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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (39 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (39 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. Retro kind of hairstyle | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Pinkglow pineapples and GloFish, for short | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Article of apparel often worn with sandals | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Ancient Greek marketplace | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Symphony site | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Singer Tori | 4 |
| 7A | 17. "Sleigh's loaded and ready! How are you feeling, Santa?" | 10 |
| 8A | 19. Son of Seth | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Ingested | 3 |
| 10A | 21. Like cotton candy | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Tolerate | 5 |
| 12A | 23. Not notice | 4 |
| 13A | 25. "I'm at the bakery – what kind of doughnut do you want?" | 10 |
| 14A | 28. Confused | 5 |
| 15A | 30. Fire ... or a firefighter's tool | 3 |
| 16A | 31. Kind of dairy-free milk developed in the 1990s | 3 |
| 17A | 32. Stubborn beast | 3 |
| 18A | 34. Uplifting coverage? | 3 |
| 19A | 35. Liberal ___ | 4 |
| 20A | 36. Hand-held radios used by the speakers of the italicized clues and their answers? | 13 |
| 21A | 40. Amps (up) | 4 |
| 22A | 41. "___ Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" (1965 #1 hit) | 3 |
| 23A | 42. Governor Walz, who ran with Kamala Harris | 3 |
| 24A | 43. Teacher's pest | 3 |
| 25A | 44. Fish with a Kohaku variety | 3 |
| 26A | 45. They're cover-ups! | 5 |
| 27A | 49. "What's tomorrow's chemistry exam about again?" | 10 |
| 28A | 54. Pastry that often has a fluted edge | 4 |
| 29A | 55. "See ya!" | 5 |
| 30A | 56. Look before you do this | 4 |
| 31A | 58. Deg. for an entrepreneur | 3 |
| 32A | 59. Jonathan Van ___ ("Queer Eye" co-star) | 4 |
| 33A | 60. "Before you go, what animal crosses the road in that old joke?" | 10 |
| 34A | 63. What postseason games can't end in | 4 |
| 35A | 64. ___ bean | 4 |
| 36A | 65. Citrus-based sauce in Japanese cuisine | 5 |
| 37A | 66. Big name in e-commerce | 4 |
| 38A | 67. Sign of things to come | 4 |
| 39A | 68. Wow | 5 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Retro kind of hairstyle"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PINUP
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2A: "6. Pinkglow pineapples and GloFish, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GMOS
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3A: "10. Article of apparel often worn with sandals"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient rome
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TOGA
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4A: "14. Ancient Greek marketplace"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in israel
- Similar words include: public square
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AGORA
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5A: "15. Symphony site"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
- Similar words include: Charles Francis Hall, vestibule, mansion house
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HALL
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6A: "16. Singer Tori"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
- Similar words include: Book of Amos
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AMOS
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7A: "17. "Sleigh's loaded and ready! How are you feeling, Santa?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: JOLLYROGER
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8A: "19. Son of Seth"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ENOS
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9A: "20. Ingested"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Similar words include: eat on, wipe out, deplete
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ATE
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10A: "21. Like cotton candy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- Similar words include: spin around, spin out, whirl
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SPUN
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11A: "22. Tolerate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- Similar words include: bear, tolerate, stand
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ABIDE
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12A: "23. Not notice"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a young woman
- Similar words include: drop, overlook, young woman
- Opposite of: attend to, hit
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Answer: MISS
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13A: "25. "I'm at the bakery – what kind of doughnut do you want?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: GLAZEDOVER
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14A: "28. Confused"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ATSEA
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15A: "30. Fire ... or a firefighter's tool"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
- Similar words include: ax
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AXE
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16A: "31. Kind of dairy-free milk developed in the 1990s"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OAT
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17A: "32. Stubborn beast"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- Similar words include: piece of tail, nates, backside
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ASS
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18A: "34. Uplifting coverage?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
- Similar words include: bandeau, brassiere
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BRA
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19A: "35. Liberal ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
- Similar words include: fine art, artistry, liberal arts
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARTS
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20A: "36. Hand-held radios used by the speakers of the italicized clues and their answers?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: WALKIETALKIES
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21A: "40. Amps (up)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that liveliness and energy
- Similar words include: ginger, peppiness, pep
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PEPS
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22A: "41. "___ Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" (1965 #1 hit)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a form of address for a married woman
- Similar words include: Mr., Mister, Mrs.
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MRS
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23A: "42. Governor Walz, who ran with Kamala Harris"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TIM
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24A: "43. Teacher's pest"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Similar words include: pixy, brownie, scallywag
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: IMP
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25A: "44. Fish with a Kohaku variety"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: KOI
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26A: "45. They're cover-ups!"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that waterproofed canvas
- Similar words include: tarp, tarpaulin
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TARPS
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27A: "49. "What's tomorrow's chemistry exam about again?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: CARBONCOPY
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28A: "54. Pastry that often has a fluted edge"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
- Similar words include: cocotte, woman of the street, sourish
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TART
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29A: "55. "See ya!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a farewell remark
- Similar words include: good day, goodby, goodbye
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ADIOS
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30A: "56. Look before you do this"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- Similar words include: jump, bound, saltation
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LEAP
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31A: "58. Deg. for an entrepreneur"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a master's degree in business
- Similar words include: Master in Business, Master in Business Administration
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MBA
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32A: "59. Jonathan Van ___ ("Queer Eye" co-star)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a strip of land projecting into a body of water
- Similar words include: cape
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NESS
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33A: "60. "Before you go, what animal crosses the road in that old joke?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: CHICKENOUT
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34A: "63. What postseason games can't end in"
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: association, tie, link
- Opposite of: untie, disconnect
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Answer: TIES
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35A: "64. ___ bean"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FAVA
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36A: "65. Citrus-based sauce in Japanese cuisine"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PONZU
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37A: "66. Big name in e-commerce"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETSY
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38A: "67. Sign of things to come"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sign of something about to happen
- Similar words include: portent, Oman, auspicate
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OMEN
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39A: "68. Wow"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that affect with wonder
- Similar words include: nonplus, puzzle, mystify
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AMAZE
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Kind of pants worn on a rainy day, perhaps | 6 |
| 2D | 2. "Aha!" | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Equally | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Link letters | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Approves a Venmo request, perhaps | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Storied graverobber | 5 |
| 7D | 7. ___ cum laude | 5 |
| 8D | 8. World Cup cheer | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Camera type, for short | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Workout program that's a portmanteau of two different sports | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Grizzly or black bear (but typically not a panda) | 8 |
| 12D | 12. A satisfying meal, informally | 8 |
| 13D | 13. Claims | 7 |
| 14D | 18. D&D or WoW | 3 |
| 15D | 22. Lemon add-on | 3 |
| 16D | 24. Important creatures in Inuit culture | 5 |
| 17D | 26. Popular fast-fashion brand | 4 |
| 18D | 27. Glorify | 5 |
| 19D | 29. Hit up | 3 |
| 20D | 33. Paul who's been inducted twice into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | 5 |
| 21D | 34. Band whose spelled-out name translates to "Bulletproof Boy Scouts" | 3 |
| 22D | 35. Put in the cross hairs | 5 |
| 23D | 36. "Whew! Our journey is over!" | 8 |
| 24D | 37. Makes aware (of) | 8 |
| 25D | 38. Children's author Carle | 4 |
| 26D | 39. A little foxy? | 3 |
| 27D | 40. Very spicy | 7 |
| 28D | 44. Goals for boxers, in brief | 3 |
| 29D | 46. Sportswriter Shelburne | 6 |
| 30D | 47. Marketing team's goal with a new product launch, informally | 6 |
| 31D | 48. Pygmalion's Galatea, for one | 6 |
| 32D | 50. Like a commanding lead? | 5 |
| 33D | 51. Dark yellowish-green | 5 |
| 34D | 52. Thanksgiving pie nut | 5 |
| 35D | 53. One in a Himalayan herd | 3 |
| 36D | 57. Salt-N-___, "Shoop" group | 4 |
| 37D | 60. One who holds a company's purse strings, in brief | 3 |
| 38D | 61. One who's yukking it up | 3 |
| 39D | 62. French identification | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Kind of pants worn on a rainy day, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some asian countries
- Similar words include: pyjama, jammies, pj's
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PAJAMA
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2D: "2. "Aha!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: IGOTIT
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3D: "3. Equally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: NOLESS
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4D: "4. Link letters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the address of a web page on the world wide web
- Similar words include: universal resource locator, uniform resource locator
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: URL
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5D: "5. Approves a Venmo request, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something that remunerates
- Similar words include: compensate, pay, remuneration
- Opposite of: default
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Answer: PAYS
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6D: "6. Storied graverobber"
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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7D: "7. ___ cum laude"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MAGNA
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8D: "8. World Cup cheer"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OLE
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9D: "9. Camera type, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SLR
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10D: "10. Workout program that's a portmanteau of two different sports"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TAEBO
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11D: "11. Grizzly or black bear (but typically not a panda)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who eats all kinds of foods
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: OMNIVORE
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12D: "12. A satisfying meal, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: GOODEATS
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13D: "13. Claims"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that state categorically
- Similar words include: assert, avow, swan
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ASSERTS
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14D: "18. D&D or WoW"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RPG
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15D: "22. Lemon add-on"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
- Similar words include: fruit drink
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ADE
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16D: "24. Important creatures in Inuit culture"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
- Similar words include: sealing wax, Navy SEAL, stamp
- Opposite of: unseal
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Answer: SEALS
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17D: "26. Popular fast-fashion brand"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ZARA
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18D: "27. Glorify"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that praise, glorify, or honor
- Similar words include: inebriate, inspire, exhilarate
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EXALT
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19D: "29. Hit up"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that inquire about
- Similar words include: call for, demand, take
- Opposite of: obviate
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Answer: ASK
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20D: "33. Paul who's been inducted twice into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that one of the twelve apostles (first century)
- Similar words include: St. Simon, Marvin Neil Simon, Neil Simon
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SIMON
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21D: "34. Band whose spelled-out name translates to "Bulletproof Boy Scouts""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BTS
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22D: "35. Put in the cross hairs"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AIMAT
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23D: "36. "Whew! Our journey is over!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: WEMADEIT
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24D: "37. Makes aware (of)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that inform (somebody) of something
- Similar words include: advise, send word, give notice
- Opposite of: depreciate
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Answer: APPRISES
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25D: "38. Children's author Carle"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ERIC
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26D: "39. A little foxy?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a case for containing a set of articles
- Similar words include: outfit, kit out, kit up
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: KIT
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27D: "40. Very spicy"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: PICANTE
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28D: "44. Goals for boxers, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (in india) a unit of length having different values in different localities
- Similar words include: coss, knockout, KO
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: KOS
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29D: "46. Sportswriter Shelburne"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb
- Similar words include: Salvia officinalis, common sage
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: RAMONA
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30D: "47. Marketing team's goal with a new product launch, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PRBUZZ
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31D: "48. Pygmalion's Galatea, for one"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sculpture representing a human or animal
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: STATUE
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32D: "50. Like a commanding lead?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
- Similar words include: high-and-mighty, peremptory, dominating
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BOSSY
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33D: "51. Dark yellowish-green"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that small ovoid fruit of the european olive tree; important food and source of oil
- Similar words include: European olive tree, Olea europaea
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OLIVE
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34D: "52. Thanksgiving pie nut"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that wood of a pecan tree
- Similar words include: Carya illinoinsis, pecan tree, Carya illinoensis
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PECAN
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35D: "53. One in a Himalayan herd"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large long-haired wild ox of tibet often domesticated
- Similar words include: yack, cackle, chatter
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: YAK
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36D: "57. Salt-N-___, "Shoop" group"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PEPA
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37D: "60. One who holds a company's purse strings, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
- Similar words include: chief financial officer
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CFO
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38D: "61. One who's yukking it up"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
- Similar words include: ham it up, jambon, gammon
- Opposite of: underact
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Answer: HAM
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39D: "62. French identification"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NOM
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Today's Puzzle Stats
39 Across Clues
39 Down Clues
78 Total Clues
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