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Saturday, November 8, 2025

All NYT Across Clues November 08, 2025 - 36 Horizontal Answers with Hints

Today's NYT Crossword Across Clues November 08, 2025 - Complete Left-to-Right Answers

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 36 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Across Clues

NYT Across clues solutions for November 08, 2025
NYT Across Clues - Saturday, November 08, 2025
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date November 08, 2025
Day of Week Saturday
Total Across Clues 36 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Medium

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 36 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. Where Caitlin Clark played college hoops
2 Across 5. R-V guy?
3 Across 8. Adds to a timeline, say
4 Across 13. One who's off-base?
5 Across 16. See 41-Across
6 Across 17. Accessory with a grid of numbers
7 Across 18. "To repeat ..."
8 Across 19. Unacceptable
9 Across 20. They're not up to much
10 Across 22. Player — or piece of equipment — at Barclays Center
11 Across 23. Instrument with a neck, informally
12 Across 24. Supreme Court justice Gorsuch
13 Across 26. John Coltrane album whose title suggests making major progress
14 Across 30. General with orders?
15 Across 31. "Magnum, P.I." setting
16 Across 32. "Then it was well with me, in days ___ I was born": Housman
17 Across 33. Saver's asset
18 Across 35. Dude who might be in a row
19 Across 37. "You're not just imagining that tone"
20 Across 38. Makes sense
21 Across 39. .pdf alternative
22 Across 40. City between Sacramento and Salt Lake City on I-80
23 Across 41. With 16-Across, group that began in the 2010s, familiarly
24 Across 42. Roquefort, e.g.
25 Across 45. Book of Mormon figure
26 Across 47. C.I.A. forerunner
27 Across 48. ___ Technica (news site)
28 Across 49. Something often hit without you seeing it
29 Across 51. Liverpudlians, e.g.
30 Across 55. Burdened
31 Across 56. Job for a driller
32 Across 58. ___ au poivre (entree that's often flambéed)
33 Across 59. Mali Empire ruler who single-handedly made the value of gold almost worthless by giving away so much of it
34 Across 60. Largest Bengali-speaking city in the world
35 Across 61. Financial report abbr.
36 Across 62. Exam with a max score of 1520

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues

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

Complete Across Solutions:

1 Across: "1. Where Caitlin Clark played college hoops"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: I__A
  • Similar words: Hawkeye State, IA
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IOWA

2 Across: "5. R-V guy?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'U'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STU

3 Across: "8. Adds to a timeline, say"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P___S
  • Similar words: situation, mail service
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer POSTS

4 Across: "13. One who's off-base?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: S_______P
  • Similar words: short
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
  • This is Across clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SHORTSTOP

5 Across: "16. See 41-Across"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: A___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALPHA

6 Across: "17. Accessory with a grid of numbers"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: B_______D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BINGOCARD

7 Across: "18. "To repeat ...""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: I___D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ISAID

8 Across: "19. Unacceptable"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: N_____Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NOTOKAY

9 Across: "20. They're not up to much"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: I____S
  • Similar words: loafer, do-nothing
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: person who does no work
  • This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IDLERS

10 Across: "22. Player — or piece of equipment — at Barclays Center"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'T'
  • Similar words: earnings, final
  • Opposite of: gross
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NET

11 Across: "23. Instrument with a neck, informally"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: ukulele
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a small guitar having four strings
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer UKE

12 Across: "24. Supreme Court justice Gorsuch"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: N__L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEIL

13 Across: "26. John Coltrane album whose title suggests making major progress"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: G________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GIANTSTEPS

14 Across: "30. General with orders?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TSO

15 Across: "31. "Magnum, P.I." setting"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'U'
  • Word pattern: O__U
  • Similar words: Oahu Island
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OAHU

16 Across: "32. "Then it was well with me, in days ___ I was born": Housman"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ERE

17 Across: "33. Saver's asset"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: T____T
  • Similar words: parsimony, penny-pinching
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer THRIFT

18 Across: "35. Dude who might be in a row"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: F_____O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FRATBRO

19 Across: "37. "You're not just imagining that tone""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: I_____T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IHEARIT

20 Across: "38. Makes sense"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: A____P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ADDSUP

21 Across: "39. .pdf alternative"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'C'
  • Similar words: MD, doctor
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a licensed medical practitioner
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DOC

22 Across: "40. City between Sacramento and Salt Lake City on I-80"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RENO

23 Across: "41. With 16-Across, group that began in the 2010s, familiarly"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'N'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: informal term for information
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GEN

24 Across: "42. Roquefort, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: B________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BLUECHEESE

25 Across: "45. Book of Mormon figure"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ENOS

26 Across: "47. C.I.A. forerunner"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: Os, osmium
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a mouth or mouthlike opening
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OSS

27 Across: "48. ___ Technica (news site)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: Ar, ar
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ARS

28 Across: "49. Something often hit without you seeing it"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: P____A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PINATA

29 Across: "51. Liverpudlians, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B_____S
  • Similar words: Briton, Brit
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BRITONS

30 Across: "55. Burdened"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: L___N
  • Similar words: ladened, load
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: remove with or as if with a ladle
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LADEN

31 Across: "56. Job for a driller"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: R_______L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ROOTCANAL

32 Across: "58. ___ au poivre (entree that's often flambéed)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'K'
  • Word pattern: S___K
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STEAK

33 Across: "59. Mali Empire ruler who single-handedly made the value of gold almost worthless by giving away so much of it"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: M_______A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MANSAMUSA

34 Across: "60. Largest Bengali-speaking city in the world"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: D___A
  • Similar words: Dacca
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the capital and largest city of Bangladesh
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DHAKA

35 Across: "61. Financial report abbr."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'D'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YTD

36 Across: "62. Exam with a max score of 1520"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P__T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PSAT

Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues

Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Across Clues?

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

Across Clue Patterns to Recognize

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

Time-Saving Across Techniques

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

Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues

What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?

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

Should I solve Across or Down clues first?

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

How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 36 Across clues.

Are Across clues easier than Down clues?

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

How do Across clues interact with Down clues?

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

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November 08, 2025 NYT Crossword Solutions

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

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. Where Caitlin Clark played college hoops 4
2A 5. R-V guy? 3
3A 8. Adds to a timeline, say 5
4A 13. One who's off-base? 9
5A 16. See 41-Across 5
6A 17. Accessory with a grid of numbers 9
7A 18. "To repeat ..." 5
8A 19. Unacceptable 7
9A 20. They're not up to much 6
10A 22. Player — or piece of equipment — at Barclays Center 3
11A 23. Instrument with a neck, informally 3
12A 24. Supreme Court justice Gorsuch 4
13A 26. John Coltrane album whose title suggests making major progress 10
14A 30. General with orders? 3
15A 31. "Magnum, P.I." setting 4
16A 32. "Then it was well with me, in days ___ I was born": Housman 3
17A 33. Saver's asset 6
18A 35. Dude who might be in a row 7
19A 37. "You're not just imagining that tone" 7
20A 38. Makes sense 6
21A 39. .pdf alternative 3
22A 40. City between Sacramento and Salt Lake City on I-80 4
23A 41. With 16-Across, group that began in the 2010s, familiarly 3
24A 42. Roquefort, e.g. 10
25A 45. Book of Mormon figure 4
26A 47. C.I.A. forerunner 3
27A 48. ___ Technica (news site) 3
28A 49. Something often hit without you seeing it 6
29A 51. Liverpudlians, e.g. 7
30A 55. Burdened 5
31A 56. Job for a driller 9
32A 58. ___ au poivre (entree that's often flambéed) 5
33A 59. Mali Empire ruler who single-handedly made the value of gold almost worthless by giving away so much of it 9
34A 60. Largest Bengali-speaking city in the world 5
35A 61. Financial report abbr. 3
36A 62. Exam with a max score of 1520 4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Where Caitlin Clark played college hoops"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
  • Similar words include: IA, Hawkeye State, Ioway
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IOWA

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2A: "5. R-V guy?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: STU

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3A: "8. Adds to a timeline, say"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
  • Similar words include: station, C. W. Post, send
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: POSTS

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4A: "13. One who's off-base?"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
  • Similar words include: short
  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SHORTSTOP

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5A: "16. See 41-Across"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the 1st letter of the greek alphabet
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALPHA

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6A: "17. Accessory with a grid of numbers"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: BINGOCARD

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7A: "18. "To repeat ...""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ISAID

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8A: "19. Unacceptable"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: NOTOKAY

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9A: "20. They're not up to much"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that person who does no work
  • Similar words include: idler, loafer, layabout
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IDLERS

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10A: "22. Player — or piece of equipment — at Barclays Center"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
  • Similar words include: web, net profit, lucre
  • Opposite of: gross
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NET

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11A: "23. Instrument with a neck, informally"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small guitar having four strings
  • Similar words include: ukulele
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: UKE

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12A: "24. Supreme Court justice Gorsuch"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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13A: "26. John Coltrane album whose title suggests making major progress"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: GIANTSTEPS

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14A: "30. General with orders?"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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15A: "31. "Magnum, P.I." setting"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an island of central hawaii (between molokai and kauai); the chief island of the state
  • Similar words include: Oahu Island
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OAHU

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16A: "32. "Then it was well with me, in days ___ I was born": Housman"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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17A: "33. Saver's asset"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
  • Similar words include: parsimoniousness, penny-pinching, parsimony
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: THRIFT

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18A: "35. Dude who might be in a row"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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19A: "37. "You're not just imagining that tone""

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: IHEARIT

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20A: "38. Makes sense"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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21A: "39. .pdf alternative"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a licensed medical practitioner
  • Similar words include: Commerce Department, Commerce, doctor
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DOC

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22A: "40. City between Sacramento and Salt Lake City on I-80"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RENO

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23A: "41. With 16-Across, group that began in the 2010s, familiarly"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that informal term for information
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GEN

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24A: "42. Roquefort, e.g."

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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25A: "45. Book of Mormon figure"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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26A: "47. C.I.A. forerunner"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
  • Similar words include: os, oculus sinister, OS
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OSS

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27A: "48. ___ Technica (news site)"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
  • Similar words include: atomic number 18, Arkansas, Land of Opportunity
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ARS

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28A: "49. Something often hit without you seeing it"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: PINATA

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29A: "51. Liverpudlians, e.g."

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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30A: "55. Burdened"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that remove with or as if with a ladle
  • Similar words include: ladened, loaded, ladle
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: LADEN

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31A: "56. Job for a driller"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: ROOTCANAL

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32A: "58. ___ au poivre (entree that's often flambéed)"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: STEAK

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33A: "59. Mali Empire ruler who single-handedly made the value of gold almost worthless by giving away so much of it"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: MANSAMUSA

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34A: "60. Largest Bengali-speaking city in the world"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the capital and largest city of bangladesh
  • Similar words include: capital of Bangladesh, Dacca
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: DHAKA

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35A: "61. Financial report abbr."

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: YTD

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36A: "62. Exam with a max score of 1520"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PSAT

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Library fig. 4
2D 2. Red state? 4
3D 3. Refuses to 4
4D 4. Cephalopods with a name derived from Greek mythology 9
5D 5. Visit 4
6D 6. Shortening for a city that omits "onto" 3
7D 7. John who won a National Book Award for his novel "The Centaur" 6
8D 8. Tool used in building some castles 4
9D 9. Elizabeth of "WandaVision" 5
10D 10. Fifth wheels? 10
11D 11. Phrase spoken by a dog in a burning room, in a 2010s meme 10
12D 12. Unfortunate 3
13D 14. Show, as of appreciation 5
14D 15. Graph type with sets of points 11
15D 21. Football roster planning documents 11
16D 23. Sport ___ 3
17D 25. Game that aptly draws millions each day? 5
18D 26. Where someone might be led on the way to being tricked 10
19D 27. "Who knew?!" 10
20D 28. Sellout letters 3
21D 29. 2019 Harry Styles song whose subject "lives in daydreams with me" 3
22D 31. Grown-up 5
23D 34. Philatelist's prize 9
24D 36. Fella 3
25D 37. Games-organizing org. 3
26D 39. Comme ___ Garçons (fashion label) 3
27D 43. Outfit for G.I. Joe 6
28D 44. Lucas's younger sister on "Stranger Things" 5
29D 46. Pussyfoot 5
30D 50. Singer Paul 4
31D 51. Strong connection 4
32D 52. Encumbrance 4
33D 53. Overseer of Artemis 4
34D 54. Bedframe part 4
35D 55. The F.D.A. approved a form of this to treat anxiety in 2024, for short 3
36D 57. Kind of milk 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Library fig."

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ISBN

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2D: "2. Red state?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region
  • Similar words include: Buckeye State, Ohio River, OH
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: OHIO

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3D: "3. Refuses to"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an established custom
  • Similar words include: habit
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: WONT

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4D: "4. Cephalopods with a name derived from Greek mythology"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure
  • Similar words include: paper nautilus, argonaut, nautilus
  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: ARGONAUTS

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5D: "5. Visit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that continuing or remaining in a place or state
  • Similar words include: stay put, ride out, detain
  • Opposite of: change, move
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Answer: STAY

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6D: "6. Shortening for a city that omits "onto""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: TOR

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7D: "7. John who won a National Book Award for his novel "The Centaur""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states author (born 1932)
  • Similar words include: John Updike, John Hoyer Updike
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: UPDIKE

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8D: "8. Tool used in building some castles"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
  • Similar words include: bucket, pailful
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PAIL

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9D: "9. Elizabeth of "WandaVision""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: OLSEN

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10D: "10. Fifth wheels?"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: SPARETIRES

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11D: "11. Phrase spoken by a dog in a burning room, in a 2010s meme"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: THISISFINE

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12D: "12. Unfortunate"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - christina rossetti
  • Similar words include: lamentable, distressing, sorry
  • Opposite of: glad
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Answer: SAD

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13D: "14. Show, as of appreciation"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an individual instance of a type of symbol
  • Similar words include: keepsake, relic, item
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOKEN

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14D: "15. Graph type with sets of points"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: SCATTERPLOT

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15D: "21. Football roster planning documents"

11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: DEPTHCHARTS

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16D: "23. Sport ___"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: UTE

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17D: "25. Game that aptly draws millions each day?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
  • Similar words include: keno, beano, bingo
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: LOTTO

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18D: "26. Where someone might be led on the way to being tricked"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: GARDENPATH

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19D: "27. "Who knew?!""

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: IHADNOIDEA

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20D: "28. Sellout letters"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SRO

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21D: "29. 2019 Harry Styles song whose subject "lives in daydreams with me""

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SHE

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22D: "31. Grown-up"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: OFAGE

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23D: "34. Philatelist's prize"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: RARESTAMP

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24D: "36. Fella"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: BUB

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25D: "37. Games-organizing org."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: IOC

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26D: "39. Comme ___ Garçons (fashion label)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
  • Similar words include: stilboestrol, stilbestrol, diethylstilbesterol
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: DES

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27D: "43. Outfit for G.I. Joe"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: USARMY

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28D: "44. Lucas's younger sister on "Stranger Things""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any plant of the genus erica
  • Similar words include: true heath
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ERICA

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29D: "46. Pussyfoot"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
  • Similar words include: fink, snitcher, sneaker
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SNEAK

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30D: "50. Singer Paul"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANKA

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31D: "51. Strong connection"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an electrical force linking atoms
  • Similar words include: attachment, adherence, Julian Bond
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: BOND

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32D: "52. Encumbrance"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an onerous or difficult concern
  • Similar words include: encumbrance, incumbrance, burden
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ONUS

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33D: "53. Overseer of Artemis"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an independent agency of the united states government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
  • Similar words include: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: NASA

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34D: "54. Bedframe part"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a thin strip (wood or metal)
  • Similar words include: spline
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SLAT

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35D: "55. The F.D.A. approved a form of this to treat anxiety in 2024, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
  • Similar words include: lysergic acid diethylamide
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: LSD

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36D: "57. Kind of milk"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

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Today's Puzzle Stats

36 Across Clues
36 Down Clues
72 Total Clues

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