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Sunday, January 4, 2026

NYT Crossword Across January 04, 2026: All 63 Horizontal Answers & Strategic Tips

Today's Across Crossword NYT January 04, 2026 - Every Horizontal Solution Explained

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 63 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 January 04, 2026
NYT Across Clues - Sunday, January 04, 2026
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date January 04, 2026
Day of Week Sunday
Total Across Clues 63 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Challenging

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 63 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. It protects the heart
2 Across 8. Egyptian god of the underworld
3 Across 14. Dr.'s order?
4 Across 17. Substances found in cured meats and explosives
5 Across 18. Theme park with attractions like The Count's Splash Castle and Oscar's Rusty Rotten Rockets
6 Across 21. High marks
7 Across 22. "That's enough bickering!"
8 Across 24. Valletta's land
9 Across 25. Sci-fi protagonist who says "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life"
10 Across 27. Max's opposite
11 Across 28. Morpheus, to 25-Across
12 Across 29. Good ol' boy
13 Across 31. Actor Thomas ___ Church
14 Across 34. Stares stupidly
15 Across 35. General who crossed the Rubicon
16 Across 37. Snubs
17 Across 39. Ultimate end, to Aristotle
18 Across 40. TV E.T.
19 Across 41. Secondary list of options
20 Across 43. ___ Veronese, "The Wedding at Cana" painter
21 Across 45. Queen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway)
22 Across 47. Classification that anyone can donate to
23 Across 48. Got off
24 Across 49. With warts and all
25 Across 53. Pesto ingredients
26 Across 55. Made less angry now
27 Across 58. Ozone no-no, for short
28 Across 59. The dash in many an emoticon
29 Across 60. It's a "tyrannical discipline," said Sylvia Plath
30 Across 61. Titular role in a 2024 Disney prequel
31 Across 63. Derived from gold
32 Across 66. Steals, informally
33 Across 67. Something a bug produces
34 Across 68. Certain Army noncom
35 Across 70. Points to a church?
36 Across 71. What the 7 may mean in 7/11
37 Across 73. Brewed beverage
38 Across 74. Perseveres
39 Across 76. Certain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women's lifestyle website
40 Across 80. "Horsefeathers!"
41 Across 82. "Fiddlesticks!"
42 Across 83. Combine using heat without melting, as particles
43 Across 85. Make a lot, say?
44 Across 86. Famed firefighter Red
45 Across 88. "All right, but that's not my opinion"
46 Across 90. L.A.P.D. unit?
47 Across 91. The Lamb
48 Across 93. Devoted effort to looking attractive
49 Across 96. Leaning
50 Across 98. Bandage brand
51 Across 99. Possessed, biblically
52 Across 100. Word before winner or after Wonder
53 Across 101. Brick homes
54 Across 103. Buffalo's home: Abbr.
55 Across 104. "Sprechen ___ Deutsch?"
56 Across 106. Eponym of element 96
57 Across 109. They'll get there eventually
58 Across 113. Like the cultivation of land
59 Across 115. Country whose border shape is the world's roundest
60 Across 116. Zero
61 Across 117. Co.'s $$$ head
62 Across 118. Steal for ransom
63 Across 119. Whence the phrase "wear one's heart on one's sleeve"

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. It protects the heart"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R_____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RIBCAGE

2 Across: "8. Egyptian god of the underworld"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O____S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OSIRIS

3 Across: "14. Dr.'s order?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AMA

4 Across: "17. Substances found in cured meats and explosives"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: N______S
  • Similar words: nitrate
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NITRATES

5 Across: "18. Theme park with attractions like The Count's Splash Castle and Oscar's Rusty Rotten Rockets"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S_________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SESAMEPLACE

6 Across: "21. High marks"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer APLUSSES

7 Across: "22. "That's enough bickering!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: S__________O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STOPITYOUTWO

8 Across: "24. Valletta's land"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 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 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MALTA

9 Across: "25. Sci-fi protagonist who says "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: (used as a combining form) recent or new
  • This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEO

10 Across: "27. Max's opposite"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'N'
  • Similar words: Fukkianese, Amoy
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MIN

11 Across: "28. Morpheus, to 25-Across"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: M____R
  • Similar words: wise man
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a wise and trusted guide and advisor
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MENTOR

12 Across: "29. Good ol' boy"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: B___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BUBBA

13 Across: "31. Actor Thomas ___ Church"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: H___N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer HADEN

14 Across: "34. Stares stupidly"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: G___S
  • Similar words: stumblebum, lump
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an awkward stupid person
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GAWKS

15 Across: "35. General who crossed the Rubicon"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: C____R
  • Similar words: Sidney Caesar, Julius Caesar
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CAESAR

16 Across: "37. Snubs"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: I_____S
  • Similar words: ignore, neglect
  • Opposite of: notice
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: refuse to acknowledge
  • This is Across clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer IGNORES

17 Across: "39. Ultimate end, to Aristotle"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T___S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TELOS

18 Across: "40. TV E.T."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'F'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALF

19 Across: "41. Secondary list of options"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'U'
  • Word pattern: S_____U
  • Similar words: cascading menu
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SUBMENU

20 Across: "43. ___ Veronese, "The Wedding at Cana" painter"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: P___O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PAOLO

21 Across: "45. Queen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: M__D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MAUD

22 Across: "47. Classification that anyone can donate to"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'B'
  • Word pattern: T____B
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TYPEAB

23 Across: "48. Got off"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: A__T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALIT

24 Across: "49. With warts and all"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ASIS

25 Across: "53. Pesto ingredients"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PINENUTS

26 Across: "55. Made less angry now"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: P______D
  • Similar words: gentle, appease
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PLACATED

27 Across: "58. Ozone no-no, for short"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'C'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CFC

28 Across: "59. The dash in many an emoticon"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: N__E
  • Similar words: pry, poke
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NOSE

29 Across: "60. It's a "tyrannical discipline," said Sylvia Plath"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: P____Y
  • Similar words: poesy, verse
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: literature in metrical form
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer POETRY

30 Across: "61. Titular role in a 2024 Disney prequel"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 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 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MUFASA

31 Across: "63. Derived from gold"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'C'
  • Word pattern: A___C
  • Similar words: aurous
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: of or relating to or containing or derived from gold
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AURIC

32 Across: "66. Steals, informally"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: F_____S
  • Similar words: pilfer, pinch
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: make off with belongings of others
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FILCHES

33 Across: "67. Something a bug produces"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: E___R
  • Similar words: mistake, computer error
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ERROR

34 Across: "68. Certain Army noncom"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'J'
  • Word pattern: S____J
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SGTMAJ

35 Across: "70. Points to a church?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S____S
  • Similar words: steeple, spire
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SPIRES

36 Across: "71. What the 7 may mean in 7/11"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'J' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: J__Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the month following June and preceding August
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer JULY

37 Across: "73. Brewed beverage"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALE

38 Across: "74. Perseveres"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: P______N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PUSHESON

39 Across: "76. Certain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women's lifestyle website"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: P______R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer POPSUGAR

40 Across: "80. "Horsefeathers!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: P__H
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 40

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PISH

41 Across: "82. "Fiddlesticks!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: D__T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 41

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DRAT

42 Across: "83. Combine using heat without melting, as particles"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: S____R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 42

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SINTER

43 Across: "85. Make a lot, say?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 43

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PAVE

44 Across: "86. Famed firefighter Red"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: A___R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 44

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ADAIR

45 Across: "88. "All right, but that's not my opinion""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'U'
  • Word pattern: S_____U
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 45

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SAYSYOU

46 Across: "90. L.A.P.D. unit?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 46

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LOS

47 Across: "91. The Lamb"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'J' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: J___S
  • Similar words: Savior, Saviour
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 47

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer JESUS

48 Across: "93. Devoted effort to looking attractive"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: P_____D
  • Similar words: plume, preen
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: clean with one's bill
  • This is Across clue number 48

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PREENED

49 Across: "96. Leaning"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: A____T
  • Similar words: obliquely, sloped
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: having an oblique or slanted direction
  • This is Across clue number 49

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ASLANT

50 Across: "98. Bandage brand"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: C___D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 50

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CURAD

51 Across: "99. Possessed, biblically"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: H___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 51

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer HADST

52 Across: "100. Word before winner or after Wonder"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: B___D
  • Similar words: shekels, lucre
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 52

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BREAD

53 Across: "101. Brick homes"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A____S
  • Similar words: adobe brick, adobe
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the clay from which adobe bricks are made
  • This is Across clue number 53

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ADOBES

54 Across: "103. Buffalo's home: Abbr."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: Empire State, NY
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
  • This is Across clue number 54

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NYS

55 Across: "104. "Sprechen ___ Deutsch?""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 55

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SIE

56 Across: "106. Eponym of element 96"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C___E
  • Similar words: Pierre Curie, Marie Curie
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 56

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CURIE

57 Across: "109. They'll get there eventually"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: L__________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 57

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LATEBLOOMERS

58 Across: "113. Like the cultivation of land"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: A______N
  • Similar words: agricultural, farming
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: relating to rural matters
  • This is Across clue number 58

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AGRARIAN

59 Across: "115. Country whose border shape is the world's roundest"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S_________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 59

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SIERRALEONE

60 Across: "116. Zero"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: G______G
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 60

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GOOSEEGG

61 Across: "117. Co.'s $$$ head"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 61

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CFO

62 Across: "118. Steal for ransom"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: K____P
  • Similar words: nobble, snatch
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 62

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer KIDNAP

63 Across: "119. Whence the phrase "wear one's heart on one's sleeve""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: O_____O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 63

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OTHELLO

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 63 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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January 04, 2026 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. It protects the heart 7
2A 8. Egyptian god of the underworld 6
3A 14. Dr.'s order? 3
4A 17. Substances found in cured meats and explosives 8
5A 18. Theme park with attractions like The Count's Splash Castle and Oscar's Rusty Rotten Rockets 11
6A 21. High marks 8
7A 22. "That's enough bickering!" 12
8A 24. Valletta's land 5
9A 25. Sci-fi protagonist who says "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life" 3
10A 27. Max's opposite 3
11A 28. Morpheus, to 25-Across 6
12A 29. Good ol' boy 5
13A 31. Actor Thomas ___ Church 5
14A 34. Stares stupidly 5
15A 35. General who crossed the Rubicon 6
16A 37. Snubs 7
17A 39. Ultimate end, to Aristotle 5
18A 40. TV E.T. 3
19A 41. Secondary list of options 7
20A 43. ___ Veronese, "The Wedding at Cana" painter 5
21A 45. Queen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway) 4
22A 47. Classification that anyone can donate to 6
23A 48. Got off 4
24A 49. With warts and all 4
25A 53. Pesto ingredients 8
26A 55. Made less angry now 8
27A 58. Ozone no-no, for short 3
28A 59. The dash in many an emoticon 4
29A 60. It's a "tyrannical discipline," said Sylvia Plath 6
30A 61. Titular role in a 2024 Disney prequel 6
31A 63. Derived from gold 5
32A 66. Steals, informally 7
33A 67. Something a bug produces 5
34A 68. Certain Army noncom 6
35A 70. Points to a church? 6
36A 71. What the 7 may mean in 7/11 4
37A 73. Brewed beverage 3
38A 74. Perseveres 8
39A 76. Certain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women's lifestyle website 8
40A 80. "Horsefeathers!" 4
41A 82. "Fiddlesticks!" 4
42A 83. Combine using heat without melting, as particles 6
43A 85. Make a lot, say? 4
44A 86. Famed firefighter Red 5
45A 88. "All right, but that's not my opinion" 7
46A 90. L.A.P.D. unit? 3
47A 91. The Lamb 5
48A 93. Devoted effort to looking attractive 7
49A 96. Leaning 6
50A 98. Bandage brand 5
51A 99. Possessed, biblically 5
52A 100. Word before winner or after Wonder 5
53A 101. Brick homes 6
54A 103. Buffalo's home: Abbr. 3
55A 104. "Sprechen ___ Deutsch?" 3
56A 106. Eponym of element 96 5
57A 109. They'll get there eventually 12
58A 113. Like the cultivation of land 8
59A 115. Country whose border shape is the world's roundest 11
60A 116. Zero 8
61A 117. Co.'s $$$ head 3
62A 118. Steal for ransom 6
63A 119. Whence the phrase "wear one's heart on one's sleeve" 7

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. It protects the heart"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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2A: "8. Egyptian god of the underworld"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of isis; father of horus
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OSIRIS

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3A: "14. Dr.'s order?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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4A: "17. Substances found in cured meats and explosives"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
  • Similar words include: nitrate
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NITRATES

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5A: "18. Theme park with attractions like The Count's Splash Castle and Oscar's Rusty Rotten Rockets"

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SESAMEPLACE

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6A: "21. High marks"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: APLUSSES

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7A: "22. "That's enough bickering!""

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: STOPITYOUTWO

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8A: "24. Valletta's land"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a republic on the island of malta in the mediterranean; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1964
  • Similar words include: Republic of Malta
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MALTA

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9A: "25. Sci-fi protagonist who says "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life""

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (used as a combining form) recent or new
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NEO

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10A: "27. Max's opposite"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
  • Similar words include: minute, Hokkianese, Fukien
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MIN

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11A: "28. Morpheus, to 25-Across"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a wise and trusted guide and advisor
  • Similar words include: wise man
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MENTOR

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12A: "29. Good ol' boy"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BUBBA

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13A: "31. Actor Thomas ___ Church"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HADEN

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14A: "34. Stares stupidly"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an awkward stupid person
  • Similar words include: goggle, gawp, oaf
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GAWKS

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15A: "35. General who crossed the Rubicon"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that conqueror of gaul and master of italy (100-44 bc)
  • Similar words include: Gaius Julius Caesar, Sidney Caesar, Sid Caesar
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CAESAR

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16A: "37. Snubs"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that refuse to acknowledge
  • Similar words include: brush aside, brush off, disregard
  • Opposite of: know, notice
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IGNORES

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17A: "39. Ultimate end, to Aristotle"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TELOS

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18A: "40. TV E.T."

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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19A: "41. Secondary list of options"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menu
  • Similar words include: hierarchical menu, cascading menu
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SUBMENU

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20A: "43. ___ Veronese, "The Wedding at Cana" painter"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PAOLO

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21A: "45. Queen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway)"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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22A: "47. Classification that anyone can donate to"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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23A: "48. Got off"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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24A: "49. With warts and all"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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25A: "53. Pesto ingredients"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PINENUTS

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26A: "55. Made less angry now"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  • Similar words include: pacify, assuage, conciliate
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PLACATED

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27A: "58. Ozone no-no, for short"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans
  • Similar words include: chlorofluorocarbon
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CFC

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28A: "59. The dash in many an emoticon"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
  • Similar words include: nuzzle, pry, nozzle
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NOSE

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29A: "60. It's a "tyrannical discipline," said Sylvia Plath"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that literature in metrical form
  • Similar words include: poesy, verse
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: POETRY

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30A: "61. Titular role in a 2024 Disney prequel"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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31A: "63. Derived from gold"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that of or relating to or containing or derived from gold
  • Similar words include: aurous
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AURIC

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32A: "66. Steals, informally"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that make off with belongings of others
  • Similar words include: swipe, nobble, abstract
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FILCHES

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33A: "67. Something a bug produces"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
  • Similar words include: computer error, erroneous belief, misplay
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ERROR

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34A: "68. Certain Army noncom"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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35A: "70. Points to a church?"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
  • Similar words include: spire, steeple
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SPIRES

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36A: "71. What the 7 may mean in 7/11"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the month following june and preceding august
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: JULY

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37A: "73. Brewed beverage"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALE

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38A: "74. Perseveres"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PUSHESON

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39A: "76. Certain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women's lifestyle website"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: POPSUGAR

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40A: "80. "Horsefeathers!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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41A: "82. "Fiddlesticks!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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42A: "83. Combine using heat without melting, as particles"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SINTER

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43A: "85. Make a lot, say?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PAVE

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44A: "86. Famed firefighter Red"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ADAIR

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45A: "88. "All right, but that's not my opinion""

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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46A: "90. L.A.P.D. unit?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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47A: "91. The Lamb"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a teacher and prophet born in bethlehem and active in nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for christianity (circa 4 bc - ad 29)
  • Similar words include: Saviour, Good Shepherd, Deliverer
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: JESUS

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48A: "93. Devoted effort to looking attractive"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that clean with one's bill
  • Similar words include: congratulate, preen, dress
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PREENED

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49A: "96. Leaning"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that having an oblique or slanted direction
  • Similar words include: diagonal, sloped, slanting
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ASLANT

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50A: "98. Bandage brand"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CURAD

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51A: "99. Possessed, biblically"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HADST

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52A: "100. Word before winner or after Wonder"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
  • Similar words include: scratch, lucre, lolly
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BREAD

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53A: "101. Brick homes"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the clay from which adobe bricks are made
  • Similar words include: adobe brick, adobe
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ADOBES

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54A: "103. Buffalo's home: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mid-atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
  • Similar words include: New York, Empire State, New York State
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NYS

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55A: "104. "Sprechen ___ Deutsch?""

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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56A: "106. Eponym of element 96"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second
  • Similar words include: Marie Curie, Madame Curie, Ci
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CURIE

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57A: "109. They'll get there eventually"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LATEBLOOMERS

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58A: "113. Like the cultivation of land"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that relating to rural matters
  • Similar words include: agricultural, farming
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AGRARIAN

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59A: "115. Country whose border shape is the world's roundest"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SIERRALEONE

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60A: "116. Zero"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GOOSEEGG

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61A: "117. Co.'s $$$ head"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
  • Similar words include: chief financial officer
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CFO

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62A: "118. Steal for ransom"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
  • Similar words include: abduct, nobble, snatch
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: KIDNAP

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63A: "119. Whence the phrase "wear one's heart on one's sleeve""

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the hero of william shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OTHELLO

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Kelly of morning TV 4
2D 2. "Come on and let loose for a while!" 9
3D 3. Name of Ohio State's buckeye mascot 6
4D 4. Wrinkly fruits 7
5D 5. Parts of many online handles 3
6D 6. Davis of "Thelma & Louise" 5
7D 7. "___ quam videri" (North Carolina's motto) 4
8D 8. 1940s spy grp. 3
9D 9. Ready ... or a word after ready 3
10D 10. Chemist's variant 6
11D 11. Violent seizure, as of property 6
12D 12. "Sign me up" 4
13D 13. He scattered his brother's remains across the land and usurped his throne 3
14D 14. Soothing goo 7
15D 15. Hawaiian for "long mountain" 8
16D 16. Intermission follower on Broadway 6
17D 17. War zone for Rambo, informally 3
18D 19. Poe's "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon ___" 3
19D 20. Wicket and Teebo of Endor, e.g. 5
20D 23. Hosp. areas 3
21D 26. "I'm flattered!" 5
22D 30. Believing his friend and ally had too much power, he led a party of conspirators to put an end to him 6
23D 32. State capital that's closest to the U.S. Capitol 9
24D 33. Like five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively 13
25D 35. Kids' summer getaway 4
26D 36. Kyrgyzstani mountain range 4
27D 37. Urchins 4
28D 38. Fans out 6
29D 39. Where idols go head-to-head? 5
30D 42. Small part in a gig 4
31D 44. British isle 3
32D 46. It's in your jeans 5
33D 48. Plot divisions 5
34D 50. Traumatize 4
35D 51. "Assuming that's true ..." 4
36D 52. He led his brother to his demise by endangering his nephew 4
37D 54. "Not gonna lie ..." 5
38D 56. First enactors of democracy 9
39D 57. Fencing contests 5
40D 60. Chemistry lab dropper 5
41D 62. Prepare quickly, as eggs for breakfast 5
42D 63. Chop-chop 4
43D 64. Wrinkly fruit 4
44D 65. GPS lines: Abbr. 4
45D 66. Programming language that's also a musical key 6
46D 69. He sold out his master in exchange for silver 5
47D 71. Baby in a pouch 4
48D 72. Pandemonium 6
49D 75. Title for a guru 3
50D 76. Survivor's affliction, for short 4
51D 77. Elf portrayed by Cate Blanchett in "The Fellowship of the Ring" 9
52D 78. Big name in makeup 4
53D 79. Music score squiggle 4
54D 81. Disagrees (with) 8
55D 84. Ixnays from Irkutsk 5
56D 87. Obnoxious fratty sort, colloquially 7
57D 89. Possible scenario, to a coder 7
58D 91. 2011 Lady Gaga hit 5
59D 92. Steamy 6
60D 94. Paired chips with dips? 6
61D 95. Touch lightly, as a gas pedal 6
62D 97. Floral victory symbol 6
63D 98. Lead-in to Tech 3
64D 100. Spawned 5
65D 102. Camera inits. 3
66D 103. ___ me tangere (Latin warning) 4
67D 105. Jafar's parrot in "Aladdin" 4
68D 107. Driven by envy toward his comrades, he fabricated events that led to their downfall 4
69D 108. Official lang. of Liberia 3
70D 110. Acorn, in the future 3
71D 111. Messenger ___ 3
72D 112. Birth month of most Virgos: Abbr. 3
73D 114. "Ruh-___!" (cry from Astro on "The Jetsons") 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Kelly of morning TV"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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2D: "2. "Come on and let loose for a while!""

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ITLLBEFUN

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3D: "3. Name of Ohio State's buckeye mascot"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that statesman of ancient rome who (with cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate julius caesar (85-42 bc)
  • Similar words include: Marcus Junius Brutus
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BRUTUS

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4D: "4. Wrinkly fruits"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh
  • Similar words include: casaba melon, casaba
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CASABAS

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5D: "5. Parts of many online handles"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
  • Similar words include: astatine, At, atomic number 85
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ATS

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6D: "6. Davis of "Thelma & Louise""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: GEENA

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7D: "7. "___ quam videri" (North Carolina's motto)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ESSE

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8D: "8. 1940s spy grp."

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
  • Similar words include: oculus sinister, OS, Os
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: OSS

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9D: "9. Ready ... or a word after ready"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
  • Similar words include: hardening, lay, determine
  • Opposite of: rise
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Answer: SET

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10D: "10. Chemist's variant"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ISOMER

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11D: "11. Violent seizure, as of property"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the act of despoiling a country in warfare
  • Similar words include: rape
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: RAPINE

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12D: "12. "Sign me up""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: IMIN

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13D: "13. He scattered his brother's remains across the land and usurped his throne"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
  • Similar words include: hardening, lay, determine
  • Opposite of: rise
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Answer: SET

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14D: "14. Soothing goo"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: ALOEGEL

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15D: "15. Hawaiian for "long mountain""

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: MAUNALOA

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16D: "16. Intermission follower on Broadway"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ACTTWO

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17D: "17. War zone for Rambo, informally"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: NAM

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18D: "19. Poe's "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon ___""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: PYM

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19D: "20. Wicket and Teebo of Endor, e.g."

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: EWOKS

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20D: "23. Hosp. areas"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a state in northwestern united states on the pacific
  • Similar words include: Oregon, operating theater, operating room
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ORS

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21D: "26. "I'm flattered!""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: OHGEE

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22D: "30. Believing his friend and ally had too much power, he led a party of conspirators to put an end to him"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that statesman of ancient rome who (with cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate julius caesar (85-42 bc)
  • Similar words include: Marcus Junius Brutus
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: BRUTUS

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23D: "32. State capital that's closest to the U.S. Capitol"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that state capital of maryland; site of the united states naval academy
  • Similar words include: capital of Maryland
  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: ANNAPOLIS

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24D: "33. Like five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively"

13 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____________
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Answer: DOUBLECROSSED

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25D: "35. Kids' summer getaway"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
  • Similar words include: tent, camp down, pack
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CAMP

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26D: "36. Kyrgyzstani mountain range"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALAI

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27D: "37. Urchins"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
  • Similar words include: rapscallion, scamp, rascal
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: IMPS

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28D: "38. Fans out"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
  • Similar words include: spread out, turn out, slip
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SPLAYS

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29D: "39. Where idols go head-to-head?"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOTEM

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30D: "42. Small part in a gig"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: BYTE

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31D: "44. British isle"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: AIT

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32D: "46. It's in your jeans"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
  • Similar words include: dungaree, jean, blue jean
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: DENIM

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33D: "48. Plot divisions"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
  • Similar words include: land, Akka, estate
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ACRES

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34D: "50. Traumatize"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
  • Similar words include: scratch, mark, cicatrix
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SCAR

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35D: "51. "Assuming that's true ...""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: IFSO

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36D: "52. He led his brother to his demise by endangering his nephew"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
  • Similar words include: scratch, mark, cicatrix
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SCAR

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37D: "54. "Not gonna lie ...""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: NOCAP

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38D: "56. First enactors of democracy"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a resident of athens
  • Similar words include: Athenian
  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: ATHENIANS

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39D: "57. Fencing contests"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
  • Similar words include: duel, affaire d'honneur
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: DUELS

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40D: "60. Chemistry lab dropper"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
  • Similar words include: pipette
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PIPET

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41D: "62. Prepare quickly, as eggs for breakfast"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: FRYUP

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42D: "63. Chop-chop"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that as soon as possible
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ASAP

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43D: "64. Wrinkly fruit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
  • Similar words include: ugli fruit, tangelo
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: UGLI

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44D: "65. GPS lines: Abbr."

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: RTES

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45D: "66. Programming language that's also a musical key"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: FSHARP

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46D: "69. He sold out his master in exchange for silver"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (new testament) supposed brother of st. james; one of the apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
  • Similar words include: Judah, Jude, Saint Jude
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: JUDAS

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47D: "71. Baby in a pouch"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: JOEY

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48D: "72. Pandemonium"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  • Similar words include: garboil, tumultuousness, tumult
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: UPROAR

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49D: "75. Title for a guru"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SRI

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50D: "76. Survivor's affliction, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images
  • Similar words include: posttraumatic stress disorder
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PTSD

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51D: "77. Elf portrayed by Cate Blanchett in "The Fellowship of the Ring""

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: GALADRIEL

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52D: "78. Big name in makeup"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a river in southwestern england rising in gloucestershire and flowing through bristol to empty into the estuary of the severn
  • Similar words include: Upper Avon River, Upper Avon, River Avon
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: AVON

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53D: "79. Music score squiggle"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that something left after other parts have been taken away
  • Similar words include: residuum, residue, stay
  • Opposite of: change, be active
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Answer: REST

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54D: "81. Disagrees (with)"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: HASABEEF

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55D: "84. Ixnays from Irkutsk"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: NYETS

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56D: "87. Obnoxious fratty sort, colloquially"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: DUDEBRO

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57D: "89. Possible scenario, to a coder"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: USECASE

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58D: "91. 2011 Lady Gaga hit"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (new testament) supposed brother of st. james; one of the apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
  • Similar words include: Judah, Jude, Saint Jude
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: JUDAS

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59D: "92. Steamy"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an erotic person
  • Similar words include: titillating
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: EROTIC

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60D: "94. Paired chips with dips?"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that compose rhymes
  • Similar words include: rhyme, riming, rhyming
  • Opposite of: unrhymed
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Answer: RHYMED

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61D: "95. Touch lightly, as a gas pedal"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: EASEON

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62D: "97. Floral victory symbol"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
  • Similar words include: Stan Laurel, laurel wreath, bay wreath
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: LAUREL

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63D: "98. Lead-in to Tech"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: CAL

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64D: "100. Spawned"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that make children
  • Similar words include: father, mother, bring forth
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: BEGOT

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65D: "102. Camera inits."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SLR

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66D: "103. ___ me tangere (Latin warning)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: NOLI

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67D: "105. Jafar's parrot in "Aladdin""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the villain in william shakespeare's tragedy who tricked othello into murdering his wife
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: IAGO

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68D: "107. Driven by envy toward his comrades, he fabricated events that led to their downfall"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the villain in william shakespeare's tragedy who tricked othello into murdering his wife
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: IAGO

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69D: "108. Official lang. of Liberia"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ENG

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70D: "110. Acorn, in the future"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
  • Similar words include: oak tree
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: OAK

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71D: "111. Messenger ___"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
  • Similar words include: ribonucleic acid
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: RNA

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72D: "112. Birth month of most Virgos: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the month following august and preceding october
  • Similar words include: September, Sept
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SEP

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73D: "114. "Ruh-___!" (cry from Astro on "The Jetsons")"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ROH

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63 Across Clues
73 Down Clues
136 Total Clues

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