September 24, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, September 24, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 77 (39 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - September 24, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Start of a 14-Across	4
2A	5. [Just ... disappeared!]	4
3A	9. Part of a necklace	5
4A	14. Creative nugget	4
5A	15. One whose charges are sarges	5
6A	17. ___ system	5
7A	18. Kay, e.g.	10
8A	20. Introduction to physics?	5
9A	21. Squid organ	6
10A	22. Elle, e.g.	9
11A	24. "I'll be there in five minutes," often	3
12A	25. Nebraska senator Fischer	3
13A	27. Pop singer Brickell	4
14A	28. Dead head?	3
15A	29. Many a flat-screen	5
16A	31. Altiplano locale	5
17A	33. "You said it!," in slang	4
18A	34. Dry Spanish wine	5
19A	36. Union members	6
20A	38. Pea, e.g.	14
21A	42. Knockout	6
22A	43. Merit	5
23A	44. Supermodel born Melissa Miller	4
24A	45. Coming-out phrase	5
25A	48. Noise at night	5
26A	52. Day ___	3
27A	53. Greek goddess of the earth	4
28A	54. Charade	3
29A	56. Twitter titter	3
30A	57. Bee, e.g.	9
31A	60. Blob on a slide	6
32A	62. Closing bid?	5
33A	63. Explained in great detail ... or what four of this puzzle's clues are?	10
34A	65. Eurasia divider	5
35A	66. Roger ___, second-longest-serving chief justice of the Supreme Court	5
36A	67. Instead	4
37A	68. Gives conditionally	5
38A	69. Minnesota W.N.B.A. team	4
39A	70. Goes down	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Start of a 14-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that anything that provides inspiration for later work
• Words that mean the same thing: microbe, source, seed
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GERM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. [Just ... disappeared!]"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PFFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Part of a necklace"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
• Words that mean the same thing: clutches, clutch, clench
• The opposite would be: unbuckle, unclasp
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Creative nugget"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
• Words that mean the same thing: musical theme, estimation, theme
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. One whose charges are sarges"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOOIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. ___ system"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
• Words that mean the same thing: reward, purity, observe
• The opposite would be: disrespect, dishonor
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HONOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Kay, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEERBARREL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Introduction to physics?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Squid organ"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INKSAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Elle, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the lower joint of the leg of a fowl
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRUMSTICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. "I'll be there in five minutes," often"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Words that mean the same thing: Trygve Halvden Lie, dwell, Trygve Lie
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Nebraska senator Fischer"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a young woman making her debut into society
• Words that mean the same thing: debutante
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Pop singer Brickell"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Dead head?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Many a flat-screen"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LCDTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Altiplano locale"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mountain range in south america running 5000 miles along the pacific coast
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. "You said it!," in slang"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of language that native speakers can identify
• Words that mean the same thing: password, tidings, Scripture
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Dry Spanish wine"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that dry red table wine from the rioja region of northern spain
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIOJA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Union members"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
• Words that mean the same thing: State Department, express, Department of State
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Pea, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRIBBAGEMARKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Knockout"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
• Words that mean the same thing: viewer, mantrap, spectator
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOOKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Merit"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
• Words that mean the same thing: economic value, prize, treasure
• The opposite would be: disesteem, disrespect
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VALUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Supermodel born Melissa Miller"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Coming-out phrase"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMGAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Noise at night"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the rattling noise produced when snoring
• Words that mean the same thing: stertor, snoring, saw wood
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Day ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: health spa, health club, watering place
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Greek goddess of the earth"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of cronus and the titans in ancient mythology
• Words that mean the same thing: Ge, Gaea
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Charade"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• Words that mean the same thing: behave, do, bit
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Twitter titter"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Bee, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANHANDLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Blob on a slide"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
• Words that mean the same thing: ameba
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOEBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Closing bid?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a farewell remark
• Words that mean the same thing: arrivederci, au revoir, cheerio
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADIEU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Explained in great detail ... or what four of this puzzle's clues are?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPELLEDOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Eurasia divider"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mountain range in western russia extending from the arctic to the caspian sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between europe and asia
• Words that mean the same thing: Ural Mountains
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Roger ___, second-longest-serving chief justice of the Supreme Court"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states jurist who served as chief justice of the united states supreme court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777-1864)
• Words that mean the same thing: Roger Brooke Taney, Roger Taney
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TANEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Instead"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. Gives conditionally"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that bestow a quality on
• Words that mean the same thing: bestow, bring, loan
• The opposite would be: borrow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "69. Minnesota W.N.B.A. team"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a text browser
• Words that mean the same thing: catamount
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LYNX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "70. Goes down"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: fix, typeset, pose
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Thursday Puzzle September 24, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Vet-assisting legislation of 1944	6
2D	2. Heavenly	6
3D	3. Stank to high heaven	6
4D	4. Land of Opportunity?	4
5D	5. Track bet	5
6D	6. Supporting	3
7D	7. Largest employer in metro Detroit	4
8D	8. Like most parking garages	6
9D	9. Go after	5
10D	10. Perplexed	4
11D	11. "The ___ for 50 enemies is one friend": Aristotle	8
12D	12. Practitioner of the dark arts	8
13D	13. Line of athletic footwear	7
14D	16. Shake, as one's tail	5
15D	19. Uneasy feeling	7
16D	23. Liturgical reference book	6
17D	26. Cabo's peninsula	4
18D	30. Playground wheels	5
19D	32. Ride hard	3
20D	33. Arouse	5
21D	35. Novelist Patrick who wrote "Master and Commander"	6
22D	37. "Have I ever steered you wrong?!"	7
23D	38. Buddy	8
24D	39. Language in which "Hello, how are you?" is "Salut, ce mai faci?"	8
25D	40. Mendes of "2 Fast 2 Furious"	3
26D	41. Rudolph with a parody of Kamala Harris on "S.N.L."	4
27D	42. Electric guitar innovator	7
28D	46. Thick	5
29D	47. Ladies' night attendee	6
30D	49. Enthusiastic flamenco cry	6
31D	50. Hearty	6
32D	51. Gives a lift	6
33D	53. Magnetic induction unit	5
34D	55. Sepals of a flower, collectively	5
35D	58. Retained ... or detained	4
36D	59. Playground rhyme starter	4
37D	61. Some tributes	4
38D	64. "Dancing With the Stars" judge Goodman	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Vet-assisting legislation of 1944"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIBILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Heavenly"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDENIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Stank to high heaven"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that have an element suggestive (of something)
• Words that mean the same thing: smell, reek, fume
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Land of Opportunity?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
• Words that mean the same thing: blemish, impair, March
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Track bet"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a point located with respect to surface features of some region
• Words that mean the same thing: property, piazza, office
• The opposite would be: divest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Supporting"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Largest employer in metro Detroit"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states film maker (1896-1973)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Ford, Henry Ford II, fording
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Like most parking garages"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having or arranged in tiers
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Go after"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
• Words that mean the same thing: pursual, Salmon P. Chase, track
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Perplexed"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that people who are destined to die soon
• Words that mean the same thing: at sea, preoccupied, missed
• The opposite would be: profit, find
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "The ___ for 50 enemies is one friend": Aristotle"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
• Words that mean the same thing: counterpoison
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTIDOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Practitioner of the dark arts"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one who practices magic or sorcery
• Words that mean the same thing: thaumaturgist, necromancer, thaumaturge
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SORCERER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Line of athletic footwear"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROKEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Shake, as one's tail"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that escape, either physically or mentally
• Words that mean the same thing: circumvent, evade, sidestep
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Uneasy feeling"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BADVIBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Liturgical reference book"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (roman catholic church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate mass throughout the year
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MISSAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Cabo's peninsula"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAJA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Playground wheels"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
• Words that mean the same thing: velocipede, tricycle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "32. Ride hard"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
• Words that mean the same thing: scolder, nagger, hack
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. Arouse"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cause to become awake or conscious
• Words that mean the same thing: rouse, wake, arouse
• The opposite would be: cause to sleep, fall asleep
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAKEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Novelist Patrick who wrote "Master and Commander""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBRIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. "Have I ever steered you wrong?!""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUSTME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Buddy"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COMPADRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Language in which "Hello, how are you?" is "Salut, ce mai faci?""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a native or inhabitant of romania
• Words that mean the same thing: Roumanian, Rumanian
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROMANIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Mendes of "2 Fast 2 Furious""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Rudolph with a parody of Kamala Harris on "S.N.L.""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of an american indian people of yucatan and belize and guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between ad 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
• Words that mean the same thing: Mayan language, Mayan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Electric guitar innovator"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LESPAUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Thick"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the location of something surrounded by other things
• Words that mean the same thing: thick
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIDST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Ladies' night attendee"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GALPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Enthusiastic flamenco cry"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLEOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Hearty"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
• Words that mean the same thing: full-bodied, rich, racy
• The opposite would be: frail
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROBUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Gives a lift"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
• Words that mean the same thing: elate, intoxicate, uplift
• The opposite would be: depress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Magnetic induction unit"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter
• Words that mean the same thing: Karl Friedrich Gauss, Karl Gauss
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAUSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Sepals of a flower, collectively"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CALYX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. Retained ... or detained"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,
• Words that mean the same thing: give, deem, obligate
• The opposite would be: disagree, let go of
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Playground rhyme starter"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EENY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Some tributes"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• Words that mean the same thing: ode
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "64. "Dancing With the Stars" judge Goodman"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	60	77.9%
Short Answer	9	11.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.2%
Literature	2	2.6%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	77
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (69 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (71 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. Vineyard measure	4
2A	5. Does acid	5
3A	10. Tree with doubly serrated leaves	3
4A	13. [Hey!]	4
5A	17. Locations in the game Clue	5
6A	19. Grand duke of Luxembourg beginning in 2000	5
7A	20. Heart of the matter	4
8A	22. Palindromic Italian number	4
9A	23. Traditional form of Japanese drama	13
10A	25. Pro ___	4
11A	26. Key spot?	4
12A	27. Entered on tiptoe	7
13A	28. "Love, ___" (2014 rom-com starring Lily Collins)	5
14A	30. Far from conscious	7
15A	32. Kicked off, as a business	9
16A	34. 2012 Disney film set inside an arcade	12
17A	36. Had	6
18A	37. Turns off	8
19A	38. Lace protector	5
20A	41. "You may ___"	5
21A	43. The "me" of "Despicable Me"	3
22A	44. Bonds	4
23A	48. "About Us" pieces	4
24A	49. Holds dear	6
25A	51. Small square	3
26A	52. Longtime employer of Rachel Maddow	5
27A	53. Self-love	3
28A	54. Phases, to Taylor Swift	4
29A	55. Game with Indigenous origins	8
30A	58. ___ Fighters ("Everlong" band)	3
31A	59. Festive outdoor lighting options	11
32A	62. Classic drinking "sport"	4
33A	63. "Sorry, maybe next time"	6
34A	65. "The Last Supper," e.g.	5
35A	66. Third-largest land animal	5
36A	68. Pokémon enthusiast's collection	5
37A	69. Puck's king	6
38A	71. Muscle firmness	4
39A	72. Place to perfect a recipe	11
40A	76. Swanson on "Parks and Recreation"	3
41A	77. Game typically played in the dark	8
42A	80. Muchas horas	4
43A	81. "Was ___ blame?"	3
44A	82. Bad spirit	5
45A	84. D.C. pro	3
46A	85. Fight the urge	6
47A	87. It gets bucks from Broncos	4
48A	88. Does a farm job	4
49A	89. ___ Island (Georgia resort destination)	3
50A	90. Reform Party founder	5
51A	91. Feasts	5
52A	92. Like emailed files	8
53A	95. "The Silence of the Lambs" villain	6
54A	98. Certain rescue pet	12
55A	101. Gleeful feeling	9
56A	104. Miniaturized Amazon smart speaker	7
57A	105. Big jerks	5
58A	107. Remove, as a coupon	7
59A	109. Dangerous additive in old paint	4
60A	110. Whopping	4
61A	112. Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle	11
62A	114. Croft of video games	4
63A	115. ___ homo	4
64A	116. Some slushies	5
65A	117. Perform horribly	5
66A	118. TV host Cohen	4
67A	119. Joke around	3
68A	120. "No man is an island" writer	5
69A	121. Slumps	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Vineyard measure"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Similar words include: Akka, Accho, Akko
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACRE

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2A: "5. Does acid"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
• Similar words include: activate, get off, trigger off
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TRIPS

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3A: "10. Tree with doubly serrated leaves"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
• Similar words include: elmwood, elm tree
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELM

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4A: "13. [Hey!]"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PSST

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5A: "17. Locations in the game Clue"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
• Similar words include: way, room, elbow room
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROOMS

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6A: "19. Grand duke of Luxembourg beginning in 2000"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HENRI

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7A: "20. Heart of the matter"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
• Similar words include: substance, nub, sum
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MEAT

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8A: "22. Palindromic Italian number"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OTTO

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9A: "23. Traditional form of Japanese drama"

13 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KABUKITHEATER

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10A: "25. Pro ___"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BONO

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11A: "26. Key spot?"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
• Similar words include: threshold, doorway, room access
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DOOR

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12A: "27. Entered on tiptoe"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STOLEIN

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13A: "28. "Love, ___" (2014 rom-com starring Lily Collins)"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROSIE

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14A: "30. Far from conscious"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: INACOMA

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15A: "32. Kicked off, as a business"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STARTEDUP

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16A: "34. 2012 Disney film set inside an arcade"

12 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WRECKITRALPH

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17A: "36. Had"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have flavor; taste of something
• Similar words include: smack, taste, savour
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TASTED

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18A: "37. Turns off"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that strong feelings of dislike
• Similar words include: churn up, revolt, nauseate
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DISGUSTS

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19A: "38. Lace protector"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon
• Similar words include: aiglet, aiguilette
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AGLET

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20A: "41. "You may ___""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that israeli statesman (born in russia) who (as prime minister of israel) negotiated a peace treaty with anwar sadat (then the president of egypt) (1913-1992)
• Similar words include: start, Menachem Begin, start out
• Opposite of: end

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BEGIN

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21A: "43. The "me" of "Despicable Me""

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GRU

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22A: "44. Bonds"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
• Similar words include: standoff, railroad tie, draw
• Opposite of: disconnect, untie

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TIES

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23A: "48. "About Us" pieces"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BIOS

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24A: "49. Holds dear"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that love intensely
• Similar words include: adore
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ADORES

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25A: "51. Small square"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: unrivaled, one and only, single
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONE

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26A: "52. Longtime employer of Rachel Maddow"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MSNBC

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27A: "53. Self-love"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Similar words include: self, egotism, self-importance
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EGO

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28A: "54. Phases, to Taylor Swift"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Similar words include: era, geological era, ERA
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERAS

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29A: "55. Game with Indigenous origins"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a game invented by american indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LACROSSE

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30A: "58. ___ Fighters ("Everlong" band)"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FOO

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31A: "59. Festive outdoor lighting options"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TIKITORCHES

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32A: "62. Classic drinking "sport""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an unpleasant smell
• Similar words include: niff
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PONG

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33A: "63. "Sorry, maybe next time""

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WECANT

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34A: "65. "The Last Supper," e.g."

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a painting that is applied to a wall surface
• Similar words include: wall painting
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MURAL

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35A: "66. Third-largest land animal"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ancient numidian town in northwestern africa adjoining present-day annaba in northeastern algeria
• Similar words include: river horse, Hippo Regius, hippopotamus
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HIPPO

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36A: "68. Pokémon enthusiast's collection"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a game played with playing cards
• Similar words include: circuit card, wit, scorecard
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CARDS

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37A: "69. Puck's king"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OBERON

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38A: "71. Muscle firmness"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the quality of a person's voice
• Similar words include: musical note, tint, feel
• Opposite of: atonicity

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TONE

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39A: "72. Place to perfect a recipe"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TESTKITCHEN

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40A: "76. Swanson on "Parks and Recreation""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a chadic language spoken in northern nigeria
• Similar words include: Bokkos, Daffo
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RON

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41A: "77. Game typically played in the dark"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LASERTAG

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42A: "80. Muchas horas"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first european to get round the cape of good hope (thus establishing a sea route from the atlantic to asia) (1450-1500)
• Similar words include: Bartholomeu Diaz, Defense Intelligence Agency, Bartholomeu Dias
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DIAS

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43A: "81. "Was ___ blame?""

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ITO

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44A: "82. Bad spirit"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
• Similar words include: graverobber, body snatcher
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GHOUL

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45A: "84. D.C. pro"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAT

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46A: "85. Fight the urge"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that elude, especially in a baffling way
• Similar words include: balk, stand, fend
• Opposite of: lend oneself, surrender

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Answer: RESIST

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47A: "87. It gets bucks from Broncos"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states film maker (1896-1973)
• Similar words include: President Ford, John Ford, fording
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FORD

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48A: "88. Does a farm job"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an adult female hog
• Similar words include: sow in, seed, sow
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOWS

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49A: "89. ___ Island (Georgia resort destination)"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: SEA

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50A: "90. Reform Party founder"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PEROT

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51A: "91. Feasts"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have supper; eat dinner
• Similar words include: boom, dine, din
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DINES

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52A: "92. Like emailed files"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to be attached
• Similar words include: sequester, tie, bind
• Opposite of: detached, detach

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Answer: ATTACHED

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53A: "95. "The Silence of the Lambs" villain"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LECTER

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54A: "98. Certain rescue pet"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: FOSTERKITTEN

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55A: "101. Gleeful feeling"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an impulsive scatterbrained manner
• Similar words include: dizziness, lightheadedness, vertigo
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: GIDDINESS

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56A: "104. Miniaturized Amazon smart speaker"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ECHODOT

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57A: "105. Big jerks"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Similar words include: screw, seat, rear
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASSES

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58A: "107. Remove, as a coupon"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CLIPOUT

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59A: "109. Dangerous additive in old paint"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an advantage held by a competitor in a race
• Similar words include: chair, leave, lede
• Opposite of: deficit, follow

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Answer: LEAD

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60A: "110. Whopping"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - w.r.inge
• Similar words include: Brobdingnagian, immense, huge
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VAST

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61A: "112. Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle"

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: KITKATMINIS

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62A: "114. Croft of video games"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LARA

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63A: "115. ___ homo"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ECCE

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64A: "116. Some slushies"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that decorate with frosting
• Similar words include: frost, ice
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ICEES

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65A: "117. Perform horribly"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
• Similar words include: reek, mephitis, stench
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STINK

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66A: "118. TV host Cohen"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANDY

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67A: "119. Joke around"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a young person of either sex
• Similar words include: small fry, kidskin, youngster
• Opposite of: parent

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Answer: KID

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68A: "120. "No man is an island" writer"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)
• Similar words include: John Donne
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DONNE

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69A: "121. Slumps"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shape that sags
• Similar words include: droop, swag, sag
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAGS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Holiest locales in synagogues, traditionally	4
2D	2. Applications of polish	5
3D	3. Tik-Tok in the Oz books, for one	5
4D	4. Models after	8
5D	5. 1995 Sandra Bullock cyberthriller	6
6D	6. "V for Vendetta" actor Stephen	3
7D	7. Uninvited guest	8
8D	8. Doings before surgery, informally	5
9D	9. Dubbed ones	4
10D	10. They might be glowing	6
11D	11. Astrological lion	3
12D	12. Filing services?	9
13D	13. Programs hosted by SoundCloud	8
14D	14. Happy hour perch	5
15D	15. Make a big step, perhaps	5
16D	16. Rabbi's reading	5
17D	18. Regular at a park with half-pipes, informally	8
18D	21. Breaded, fried Japanese pork cutlet	8
19D	24. Big successes	4
20D	29. Victor's cry	4
21D	31. Creative pursuit	3
22D	33. Oscar-winning Ariana of "West Side Story"	6
23D	35. December drink	6
24D	37. Gone missing	11
25D	38. Assist illegally	4
26D	39. 1958 romantic comedy that won Best Picture	4
27D	40. "I made it big time!"	11
28D	42. Many a skin-care product	3
29D	45. Hip	9
30D	46. Black, in verse	4
31D	47. St. Andrews resident	4
32D	49. Esoteric knowledge	6
33D	50. Roald who wrote "Matilda"	4
34D	51. "… actually, let's go to plan B"	5
35D	52. Members of the mongoose family	8
36D	54. Jazz composer Garner	6
37D	56. Swipe	3
38D	57. Go after, as mosquitoes	6
39D	60. Graham Greene's "___ Man in Havana"	3
40D	61. One way to sell stock	5
41D	64. Public health agcy.	3
42D	67. Bank acct. entry	3
43D	68. Several CBS dramas	4
44D	69. United Way and UNICEF, in brief	4
45D	70. ___-chic (dressing style)	4
46D	71. It incited a famous 18th-century "party"	6
47D	73. Cleaned up, in a way	6
48D	74. To be, in Nice	4
49D	75. Dozes (off)	4
50D	78. Ambush	11
51D	79. Neighbor of Lux.	3
52D	83. Gannett-owned newspaper	8
53D	86. "Here's the thing ..."	8
54D	87. Campground gathering spots	8
55D	89. Worked hard (for)	6
56D	90. Farm enclosures	4
57D	91. Jeans	6
58D	93. ___ Talks	3
59D	94. Intense, as an argument	6
60D	96. Music protector, of a sort	6
61D	97. Slope	4
62D	98. Guy	5
63D	99. What the "dalai" of "Dalai Lama" translates to	5
64D	100. Broken piece of pottery	5
65D	101. Insurer with a green mascot	5
66D	102. Justice Sotomayor	5
67D	103. Seeking justice, in a way	5
68D	106. Leave tire marks, say	4
69D	108. Expressions of disapproval	4
70D	111. B.S. part: Abbr.	3
71D	113. Barbie's beau	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Holiest locales in synagogues, traditionally"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
• Similar words include: ark, Ark of the Covenant, Ark
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARKS

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2D: "2. Applications of polish"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
• Similar words include: pelage, coat, surface
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: COATS

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3D: "3. Tik-Tok in the Oz books, for one"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mechanism that can move automatically
• Similar words include: automaton, golem
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROBOT

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4D: "4. Models after"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
• Similar words include: emulate
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: EMULATES

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5D: "5. 1995 Sandra Bullock cyberthriller"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: THENET

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6D: "6. "V for Vendetta" actor Stephen"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REA

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7D: "7. Uninvited guest"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
• Similar words include: interloper, trespasser
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: INTRUDER

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8D: "8. Doings before surgery, informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PREOP

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9D: "9. Dubbed ones"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that term of address for a man
• Similar words include: sir, Sir
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SIRS

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10D: "10. They might be glowing"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
• Similar words include: coal, ember
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EMBERS

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11D: "11. Astrological lion"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Similar words include: Leo the Lion, Lion
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LEO

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12D: "12. Filing services?"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that professional care for the hands and fingernails
• Similar words include: manicure
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: MANICURES

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13D: "13. Programs hosted by SoundCloud"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer
• Similar words include: podcast
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PODCASTS

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14D: "14. Happy hour perch"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a simple seat without a back or arms
• Similar words include: crap, take a crap, BM
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STOOL

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15D: "15. Make a big step, perhaps"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step
• Similar words include: stamp, stump
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STOMP

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16D: "16. Rabbi's reading"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the whole body of the jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition
• Similar words include: Laws, Pentateuch
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TORAH

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17D: "18. Regular at a park with half-pipes, informally"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SKATERAT

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18D: "21. Breaded, fried Japanese pork cutlet"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TONKATSU

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19D: "24. Big successes"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
• Similar words include: off, run into, remove
• Opposite of: miss

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Answer: HITS

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20D: "29. Victor's cry"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IWIN

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21D: "31. Creative pursuit"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Similar words include: artistry, graphics, nontextual matter
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ART

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22D: "33. Oscar-winning Ariana of "West Side Story""

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DEBOSE

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23D: "35. December drink"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EGGNOG

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24D: "37. Gone missing"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that get lost, as without warning or explanation
• Similar words include: vanish, evaporate, disappear
• Opposite of: appear

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Answer: DISAPPEARED

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25D: "38. Assist illegally"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ABET

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26D: "39. 1958 romantic comedy that won Best Picture"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GIGI

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27D: "40. "I made it big time!""

11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: LOOKATMENOW

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28D: "42. Many a skin-care product"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
• Similar words include: gelatin, mousse, colloidal gel
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GEL

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29D: "45. Hip"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: INFASHION

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30D: "46. Black, in verse"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of a very dark black
• Similar words include: ebony
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EBON

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31D: "47. St. Andrews resident"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of scotland
• Similar words include: Scotsman, Scotchman
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SCOT

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32D: "49. Esoteric knowledge"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that information known only to a special group
• Similar words include: arcanum, secret
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ARCANA

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33D: "50. Roald who wrote "Matilda""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
• Similar words include: red gram, Cajanus cajan, dhal
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DAHL

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34D: "51. "… actually, let's go to plan B""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ORNOT

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35D: "52. Members of the mongoose family"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mongoose-like viverrine of south africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes
• Similar words include: mierkat, meerkat
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MEERKATS

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36D: "54. Jazz composer Garner"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ERROLL

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37D: "56. Swipe"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
• Similar words include: fuzz, bull, glom
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: COP

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38D: "57. Go after, as mosquitoes"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SWATAT

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39D: "60. Graham Greene's "___ Man in Havana""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OUR

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40D: "61. One way to sell stock"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
• Similar words include: suddenly, unretentive, little
• Opposite of: long, retentive

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Answer: SHORT

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41D: "64. Public health agcy."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a federal agency in the department of health and human services; located in atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
• Similar words include: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CDC

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42D: "67. Bank acct. entry"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INT

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43D: "68. Several CBS dramas"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the canadian government
• Similar words include: Canadian Security Intelligence Service
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CSIS

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44D: "69. United Way and UNICEF, in brief"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ORGS

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45D: "70. ___-chic (dressing style)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BOHO

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46D: "71. It incited a famous 18th-century "party""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TEAACT

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47D: "73. Cleaned up, in a way"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Similar words include: edit out, delete, emended
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EDITED

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48D: "74. To be, in Nice"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETRE

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49D: "75. Dozes (off)"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sign of assent or salutation or command
• Similar words include: nod
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NODS

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50D: "78. Ambush"

11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SNEAKATTACK

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51D: "79. Neighbor of Lux."

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GER

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52D: "83. Gannett-owned newspaper"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: USATODAY

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53D: "86. "Here's the thing ...""

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SOLISTEN

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54D: "87. Campground gathering spots"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FIREPITS

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55D: "89. Worked hard (for)"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that attempt by employing effort
• Similar words include: reach, strive, endeavour
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STROVE

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56D: "90. Farm enclosures"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
• Similar words include: penitentiary, playpen, write
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PENS

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57D: "91. Jeans"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
• Similar words include: jean, blue jean, denim
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DENIMS

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58D: "93. ___ Talks"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing edwardian style clothes
• Similar words include: Teddy boy
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TED

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59D: "94. Intense, as an argument"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make hot or hotter
• Similar words include: het up, stir up, heat up
• Opposite of: cool

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Answer: HEATED

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60D: "96. Music protector, of a sort"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CDCASE

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61D: "97. Slope"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
• Similar words include: disceptation, slant, cant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TILT

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62D: "98. Guy"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a boy or man
• Similar words include: gent, chap, cuss
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FELLA

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63D: "99. What the "dalai" of "Dalai Lama" translates to"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
• Similar words include: sea
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OCEAN

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64D: "100. Broken piece of pottery"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a broken piece of a brittle artifact
• Similar words include: fragment, sherd
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHARD

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65D: "101. Insurer with a green mascot"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GEICO

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66D: "102. Justice Sotomayor"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SONIA

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67D: "103. Seeking justice, in a way"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
• Similar words include: process, action, sue
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SUING

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68D: "106. Leave tire marks, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
• Similar words include: brake shoe, slide, slip
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SKID

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69D: "108. Expressions of disapproval"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Similar words include: tut-tut, tsk, tut
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TSKS

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70D: "111. B.S. part: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SCI

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71D: "113. Barbie's beau"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that range of what one can know or understand
• Similar words include: sight, cognizance
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: KEN

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Today's Puzzle Stats

69 Across Clues

71 Down Clues

140 Total Clues

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