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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (52 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (65 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Cause a mess, as with frying oil | 8 |
| 2A | 9. Create an intricate series of lies, say | 8 |
| 3A | 17. Offerings to prospective bicycle buyers | 9 |
| 4A | 19. "Ben-Hur" or "Lawrence of Arabia" | 9 |
| 5A | 20. Or more | 10 |
| 6A | 22. Like many public housing projects | 10 |
| 7A | 23. Comprehends | 4 |
| 8A | 24. Way to manipulate public opinion through fear | 11 |
| 9A | 26. "The ___ is done" | 4 |
| 10A | 27. Some ambulance destinations, for short | 3 |
| 11A | 28. Ceramicists' devices | 13 |
| 12A | 30. Hog heaven? | 3 |
| 13A | 31. Wrong idea | 15 |
| 14A | 33. Word with bean or lemon | 4 |
| 15A | 34. ___ Jones, author of "How We Fight for Our Lives" | 5 |
| 16A | 35. Tick off | 4 |
| 17A | 37. Pieces of art? | 7 |
| 18A | 40. Allude (to) | 3 |
| 19A | 41. Winter Olympics event | 7 |
| 20A | 44. Agreements where one party takes some heat? | 9 |
| 21A | 46. Old-time theater item | 9 |
| 22A | 48. They point toward Mecca while salah is performed | 10 |
| 23A | 50. Evergreen pointer | 10 |
| 24A | 51. Sharpen | 4 |
| 25A | 52. Natural process of maturing | 11 |
| 26A | 54. Airplane wing feature | 4 |
| 27A | 55. Girder whose name assumes a serif font | 5 |
| 28A | 57. Paleolithic-era tools | 9 |
| 29A | 58. Have spiritual unity (with) | 5 |
| 30A | 59. Falsify | 6 |
| 31A | 61. ___ syndrome (allergic reaction to some bug bites) | 7 |
| 32A | 62. Actress and model Ali ___ | 6 |
| 33A | 63. Like some pricing strategies | 6 |
| 34A | 65. Annual awards whose name is an acronym | 5 |
| 35A | 66. Affectedly clever | 6 |
| 36A | 67. Allude (to) | 5 |
| 37A | 69. Southwest landform | 5 |
| 38A | 70. Smokey Bear spot, e.g., for short | 3 |
| 39A | 73. Area with the highest percentage of homes valued at $1 million or more | 13 |
| 40A | 79. [ha ha!] | 3 |
| 41A | 82. Reddish-brown color | 4 |
| 42A | 84. Ones skilled in governance | 11 |
| 43A | 85. Gram | 4 |
| 44A | 86. Return analogue | 5 |
| 45A | 88. "You're one to talk!" | 9 |
| 46A | 89. Mumbo jumbo | 5 |
| 47A | 90. Instrument for which Beethoven and Mozart composed | 10 |
| 48A | 92. Drink order at a sushi restaurant | 10 |
| 49A | 94. What might have green rooms? | 9 |
| 50A | 95. Unlikely sportsmanship award winner | 9 |
| 51A | 96. ___ Lupton, author of the 2010 best seller "Sister" | 8 |
| 52A | 97. Quarter-barrel containers of beer | 8 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Cause a mess, as with frying oil"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- Similar words include: spatter, plash, sputtering
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: SPLATTER
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2A: "9. Create an intricate series of lies, say"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: SPINAWEB
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3A: "17. Offerings to prospective bicycle buyers"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: TESTRIDES
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4A: "19. "Ben-Hur" or "Lawrence of Arabia""
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- Pattern: _________
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Answer: EPICDRAMA
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5A: "20. Or more"
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- Pattern: __________
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Answer: ATAMINIMUM
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6A: "22. Like many public housing projects"
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- Pattern: __________
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Answer: STATEAIDED
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7A: "23. Comprehends"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- Similar words include: obtain, commence, make
- Opposite of: end, leave
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Answer: GETS
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8A: "24. Way to manipulate public opinion through fear"
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- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: SCARETACTIC
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9A: "26. "The ___ is done""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
- Similar words include: title, human activity, act
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DEED
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10A: "27. Some ambulance destinations, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
- Similar words include: atomic number 68, erbium, ER
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERS
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11A: "28. Ceramicists' devices"
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- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: POTTERYWHEELS
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12A: "30. Hog heaven?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
- Similar words include: hordeolum, stye, eye infection
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: STY
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13A: "31. Wrong idea"
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- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: FALSEIMPRESSION
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14A: "33. Word with bean or lemon"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CURD
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15A: "34. ___ Jones, author of "How We Fight for Our Lives""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SAEED
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16A: "35. Tick off"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state of irritation or annoyance
- Similar words include: huff, seeing red
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MIFF
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17A: "37. Pieces of art?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
- Similar words include: arial mosaic, photomosaic, Mosaic
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: MOSAICS
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18A: "40. Allude (to)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sign of assent or salutation or command
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NOD
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19A: "41. Winter Olympics event"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that formerly two short sleds coupled together
- Similar words include: bobsleigh, bob
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: BOBSLED
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20A: "44. Agreements where one party takes some heat?"
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- Pattern: _________
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Answer: ARMSDEALS
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21A: "46. Old-time theater item"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: MOVIEREEL
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22A: "48. They point toward Mecca while salah is performed"
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- Pattern: __________
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Answer: PRAYERMATS
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23A: "50. Evergreen pointer"
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- Pattern: __________
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Answer: PINENEEDLE
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24A: "51. Sharpen"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
- Similar words include: perfect
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HONE
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25A: "52. Natural process of maturing"
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- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: SUNRIPENING
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26A: "54. Airplane wing feature"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
- Similar words include: dither, tizzy, flapping
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FLAP
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27A: "55. Girder whose name assumes a serif font"
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- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IBEAM
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28A: "57. Paleolithic-era tools"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: STONEAXES
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29A: "58. Have spiritual unity (with)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BEONE
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30A: "59. Falsify"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a licensed medical practitioner
- Similar words include: MD, medico, furbish up
- Opposite of: break
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Answer: DOCTOR
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31A: "61. ___ syndrome (allergic reaction to some bug bites)"
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- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SKEETER
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32A: "62. Actress and model Ali ___"
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- Pattern: ______
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Answer: LARTER
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33A: "63. Like some pricing strategies"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that having or arranged in tiers
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TIERED
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34A: "65. Annual awards whose name is an acronym"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that catch sight of
- Similar words include: espy, spot, descry
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ESPYS
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35A: "66. Affectedly clever"
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- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CUTESY
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36A: "67. Allude (to)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make reference to
- Similar words include: concern, relate, consult
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: REFER
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37A: "69. Southwest landform"
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- Think of something that a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BUTTE
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38A: "70. Smokey Bear spot, e.g., for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; psa is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of psa in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
- Similar words include: prostate specific antigen
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PSA
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39A: "73. Area with the highest percentage of homes valued at $1 million or more"
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- Pattern: _____________
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Answer: SILICONVALLEY
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40A: "79. [ha ha!]"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LOL
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41A: "82. Reddish-brown color"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
- Similar words include: rust-brown, rust fungus, eat
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RUST
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42A: "84. Ones skilled in governance"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an expert who is a member of a highly skilled elite group
- Similar words include: technocrat
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: TECHNOCRATS
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43A: "85. Gram"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NANA
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44A: "86. Return analogue"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to come or go into
- Similar words include: enrol, infix, enroll
- Opposite of: drop out, exit
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Answer: ENTER
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45A: "88. "You're one to talk!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: THATSRICH
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46A: "89. Mumbo jumbo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that senseless talk
- Similar words include: stuff and nonsense, stuff, poppycock
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HOOEY
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47A: "90. Instrument for which Beethoven and Mozart composed"
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- Pattern: __________
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Answer: FORTEPIANO
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48A: "92. Drink order at a sushi restaurant"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: SAKEBOTTLE
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49A: "94. What might have green rooms?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: ECORESORT
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50A: "95. Unlikely sportsmanship award winner"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: SORELOSER
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51A: "96. ___ Lupton, author of the 2010 best seller "Sister""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ROSAMUND
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52A: "97. Quarter-barrel containers of beer"
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- Pattern: ________
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Answer: PONYKEGS
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Talking ___ (early dating period, in modern lingo) | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Fizzle (out) | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Exams whose analytical reasoning sections were removed in 2024 | 5 |
| 4D | 4. PINpoints? | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Lead-in to state or Star | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Typically red-coated toy figurines | 11 |
| 7D | 7. Official proclamations | 6 |
| 8D | 8. Try to produce better offspring from | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Bursts | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Feels for | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Sport with crampons and carabiners | 11 |
| 12D | 12. Document that promises secrecy, for short | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Like the climate in Antarctica | 4 |
| 14D | 14. Does the Narrows hike at Zion National Park, say | 5 |
| 15D | 15. Become acquainted over Zoom, e.g. | 5 |
| 16D | 16. Villain | 5 |
| 17D | 18. "No doubt about it!" | 6 |
| 18D | 19. Inscribed | 6 |
| 19D | 21. Mythical creature with scales | 6 |
| 20D | 22. Lost one's temper | 6 |
| 21D | 25. Like some donations that anyone can accept | 5 |
| 22D | 28. Pride celebration | 6 |
| 23D | 29. "That much is obvious" | 6 |
| 24D | 31. Child who refuses to put things away? | 10 |
| 25D | 32. Flag thrower | 10 |
| 26D | 33. Olympic gymnast Nadia who was the first to receive a perfect 10 score | 8 |
| 27D | 36. Livestock facilities regulated by the E.P.A. | 8 |
| 28D | 37. TV series starring Rami Malek as a hacktivist | 7 |
| 29D | 38. Absurdist philosopher born in Algeria | 5 |
| 30D | 39. Perspectives | 6 |
| 31D | 41. More difficult to eat, as fish | 6 |
| 32D | 42. Tandoors, e.g. | 5 |
| 33D | 43. Lucy ___, African American slave narrator | 7 |
| 34D | 44. Garden pest | 5 |
| 35D | 45. Butterfly, e.g. | 6 |
| 36D | 46. Cheeky flirts | 6 |
| 37D | 47. Sufferer healed by Jesus | 5 |
| 38D | 49. Unit circle ratios | 5 |
| 39D | 50. Like some soils high in organic matter | 5 |
| 40D | 53. Small protestation | 4 |
| 41D | 56. Sociologist's concern | 5 |
| 42D | 58. Eccentric | 5 |
| 43D | 60. Update the equipment in | 5 |
| 44D | 62. Musical instruments that become other musical instruments when an F is added to the front | 5 |
| 45D | 64. Erasure | 8 |
| 46D | 66. Person idolized by a niche audience | 8 |
| 47D | 68. Physics Nobelist Feynman | 7 |
| 48D | 69. Covert mission, familiarly | 7 |
| 49D | 70. Be partial to | 6 |
| 50D | 71. Shell competitor | 6 |
| 51D | 72. Daikin Park team | 6 |
| 52D | 74. Gregorian ___ | 5 |
| 53D | 75. Aware of | 4 |
| 54D | 76. We, in Portuguese | 3 |
| 55D | 77. Bygone devices whose tapes had to be rewound | 4 |
| 56D | 78. Teatro alla Scala solos | 5 |
| 57D | 79. Ancient philosopher whose name means "old master" | 6 |
| 58D | 80. Support for the tree pose in yoga | 6 |
| 59D | 81. Strategy against fickle weather | 6 |
| 60D | 83. One more than 5-Down | 5 |
| 61D | 85. Unacceptable | 5 |
| 62D | 87. ___ Kassis, author of "The Arabesque Table" | 4 |
| 63D | 89. Hallowed | 4 |
| 64D | 91. Nittany Lions' sch. | 3 |
| 65D | 93. Big ___ | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Talking ___ (early dating period, in modern lingo)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- Similar words include: stagecoach, degree, point
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STAGE
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2D: "2. Fizzle (out)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that disciple of jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by catholics as the vicar of christ on earth and first pope
- Similar words include: putz, tool, Saint Peter
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PETER
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3D: "3. Exams whose analytical reasoning sections were removed in 2024"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LSATS
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4D: "4. PINpoints?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
- Similar words include: atm, asynchronous transfer mode, automated teller machine
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATMS
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5D: "5. Lead-in to state or Star"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TRI
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6D: "6. Typically red-coated toy figurines"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: TINSOLDIERS
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7D: "7. Official proclamations"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a formal or authoritative proclamation
- Similar words include: rescript, edict, decree
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: EDICTS
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8D: "8. Try to produce better offspring from"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: REMATE
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9D: "9. Bursts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- Similar words include: flock, good deal, sight
- Opposite of: boo
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Answer: SPATES
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10D: "10. Feels for"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
- Similar words include: pathos, commiseration, compassionate
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PITIES
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11D: "11. Sport with crampons and carabiners"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: ICECLIMBING
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12D: "12. Document that promises secrecy, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NDA
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13D: "13. Like the climate in Antarctica"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that lacking sufficient water or rainfall
- Similar words include: desiccated, desiccate, waterless
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARID
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14D: "14. Does the Narrows hike at Zion National Park, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that english tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
- Similar words include: cram, jampack, chock up
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: WADES
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15D: "15. Become acquainted over Zoom, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EMEET
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16D: "16. Villain"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BADDY
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17D: "18. "No doubt about it!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SUREIS
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18D: "19. Inscribed"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make an etching of
- Similar words include: engrave, engraved, graven
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ETCHED
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19D: "21. Mythical creature with scales"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984)
- Similar words include: Ethel Merman
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MERMAN
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20D: "22. Lost one's temper"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SAWRED
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21D: "25. Like some donations that anyone can accept"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TYPEO
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22D: "28. Pride celebration"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a ceremonial procession including people marching
- Similar words include: promenade, troop, march
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PARADE
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23D: "29. "That much is obvious""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SOISEE
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24D: "31. Child who refuses to put things away?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: FUSSYEATER
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25D: "32. Flag thrower"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: NFLREFEREE
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26D: "33. Olympic gymnast Nadia who was the first to receive a perfect 10 score"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: COMANECI
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27D: "36. Livestock facilities regulated by the E.P.A."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a building where livestock are fattened for market
- Similar words include: feedlot
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: FEEDLOTS
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28D: "37. TV series starring Rami Malek as a hacktivist"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: MRROBOT
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29D: "38. Absurdist philosopher born in Algeria"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that french writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)
- Similar words include: Albert Camus
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CAMUS
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30D: "39. Perspectives"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a biased way of looking at or presenting something
- Similar words include: angle, lean, slant
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SLANTS
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31D: "41. More difficult to eat, as fish"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- Similar words include: haggard, cadaverous, emaciated
- Opposite of: boneless
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Answer: BONIER
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32D: "42. Tandoors, e.g."
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- Think of something that kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
- Similar words include: oven
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OVENS
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33D: "43. Lucy ___, African American slave narrator"
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- Pattern: _______
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Answer: DELANEY
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34D: "44. Garden pest"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various small plant-sucking insects
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: APHID
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35D: "45. Butterfly, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- Similar words include: solidus, virgule, fortuity
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: STROKE
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36D: "46. Cheeky flirts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- Similar words include: vamper, prickteaser, flirt
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MINXES
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37D: "47. Sufferer healed by Jesus"
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- Think of something that a person afflicted with leprosy
- Similar words include: lazar
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LEPER
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38D: "49. Unit circle ratios"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
- Similar words include: drop the ball, trespass, goof
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SINES
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39D: "50. Like some soils high in organic matter"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PEATY
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40D: "53. Small protestation"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the short weak cry of a young bird
- Similar words include: chirrup, peek, cheep
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PEEP
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41D: "56. Sociologist's concern"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
- Similar words include: Thomas More, More, Sir Thomas More
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MORES
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42D: "58. Eccentric"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- Similar words include: loco, nuts, crackers
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BATTY
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43D: "60. Update the equipment in"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: REFIT
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44D: "62. Musical instruments that become other musical instruments when an F is added to the front"
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- Think of something that a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
- Similar words include: lute, luting
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LUTES
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45D: "64. Erasure"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
- Similar words include: excision, omission, cut
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: DELETION
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46D: "66. Person idolized by a niche audience"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: CULTHERO
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47D: "68. Physics Nobelist Feynman"
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- Pattern: _______
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Answer: RICHARD
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48D: "69. Covert mission, familiarly"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: BLACKOP
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49D: "70. Be partial to"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that like better; value more highly
- Similar words include: favor, choose, opt
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PREFER
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50D: "71. Shell competitor"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SUNOCO
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51D: "72. Daikin Park team"
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- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ASTROS
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52D: "74. Gregorian ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
- Similar words include: intonate, tone, cantillate
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CHANT
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53D: "75. Aware of"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ONTO
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54D: "76. We, in Portuguese"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
- Similar words include: no, No, atomic number 102
- Opposite of: yes
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Answer: NOS
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55D: "77. Bygone devices whose tapes had to be rewound"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) tv programs
- Similar words include: videocassette recorder, VCR
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: VCRS
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56D: "78. Teatro alla Scala solos"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an elaborate song for solo voice
- Similar words include: aria
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ARIAS
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57D: "79. Ancient philosopher whose name means "old master""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: LAOTSE
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58D: "80. Support for the tree pose in yoga"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ONELEG
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59D: "81. Strategy against fickle weather"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
- Similar words include: level, stratum, layer
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: LAYERS
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60D: "83. One more than 5-Down"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TETRA
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61D: "85. Unacceptable"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NOTOK
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62D: "87. ___ Kassis, author of "The Arabesque Table""
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: REEM
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63D: "89. Hallowed"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sacred place of pilgrimage
- Similar words include: holy place, sanctum
- Opposite of: unholy
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Answer: HOLY
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64D: "91. Nittany Lions' sch."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PSU
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65D: "93. Big ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mountain or tall hill
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BEN
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Today's Puzzle Stats
52 Across Clues
65 Down Clues
117 Total Clues
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