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Date: Thursday, October 08, 2020
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.1 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle October 08, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Relief from the desert? | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Judging partner of Simon, Heidi and Sofia on "America's Got Talent" | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Member of the fam | 3 |
| 4A | 13. "The gallant pig" of children's literature | 4 |
| 5A | 14. Certain noble's domain | 6 |
| 6A | 15. Cinemax competitor | 3 |
| 7A | 16. *When many people solve crosswords | 11 |
| 8A | 18. Word that sounds like its second letter | 3 |
| 9A | 19. Sully | 6 |
| 10A | 20. Introduces to the mix | 6 |
| 11A | 22. Player ___ | 5 |
| 12A | 23. Much-litigated 2010 law, for short | 3 |
| 13A | 26. Bar order specification | 5 |
| 14A | 27. Rocinante, to Don Quixote | 5 |
| 15A | 28. *Rough patch | 8 |
| 16A | 30. Puckered | 6 |
| 17A | 32. Big name in A.T.M.s | 3 |
| 18A | 33. *Occupied oneself | 13 |
| 19A | 39. Mauna ___ | 3 |
| 20A | 40. Becoming new, in a way | 6 |
| 21A | 42. *Cheat on, say | 8 |
| 22A | 47. One of three in a double magnum bottle | 5 |
| 23A | 48. Group of fish | 5 |
| 24A | 49. Big mouth, informally | 3 |
| 25A | 50. Common cause of tonsillitis | 5 |
| 26A | 51. "It" factor? | 6 |
| 27A | 53. How Lennon wrote the opening lines of "I Am the Walrus" | 6 |
| 28A | 55. See 48-Down | 3 |
| 29A | 56. Benjamin Franklin adage ... or a hint to interpreting the answers to the four starred clues | 11 |
| 30A | 60. [Groan] | 3 |
| 31A | 61. Hullabaloo | 6 |
| 32A | 62. Avocado pit, e.g. | 4 |
| 33A | 63. Quaker's possessive | 3 |
| 34A | 64. Annual parade V.I.P. | 5 |
| 35A | 65. Recipe amts. | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Relief from the desert?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Judging partner of Simon, Heidi and Sofia on "America's Got Talent""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOWIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Member of the fam"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a female person who has the same parents as another person
- Words that mean the same thing: si, ti, Systeme International d'Unites
- The opposite would be: brother
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. "The gallant pig" of children's literature"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
- Words that mean the same thing: sister, infant, baby
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BABE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "14. Certain noble's domain"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the estate of a baron
- Words that mean the same thing: baronetcy
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BARONY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "15. Cinemax competitor"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TMC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "16. *When many people solve crosswords"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPARECHANGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Word that sounds like its second letter"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
- Words that mean the same thing: equal, personify, make up
- The opposite would be: differ
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Sully"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a blemish made by dirt
- Words that mean the same thing: daub, slander, denigrate
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SMIRCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Introduces to the mix"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADDSIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Player ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
- Words that mean the same thing: pianissimo, pianoforte, soft
- The opposite would be: forte
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PIANO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Much-litigated 2010 law, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. Bar order specification"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONICE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. Rocinante, to Don Quixote"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (literary) a spirited horse for state or war
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "28. *Rough patch"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HARDCASH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "30. Puckered"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that contract one's lips into a rounded shape
- Words that mean the same thing: wrinkle, purse
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PURSED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "32. Big name in A.T.M.s"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NCR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "33. *Occupied oneself"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PASSEDTHEBUCK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. Mauna ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that large brownish-green new zealand parrot
- Words that mean the same thing: Nestor notabilis
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. Becoming new, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
- Words that mean the same thing: go down, decline, wane
- The opposite would be: waxing, wax
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WANING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "42. *Cheat on, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TWOCENTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "47. One of three in a double magnum bottle"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
- Words that mean the same thing: cubic decimetre, cubic decimeter, l
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LITER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "48. Group of fish"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
- Words that mean the same thing: school, shallow
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHOAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "49. Big mouth, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that informal terms for the mouth
- Words that mean the same thing: yip, yelp, gob
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "50. Common cause of tonsillitis"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
- Words that mean the same thing: streptococci, streptococcic, streptococcal
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STREP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "51. "It" factor?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that intense and profound fear
- Words that mean the same thing: repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HORROR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "53. How Lennon wrote the opening lines of "I Am the Walrus""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONACID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "55. See 48-Down"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
- Words that mean the same thing: tabu, prohibited, come out
- The opposite would be: safe
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "56. Benjamin Franklin adage ... or a hint to interpreting the answers to the four starred clues"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIMEISMONEY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "60. [Groan]"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UGH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "61. Hullabaloo"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that blatant or sensational promotion
- Words that mean the same thing: plug, ballyhoo, hype
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOOPLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "62. Avocado pit, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small hard fruit
- Words that mean the same thing: seminal fluid, ejaculate, seeded player
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "63. Quaker's possessive"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "64. Annual parade V.I.P."
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STPAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "65. Recipe amts."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TSPS
Great job if you got it right!
October 08, 2020 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Core components, for short | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Loves every second of something | 8 |
| 3D | 3. 44 years? | 8 |
| 4D | 4. Atmosphere on "The Twilight Zone" | 8 |
| 5D | 5. "Everybody's a comedian" | 6 |
| 6D | 6. British pop star Rita | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Came out on top | 3 |
| 8D | 8. "Young Frankenstein" role | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Provider of specs | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Equilibrium | 6 |
| 11D | 11. "Jackpot!" | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Play part | 5 |
| 13D | 14. Secretly include, maybe | 3 |
| 14D | 17. Loses ground slowly but surely | 6 |
| 15D | 21. Family inheritance? | 3 |
| 16D | 22. Sony console of the 2000s, for short | 3 |
| 17D | 24. One of more than 200 Bach works | 7 |
| 18D | 25. Playful and teasing | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Doodled, e.g. | 4 |
| 20D | 31. Hockey fake-out | 4 |
| 21D | 34. Turn down | 4 |
| 22D | 35. Christmas scent | 6 |
| 23D | 36. Price per piece | 8 |
| 24D | 37. Gemstones resembling topaz | 8 |
| 25D | 38. Mired (in) | 8 |
| 26D | 41. Org. | 3 |
| 27D | 42. "Having said that ..." | 6 |
| 28D | 43. "We're not ___!" (classic line from "Wayne's World") | 6 |
| 29D | 44. Rowboat mover | 3 |
| 30D | 45. Fabrics | 6 |
| 31D | 46. Gone bad, to Brits | 6 |
| 32D | 48. With 55-Across, public thanks | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Thigh-slapper | 4 |
| 34D | 54. Org.? What org.? | 3 |
| 35D | 57. Swab's swab | 3 |
| 36D | 58. Fuel economy authority, for short | 3 |
| 37D | 59. N.F.L. divisions: Abbr. | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Core components, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
- Words that mean the same thing: abdominal muscle, abdominal, type AB
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Loves every second of something"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAPSITUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. 44 years?"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBAMAERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Atmosphere on "The Twilight Zone""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear
- Words that mean the same thing: ghostliness
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EERINESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. "Everybody's a comedian""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAHHAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. British pop star Rita"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
- Words that mean the same thing: oculus sinister, operating system, bone
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Came out on top"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the basic unit of money in south korea
- Words that mean the same thing: advance, pull ahead, make headway
- The opposite would be: fall back, fail
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. "Young Frankenstein" role"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any tree or shrub of the genus inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INGA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Provider of specs"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYEDOC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Equilibrium"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STASIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. "Jackpot!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMRICH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Play part"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the place where some action occurs
- Words that mean the same thing: vista, aspect, setting
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCENE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Secretly include, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BCC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "17. Loses ground slowly but surely"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that become ground down or deteriorate
- Words that mean the same thing: gnaw, wear away, fret
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERODES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Family inheritance?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
- Words that mean the same thing: desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. Sony console of the 2000s, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PSP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "24. One of more than 200 Bach works"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
- Words that mean the same thing: oratorio
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CANTATA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "25. Playful and teasing"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
- Words that mean the same thing: archway, curve, patronizing
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "29. Doodled, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states actor (born in ireland); father of georgiana emma barrymore (1827-1862)
- Words that mean the same thing: suck up, pull in, get
- The opposite would be: push, deposit
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DREW
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Clue 20 Down: "31. Hockey fake-out"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DEKE
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Clue 21 Down: "34. Turn down"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that declare untrue; contradict
- Words that mean the same thing: abnegate, traverse, refuse
- The opposite would be: admit, allow
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The answer is: DENY
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Clue 22 Down: "35. Christmas scent"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any seed plant yielding balsam
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: BALSAM
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Price per piece"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: UNITCOST
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Gemstones resembling topaz"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
- Words that mean the same thing: citrine
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: CITRINES
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Mired (in)"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: KNEEDEEP
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Clue 26 Down: "41. Org."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: GRP
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Clue 27 Down: "42. "Having said that ...""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (postpositive) however
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: THOUGH
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Clue 28 Down: "43. "We're not ___!" (classic line from "Wayne's World")"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
- Words that mean the same thing: desirable, suitable
- The opposite would be: unworthy
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The answer is: WORTHY
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Rowboat mover"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: OAR
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Fabrics"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- Words that mean the same thing: textile, cloth, material
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: CLOTHS
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Gone bad, to Brits"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- Words that mean the same thing: flub, bilk, queer
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SPOILT
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Clue 32 Down: "48. With 55-Across, public thanks"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- Words that mean the same thing: clapperclaw, squall, exclaim
- The opposite would be: whisper
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The answer is: SHOUT
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Clue 33 Down: "52. Thigh-slapper"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a public act of violence by an unruly mob
- Words that mean the same thing: bacchanal, orgy, bacchanalia
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RIOT
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Clue 34 Down: "54. Org.? What org.?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
- Words that mean the same thing: National Security Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NSA
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Clue 35 Down: "57. Swab's swab"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
- Words that mean the same thing: wipe up, mow, swab
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MOP
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Clue 36 Down: "58. Fuel economy authority, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
- Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EPA
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Clue 37 Down: "59. N.F.L. divisions: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YDS
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 45 | 62.5% |
| Short Answer | 15 | 20.8% |
| Abbreviation | 4 | 5.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.6% |
| History | 1 | 1.4% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.4% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 72 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.1 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 22, 2025 at 03:51 AM
