1. Gobi Desert grazer, 4. Green roll, 7. Domain suffix that most people can't register, 10. Tailor's line, 13. Bit of fried finger food, casually, 14. Silvery element, 17. Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man", 18. Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …", 19. Northernmost city in North America with over one million people, 20. Inspiration for Toblerone's shape, 21. Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board", 23. Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci", 24. Hop on board?, 26. Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail, 27. Dress shirt fit option, 28. Site for crafts, 29. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 34. Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975, 36. Croak, 39. African country, 41. Sweetened beverage, 42. Container for sour cream, 43. Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried", 46. Make go "Vroom!", 47. "Go-o-oal!", 50. Object of adoration, 51. Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally, 53. Bird with a distinctive call, 56. Spinning one's wheels?, 59. Puff pieces?, 63. General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across, 68. Conversely, in a text, 69. Second-smallest of seven, 70. Like many granola bars, 71. Unit of power, 72. Performs brilliantly, 73. Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy"
1. Focuses of quantum mechanics, 2. Composer with a namesake horn, 3. Foul-smelling prank items, 4. Required word count for a freelance article, e.g., 5. Like food you should probably smell before eating, 6. Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital, 7. Lay to rest, 8. Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep, 9. "Yeah, don't even think about it", 10. Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters, 11. Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction", 12. Sullen, 15. Avoid ___ (Google Maps option), 16. World's most populous country as of 2023, 22. ___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist, 25. Leave undisturbed, 30. A-game, so to speak, 31. Elaborate hairdo, 32. Jewish rite, 33. Target, 34. Italian wine region, 35. Look sullen, 37. Middle-of-the-month time, 38. Big name in athletic sandals, 40. Like Antarctica's climate, 41. Hang out, 44. Swearing-in words, 45. Drag on the road, 48. "My plans aren't set in stone", 49. "99 Luftballons" singer, 51. Liverpudlian or Mancunian, 52. "Oh, phew!", 54. ___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar, 55. Plot units, 56. Major setback, 57. Three-syllable letter, 58. Something a rock climber might make with one hand, 60. In the distance, 61. Multitalented Moreno, 62. River in which Achilles was dipped, 64. "Tell me something I don't know!", 65. ___ Lanka, 66. Sweetie, 67. Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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The clue is 1. Gobi Desert grazer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ASS
Possible Answer : butt, arsenic, nates, fundament, derriere, arse, roll_in_the_hay, rear, fucking, rump, ass, As, nooky, keister, buttocks, screw, bum, posterior, AS, piece_of_tail, tail, fuck, seat, stern, piece_of_ass, buns, tail_end, fanny, rear_end, hindquarters, tooshie, tush, bottom, can, hind_end, behind, screwing, shtup, atomic_number_33, Eastern_Samoa, American_Samoa, nookie, prat, backside, shag
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The clue is 4. Green roll. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SOD
Possible Answer : sod, bugger, superoxide_dismutase, sodomite, turf, SOD, sodomist, greensward, sward
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The clue is 7. Domain suffix that most people can't register. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EDU
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The clue is 10. Tailor's line. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: HEM
Possible Answer : hem, ahem
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The clue is 13. Bit of fried finger food, casually. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TOT
Possible Answer : tot, tally, add_up, bambino, tot_up, tote_up, add, toddler, sum_up, add_together, sum, summate, yearling, total
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The clue is 14. Silvery element. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: PLATINUM
Possible Answer : platinum, Pt, atomic_number_78
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The clue is 17. Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ELO
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The clue is 18. Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OUI
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The clue is 19. Northernmost city in North America with over one million people. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: EDMONTON
Possible Answer : Edmonton
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The clue is 20. Inspiration for Toblerone's shape. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ALP
Possible Answer : alp
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The clue is 21. Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MSNBC
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The clue is 23. Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALDO
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The clue is 24. Hop on board?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OLLIE
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The clue is 26. Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SAKE
Possible Answer : interest, sake, saki, rice_beer
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The clue is 27. Dress shirt fit option. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SLIM
Possible Answer : slight, lose_weight, svelte, melt_off, slim_down, slim, reduce, slender, slenderize, thin
Possible Opposite Answer : gain
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The clue is 28. Site for crafts. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETSY
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The clue is 29. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: BLACKSABBATH
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The clue is 34. Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: APOLLO
Possible Answer : Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus_Apollo
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The clue is 36. Croak. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: RIBBIT
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The clue is 39. African country. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SOMALIA
Possible Answer : Somalia
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The clue is 41. Sweetened beverage. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: LIMEADE
Possible Answer : limeade
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The clue is 42. Container for sour cream. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TUB
Possible Answer : bathtub, bathing_tub, vat, tubful, tub, bath
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The clue is 43. Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: FRITOS
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The clue is 46. Make go "Vroom!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: REV
Possible Answer : rev_up, rev, rpm, revolutions_per_minute
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The clue is 47. "Go-o-oal!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ITSIN
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The clue is 50. Object of adoration. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IDOL
Possible Answer : beau_ideal, perfection, graven_image, paragon, god, matinee_idol, idol
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The clue is 51. Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BOSSA
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The clue is 53. Bird with a distinctive call. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: MEADOWLARK
Possible Answer : lark, meadowlark
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The clue is 56. Spinning one's wheels?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: BIKING
Possible Answer : bike, wheel, bicycle, pedal, cycle
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The clue is 59. Puff pieces?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CIGARS
Possible Answer : cigar
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The clue is 63. General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)
The answer: LONGANDSHORTOFIT
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The clue is 68. Conversely, in a text. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OTOH
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The clue is 69. Second-smallest of seven. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: EUROPE
Possible Answer : EC, EEC, Europe, European_Economic_Community, EU, Common_Market, European_Union, European_Community
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The clue is 70. Like many granola bars. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OATY
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The clue is 71. Unit of power. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: WATT
Possible Answer : watt, Watt, James_Watt, W
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The clue is 72. Performs brilliantly. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SHINES
Possible Answer : gleam, glow, radiancy, shin, glitter, strike, skin, polish, reflect, shinny, refulgency, beam, refulgence, smoothen, scramble, glint, struggle, radiance, smooth, fall, radiate, sputter, glisten, clamber, shine, effulgence
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The clue is 73. Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DRAX
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The clue is 1. Focuses of quantum mechanics. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ATOMS
Possible Answer: particle, speck, molecule, corpuscle, atom, mote
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The clue is 2. Composer with a namesake horn. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SOUSA
Possible Answer: March_King, John_Philip_Sousa, Sousa
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The clue is 3. Foul-smelling prank items. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: STINKBOMBS
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The clue is 4. Required word count for a freelance article, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SPEC
Possible Answer: spec, specification
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The clue is 5. Like food you should probably smell before eating. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OLD
Possible Answer: sometime, honest-to-god, onetime, former, one-time, quondam, honest-to-goodness, Old, erstwhile, previous, sure-enough, old, older
Possible Opposite Answer : new, young
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The clue is 6. Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DAMASK
Possible Answer: damask
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The clue is 7. Lay to rest. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ENTOMB
Possible Answer: inhume, inter, lay_to_rest, bury, entomb
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The clue is 8. Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DUO
Possible Answer: twosome, duo, couple, yoke, couplet, brace, duet, twain, span, distich, duette, pair, dyad, duad
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The clue is 9. "Yeah, don't even think about it". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: UMNO
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The clue is 10. Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: HEALTHBARS
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The clue is 11. Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ELLIS
Possible Answer: Elli
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The clue is 12. Sullen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MOPEY
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The clue is 15. Avoid ___ (Google Maps option). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TOLLS
Possible Answer: toll, price, cost, bell
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The clue is 16. World's most populous country as of 2023. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: INDIA
Possible Answer: Republic_of_India, India, Bharat
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The clue is 22. ___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BELLA
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The clue is 25. Leave undisturbed. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LETBE
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The clue is 30. A-game, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ALL
Possible Answer: wholly, totally, completely, whole, entirely, altogether, all
Possible Opposite Answer : partly, some
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The clue is 31. Elaborate hairdo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: COIF
Possible Answer: coiffe, hairdo, coiffure, set, coif, hair_style, dress, arrange, do, hairstyle
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The clue is 32. Jewish rite. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BRIS
Possible Answer: Bris, Brith, Berit, Berith, Briss
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The clue is 33. Target. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AIM
Possible Answer: point, intent, aim, bearing, train, propose, place, drive, design, get, objective, direct, object, take_aim, target, take, purport, intention, aspire, purpose, calculate, shoot_for, draw_a_bead_on, heading
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The clue is 34. Italian wine region. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASTI
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The clue is 35. Look sullen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: POUT
Possible Answer: pout, hornpout, mow, brood, sulk, Ameiurus_Melas, wry_face, eelpout, moue, horned_pout, mop
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The clue is 37. Middle-of-the-month time. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IDES
Possible Answer: ides
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The clue is 38. Big name in athletic sandals. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TEVA
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The clue is 40. Like Antarctica's climate. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ARID
Possible Answer: desiccated, waterless, arid, desiccate
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The clue is 41. Hang out. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LOLL
Possible Answer: loll, arse_about, waste_one's_time, droop, bum, bum_around, loaf, bum_about, lounge_around, fuck_off, arse_around, lounge_about, frig_around, loll_around
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The clue is 44. Swearing-in words. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IDO
Possible Answer: Ido
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The clue is 45. Drag on the road. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TOW
Possible Answer: towage, tow
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The clue is 48. "My plans aren't set in stone". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: IMIGHT
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The clue is 49. "99 Luftballons" singer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NENA
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The clue is 51. Liverpudlian or Mancunian. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BRIT
Possible Answer: britt, Briton, brit, Britisher, Brit
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The clue is 52. "Oh, phew!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: OKGOOD
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The clue is 54. ___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AGNES
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The clue is 55. Plot units. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ACRES
Possible Answer: landed_estate, land, acre, demesne, estate, Acre, Akko, Accho, Akka, acres
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The clue is 56. Major setback. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BLOW
Possible Answer: bump, botch, vaunt, tout, fuck_up, screw_up, bumble, muff, bollocks_up, gas, shock, waste, shove_off, blast, puff, bollix, foul_up, gasconade, bobble, botch_up, reversal, bluster, mess_up, shoot_a_line, fellate, be_adrift, bodge, setback, burn_out, nose_candy, gust, coke, suck, black_eye, snow, swash, flub, blow, squander, C, bollocks, go_down_on, shove_along, bungle, spoil, louse_up, boast, reverse, fumble, fluff, brag, muck_up, ball_up, blow_out, bollix_up, drift, float, mishandle
Possible Opposite Answer : conserve
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The clue is 57. Three-syllable letter. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IOTA
Possible Answer: smidge, smidgin, smidgeon, tittle, smidgen, shred, whit, scintilla, iota
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The clue is 58. Something a rock climber might make with one hand. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KNOT
Possible Answer: knot, ravel, greyback, tangle, nautical_mile, mi, mile, grayback, air_mile, burl, Calidris_canutus, naut_mi, international_nautical_mile, slub, gnarl
Possible Opposite Answer : unravel, unknot
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The clue is 60. In the distance. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AFAR
Possible Answer: afar
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The clue is 61. Multitalented Moreno. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RITA
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The clue is 62. River in which Achilles was dipped. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: STYX
Possible Answer: River_Styx, Styx
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The clue is 64. "Tell me something I don't know!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DUH
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The clue is 65. ___ Lanka. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SRI
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The clue is 66. Sweetie. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: HON
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The clue is 67. Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OPE
