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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (34 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (42 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate
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. You're looking at it! | 4 |
| 2A | 5. File type | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Piano technician | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Parasite's target | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Had no co-conspirators | 10 |
| 6A | 17. Preparation for many a surprise party | 4 |
| 7A | 18. Which 1991 comedy starred Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss? | 12 |
| 8A | 19. Quotidian | 5 |
| 9A | 21. Charon's domain | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Bistecca ___ fiorentina (Italian dish) | 4 |
| 11A | 23. Role for Annie Potts on "Young Sheldon" | 6 |
| 12A | 25. Are: Fr. | 4 |
| 13A | 27. Gift for a musician | 3 |
| 14A | 28. Figure in much W.W. I propaganda | 8 |
| 15A | 31. Kid with a route | 8 |
| 16A | 35. Home to the first N.F.L. team to win a Super Bowl in its own stadium (2021) | 5 |
| 17A | 39. What Edvard Munch painting inspired a poster for "Home Alone"? | 9 |
| 18A | 40. What fictional English heavy metal band consists of David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls? | 9 |
| 19A | 42. Like the origins of Buddhism and Hinduism | 5 |
| 20A | 43. Chill pill, essentially | 8 |
| 21A | 44. Investigate | 8 |
| 22A | 47. Prefix with genetics | 3 |
| 23A | 50. Assessment, informally | 4 |
| 24A | 51. Gorgon slain by Perseus | 6 |
| 25A | 56. Cohort | 4 |
| 26A | 58. Where many family names begin O'- | 4 |
| 27A | 60. Denizen of hell | 5 |
| 28A | 61. Test graders' aids ... or what is needed to respond to the six italicized clues in this puzzle? | 10 |
| 29A | 64. Neighbor of Java | 4 |
| 30A | 65. Nancy Drew and Sherlock Holmes | 10 |
| 31A | 66. Prayer leader | 4 |
| 32A | 67. Lit for fun, e.g. | 5 |
| 33A | 68. ___-à-___ | 4 |
| 34A | 69. Bore | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. You're looking at it!"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: THIS
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2A: "5. File type"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that uttering in an irritated tone
- Similar words include: wood file, rasping
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RASP
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3A: "9. Piano technician"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who tunes pianos
- Similar words include: radio set, receiving set, radio receiver
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TUNER
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4A: "14. Parasite's target"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
- Similar words include: emcee, legion, innkeeper
- Opposite of: parasite
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Answer: HOST
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5A: "15. Had no co-conspirators"
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- Pattern: __________
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Answer: ACTEDALONE
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6A: "17. Preparation for many a surprise party"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
- Similar words include: artifice
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RUSE
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7A: "18. Which 1991 comedy starred Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____________
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Answer: WHATABOUTBOB
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8A: "19. Quotidian"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
- Similar words include: common
- Opposite of: unusual
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Answer: USUAL
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9A: "21. Charon's domain"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (greek mythology) a river in hades across which charon carried dead souls
- Similar words include: River Styx
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: STYX
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10A: "22. Bistecca ___ fiorentina (Italian dish)"
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALLA
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11A: "23. Role for Annie Potts on "Young Sheldon""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MEEMAW
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12A: "25. Are: Fr."
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETES
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13A: "27. Gift for a musician"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Similar words include: capitulum, spike, auricle
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EAR
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14A: "28. Figure in much W.W. I propaganda"
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- Pattern: ________
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Answer: UNCLESAM
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15A: "31. Kid with a route"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a boy who sells or delivers newspapers
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: PAPERBOY
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16A: "35. Home to the first N.F.L. team to win a Super Bowl in its own stadium (2021)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a resort city in western florida; located on tampa bay on the gulf of mexico
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TAMPA
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17A: "39. What Edvard Munch painting inspired a poster for "Home Alone"?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: THESCREAM
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18A: "40. What fictional English heavy metal band consists of David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: SPINALTAP
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19A: "42. Like the origins of Buddhism and Hinduism"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a native or inhabitant of asia
- Similar words include: Asiatic
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASIAN
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20A: "43. Chill pill, essentially"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a drug that relaxes and relieves tension
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: RELAXANT
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21A: "44. Investigate"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: SCOPEOUT
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22A: "47. Prefix with genetics"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a self-report personality inventory based on hans eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
- Similar words include: Eysenck Personality Inventory
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EPI
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23A: "50. Assessment, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EVAL
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24A: "51. Gorgon slain by Perseus"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (greek mythology) a woman transformed into a gorgon by athena; she was slain by perseus
- Similar words include: medusoid, medusan
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MEDUSA
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25A: "56. Cohort"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an association of criminals
- Similar words include: crowd, bunch, crew
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GANG
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26A: "58. Where many family names begin O'-"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ERIN
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27A: "60. Denizen of hell"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an evil supernatural being
- Similar words include: ogre, devil, monster
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DEMON
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28A: "61. Test graders' aids ... or what is needed to respond to the six italicized clues in this puzzle?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: ANSWERKEYS
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29A: "64. Neighbor of Java"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an island in indonesia to the east of java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BALI
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30A: "65. Nancy Drew and Sherlock Holmes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a police officer who investigates crimes
- Similar words include: detective, investigator, police detective
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: DETECTIVES
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31A: "66. Prayer leader"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for shiites an imam is a recognized authority on islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
- Similar words include: imaum
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IMAM
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32A: "67. Lit for fun, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
- Similar words include: gull, cod, argot
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SLANG
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33A: "68. ___-à-___"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TETE
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34A: "69. Bore"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that hoop that covers a wheel
- Similar words include: run down, fatigue, outwear
- Opposite of: interest, refresh
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Answer: TIRE
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Idly pluck, as a banjo | 5 |
| 2D | 2. It always wins, they say | 5 |
| 3D | 3. One of Us, say? | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Driver of some engines | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Like most oysters served with mignonette | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Some Bavarian cries | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Majestic | 7 |
| 8D | 8. Which unit of data storage could hold 200,000 HD movies? | 8 |
| 9D | 9. 19th letter | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Sephora competitor | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Gallant | 5 |
| 12D | 12. ___ Gay | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Steel rod with ridges | 5 |
| 14D | 16. Maliciously publishes the private info of online | 5 |
| 15D | 20. Actor Fishburne of "The Matrix" | 8 |
| 16D | 24. Org. for the Fever and the Dream | 4 |
| 17D | 26. Filled | 8 |
| 18D | 29. End of many modern addresses | 3 |
| 19D | 30. Cat breed from an island in the Irish Sea | 4 |
| 20D | 31. Educational support grp. | 3 |
| 21D | 32. Sounds of realization | 3 |
| 22D | 33. Who won Best Supporting Actor for Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas?" | 5 |
| 23D | 34. Pitchers' stats | 4 |
| 24D | 36. What Mediterranean nation lies between Italy and Libya? | 5 |
| 25D | 37. Go for the gold? | 3 |
| 26D | 38. Apropos | 3 |
| 27D | 40. Initialism for an online advertiser | 3 |
| 28D | 41. Pitted fruit | 4 |
| 29D | 43. Take over for | 7 |
| 30D | 45. Undisguised | 5 |
| 31D | 46. "Sit!" | 6 |
| 32D | 47. "Horrors!" | 5 |
| 33D | 48. Group of experts | 5 |
| 34D | 49. 2010 release now owned by Meta, informally | 5 |
| 35D | 52. Entry in red ink | 5 |
| 36D | 53. So-called "fifth taste" | 5 |
| 37D | 54. Kind of wind ... or an alternative to wind | 5 |
| 38D | 55. "Mob Psycho 100" genre | 5 |
| 39D | 57. Singer Stefani | 4 |
| 40D | 59. Negative for Nikolai | 4 |
| 41D | 62. Heart chart, for short | 3 |
| 42D | 63. Buffalo-to-Baltimore dir. | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Idly pluck, as a banjo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a thrumming sound
- Similar words include: drum, beat, hum
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: THRUM
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2D: "2. It always wins, they say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
- Similar words include: menage, put up, sign of the zodiac
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HOUSE
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3D: "3. One of Us, say?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
- Similar words include: offspring, takings, topic
- Opposite of: recall
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Answer: ISSUE
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4D: "4. Driver of some engines"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
- Similar words include: steamer, steam clean
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STEAM
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5D: "5. Like most oysters served with mignonette"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal terms for nakedness
- Similar words include: bare-ass, tender, rude
- Opposite of: cooked
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Answer: RAW
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6D: "6. Some Bavarian cries"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACHS
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7D: "7. Majestic"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that impressive in appearance
- Similar words include: formal, noble, baronial
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: STATELY
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8D: "8. Which unit of data storage could hold 200,000 HD movies?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes
- Similar words include: pebibyte, PB, PiB
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: PETABYTE
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9D: "9. 19th letter"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the 19th letter of the greek alphabet
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAU
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10D: "10. Sephora competitor"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ULTA
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11D: "11. Gallant"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a titled peer of the realm
- Similar words include: stately, Lord, baronial
- Opposite of: lowborn, ignoble
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Answer: NOBLE
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12D: "12. ___ Gay"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ENOLA
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13D: "13. Steel rod with ridges"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: REBAR
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14D: "16. Maliciously publishes the private info of online"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DOXES
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15D: "20. Actor Fishburne of "The Matrix""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: LAURENCE
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16D: "24. Org. for the Fever and the Dream"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WNBA
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17D: "26. Filled"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fill to satisfaction
- Similar words include: sate, ingurgitate, fill
- Opposite of: insatiate
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Answer: SATIATED
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18D: "29. End of many modern addresses"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: COM
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19D: "30. Cat breed from an island in the Irish Sea"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the ancient gaelic formerly spoken on the isle of man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions
- Similar words include: Manx cat
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MANX
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20D: "31. Educational support grp."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PTA
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21D: "32. Sounds of realization"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AHS
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22D: "33. Who won Best Supporting Actor for Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas?""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PESCI
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23D: "34. Pitchers' stats"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Similar words include: earned run average, ERA, geological era
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ERAS
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24D: "36. What Mediterranean nation lies between Italy and Libya?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a republic on the island of malta in the mediterranean; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1964
- Similar words include: Republic of Malta
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MALTA
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25D: "37. Go for the gold?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
- Similar words include: goat god, tear apart, cooking pan
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PAN
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26D: "38. Apropos"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
- Similar words include: disposed, minded, clever
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: APT
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27D: "40. Initialism for an online advertiser"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SEO
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28D: "41. Pitted fruit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
- Similar words include: plumb, clean, plum tree
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PLUM
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29D: "43. Take over for"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that provide physical relief, as from pain
- Similar words include: alleviate, salve, assuage
- Opposite of: enforce
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Answer: RELIEVE
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30D: "45. Undisguised"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that open and observable; not secret or hidden
- Similar words include: open
- Opposite of: covert
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Answer: OVERT
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31D: "46. "Sit!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PARKIT
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32D: "47. "Horrors!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EGADS
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33D: "48. Group of experts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
- Similar words include: instrument panel, control board, board
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PANEL
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34D: "49. 2010 release now owned by Meta, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: INSTA
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35D: "52. Entry in red ink"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
- Similar words include: debit entry
- Opposite of: credit
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Answer: DEBIT
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36D: "53. So-called "fifth taste""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: UMAMI
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37D: "54. Kind of wind ... or an alternative to wind"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SOLAR
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38D: "55. "Mob Psycho 100" genre"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hard copal derived from an african tree
- Similar words include: gum anime, Zanzibar copal
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ANIME
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39D: "57. Singer Stefani"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GWEN
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40D: "59. Negative for Nikolai"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NYET
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41D: "62. Heart chart, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
- Similar words include: EKG, cardiogram, electrocardiogram
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ECG
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42D: "63. Buffalo-to-Baltimore dir."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the compass point midway between south and southeast
- Similar words include: south southeast, sou'-sou'-east
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SSE
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Expert Solving Strategies
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Decode the Clues
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Today's Puzzle Stats
34 Across Clues
42 Down Clues
76 Total Clues
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