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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: 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. One of two fruit flavors in Sprite | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Has no choice | 4 |
| 3A | 9. "The ___ thickens" | 4 |
| 4A | 13. Islamic prayer leader | 4 |
| 5A | 14. Poker player's buy-in | 4 |
| 6A | 15. Italian "Paul" | 5 |
| 7A | 16. Well-dressed guy | 9 |
| 8A | 18. Arctic Indigenous group | 5 |
| 9A | 19. Venomous arachnid | 8 |
| 10A | 20. Not dormant, as a volcano | 6 |
| 11A | 21. A, in German | 3 |
| 12A | 22. Autobahn speedometer meas. | 3 |
| 13A | 24. Take, as advice | 4 |
| 14A | 25. It captures ballpark smooches | 7 |
| 15A | 29. Stand for a poster | 5 |
| 16A | 31. Egyptian fertility goddess | 4 |
| 17A | 32. Hilarious person | 4 |
| 18A | 34. Doll with neon hair | 5 |
| 19A | 37. Ping-Pong table divider | 3 |
| 20A | 38. Containers for fruit preserves | 7 |
| 21A | 40. Burj Khalifa's country, for short | 3 |
| 22A | 41. Birds in V-formations | 5 |
| 23A | 43. Capital with fjord tours | 4 |
| 24A | 44. Facility that produces coins | 4 |
| 25A | 45. Casts a ballot | 5 |
| 26A | 47. Lengthy rants | 7 |
| 27A | 49. Sulky state | 4 |
| 28A | 51. ___ Geo Wild (cable channel) | 3 |
| 29A | 53. Popular chain for RVers | 3 |
| 30A | 54. Snacked | 6 |
| 31A | 56. Hot pepper named for Cuba's capital | 8 |
| 32A | 61. Off Broadway awards | 5 |
| 33A | 62. "Totally agree!" ... or what the circled letters are, in different languages | 9 |
| 34A | 63. Like throwbacks | 5 |
| 35A | 64. Abbr. before a recipient's name on an envelope | 4 |
| 36A | 65. The Roaring Twenties and the Swinging Sixties | 4 |
| 37A | 66. Otherwise | 4 |
| 38A | 67. Hotel worker | 4 |
| 39A | 68. Overhaul | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. One of two fruit flavors in Sprite"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
- Similar words include: birdlime, calcined lime, lime hydrate
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LIME
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2A: "5. Has no choice"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a necessary or essential thing
- Similar words include: moldiness, mustiness
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MUST
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3A: "9. "The ___ thickens""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- Similar words include: patch, plat, secret plan
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PLOT
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4A: "13. Islamic prayer leader"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for shiites an imam is a recognized authority on islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
- Similar words include: imaum
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IMAM
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5A: "14. Poker player's buy-in"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANTE
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6A: "15. Italian "Paul""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PAOLO
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7A: "16. Well-dressed guy"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: DAPPERDAN
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8A: "18. Arctic Indigenous group"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of a people inhabiting the arctic (northern canada or greenland or alaska or eastern siberia); the algonquians called them eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the inuit (`the people')
- Similar words include: Esquimau, Eskimo
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: INUIT
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9A: "19. Venomous arachnid"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in scorpio
- Similar words include: Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpio
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: SCORPION
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10A: "20. Not dormant, as a volcano"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that chemical agent capable of activity
- Similar words include: participating, combat-ready, dynamic
- Opposite of: passive voice, stative
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Answer: ACTIVE
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11A: "21. A, in German"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EIN
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12A: "22. Autobahn speedometer meas."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
- Similar words include: km/h, kilometres per hour, kilometers per hour
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: KPH
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13A: "24. Take, as advice"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
- Similar words include: listen, regard, mind
- Opposite of: inattentiveness
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Answer: HEED
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14A: "25. It captures ballpark smooches"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: KISSCAM
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15A: "29. Stand for a poster"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EASEL
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16A: "31. Egyptian fertility goddess"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of geb; sister and wife of osiris
- Similar words include: Inter-Services Intelligence, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, ISI
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ISIS
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17A: "32. Hilarious person"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a public act of violence by an unruly mob
- Similar words include: debauch, wow, roister
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RIOT
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18A: "34. Doll with neon hair"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
- Similar words include: trolling, round
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TROLL
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19A: "37. Ping-Pong table divider"
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: meshing, cyberspace, profit
- Opposite of: gross
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Answer: NET
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20A: "38. Containers for fruit preserves"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a jar for holding jellies or preserves
- Similar words include: jampot, jamjar
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: JAMJARS
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21A: "40. Burj Khalifa's country, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: UAE
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22A: "41. Birds in V-formations"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
- Similar words include: jackass, twat, zany
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GEESE
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23A: "43. Capital with fjord tours"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
- Similar words include: Christiania, capital of Norway
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OSLO
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24A: "44. Facility that produces coins"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- Similar words include: good deal, flock, strike
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MINT
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25A: "45. Casts a ballot"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
- Similar words include: voting, voter turnout, suffrage
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: VOTES
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26A: "47. Lengthy rants"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a long monotonous harangue
- Similar words include: screed
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SCREEDS
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27A: "49. Sulky state"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state of agitated irritation
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SNIT
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28A: "51. ___ Geo Wild (cable channel)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NAT
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29A: "53. Popular chain for RVers"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: KOA
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30A: "54. Snacked"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that eat a snack; eat lightly
- Similar words include: snack, nosh
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: NOSHED
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31A: "56. Hot pepper named for Cuba's capital"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: HABANERO
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32A: "61. Off Broadway awards"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OBIES
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33A: "62. "Totally agree!" ... or what the circled letters are, in different languages"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: YESANDYES
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34A: "63. Like throwbacks"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fashion reminiscent of the past
- Similar words include: retroactive, ex post facto
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RETRO
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35A: "64. Abbr. before a recipient's name on an envelope"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATTN
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36A: "65. The Roaring Twenties and the Swinging Sixties"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Similar words include: epoch, geological era, earned run average
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ERAS
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37A: "66. Otherwise"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELSE
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38A: "67. Hotel worker"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a female domestic
- Similar words include: maidservant, housemaid, maiden
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MAID
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39A: "68. Overhaul"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that do over, as of (part of) a house
- Similar words include: refashion, reconstruct, remake
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: REDO
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Covers for pots | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Apple with a big screen | 4 |
| 3D | 3. ___ tofu (Sichuan dish) | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Catherine the Great, e.g. | 7 |
| 5D | 5. Sauce for mozzarella sticks | 8 |
| 6D | 6. Erase | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Reeked | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Half a score | 3 |
| 9D | 9. "Pink" animal of film | 7 |
| 10D | 10. 1963 Kingsmen hit with a repetitive title | 10 |
| 11D | 11. Martini garnish | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Schlepped | 5 |
| 13D | 15. Insta posting | 3 |
| 14D | 17. Sweeping in scope | 4 |
| 15D | 20. "Now I understand!" | 3 |
| 16D | 23. Fragrant bits tossed at newlyweds | 6 |
| 17D | 25. Key chess piece | 4 |
| 18D | 26. "That makes sense" | 4 |
| 19D | 27. On-location inspections | 10 |
| 20D | 28. Boozy brunch drink | 6 |
| 21D | 30. Lines on a GPS | 3 |
| 22D | 33. Breakfast beverages, for short | 3 |
| 23D | 35. Come down to earth | 4 |
| 24D | 36. "Sounds like a plan!" | 4 |
| 25D | 38. Hot tub nozzle | 3 |
| 26D | 39. Green Day or Pink Floyd | 8 |
| 27D | 42. "And that's that!" | 7 |
| 28D | 44. Wander aimlessly | 7 |
| 29D | 46. Wrap up | 3 |
| 30D | 48. Singer Chappell | 4 |
| 31D | 49. Sound asleep? | 5 |
| 32D | 50. 2016 prize for Bob Dylan | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Greek letter that symbolizes an angle | 5 |
| 34D | 55. That, in Spain | 3 |
| 35D | 57. ___ Spumante | 4 |
| 36D | 58. Brontë's "Jane ___" | 4 |
| 37D | 59. Enjoy a fantasy, say | 4 |
| 38D | 60. ___ buco | 4 |
| 39D | 62. Sweet potato | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Covers for pots"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
- Similar words include: palpebra, chapeau, eyelid
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LIDS
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2D: "2. Apple with a big screen"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IMAC
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3D: "3. ___ tofu (Sichuan dish)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MAPO
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4D: "4. Catherine the Great, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: EMPRESS
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5D: "5. Sauce for mozzarella sticks"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: MARINARA
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6D: "6. Erase"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
- Similar words include: unwrap, loosen, unmake
- Opposite of: wrap, make
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Answer: UNDO
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7D: "7. Reeked"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
- Similar words include: stink, reek
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STANK
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8D: "8. Half a score"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- Similar words include: tenner, X, decade
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TEN
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9D: "9. "Pink" animal of film"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a large spotted feline of tropical america similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus felis
- Similar words include: Panthera onca, cougar, painter
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: PANTHER
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10D: "10. 1963 Kingsmen hit with a repetitive title"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: LOUIELOUIE
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11D: "11. Martini garnish"
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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12D: "12. Schlepped"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that carry with difficulty
- Similar words include: summate, tote up, add up
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOTED
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13D: "15. Insta posting"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- Similar words include: picture, photograph, film
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PIC
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14D: "17. Sweeping in scope"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
- Similar words include: heroic poem, heroic, epic poem
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EPIC
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15D: "20. "Now I understand!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AHA
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16D: "23. Fragrant bits tossed at newlyweds"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
- Similar words include: petal, flower petal
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PETALS
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17D: "25. Key chess piece"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- Similar words include: top executive, mogul, baron
- Opposite of: female monarch, queen
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Answer: KING
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18D: "26. "That makes sense""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ISEE
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19D: "27. On-location inspections"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: SITEVISITS
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20D: "28. Boozy brunch drink"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that evergreen australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
- Similar words include: silver wattle, buck's fizz, Acacia dealbata
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MIMOSA
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21D: "30. Lines on a GPS"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: STS
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22D: "33. Breakfast beverages, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OJS
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23D: "35. Come down to earth"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the land on which real estate is located
- Similar words include: farming, dry land, set down
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LAND
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24D: "36. "Sounds like a plan!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
- Similar words include: Army of the Pure, have, get
- Opposite of: forbid, disallow
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Answer: LETS
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25D: "38. Hot tub nozzle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
- Similar words include: jet plane, jet-propelled plane, jet-black
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: JET
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26D: "39. Green Day or Pink Floyd"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ROCKBAND
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27D: "42. "And that's that!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SOTHERE
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28D: "44. Wander aimlessly"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a bend or curve, as in a stream or river
- Similar words include: weave, ramble, wind
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: MEANDER
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29D: "46. Wrap up"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that either extremity of something that has length
- Similar words include: last, final stage, ending
- Opposite of: begin, beginning
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Answer: END
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30D: "48. Singer Chappell"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROAN
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31D: "49. Sound asleep?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the rattling noise produced when snoring
- Similar words include: stertor, snoring, saw wood
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SNORE
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32D: "50. 2016 prize for Bob Dylan"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the nobel prizes (1833-1896)
- Similar words include: Alfred Nobel, Alfred Bernhard Nobel
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NOBEL
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33D: "52. Greek letter that symbolizes an angle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the 8th letter of the greek alphabet
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: THETA
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34D: "55. That, in Spain"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ESO
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35D: "57. ___ Spumante"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ASTI
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36D: "58. Brontë's "Jane ___""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
- Similar words include: Lake Eyre
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EYRE
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37D: "59. Enjoy a fantasy, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something that is read
- Similar words include: show, scan, take
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: READ
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38D: "60. ___ buco"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OSSO
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39D: "62. Sweet potato"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that edible tuber of any of several yams
- Similar words include: yam plant
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: YAM
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Expert Solving Strategies
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Build Vocabulary
Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
39 Across Clues
39 Down Clues
78 Total Clues
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