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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.1 letters
October 26, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. "A-a-a-and … ___!" | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Character who nails a doubloon to the Pequod's mast | 4 |
| 3A | 10. One knocking on many doors | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Cough drop flavoring | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Surfer's wish | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Last remaining | 4 |
| 7A | 17. First name in cosmetics | 5 |
| 8A | 18. Polymath called "The First Teacher" by medieval scholars | 9 |
| 9A | 20. What a multitasker might kill | 13 |
| 10A | 22. Long, long time | 3 |
| 11A | 23. Say further | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Off the hook, so to speak | 6 |
| 13A | 27. Author Zora ___ Hurston | 5 |
| 14A | 29. Sunny side of breakfast | 4 |
| 15A | 31. Digital number? | 3 |
| 16A | 32. What it's impossible to be in | 12 |
| 17A | 35. Bobby-soxer's dance | 3 |
| 18A | 37. Boating noun and verb | 3 |
| 19A | 38. Curator's field | 3 |
| 20A | 39. Reluctant to relive an experience | 12 |
| 21A | 44. Subgenre lead-in | 3 |
| 22A | 45. Plays the ponies, say | 4 |
| 23A | 46. Sanctuaries | 5 |
| 24A | 49. Farm animal, in tot-speak | 6 |
| 25A | 51. Abbr. after a dot, usually | 3 |
| 26A | 52. Slice (off) | 3 |
| 27A | 54. Top-grossing movie of 1987 | 13 |
| 28A | 58. "Get out of bed, sleepyhead!" | 9 |
| 29A | 60. Narrow | 5 |
| 30A | 61. Something one may regret hitting | 4 |
| 31A | 62. City of Paris? | 4 |
| 32A | 63. Commercial 49-Across | 5 |
| 33A | 64. Crafty site | 4 |
| 34A | 65. ___ Gruber, archvillain in "Die Hard" | 4 |
| 35A | 66. Finer points, slangily | 5 |
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. "A-a-a-and … ___!""
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 the place where some action occurs
- Words that mean the same thing: view, panorama, aspect
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCENE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Character who nails a doubloon to the Pequod's mast"
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 according to the old testament he was a pagan king of israel and husband of jezebel (9th century bc)
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AHAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. One knocking on many doors"
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 a female domestic
- Words that mean the same thing: housemaid, amah, maiden
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Cough drop flavoring"
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 a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
- Words that mean the same thing: beloved, dear, dearest
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HONEY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Surfer's wish"
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 one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
- Words that mean the same thing: moving ridge, undulate, curl
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WAVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Last remaining"
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 being the only one; single and isolated from others
- Words that mean the same thing: merely, simply, exclusively
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONLY
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Clue 7 Across: "17. First name in cosmetics"
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: ESTEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Polymath called "The First Teacher" by medieval scholars"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about science/technology.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that one of the greatest of the ancient athenian philosophers; pupil of plato; teacher of alexander the great (384-322 bc)
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARISTOTLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. What a multitasker might kill"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: BIRDBIRDSTONE
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Clue 10 Across: "22. Long, long time"
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 how long something has existed
- Words that mean the same thing: long time, senesce, get on
- The opposite would be: rejuvenate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Say further"
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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Words that mean the same thing: supply, tote up, bestow
- The opposite would be: subtract, take away
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Off the hook, so to speak"
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 afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
- Words that mean the same thing: mad, harebrained
- The opposite would be: sane
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INSANE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "27. Author Zora ___ Hurston"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: NEALE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Sunny side of breakfast"
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 yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
- Words that mean the same thing: vitellus, egg yolk
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YOLK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. Digital number?"
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 the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- Words that mean the same thing: tenner, x, 10
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. What it's impossible to be in"
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: PLACEPLACEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "35. Bobby-soxer's dance"
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 act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
- Words that mean the same thing: hops, hop-skip, skip
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "37. Boating noun and verb"
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 an implement used to propel or steer a boat
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "38. Curator's field"
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 products of human creativity; works of art collectively
- Words that mean the same thing: artistic production, fine art, artwork
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. Reluctant to relive an experience"
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: BITTENSHYSHY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "44. Subgenre lead-in"
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 angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
- Words that mean the same thing: altitude, elevation, EL
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "45. Plays the ponies, say"
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 money risked on a gamble
- Words that mean the same thing: depend, bet, play
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "46. Sanctuaries"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
- Words that mean the same thing: oasis, haven
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OASES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "49. Farm animal, in tot-speak"
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: MOOCOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "51. Abbr. after a dot, usually"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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: EDU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "52. Slice (off)"
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 cut off from a whole
- Words that mean the same thing: dress, crop, clip
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "54. Top-grossing movie of 1987"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.
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: MANMANMANBABY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "58. "Get out of bed, sleepyhead!""
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: UPANDATEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "60. Narrow"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a convex shape that narrows toward a point
- Words that mean the same thing: point, wick, candle
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAPER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "61. Something one may regret hitting"
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 cause to go somewhere
- Words that mean the same thing: charge, transport, get off
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "62. City of Paris?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
- Words that mean the same thing: Ilion, troy weight, Ilium
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TROY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "63. Commercial 49-Across"
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: ELSIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "64. Crafty site"
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: ETSY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "65. ___ Gruber, archvillain in "Die Hard""
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 imperial dynasty that ruled china (most of the time from 206 bc to ad 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of chinese civilization
- Words that mean the same thing: Han, Han dynasty
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HANS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "66. Finer points, slangily"
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: DEETS
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - October 26, 2023 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Biblical kingdom on the Arabian peninsula | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Take on a joint liability | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Salad, sometimes, but soup, rarely | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Desperate straits | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Look up and down | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Tony, e.g. | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Word with copy or currency | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Alamo competitor | 4 |
| 9D | 9. "Settle down" | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Bottoms out? | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Forager with tiny hooks on its tongue | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Afflicted | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Do or ___ (hair salon name) | 3 |
| 14D | 19. Maker of small front-end loaders | 5 |
| 15D | 21. Inkling | 4 |
| 16D | 25. Like half of the Odd Couple | 4 |
| 17D | 26. Tolkien tree creature | 3 |
| 18D | 28. Book it: Abbr. | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Hearty affirmations | 5 |
| 20D | 30. Noted honky-tonk venue, familiarly | 4 |
| 21D | 33. Damage, so to speak | 4 |
| 22D | 34. Low islands | 4 |
| 23D | 35. Where Miss Aloha Hula is crowned | 4 |
| 24D | 36. Ones giving you a leg up? | 8 |
| 25D | 39. Sound of a sock | 3 |
| 26D | 40. F.D.R. purchased the first one | 5 |
| 27D | 41. Curriculum overhaul triggered by the Sputnik crisis | 7 |
| 28D | 42. Slice, e.g. | 4 |
| 29D | 43. Spirit-filled? | 7 |
| 30D | 47. Go by | 6 |
| 31D | 48. "All right then" | 6 |
| 32D | 50. The treat in "trick or treat" | 5 |
| 33D | 51. Show 6-Downs | 5 |
| 34D | 53. They're lit at funerals | 5 |
| 35D | 55. Razor brand | 4 |
| 36D | 56. ___ tetra | 4 |
| 37D | 57. What a haymaker makes | 4 |
| 38D | 58. Manipulate | 3 |
| 39D | 59. Stroke | 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. Biblical kingdom on the Arabian peninsula"
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: SHEBA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Take on a joint liability"
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 sign jointly
- Words that mean the same thing: co-sign
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COSIGN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Salad, sometimes, but soup, rarely"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the principal dish of a meal
- Words that mean the same thing: access, admittance, entrance
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENTREE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Desperate straits"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a condition requiring relief
- Words that mean the same thing: pauperism, take, ask
- The opposite would be: obviate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Look up and down"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
- Words that mean the same thing: orb, eye
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYEBALL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Tony, e.g."
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 a grant made by a law court
- Words that mean the same thing: prize, honour, laurels
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AWARD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Word with copy or currency"
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 not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- Words that mean the same thing: heavy, laborious, tough
- The opposite would be: soft, lightly
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HARD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Alamo competitor"
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: AVIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. "Settle down""
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: BESTILL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Bottoms out?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the natural satellite of the earth
- Words that mean the same thing: Sun Myung Moon, moon on, synodic month
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOONS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Forager with tiny hooks on its tongue"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that toothless mammal of southern africa and asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
- Words that mean the same thing: New World anteater, Orycteropus afer, echidna
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANTEATER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Afflicted"
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 an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- Words that mean the same thing: ailment, poorly, complaint
- The opposite would be: well
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ILL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Do or ___ (hair salon name)"
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 a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- Words that mean the same thing: dyestuff
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "19. Maker of small front-end loaders"
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: TONKA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Inkling"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- Words that mean the same thing: mind, melodic theme, thought
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "25. Like half of the Odd Couple"
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 clean or organized
- Words that mean the same thing: straight, cracking, groovy
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "26. Tolkien tree creature"
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: ENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "28. Book it: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
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: APPT
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Clue 19 Down: "29. Hearty affirmations"
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: YEAHS
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Clue 20 Down: "30. Noted honky-tonk venue, familiarly"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: OPRY
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Clue 21 Down: "33. Damage, so to speak"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
- Words that mean the same thing: be, toll, monetary value
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: COST
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Clue 22 Down: "34. Low islands"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a coral reef off the southern coast of florida
- Words that mean the same thing: cay, key, Florida key
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CAYS
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Clue 23 Down: "35. Where Miss Aloha Hula is crowned"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a town in hawaii on the island of hawaii
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HILO
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Clue 24 Down: "36. Ones giving you a leg up?"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a turk (especially a turk who is a member of the tribe of osman i)
- Words that mean the same thing: Ottoman dynasty, ottoman, pouf
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: OTTOMANS
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Sound of a sock"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an ancient city in southeastern iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
- Words that mean the same thing: eruption, blast, bang
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: BAM
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Clue 26 Down: "40. F.D.R. purchased the first one"
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: EBOND
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Clue 27 Down: "41. Curriculum overhaul triggered by the Sputnik crisis"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: NEWMATH
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Clue 28 Down: "42. Slice, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
- Words that mean the same thing: soda water, pop, sodium carbonate
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SODA
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Clue 29 Down: "43. Spirit-filled?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
- Words that mean the same thing: haunt, stalk, ghost
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: HAUNTED
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Go by"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- Words that mean the same thing: pass, go by, glide by
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ELAPSE
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Clue 31 Down: "48. "All right then""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: SOBEIT
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Clue 32 Down: "50. The treat in "trick or treat""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
- Words that mean the same thing: sugarcoat, glaze, confect
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CANDY
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Clue 33 Down: "51. Show 6-Downs"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an annual award by the academy of television arts and sciences for outstanding achievements in television
- Words that mean the same thing: Emmy
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: EMMYS
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Clue 34 Down: "53. They're lit at funerals"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- This could be something that wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
- Words that mean the same thing: funeral pyre, pyre
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PYRES
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Clue 35 Down: "55. Razor brand"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ATRA
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Clue 36 Down: "56. ___ tetra"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
- Words that mean the same thing: Ne, atomic number 10
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NEON
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Clue 37 Down: "57. What a haymaker makes"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a large bundle bound for storage or transport
- Words that mean the same thing: Basle, Basel
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: BALE
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Clue 38 Down: "58. Manipulate"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the act of using
- Words that mean the same thing: employ, utilise, utilisation
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: USE
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Clue 39 Down: "59. Stroke"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- Words that mean the same thing: favored, deary, preferred
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PET
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 52 | 70.3% |
| Short Answer | 14 | 18.9% |
| History | 2 | 2.7% |
| Science/Technology | 1 | 1.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.4% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.4% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.1 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 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 Thursday, 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
