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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (37 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (43 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. "All the world," per Shakespeare's Jaques | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Countertop piece | 4 |
| 3A | 10. First things first for a chef | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Villain in the Bible's Christmas story | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Titanic | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Lead-in to pad or port | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Spurred on | 10 |
| 8A | 19. God served by the ravens Huginn and Muninn | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Condition that may involve stimming, for short | 4 |
| 10A | 21. "Good grief!" | 6 |
| 11A | 23. Trojan's sch. | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Some buggies, for short | 4 |
| 13A | 26. Rakish | 6 |
| 14A | 28. Exercise for the arms and back | 6 |
| 15A | 31. Emerge once more | 8 |
| 16A | 33. Not squarely balanced | 5 |
| 17A | 34. Like some Scots | 6 |
| 18A | 35. Ax | 3 |
| 19A | 36. Applies, as facial cream | 5 |
| 20A | 37. Paint container | 3 |
| 21A | 40. Opposed (to) | 6 |
| 22A | 42. Studies all night, say | 5 |
| 23A | 44. You might pass to one | 8 |
| 24A | 47. Like some Scots | 6 |
| 25A | 48. Small advancement | 6 |
| 26A | 49. En ___ (with all the judges present) | 4 |
| 27A | 50. One might be used for battering | 3 |
| 28A | 51. Tiny slice | 6 |
| 29A | 54. Cry of pain | 4 |
| 30A | 58. Apple on a desk? | 4 |
| 31A | 60. One offering lessons | 10 |
| 32A | 62. "Strega ___" (1975 children's book) | 4 |
| 33A | 63. Genesis grandchild | 4 |
| 34A | 64. Material for a ceramicist | 5 |
| 35A | 65. It might grow slowly on a face | 4 |
| 36A | 66. Fibrous | 4 |
| 37A | 67. "The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships" | 5 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. "All the world," per Shakespeare's Jaques"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- Similar words include: degree, microscope stage, represent
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STAGE
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2A: "6. Countertop piece"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that block consisting of a thick piece of something
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SLAB
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3A: "10. First things first for a chef"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- Similar words include: homework, preparation
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PREP
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4A: "14. Villain in the Bible's Christmas story"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that king of judea who (according to the new testament) tried to kill jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in bethlehem (73-4 bc)
- Similar words include: Herod the Great
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HEROD
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5A: "15. Titanic"
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: vast, immense, Brobdingnagian
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HUGE
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6A: "16. Lead-in to pad or port"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HELI
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7A: "17. Spurred on"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that contribute to the progress or growth of
- Similar words include: bucked up, advance, boost
- Opposite of: discourage
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Answer: ENCOURAGED
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8A: "19. God served by the ravens Huginn and Muninn"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (norse mythology) ruler of the aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of frigg; identified with the teutonic wotan
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ODIN
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9A: "20. Condition that may involve stimming, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Similar words include: MBD, ADD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ADHD
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10A: "21. "Good grief!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SHEESH
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11A: "23. Trojan's sch."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: USC
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12A: "24. Some buggies, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATVS
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13A: "26. Rakish"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of questionable taste or morality
- Similar words include: shady
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: LOUCHE
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14A: "28. Exercise for the arms and back"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PULLUP
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15A: "31. Emerge once more"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that appear again
- Similar words include: re-emerge
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: REAPPEAR
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16A: "33. Not squarely balanced"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
- Similar words include: leaning, canted, tipped
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ATILT
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17A: "34. Like some Scots"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a branch of the indo-european languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over europe in the pre-christian era
- Similar words include: Celtic language, Gaelic
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CELTIC
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18A: "35. Ax"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- Similar words include: canful, hind end, prat
- Opposite of: hire
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Answer: CAN
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19A: "36. Applies, as facial cream"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that material used to daub walls
- Similar words include: smudge, slur, plaster
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DAUBS
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20A: "37. Paint container"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- Similar words include: canful, hind end, prat
- Opposite of: hire
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Answer: CAN
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21A: "40. Opposed (to)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
- Similar words include: antipathetic, loth, antipathetical
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: AVERSE
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22A: "42. Studies all night, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that crowd or pack to capacity
- Similar words include: bone up, drum, jampack
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CRAMS
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23A: "44. You might pass to one"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fellow member of a team
- Similar words include: mate
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: TEAMMATE
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24A: "47. Like some Scots"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of several related languages of the celts in ireland and scotland
- Similar words include: Goidelic, Erse, Celtic
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: GAELIC
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25A: "48. Small advancement"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an encroachment or intrusion
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: INROAD
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26A: "49. En ___ (with all the judges present)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BANC
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27A: "50. One might be used for battering"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
- Similar words include: pound, drive, jampack
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RAM
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28A: "51. Tiny slice"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
- Similar words include: paring, splinter, shaving
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SLIVER
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29A: "54. Cry of pain"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: YEOW
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30A: "58. Apple on a desk?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IMAC
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31A: "60. One offering lessons"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person whose occupation is teaching
- Similar words include: teacher
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: INSTRUCTOR
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32A: "62. "Strega ___" (1975 children's book)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NONA
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33A: "63. Genesis grandchild"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ENOS
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34A: "64. Material for a ceramicist"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
- Similar words include: candy, sugarcoat, glass over
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GLAZE
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35A: "65. It might grow slowly on a face"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
- Similar words include: grinning, smiling, smile
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GRIN
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36A: "66. Fibrous"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong
- Similar words include: thready, stringy, ropey
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROPY
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37A: "67. "The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of zeus and leda who was abducted by paris; the greek army sailed to troy to get her back which resulted in the trojan war
- Similar words include: Helen of Troy
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HELEN
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. ___ butter | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Mind | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Grand entryway | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Jane ___ Institute (wildlife conservation group) | 7 |
| 5D | 5. Professor's URL ender | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Some prerevolutionary Mideast leaders | 5 |
| 7D | 7. It's going downhill fast! | 4 |
| 8D | 8. James who wrote "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Supporters of a king or queen? | 8 |
| 10D | 10. Dish traditionally flavored with Saigon cinnamon | 3 |
| 11D | 11. With 31- and 43-Down, an environmentalist motto ... as suggested elsewhere in different ways in this puzzle | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Actress Cuthbert of "The Girl Next Door" | 6 |
| 13D | 13. One of two on a scorpion | 6 |
| 14D | 18. "Let me know if you're coming" | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Kachina doll carvers | 4 |
| 16D | 25. Alternative to "tsk" | 3 |
| 17D | 27. Bars on an energy bar, say, for short | 3 |
| 18D | 28. K Street grp. | 3 |
| 19D | 29. Tony winner Hagen | 3 |
| 20D | 30. Former N.B.A. champion Jeremy | 3 |
| 21D | 31. See 11-Down | 5 |
| 22D | 32. German river to the North Sea | 4 |
| 23D | 34. Icon on an online shop | 4 |
| 24D | 36. Like a black mamba vis-à-vis a python | 8 |
| 25D | 37. Golden Bears' school, familiarly | 3 |
| 26D | 38. "___ dreaming?" | 3 |
| 27D | 39. Grp. in the Situation Room | 3 |
| 28D | 40. "Te ___" (Spanish "I love you") | 3 |
| 29D | 41. Annual show with astronaut-shaped trophies, for short | 4 |
| 30D | 42. Is able to | 3 |
| 31D | 43. See 11-Down | 7 |
| 32D | 44. Draining | 6 |
| 33D | 45. Win over | 6 |
| 34D | 46. Italian luxury brand | 6 |
| 35D | 47. Teri of "Tootsie" | 4 |
| 36D | 49. Nickname alternative for Liz | 5 |
| 37D | 52. ___ uncertain terms (clearly) | 4 |
| 38D | 53. Letters on a Cognac bottle | 4 |
| 39D | 55. "And some other authors": Abbr. | 4 |
| 40D | 56. Seep | 4 |
| 41D | 57. Carolina ___ | 4 |
| 42D | 59. John | 3 |
| 43D | 61. "That stinks!" | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. ___ butter"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SHEA
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2D: "2. Mind"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- Similar words include: lean, be given, incline
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TEND
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3D: "3. Grand entryway"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
- Similar words include: prankish, implike, pixilated
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARCH
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4D: "4. Jane ___ Institute (wildlife conservation group)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that english zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934)
- Similar words include: Jane Goodall
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: GOODALL
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5D: "5. Professor's URL ender"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EDU
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6D: "6. Some prerevolutionary Mideast leaders"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that title for the former hereditary monarch of iran
- Similar words include: Shah of Iran, Shah
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SHAHS
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7D: "7. It's going downhill fast!"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a racing sled for one or two people
- Similar words include: toboggan
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LUGE
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8D: "8. James who wrote "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states novelist (1909-1955)
- Similar words include: James Agee
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AGEE
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9D: "9. Supporters of a king or queen?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: BEDSLATS
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10D: "10. Dish traditionally flavored with Saigon cinnamon"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PHO
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11D: "11. With 31- and 43-Down, an environmentalist motto ... as suggested elsewhere in different ways in this puzzle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cut down on; make a reduction in
- Similar words include: subdue, shrink, come down
- Opposite of: blow up, gain
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Answer: REDUCE
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12D: "12. Actress Cuthbert of "The Girl Next Door""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ELISHA
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13D: "13. One of two on a scorpion"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
- Similar words include: nipper, pair of pincers, chela
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PINCER
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14D: "18. "Let me know if you're coming""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RSVP
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15D: "22. Kachina doll carvers"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of the shoshonean people of northeastern arizona
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HOPI
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16D: "25. Alternative to "tsk""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
- Similar words include: tut-tut, tsk
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TUT
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17D: "27. Bars on an energy bar, say, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: UPC
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18D: "28. K Street grp."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
- Similar words include: political action committee
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PAC
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19D: "29. Tony winner Hagen"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a reptile genus of iguanidae
- Similar words include: genus Uta
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: UTA
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20D: "30. Former N.B.A. champion Jeremy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the vietnam war in washington (born in 1959)
- Similar words include: Maya Lin
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LIN
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21D: "31. See 11-Down"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that use again after processing
- Similar words include: reprocess, recycle
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: REUSE
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22D: "32. German river to the North Sea"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a river in central europe that arises in northwestern czechoslovakia and flows northward through germany to empty into the north sea
- Similar words include: Elbe River
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELBE
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23D: "34. Icon on an online shop"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
- Similar words include: pushcart, hale, haul
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CART
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24D: "36. Like a black mamba vis-à-vis a python"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that causing or capable of causing death
- Similar words include: virulent, mortal, deathly
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: DEADLIER
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25D: "37. Golden Bears' school, familiarly"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CAL
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26D: "38. "___ dreaming?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AMI
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27D: "39. Grp. in the Situation Room"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the central intelligence agency
- Similar words include: National Security Council
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NSC
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28D: "40. "Te ___" (Spanish "I love you")"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AMO
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29D: "41. Annual show with astronaut-shaped trophies, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: VMAS
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30D: "42. Is able to"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- Similar words include: canful, hind end, prat
- Opposite of: hire
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Answer: CAN
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31D: "43. See 11-Down"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cause to repeat a cycle
- Similar words include: reprocess, reuse
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: RECYCLE
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32D: "44. Draining"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
- Similar words include: fag out, outwear, wear down
- Opposite of: interest, refresh
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Answer: TIRING
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33D: "45. Win over"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that attract; cause to be enamored
- Similar words include: bewitch, enamour, capture
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ENAMOR
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34D: "46. Italian luxury brand"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ARMANI
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35D: "47. Teri of "Tootsie""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GARR
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36D: "49. Nickname alternative for Liz"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BETSY
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37D: "52. ___ uncertain terms (clearly)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: INNO
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38D: "53. Letters on a Cognac bottle"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: VSOP
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39D: "55. "And some other authors": Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETAL
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40D: "56. Seep"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any thick, viscous matter
- Similar words include: gook, seepage, transude
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OOZE
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41D: "57. Carolina ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that english architect who designed more than fifty london churches (1632-1723)
- Similar words include: jenny wren, Sir Christopher Wren
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WREN
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42D: "59. John"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- Similar words include: canful, hind end, prat
- Opposite of: hire
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Answer: CAN
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43D: "61. "That stinks!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: UGH
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.
Decode the Clues
Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.
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Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.
Build Vocabulary
Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
37 Across Clues
43 Down Clues
80 Total Clues
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