING
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6A: "15. Hotel booking"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
- Similar words include: board, way, elbow room
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROOM
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7A: "17. Supermarket franchise inits."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts
- Similar words include: immunoglobulin A
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IGA
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8A: "18. Giving excessive praise and flattery"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: FAWNINGOVER
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9A: "20. Second-in-command"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
- Similar words include: lieutenant, deputy sheriff, surrogate
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: DEPUTY
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10A: "22. Will of "Arrested Development""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ARNETT
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11A: "23. Gives the nod"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state in south central united states
- Similar words include: OK, okay, Oklahoma
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OKS
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12A: "24. Dutch beer brand"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: AMSTEL
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13A: "27. Bundle of hay"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a large bundle bound for storage or transport
- Similar words include: Basle, Basel
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BALE
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14A: "29. Branch plant?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
- Similar words include: Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, shoetree, tree diagram
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TREE
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15A: "30. "The Raven" writer, in footnotes"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EAPOE
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16A: "34. Used goods disclaimer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ASIS
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17A: "35. Urban casual fashion"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: STREETWEAR
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18A: "37. Sombrero or fedora"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
- Similar words include: chapeau, lid
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HAT
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19A: "38. Lout"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an awkward stupid person
- Similar words include: lout, lummox, stumblebum
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OAF
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20A: "39. U.K. thank-yous"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
- Similar words include: tantalum, atomic number 73, Ta
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAS
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21A: "40. Alias letters"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AKA
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22A: "41. "You are correct""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: THATSRIGHT
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23A: "44. Perfect tennis serves"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Similar words include: pass with flying colors, angiotensin-converting enzyme, sensation
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACES
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24A: "45. Muscle-bone connector"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
- Similar words include: heftiness, brawniness, brawn
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SINEW
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25A: "46. Some jeans that aren't Wranglers or Levi's"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
- Similar words include: Robert Edward Lee, Bruce Lee, Richard Henry Lee
- Opposite of: windward
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Answer: LEES
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26A: "47. Philosopher Descartes"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RENE
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27A: "48. Made some waves?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that give a permanent wave to
- Similar words include: perm
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PERMED
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28A: "50. See 61-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: COM
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29A: "51. "Is it OK for me to leave?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CANIGO
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30A: "54. Home country of Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a nation in northern north america; the french were the first europeans to settle in mainland canada
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CANADA
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31A: "57. Punches the air ... or a hint to what 1-Across creates in this puzzle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that go through boxing motions without an opponent
- Similar words include: shadowbox
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: SHADOWBOXES
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32A: "61. With 50-Across, many a feel-good flick"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
- Similar words include: read-only storage, fixed storage, read-only memory
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ROM
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33A: "62. Giveaway, in poker"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
- Similar words include: order, recite, separate
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TELL
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34A: "63. Like a meditation retreat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that not agitated; without losing self-possession
- Similar words include: calm, tranquil, unagitated
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SERENE
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35A: "64. Letter between phi and psi"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the circulating life energy that in chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
- Similar words include: ki, ch'i, qi
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CHI
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36A: "65. Month with Mother's Day"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the month following april and preceding june
- Similar words include: whitethorn, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MAY
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37A: "66. Law school class"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
- Similar words include: tort, civil wrong
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TORTS
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38A: "67. "You ___ to be there!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- Similar words include: hold, throw, have got
- Opposite of: lack, abstain
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Answer: HAD
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Uttered | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Strong desire | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Tricolored ice cream flavor | 10 |
| 4D | 4. Floats in the breeze | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Not home | 4 |
| 6D | 6. 180° from SSE | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Cacophony | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Darth Vader's childhood nickname | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Rule with no exceptions | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Change places | 4 |
| 11D | 11. What everyone becomes at the touch of love, per Plato's "Symposium" | 4 |
| 12D | 14. Little annoyance you might swat at | 4 |
| 13D | 16. "Rocky III" actor with a mohawk | 3 |
| 14D | 19. Waves to, e.g. | 6 |
| 15D | 21. Luau strings, informally | 4 |
| 16D | 24. Work likely to be shown at an independent cinema | 7 |
| 17D | 25. Debussy's "La ___" | 3 |
| 18D | 26. Was fuming mad | 7 |
| 19D | 27. Thai currency units | 5 |
| 20D | 28. Sapporo rival | 5 |
| 21D | 29. Pre-1917 Russian autocrat | 4 |
| 22D | 31. Antiwar protest | 10 |
| 23D | 32. Like some wine casks | 5 |
| 24D | 33. Clear, as a chalkboard | 5 |
| 25D | 36. Uber ___ | 4 |
| 26D | 38. New York city, county or river | 6 |
| 27D | 42. Without enthusiasm | 7 |
| 28D | 43. "Golly!" | 3 |
| 29D | 44. Elvis Presley's middle name | 4 |
| 30D | 49. Uses oars | 4 |
| 31D | 50. Assignments for lawyers and judges | 5 |
| 32D | 51. Winter hrs. in Wichita | 3 |
| 33D | 52. Attention-getting sound | 4 |
| 34D | 53. Simba's mate in "The Lion King" | 4 |
| 35D | 54. Penny | 4 |
| 36D | 55. Capital of Qatar | 4 |
| 37D | 56. In amongst | 4 |
| 38D | 58. Wager | 3 |
| 39D | 59. Gold, in Granada | 3 |
| 40D | 60. Gen ___ (Zoomer's parent) | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Uttered"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that express in words
- Similar words include: order, enunciate, allege
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SAID
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2D: "2. Strong desire"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an instinctive motive
- Similar words include: urge on, press, impulse
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: URGE
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3D: "3. Tricolored ice cream flavor"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a native or inhabitant of naples
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: NEAPOLITAN
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4D: "4. Floats in the breeze"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a long flag; often tapering
- Similar words include: pennon, pennant, streamer
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: WAFTS
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5D: "5. Not home"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that not present; having left
- Similar words include: forth, by, outside
- Opposite of: home
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Answer: AWAY
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6D: "6. 180° from SSE"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the compass point that is midway between north and northwest
- Similar words include: north northwest, nor'-nor'-west
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NNW
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7D: "7. Cacophony"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a loud harsh or strident noise
- Similar words include: rumpus, cacophony, commotion
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DIN
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8D: "8. Darth Vader's childhood nickname"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that black tropical american cuckoo
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ANI
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9D: "9. Rule with no exceptions"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: IRONLAW
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10D: "10. Change places"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of deciding to do something
- Similar words include: prompt, displace, impress
- Opposite of: stay, rest
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Answer: MOVE
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11D: "11. What everyone becomes at the touch of love, per Plato's "Symposium""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: POET
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12D: "14. Little annoyance you might swat at"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GNAT
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13D: "16. "Rocky III" actor with a mohawk"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MRT
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14D: "19. Waves to, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that express greetings upon meeting someone
- Similar words include: recognise, recognize, greet
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: GREETS
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15D: "21. Luau strings, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small guitar having four strings
- Similar words include: uke, ukulele
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: UKES
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16D: "24. Work likely to be shown at an independent cinema"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ARTFILM
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17D: "25. Debussy's "La ___""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
- Similar words include: m, one thousand, thousand
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MER
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18D: "26. Was fuming mad"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be noisy with activity
- Similar words include: hum, roll, boil
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SEETHED
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19D: "27. Thai currency units"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the basic unit of money in thailand
- Similar words include: tical, baht
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BAHTS
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20D: "28. Sapporo rival"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASAHI
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21D: "29. Pre-1917 Russian autocrat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
- Similar words include: czar, tzar
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TSAR
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22D: "31. Antiwar protest"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: PEACEMARCH
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23D: "32. Like some wine casks"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OAKEN
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24D: "33. Clear, as a chalkboard"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that remove from memory or existence
- Similar words include: rub out, score out, delete
- Opposite of: record
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Answer: ERASE
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25D: "36. Uber ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal terms for a meal
- Similar words include: grub, consume, eat
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EATS
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26D: "38. New York city, county or river"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: OSWEGO
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27D: "42. Without enthusiasm"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that in an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner
- Similar words include: lukewarmly
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: TEPIDLY
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28D: "43. "Golly!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
- Similar words include: g-force, g
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GEE
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29D: "44. Elvis Presley's middle name"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARON
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30D: "49. Uses oars"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
- Similar words include: wrangle, row, quarrel
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROWS
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31D: "50. Assignments for lawyers and judges"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an occurrence of something
- Similar words include: typesetter's case, case, instance
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CASES
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32D: "51. Winter hrs. in Wichita"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that standard time in the 6th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central united states
- Similar words include: Central Standard Time, Central Time
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CST
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33D: "52. Attention-getting sound"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
- Similar words include: hem
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AHEM
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34D: "53. Simba's mate in "The Lion King""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NALA
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35D: "54. Penny"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fractional monetary unit of several countries
- Similar words include: penny, centime
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CENT
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36D: "55. Capital of Qatar"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the capital and chief port of qatar
- Similar words include: Bida, El Beda, capital of Qatar
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DOHA
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37D: "56. In amongst"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AMID
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38D: "58. Wager"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the money risked on a gamble
- Similar words include: reckon, look, play
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BET
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39D: "59. Gold, in Granada"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ORO
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40D: "60. Gen ___ (Zoomer's parent)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that being one more than nine
- Similar words include: x, 10, ten
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: XER
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.
Decode the Clues
Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.
Use Cross-References
Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.
Build Vocabulary
Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
38 Across Clues
40 Down Clues
78 Total Clues
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