27406 Thu Nov 21, 2024 NYT by Katie Hoody

Across Clues :

1. Classic sitcom streaming on BritBox, familiarly, 6. Cos. offering connections, 10. Jordan's only coastal city, 15. San Francisco organization supporting women in the arts, 16. No longer relevant, 17. Burj Khalifa's home, 18. 1850: 350,000+ words, 21. Instrument that gave rise to the guitalele, in brief, 22. "Bam!", 23. Chevy coupes, 24. 1862: 530,000+ words, 27. Major highway through the southern U.S., 28. Early birds?, 32. Structural supports, 35. On ice longer than normal, say?, 36. Volume divided by height, 37. Tool, 38. Thénardier and Bovary: Abbr., 39. Princess played by Halle Bailey in a 2023 film, 40. Just pulls off, with "out", 41. Taunt, 42. One hanging out in the cold, 43. Students run for it, 45. "Stop with that!", 46. 1957: 550,000+ words, 51. Not easy to find, 54. Sewing machine inventor Howe, 55. Third letter of Athens, in ancient Athens, 56. Cheeky review of 18-, 24- and 46-Across, 59. 1990s sitcom nerd, 60. Dark purple shade, 61. Ancient region considered a birthplace of Western philosophy, 62. Records, 63. Acts like, 64. Some gag Christmas gifts

Down Clues :

1. Performer with a concert tour titled "Straight Up Paula!", 2. Stop with that!, 3. No. 1's, 4. Bird-related prefix, 5. Cry over spilled milk, perhaps?, 6. "Pass the ball to me!", 7. Abnormally deep sleep, 8. Eponymous youth sports organization, the largest of its kind in the U.S., 9. Location within an office building: Abbr., 10. Some eBay revenue, 11. "Why don't you take a picture — it'll last longer!", 12. Help with wrongdoing, 13. ___ grazing (winter farm feeding strategy), 14. Bolsters, 19. Court matters, 20. Place to park a camper, 25. Character in a classic whodunit, 26. Contemptuous chorus, 29. Prince saved from drowning by 39-Across, 30. Piece of old movie equipment, 31. Word with bake or fire, 32. Image file format, 33. Like some barrel-aged spirits, 34. Invoice unit, 35. "That's on me", 38. U.S. city named for a geological formation, 39. Not wired, say, 41. N.B.A. player-turned-sports analyst Rose, 42. ___ Khan, former Pakistani prime minister, 44. Battalion commanders in the U.S.M.C., 45. Dresses down, 47. Not a straight shot, 48. Davis with the memoir "Dying of Politeness", 49. .com commerce, 50. Tots' pops, 51. Theater throwaway, 52. Gala throwaway, 53. Informal green lights, 57. School record, for short, 58. Joey of children's lit

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 21, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, November 21, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Classic sitcom streaming on BritBox, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABFAB




• The clue is 6. Cos. offering connections. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISPS




• The clue is 10. Jordan's only coastal city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AQABA

  Possible Answer : Akaba, Aqaba, Al_Aqabah




• The clue is 15. San Francisco organization supporting women in the arts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAVA




• The clue is 16. No longer relevant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOOT

  Possible Answer : deliberate, disputable, debatable, arguable, moot, consider, turn_over, debate




• The clue is 17. Burj Khalifa's home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUBAI

  Possible Answer : Dubai




• The clue is 18. 1850: 350,000+ words. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: DAVIDCOPPERFIELD




• The clue is 21. Instrument that gave rise to the guitalele, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UKE

  Possible Answer : uke, ukulele




• The clue is 22. "Bam!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAPOW




• The clue is 23. Chevy coupes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VETTES




• The clue is 24. 1862: 530,000+ words. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: LESMISERABLES




• The clue is 27. Major highway through the southern U.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITEN




• The clue is 28. Early birds?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOSTERS

  Possible Answer : cock, rooster




• The clue is 32. Structural supports. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOISTS

  Possible Answer : joist




• The clue is 35. On ice longer than normal, say?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INOT




• The clue is 36. Volume divided by height. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREA

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




• The clue is 37. Tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATSY

  Possible Answer : mark, gull, fall_guy, chump, patsy, fool, sucker, mug, soft_touch




• The clue is 38. Thénardier and Bovary: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MMES




• The clue is 39. Princess played by Halle Bailey in a 2023 film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIEL




• The clue is 40. Just pulls off, with "out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKES




• The clue is 41. Taunt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEER

  Possible Answer : flout, jeer, barrack, scoffing, scoff, jeering, gibe, mockery




• The clue is 42. One hanging out in the cold. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICICLE

  Possible Answer : icicle




• The clue is 43. Students run for it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYMCLASS




• The clue is 45. "Stop with that!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CMON




• The clue is 46. 1957: 550,000+ words. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: ATLASSHRUGGED




• The clue is 51. Not easy to find. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCARCE

  Possible Answer : scarcely, barely, hardly, scarce, just

  Possible Opposite Answer : abundant




• The clue is 54. Sewing machine inventor Howe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIAS

  Possible Answer : Elia, Lamb, Charles_Lamb




• The clue is 55. Third letter of Athens, in ancient Athens. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer : Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, eta, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, ETA




• The clue is 56. Cheeky review of 18-, 24- and 46-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: TOOLONGDIDNTREAD




• The clue is 59. 1990s sitcom nerd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URKEL




• The clue is 60. Dark purple shade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUCE

  Possible Answer : puce




• The clue is 61. Ancient region considered a birthplace of Western philosophy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIA

  Possible Answer : Ionia




• The clue is 62. Records. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESTS

  Possible Answer : trump, scoop, Best, outdo, outflank, topper, Charles_Herbert_Best, best, C._H._Best

  Possible Opposite Answer : worst




• The clue is 63. Acts like. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APES

  Possible Answer : caricature, ape, copycat, emulator, aper, imitator, anthropoid




• The clue is 64. Some gag Christmas gifts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COALS

  Possible Answer : coal, char, ember

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Performer with a concert tour titled "Straight Up Paula!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABDUL

• The clue is 2. Stop with that!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAKE

  Possible Answer: bracken, Pteridium_aquilinum, pasture_brake, brake

• The clue is 3. No. 1's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAVES

• The clue is 4. Bird-related prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVI

• The clue is 5. Cry over spilled milk, perhaps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BADKITTY

• The clue is 6. "Pass the ball to me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMOPEN

• The clue is 7. Abnormally deep sleep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOPOR

  Possible Answer: sopor, sleep

• The clue is 8. Eponymous youth sports organization, the largest of its kind in the U.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POPWARNER

• The clue is 9. Location within an office building: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE

• The clue is 10. Some eBay revenue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADFEES

• The clue is 11. "Why don't you take a picture — it'll last longer!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: QUITSTARING

• The clue is 12. Help with wrongdoing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABET

  Possible Answer: abet

• The clue is 13. ___ grazing (winter farm feeding strategy). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALE

  Possible Answer: Basel, Basle, bale, Bale

• The clue is 14. Bolsters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDS

  Possible Answer: economic_aid, care, tending, acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome, assistance, assist, AIDS, help, financial_aid, aid, attention

• The clue is 19. Court matters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASES

  Possible Answer: incase, display_case, vitrine, compositor's_case, fount, caseful, pillowcase, cause, subject, character, guinea_pig, event, instance, case, eccentric, grammatical_case, suit, showcase, type, shell, encase, typesetter's_case, slip, face, sheath, example, causa, pillow_slip, font, typeface, lawsuit, casing

• The clue is 20. Place to park a camper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RVLOT

• The clue is 25. Character in a classic whodunit. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: MISSSCARLET

• The clue is 26. Contemptuous chorus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOOS

  Possible Answer: snort, boo, raspberry, hiss, Bronx_cheer, razzing, hoot, bird, razz

  Possible Opposite Answer : applaud

• The clue is 29. Prince saved from drowning by 39-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIC

• The clue is 30. Piece of old movie equipment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEL

  Possible Answer: spool, Scottish_reel, careen, spin_around, Virginia_reel, stagger, spin, lurch, keel, gyrate, reel, whirl, swag, bobbin

• The clue is 31. Word with bake or fire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALE

  Possible Answer: cut-rate_sale, sale, sales_agreement, sales_event

• The clue is 32. Image file format. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JPEG

• The clue is 33. Like some barrel-aged spirits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAKY

• The clue is 34. Invoice unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITEM

  Possible Answer: detail, token, point, particular, item

• The clue is 35. "That's on me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMESSEDUP

• The clue is 38. U.S. city named for a geological formation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MESA

  Possible Answer: table, mesa, Mesa

• The clue is 39. Not wired, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACOUSTIC

  Possible Answer: acoustical, acoustic

• The clue is 41. N.B.A. player-turned-sports analyst Rose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JALEN

• The clue is 42. ___ Khan, former Pakistani prime minister. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMRAN

• The clue is 44. Battalion commanders in the U.S.M.C.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LTCOLS

• The clue is 45. Dresses down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIDES

  Possible Answer: take_to_task, call_on_the_carpet, jaw, chew_up, rebuke, dress_down, bawl_out, reprimand, scold, lambaste, lecture, chew_out, reproof, trounce, rag, remonstrate, call_down, chide, berate, have_words, lambast

• The clue is 47. Not a straight shot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLICE

  Possible Answer: piece, cut, fade, slit, slice_up, gash, slash, slice, slicing

• The clue is 48. Davis with the memoir "Dying of Politeness". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEENA

• The clue is 49. .com commerce. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAIL

• The clue is 50. Tots' pops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DADAS

  Possible Answer: daddy, dadaism, dada, dad, pop, pa, papa, pappa

• The clue is 51. Theater throwaway. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STUB

  Possible Answer: ticket_stub, check_stub, butt, stub, counterfoil, nub

• The clue is 52. Gala throwaway. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORE

  Possible Answer: pith, marrow, meat, substance, gist, heart_and_soul, burden, core, nitty-gritty, CORE, effect, inwardness, kernel, nub, center, nucleus, core_group, Congress_of_Racial_Equality, sum, essence, heart, magnetic_core, centre

• The clue is 53. Informal green lights. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AOKS

• The clue is 57. School record, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPA

  Possible Answer: grade_point_average, GPA

• The clue is 58. Joey of children's lit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROO

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (38 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (40 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. Brazilian berry	4
2A	5. Monster whose gaze remained lethal after her death	6
3A	11. Genre for many a mixtape	3
4A	14. It's not hard!	4
5A	15. Came down, in a way	6
6A	16. Like some angsty teens	3
7A	17. Article of furniture on which a plate of oats might be set?	11
8A	19. Justice's domain	3
9A	20. Deserving a D, say	4
10A	21. 1,000 G's	3
11A	22. Difficult weather condition for driving	4
12A	23. Thick, spiked outer covering?	12
13A	27. Pay attention to, as warnings	4
14A	30. Casting rod?	4
15A	31. ___ Lady (translation of "Notre Dame")	3
16A	32. Number indicating position: Abbr.	3
17A	33. Uttered	4
18A	34. Teenager's response to a dad joke, perhaps	6
19A	37. Relatives in a sty?	7
20A	39. "Throne" for a lion king?	7
21A	40. Arctic fishing shelter	6
22A	41. Dirk Nowitzki's longtime team, to fans	4
23A	42. Sustainability prefix	3
24A	43. Chum	3
25A	44. Royal term of address	4
26A	45. Functions	4
27A	46. Walk from one coop to another?	12
28A	50. Vegetable resembling a spring onion	4
29A	51. Vegas's airport code	3
30A	52. Letters in an envelope?	4
31A	55. Co. name ending	3
32A	56. Being flipped on its back, e.g.?	11
33A	60. Lead-in to ✔ on a boarding pass	3
34A	61. Commercial charges	6
35A	62. Cookie containing about 50 calories	4
36A	63. Tegan vis-à-vis Sara, in pop's Tegan and Sara	3
37A	64. Tyrannical ruler	6
38A	65. Keep ___ on	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Brazilian berry"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACAI

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2A: "5. Monster whose gaze remained lethal after her death"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) a woman transformed into a gorgon by athena; she was slain by perseus
• Similar words include: medusan, medusoid
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MEDUSA

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3A: "11. Genre for many a mixtape"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Similar words include: belt, pat, whack
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAP

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4A: "14. It's not hard!"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that yielding readily to pressure or weight
• Similar words include: balmy, flabby, mild
• Opposite of: unvoiced, loud

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Answer: SOFT

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5A: "15. Came down, in a way"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that precipitate as rain
• Similar words include: rain, rain down
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RAINED

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6A: "16. Like some angsty teens"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EMO

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7A: "17. Article of furniture on which a plate of oats might be set?"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: HORSESTABLE

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8A: "19. Justice's domain"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the collection of rules imposed by authority
• Similar words include: police, practice of law, legal philosophy
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAW

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9A: "20. Deserving a D, say"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
• Similar words include: pitiable, poor people, wretched
• Opposite of: rich, rich people

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Answer: POOR

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10A: "21. 1,000 G's"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
• Similar words include: milliliter, Swedish mile, millilitre
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MIL

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11A: "22. Difficult weather condition for driving"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
• Similar words include: fog, daze
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAZE

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12A: "23. Thick, spiked outer covering?"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: DRAGONSLAYER

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13A: "27. Pay attention to, as warnings"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
• Similar words include: regard, listen, paying attention
• Opposite of: inattentiveness

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Answer: HEED

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14A: "30. Casting rod?"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rod used by a magician or water diviner
• Similar words include: baton, verge, sceptre
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WAND

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15A: "31. ___ Lady (translation of "Notre Dame")"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OUR

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16A: "32. Number indicating position: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORD

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17A: "33. Uttered"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that express in words
• Similar words include: read, allege, say
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAID

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18A: "34. Teenager's response to a dad joke, perhaps"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SOLAME

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19A: "37. Relatives in a sty?"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that leather from the skin of swine
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PIGSKIN

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20A: "39. "Throne" for a lion king?"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CATSCAN

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21A: "40. Arctic fishing shelter"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ICEHUT

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22A: "41. Dirk Nowitzki's longtime team, to fans"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MAVS

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23A: "42. Sustainability prefix"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ECO

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24A: "43. Chum"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Similar words include: buddy, crony, sidekick
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAL

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25A: "44. Royal term of address"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
• Similar words include: engender, beget, generate
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SIRE

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26A: "45. Functions"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of using
• Similar words include: economic consumption, employ, United States of America
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: USES

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27A: "46. Walk from one coop to another?"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: CHICKENSTRIP

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28A: "50. Vegetable resembling a spring onion"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild allium ampeloprasum
• Similar words include: scallion, Allium porrum
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LEEK

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29A: "51. Vegas's airport code"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
• Similar words include: atomic number 57, LA, lanthanum
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAS

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30A: "52. Letters in an envelope?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RSVP

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31A: "55. Co. name ending"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to saddam hussein's government of iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of sunni and shiite arabs and kurds who hope to build a new government
• Similar words include: Iraqi National Congress
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INC

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32A: "56. Being flipped on its back, e.g.?"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: TURTLESHELL

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33A: "60. Lead-in to ✔ on a boarding pass"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PRE

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34A: "61. Commercial charges"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ADFEES

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35A: "62. Cookie containing about 50 calories"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Similar words include: oreo cookie
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OREO

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36A: "63. Tegan vis-à-vis Sara, in pop's Tegan and Sara"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a female person who has the same parents as another person
• Similar words include: silicon, SI unit, ti
• Opposite of: brother

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Answer: SIS

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37A: "64. Tyrannical ruler"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cruel and oppressive dictator
• Similar words include: autocrat, tyrant
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DESPOT

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38A: "65. Keep ___ on"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bill in a restaurant
• Similar words include: tablet, chit, lozenge
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TABS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. It goes down in flames	3
2D	2. Member-owned business	4
3D	3. Hairstyle popular among the Black Panther Party	4
4D	4. "How strange ..."	6
5D	5. "___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel hit)	3
6D	6. Score points in Pac-Man, say	3
7D	7. Baseball venue	7
8D	8. Remove the ropes from, perhaps	6
9D	9. "Sex ___" (adage)	5
10D	10. Ending with lemon or lime	3
11D	11. Competitions with anchors	10
12D	12. Wow	5
13D	13. Outlet store?	5
14D	18. Muff	3
15D	22. Massive amounts of winnings, so to speak	5
16D	24. Anticipate	5
17D	25. Laundry detergent brand	4
18D	26. Plunders	5
19D	27. Southwest people whose name means "peaceful"	4
20D	28. Children's author Carle	4
21D	29. Toeholds in solving jigsaw puzzles	10
22D	33. Sneak around	5
23D	34. Word after space or screen	5
24D	35. Repellent spray	4
25D	36. Son of Seth	4
26D	38. Humble home	5
27D	39. Mobile food vendor's station	4
28D	41. Stumble	7
29D	44. Wolfs (down)	6
30D	45. What it all comes down to	6
31D	46. Assortment to view on YouTube	5
32D	47. Painter Matisse	5
33D	48. Avoid, as capture	5
34D	49. Org. authorized by the 16th Amendment	3
35D	53. Designer Wang	4
36D	54. Commoner, informally	4
37D	56. Skosh	3
38D	57. Many an August birth	3
39D	58. Winter setting in N.Y.C.	3
40D	59. Día de ___ Muertos	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. It goes down in flames"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Similar words include: ash tree
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASH

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2D: "2. Member-owned business"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a farm building for housing poultry
• Similar words include: cage, chicken coop, henhouse
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COOP

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3D: "3. Hairstyle popular among the Black Panther Party"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rounded thickly curled hairdo
• Similar words include: Afro hairdo
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AFRO

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4D: "4. "How strange ...""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ITSODD

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5D: "5. "___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel hit)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a form of address for a married woman
• Similar words include: Mr, Mister, Mrs.
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MRS

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6D: "6. Score points in Pac-Man, say"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take in solid food
• Similar words include: wipe out, corrode, deplete
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EAT

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7D: "7. Baseball venue"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
• Similar words include: baseball field, adamant, infield
• Opposite of: outfield

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Answer: DIAMOND

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8D: "8. Remove the ropes from, perhaps"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that untie or unfasten
• Opposite of: bind
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: UNBIND

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9D: "9. "Sex ___" (adage)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the activity of persuading someone to buy
• Similar words include: sell, betray, deal
• Opposite of: buy

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Answer: SELLS

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10D: "10. Ending with lemon or lime"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Similar words include: fruit drink
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ADE

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11D: "11. Competitions with anchors"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: RELAYRACES

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12D: "12. Wow"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that affect with wonder
• Similar words include: nonplus, perplex, mystify
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AMAZE

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13D: "13. Outlet store?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that possession of controlling influence
• Similar words include: major power, mogul, might
• Opposite of: inability, powerlessness

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Answer: POWER

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14D: "18. Muff"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: slip, stray, drift
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERR

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15D: "22. Massive amounts of winnings, so to speak"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of drawing or hauling something
• Similar words include: catch, haulage, cart
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HAULS

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16D: "24. Anticipate"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that look forward to the probable occurrence of
• Similar words include: wait, look, expect
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AWAIT

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17D: "25. Laundry detergent brand"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quantity that is added
• Similar words include: addition, make headway, advance
• Opposite of: loss, fall back

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Answer: GAIN

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18D: "26. Plunders"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that goods or money obtained illegally
• Similar words include: bread, dinero, dough
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LOOTS

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19D: "27. Southwest people whose name means "peaceful""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the shoshonean people of northeastern arizona
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HOPI

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20D: "28. Children's author Carle"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIC

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21D: "29. Toeholds in solving jigsaw puzzles"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: EDGEPIECES

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22D: "33. Sneak around"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
• Similar words include: lurk, malinger
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SKULK

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23D: "34. Word after space or screen"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who saves something from danger or violence
• Similar words include: rescuer, recoverer
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAVER

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24D: "35. Repellent spray"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
• Similar words include: macer, macebearer, Chemical Mace
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MACE

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25D: "36. Son of Seth"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ENOS

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26D: "38. Humble home"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small crude shelter used as a dwelling
• Similar words include: domiciliate, domicile, hut
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHACK

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27D: "39. Mobile food vendor's station"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
• Similar words include: go-cart, drag, haul
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CART

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28D: "41. Stumble"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
• Similar words include: trip, stumble, trip-up
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MISSTEP

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29D: "44. Wolfs (down)"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make off with belongings of others
• Similar words include: nobble, snarf, swipe
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SNARFS

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30D: "45. What it all comes down to"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
• Similar words include: event, issue, result
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: UPSHOT

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31D: "46. Assortment to view on YouTube"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
• Similar words include: nip off, crop, curtail
• Opposite of: unclip

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Answer: CLIPS

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32D: "47. Painter Matisse"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HENRI

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33D: "48. Avoid, as capture"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that escape, either physically or mentally
• Similar words include: dodge, parry, circumvent
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELUDE

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34D: "49. Org. authorized by the 16th Amendment"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
• Similar words include: Internal Revenue Service
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRS

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35D: "53. Designer Wang"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VERA

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36D: "54. Commoner, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the common people
• Similar words include: plebeian
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PLEB

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37D: "56. Skosh"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slight amount or degree of difference
• Similar words include: shade
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAD

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38D: "57. Many an August birth"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Similar words include: Leo the Lion, Lion
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LEO

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39D: "58. Winter setting in N.Y.C."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
• Similar words include: Eastern Standard Time, Eastern Time
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EST

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40D: "59. Día de ___ Muertos"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LOS

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

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Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

38 Across Clues

40 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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