NY Times Crossword Answers May 04, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 04, 2025

Published on Sunday, May 04, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 04 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (67)

Clue #1: 1. Things hidden after purchasing a premium account, maybe

3-letter answer Answer: ADS

Word Help: Synonyms: advertising, advertizing, advert

Clue #2: 4. Follower of a bit?

4-letter answer Answer: MUCH

Word Help: Synonyms: much, a_lot, often
Antonyms: little

Clue #3: 8. Bank robber's accessory

4-letter answer Answer: MASK

Word Help: Synonyms: block_out, masquerade_party, masquerade
Antonyms: unmask

Clue #4: 12. "The Wild Duck" playwright

5-letter answer Answer: IBSEN

Word Help: Synonyms: Ibsen, Henrik_Johan_Ibsen, Henrik_Ibsen

Clue #5: 17. Egg ___ yung

3-letter answer Answer: FOO

Clue #6: 18. Big name in deodorant

5-letter answer Answer: ARRID

Clue #7: 20. Contents of a blog

5-letter answer Answer: POSTS

Word Help: Synonyms: Emily_Post, spot, carry

Clue #8: 21. Handle

5-letter answer Answer: SEETO

Clue #9: 22. Product that "can cut a slice of bread so thin you can almost see through it!," in old ads

10-letter answer Answer: GINSUKNIFE

Clue #10: 24. Try to open, as a gift

5-letter answer Answer: RIPAT

Clue #11: 25. Toon fighter of Skeletor

5-letter answer Answer: HEMAN

Clue #12: 26. French name that's an anagram of a mostly German river

5-letter answer Answer: HENRI

Clue #13: 27. Features of jalapeños and piña coladas

6-letter answer Answer: TILDES

Word Help: Synonyms: tilde

Clue #14: 29. Coach Lasso on TV

3-letter answer Answer: TED

Word Help: Synonyms: Ted, Teddy_boy

Clue #15: 31. Confirmation, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: RITE

Word Help: Synonyms: religious_rite, rite, ritual

Clue #16: 32. Brand with a line of "Calm + Restore" products

6-letter answer Answer: AVEENO

Clue #17: 34. Bunless cookout entrees

12-letter answer Answer: LETTUCEWRAPS

Clue #18: 37. Land

3-letter answer Answer: NET

Word Help: Synonyms: earnings, net_income, meshwork
Antonyms: gross

Clue #19: 38. Natl. economic stat

3-letter answer Answer: GDP

Word Help: Synonyms: gross_domestic_product, GDP

Clue #20: 40. Spirit for a spritz

6-letter answer Answer: APEROL

Clue #21: 41. Moves one's butt (over)

6-letter answer Answer: SCOOTS

Word Help: Synonyms: shoot, dash, dart

Clue #22: 44. Book reviews of sorts?

9-letter answer Answer: IRSAUDITS

Clue #23: 47. Reason to take iron supplements

6-letter answer Answer: ANEMIA

Word Help: Synonyms: anaemia, genus_Anemia, Anemia

Clue #24: 49. Concave umbilicus

5-letter answer Answer: INNIE

Clue #25: 50. Gives one's all

8-letter answer Answer: GOESHARD

Clue #26: 52. Given reluctantly

10-letter answer Answer: BEGRUDGING

Word Help: Synonyms: resent, envy, begrudge
Antonyms: wish

Clue #27: 54. The Aztecs of the N.C.A.A.

4-letter answer Answer: SDSU

Clue #28: 57. Damning info

4-letter answer Answer: DIRT

Word Help: Synonyms: dirt, scandal, shit

Clue #29: 58. Some hosp. workers

3-letter answer Answer: RNS

Word Help: Synonyms: atomic_number_86, Rn, radon

Clue #30: 59. Texter's "Bye!"

3-letter answer Answer: CYA

Clue #31: 60. It squirts on a squid

6-letter answer Answer: INKSAC

Clue #32: 63. Royal house of Mary, Queen of Scots

6-letter answer Answer: STUART

Word Help: Synonyms: Gilbert_Stuart, Stuart, Gilbert_Charles_Stuart

Clue #33: 67. Many air travelers' texts, for short

4-letter answer Answer: ETAS

Word Help: Synonyms: Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, eta

Clue #34: 70. Sci-fi-inspired greeting that's a hint to eight squares in this puzzle

21-letter answer Answer: MAYTHEFOURTHBEWITHYOU

Clue #35: 76. Gives a hand

4-letter answer Answer: AIDS

Word Help: Synonyms: help, acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome, aid

Clue #36: 77. "Au ___ les Enfants" (1987 film)

6-letter answer Answer: REVOIR

Clue #37: 78. Apparel for wizards and thieves

6-letter answer Answer: CLOAKS

Word Help: Synonyms: drape, clothe, mask

Clue #38: 79. Bad spot for a tear, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: ACL

Clue #39: 82. Saison avant l'automne

3-letter answer Answer: ETE

Clue #40: 84. Possible cause of insomnia

4-letter answer Answer: DRIP

Word Help: Synonyms: drip_mould, drip_mold, trickle

Clue #41: 86. 2017 Pixar film inspired by el Día de los Muertos

4-letter answer Answer: COCO

Word Help: Synonyms: coconut_tree, coco_palm, coconut_palm

Clue #42: 87. Companion who might take your breath away?

10-letter answer Answer: BLOWUPDOLL

Clue #43: 91. Camp inspection after lights out

8-letter answer Answer: BEDCHECK

Clue #44: 94. Ballet handrail

5-letter answer Answer: BARRE

Clue #45: 95. "Grand" things

6-letter answer Answer: PIANOS

Word Help: Synonyms: pianissimo, forte-piano, pianoforte

Clue #46: 97. Over and over

9-letter answer Answer: ADNAUSEAM

Clue #47: 101. All mixed up

6-letter answer Answer: ADDLED

Word Help: Synonyms: wooly, muddle, addle

Clue #48: 103. They contain brains

6-letter answer Answer: CRANIA

Word Help: Synonyms: braincase, cranium, brainpan

Clue #49: 105. Sorority member, endearingly

3-letter answer Answer: SIS

Word Help: Synonyms: International_System, te, Si
Antonyms: brother

Clue #50: 106. Org. with a tip line

3-letter answer Answer: FBI

Word Help: Synonyms: Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation, FBI

Clue #51: 107. Famous Leonardo da Vinci drawing with four arms and four legs

12-letter answer Answer: VITRUVIANMAN

Clue #52: 109. Turns down

6-letter answer Answer: DENIES

Word Help: Synonyms: refuse, deny, traverse
Antonyms: admit, allow

Clue #53: 111. Little feud

4-letter answer Answer: SPAT

Word Help: Synonyms: squabble, tiff, gaiter
Antonyms: boo

Clue #54: 113. Contracted

3-letter answer Answer: GOT

Word Help: Synonyms: experience, bugger_off, perplex
Antonyms: leave, take_away

Clue #55: 114. Like organic food products, for short

6-letter answer Answer: NONGMO

Clue #56: 117. Droops

5-letter answer Answer: WILTS

Word Help: Synonyms: wilt, wilt_disease, wilting

Clue #57: 118. Invasive Japanese vine

5-letter answer Answer: KUDZU

Word Help: Synonyms: kudzu, Pueraria_lobata, kudzu_vine

Clue #58: 120. Alphanumeric component

5-letter answer Answer: DIGIT

Word Help: Synonyms: figure, fingerbreadth, finger's_breadth

Clue #59: 122. Steaminess

10-letter answer Answer: SENSUALITY

Word Help: Synonyms: sensualism, sensualness, sensuality

Clue #60: 124. Drinks that get slushy over time

5-letter answer Answer: ICEES

Word Help: Synonyms: frost, ice

Clue #61: 125. Places for some braces

5-letter answer Answer: KNEES

Word Help: Synonyms: knee, articulatio_genus, genu

Clue #62: 126. Senator Baldwin or Duckworth

5-letter answer Answer: TAMMY

Word Help: Synonyms: tam-o'-shanter, tammy, tam

Clue #63: 127. Prefix with -lithic

3-letter answer Answer: NEO

Word Help: Synonyms: neo

Clue #64: 128. Alternative name for our planet

5-letter answer Answer: TERRA

Clue #65: 129. Goes from 0 to 60?

4-letter answer Answer: AGES

Word Help: Synonyms: old_age, senesce, mature
Antonyms: rejuvenate

Clue #66: 130. Some summer babies

4-letter answer Answer: LEOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo

Clue #67: 131. "Despicable Me" character voiced by Steve Carell

3-letter answer Answer: GRU

Across Clues and Answers (67)

Clue #1: 1. Currency unit of Kabul

7-letter answer Answer: AFGHANI

Word Help: Synonyms: Pashto, Afghani, Afghanistani

Clue #2: 2. Enthusiastic reply to "Want to?"

7-letter answer Answer: DOIEVER

Clue #3: 3. Poems also fancily known as quatorzains

7-letter answer Answer: SONNETS

Word Help: Synonyms: sonnet

Clue #4: 4. Barely managing

8-letter answer Answer: MAKINGDO

Clue #5: 5. Coffee holder

3-letter answer Answer: URN

Word Help: Synonyms: urn

Clue #6: 6. Lit ___ (rhyming class nickname)

4-letter answer Answer: CRIT

Clue #7: 7. Antique purchase for an audiophile

4-letter answer Answer: HIFI

Clue #8: 8. Dew, for example

8-letter answer Answer: MOISTURE

Word Help: Synonyms: moisture, wet

Clue #9: 9. A nemesissssss to Indiana Jones?

3-letter answer Answer: ASP

Word Help: Synonyms: asp_viper, Vipera_aspis, asp

Clue #10: 10. More dignified

9-letter answer Answer: STATELIER

Word Help: Synonyms: imposing, formal, noble

Clue #11: 11. Lead actress in the "Twilight" movies, in tabloids

5-letter answer Answer: KSTEW

Clue #12: 12. "More or less"

3-letter answer Answer: ISH

Clue #13: 13. Game you likely get worse at the longer you play

8-letter answer Answer: BEERPONG

Clue #14: 14. Band with the 1998 hit "Closing Time"

9-letter answer Answer: SEMISONIC

Clue #15: 15. Coup d'___

4-letter answer Answer: ETAT

Clue #16: 16. Zip

4-letter answer Answer: NONE

Word Help: Synonyms: none

Clue #17: 19. Gospel/jazz singer Reese

5-letter answer Answer: DELLA

Clue #18: 20. Make believe

7-letter answer Answer: PRETEND

Word Help: Synonyms: feign, profess, pretend

Clue #19: 23. "Well, OK"

4-letter answer Answer: SURE

Word Help: Synonyms: trusted, sure_as_shooting, for_certain
Antonyms: uncertain, unsure

Clue #20: 28. Exodus

9-letter answer Answer: DEPARTURE

Word Help: Synonyms: difference, deviation, going_away

Clue #21: 30. Practice group?: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: DRS

Clue #22: 33. Drooling pooch of the comics

4-letter answer Answer: ODIE

Clue #23: 35. Tool for grooming

4-letter answer Answer: COMB

Word Help: Synonyms: coxcomb, comb, ransack

Clue #24: 36. What vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing

4-letter answer Answer: ACID

Word Help: Synonyms: bitter, acidic, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds

Clue #25: 39. Focus of some psychotherapy, for short

4-letter answer Answer: PTSD

Word Help: Synonyms: PTSD, posttraumatic_stress_disorder

Clue #26: 42. Lilliputian

4-letter answer Answer: TINY

Word Help: Synonyms: petite, lilliputian, midget

Clue #27: 43. Company behind the Saturn and Dreamcast consoles

4-letter answer Answer: SEGA

Clue #28: 45. The Masters host city

7-letter answer Answer: AUGUSTA

Word Help: Synonyms: Augusta, capital_of_Maine

Clue #29: 46. Minty herb used in Japanese cuisine

5-letter answer Answer: SHISO

Clue #30: 48. Veep from 1969 to 1973

5-letter answer Answer: AGNEW

Clue #31: 51. Boxer Beterbiev

5-letter answer Answer: ARTUR

Clue #32: 53. Countrylike

6-letter answer Answer: RUSTIC

Word Help: Synonyms: countrified, hick, rustic

Clue #33: 54. ___ card

3-letter answer Answer: SIM

Clue #34: 55. Kendrick Lamar title that completes the lyric "I got power, poison, pain and joy inside my ..."

3-letter answer Answer: DNA

Word Help: Synonyms: DNA, deoxyribonucleic_acid, desoxyribonucleic_acid

Clue #35: 56. Where to see contrails

3-letter answer Answer: SKY

Word Help: Synonyms: flip, sky, toss

Clue #36: 61. Tuna type

3-letter answer Answer: AHI

Clue #37: 62. Handed over

5-letter answer Answer: CEDED

Word Help: Synonyms: cede, surrender, deliver

Clue #38: 64. Dune buggy, e.g., in brief

3-letter answer Answer: ATV

Clue #39: 65. ___ Ridgeback, dog breed originally from Zimbabwe

9-letter answer Answer: RHODESIAN

Word Help: Synonyms: Rhodesian

Clue #40: 66. Classic sports car, familiarly

5-letter answer Answer: TBIRD

Clue #41: 68. Hub code for Delta

3-letter answer Answer: ATL

Clue #42: 69. Necessity for off-roading

6-letter answer Answer: SHOCKS

Word Help: Synonyms: daze, shock_absorber, impact

Clue #43: 71. Photog's setting

5-letter answer Answer: FSTOP

Clue #44: 72. ___ Kane, longtime role on "All My Children"

5-letter answer Answer: ERICA

Word Help: Synonyms: erica, true_heath

Clue #45: 73. Chairman ___ (old N.B.A. nickname)

3-letter answer Answer: YAO

Clue #46: 74. The N.B.A.'s Thunder, on scoreboards

3-letter answer Answer: OKC

Clue #47: 75. Grp. with so-called "camp shows"

3-letter answer Answer: USO

Clue #48: 79. "Money, Money, Money" group

4-letter answer Answer: ABBA

Clue #49: 80. Attired

4-letter answer Answer: CLAD

Word Help: Synonyms: garment, garb, raiment
Antonyms: undress, unclothed

Clue #50: 81. Term of address aboard the Death Star

9-letter answer Answer: LORDVADER

Clue #51: 83. Bringing forth

9-letter answer Answer: ELICITING

Word Help: Synonyms: raise, extract, elicit

Clue #52: 85. Third degrees?

4-letter answer Answer: PHDS

Word Help: Synonyms: PhD, Ph.D.

Clue #53: 88. Big name in organs

9-letter answer Answer: WURLITZER

Word Help: Synonyms: Wurlitzer, Rudolf_Wurlitzer

Clue #54: 89. Amanda of film

4-letter answer Answer: PEET

Clue #55: 90. "___ Croft: Tomb Raider"

4-letter answer Answer: LARA

Clue #56: 91. Witticisms

7-letter answer Answer: BONMOTS

Clue #57: 92. Wednesday Addams's werewolf roommate on TV's "Wednesday"

4-letter answer Answer: ENID

Word Help: Synonyms: Enid

Clue #58: 93. Routes across low waters

9-letter answer Answer: CAUSEWAYS

Word Help: Synonyms: causeway

Clue #59: 96. Baby monitors

7-letter answer Answer: NANNIES

Word Help: Synonyms: nanny-goat, nursemaid, she-goat

Clue #60: 98. TurboTax activity

7-letter answer Answer: EFILING

Clue #61: 99. Getaway driver, for instance

7-letter answer Answer: ABETTER

Word Help: Synonyms: abetter, abettor

Clue #62: 100. Sentiment in a letter from home

7-letter answer Answer: MISSYOU

Clue #63: 102. Just what the doctor ordered?

4-letter answer Answer: DRUG

Word Help: Synonyms: dose, drug, do_drugs

Clue #64: 104. Perturbation

5-letter answer Answer: ANGST

Word Help: Synonyms: angst

Clue #65: 108. Screwdriver component

5-letter answer Answer: VODKA

Word Help: Synonyms: vodka

Clue #66: 110. Zip

3-letter answer Answer: NIL

Word Help: Synonyms: cipher, goose_egg, zero

Clue #67: 111. Piece of improv

4-letter answer Answer: SKIT

Word Help: Synonyms: skit

Clue #68: 112. Hue of a dry bloodstain, maybe

4-letter answer Answer: PUCE

Word Help: Synonyms: puce

Clue #69: 115. Cafeteria offering

4-letter answer Answer: MEAL

Word Help: Synonyms: repast, meal

Clue #70: 116. "I've got this one"

4-letter answer Answer: ONME

Clue #71: 119. Women's soccer powerhouse

3-letter answer Answer: USA

Word Help: Synonyms: the_States, USA, Army

Clue #72: 121. "Who knew?!"

3-letter answer Answer: GEE

Word Help: Synonyms: g-force, g, gee

Clue #73: 123. Sport that takes place in a dohyo

4-letter answer Answer: SUMO

Word Help: Synonyms: sumo

Expert Solving Strategies

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• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 05, 2025

Published on Monday, May 05, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 05 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Pester

5-letter answer Answer: ANNOY

Word Help: Synonyms: irritate, vex, rag

Clue #2: 6. Words to live by

5-letter answer Answer: MOTTO

Word Help: Synonyms: slogan, catchword, shibboleth

Clue #3: 11. Legal ___ (writing paper)

3-letter answer Answer: PAD

Word Help: Synonyms: fill_out, lard, aggrandize

Clue #4: 14. Undefeated boxer Ali

5-letter answer Answer: LAILA

Clue #5: 15. Stadium employee who checks your tickets

5-letter answer Answer: USHER

Word Help: Synonyms: doorkeeper, usher, Usher

Clue #6: 16. Sports figure informally called a "ribbie"

3-letter answer Answer: RBI

Word Help: Synonyms: rbi, run_batted_in

Clue #7: 17. The DeLorean in "Back to the Future," e.g.

11-letter answer Answer: TIMEMACHINE

Clue #8: 19. Hosp. surgery sites

3-letter answer Answer: ORS

Word Help: Synonyms: surgery, Oregon, operating_theater

Clue #9: 20. Nikon F2, for one

3-letter answer Answer: SLR

Clue #10: 21. Chicago airport named for a W.W. II ace

5-letter answer Answer: OHARE

Clue #11: 22. Apple desktop computer

4-letter answer Answer: IMAC

Clue #12: 23. More achy

5-letter answer Answer: SORER

Word Help: Synonyms: mad, sensitive, huffy

Clue #13: 26. Farmers' market setups

6-letter answer Answer: STANDS

Word Help: Synonyms: fend, pedestal, bandstand
Antonyms: sit, yield

Clue #14: 28. Furniture item that's usually next to a drill

13-letter answer Answer: DENTISTSCHAIR

Clue #15: 32. Disney film featuring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui

5-letter answer Answer: MOANA

Clue #16: 33. Had but didn't divulge, as information

5-letter answer Answer: SATON

Clue #17: 34. Purple "superfood"

4-letter answer Answer: ACAI

Clue #18: 37. What's left after chopping down a tree

5-letter answer Answer: STUMP

Word Help: Synonyms: stomp, tree_stump, pulpit

Clue #19: 40. The "L" of 20-Across

4-letter answer Answer: LENS

Word Help: Synonyms: crystalline_lens, lense, lens_system

Clue #20: 41. Hoedown settings

5-letter answer Answer: BARNS

Word Help: Synonyms: barn, b

Clue #21: 43. Big name in farming equipment

5-letter answer Answer: DEERE

Word Help: Synonyms: Deere, John_Deere

Clue #22: 45. Information for a loan officer

13-letter answer Answer: CREDITHISTORY

Clue #23: 49. ___ de Lempicka, Art Deco painter

6-letter answer Answer: TAMARA

Clue #24: 50. "Such a shame!"

5-letter answer Answer: SOSAD

Clue #25: 52. China's most-grown crop

4-letter answer Answer: RICE

Word Help: Synonyms: rice, Sir_Tim_Rice, Timothy_Miles_Bindon_Rice

Clue #26: 53. Open, as a tube of toothpaste

5-letter answer Answer: UNCAP

Clue #27: 56. Got together

3-letter answer Answer: MET

Word Help: Synonyms: conform_to, take_on, get_together
Antonyms: diverge

Clue #28: 58. "Who am ___ judge?"

3-letter answer Answer: ITO

Clue #29: 59. "I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?

11-letter answer Answer: WEGOWAYBACK

Clue #30: 62. Up there in years

3-letter answer Answer: OLD

Word Help: Synonyms: sure-enough, old, sometime
Antonyms: new, young

Clue #31: 63. Carne ___ (taqueria option)

5-letter answer Answer: ASADA

Clue #32: 64. Unwelcome sound in a crowded subway car

5-letter answer Answer: ACHOO

Clue #33: 65. Garment at a merch table

3-letter answer Answer: TEE

Word Help: Synonyms: teeing_ground, tee_up, tee

Clue #34: 66. Wander from the group

5-letter answer Answer: STRAY

Word Help: Synonyms: ramble, err, divagate

Clue #35: 67. Considers, as a court case

5-letter answer Answer: HEARS

Word Help: Synonyms: find_out, take_heed, see

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Secondary social media accounts, informally

4-letter answer Answer: ALTS

Word Help: Synonyms: ALT, altitude, EL

Clue #2: 2. Nervous people might chew on them

5-letter answer Answer: NAILS

Word Help: Synonyms: sail_through, nail, collar

Clue #3: 3. Numbskull

6-letter answer Answer: NIMROD

Word Help: Synonyms: Nimrod

Clue #4: 4. Cry at a soccer stadium

3-letter answer Answer: OLE

Clue #5: 5. Candied vegetable at Thanksgiving

3-letter answer Answer: YAM

Word Help: Synonyms: yam, yam_plant

Clue #6: 6. The "M" of T.M.I.

4-letter answer Answer: MUCH

Word Help: Synonyms: a_great_deal, often, practically
Antonyms: little

Clue #7: 7. Govt. org. known for its constructive criticism?

4-letter answer Answer: OSHA

Word Help: Synonyms: OSHA, Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration

Clue #8: 8. Feeling while walking in a desert

6-letter answer Answer: THIRST

Word Help: Synonyms: crave, starve, hunger

Clue #9: 9. Religious pillars

6-letter answer Answer: TENETS

Word Help: Synonyms: tenet, dogma

Clue #10: 10. Unrefined metal

3-letter answer Answer: ORE

Word Help: Synonyms: ore

Clue #11: 11. Companion who might wear a corsage or boutonniere

8-letter answer Answer: PROMDATE

Clue #12: 12. Skin scrape

8-letter answer Answer: ABRASION

Word Help: Synonyms: abrasion, scrape, detrition

Clue #13: 13. ___ golf (sport with baskets)

4-letter answer Answer: DISC

Word Help: Synonyms: platter, disk, phonograph_record

Clue #14: 18. Main arteries

6-letter answer Answer: AORTAS

Word Help: Synonyms: aorta

Clue #15: 22. Asthmatics' devices

8-letter answer Answer: INHALERS

Word Help: Synonyms: inhalator, inhaler

Clue #16: 24. "Jog my memory ..."

8-letter answer Answer: REMINDME

Clue #17: 25. Ambient music pioneer Brian

3-letter answer Answer: ENO

Clue #18: 27. Must-haves during heat waves, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ACS

Word Help: Synonyms: actinium, alternating_electric_current, Ac
Antonyms: direct_current

Clue #19: 29. QB miscue: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: INT

Clue #20: 30. ___ Arabia

5-letter answer Answer: SAUDI

Word Help: Synonyms: Saudi_Arabian, Saudi-Arabian, Saudi

Clue #21: 31. Some hosp. staffers

3-letter answer Answer: RNS

Word Help: Synonyms: RN, Rn, registered_nurse

Clue #22: 34. As easy as ___

3-letter answer Answer: ABC

Word Help: Synonyms: ABC's, alphabet, ABC

Clue #23: 35. Proof of purchase for an auto owner

8-letter answer Answer: CARTITLE

Clue #24: 36. 406, for the entire state of Montana

8-letter answer Answer: AREACODE

Clue #25: 38. Enero o abril

3-letter answer Answer: MES

Word Help: Synonyms: ME, Maine, Pine_Tree_State

Clue #26: 39. Business that may offer "pawdicures"

6-letter answer Answer: PETSPA

Clue #27: 42. One-named singer of "Chandelier," 2014

3-letter answer Answer: SIA

Clue #28: 44. Australian hopper, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ROO

Clue #29: 46. Most factual

6-letter answer Answer: TRUEST

Word Help: Synonyms: true, truthful, reliable
Antonyms: false, untruthful

Clue #30: 47. Plane's parking spot

6-letter answer Answer: HANGAR

Word Help: Synonyms: repair_shed, airdock, hangar

Clue #31: 48. Manufacturer of pianos and motorcycles

6-letter answer Answer: YAMAHA

Clue #32: 51. Interior designer's focus

5-letter answer Answer: DECOR

Word Help: Synonyms: decor, interior_decoration

Clue #33: 52. Prison outbreak

4-letter answer Answer: RIOT

Word Help: Synonyms: drunken_revelry, belly_laugh, carouse

Clue #34: 54. Final passage of a symphony

4-letter answer Answer: CODA

Word Help: Synonyms: finale, coda

Clue #35: 55. Not at home

4-letter answer Answer: AWAY

Word Help: Synonyms: by, away, forth
Antonyms: home

Clue #36: 57. Some U.F.C. bout enders

4-letter answer Answer: TKOS

Word Help: Synonyms: TKO, technical_knockout

Clue #37: 59. Once existed

3-letter answer Answer: WAS

Word Help: Synonyms: WA, comprise, embody
Antonyms: differ

Clue #38: 60. "Boo-___!" (triumphant shout)

3-letter answer Answer: YAH

Clue #39: 61. Pre-A.D., in dating

3-letter answer Answer: BCE

Word Help: Synonyms: BCE, B.C.E.

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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