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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Today's Down Crossword NYT December 10, 2025 - Every Vertical Solution Explained

NYT Crossword Down December 10, 2025: All 44 Vertical Answers & Strategic Tips

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 44 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down clues solutions for December 10, 2025
NYT Down Clues - Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Down Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date December 10, 2025
Day of Week Wednesday
Total Down Clues 44 clues
Direction Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty Tricky

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 44 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 1. Software accessed via an online browser
2 Down 2. Game-tying goal
3 Down 3. Healthier version of a breakfast side dish
4 Down 4. "Or ___ what?"
5 Down 5. Longtime NASCAR sponsor
6 Down 6. Alters the shape of
7 Down 7. Dell competitor
8 Down 8. Singer Amos
9 Down 9. "You can say that again!"
10 Down 10. Sensitivity
11 Down 11. Secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega
12 Down 12. Ax, so to speak
13 Down 13. Beehive State athlete
14 Down 14. Grassy section
15 Down 20. Source of 3.5 million quotations, for short
16 Down 22. Performer of the 1992 dance song "Supermodel (You Better Work)"
17 Down 26. Greek figures with multiple heads
18 Down 28. Status of 23-, 44- and 69-Across, as indicated by their clues and placement in the grid
19 Down 29. Trampoline mats
20 Down 30. Elf product
21 Down 32. Org. opposed to "speciesism"
22 Down 33. Common street sign symbol
23 Down 34. Several things in a pagoda
24 Down 35. Party starters, in brief
25 Down 36. Sowing machine
26 Down 40. "To your health!," in Germany
27 Down 41. ___ gaz (carbonated: Fr.)
28 Down 42. [Don't open this at the office!]
29 Down 43. One of four rhyming letters
30 Down 44. Modern prefix with village
31 Down 49. "The Matrix" character, with "the"
32 Down 50. Nuts
33 Down 52. Standing
34 Down 53. Aachen article
35 Down 54. "There is more to life than increasing its ___": Gandhi
36 Down 57. Some needle work, in brief
37 Down 58. "Community" character played by Donald Glover
38 Down 59. Apt letters missing from _ _stra_ _
39 Down 60. Songwriter Guthrie
40 Down 62. ___ Minor
41 Down 63. Fire up
42 Down 64. Prize that a prospector pries
43 Down 65. Sloth, e.g.
44 Down 66. Some N.F.L. linemen

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

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

Complete Down Solutions:

1 Down: "1. Software accessed via an online browser"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: W____P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer WEBAPP

2 Down: "2. Game-tying goal"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: E____R
  • Similar words: regular, even
  • Opposite of: uneven
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: divisible by two
  • This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EVENER

3 Down: "3. Healthier version of a breakfast side dish"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'V' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: V_________N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer VEGGIEBACON

4 Down: "4. "Or ___ what?""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ELSE

5 Down: "5. Longtime NASCAR sponsor"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
  • Similar words: s.t.p.
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: standard temperature and pressure
  • This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer STP

6 Down: "6. Alters the shape of"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: W___S
  • Similar words: heave, warp
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer WARPS

7 Down: "7. Dell competitor"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: A__R
  • Similar words: genus Acer
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ACER

8 Down: "8. Singer Amos"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: T__I
  • Similar words: torus, tore
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TORI

9 Down: "9. "You can say that again!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: A__N
  • Similar words: Amon, Amun
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AMEN

10 Down: "10. Sensitivity"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: T__T
  • Similar words: tactfulness
  • Opposite of: tactlessness
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TACT

11 Down: "11. Secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'Z' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: Z___O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ZORRO

12 Down: "12. Ax, so to speak"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'D'
  • Similar words: last, destruction
  • Opposite of: begin
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: either extremity of something that has length
  • This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer END

13 Down: "13. Beehive State athlete"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer UTE

14 Down: "14. Grassy section"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
  • Similar words: sward, bugger
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SOD

15 Down: "20. Source of 3.5 million quotations, for short"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'D'
  • Similar words: O.E.D.
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OED

16 Down: "22. Performer of the 1992 dance song "Supermodel (You Better Work)""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: R____L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RUPAUL

17 Down: "26. Greek figures with multiple heads"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: H____S
  • Similar words: Hydra, Snake
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HYDRAS

18 Down: "28. Status of 23-, 44- and 69-Across, as indicated by their clues and placement in the grid"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: U_________R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer UNDERREPAIR

19 Down: "29. Trampoline mats"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B__S
  • Similar words: bottom, kip down
  • Opposite of: get up
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
  • This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BEDS

20 Down: "30. Elf product"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'Y'
  • Similar words: miniature, plaything
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an artifact designed to be played with
  • This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TOY

21 Down: "32. Org. opposed to "speciesism""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: P__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PETA

22 Down: "33. Common street sign symbol"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'W'
  • Word pattern: A___W
  • Similar words: pointer
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a mark to indicate a direction or relation
  • This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ARROW

23 Down: "34. Several things in a pagoda"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T___S
  • Similar words: level, tier
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
  • This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TIERS

24 Down: "35. Party starters, in brief"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: MHz, megahertz
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: one million periods per second
  • This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MCS

25 Down: "36. Sowing machine"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: S____R
  • Similar words: cloud seeder
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a person who seeds clouds
  • This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SEEDER

26 Down: "40. "To your health!," in Germany"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P____T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PROSIT

27 Down: "41. ___ gaz (carbonated: Fr.)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'C'
  • Word pattern: A__C
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AVEC

28 Down: "42. [Don't open this at the office!]"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'W'
  • Word pattern: N__W
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NSFW

29 Down: "43. One of four rhyming letters"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ETA

30 Down: "44. Modern prefix with village"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ECO

31 Down: "49. "The Matrix" character, with "the""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: O____E
  • Similar words: seer, prophet
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an authoritative person who divines the future
  • This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ORACLE

32 Down: "50. Nuts"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: W____S
  • Similar words: whacko, wacko
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
  • This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer WACKOS

33 Down: "52. Standing"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: E___T
  • Similar words: tumid, upright
  • Opposite of: unerect
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: construct
  • This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ERECT

34 Down: "53. Aachen article"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: cony, DA
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DAS

35 Down: "54. "There is more to life than increasing its ___": Gandhi"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: S___D
  • Similar words: step on it, quicken
  • Opposite of: decelerate
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: distance travelled per unit time
  • This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SPEED

36 Down: "57. Some needle work, in brief"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T__S
  • Similar words: sleaze, intertwine
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
  • This is Down clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TATS

37 Down: "58. "Community" character played by Donald Glover"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: T__Y
  • Similar words: troy weight, Ilion
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TROY

38 Down: "59. Apt letters missing from _ _stra_ _"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: R__N
  • Similar words: harness, draw rein
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer REIN

39 Down: "60. Songwriter Guthrie"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: A__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ARLO

40 Down: "62. ___ Minor"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: U__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 40

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer URSA

41 Down: "63. Fire up"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'V'
  • Similar words: rpm, rev up
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: rate of revolution of a motor
  • This is Down clue number 41

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer REV

42 Down: "64. Prize that a prospector pries"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 42

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ORE

43 Down: "65. Sloth, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
  • Similar words: trespass, boob
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: estrangement from god
  • This is Down clue number 43

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SIN

44 Down: "66. Some N.F.L. linemen"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
  • This is Down clue number 44

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DTS

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

  • Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
  • Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
  • Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
  • Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

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

Time-Saving Down Techniques

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

Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 44 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

Down and Across 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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December 10, 2025 NYT Crossword Solutions

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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. "___ been had!" 4
2A 5. Shoo away, in a way 6
3A 11. Thunderbolt wielder 4
4A 15. First name in daring jumps 4
5A 16. City NE of Olympia 6
6A 17. Familiar with the tricks of 4
7A 18. Emulates a dog around the family dinner table 4
8A 19. Like voice mail messages, for example 11
9A 21. Red "Inside Out" character 5
10A 23. OUT OF ORDER! 🚫🚫🚫 PAPER TRAY REQUIRES MAINTENANCE! 7
11A 24. J.F.K. Library architect 3
12A 25. Verbal hesitations 3
13A 27. "No ___!" 5
14A 31. Like some boarding school attire 6
15A 33. Green dispensaries? 4
16A 37. Iconic repeated Keanu Reeves role 3
17A 38. Bit of condensation 4
18A 39. Type of flooded field 9
19A 42. Protected lands for plants and animals 14
20A 44. OUT OF ORDER! 🚫🚫🚫 USE STAIRS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE! 9
21A 45. One who is acting? 4
22A 46. Corp. money bigwig 3
23A 47. Some pearls of wisdom 4
24A 48. Third-party holding 6
25A 51. Used to have 5
26A 54. ___ Chinmoy, 20th-century Indian spiritual leader 3
27A 55. Time piece? 3
28A 56. Hole in the wall 7
29A 61. Rapper who co-starred in 1994's "Above the Rim" 5
30A 63. Love poem opener 11
31A 67. Article of pool equipment 4
32A 68. Children's author Carle who wrote "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" 4
33A 69. OUT OF ORDER! 🚫🚫🚫 USE SECOND-FLOOR BATHROOM INSTEAD! 6
34A 70. Corn container 4
35A 71. Release steam 4
36A 72. Diocese assemblies 6
37A 73. Final boss in the game God of War 4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. "___ been had!""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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2A: "5. Shoo away, in a way"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3A: "11. Thunderbolt wielder"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient greek mythology; son of rhea and cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of hera; brother of poseidon and hades; father of many gods; counterpart of roman jupiter
  • Similar words include: genus Zeus
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ZEUS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

4A: "15. First name in daring jumps"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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5A: "16. City NE of Olympia"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a city in west central washington on an arm of puget sound to the south of seattle
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TACOMA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

6A: "17. Familiar with the tricks of"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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7A: "18. Emulates a dog around the family dinner table"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that call upon in supplication; entreat
  • Similar words include: pray, tap, beg
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BEGS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

8A: "19. Like voice mail messages, for example"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that record before presentation, as of a broadcast
  • Similar words include: prerecord
  • Pattern: ___________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PRERECORDED

Remember this word for future puzzles!

9A: "21. Red "Inside Out" character"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
  • Similar words include: choler, ire, angriness
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ANGER

Remember this word for future puzzles!

10A: "23. OUT OF ORDER! 🚫🚫🚫 PAPER TRAY REQUIRES MAINTENANCE!"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone whose occupation is printing
  • Similar words include: printing machine, pressman
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PRINTER

Remember this word for future puzzles!

11A: "24. J.F.K. Library architect"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states architect (born in china in 1917)
  • Similar words include: Ieoh Ming Pei, I. M. Pei
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PEI

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12A: "25. Verbal hesitations"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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13A: "27. "No ___!""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the state of being unsure of something
  • Similar words include: dubiety, incertitude, question
  • Opposite of: certainty
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Answer: DOUBT

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14A: "31. Like some boarding school attire"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: PREPPY

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15A: "33. Green dispensaries?"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
  • Similar words include: ATM, standard pressure, automated teller machine
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATMS

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16A: "37. Iconic repeated Keanu Reeves role"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (used as a combining form) recent or new
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: NEO

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17A: "38. Bit of condensation"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small ball with a hole through the middle
  • Similar words include: drop, astragal, pearl
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: BEAD

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18A: "39. Type of flooded field"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: RICEPADDY

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19A: "42. Protected lands for plants and animals"

14 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______________
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Answer: NATURERESERVES

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20A: "44. OUT OF ORDER! 🚫🚫🚫 USE STAIRS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
  • Similar words include: escalator clause, moving stairway, moving staircase
  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: ESCALATOR

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21A: "45. One who is acting?"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who acts and gets things done
  • Similar words include: worker, actor
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: DOER

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22A: "46. Corp. money bigwig"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

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: ___
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Answer: CFO

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23A: "47. Some pearls of wisdom"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
  • Similar words include: sawing machine, proverb, adage
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SAWS

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24A: "48. Third-party holding"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ESCROW

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25A: "51. Used to have"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that have ownership or possession of
  • Similar words include: possess, own, have
  • Opposite of: unowned
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Answer: OWNED

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26A: "54. ___ Chinmoy, 20th-century Indian spiritual leader"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SRI

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27A: "55. Time piece?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
  • Similar words include: geological era, epoch, earned run average
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERA

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28A: "56. Hole in the wall"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a difficult entangling situation
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: RATTRAP

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29A: "61. Rapper who co-starred in 1994's "Above the Rim""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: TUPAC

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30A: "63. Love poem opener"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: ROSESARERED

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31A: "67. Article of pool equipment"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that framework for holding objects
  • Similar words include: single-foot, gouge, wheel
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: RACK

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32A: "68. Children's author Carle who wrote "The Very Hungry Caterpillar""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ERIC

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33A: "69. OUT OF ORDER! 🚫🚫🚫 USE SECOND-FLOOR BATHROOM INSTEAD!"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
  • Similar words include: can, sewer, privy
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: TOILET

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34A: "70. Corn container"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SILO

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35A: "71. Release steam"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a hole for the escape of gas or air
  • Similar words include: outlet, vent-hole, volcano
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: VENT

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36A: "72. Diocese assemblies"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business
  • Similar words include: synod
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SYNODS

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37A: "73. Final boss in the game God of War"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
  • Similar words include: are, ar
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Software accessed via an online browser 6
2D 2. Game-tying goal 6
3D 3. Healthier version of a breakfast side dish 11
4D 4. "Or ___ what?" 4
5D 5. Longtime NASCAR sponsor 3
6D 6. Alters the shape of 5
7D 7. Dell competitor 4
8D 8. Singer Amos 4
9D 9. "You can say that again!" 4
10D 10. Sensitivity 4
11D 11. Secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega 5
12D 12. Ax, so to speak 3
13D 13. Beehive State athlete 3
14D 14. Grassy section 3
15D 20. Source of 3.5 million quotations, for short 3
16D 22. Performer of the 1992 dance song "Supermodel (You Better Work)" 6
17D 26. Greek figures with multiple heads 6
18D 28. Status of 23-, 44- and 69-Across, as indicated by their clues and placement in the grid 11
19D 29. Trampoline mats 4
20D 30. Elf product 3
21D 32. Org. opposed to "speciesism" 4
22D 33. Common street sign symbol 5
23D 34. Several things in a pagoda 5
24D 35. Party starters, in brief 3
25D 36. Sowing machine 6
26D 40. "To your health!," in Germany 6
27D 41. ___ gaz (carbonated: Fr.) 4
28D 42. [Don't open this at the office!] 4
29D 43. One of four rhyming letters 3
30D 44. Modern prefix with village 3
31D 49. "The Matrix" character, with "the" 6
32D 50. Nuts 6
33D 52. Standing 5
34D 53. Aachen article 3
35D 54. "There is more to life than increasing its ___": Gandhi 5
36D 57. Some needle work, in brief 4
37D 58. "Community" character played by Donald Glover 4
38D 59. Apt letters missing from _ _stra_ _ 4
39D 60. Songwriter Guthrie 4
40D 62. ___ Minor 4
41D 63. Fire up 3
42D 64. Prize that a prospector pries 3
43D 65. Sloth, e.g. 3
44D 66. Some N.F.L. linemen 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Software accessed via an online browser"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: WEBAPP

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2D: "2. Game-tying goal"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that divisible by two
  • Similar words include: fifty-fifty, even, tied
  • Opposite of: odd, uneven
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Answer: EVENER

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3D: "3. Healthier version of a breakfast side dish"

11 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: VEGGIEBACON

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4D: "4. "Or ___ what?""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELSE

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5D: "5. Longtime NASCAR sponsor"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that standard temperature and pressure
  • Similar words include: s.t.p.
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: STP

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6D: "6. Alters the shape of"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
  • Similar words include: distort, warping, deflection
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WARPS

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7D: "7. Dell competitor"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
  • Similar words include: genus Acer
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ACER

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8D: "8. Singer Amos"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
  • Similar words include: toroid, torus, tore
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TORI

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9D: "9. "You can say that again!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
  • Similar words include: Amon, Amun
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AMEN

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10D: "10. Sensitivity"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
  • Similar words include: tactfulness
  • Opposite of: tactlessness
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TACT

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11D: "11. Secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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12D: "12. Ax, so to speak"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that either extremity of something that has length
  • Similar words include: ending, stop, remnant
  • Opposite of: beginning, begin
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Answer: END

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13D: "13. Beehive State athlete"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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14D: "14. Grassy section"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
  • Similar words include: sodomite, superoxide dismutase, bugger
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SOD

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15D: "20. Source of 3.5 million quotations, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
  • Similar words include: O.E.D., Oxford English Dictionary
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OED

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16D: "22. Performer of the 1992 dance song "Supermodel (You Better Work)""

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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17D: "26. Greek figures with multiple heads"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
  • Similar words include: Snake, hydra, Hydra
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HYDRAS

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18D: "28. Status of 23-, 44- and 69-Across, as indicated by their clues and placement in the grid"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: UNDERREPAIR

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19D: "29. Trampoline mats"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
  • Similar words include: have a go at it, lie with, layer
  • Opposite of: turn out, get up
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BEDS

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20D: "30. Elf product"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an artifact designed to be played with
  • Similar words include: dally, plaything, diddle
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TOY

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21D: "32. Org. opposed to "speciesism""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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22D: "33. Common street sign symbol"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mark to indicate a direction or relation
  • Similar words include: pointer
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ARROW

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23D: "34. Several things in a pagoda"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
  • Similar words include: grade, level, tier up
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TIERS

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24D: "35. Party starters, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that one million periods per second
  • Similar words include: megahertz, megacycle, MHz
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MCS

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25D: "36. Sowing machine"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who seeds clouds
  • Similar words include: cloud seeder
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SEEDER

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26D: "40. "To your health!," in Germany"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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27D: "41. ___ gaz (carbonated: Fr.)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: AVEC

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28D: "42. [Don't open this at the office!]"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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29D: "43. One of four rhyming letters"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
  • Similar words include: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ETA

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30D: "44. Modern prefix with village"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ECO

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31D: "49. "The Matrix" character, with "the""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an authoritative person who divines the future
  • Similar words include: vaticinator, prophesier, prophet
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ORACLE

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32D: "50. Nuts"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
  • Similar words include: whacko, wacko, nutter
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WACKOS

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33D: "52. Standing"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that construct, build, or erect
  • Similar words include: rear, raise, put up
  • Opposite of: level, unerect
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ERECT

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34D: "53. Aachen article"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of several small ungulate mammals of africa and asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
  • Similar words include: coney, DA, hyrax
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DAS

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35D: "54. "There is more to life than increasing its ___": Gandhi"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that distance travelled per unit time
  • Similar words include: hie, zip, swiftness
  • Opposite of: linger, decelerate
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SPEED

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36D: "57. Some needle work, in brief"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
  • Similar words include: Thematic Apperception Test, tackiness, intertwine
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TATS

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37D: "58. "Community" character played by Donald Glover"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
  • Similar words include: Ilion, troy weight, Ilium
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TROY

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38D: "59. Apt letters missing from _ _stra_ _"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
  • Similar words include: rein in, rule, harness
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REIN

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39D: "60. Songwriter Guthrie"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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40D: "62. ___ Minor"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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41D: "63. Fire up"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that rate of revolution of a motor
  • Similar words include: rpm, revolutions per minute, rev up
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REV

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42D: "64. Prize that a prospector pries"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ORE

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43D: "65. Sloth, e.g."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that estrangement from god
  • Similar words include: sinning, trespass, hell
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SIN

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44D: "66. Some N.F.L. linemen"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
  • Similar words include: delirium tremens
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DTS

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Expert Solving Strategies

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37 Across Clues
44 Down Clues
81 Total Clues

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