XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: July 03, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 03 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (37)
Clue #1: 1. Sound from a flock
Clue #2: 4. It gets dropped in a pot
Clue #3: 8. "Buffalo soldier, dreadlock ___" (Bob Marley lyric)
Clue #4: 13. Like well-known news
Antonyms: young, new
Clue #5: 14. Lessen in strength
Clue #6: 15. Toronto N.B.A. player
Clue #7: 16. Played a bar game? / [Yawn]
Clue #8: 18. Preserved, in a way
Clue #9: 19. Boo-boo
Clue #10: 20. Go pillaging
Clue #11: 22. Swerve, as an airplane
Clue #12: 23. Fully add up
Clue #13: 25. Friend or family member / Clichéd
Clue #14: 27. Emcee's lines
Clue #15: 29. Comment that might be said with a push
Clue #16: 30. It might be bruised in a fall
Clue #17: 31. City where the Dalai Lama was enthroned
Clue #18: 34. Actor Sebastian ___ of Marvel Studios films
Clue #19: 35. Formal dress code / What may "burn" in a drag race
Clue #20: 38. Member of the South Asian diaspora
Clue #21: 41. Connect with
Clue #22: 42. Having a full stomach
Antonyms: starve
Clue #23: 45. Holy Roman ___, title for Maria Theresa
Clue #24: 48. Gymnast Biles
Clue #25: 50. Area with no coverage? / Sore loser
Clue #26: 53. Like a Venti at Starbucks
Antonyms: little, small
Clue #27: 54. School of higher learning, in Britain
Clue #28: 55. Biblical Promised Land
Clue #29: 57. Losing roll in a casino
Clue #30: 58. It connects to the tailbone
Clue #31: 60. Directional signals that flash on and off, as suggested by the circles in this puzzle
Clue #32: 62. Features of many war hero statues
Clue #33: 63. Home to Florida Atlantic Univ.
Clue #34: 64. Fruity cooler
Clue #35: 65. Kind of question that's binary
Clue #36: 66. Pac-Man ghost with the shortest name
Clue #37: 67. Field
Across Clues and Answers (37)
Clue #1: 1. Southwestern neckwear / Baby's foot warmer
Clue #2: 2. "Baby Cobra" comedian
Clue #3: 3. Come clean about
Clue #4: 4. Co.'s $$$ watcher
Clue #5: 5. Injury / Christmas entree
Clue #6: 6. Perfect / Concept
Clue #7: 7. Actor Pascal of "The Mandalorian"
Clue #8: 8. Was exhausted / Lustful
Clue #9: 9. On point
Clue #10: 10. "Don't come in here!"
Clue #11: 11. State park in the Santa Monica Mountains
Clue #12: 12. "Is this date happening?"
Clue #13: 15. City on the Seine
Clue #14: 17. Animal whose Greek name is the etymology of the word "arctic"
Antonyms: bull
Clue #15: 21. Fly
Clue #16: 24. Idle / Texter's chuckle
Clue #17: 26. Amount of meds
Clue #18: 28. Olympic sprinter ___'Carri Richardson
Clue #19: 32. Follows, as a tip
Clue #20: 33. Trail runner?
Clue #21: 35. National Audubon Society subject
Clue #22: 36. "___ hard to say"
Clue #23: 37. Perturb / Frying need
Clue #24: 38. "Clair de Lune" composer
Clue #25: 39. Come (forth)
Clue #26: 40. Does some genetic manipulation on / Some aromatics
Clue #27: 42. "No lie!"
Clue #28: 43. Them's fighting words!
Clue #29: 44. Anglerfish locale
Clue #30: 46. Portuguese currency before the euro
Clue #31: 47. Inundates with messages, say
Clue #32: 49. ___ truck
Clue #33: 51. Religious leader / Actress Jacobson
Clue #34: 52. Avian claw
Clue #35: 56. Shaving mishap
Clue #36: 59. ___ Faire
Clue #37: 61. House cry that sounds like a horse cry
Antonyms: yea
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Monday, August 12, 2024
NYT Monday, August 12, 2024 | Crossword Clues Solution Blog
The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.
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Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 12, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Major purchase when furnishing a dining room. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TABLE
Possible Answer : postpone, defer, put_over, remit, set_back, tabular_array, tabularise, tabulate, tabularize, put_off, mesa, shelve, board, table, hold_over, prorogue
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The clue is 6. Reprimanding sounds. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TSKS
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The clue is 10. ___ de gallo (salsa variety). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PICO
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The clue is 14. White wetland wader. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EGRET
Possible Answer : egret
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The clue is 15. Company name aptly found in "The bookcase came together like a charm!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IKEA
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The clue is 16. Broadway's "Dear ___ Hansen". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EVAN
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The clue is 17. *One leaving money under a pillow. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: TOOTHFAIRY
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The clue is 19. Southern cornbread. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PONE
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The clue is 20. Noisy bedmate. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SNORER
Possible Answer : snorer
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The clue is 21. Sean who played Rudy in "Rudy". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ASTIN
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The clue is 22. *Hobbes, vis-à-vis Calvin. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: IMAGINARYFRIEND
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The clue is 26. Submission to a record label in the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DEMOCD
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The clue is 27. "Humble" home. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ABODE
Possible Answer : suffer, stomach, brook, abide, support, habitation, stand, bide, bear, domicile, tolerate, endure, stay, stick_out, dwelling, home, put_up, abode, dwelling_house, residence, digest
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The clue is 28. Narcissist's flaw. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EGO
Possible Answer : self-importance, ego, self, egotism
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The clue is 29. Toe woe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: BUNION
Possible Answer : bunion
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The clue is 32. "Seriously?!" … or what one might ask of the answers to starred clues in this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)
The answer: AREYOUFORREAL
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The clue is 38. One on maternity leave. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: NEWMOM
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The clue is 39. California's Monterey ___ Aquarium. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BAY
Possible Answer : embayment, bay_tree, Laurus_nobilis, bay_laurel, alcove, quest, bay, true_laurel
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The clue is 41. Indian yogurt drink. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LASSI
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The clue is 43. Frozen ocean water. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SEAICE
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The clue is 46. *Cryptid in the Scottish Highlands. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: LOCHNESSMONSTER
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The clue is 50. Prefix with -naut. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ASTRO
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The clue is 51. Period of one's prime. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: HEYDAY
Possible Answer : heyday, blossom, efflorescence, flush, peak, prime, flower, bloom
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The clue is 52. Arnaz who loved Lucy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DESI
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The clue is 53. *"Ho, ho, ho!" hollerer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: SANTACLAUS
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The clue is 57. British boarding school. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETON
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The clue is 58. "Keep it down!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HUSH
Possible Answer : still, pipe_down, silence, quiesce, hush_up, quiet, shut_up, quieten, hush, stillness, quiet_down
Possible Opposite Answer : louden
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The clue is 59. Rwandan minority. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TUTSI
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The clue is 60. 0%. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NONE
Possible Answer : none
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The clue is 61. Dollar bills. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ONES
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The clue is 62. Finger-painting smudge. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SMEAR
Possible Answer : smear, slander, daub, smirch, defame, slur, smutch, blot, besmirch, asperse, cytologic_smear, spot, vilification, calumniate, malignment, smudge, denigrate, sully, cytosmear, blur, stain
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Vietnamese New Year. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TET
Possible Answer: Tet
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The clue is 2. "A long time ___ …". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AGO
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The clue is 3. Sis's sibling. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BRO
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The clue is 4. "What are you waiting for?!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LETSGO
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The clue is 5. Pertaining to a cultural group. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ETHNIC
Possible Answer: heathenish, ethnic, pagan, heathen, ethnical, cultural
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The clue is 6. Princess's headwear. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TIARA
Possible Answer: tiara
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The clue is 7. Person who might need a lift?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SKIER
Possible Answer: skier
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The clue is 8. Actress Washington of "Scandal". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KERRY
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The clue is 9. Speak aloud. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SAY
Possible Answer: enounce, order, state, enjoin, read, articulate, enunciate, suppose, pronounce, say, allege, sound_out, tell, aver
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The clue is 10. Discontinued competitor of Coke Zero. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: PEPSIONE
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The clue is 11. Words on an Election Day sticker. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: IVOTED
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The clue is 12. Bluey or Snoopy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CANINE
Possible Answer: canid, eye_tooth, cuspid, canine_tooth, eyetooth, dogtooth, canine, laniary
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The clue is 13. Upright, as hair. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ONEND
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The clue is 18. A fan (of). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FOND
Possible Answer: adoring, affectionate, fond, doting, partial, warm, tender, lovesome
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The clue is 21. ___ Day, occasion for planting trees. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ARBOR
Possible Answer: bower, arbor, mandril, arbour, mandrel, pergola, spindle
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The clue is 22. Ending with sulf- or fluor-. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IDE
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The clue is 23. Lead-in to Man or mansion. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MEGA
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The clue is 24. Love, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AMOR
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The clue is 25. One might have farm animals, fried food and a Ferris wheel. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FAIR
Possible Answer: fairly, bonny, sightly, fairish, mediocre, just, middling, funfair, evenhandedly, reasonable, bonnie, honest, comely, bazaar, clean, fair, average, carnival
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The clue is 29. Backside. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BUM
Possible Answer: tush, rat, bottom, arse, stern, fuck_off, keister, crumb, stinkpot, git, butt, behind, grub, lowlife, stinker, arse_around, rotter, crummy, bum, rear, skunk, idler, bum_about, dirty_dog, posterior, do-nothing, loafer, puke, hobo, backside, scum_bag, loll, lounge_about, lounge_around, loaf, buttocks, rump, fundament, cheap, layabout, buns, hind_end, tail_end, nates, cadge, ass, sponge, seat, cheesy, tail, tinny, tramp, prat, fanny, bum_around, waste_one's_time, loll_around, frig_around, derriere, punk, so-and-so, chintzy, tooshie, hindquarters, rear_end, arse_about, sleazy, can, mooch
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The clue is 30. Sci-fi ship. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: UFO
Possible Answer: flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object, UFO
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The clue is 31. When repeated, sound effect for Cookie Monster. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NOM
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The clue is 33. Induct into a Hall of Fame, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: ENSHRINE
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The clue is 34. Like the questions asked in 20 Questions. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: YESNO
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The clue is 35. Baby's boo-boo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OWIE
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The clue is 36. Ever so slightly. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ABIT
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The clue is 37. Tie, as shoes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LACE
Possible Answer: enlace, lace, lacing, braid, spike, plait, entwine, intertwine, interlace, fortify, lace_up, twine
Possible Opposite Answer : untwine
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The clue is 40. "___ out!" (ump's shout). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: YER
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The clue is 41. Finish behind. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LOSETO
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The clue is 42. Follows, as a hunch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ACTSON
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The clue is 43. Vending machine drink. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SODA
Possible Answer: pop, soda_water, soda_ash, washing_soda, soda_pop, tonic, sal_soda, sodium_carbonate, soda
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The clue is 44. Puts into law. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ENACTS
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The clue is 45. Arkham ___, institution for many Batman foes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ASYLUM
Possible Answer: mental_home, asylum, mental_hospital, refuge, sanctuary, mental_institution, institution, insane_asylum, psychiatric_hospital
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The clue is 46. Filled with cargo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LADEN
Possible Answer: ladened, loaded, oppressed, load, load_up, lade, ladle, laden
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The clue is 47. Olympic snowboarder White. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SHAUN
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The clue is 48. Have a feeling. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SENSE
Possible Answer: smell, sensory_faculty, sense, good_sense, sentience, smell_out, common_sense, sensation, mother_wit, gumption, signified, horse_sense, feel, sentiency
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The clue is 49. The answers to the starred clues in this puzzle … or are they?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MYTHS
Possible Answer: myth
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The clue is 53. "Billions" airer, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SHO
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The clue is 54. Chowed down. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ATE
Possible Answer: eat_up, feed, run_through, rust, exhaust, wipe_out, deplete, eat_on, consume, use_up, corrode, eat, Ate
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The clue is 55. Summer Olympics powerhouse. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: USA
Possible Answer: the_States, U.S., USA, U.S.A., America, United_States, United_States_of_America, US_Army, U._S._Army, Army, United_States_Army, US
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The clue is 56. Knight's title. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SIR
Monday, September 22, 2025
September 18, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (33 clues)
- Down Clues (35 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
- Related Crossword Solutions
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, September 18, 2020
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 68 (33 Across, 35 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.7 letters
September 18, 2020 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. Part of a boot | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Purina product | 7 |
| 3A | 14. "Finished!" | 6 |
| 4A | 15. "You wish!" | 8 |
| 5A | 16. Young raptor | 6 |
| 6A | 17. Highs and lows, e.g. | 8 |
| 7A | 18. Much-discussed immigration measure first introduced in 2001 | 8 |
| 8A | 20. Silver | 6 |
| 9A | 21. Ape whose name comes from Malay for "man" | 5 |
| 10A | 23. "I reckon" | 3 |
| 11A | 24. Company that makes vegan alternatives to beef and sausage | 10 |
| 12A | 29. The Liberty Tree and others | 4 |
| 13A | 32. Observe Yom Kippur, e.g. | 5 |
| 14A | 33. Adidas alternative | 4 |
| 15A | 34. Vacation locale for President Gerald Ford | 4 |
| 16A | 35. Actress Elisabeth | 4 |
| 17A | 36. Hauled | 5 |
| 18A | 37. Tennis's Kournikova | 4 |
| 19A | 38. Wails | 4 |
| 20A | 39. Pat on the back, maybe | 4 |
| 21A | 40. Upright | 5 |
| 22A | 41. "You have a point ..." | 4 |
| 23A | 42. No-win situations | 10 |
| 24A | 44. Put on a black coat? | 3 |
| 25A | 46. Nice things to get on the back, but not on the face | 5 |
| 26A | 47. Cleaned up, in a way | 6 |
| 27A | 50. Frenzied | 8 |
| 28A | 55. Area including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas | 8 |
| 29A | 57. Capital of the onetime Republic of the Rio Grande | 6 |
| 30A | 58. "It sounds to me like ..." | 8 |
| 31A | 59. Follows, as advice | 6 |
| 32A | 60. Rubberized, maybe | 7 |
| 33A | 61. "Bug" | 6 |
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. Part of a boot"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: TOECAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. Purina product"
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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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: CATCHOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "14. "Finished!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: IMDONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "15. "You wish!""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: NOTAHOPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "16. Young raptor"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a young eagle
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: EAGLET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "17. Highs and lows, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the furthest or highest degree of something
- Words that mean the same thing: extreme, extreme point, extremum
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: EXTREMES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "18. Much-discussed immigration measure first introduced in 2001"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: DREAMACT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "20. Silver"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
- Words that mean the same thing: silvery, silverish, silver
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: ARGENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. Ape whose name comes from Malay for "man""
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 large long-armed ape of borneo and sumatra having arboreal habits
- Words that mean the same thing: Pongo pygmaeus, orangutan, orangutang
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: ORANG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "23. "I reckon""
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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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: YUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "24. Company that makes vegan alternatives to beef and sausage"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: BEYONDMEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "29. The Liberty Tree and others"
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 any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
- Words that mean the same thing: elm, elm tree, elmwood
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELMS
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Clue 13 Across: "32. Observe Yom Kippur, 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 make amends for
- Words that mean the same thing: repent, expiate, aby
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "33. Adidas alternative"
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 large american feline resembling a lion
- Words that mean the same thing: mountain lion, Felis concolor, painter
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "34. Vacation locale for President Gerald Ford"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VAIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "35. Actress Elisabeth"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: SHUE
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Clue 17 Across: "36. Hauled"
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 carry with difficulty
- Words that mean the same thing: tote up, summate, tally
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOTED
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Clue 18 Across: "37. Tennis's Kournikova"
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 former copper coin of pakistan and india
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANNA
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Clue 19 Across: "38. Wails"
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 a dyspneic condition
- Words that mean the same thing: mother fucker, breathlessness, sobbing
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. Pat on the back, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
- Words that mean the same thing: eruct, burping, eructation
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BURP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "40. Upright"
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 construct, build, or erect
- Words that mean the same thing: vertical, put up, raise
- The opposite would be: level, unerect
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERECT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "41. "You have a point ...""
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: ISEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "42. No-win situations"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- Words that mean the same thing: impasse, standstill, dead end
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STALEMATES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "44. Put on a black coat?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- Words that mean the same thing: sea dog, seafarer, mariner
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "46. Nice things to get on the back, but not on the face"
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 a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- Words that mean the same thing: smack, smacking, slap
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLAPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "47. Cleaned up, in a way"
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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
- Words that mean the same thing: edit out, delete, cut
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDITED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "50. Frenzied"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: INAPANIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "55. Area including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: RICEBELT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "57. Capital of the onetime Republic of the Rio Grande"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a city in southern texas on the rio grande
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAREDO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "58. "It sounds to me like ...""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: IDARESAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "59. Follows, as advice"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACTSON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "60. Rubberized, maybe"
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 designed to reduce or prevent slipping
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NONSLIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "61. "Bug""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
- Words that mean the same thing: beetling, overhang, mallet
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEETLE
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword September 18, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. One-to-one, say | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Congresswoman Ilhan | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Lucky thing to hit in Ping-Pong | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Fountain option | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Windflower | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Fortification-breaching bomb | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Crew leader, informally | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Former U.N. secretary general Kofi ___ Annan | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Linger | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Subject of a classic black, white and red poster | 10 |
| 11D | 11. Earth, to us | 10 |
| 12D | 12. Many a tournament | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Occident | 4 |
| 14D | 15. Subject in the purview of the Federal Communications Commission | 13 |
| 15D | 19. In-tents experiences? | 8 |
| 16D | 22. Method of attack | 8 |
| 17D | 24. Opera's Don Pedro and Don Pasquale, e.g. | 5 |
| 18D | 25. Shared values | 5 |
| 19D | 26. "Just watch me do it!" | 10 |
| 20D | 27. Race cars, typically | 10 |
| 21D | 28. Soupçon | 3 |
| 22D | 30. Chop | 5 |
| 23D | 31. Blind spots? | 5 |
| 24D | 36. "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" network | 3 |
| 25D | 40. Typographer's gap | 7 |
| 26D | 43. Where water samples may be tested, informally | 6 |
| 27D | 45. Luke Skywalker or Han Solo | 5 |
| 28D | 47. Sportscaster Andrews | 4 |
| 29D | 48. First queen of Carthage | 4 |
| 30D | 49. Member of the South Asian diaspora | 4 |
| 31D | 51. Hangings in la Galleria degli Uffizi | 4 |
| 32D | 52. Place to find the birds and the bees? | 4 |
| 33D | 53. One with tens of millions of Instagram followers, maybe | 4 |
| 34D | 54. Part of an obstacle course | 4 |
| 35D | 56. Race unit | 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. One-to-one, 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 fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- Words that mean the same thing: trussed, level, link
- The opposite would be: untied, disconnect
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Congresswoman Ilhan"
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: OMAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Lucky thing to hit in Ping-Pong"
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 the boundary of a surface
- Words that mean the same thing: butt on, butt against, inch
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Fountain option"
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 large genus of african trees bearing kola nuts
- Words that mean the same thing: Costa Rican colon, colon, Aspinwall
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Windflower"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any woodland plant of the genus anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
- Words that mean the same thing: windflower, sea anemone
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANEMONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Fortification-breaching bomb"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PETARD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Crew leader, informally"
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 either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
- Words that mean the same thing: cyclooxygenase, coxswain
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Former U.N. secretary general Kofi ___ Annan"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Linger"
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 leave slowly and hesitantly
- Words that mean the same thing: lallygag, resinous, mill about
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TARRY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Subject of a classic black, white and red poster"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: CHEGUEVARA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Earth, to us"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: HOMEPLANET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Many a tournament"
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 clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- Words that mean the same thing: undefendable, unresolved, out-of-doors
- The opposite would be: unreceptive, closed
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Occident"
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 countries of (originally) europe and (now including) north america and south america
- Words that mean the same thing: Rebecca West, Benjamin West, W
- The opposite would be: east
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "15. Subject in the purview of the Federal Communications Commission"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NETNEUTRALITY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "19. In-tents experiences?"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: CAMPOUTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. Method of attack"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: GAMEPLAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "24. Opera's Don Pedro and Don Pasquale, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an adult male singer with the lowest voice
- Words that mean the same thing: bass, bass voice, basso
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BASSI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "25. Shared values"
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 (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETHOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "26. "Just watch me do it!""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: YOUBETICAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "27. Race cars, typically"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ONESEATERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "28. Soupçon"
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 slight amount or degree of difference
- Words that mean the same thing: shade
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "30. Chop"
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 food chopped into small bits
- Words that mean the same thing: soften, moderate
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MINCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "31. Blind spots?"
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 a thin strip (wood or metal)
- Words that mean the same thing: spline, slat
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Down: "36. "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" network"
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 metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
- Words that mean the same thing: terbium, tuberculosis, T.B.
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Down: "40. Typographer's gap"
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: EMSPACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Down: "43. Where water samples may be tested, informally"
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: EPALAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Down: "45. Luke Skywalker or Han Solo"
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 `johnny' was applied as a nickname for confederate soldiers by the federal soldiers in the american civil war; `greyback' derived from their grey confederate uniforms
- Words that mean the same thing: Johnny Reb, insurrectionist, maverick
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REBEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Down: "47. Sportscaster Andrews"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Down: "48. First queen of Carthage"
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 (roman mythology) a princess of tyre who was the founder and queen of carthage; virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by aeneas
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIDO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Down: "49. Member of the South Asian diaspora"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DESI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Down: "51. Hangings in la Galleria degli Uffizi"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Down: "52. Place to find the birds and the bees?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- Words that mean the same thing: nestle, draw close, cuddle
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Down: "53. One with tens of millions of Instagram followers, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a material effigy that is worshipped
- Words that mean the same thing: paragon, god, beau ideal
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Down: "54. Part of an obstacle course"
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 any cone-shaped artifact
- Words that mean the same thing: cone cell, conoid, cone shape
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Down: "56. Race unit"
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 upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- Words that mean the same thing: circle, swosh, swish
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAP
Great job if you got it right!
Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 55 | 80.9% |
| Short Answer | 6 | 8.8% |
| History | 4 | 5.9% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.5% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.5% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.5% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 35 |
| Total Clues | 68 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.7 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 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 Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 22, 2025 at 01:30 PM