XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: July 03, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 03 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (37)
Clue #1: 1. Sound from a flock
Clue #2: 4. It gets dropped in a pot
Clue #3: 8. "Buffalo soldier, dreadlock ___" (Bob Marley lyric)
Clue #4: 13. Like well-known news
Antonyms: young, new
Clue #5: 14. Lessen in strength
Clue #6: 15. Toronto N.B.A. player
Clue #7: 16. Played a bar game? / [Yawn]
Clue #8: 18. Preserved, in a way
Clue #9: 19. Boo-boo
Clue #10: 20. Go pillaging
Clue #11: 22. Swerve, as an airplane
Clue #12: 23. Fully add up
Clue #13: 25. Friend or family member / Clichéd
Clue #14: 27. Emcee's lines
Clue #15: 29. Comment that might be said with a push
Clue #16: 30. It might be bruised in a fall
Clue #17: 31. City where the Dalai Lama was enthroned
Clue #18: 34. Actor Sebastian ___ of Marvel Studios films
Clue #19: 35. Formal dress code / What may "burn" in a drag race
Clue #20: 38. Member of the South Asian diaspora
Clue #21: 41. Connect with
Clue #22: 42. Having a full stomach
Antonyms: starve
Clue #23: 45. Holy Roman ___, title for Maria Theresa
Clue #24: 48. Gymnast Biles
Clue #25: 50. Area with no coverage? / Sore loser
Clue #26: 53. Like a Venti at Starbucks
Antonyms: little, small
Clue #27: 54. School of higher learning, in Britain
Clue #28: 55. Biblical Promised Land
Clue #29: 57. Losing roll in a casino
Clue #30: 58. It connects to the tailbone
Clue #31: 60. Directional signals that flash on and off, as suggested by the circles in this puzzle
Clue #32: 62. Features of many war hero statues
Clue #33: 63. Home to Florida Atlantic Univ.
Clue #34: 64. Fruity cooler
Clue #35: 65. Kind of question that's binary
Clue #36: 66. Pac-Man ghost with the shortest name
Clue #37: 67. Field
Across Clues and Answers (37)
Clue #1: 1. Southwestern neckwear / Baby's foot warmer
Clue #2: 2. "Baby Cobra" comedian
Clue #3: 3. Come clean about
Clue #4: 4. Co.'s $$$ watcher
Clue #5: 5. Injury / Christmas entree
Clue #6: 6. Perfect / Concept
Clue #7: 7. Actor Pascal of "The Mandalorian"
Clue #8: 8. Was exhausted / Lustful
Clue #9: 9. On point
Clue #10: 10. "Don't come in here!"
Clue #11: 11. State park in the Santa Monica Mountains
Clue #12: 12. "Is this date happening?"
Clue #13: 15. City on the Seine
Clue #14: 17. Animal whose Greek name is the etymology of the word "arctic"
Antonyms: bull
Clue #15: 21. Fly
Clue #16: 24. Idle / Texter's chuckle
Clue #17: 26. Amount of meds
Clue #18: 28. Olympic sprinter ___'Carri Richardson
Clue #19: 32. Follows, as a tip
Clue #20: 33. Trail runner?
Clue #21: 35. National Audubon Society subject
Clue #22: 36. "___ hard to say"
Clue #23: 37. Perturb / Frying need
Clue #24: 38. "Clair de Lune" composer
Clue #25: 39. Come (forth)
Clue #26: 40. Does some genetic manipulation on / Some aromatics
Clue #27: 42. "No lie!"
Clue #28: 43. Them's fighting words!
Clue #29: 44. Anglerfish locale
Clue #30: 46. Portuguese currency before the euro
Clue #31: 47. Inundates with messages, say
Clue #32: 49. ___ truck
Clue #33: 51. Religious leader / Actress Jacobson
Clue #34: 52. Avian claw
Clue #35: 56. Shaving mishap
Clue #36: 59. ___ Faire
Clue #37: 61. House cry that sounds like a horse cry
Antonyms: yea
Expert Solving Strategies
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
27412 Wed Nov 27, 2024 nyt by Jill Singer
Across Clues :
1. Long, 5. Member of an 1800s literary family, 9. Handy expressions?, 14. "Justice League of America," e.g., 16. Possesses a certain je ne sais quoi, 17. Member of an 1800s literary family, 18. Member of an 1800s literary family, 19. Check for errors, perhaps, 20. Key to close a window, 22. Part of I.P.A., 23. A little buggy?, 24. Pump selection: Abbr., 26. @@@, 28. Rose Bowl city, 31. Hospital dept. that sounds like a sentence, 34. Light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak, 37. Symbols of longevity in Chinese iconography, 39. Corn, beans and squash, in Mesoamerican tradition ... or a hint to six answers in this puzzle, 42. Home to horned vipers and deathstalker scorpions, 43. Scorch, 44. Hold (down), 45. Member of a 2000s showbiz family, 48. ___ Quentin, Calif., 49. Meditative discipline, 50. Member of a 2000s showbiz family, 53. Too easy (on), 56. Long time, 59. Singer known as the "Queen of Tejano Music", 61. Member of a 2000s showbiz family, 63. Linguistic "stems", 65. In an online convo, perhaps, 66. Clever person, 67. Universal donor's classification, 68. Flexible Flyer, for one, 69. Good-looking couple?
Down Clues :
1. African city that's home to the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre, 2. Poet Leonard, 3. "Crying in ___," best-selling memoir of 2021, 4. Gaelic homeland, 5. Dwellings, 6. "___ on your life!", 7. Pay attention to, 8. Barely gets (by), 9. Fidel's longtime lieutenant, 10. Things found by reading chairs, 11. Home of the highest and lowest points on the earth's surface, 12. Party pooper, 13. Eye malady, 15. Composer Schumann, 21. Final two words of "Over the Rainbow", 25. Patisserie purchase, 27. Southwest ski resort with lifts up to 12,450 feet, 28. Ball pythons, at times, 29. Pulitzer-winning novelist Anthony, 30. Fake, 31. "Understood", 32. Michael who played Allan in "Barbie", 33. Home to Leningrad, for short, 34. Link prefix, 35. "Fancy meeting you here!", 36. Hammer's end, 38. First word in a rhyming pair meaning "small", 40. Maori ceremonial dance, 41. River that provides the largest inflow into the Mediterranean, 46. Fit together, 47. Celebrity gossip show, 48. 14-pound unit, 50. Former presidential candidate who served as Biden's climate envoy, 51. Not mainstream, 52. Ship poles, 53. Short routine, 54. "Goodness gracious!", 55. Do a grillmaster's job, 57. 69-Across, poetically, 58. Père ___ (Santa's French counterpart), 60. Effortless stride, 62. One's self, 64. Flamenco cry
Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 27, 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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| New York Times, Wednesday, November 27, 2024 |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Long. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ACHE
Possible Answer : ache, smart, hurt, yen, aching, yearn, pine, suffer, languish
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The clue is 5. Member of an 1800s literary family. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANNE
Possible Answer : Anne
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The clue is 9. Handy expressions?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CLAPS
Possible Answer : applaud, eruption, clap, bam, bang, acclaim, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, blast, spat, clack
Possible Opposite Answer : boo
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The clue is 14. "Justice League of America," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: COMICBOOK
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The clue is 16. Possesses a certain je ne sais quoi. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HASIT
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The clue is 17. Member of an 1800s literary family. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: CHARLOTTE
Possible Answer : Queen_City, Charlotte, charlotte
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The clue is 18. Member of an 1800s literary family. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EMILY
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The clue is 19. Check for errors, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: REREAD
Possible Answer : reread
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The clue is 20. Key to close a window. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ESC
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The clue is 22. Part of I.P.A.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PALE
Possible Answer : picket, blanch, blench, sick, pallid, pale, wan
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The clue is 23. A little buggy?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ANT
Possible Answer : pismire, ant, emmet
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The clue is 24. Pump selection: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: REG
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The clue is 26. @@@. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ATS
Possible Answer : At, at, atomic_number_85, astatine
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The clue is 28. Rose Bowl city. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: PASADENA
Possible Answer : Pasadena
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The clue is 31. Hospital dept. that sounds like a sentence. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ICU
Possible Answer : intensive_care_unit, ICU
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The clue is 34. Light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HOPE
Possible Answer : promise, desire, trust, Hope, Leslie_Townes_Hope, Bob_Hope, hope, go_for
Possible Opposite Answer : despair
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The clue is 37. Symbols of longevity in Chinese iconography. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: TORTOISES
Possible Answer : tortoise
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The clue is 39. Corn, beans and squash, in Mesoamerican tradition ... or a hint to six answers in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: THETHREESISTERS
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The clue is 42. Home to horned vipers and deathstalker scorpions. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: THESAHARA
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The clue is 43. Scorch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SEAR
Possible Answer : parch, blacken, sear, shrivelled, char, shriveled, dried-up, withered, sere, scorch, singe
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The clue is 44. Hold (down). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PIN
Possible Answer : rowlock, peg, oarlock, pin, immobilise, stick, personal_identification_number, bowling_pin, PIN, trap, pivot, fall, pin_tumbler, PIN_number, tholepin, flag, thole, immobilize
Possible Opposite Answer : unpin
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The clue is 45. Member of a 2000s showbiz family. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: KOURTNEY
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The clue is 48. ___ Quentin, Calif.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SAN
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The clue is 49. Meditative discipline. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ZEN
Possible Answer : superman, loony_toons, battery-acid, Zen, Zen_Buddhism, dose, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, acid, window_pane, Elvis, pane, back_breaker, dot
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The clue is 50. Member of a 2000s showbiz family. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: KIM
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The clue is 53. Too easy (on). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SOFT
Possible Answer : flabby, piano, diffused, lenient, easy, flaccid, cushy, easygoing, balmy, mild, soft, sonant, gentle, indulgent, delicate, diffuse, voiced, subdued
Possible Opposite Answer : hardened, hard, loud, unvoiced, forte
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The clue is 56. Long time. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EON
Possible Answer : aeon, eon
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The clue is 59. Singer known as the "Queen of Tejano Music". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SELENA
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The clue is 61. Member of a 2000s showbiz family. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KHLOE
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The clue is 63. Linguistic "stems". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: ROOTWORDS
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The clue is 65. In an online convo, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: IMING
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The clue is 66. Clever person. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: BELESPRIT
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The clue is 67. Universal donor's classification. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TYPEO
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The clue is 68. Flexible Flyer, for one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SLED
Possible Answer : sleigh, sled, sledge
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The clue is 69. Good-looking couple?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EYES
Possible Answer : centre, eyes, heart, middle, eyeball, oculus, eye, optic, center
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. African city that's home to the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ACCRA
Possible Answer: Accra, capital_of_Ghana
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The clue is 2. Poet Leonard. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: COHEN
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The clue is 3. "Crying in ___," best-selling memoir of 2021. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HMART
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The clue is 4. Gaelic homeland. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EIRE
Possible Answer: Republic_of_Ireland, Ireland, Eire, Irish_Republic
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The clue is 5. Dwellings. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ABODES
Possible Answer: dwelling_house, habitation, abode, domicile, residence, dwelling, home
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The clue is 6. "___ on your life!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NOT
Possible Answer: non, not
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The clue is 7. Pay attention to. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NOTE
Possible Answer: greenback, tone, musical_note, short_letter, banker's_bill, billet, notice, observe, mention, Federal_Reserve_note, notation, preeminence, promissory_note, bank_note, annotation, banknote, eminence, line, mark, note, bill, take_note, government_note, bank_bill, take_down, remark, distinction, note_of_hand
Possible Opposite Answer : ignore
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The clue is 8. Barely gets (by). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EKES
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The clue is 9. Fidel's longtime lieutenant. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CHE
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The clue is 10. Things found by reading chairs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LAMPS
Possible Answer: lamp
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The clue is 11. Home of the highest and lowest points on the earth's surface. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASIA
Possible Answer: Asia
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The clue is 12. Party pooper. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PILL
Possible Answer: oral_contraceptive, contraceptive_pill, tab, anovulant, pill, birth_control_pill, oral_contraceptive_pill, tablet, lozenge, anovulatory_drug
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The clue is 13. Eye malady. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: STYE
Possible Answer: eye_infection, stye, hordeolum, sty
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The clue is 15. Composer Schumann. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CLARA
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The clue is 21. Final two words of "Over the Rainbow". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CANTI
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The clue is 25. Patisserie purchase. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: GATEAU
Possible Answer: gateau
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The clue is 27. Southwest ski resort with lifts up to 12,450 feet. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TAOS
Possible Answer: Taoist, Tao, Taos
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The clue is 28. Ball pythons, at times. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PETS
Possible Answer: ducky, PET, dearie, darling, favourite, pet, favorite, deary, positron_emission_tomography
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The clue is 29. Pulitzer-winning novelist Anthony. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: DOERR
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The clue is 30. Fake. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ERSATZ
Possible Answer: ersatz, substitute
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The clue is 31. "Understood". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ISEE
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The clue is 32. Michael who played Allan in "Barbie". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CERA
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The clue is 33. Home to Leningrad, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: USSR
Possible Answer: Russia, Soviet_Union, USSR, Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics
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The clue is 34. Link prefix. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HTTP
Possible Answer: hypertext_transfer_protocol, HTTP
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The clue is 35. "Fancy meeting you here!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OHHI
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The clue is 36. Hammer's end. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PEEN
Possible Answer: peen
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The clue is 38. First word in a rhyming pair meaning "small". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ITSY
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The clue is 40. Maori ceremonial dance. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HAKA
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The clue is 41. River that provides the largest inflow into the Mediterranean. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RHONE
Possible Answer: Rhone, Rhone_River
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The clue is 46. Fit together. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: NESTED
Possible Answer: nuzzle, snuggle, cuddle, draw_close, nestle, nest
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The clue is 47. Celebrity gossip show. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ENEWS
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The clue is 48. 14-pound unit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STONE
Possible Answer: Harlan_Stone, pit, lapidate, Harlan_Fisk_Stone, stone, gemstone, Harlan_F._Stone, gem, Oliver_Stone, Isidor_Feinstein_Stone, Harlan_Fiske_Stone, I._F._Stone, Stone, Edward_Durell_Stone, endocarp, rock, Lucy_Stone
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The clue is 50. Former presidential candidate who served as Biden's climate envoy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KERRY
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The clue is 51. Not mainstream. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: INDIE
Possible Answer: indie
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The clue is 52. Ship poles. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MASTS
Possible Answer: mast
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The clue is 53. Short routine. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SKIT
Possible Answer: skit
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The clue is 54. "Goodness gracious!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OHMY
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The clue is 55. Do a grillmaster's job. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FLIP
Possible Answer: flip_out, interchange, flick, somersaulting, summerset, riffle, toss, tack, thumb, alternate, flip, switch, twitch, flip-flop, flip_over, pitch, pass, insolent, somersault, throw, turn_over, sky, summersault, snotty-nosed, leaf, riff, somerset, impudent
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The clue is 57. 69-Across, poetically. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ORBS
Possible Answer: eyeball, orb, orbit, ball, globe, revolve
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The clue is 58. Père ___ (Santa's French counterpart). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NOEL
Possible Answer: Christmastime, Yuletide, Noel, Christmastide, Christmas, Yule
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The clue is 60. Effortless stride. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LOPE
Possible Answer: canter, trot, lope, jog
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The clue is 62. One's self. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EGO
Possible Answer: self, ego, egotism, self-importance
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The clue is 64. Flamenco cry. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OLE
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
No 27377, Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Barbara Lin
Across Clues :
1. Swedish company that makes submarines (but no longer cars), 5. Vegetarian's protein source, 9. So-called "Las Vegas of the East", 14. Lead-in to present or science, 15. *Cough, cough*, 16. Hard core exercise?, 17. Bottoms decorated with characters from the "Odyssey"?, 20. Prophet, 21. Originally named, 22. "Everything ___ Changed" (Taylor Swift song), 23. Instrument played by Sheila Bromberg on the Beatles' "She's Leaving Home", 25. Guitarist, informally, 27. Close-fitting pajamas?, 31. Shaming sound, 34. Something a window shopper might purchase?, 35. "___ the fields we go …", 36. Extract, as information, 38. Lends a hand to, 39. Jogs, 42. Not deceived by, 43. Oil container, 45. "OMG!", 46. One who only goes to the *best* restaurants, maybe, 47. "Ability" for Johnny Carson's Carnac the Magnificent, 48. Offering in Eilish's clothing brand?, 52. Earth tone, 54. Country that gained its independence from France in 1953, 55. Messenger molecule, 56. Texter's qualifier, 58. Turn down, 62. Request to a custom tailor?, 65. Smaller cousins of English horns, 66. Place for grape nuts?, 67. Prepare to use, as a coupon, 68. End of the line, maybe, 69. Hissy fit, 70. Like taking candy from a baby, it's said
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| Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues |
Down Clues :
1. All by oneself, 2. Love, for Rafael Nadal, 3. Pulitzer-winning journalist and novelist Quindlen, 4. Head honcho, 5. Cylindrical alternative to a French fry, 6. "Would you look at that!", 7. Plant in a stegosaurus's diet, 8. "Well, duh!", 9. Going rate?, 10. Island greeting, 11. Rod on the road, 12. Animals that use pheromones to communicate, 13. Gives a thumbs-up, 18. Smack, 19. NSFW message, 24. Place to dock, 26. Flavor enhancer in Doritos, for short, 27. "The final frontier", 28. Dens, 29. Ultimately triumph, 30. Warning sound, 32. Used, as a chair, 33. Line adjusters on an Etch A Sketch, 37. Suffers embarrassment, 40. Labor, 41. Curses out, 44. Frankly, in a text, 49. Body part that may be green, 50. They can cause sour experiences for car owners, 51. Director Coen, 53. Small part, 55. Cartoonist Goldberg who never actually built the machines he drew, 57. Neighbor of the United Arab Emirates, 59. Sch. west of Beverly Hills, 60. Rentals that come with poles, 61. Athletic award, 62. Fish-and-chips fish, typically, 63. Ballpark guess: Abbr., 64. ___Pen
Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 22, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Swedish company that makes submarines (but no longer cars). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SAAB
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The clue is 5. Vegetarian's protein source. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TOFU
Possible Answer : tofu, bean_curd
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The clue is 9. So-called "Las Vegas of the East". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MACAO
Possible Answer : Macau, Macao
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The clue is 14. Lead-in to present or science. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OMNI
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The clue is 15. *Cough, cough*. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AHEM
Possible Answer : ahem, hem
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The clue is 16. Hard core exercise?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PLANK
Possible Answer : plump, plump_down, plunk, plonk, plunk_down, plop, board, plank_over, flump, plank
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The clue is 17. Bottoms decorated with characters from the "Odyssey"?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: LONGSTORYSHORTS
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The clue is 20. Prophet. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ORACLE
Possible Answer : seer, prophesier, prophet, oracle, vaticinator
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The clue is 21. Originally named. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NEE
Possible Answer : nee
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The clue is 22. "Everything ___ Changed" (Taylor Swift song). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: HAS
Possible Answer : have_got, ingest, receive, own, stimulate, give_birth, deliver, take_in, have, take, suffer, possess, consume, give, birth, sustain, hour_angle, feature, accept, experience, HA, hold, let, cause, induce, get, bear, throw, make
Possible Opposite Answer : lack, abstain, refuse
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The clue is 23. Instrument played by Sheila Bromberg on the Beatles' "She's Leaving Home". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HARP
Possible Answer : harmonica, dwell, harp, mouth_organ, mouth_harp
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The clue is 25. Guitarist, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AXMAN
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The clue is 27. Close-fitting pajamas?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: SLEEPTIGHTS
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The clue is 31. Shaming sound. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TSK
Possible Answer : tut-tut, tut, tsk
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The clue is 34. Something a window shopper might purchase?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PANE
Possible Answer : battery-acid, pane_of_glass, Elvis, pane, panelling, back_breaker, window_pane, acid, dot, superman, Zen, dose, loony_toons, window_glass, paneling, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds
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The clue is 35. "___ the fields we go …". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OER
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The clue is 36. Extract, as information. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GLEAN
Possible Answer : reap, harvest, glean
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The clue is 38. Lends a hand to. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AIDS
Possible Answer : economic_aid, care, AIDS, financial_aid, attention, tending, acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome, assistance, assist, aid, help
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The clue is 39. Jogs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TROTS
Possible Answer : lope, Trotskyist, Trot, Trotskyite, pony, crib, jog, clip, trot
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The clue is 42. Not deceived by. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ONTO
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The clue is 43. Oil container. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CRUET
Possible Answer : cruet, crewet
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The clue is 45. "OMG!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WOW
Possible Answer : howler, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, belly_laugh, riot, wow, scream
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The clue is 46. One who only goes to the *best* restaurants, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SNOB
Possible Answer : snot, snob, prig, snoot
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The clue is 47. "Ability" for Johnny Carson's Carnac the Magnificent. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ESP
Possible Answer : extrasensory_perception, E.S.P., second_sight, clairvoyance, ESP
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The clue is 48. Offering in Eilish's clothing brand?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: BILLIEJEANS
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The clue is 52. Earth tone. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OCHRE
Possible Answer : ochre, ocher
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The clue is 54. Country that gained its independence from France in 1953. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LAOS
Possible Answer : Lao, Laotian, Lao_People's_Democratic_Republic, Laos
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The clue is 55. Messenger molecule. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RNA
Possible Answer : RNA, ribonucleic_acid
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The clue is 56. Texter's 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 58. Turn down. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: REFUSE
Possible Answer : scraps, decline, turn_down, resist, refuse, pass_up, food_waste, turn_away, reject, garbage, deny, defy
Possible Opposite Answer : admit, allow, accept, lend_oneself
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The clue is 62. Request to a custom tailor?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: CUTMESOMESLACKS
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The clue is 65. Smaller cousins of English horns. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OBOES
Possible Answer : hautbois, oboe, hautboy
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The clue is 66. Place for grape nuts?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NAPA
Possible Answer : celery_cabbage, pe-tsai, Chinese_cabbage, Brassica_rapa_pekinensis, napa
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The clue is 67. Prepare to use, as a coupon. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CLIP
Possible Answer : clipping, snip_off, cartridge_clip, crop, dress, nip, cut_short, magazine, trim, curtail, trot, prune, cut_back, snip, cartridge_holder, time, jog, nip_off, lop, clip
Possible Opposite Answer : unclip
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The clue is 68. End of the line, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: DEPOT
Possible Answer : storage, store, storehouse, entrepot, depot, terminal, terminus
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The clue is 69. Hissy fit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SNIT
Possible Answer : snit
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The clue is 70. Like taking candy from a baby, it's said. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EASY
Possible Answer : loose, easygoing, soft, well-to-do, easy, leisurely, gentle, well-situated, slow, light, wanton, well-heeled, slowly, well-fixed, comfortable, promiscuous, prosperous, easily, well-off, sluttish, tardily
Possible Opposite Answer : quickly, uneasy, difficult
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. All by oneself. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SOLO
Possible Answer: solo, unaccompanied, alone
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The clue is 2. Love, for Rafael Nadal. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AMOR
Possible Answer: Cupid, Amor
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The clue is 3. Pulitzer-winning journalist and novelist Quindlen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANNA
Possible Answer: anna
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The clue is 4. Head honcho. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: BIGCHEESE
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The clue is 5. Cylindrical alternative to a French fry. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: TATERTOT
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The clue is 6. "Would you look at that!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OHO
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The clue is 7. Plant in a stegosaurus's diet. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FERN
Possible Answer: fern
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The clue is 8. "Well, duh!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: UMYEAH
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The clue is 9. Going rate?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MPH
Possible Answer: mph, miles_per_hour
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The clue is 10. Island greeting. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ALOHA
Possible Answer: ciao, aloha
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The clue is 11. Rod on the road. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: CARANTENNA
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The clue is 12. Animals that use pheromones to communicate. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANTS
Possible Answer: pismire, emmet, ant
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The clue is 13. Gives a thumbs-up. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OKS
Possible Answer: okey, okay, okeh, O.K., Oklahoma, Sooner_State, OK
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The clue is 18. Smack. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SLAP
Possible Answer: slap, smack, bolt, smacking, slapdash, bang
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The clue is 19. NSFW message. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SEXT
Possible Answer: sext
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The clue is 24. Place to dock. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PIER
Possible Answer: wharf, dock, pier, wharfage
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The clue is 26. Flavor enhancer in Doritos, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MSG
Possible Answer: MSG, monosodium_glutamate
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The clue is 27. "The final frontier". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SPACE
Possible Answer: infinite, blank, outer_space, place, distance, blank_space, quad, space
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The clue is 28. Dens. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LAIRS
Possible Answer: lair, den
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The clue is 29. Ultimately triumph. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ENDUPONTOP
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The clue is 30. Warning sound. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GROWL
Possible Answer: growl, growling, rumble, grumble
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The clue is 32. Used, as a chair. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SATON
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The clue is 33. Line adjusters on an Etch A Sketch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KNOBS
Possible Answer: node, thickening, boss, knob, pommel
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The clue is 37. Suffers embarrassment. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: LOSESFACE
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The clue is 40. Labor. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TOIL
Possible Answer: toil, labour, travail, drudge, moil, labor, grind, fag, dig
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The clue is 41. Curses out. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: SWEARSAT
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The clue is 44. Frankly, in a text. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TBH
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The clue is 49. Body part that may be green. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IRIS
Possible Answer: iris_diaphragm, iris, fleur-de-lis, flag, sword_lily
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The clue is 50. They can cause sour experiences for car owners. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LEMONS
Possible Answer: lemon, gamboge, lemon_tree, Citrus_limon, lemon_yellow, stinker, maize
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The clue is 51. Director Coen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: JOEL
Possible Answer: Joel, Book_of_Joel
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The clue is 53. Small part. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CAMEO
Possible Answer: cameo
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The clue is 55. Cartoonist Goldberg who never actually built the machines he drew. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RUBE
Possible Answer: yahoo, rube, hick, hayseed, yokel, chawbacon, bumpkin
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The clue is 57. Neighbor of the United Arab Emirates. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OMAN
Possible Answer: Muscat_and_Oman, Oman, Sultanate_of_Oman
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The clue is 59. Sch. west of Beverly Hills. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: UCLA
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The clue is 60. Rentals that come with poles. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SKIS
Possible Answer: ski
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The clue is 61. Athletic award. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ESPY
Possible Answer: spot, espy, spy, descry
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The clue is 62. Fish-and-chips fish, typically. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: COD
Possible Answer: cod, C.O.D., ride, dupe, befool, taunt, put_one_over, collect, take_in, put_on, razz, COD, gull, fool, tantalize, cash_on_delivery, seedcase, bait, codfish, put_one_across, tantalise, rag, slang, tease, twit, rally, pod
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The clue is 63. Ballpark guess: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EST
Possible Answer: Eastern_Standard_Time, EST, Eastern_Time
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The clue is 64. ___Pen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EPI
Possible Answer: Eysenck_Personality_Inventory, EPI