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Date: Saturday, August 10, 2019
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 68 (33 Across, 35 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.7 letters
August 10, 2019 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. What takes motion out of motion pictures? | 9 |
| 2A | 10. Goddess of spring and rebirth | 4 |
| 3A | 14. Superiority-asserting action | 9 |
| 4A | 15. Drunk, in modern slang | 5 |
| 5A | 16. Is to come | 9 |
| 6A | 17. Wiped out | 5 |
| 7A | 18. Fair game | 7 |
| 8A | 19. Parody | 7 |
| 9A | 21. Certain online food critic | 6 |
| 10A | 22. Prefix with car | 3 |
| 11A | 23. Place for a tab | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Wine lover's favorite team? | 4 |
| 13A | 26. Persuaded to take a higher-priced option | 6 |
| 14A | 29. Enemies, in slang | 4 |
| 15A | 33. Lose balance | 3 |
| 16A | 34. Women who were legally permitted to drive for the first time in 2018 | 6 |
| 17A | 35. Response to someone with unrealistic hopes | 15 |
| 18A | 38. "Take your time" | 6 |
| 19A | 39. Word whose musical sense was added to Merriam-Webster dictionaries in 1986 | 3 |
| 20A | 40. Competitor of Petro-Canada | 4 |
| 21A | 41. Green-light | 6 |
| 22A | 42. Some baskets | 4 |
| 23A | 44. Business card abbr. | 3 |
| 24A | 45. California W.N.B.A. team, on scoreboards | 3 |
| 25A | 47. "This party's poppin'!" | 6 |
| 26A | 52. Boo-boos | 7 |
| 27A | 55. Off guard | 7 |
| 28A | 56. Discover serendipitously | 5 |
| 29A | 57. Article of summer wear | 9 |
| 30A | 59. ___ Montoya, swordsman in "The Princess Bride" | 5 |
| 31A | 60. Woman's name that's an anagram of INTERNEES | 9 |
| 32A | 61. Body parts that sound like some units of measure | 4 |
| 33A | 62. Start of an anti-coal petition | 9 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. What takes motion out of motion pictures?"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEADICAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "10. Goddess of spring and rebirth"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that type genus of the majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
- Words that mean the same thing: Maja, genus Maja, genus Maia
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "14. Superiority-asserting action"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POWERMOVE
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Clue 4 Across: "15. Drunk, in modern slang"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TURNT
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Clue 5 Across: "16. Is to come"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIESAHEAD
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Clue 6 Across: "17. Wiped out"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATEIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "18. Fair game"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
- Words that mean the same thing: appropriate, reserve, give up
- The opposite would be: disallow, forbid
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALLOWED
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Parody"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that reproduce someone's behavior or looks
- Words that mean the same thing: copy, simulate
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMITATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. Certain online food critic"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YELPER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Prefix with car"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ECO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Place for a tab"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: bathroom, rear, lavatory
- The opposite would be: hire
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Wine lover's favorite team?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
- Words that mean the same thing: Red, loss, Marxist
- The opposite would be: gain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. Persuaded to take a higher-priced option"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UPSOLD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Enemies, in slang"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Lose balance"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
- Words that mean the same thing: tiptoe, lead, point
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "34. Women who were legally permitted to drive for the first time in 2018"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a native or inhabitant of saudi arabia
- Words that mean the same thing: Saudi Arabian, Saudi
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAUDIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "35. Response to someone with unrealistic hopes"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WHATDOYOUEXPECT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "38. "Take your time""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NORUSH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. Word whose musical sense was added to Merriam-Webster dictionaries in 1986"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
- Words that mean the same thing: whang, whack, pink
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. Competitor of Petro-Canada"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESSO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. Green-light"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that render capable or able for some task
- The opposite would be: disable
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENABLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. Some baskets"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: two, deuce, II
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TWOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. Business card abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
- Words that mean the same thing: re, ray, rhenium
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "45. California W.N.B.A. team, on scoreboards"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
- Words that mean the same thing: Pelican State, lah, LA
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. "This party's poppin'!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITSLIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "52. Boo-boos"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLIPUPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "55. Off guard"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond
- The opposite would be: ready
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNREADY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "56. Discover serendipitously"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HITON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "57. Article of summer wear"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HALTERTOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "59. ___ Montoya, swordsman in "The Princess Bride""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INIGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "60. Woman's name that's an anagram of INTERNEES"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERNESTINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "61. Body parts that sound like some units of measure"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that either of two large muscles of the chest
- Words that mean the same thing: pectoral, pectoral muscle, musculus pectoralis
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PECS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "62. Start of an anti-coal petition"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEARSANTA
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August 10, 2019 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Spread out | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Fabric whose name is French for "cloth" | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Tom ___, co-star of Marilyn Monroe in "The Seven Year Itch" | 5 |
| 4D | 4. "Venus and the Cat" author | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Storage site | 6 |
| 6D | 6. "Let me assist you" | 12 |
| 7D | 7. Like some rec leagues | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Palindromic woman's name | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Cry on a battlefield | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Unlikely entrant in a Westminster show | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Some demographic data | 9 |
| 12D | 12. Emphasized | 9 |
| 13D | 13. Deals with | 9 |
| 14D | 15. Mai ___ | 3 |
| 15D | 20. Arrow on a screen | 12 |
| 16D | 22. Field for gamers | 7 |
| 17D | 25. Kind of project for a hardware store customer, in brief | 3 |
| 18D | 27. Goddess of peace | 3 |
| 19D | 28. Person whom people take their complaints to, informally | 4 |
| 20D | 29. It can pass when you pass | 9 |
| 21D | 30. Connection to the outside world | 9 |
| 22D | 31. Spongelike | 9 |
| 23D | 32. Proof of purchase, perhaps | 4 |
| 24D | 36. Certain connection for a 30-Down, for short | 3 |
| 25D | 37. Negotiating partner with G.M. | 3 |
| 26D | 43. Natural ager | 6 |
| 27D | 46. Flicked, in a way | 5 |
| 28D | 48. Competitor of Stearns & Foster | 5 |
| 29D | 49. Music store category | 5 |
| 30D | 50. Words before know, care or mind | 5 |
| 31D | 51. Most serious kind of flu | 5 |
| 32D | 53. Fad game of the 1990s | 4 |
| 33D | 54. Unnamed individual from Italy | 3 |
| 34D | 55. It reaches to touch one's hand | 4 |
| 35D | 58. What you can take that I can't? | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Spread out"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
- Words that mean the same thing: dislocate, slip, rotate
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPLAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Fabric whose name is French for "cloth""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOILE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Tom ___, co-star of Marilyn Monroe in "The Seven Year Itch""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EWELL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. "Venus and the Cat" author"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that greek author of fables (circa 620-560 bc)
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AESOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Storage site"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
- Words that mean the same thing: draftsman
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DRAWER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. "Let me assist you""
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMHERETOHELP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Like some rec leagues"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Palindromic woman's name"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AVA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Cry on a battlefield"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of several old world herbs of the genus medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
- Words that mean the same thing: medick, trefoil, medical officer
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEDIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Unlikely entrant in a Westminster show"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
- Words that mean the same thing: mongrel, cur
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MUTT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Some demographic data"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AREACODES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Emphasized"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INITALICS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Deals with"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATTENDSTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "15. Mai ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a native or inhabitant of thailand
- Words that mean the same thing: Thai, Siamese
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "20. Arrow on a screen"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOUSEPOINTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. Field for gamers"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESPORTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Kind of project for a hardware store customer, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "27. Goddess of peace"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (roman catholic church) a greeting signifying christian love for those assisting at the eucharist
- Words that mean the same thing: kiss of peace
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "28. Person whom people take their complaints to, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "29. It can pass when you pass"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
- Words that mean the same thing: possession
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OWNERSHIP
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Connection to the outside world"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PHONELINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "31. Spongelike"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that relating to or caused by parasites
- Words that mean the same thing: parasitical, bloodsucking, epenthetic
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PARASITIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "32. Proof of purchase, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
- Words that mean the same thing: nub, counterfoil, ticket stub
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STUB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Down: "36. Certain connection for a 30-Down, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
- Words that mean the same thing: digital subscriber line
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DSL
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Negotiating partner with G.M."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: UAW
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Clue 26 Down: "43. Natural ager"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- Words that mean the same thing: tenseness, try, emphasis
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: STRESS
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Clue 27 Down: "46. Flicked, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that convert into ashes
- Words that mean the same thing: ash
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ASHED
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Clue 28 Down: "48. Competitor of Stearns & Foster"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SERTA
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Clue 29 Down: "49. Music store category"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
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- This could be something that any dialect of the language of ancient rome
- Words that mean the same thing: Romance
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LATIN
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Clue 30 Down: "50. Words before know, care or mind"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: IDONT
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Most serious kind of flu"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TYPEA
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Clue 32 Down: "53. Fad game of the 1990s"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: POGS
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Clue 33 Down: "54. Unnamed individual from Italy"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: UNO
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Clue 34 Down: "55. It reaches to touch one's hand"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
- Words that mean the same thing: elbow bone
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ULNA
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Clue 35 Down: "58. What you can take that I can't?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
- Words that mean the same thing: follow, embody, live
- The opposite would be: differ
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The answer is: ARE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 45 | 66.2% |
| Short Answer | 9 | 13.2% |
| Sports | 5 | 7.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.4% |
| Music | 2 | 2.9% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.9% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.5% |
| History | 1 | 1.5% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 35 |
| Total Clues | 68 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.7 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 03:53 AM
