No 27373 Sat Oct 19 NYT Crossword by August Miller and Joel Fagliano

Across Clues :

1. Lab evidence, perhaps, 10. Illustrations in many fantasy novels, 14. Some tabloid fodder, 16. Kinda, 17. Comes to terms, 18. Source of a South American herbal tea, 19. "Anything goes" period in early Hollywood history, 20. View of the moon?, 21. Beyoncé's 2009-10 ___ Tour, 22. Pumpkin substitute, 24. Block for "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood", 28. Was painted by, say, 29. Carpet fiber or human hair, maybe, 30. Greenland's capital, 32. Title for 10-Down, 33. Half of LV, 34. Roomy Toyotas, 36. Put a restriction on, 37. Actress Day of "The United States vs. Billie Holiday", 39. Made a case against?, 40. Half of a matching pair, 41. Six-time U.S. Open champion, familiarly, 43. Annual media award, 45. Grip improver, 47. C.V. listing: Abbr., 48. Dialect in the Black community, in brief, 49. Vehicle for criminal activity, 55. Indie ___, 56. Plant matter?, 57. Rim attachment, 58. "Travel as a Political Act" author, 2009, 59. Freshness, 60. "Cool trick"

Down Clues :

1. Premium outlet?, 2. Really out there, 3. "Stay ___", 4. Meticulous, 5. Hit with another water balloon, 6. Apple debut of 2012, 7. Branching point, 8. Branching point?, 9. Plays a big role, 10. Speaker of the line "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day", 11. Did a 180, 12. Game that involves drawing lots?, 13. Local legislation passers, 15. Sides of a summer cookout, 23. Sustenance, slangily, 24. Parts of many science museums, 25. They may open doors for you, 26. Some yearly payments, 27. Vampire's bedtime, 29. Impressively respectful types, 31. Support for a proposal, 34. Hit bottom, maybe, 35. Titular scientist in a 2016 children's book by Andrea Beaty, 38. Moves away, 40. Priors, e.g., 42. Portend, 44. Real wowers, 46. "Charms strike the sight, but ___ wins the soul": Alexander Pope, 50. Dash device, 51. "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" singer, 1959, 52. Quiet place to lay anchor, 53. See 54-Down, 54. With 53-Down, spot for picnic tables

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 19, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

 Sat Oct 19 NYT Crossword 

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Lab evidence, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: PAWPRINTS




• The clue is 10. Illustrations in many fantasy novels. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MAPS

  Possible Answer : mathematical_function, map, function, single-valued_function, represent, mapping, map_out




• The clue is 14. Some tabloid fodder. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: UFOREPORTS




• The clue is 16. Kinda. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ABIT




• The clue is 17. Comes to terms. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: MAKESADEAL




• The clue is 18. Source of a South American herbal tea. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: COCA

  Possible Answer : Imogene_Coca, Erythroxylon_coca, coca_plant, Coca, coca




• The clue is 19. "Anything goes" period in early Hollywood history. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: PRECODEERA




• The clue is 20. View of the moon?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BUTT

  Possible Answer : stub, stern, butt_joint, ass, abut, hindquarters, backside, laughingstock, fanny, march, bum, rear_end, rear, keister, edge, arse, tail_end, butt, cigarette, border, prat, seat, goat, posterior, butt_end, target, coffin_nail, tooshie, tail, fag, derriere, buns, fundament, nates, hind_end, rump, bottom, adjoin, cigaret, stooge, behind, can, tush, bunt, butt_on, butt_against, buttocks




• The clue is 21. Beyoncé's 2009-10 ___ Tour. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: IAM




• The clue is 22. Pumpkin substitute. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SWEETIE

  Possible Answer : sweetheart, truelove, sweetie, steady




• The clue is 24. Block for "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: PBSKIDS




• The clue is 28. Was painted by, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SATFOR




• The clue is 29. Carpet fiber or human hair, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CLUE

  Possible Answer : hint, cue, clue, clew




• The clue is 30. Greenland's capital. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NUUK




• The clue is 32. Title for 10-Down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: THANE

  Possible Answer : thane




• The clue is 33. Half of LV. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LAS

  Possible Answer : LA, Pelican_State, lanthanum, lah, atomic_number_57, La, Louisiana, la




• The clue is 34. Roomy Toyotas. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SIENNAS

  Possible Answer : sienna




• The clue is 36. Put a restriction on. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: CAP

  Possible Answer : detonator, crest, ceiling, jacket_crown, pileus, jacket, hood, chapiter, cap, roof, crown, detonating_device, capital, crownwork




• The clue is 37. Actress Day of "The United States vs. Billie Holiday". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ANDRA




• The clue is 39. Made a case against?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SUED

  Possible Answer : action, process, sue, litigate




• The clue is 40. Half of a matching pair. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HERS




• The clue is 41. Six-time U.S. Open champion, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SERENA




• The clue is 43. Annual media award. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: PEABODY

  Possible Answer : Peabody, Elizabeth_Peabody, Elizabeth_Palmer_Peabody




• The clue is 45. Grip improver. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: STICKUM




• The clue is 47. C.V. listing: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TEL




• The clue is 48. Dialect in the Black community, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AAVE

  Possible Answer : African_American_English, Black_English_Vernacular, African_American_Vernacular_English, Black_English, Black_Vernacular, Ebonics, AAVE, Black_Vernacular_English




• The clue is 49. Vehicle for criminal activity. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: GETAWAYCAR




• The clue is 55. Indie ___. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CRED

  Possible Answer : street_credibility, street_cred, cred




• The clue is 56. Plant matter?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: URANIUMORE




• The clue is 57. Rim attachment. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TIRE

  Possible Answer : wear, wear_out, fatigue, jade, fag_out, tire_out, outwear, wear_down, play_out, weary, exhaust, pall, sap, wear_upon, fag, run_down, tyre, tire, bore

  Possible Opposite Answer : interest, refresh




• The clue is 58. "Travel as a Political Act" author, 2009. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: RICKSTEVES




• The clue is 59. Freshness. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SASS

  Possible Answer : sassing, mouth, backtalk, sass, lip, SAS, back_talk, Special_Air_Service




• The clue is 60. "Cool trick". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: THATSNEAT

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Premium outlet?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PUMP

  Possible Answer: ticker, heart, pump

• The clue is 2. Really out there. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AFAR

  Possible Answer: afar

• The clue is 3. "Stay ___". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: WOKE

  Possible Answer: wake_up, rouse, ignite, heat, awaken, wake, stir_up, arouse, inflame, come_alive, waken, awake, fire_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : fall_asleep, sleep, cause_to_sleep

• The clue is 4. Meticulous. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: PRECISE

  Possible Answer: accurate, precise, exact

  Possible Opposite Answer : imprecise

• The clue is 5. Hit with another water balloon. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: RESOAK

• The clue is 6. Apple debut of 2012. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: IPADMINI

• The clue is 7. Branching point. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NODE

  Possible Answer: client, knob, node, guest, lymph_node, leaf_node, thickening, lymph_gland

  Possible Opposite Answer : antinode

• The clue is 8. Branching point?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TREE

  Possible Answer: tree, Tree, shoetree, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, tree_diagram, corner

• The clue is 9. Plays a big role. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: STARS

  Possible Answer: sensation, champion, hotshot, star, adept, asterisk, headliner, star_topology, genius, whiz, superstar, whizz, maven, ace, wiz, lead, mavin, principal, virtuoso, wizard

• The clue is 10. Speaker of the line "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: MACBETH

  Possible Answer: Macbeth

• The clue is 11. Did a 180. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ABOUTFACED

• The clue is 12. Game that involves drawing lots?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: PICTIONARY

• The clue is 13. Local legislation passers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: STATEREPS

• The clue is 15. Sides of a summer cookout. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SLAWS

  Possible Answer: coleslaw, slaw

• The clue is 23. Sustenance, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EATS

  Possible Answer: eats, chow, wipe_out, eat, run_through, chuck, corrode, eat_on, eat_up, grub, consume, feed, exhaust, rust, use_up, deplete

• The clue is 24. Parts of many science museums. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: PLANETARIA

  Possible Answer: planetarium

• The clue is 25. They may open doors for you. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: BUSDRIVERS

• The clue is 26. Some yearly payments. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DUES

  Possible Answer: due

• The clue is 27. Vampire's bedtime. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SUNUP

  Possible Answer: daybreak, morning, break_of_the_day, sunup, dawning, sunrise, dayspring, cockcrow, aurora, dawn, break_of_day, first_light

  Possible Opposite Answer : sunset

• The clue is 29. Impressively respectful types. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: CLASSACTS

• The clue is 31. Support for a proposal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: KNEE

  Possible Answer: knee, knee_joint, human_knee, stifle, articulatio_genus, genu

• The clue is 34. Hit bottom, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SANK

  Possible Answer: subside, go_down, drop, sink, go_under, fall_off, slump, drop_down, lapse, settle, pass, dip, slide_down, bury

  Possible Opposite Answer : float

• The clue is 35. Titular scientist in a 2016 children's book by Andrea Beaty. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: ADATWIST

• The clue is 38. Moves away. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: RECEDES

  Possible Answer: fall_back, draw_back, retire, move_back, recede, pull_back, pull_away, lose, fall_behind, drop_off, withdraw, retreat

  Possible Opposite Answer : advance, gain

• The clue is 40. Priors, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: HOLYMEN

• The clue is 42. Portend. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: AUGUR

  Possible Answer: prefigure, predict, prognosticate, portend, bode, betoken, auspex, auspicate, presage, foreshadow, augur, foretell, omen, forecast

• The clue is 44. Real wowers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BEAUTS

  Possible Answer: beauty, beaut

• The clue is 46. "Charms strike the sight, but ___ wins the soul": Alexander Pope. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MERIT

  Possible Answer: meritoriousness, merit, deserve, virtue, deservingness

  Possible Opposite Answer : demerit

• The clue is 50. Dash device. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TACH

  Possible Answer: tach, tachometer

• The clue is 51. "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" singer, 1959. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ANKA

• The clue is 52. Quiet place to lay anchor. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: COVE

  Possible Answer: cove

• The clue is 53. See 54-Down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AREA

  Possible Answer: field, domain, country, area, arena, expanse, orbit, region, surface_area, sphere

• The clue is 54. With 53-Down, spot for picnic tables. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: REST

  Possible Answer: perch, roost, eternal_sleep, catch_one's_breath, residuum, lie, respite, quietus, residue, breathe, relaxation, sleep, remainder, pillow, reside, repose, rest, stay, remain, rest_period, eternal_rest, balance, ease, take_a_breather, relief, residual

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_active, change

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (37 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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. Coming-out party?	10
2A	11. Finish (up)	4
3A	15. "Hello-o-o?"	10
4A	16. Dialect featured in the literature of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, for short	4
5A	17. Scenario calling for self-reliance	10
6A	18. Summer flier	4
7A	19. Classic 1926 poem associated with the Harlem Renaissance	4
8A	20. Do some cleaning	4
9A	21. Creatures that can turn into humans on land, in Scottish folklore	5
10A	22. Sound around a summer cornfield	3
11A	23. Wood used for flooring	3
12A	24. Trunk item	6
13A	25. Shortest-reigning English monarch (9 days)	8
14A	28. Molecule that can self-splice	3
15A	29. Enthusiasm-curbing	6
16A	32. "Here we go!"	8
17A	34. Uncovered	4
18A	35. Some cuts of meat	5
19A	37. Tennis great who had a tennis scholarship from U.C.L.A.	4
20A	38. Place for trading stories?	8
21A	40. Diverts	6
22A	42. It takes a long time to get this	3
23A	43. Leading character on social media?	8
24A	45. White House partner, for short	6
25A	47. Assume, as costs	3
26A	48. Do some cleaning	3
27A	51. Market for currencies, informally	5
28A	52. Financial aid basis	4
29A	54. Hand count?	4
30A	55. Ian : Scotland :: ___ : Wales	4
31A	56. One might help you hitch a ride	10
32A	58. Parmesan cheese feature	4
33A	59. Novel whence the line "Four legs good, two legs bad"	10
34A	60. Rests	4
35A	61. They're green year-round	10

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Coming-out party?"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: BABYSHOWER

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2A: "11. Finish (up)"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
• Similar words include: roll, twine, enwrap
• Opposite of: unwrap, unwind

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Answer: WRAP

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3A: "15. "Hello-o-o?""

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ANYONEHOME

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4A: "16. Dialect featured in the literature of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, for short"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a nonstandard form of american english characteristically spoken by african americans in the united states
• Similar words include: Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AAVE

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5A: "17. Scenario calling for self-reliance"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SINKORSWIM

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6A: "18. Summer flier"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GNAT

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7A: "19. Classic 1926 poem associated with the Harlem Renaissance"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ITOO

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8A: "20. Do some cleaning"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
• Similar words include: detritus, disperse, scatter
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DUST

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9A: "21. Creatures that can turn into humans on land, in Scottish folklore"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
• Similar words include: sealskin, SEAL, cachet
• Opposite of: unseal

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Answer: SEALS

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10A: "22. Sound around a summer cornfield"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sound made by corvine birds
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CAW

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11A: "23. Wood used for flooring"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that nonresinous wood of a fir tree
• Similar words include: true fir, fir tree
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FIR

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12A: "24. Trunk item"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GASCAN

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13A: "25. Shortest-reigning English monarch (9 days)"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: JANEGREY

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14A: "28. Molecule that can self-splice"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Similar words include: ribonucleic acid
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RNA

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15A: "29. Enthusiasm-curbing"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
• Similar words include: wear down, tire, fatigue
• Opposite of: refresh

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Answer: JADING

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16A: "32. "Here we go!""

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LETSROCK

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17A: "34. Uncovered"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Similar words include: spread out, afford, heart-to-heart
• Opposite of: covert, closed

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Answer: OPEN

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18A: "35. Some cuts of meat"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
• Similar words include: chop up, chopper, chop
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CHOPS

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19A: "37. Tennis great who had a tennis scholarship from U.C.L.A."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
• Similar words include: Arthur Ashe, Arthur Robert Ashe
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASHE

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20A: "38. Place for trading stories?"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
• Similar words include: book fair
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BOOKFAIR

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21A: "40. Diverts"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
• Similar words include: divert, disport, amuse
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AMUSES

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22A: "42. It takes a long time to get this"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
• Similar words include: older, sure-enough, sometime
• Opposite of: new, young

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Answer: OLD

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23A: "43. Leading character on social media?"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ATSYMBOL

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24A: "45. White House partner, for short"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FLOTUS

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25A: "47. Assume, as costs"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take in solid food
• Similar words include: eat on, deplete, run through
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EAT

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26A: "48. Do some cleaning"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
• Similar words include: mop up, mow, swob
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MOP

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27A: "51. Market for currencies, informally"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FOREX

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28A: "52. Financial aid basis"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a condition requiring relief
• Similar words include: ask, call for, necessitate
• Opposite of: obviate

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Answer: NEED

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29A: "54. Hand count?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
• Similar words include: quintuplet, quint, fin
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FIVE

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30A: "55. Ian : Scotland :: ___ : Wales"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EVAN

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31A: "56. One might help you hitch a ride"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: __________

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Answer: CARTRAILER

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32A: "58. Parmesan cheese feature"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIND

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33A: "59. Novel whence the line "Four legs good, two legs bad""

10 letters Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ANIMALFARM

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34A: "60. Rests"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be around, often idly or without specific purpose
• Similar words include: sit, pose, posture
• Opposite of: arise, stand

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Answer: SITS

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35A: "61. They're green year-round"

10 letters Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: __________

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Answer: FAKEPLANTS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Bare-bones	5
2D	2. Oscar-winning musical role for Rita Moreno	5
3D	3. Already	5
4D	4. "The Memory Police" author ___ Ogawa	4
5D	5. Brand lead-in to Caps or Balls	3
6D	6. Unwieldy situation, metaphorically	11
7D	7. "As if!"	6
8D	8. Blows away	4
9D	9. Release	4
10D	10. Kind of cycle	3
11D	11. Listing on a W-2 form	5
12D	12. Stumbled upon	9
13D	13. Overwhelming amount	9
14D	14. Some terrarium denizens	9
15D	21. Declares	4
16D	23. Tai chi accessory	3
17D	24. Receives unfair criticism	11
18D	25. Nimble, zigzagging maneuver	4
19D	26. Best Original Song Oscar winner from 2014's "Selma"	5
20D	27. P.E. unit	3
21D	29. Invitations to come on board	9
22D	30. First NASA mission broadcast live from orbit	9
23D	31. Secret offering?	9
24D	33. Julia of "The Addams Family"	4
25D	36. ___ Excellency	3
26D	39. Like leatherette	4
27D	41. Witticism	3
28D	44. Start of a secret invitation, perhaps	6
29D	46. Leans	5
30D	48. Locale of a semiannual fashion week	5
31D	49. Opposite of subtle	5
32D	50. Makes do for a while?	5
33D	52. Gram, by another name	4
34D	53. Composer Satie	4
35D	54. Goal-oriented global org.?	4
36D	56. Half-___	3
37D	57. Totally	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Bare-bones"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
• Similar words include: staple, canonical, canonic
• Opposite of: incidental

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Answer: BASIC

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2D: "2. Oscar-winning musical role for Rita Moreno"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANITA

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3D: "3. Already"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BYNOW

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4D: "4. "The Memory Police" author ___ Ogawa"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YOKO

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5D: "5. Brand lead-in to Caps or Balls"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SNO

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6D: "6. Unwieldy situation, metaphorically"

11 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: HERDINGCATS

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7D: "7. "As if!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OHSURE

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8D: "8. Blows away"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a joke that seems extremely funny
• Similar words include: sidesplitter, scream, belly laugh
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WOWS

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9D: "9. Release"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that expel (gases or odors)
• Similar words include: give off, pass off, utter
• Opposite of: absorb

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Answer: EMIT

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10D: "10. Kind of cycle"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
• Similar words include: rapid eye movement, paradoxical sleep, REM sleep
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REM

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11D: "11. Listing on a W-2 form"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
• Similar words include: reward, waggle, earnings
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WAGES

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12D: "12. Stumbled upon"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _________

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Answer: RANACROSS

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13D: "13. Overwhelming amount"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
• Similar words include: roll down
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: AVALANCHE

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14D: "14. Some terrarium denizens"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _________

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Answer: PETSNAKES

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15D: "21. Declares"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the chance to speak
• Similar words include: enunciate, enjoin, pronounce
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAYS

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16D: "23. Tai chi accessory"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
• Similar words include: lover, buff, devotee
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FAN

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17D: "24. Receives unfair criticism"

11 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: GETSABADRAP

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18D: "25. Nimble, zigzagging maneuver"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JINK

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19D: "26. Best Original Song Oscar winner from 2014's "Selma""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state of high honor
• Similar words include: glorification, nimbus, aureole
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GLORY

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20D: "27. P.E. unit"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal abbreviation of `representative'
• Similar words include: repp
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REP

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21D: "29. Invitations to come on board"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: JOBOFFERS

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22D: "30. First NASA mission broadcast live from orbit"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: APOLLOVII

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23D: "31. Secret offering?"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors
• Similar words include: deodourant
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: DEODORANT

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24D: "33. Julia of "The Addams Family""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RAUL

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25D: "36. ___ Excellency"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HIS

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26D: "39. Like leatherette"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
• Similar words include: fake, imitation, simulated
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FAUX

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27D: "41. Witticism"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a clever remark
• Similar words include: Ministry of Transportation test, bon mot, MOT test
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MOT

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28D: "44. Start of a secret invitation, perhaps"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MEETME

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29D: "46. Leans"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
• Similar words include: be given, run, tend
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TENDS

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30D: "48. Locale of a semiannual fashion week"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital of lombardy in northern italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the middle ages
• Similar words include: Milano
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MILAN

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31D: "49. Opposite of subtle"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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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32D: "50. Makes do for a while?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in the european part of russia
• Similar words include: permanent wave, permanent, Perm
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PERMS

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33D: "52. Gram, by another name"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NANA

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34D: "53. Composer Satie"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIK

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35D: "54. Goal-oriented global org.?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FIFA

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36D: "56. Half-___"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CAF

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37D: "57. Totally"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
• Similar words include: wholly, totally, entirely
• Opposite of: partly, some

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Answer: ALL

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

72 Total Clues

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