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Sunday, October 26, 2025

NYT Across Crossword October 26, 2025 - Master All 66 Left-to-Right Clues

All NYT Across Clues October 26, 2025 - 66 Horizontal Answers with Hints

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 66 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Across Clues

NYT Across clues solutions for October 26, 2025
NYT Across Clues - Sunday, October 26, 2025
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date October 26, 2025
Day of Week Sunday
Total Across Clues 66 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Easy

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 66 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. Leftover piece of fabric
2 Across 6. ___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold"
3 Across 11. "Spartacus" or "Gladiator"
4 Across 15. Comic Kaplan
5 Across 19. Like harem pants
6 Across 20. Large spread
7 Across 21. Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles"
8 Across 22. George Orwell's alma mater
9 Across 23. "Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)
10 Across 25. Drag performer?
11 Across 27. Stinging plants
12 Across 28. Vaudeville offering
13 Across 30. Call at home
14 Across 31. Banned body builders, slangily
15 Across 32. Relax on a plane? (Gen X)
16 Across 35. ___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend
17 Across 36. Dynamic opening?
18 Across 37. One side of the Bering Strait
19 Across 38. QB stat: Abbr.
20 Across 41. Device in a high-tech farm
21 Across 43. Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally
22 Across 45. "Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs"
23 Across 48. Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial)
24 Across 52. Hit the horn
25 Across 54. Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed
26 Across 56. Trade show
27 Across 57. Holiday celebrated with banh chung
28 Across 58. "Superfood" berry
29 Across 60. Small bite
30 Across 62. N.F.C. South player
31 Across 64. Beatles nickname
32 Across 67. Greed
33 Across 68. Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z)
34 Across 71. Awesome after dark? (Gen X)
35 Across 73. Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions
36 Across 74. Fare at many a shoreline eatery
37 Across 76. Disco guy on "The Simpsons"
38 Across 77. Moonshiners' needs
39 Across 78. Temporary halt, legally
40 Across 79. Difficulty, to Hamlet
41 Across 81. Aromatherapy liquids
42 Across 84. Symbol for fair weather in a forecast
43 Across 85. Green opening
44 Across 87. One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z)
45 Across 91. Tempo
46 Across 93. Antonym and rhyme for "nay"
47 Across 95. Ancient Greek tunic
48 Across 96. "Absolutely!"
49 Across 97. Province bordering Turin
50 Across 99. ___-weenie
51 Across 102. Grp. that investigates cases?
52 Across 104. Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial)
53 Across 108. Pagan religion
54 Across 110. "The Merchant of Venice" heroine
55 Across 111. Garb for an Indian bridesmaid
56 Across 112. Men's accessory organizer
57 Across 114. Labor leaders
58 Across 116. Leave just after the first person? (Boomer)
59 Across 120. Olympus ___ (Martian volcano)
60 Across 121. Shaving gel additive
61 Across 122. Vaulted
62 Across 123. Like some undercover detectives
63 Across 124. Historic periods
64 Across 125. Takes a load off
65 Across 126. Wee
66 Across 127. Less off-the-wall

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues

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

Complete Across Solutions:

1 Across: "1. Leftover piece of fabric"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: S___P
  • Similar words: bit, fleck
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SCRAP

2 Across: "6. ___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: P___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PASTA

3 Across: "11. "Spartacus" or "Gladiator""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'C'
  • Word pattern: E__C
  • Similar words: epic poem, epos
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
  • This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EPIC

4 Across: "15. Comic Kaplan"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GABE

5 Across: "19. Like harem pants"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: L___E
  • Similar words: at large, escaped
  • Opposite of: confine
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: grant freedom to; free from confinement
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LOOSE

6 Across: "20. Large spread"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: A___Y
  • Similar words: range, lay out
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an orderly arrangement
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ARRAY

7 Across: "21. Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: P__R
  • Similar words: Catherine Parr
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PARR

8 Across: "22. George Orwell's alma mater"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ETON

9 Across: "23. "Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RIGHTONTIME

10 Across: "25. Drag performer?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: S_______D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STREETROD

11 Across: "27. Stinging plants"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: N_____S
  • Similar words: chafe, get to
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NETTLES

12 Across: "28. Vaudeville offering"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S__T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a short theatrical episode
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SKIT

13 Across: "30. Call at home"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S____E
  • Similar words: shine, mint
  • Opposite of: miss
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STRIKE

14 Across: "31. Banned body builders, slangily"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: R___S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ROIDS

15 Across: "32. Relax on a plane? (Gen X)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 13 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: C___________R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CHILLINTHEAIR

16 Across: "35. ___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'D'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NED

17 Across: "36. Dynamic opening?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: T____O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer THERMO

18 Across: "37. One side of the Bering Strait"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: A__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ASIA

19 Across: "38. QB stat: Abbr."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ATT

20 Across: "41. Device in a high-tech farm"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: S____R
  • Similar words: host, waiter
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SERVER

21 Across: "43. Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'M'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NOM

22 Across: "45. "Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'F'
  • Word pattern: O__F
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OLAF

23 Across: "48. Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: G__________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GHOSTBUSTERS

24 Across: "52. Hit the horn"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: B__P
  • Similar words: toot, blare
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BEEP

25 Across: "54. Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'B'
  • Similar words: MB, M
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MIB

26 Across: "56. Trade show"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: E__O
  • Similar words: exhibition, exposition
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EXPO

27 Across: "57. Holiday celebrated with banh chung"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'T'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TET

28 Across: "58. "Superfood" berry"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: A__I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ACAI

29 Across: "60. Small bite"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: N____E
  • Similar words: piece, pick
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a small byte
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NIBBLE

30 Across: "62. N.F.C. South player"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'C'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BUC

31 Across: "64. Beatles nickname"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: F_____R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FABFOUR

32 Across: "67. Greed"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A_____E
  • Similar words: covetousness, avariciousness
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AVARICE

33 Across: "68. Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: S________L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STANLAUREL

34 Across: "71. Awesome after dark? (Gen X)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: F________T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FLYBYNIGHT

35 Across: "73. Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: K_____L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer KENDOLL

36 Across: "74. Fare at many a shoreline eatery"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: S_____D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SEAFOOD

37 Across: "76. Disco guy on "The Simpsons""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'U'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STU

38 Across: "77. Moonshiners' needs"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: Y____S
  • Similar words: barm, yeast
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YEASTS

39 Across: "78. Temporary halt, legally"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: S__Y
  • Similar words: quell, stay put
  • Opposite of: change
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: continuing or remaining in a place or state
  • This is Across clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STAY

40 Across: "79. Difficulty, to Hamlet"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'B'
  • Similar words: hang-up, fret
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an unforeseen obstacle
  • This is Across clue number 40

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RUB

41 Across: "81. Aromatherapy liquids"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O__S
  • Similar words: vegetable oil, petroleum
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 41

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OILS

42 Across: "84. Symbol for fair weather in a forecast"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
  • Similar words: sunshine, sunbathe
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 42

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SUN

43 Across: "85. Green opening"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: H__E
  • Similar words: cakehole, golf hole
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an opening into or through something
  • This is Across clue number 43

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer HOLE

44 Across: "87. One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: S__________R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 44

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SNACKCOUNTER

45 Across: "91. Tempo"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P__E
  • Similar words: stride, tempo
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
  • This is Across clue number 45

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PACE

46 Across: "93. Antonym and rhyme for "nay""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'A'
  • Similar words: yeah
  • Opposite of: nay
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an affirmative
  • This is Across clue number 46

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YEA

47 Across: "95. Ancient Greek tunic"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: C____N
  • Similar words: sea cradle, polyplacophore
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece
  • This is Across clue number 47

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CHITON

48 Across: "96. "Absolutely!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'S'
  • Opposite of: no
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an affirmative
  • This is Across clue number 48

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YES

49 Across: "97. Province bordering Turin"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: A__I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 49

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ASTI

50 Across: "99. ___-weenie"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: T____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 50

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TEENIE

51 Across: "102. Grp. that investigates cases?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 51

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TSA

52 Across: "104. Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 13 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S___________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 52

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SHIPPINGLANES

53 Across: "108. Pagan religion"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: W___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a community of followers of the Wicca religion
  • This is Across clue number 53

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WICCA

54 Across: "110. "The Merchant of Venice" heroine"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: P____A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 54

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PORTIA

55 Across: "111. Garb for an Indian bridesmaid"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: S__I
  • Similar words: saree
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 55

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SARI

56 Across: "112. Men's accessory organizer"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'K'
  • Word pattern: T_____K
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 56

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TIERACK

57 Across: "114. Labor leaders"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: U_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 57

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer UNIONREPS

58 Across: "116. Leave just after the first person? (Boomer)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: S_________D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 58

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SPLITSECOND

59 Across: "120. Olympus ___ (Martian volcano)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: M__S
  • Similar words: mons pubis, Monday
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women
  • This is Across clue number 59

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MONS

60 Across: "121. Shaving gel additive"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 60

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALOE

61 Across: "122. Vaulted"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: L___T
  • Similar words: jump, spring
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: move forward by leaps and bounds
  • This is Across clue number 61

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LEAPT

62 Across: "123. Like some undercover detectives"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: W___D
  • Similar words: electrify, pumped up
  • Opposite of: unwire
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: provide with electrical circuits
  • This is Across clue number 62

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WIRED

63 Across: "124. Historic periods"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E__S
  • Similar words: geological era, ERA
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 63

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ERAS

64 Across: "125. Takes a load off"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S__S
  • Similar words: sit down, posture
  • Opposite of: stand
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: be seated
  • This is Across clue number 64

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SITS

65 Across: "126. Wee"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: E___Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 65

Answer:

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66 Across: "127. Less off-the-wall"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: S___R
  • Similar words: sane, reasonable
  • Opposite of: insane
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
  • This is Across clue number 66

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SANER

Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues

Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Across Clues?

  • Across clues often provide more letter intersections
  • Reading left to right feels more natural
  • Many common phrases run horizontally
  • Across answers often help solve Down clues

Across Clue Patterns to Recognize

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

Time-Saving Across Techniques

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

Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues

What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?

Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.

Should I solve Across or Down clues first?

Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 66 Across clues.

Are Across clues easier than Down clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.

How do Across clues interact with Down clues?

Across and Down clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

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October 26, 2025 NYT Crossword Solutions

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Leftover piece of fabric 5
2A 6. ___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold" 5
3A 11. "Spartacus" or "Gladiator" 4
4A 15. Comic Kaplan 4
5A 19. Like harem pants 5
6A 20. Large spread 5
7A 21. Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles" 4
8A 22. George Orwell's alma mater 4
9A 23. "Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer) 11
10A 25. Drag performer? 9
11A 27. Stinging plants 7
12A 28. Vaudeville offering 4
13A 30. Call at home 6
14A 31. Banned body builders, slangily 5
15A 32. Relax on a plane? (Gen X) 13
16A 35. ___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend 3
17A 36. Dynamic opening? 6
18A 37. One side of the Bering Strait 4
19A 38. QB stat: Abbr. 3
20A 41. Device in a high-tech farm 6
21A 43. Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally 3
22A 45. "Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs" 4
23A 48. Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial) 12
24A 52. Hit the horn 4
25A 54. Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed 3
26A 56. Trade show 4
27A 57. Holiday celebrated with banh chung 3
28A 58. "Superfood" berry 4
29A 60. Small bite 6
30A 62. N.F.C. South player 3
31A 64. Beatles nickname 7
32A 67. Greed 7
33A 68. Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z) 10
34A 71. Awesome after dark? (Gen X) 10
35A 73. Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions 7
36A 74. Fare at many a shoreline eatery 7
37A 76. Disco guy on "The Simpsons" 3
38A 77. Moonshiners' needs 6
39A 78. Temporary halt, legally 4
40A 79. Difficulty, to Hamlet 3
41A 81. Aromatherapy liquids 4
42A 84. Symbol for fair weather in a forecast 3
43A 85. Green opening 4
44A 87. One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z) 12
45A 91. Tempo 4
46A 93. Antonym and rhyme for "nay" 3
47A 95. Ancient Greek tunic 6
48A 96. "Absolutely!" 3
49A 97. Province bordering Turin 4
50A 99. ___-weenie 6
51A 102. Grp. that investigates cases? 3
52A 104. Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial) 13
53A 108. Pagan religion 5
54A 110. "The Merchant of Venice" heroine 6
55A 111. Garb for an Indian bridesmaid 4
56A 112. Men's accessory organizer 7
57A 114. Labor leaders 9
58A 116. Leave just after the first person? (Boomer) 11
59A 120. Olympus ___ (Martian volcano) 4
60A 121. Shaving gel additive 4
61A 122. Vaulted 5
62A 123. Like some undercover detectives 5
63A 124. Historic periods 4
64A 125. Takes a load off 4
65A 126. Wee 5
66A 127. Less off-the-wall 5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Leftover piece of fabric"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  • Similar words include: fleck, flake, fighting
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SCRAP

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2A: "6. ___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
  • Similar words include: alimentary paste
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PASTA

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3A: "11. "Spartacus" or "Gladiator""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
  • Similar words include: epos, epical, heroic
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: EPIC

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4A: "15. Comic Kaplan"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: GABE

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5A: "19. Like harem pants"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that grant freedom to; free from confinement
  • Similar words include: liberate, idle, open
  • Opposite of: stiffen, affixed
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LOOSE

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6A: "20. Large spread"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an orderly arrangement
  • Similar words include: raiment, set out, lay out
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARRAY

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7A: "21. Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that queen of england as the 6th wife of henry viii (1512-1548)
  • Similar words include: Catherine Parr
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PARR

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8A: "22. George Orwell's alma mater"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETON

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9A: "23. "Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: RIGHTONTIME

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10A: "25. Drag performer?"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: STREETROD

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11A: "27. Stinging plants"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus urtica or family urticaceae)
  • Similar words include: vex, rile, rag
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: NETTLES

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12A: "28. Vaudeville offering"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a short theatrical episode
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SKIT

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13A: "30. Call at home"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
  • Similar words include: impress, happen upon, collide with
  • Opposite of: miss
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: STRIKE

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14A: "31. Banned body builders, slangily"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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15A: "32. Relax on a plane? (Gen X)"

13 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____________
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Answer: CHILLINTHEAIR

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16A: "35. ___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: NED

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17A: "36. Dynamic opening?"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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18A: "37. One side of the Bering Strait"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ASIA

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19A: "38. QB stat: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ATT

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20A: "41. Device in a high-tech farm"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
  • Similar words include: waiter, host
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SERVER

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21A: "43. Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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22A: "45. "Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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23A: "48. Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial)"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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24A: "52. Hit the horn"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
  • Similar words include: honk, blare, toot
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BEEP

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25A: "54. Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
  • Similar words include: M, MB, megabyte
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MIB

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26A: "56. Trade show"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
  • Similar words include: exhibition, exposition
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EXPO

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27A: "57. Holiday celebrated with banh chung"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the new year in vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after january 20th
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: TET

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28A: "58. "Superfood" berry"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACAI

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29A: "60. Small bite"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small byte
  • Similar words include: piece, nybble, pick
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: NIBBLE

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30A: "62. N.F.C. South player"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: BUC

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31A: "64. Beatles nickname"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: FABFOUR

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32A: "67. Greed"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  • Similar words include: avaritia, rapacity, avariciousness
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AVARICE

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33A: "68. Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z)"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: STANLAUREL

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34A: "71. Awesome after dark? (Gen X)"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FLYBYNIGHT

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35A: "73. Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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36A: "74. Fare at many a shoreline eatery"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SEAFOOD

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37A: "76. Disco guy on "The Simpsons""

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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38A: "77. Moonshiners' needs"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
  • Similar words include: yeast, barm
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: YEASTS

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39A: "78. Temporary halt, legally"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that continuing or remaining in a place or state
  • Similar words include: abide, appease, check
  • Opposite of: depart, change
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: STAY

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40A: "79. Difficulty, to Hamlet"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an unforeseen obstacle
  • Similar words include: hitch, snag, scratch
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RUB

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41A: "81. Aromatherapy liquids"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
  • Similar words include: embrocate, crude, inunct
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OILS

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42A: "84. Symbol for fair weather in a forecast"

3 letters Category: Common Word

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: Sunday, solarise, insolate
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SUN

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43A: "85. Green opening"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an opening into or through something
  • Similar words include: yap, jam, trap
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HOLE

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44A: "87. One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z)"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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45A: "91. Tempo"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
  • Similar words include: tread, step, gait
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PACE

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46A: "93. Antonym and rhyme for "nay""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an affirmative
  • Similar words include: yeah
  • Opposite of: nay
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: YEA

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47A: "95. Ancient Greek tunic"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient greece
  • Similar words include: sea cradle, polyplacophore, coat-of-mail shell
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CHITON

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48A: "96. "Absolutely!""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an affirmative
  • Opposite of: no
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: YES

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49A: "97. Province bordering Turin"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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50A: "99. ___-weenie"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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51A: "102. Grp. that investigates cases?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an agency established in 2001 to safeguard united states transportation systems and insure safe air travel
  • Similar words include: Transportation Security Administration
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TSA

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52A: "104. Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial)"

13 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SHIPPINGLANES

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53A: "108. Pagan religion"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a community of followers of the wicca religion
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WICCA

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54A: "110. "The Merchant of Venice" heroine"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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55A: "111. Garb for an Indian bridesmaid"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a dress worn primarily by hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
  • Similar words include: saree
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SARI

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56A: "112. Men's accessory organizer"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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57A: "114. Labor leaders"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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58A: "116. Leave just after the first person? (Boomer)"

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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59A: "120. Olympus ___ (Martian volcano)"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women
  • Similar words include: mons pubis, Mon, mons veneris
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MONS

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60A: "121. Shaving gel additive"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALOE

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61A: "122. Vaulted"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that move forward by leaps and bounds
  • Similar words include: leap, jump, spring
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LEAPT

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62A: "123. Like some undercover detectives"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that provide with electrical circuits
  • Similar words include: pumped-up, pumped up, electrify
  • Opposite of: unwire, wireless
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WIRED

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63A: "124. Historic periods"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
  • Similar words include: geological era, earned run average, era
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ERAS

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64A: "125. Takes a load off"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that be around, often idly or without specific purpose
  • Similar words include: ride, sit down, seat
  • Opposite of: arise, stand
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SITS

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65A: "126. Wee"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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66A: "127. Less off-the-wall"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
  • Similar words include: sane, reasonable
  • Opposite of: insane
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SANER

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Pro's camera type 3
2D 2. Numismatist's acquisition 4
3D 3. "Got it," on a radio 5
4D 4. Kutcher of "That '70s Show" 6
5D 5. Like the most pedantic pedant 8
6D 6. Windows upgrades, perhaps 5
7D 7. The "A" in STEAM 4
8D 8. Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific 3
9D 9. Laddie's cap 3
10D 10. "Yes, captain!" 6
11D 11. Letter before zeta 7
12D 12. Singer Page or LaBelle 5
13D 13. Bargain bin abbr. 3
14D 14. Tops of waves 6
15D 15. "Come off it now!" 7
16D 16. Courtyards 5
17D 17. First section of the "Iliad" 5
18D 18. 2013 title role for Asa Butterfield 5
19D 24. Collector's item? 7
20D 26. Addis Ababa residents 10
21D 29. Carrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine 3
22D 32. Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool" 4
23D 33. "Catch!" 4
24D 34. Handle 4
25D 36. Oprah or Ellen 6
26D 38. Industrial ___ 3
27D 39. "Much obliged," in a text 3
28D 40. Head honcho 9
29D 42. Shamefaced 6
30D 44. Kimono closer 3
31D 46. The headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g. 9
32D 47. Run off with 5
33D 49. Source of onomatopoeic words 6
34D 50. 1990s Indian P.M. 3
35D 51. Mark on a freshly polished shoe 5
36D 53. Coveter's sin 4
37D 55. Source of some natural dyes and sugars 4
38D 59. The good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur" 4
39D 61. Liverpudlian, e.g. 6
40D 63. It holds the line 10
41D 65. Most exceptional 4
42D 66. Pests that bug pups 5
43D 67. Kidnap 6
44D 68. "The ___ the limit!" 4
45D 69. Prepare to drive 5
46D 70. "Not to mention …" 4
47D 72. Breed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly 6
48D 75. Objectivist author Rand 3
49D 78. Go out with 3
50D 80. Disposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps 7
51D 82. Sheltered side 3
52D 83. Typical univ. applicants 3
53D 86. "___ Eyes" (Eagles tune) 4
54D 88. Undesirable marks in high school 4
55D 89. X's, to Aphrodite 4
56D 90. Uses "lefty-loosey" on 8
57D 92. Commencement ritual 7
58D 94. Books with legends 7
59D 98. Small crowns 6
60D 100. Location of the malleus, incus and stapes 3
61D 101. Maroon, in a way 6
62D 103. Its leaves are eaten by giraffes 6
63D 104. Froth 5
64D 105. Pay tribute to 5
65D 106. One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters" 5
66D 107. Sexology subject 5
67D 108. Pun-filled, say 5
68D 109. ___ squash 5
69D 112. Tax code issues 4
70D 113. Often-skinned body part 4
71D 115. Country music's ___ Young Band 3
72D 117. Head of production? 3
73D 118. PC connection 3
74D 119. Arcade game with pressure sensors for the feet, familiarly 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Pro's camera type"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SLR

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2D: "2. Numismatist's acquisition"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
  • Similar words include: mint, strike
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: COIN

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3D: "3. "Got it," on a radio"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ROGER

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4D: "4. Kutcher of "That '70s Show""

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that british choreographer (1906-1988)
  • Similar words include: Sir Frederick Ashton
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ASHTON

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5D: "5. Like the most pedantic pedant"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that inferior in rank or status
  • Similar words include: little, niggling, lilliputian
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: PETTIEST

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6D: "6. Windows upgrades, perhaps"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
  • Similar words include: dose, loony toons, superman
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PANES

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7D: "7. The "A" in STEAM"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
  • Similar words include: artwork, humanistic discipline, artistic creation
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARTS

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8D: "8. Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SRI

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9D: "9. Laddie's cap"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a woolen cap of scottish origin
  • Similar words include: tammy, tam-o'-shanter
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAM

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10D: "10. "Yes, captain!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: AYESIR

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11D: "11. Letter before zeta"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the 5th letter of the greek alphabet
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: EPSILON

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12D: "12. Singer Page or LaBelle"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PATTI

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13D: "13. Bargain bin abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: IRR

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14D: "14. Tops of waves"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
  • Similar words include: crown, crest, peak
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: CRESTS

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15D: "15. "Come off it now!""

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: GETREAL

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16D: "16. Courtyards"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
  • Similar words include: atrium
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ATRIA

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17D: "17. First section of the "Iliad""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: BOOKI

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18D: "18. 2013 title role for Asa Butterfield"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ENDER

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19D: "24. Collector's item?"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: OLDDEBT

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20D: "26. Addis Ababa residents"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a native or inhabitant of ethiopia
  • Similar words include: Ethiopian
  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: ETHIOPIANS

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21D: "29. Carrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: KLM

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22D: "32. Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CHET

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23D: "33. "Catch!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the present location; this place
  • Similar words include: Hera, hither
  • Opposite of: there
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Answer: HERE

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24D: "34. Handle"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a language unit by which a person or thing is known
  • Similar words include: bring up, advert, constitute
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: NAME

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25D: "36. Oprah or Ellen"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: TVSTAR

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26D: "38. Industrial ___"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that how long something has existed
  • Similar words include: eld, senesce, get on
  • Opposite of: rejuvenate
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Answer: AGE

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27D: "39. "Much obliged," in a text"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: THX

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28D: "40. Head honcho"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: TOPBANANA

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29D: "42. Shamefaced"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
  • Similar words include: ruthful, contrite, remorseful
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: RUEFUL

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30D: "44. Kimono closer"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
  • Similar words include: obeah
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: OBI

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31D: "46. The headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g."

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
  • Similar words include: equivocalness
  • Opposite of: unequivocalness, unambiguity
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Answer: AMBIGUITY

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32D: "47. Run off with"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that make off with belongings of others
  • Similar words include: nobble, lift, cabbage
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: FILCH

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33D: "49. Source of onomatopoeic words"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
  • Similar words include: audio, phone, vocalise
  • Opposite of: devoice, silence
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Answer: SOUNDS

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34D: "50. 1990s Indian P.M."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: RAO

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35D: "51. Mark on a freshly polished shoe"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
  • Similar words include: drag, mule
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SCUFF

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36D: "53. Coveter's sin"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
  • Similar words include: enviousness, invidia, begrudge
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ENVY

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37D: "55. Source of some natural dyes and sugars"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that biennial eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
  • Similar words include: beetroot, Beta vulgaris, common beet
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: BEET

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38D: "59. The good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARLO

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39D: "61. Liverpudlian, e.g."

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a native or inhabitant of great britain
  • Similar words include: Brit, Britisher
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: BRITON

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40D: "63. It holds the line"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
  • Similar words include: clothes peg, clothes pin
  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: CLOTHESPIN

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41D: "65. Most exceptional"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the supreme effort one can make
  • Similar words include: scoop, unspoilt, better
  • Opposite of: worst, evil
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Answer: BEST

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42D: "66. Pests that bug pups"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
  • Similar words include: flea
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: FLEAS

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43D: "67. Kidnap"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
  • Similar words include: snatch, nobble, kidnap
  • Opposite of: adduct
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Answer: ABDUCT

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44D: "68. "The ___ the limit!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
  • Similar words include: flip, pitch, toss
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SKYS

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45D: "69. Prepare to drive"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: TEEUP

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46D: "70. "Not to mention …""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that in addition
  • Similar words include: too, likewise, as well
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALSO

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47D: "72. Breed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: YORKIE

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48D: "75. Objectivist author Rand"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: AYN

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49D: "78. Go out with"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
  • Similar words include: realise, find, run across
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SEE

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50D: "80. Disposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)
  • Similar words include: loot, dirty money, plunder
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BOOTIES

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51D: "82. Sheltered side"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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: Spike Lee, Rose Louise Hovick, Richard Henry Lee
  • Opposite of: windward
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Answer: LEE

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52D: "83. Typical univ. applicants"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
  • Similar words include: Sr, atomic number 38, steradian
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SRS

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53D: "86. "___ Eyes" (Eagles tune)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: LYIN

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54D: "88. Undesirable marks in high school"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACNE

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55D: "89. X's, to Aphrodite"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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: chi, ch'i, qi
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CHIS

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56D: "90. Uses "lefty-loosey" on"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that loosen something by unscrewing it
  • Similar words include: unscrew
  • Opposite of: screw
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Answer: UNSCREWS

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57D: "92. Commencement ritual"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: CAPTOSS

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58D: "94. Books with legends"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (greek mythology) a titan who was forced by zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
  • Similar words include: book of maps, Atlas, atlas vertebra
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: ATLASES

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59D: "98. Small crowns"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
  • Similar words include: tiara
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TIARAS

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60D: "100. Location of the malleus, incus and stapes"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
  • Similar words include: capitulum, auricle, spike
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: EAR

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61D: "101. Maroon, in a way"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ENISLE

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62D: "103. Its leaves are eaten by giraffes"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus acacia
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ACACIA

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63D: "104. Froth"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that foam or froth on the sea
  • Similar words include: suds, froth
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SPUME

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64D: "105. Pay tribute to"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  • Similar words include: award, respect, accolade
  • Opposite of: dishonor, disrespect
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Answer: HONOR

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65D: "106. One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: IRINA

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66D: "107. Sexology subject"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: GSPOT

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67D: "108. Pun-filled, say"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that combining clever conception and facetious expression
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: WITTY

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68D: "109. ___ squash"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ACORN

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69D: "112. Tax code issues"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
  • Similar words include: crest, baksheesh, hint
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TIPS

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70D: "113. Often-skinned body part"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
  • Similar words include: stifle, genu, knee joint
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: KNEE

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71D: "115. Country music's ___ Young Band"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELI

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72D: "117. Head of production?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that liquid excretory product
  • Similar words include: relieve oneself, pass water, water
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PEE

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73D: "118. PC connection"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices
  • Similar words include: local area network
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LAN

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74D: "119. Arcade game with pressure sensors for the feet, familiarly"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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74 Down Clues
140 Total Clues

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