XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 28, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 28 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (33)
Clue #1: 1. Fire-breathing antagonist of Mario in the Mario universe
Clue #2: 7. Exercise with Yang and Wu styles
Clue #3: 13. Colorful treat on a stick
Clue #4: 14. Killed time
Antonyms: rush
Clue #5: 15. Bit of unisex attire
Clue #6: 16. Shot
Clue #7: 17. The travels of Marco Polo, e.g.
Clue #8: 18. Works up a sweat
Clue #9: 19. Stars' org.
Clue #10: 20. Word after full or free
Antonyms: walk
Clue #11: 21. Layer of gold?
Clue #12: 22. Part of a ship that resembles a fin
Clue #13: 23. "Bed-in for Peace" activist
Clue #14: 24. Full of dense fog
Clue #15: 25. Hungarian has 18 of them (yikes!)
Clue #16: 26. Deer stalking aid?
Clue #17: 29. Shook hands, say
Clue #18: 32. They focus on subjects of interest
Clue #19: 34. Sap sucker
Clue #20: 37. Thwarts
Clue #21: 38. Philosophy associated with 7-Across
Clue #22: 39. Unveil, with "out"
Clue #23: 40. Crushing, in a way
Antonyms: moonless
Clue #24: 41. Home of the Atlantis and Peppermill casinos
Clue #25: 42. Enter into a spreadsheet
Clue #26: 43. Whines
Clue #27: 44. Flier whose smallest species is called the dwarf bittern
Clue #28: 45. Sweet wine of California
Clue #29: 47. Big name in power ballads
Clue #30: 48. It's a start
Clue #31: 49. They have many faces
Clue #32: 50. So far
Clue #33: 51. Hullabaloo
Across Clues and Answers (33)
Clue #1: 1. Places to order les cassoulets
Clue #2: 2. Light winds
Clue #3: 3. "It's over"
Clue #4: 4. Put into words
Clue #5: 5. Metaphor for a tedious tract of time
Clue #6: 6. Dungeons & Dragons, e.g., for short
Clue #7: 7. Drop for the time being
Clue #8: 8. Some tools for saddlers
Clue #9: 9. Court promise
Clue #10: 10. Doubles
Clue #11: 11. [I'm so mischievous!]
Clue #12: 12. Depictions of Arcadia
Clue #13: 14. Midsummer head decorations
Clue #14: 16. Turtle-shelled flunky of 1-Across
Clue #15: 18. Receiver of a four-star review
Clue #16: 21. Boast from a prankster
Clue #17: 22. Actress Gillan of "Doctor Who"
Clue #18: 24. Leaves mixed up?
Clue #19: 25. Hands over
Clue #20: 27. Not needing elaboration
Clue #21: 28. Shade of green
Clue #22: 30. Record qualifier
Clue #23: 31. Offer of support in a #1 Bill Withers hit
Clue #24: 33. Most likely to succeed?
Clue #25: 34. "You made it!"
Clue #26: 35. Chop-chop
Clue #27: 36. Took too much of
Clue #28: 40. State for "The Shawshank Redemption"
Clue #29: 41. Tomb raider's acquisition
Clue #30: 43. Form a lump
Antonyms: homogenize
Clue #31: 44. Wedding presider of Greek mythology
Clue #32: 46. Org. with toxicologists
Clue #33: 47. It can keep the beat, in brief
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Friday, August 16, 2024
NYT Friday, August 16, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints here
Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 16, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| NYT Friday, August 16, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints |
Across Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Locale for car chases in "Goldfinger" and "Quantum of Solace". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALPS
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The clue is 5. Spiced tea. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CHAI
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The clue is 9. Slowly depletes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SAPS
Possible Answer : run_down, exhaust, saphead, fool, sap, muggins, blackjack, play_out, cosh, tire, tomfool
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The clue is 13. Not fully value. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: SELLSHORT
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The clue is 15. Skedaddle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SPLIT
Possible Answer : cleave, snag, burst, break_open, separate, stock_split, part, split_up, disunited, divide, disconnected, tear, rip, dissever, carve_up, schism, break_up, rent, break, rive, split, fragmented, Split
Possible Opposite Answer : unite
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The clue is 16. "More to come ...". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: STAYTUNED
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The clue is 17. Hunter on screen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HOLLY
Possible Answer : holly, Buddy_Holly, Charles_Hardin_Holley, Holly
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The clue is 18. English cathedral city. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ELY
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The clue is 19. Container for the Ten Commandments. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ARK
Possible Answer : Ark_of_the_Covenant, Ark, ark
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The clue is 20. Libby offerings. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: EBOOKS
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The clue is 22. Connects. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TIESIN
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The clue is 24. More spirited. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: SPUNKIER
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The clue is 26. Meals that traditionally include four cups of wine. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SEDERS
Possible Answer : Passover_supper, Seder
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The clue is 27. Round up. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HERD
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The clue is 28. The "code" in Walter Isaacson's best-selling 2021 book "The Code Breaker". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DNA
Possible Answer : DNA, deoxyribonucleic_acid, desoxyribonucleic_acid
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The clue is 29. Hosts. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MCS
Possible Answer : megacycle, megacycle_per_second, MHz, megahertz, Mc
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The clue is 30. Where lines may be drawn in the sand. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: ZENGARDEN
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The clue is 32. Something to do "criss-cross applesauce". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SIT
Possible Answer : model, pose, seat, posture, sit_down, sit, baby-sit, ride, sit_around
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The clue is 33. Expeditions, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: FORDS
Possible Answer : fording, Ford_Madox_Ford, Ford, crossing, Gerald_R._Ford, Gerald_Ford, Ford_Hermann_Hueffer, Henry_Ford_II, John_Ford, Edsel_Bryant_Ford, Henry_Ford, Gerald_Rudolph_Ford, President_Ford, ford
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The clue is 34. It's inspired. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AIR
Possible Answer : aerate, broadcast, transmit, gentle_wind, tune, beam, publicise, air_out, zephyr, line, aura, aviation, breeze, atmosphere, melodic_line, ventilate, melodic_phrase, melody, airwave, publicize, send, air_travel, air, vent, bare, strain
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The clue is 35. Some facilities. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: MENSROOMS
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The clue is 37. Low point: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MIN
Possible Answer : Taiwanese, Min, Fukien, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Amoy, Min_dialect, min, minute
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The clue is 38. Some 3.5 million quotations were gathered for it, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OED
Possible Answer : Oxford_English_Dictionary, OED, O.E.D.
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The clue is 39. Italian menu word. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALLA
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The clue is 40. Had a hankering. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LONGED
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The clue is 43. One known to disappear during work. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: MAGICIAN
Possible Answer : magician, prestidigitator, thaumaturgist, conjuror, illusionist, wizard, sorcerer, thaumaturge, necromancer, conjurer
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The clue is 45. Marked down. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ONSALE
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The clue is 46. Trust. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: BANKON
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The clue is 47. Tube travelers?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OVA
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The clue is 48. Unchanging. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SET
Possible Answer : countersink, Seth, do, set_up, fixed, set, Set, determined, limit, ready, localize, sic, plant, lay_out, determine, readiness, localise, go_down, put, prepare, jell, typeset, band, bent, specify, dress, coiffure, primed, rigid, situated, laid, mark, hardened, rig, position, place, pose, fix, circle, fructify, gear_up, arrange, curing, correct, placed, define, congeal, adjust, stage_set, coiffe, fit, go_under, exercise_set, dictated, coif, lot, hardening, located, lay, solidifying, solidification
Possible Opposite Answer : rise
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The clue is 49. Cheese also known as French Gruyère. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: COMTE
Possible Answer : Isidore_Auguste_Marie_Francois_Comte, Comte, Auguste_Comte
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The clue is 50. That's an order!. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: DIRECTIVE
Possible Answer : directive, guiding, directional, directing
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The clue is 53. Forestall. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AVERT
Possible Answer : ward_off, obviate, fend_off, forefend, stave_off, debar, avert, avoid, turn_away, deflect, head_off, forfend
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The clue is 54. Add exaggerated details to. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: EMBROIDER
Possible Answer : dramatise, dramatize, blow_up, embellish, broider, aggrandise, lard, embroider, aggrandize, pad
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The clue is 55. Coin once known as the "piece of eight". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PESO
Possible Answer : Colombian_peso, Dominican_peso, peso, Chilean_peso, Mexican_peso, Cuban_peso, Philippine_peso, Uruguayan_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso
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The clue is 56. "Chain Reaction" singer, 1985. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ROSS
Possible Answer : Sir_Ronald_Ross, Nellie_Tayloe_Ross, James_Clark_Ross, Ross, Nellie_Ross, Betsy_Griscom_Ross, Sir_John_Ross, John_Ross, Betsy_Ross, Sir_James_Clark_Ross
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The clue is 57. Mugful on a desk, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PENS
Possible Answer : pen, playpen, indite, write, penitentiary, compose
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Good stuff. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ASSETS
Possible Answer: plus, asset, assets
Possible Opposite Answer : liability
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The clue is 2. Leave undisturbed. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LETLIE
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The clue is 3. Was psychologically manipulative. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: PLAYEDMINDGAMES
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The clue is 4. Arch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SLY
Possible Answer: dodgy, foxy, sly, slick, knavish, guileful, crafty, tricksy, tricky, wily, cunning
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The clue is 5. Cranks (out). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CHURNS
Possible Answer: boil, butter_churn, churn, moil, roil
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The clue is 6. Toot one's own horn?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HONK
Possible Answer: blare, be_sick, cronk, vomit_up, retch, honk, throw_up, beep, purge, regurgitate, cast, claxon, spew, chuck, spue, upchuck, disgorge, sick, vomit, regorge, toot, puke, cat, barf
Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down
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The clue is 7. Amount to. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ARE
Possible Answer: follow, personify, cost, make_up, ar, embody, exist, live, be, constitute, comprise, represent, are, equal
Possible Opposite Answer : differ
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The clue is 8. "Can't say for certain". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: ITDEPENDS
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The clue is 9. Startle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SPOOK
Possible Answer: spook, shade, weirdo, ghost, weirdie, wraith, creep, weirdy, spectre, specter
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The clue is 10. "But seriously ...". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: ALLKIDDINGASIDE
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The clue is 11. Czech brew. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: PILSENER
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The clue is 12. Cluttered quarters. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: STY
Possible Answer: sty, eye_infection, stye, pigpen, pigsty, hordeolum
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The clue is 14. Things found in a well. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: STAIRS
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The clue is 15. Showrunner Rhimes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SHONDA
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The clue is 21. Small towns. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BURGS
Possible Answer: burg
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The clue is 23. Broken-off branches. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SECTS
Possible Answer: religious_order, religious_sect, faction, sect
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The clue is 24. Artist Cindy known for her photographic self-portraits. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SHERMAN
Possible Answer: William_Tecumseh_Sherman, Mount_Sherman, Sherman, Roger_Sherman
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The clue is 25. Skedaddled. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RAN
Possible Answer: break_away, race, draw, move, guide, feed, track_down, persist, unravel, head_for_the_hills, turn_tail, work, extend, hunt_down, run_away, range, campaign, consort, hunt, play, scarper, course, escape, die_hard, black_market, flow, take_to_the_woods, lam, carry, lead, ladder, endure, melt, execute, function, incline, pass, tend, melt_down, operate, run_for, run, be_given, fly_the_coop, bleed, bunk, go, prevail, hightail_it, ply, scat, lean
Possible Opposite Answer : idle, malfunction
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The clue is 30. Film character who asks "Did you ever think that maybe there's more to life than being really, really, really ridiculously good-looking?". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: ZOOLANDER
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The clue is 31. Comes down. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RAINS
Possible Answer: rain_down, rainwater, rainfall, pelting, rain
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The clue is 32. [I won't repeat myself in this note]. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: SEEABOVE
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The clue is 33. Leaf. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: FOLIO
Possible Answer: pagination, folio, paging, leaf, page_number
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The clue is 35. Million ___ March (political event of 2000). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MOM
Possible Answer: mammy, mom, mummy, mama, mum, ma, momma, mamma, mommy
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The clue is 36. Clatter. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: RACKET
Possible Answer: revel, whoop_it_up, jollify, noise, fraudulent_scheme, racket, make_whoopie, make_happy, make_merry, racquet, dissonance, illegitimate_enterprise, wassail
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The clue is 37. Most densely populated country in Europe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MONACO
Possible Answer: Principality_of_Monaco, Monaco
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The clue is 40. Buffs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LOVERS
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The clue is 41. Number of sides for a hendecagon. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ELEVEN
Possible Answer: XI, football_team, 11, xi, eleven
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The clue is 42. Puts off. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DETERS
Possible Answer: dissuade, discourage, deter
Possible Opposite Answer : persuade
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The clue is 44. Wordless part of many songs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: INTRO
Possible Answer: intro, presentation, introduction
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The clue is 47. Components of imperial regalia. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ORBS
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The clue is 49. Limit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CAP
Possible Answer: hood, roof, ceiling, jacket, chapiter, capital, detonating_device, crest, crownwork, jacket_crown, pileus, crown, detonator, cap
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The clue is 51. Text qualifier. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IMO
Possible Answer: IMO, International_Maritime_Organization
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The clue is 52. Word with felt or hot. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TIP
Possible Answer: crest, slant, gratuity, wind, point, tip, tiptoe, fee, hint, crown, angle, confidential_information, lead, pourboire, steer, baksheesh, tap, bakshish, tip_off, tippytoe, topple, top, tumble, peak, bung, summit, bakshis, lean, tilt, backsheesh