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- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (33 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (33 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium
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Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Spoilers that ruin a whole lot | 9 |
| 2A | 10. Ditch digger | 5 |
| 3A | 15. Building that shouldn't have running water | 9 |
| 4A | 16. Actor Maguire | 5 |
| 5A | 17. Save me! | 9 |
| 6A | 18. Stretch one's legs, say | 5 |
| 7A | 19. Really went for | 9 |
| 8A | 20. French fathers | 5 |
| 9A | 21. PlayStation 5 maker | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Hairstyle associated with lesbian culture | 6 |
| 11A | 24. Campus mil. group | 4 |
| 12A | 26. "On top of that ..." | 8 |
| 13A | 28. European capital that names some animals if you interchange its last two letters | 5 |
| 14A | 29. Part of many a financial portfolio | 4 |
| 15A | 30. Spot | 4 |
| 16A | 31. One in hand? | 3 |
| 17A | 32. Add pizazz to | 7 |
| 18A | 35. Poke option | 3 |
| 19A | 36. Prefix with sphere | 4 |
| 20A | 38. Place to make offers | 4 |
| 21A | 39. Admit | 5 |
| 22A | 41. "Allow me!" | 8 |
| 23A | 43. Number range for some board games | 4 |
| 24A | 44. How someone might be caught | 6 |
| 25A | 45. Blemish | 4 |
| 26A | 47. Unwasted? | 5 |
| 27A | 48. Direction to get to an address | 9 |
| 28A | 53. "Your point being ...?" | 5 |
| 29A | 54. Uncovered | 9 |
| 30A | 55. Have a feeling | 5 |
| 31A | 56. Aids in recalling | 9 |
| 32A | 57. What "seder" means, literally | 5 |
| 33A | 58. Exaggerated speaking style that promotes language development | 9 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Spoilers that ruin a whole lot"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: BADAPPLES
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2A: "10. Ditch digger"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
- Similar words include: nigger, jigaboo, nigga
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SPADE
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3A: "15. Building that shouldn't have running water"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: ICEPALACE
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4A: "16. Actor Maguire"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states abstract painter influenced by oriental calligraphy (1890-1976)
- Similar words include: Mark Tobey
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOBEY
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5A: "17. Save me!"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: LASTDANCE
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6A: "18. Stretch one's legs, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
- Similar words include: promenade, mosey, saunter
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AMBLE
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7A: "19. Really went for"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: LIKELIKED
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8A: "20. French fathers"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PERES
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9A: "21. PlayStation 5 maker"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SONY
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10A: "22. Hairstyle associated with lesbian culture"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet
- Similar words include: grey mullet, gray mullet
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MULLET
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11A: "24. Campus mil. group"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers
- Similar words include: Reserve Officers Training Corps
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROTC
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12A: "26. "On top of that ...""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that in addition
- Similar words include: furthermore, what is more
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: MOREOVER
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13A: "28. European capital that names some animals if you interchange its last two letters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the capital of belarus and of the commonwealth of independent states
- Similar words include: capital of Belarus
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MINSK
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14A: "29. Part of many a financial portfolio"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an electrical force linking atoms
- Similar words include: adhere, attachment, bring together
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BOND
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15A: "30. Spot"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
- Similar words include: internet site, website, web site
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SITE
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16A: "31. One in hand?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Similar words include: whiz, I, virtuoso
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ACE
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17A: "32. Add pizazz to"
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- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SPICEUP
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18A: "35. Poke option"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AHI
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19A: "36. Prefix with sphere"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HEMI
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20A: "38. Place to make offers"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EBAY
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21A: "39. Admit"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LETIN
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22A: "41. "Allow me!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ICANHELP
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23A: "43. Number range for some board games"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that how long something has existed
- Similar words include: eld, years, historic period
- Opposite of: rejuvenate
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Answer: AGES
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24A: "44. How someone might be caught"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ONTAPE
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25A: "45. Blemish"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a ringing sound
- Similar words include: gouge, dent, nick
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DING
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26A: "47. Unwasted?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cause to become sober
- Similar words include: solemn, sombre, sedate
- Opposite of: intoxicated, playful
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Answer: SOBER
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27A: "48. Direction to get to an address"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: CLICKHERE
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28A: "53. "Your point being ...?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OKAND
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29A: "54. Uncovered"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: AUNATUREL
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30A: "55. Have a feeling"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a general conscious awareness
- Similar words include: smell out, horse sense, sensory faculty
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SENSE
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31A: "56. Aids in recalling"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a method or system for improving the memory
- Similar words include: mnemonic
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: MNEMONICS
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32A: "57. What "seder" means, literally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
- Similar words include: society, edict, social club
- Opposite of: disorder, deregulate
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Answer: ORDER
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33A: "58. Exaggerated speaking style that promotes language development"
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- Pattern: _________
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Answer: PARENTESE
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Unwanted mail | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Berry found in swamps | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Work place | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Some chances to get credit, in brief | 7 |
| 5D | 5. Symbols of love on some bridges | 8 |
| 6D | 6. Opposite of "with the works" | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Lincolnesque, in a way | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Behold, in Latin | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Support from an angel | 9 |
| 10D | 10. Corner piece | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Fruits related to grapefruits | 7 |
| 12D | 12. Save space, in a way | 10 |
| 13D | 13. Words on an incriminating email, perhaps | 10 |
| 14D | 14. Emoji indicating interest | 4 |
| 15D | 23. Language in which "thank you" is "shukriya" | 4 |
| 16D | 24. Appliance that uses a thermostat to know when to stop | 10 |
| 17D | 25. Performer who's juggling a lot? | 10 |
| 18D | 26. Tech that records movement | 5 |
| 19D | 27. Part of a certain steering system | 4 |
| 20D | 28. When repeated, a fish | 4 |
| 21D | 29. Place with a chapel and mess hall | 9 |
| 22D | 33. Soft, sticky treat | 4 |
| 23D | 34. Drifters at sea | 8 |
| 24D | 37. Fervent | 7 |
| 25D | 40. Annual event with baskets | 7 |
| 26D | 42. Not so simple | 6 |
| 27D | 45. Where French fries are "frog sticks" | 5 |
| 28D | 46. Start of a declaration of 47 B.C. | 5 |
| 29D | 47. Nothing special | 4 |
| 30D | 49. Selene's Roman counterpart | 4 |
| 31D | 50. Lake ___, body of water near London | 4 |
| 32D | 51. Informal endorsements | 4 |
| 33D | 52. It's conditional | 4 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Unwanted mail"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a statute in draft before it becomes law
- Similar words include: visor, handbill, posting
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BILL
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2D: "2. Berry found in swamps"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACAI
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3D: "3. Work place"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DESK
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4D: "4. Some chances to get credit, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: APTESTS
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5D: "5. Symbols of love on some bridges"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
- Similar words include: padlock
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: PADLOCKS
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6D: "6. Opposite of "with the works""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that extensive tract of level open land
- Similar words include: patent, plainly, manifest
- Opposite of: fancy, patterned
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Answer: PLAIN
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7D: "7. Lincolnesque, in a way"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that tall and thin and having long slender limbs
- Similar words include: gangling, rangy, gangly
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LANKY
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8D: "8. Behold, in Latin"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ECCE
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9D: "9. Support from an angel"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: SEEDMONEY
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10D: "10. Corner piece"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- Similar words include: staple fibre, staple fiber, basic
- Opposite of: unstaple
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Answer: STAPLE
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11D: "11. Fruits related to grapefruits"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that southeastern asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
- Similar words include: shaddock, Citrus decumana, Citrus maxima
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: POMELOS
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12D: "12. Save space, in a way"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- Similar words include: cut, foreshorten, shorten
- Opposite of: expand
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Answer: ABBREVIATE
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13D: "13. Words on an incriminating email, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: DELETETHIS
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14D: "14. Emoji indicating interest"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that opinion or judgment
- Similar words include: eyeball, eye, oculus
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EYES
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15D: "23. Language in which "thank you" is "shukriya""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the official literary language of pakistan, closely related to hindi; widely used in india (mostly by moslems); written in arabic script
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: URDU
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16D: "24. Appliance that uses a thermostat to know when to stop"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: RICECOOKER
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17D: "25. Performer who's juggling a lot?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: ONEMANBAND
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18D: "26. Tech that records movement"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MOCAP
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19D: "27. Part of a certain steering system"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
- Similar words include: draw rein, rule, rein in
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: REIN
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20D: "28. When repeated, a fish"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MAHI
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21D: "29. Place with a chapel and mess hall"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: BIBLECAMP
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22D: "33. Soft, sticky treat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the short weak cry of a young bird
- Similar words include: chirrup, cheep, peek
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PEEP
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23D: "34. Drifters at sea"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: PLANKTON
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24D: "37. Fervent"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
- Similar words include: acute, vivid
- Opposite of: mild
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Answer: INTENSE
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25D: "40. Annual event with baskets"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: EGGHUNT
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26D: "42. Not so simple"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- Similar words include: concentrated, gruelling, punishing
- Opposite of: voiced, lightly
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Answer: HARDER
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27D: "45. Where French fries are "frog sticks""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
- Similar words include: dining car, buffet car, dining compartment
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DINER
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28D: "46. Start of a declaration of 47 B.C."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ICAME
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29D: "47. Nothing special"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SOSO
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30D: "49. Selene's Roman counterpart"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of greek selene
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LUNA
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31D: "50. Lake ___, body of water near London"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
- Similar words include: Lake Erie
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ERIE
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32D: "51. Informal endorsements"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RECS
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33D: "52. It's conditional"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELSE
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.
Decode the Clues
Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.
Use Cross-References
Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.
Build Vocabulary
Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
33 Across Clues
33 Down Clues
66 Total Clues
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