No 27376 Mon Oct 21, 2024 NYT Crossword by Neil Padrick Wilson

Across Clues :

1. Make extremely thirsty, 6. Carvey who portrays Biden on "S.N.L.", 10. A multitasker might keep several open on a browser, 14. Love to pieces, 15. Apple product discontinued in 2022, 16. Mouth-related, 17. Disposable BBQ dish, 19. Log cabin wood, often, 20. Like many fine wines, 21. Rowboat movers, 22. In the future, 23. Drenched, 24. Doctor's office jarful, 26. Russian currency, 28. Ending with slug or snooze, 29. Direction to a newly knighted knight, 31. "Sooo tasty!", 32. Family member who usually goes by one name, 35. Elbows in a grocery store, 40. "No clue," in text shorthand, 41. Mushy food for babies, 42. String quartet instrument, 43. Hit maximum popularity, 45. Bumbling, 47. Makeshift twist-tie, 51. Green eggs go-with, 54. Spanish friend, 55. Performer prone to theatrics, 56. Move like sap from a tree, 57. Legit, 58. What a kid might use to hold 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across together, 60. "Citizen" played by Orson Welles, 61. "Très ___!" (French for "Very well!"), 62. Breaking news notification, 63. Kiss, in Cambridge, 64. Root vegetable often paired with goat cheese, 65. Affirmatives

Mon Oct 21, 2024 NYT Crossword 

Down Clues :

1. Oblong yellowish fruit, 2. "A rolling stone gathers no moss," e.g., 3. Cowboy's feat with a lasso, 4. Street ___ (respect), 5. That lady, 6. Widen, as pupils, 7. In separate places, 8. Unenjoyable, to put it mildly, 9. Lemon drink suffix, 10. Prop for a magician's costume, 11. "The Little Mermaid" mermaid, 12. Tired and predictable, 13. Toys used on snow days, 18. Game with solid and striped balls, 22. "Crunched" muscles, informally, 24. Truck radio user, 25. Captain in Jules Verne novels, 27. Leading medal winner at the 2024 Olympics, 29. "___ the only one seeing this?", 30. Totally wicked, 31. Pup's bark, 32. Narrative details that don't withstand scrutiny, 33. European ___ (Anguilla anguilla), 34. Org. that might have you remove your shoes, 36. Iridescent gem, 37. Obvious untruth, 38. On top of, 39. Cautionary sign indicating a low point in the road, 43. Prop for a pirate's costume, 44. "Green" prefix, 45. Dream up, 46. In the neighborhood, 47. Manages to find a spot, say, 48. "Let me clarify ...", 49. p, on sheet music, 50. Pop singer Mann, 52. Sky blue, 53. Makes, as a deadline, 56. Undress with one's eyes, 58. Flow back, 59. Remark

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 21, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Make extremely thirsty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARCH

  Possible Answer : sear, parch




• The clue is 6. Carvey who portrays Biden on "S.N.L.". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DANA

  Possible Answer : Danu, Dana




• The clue is 10. A multitasker might keep several open on a browser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABS

  Possible Answer : check, chit, lozenge, tabloid, pill, yellow_journalism, tab_key, tab, tablet




• The clue is 14. Love to pieces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADORE

  Possible Answer : adore




• The clue is 15. Apple product discontinued in 2022. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPOD

  Possible Answer : iPod




• The clue is 16. Mouth-related. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

  Possible Answer : oral, viva_voce, viva, oral_examination, unwritten, oral_exam

  Possible Opposite Answer : anal, aboral




• The clue is 17. Disposable BBQ dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPERPLATE




• The clue is 19. Log cabin wood, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINE

  Possible Answer : pine_tree, ache, yen, languish, true_pine, yearn, pine




• The clue is 20. Like many fine wines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGED

  Possible Answer : cured, elderly, maturate, aged, ripened, age, get_on, senesce, mature, of_age, senior, older

  Possible Opposite Answer : rejuvenate, young




• The clue is 21. Rowboat movers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OARS

  Possible Answer : oar




• The clue is 22. In the future. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHEAD

  Possible Answer : onward, ahead, forwards, in_front, in_advance, forward, beforehand, before, out_front, forrader, leading, in_the_lead, onwards

  Possible Opposite Answer : back, backward




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

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

  The answer: WET

  Possible Answer : sloshed, soused, stiff, smashed, crocked, plastered, besotted, squiffy, pie-eyed, slopped, moisture, blotto, pissed, wet, lactating, fuddled, cockeyed, loaded, soaked, tight, blind_drunk, pixilated, sozzled

  Possible Opposite Answer : dry




• The clue is 24. Doctor's office jarful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COTTONBALLS




• The clue is 26. Russian currency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUBLE

  Possible Answer : ruble, rouble




• The clue is 28. Ending with slug or snooze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEST




• The clue is 29. Direction to a newly knighted knight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARISE

  Possible Answer : develop, uprise, lift, arise, bob_up, come_up, move_up, rebel, rise_up, spring_up, grow, go_up, originate, stand_up, get_up, turn_out, rise

  Possible Opposite Answer : go_to_bed, sit_down, turn_in, fall




• The clue is 31. "Sooo tasty!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YUM




• The clue is 32. Family member who usually goes by one name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PET

  Possible Answer : pet, dearie, best-loved, darling, PET, deary, favourite, ducky, favorite, positron_emission_tomography, favored, preferent, preferred




• The clue is 35. Elbows in a grocery store. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: MACARONINOODLES




• The clue is 40. "No clue," in text shorthand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDK




• The clue is 41. Mushy food for babies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAP

  Possible Answer : tit, teat, pap, nipple, spoon_food, mamilla, soft_diet, pablum, mammilla




• The clue is 42. String quartet instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIOLA

  Possible Answer : viola, genus_Viola, Viola




• The clue is 43. Hit maximum popularity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEAK

  Possible Answer : height, flower, bill, tip, visor, extremum, efflorescence, superlative, point, prime, apex, vertex, eyeshade, elevation, blossom, acme, bloom, peak, summit, top_out, pinnacle, flush, vizor, heyday, crest, meridian, top, crown, tiptop

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottom_out




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

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

  The answer: INEPT

  Possible Answer : ill-chosen, inapt, awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inept, tactless, feckless




• The clue is 47. Makeshift twist-tie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIPECLEANER




• The clue is 51. Green eggs go-with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAM

  Possible Answer : ham_it_up, ham, ham_actor, overplay, gammon, overact, Ham, jambon

  Possible Opposite Answer : underact




• The clue is 54. Spanish friend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMIGO

  Possible Answer : amigo




• The clue is 55. Performer prone to theatrics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIVA

  Possible Answer : prima_donna, diva




• The clue is 56. Move like sap from a tree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOZE

  Possible Answer : goo, goop, gunk, ooze, oozing, seep, sludge, exudate, guck, transude, exude, gook, slime, muck, seepage, ooze_out




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

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

  The answer: REAL

  Possible Answer : existent, material, rattling, substantial, really, real_number, actual, literal, veridical, very, tangible, genuine, real

  Possible Opposite Answer : insubstantial, nominal, unreal




• The clue is 58. What a kid might use to hold 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMERSGLUE




• The clue is 60. "Citizen" played by Orson Welles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KANE




• The clue is 61. "Très ___!" (French for "Very well!"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIEN




• The clue is 62. Breaking news notification. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALERT

  Possible Answer : watchful, merry, zippy, awake, alive, alarm, rattling, alarum, brisk, snappy, warning_signal, spanking, alert, qui_vive, alerting, lively

  Possible Opposite Answer : unalert




• The clue is 63. Kiss, in Cambridge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOG

  Possible Answer : buss, kiss, snog, osculate




• The clue is 64. Root vegetable often paired with goat cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEET

  Possible Answer : beetroot, beet, Beta_vulgaris, common_beet




• The clue is 65. Affirmatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YESES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Oblong yellowish fruit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPAW

  Possible Answer: Asimina_triloba, pawpaw, papaw, papaw_tree

• The clue is 2. "A rolling stone gathers no moss," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAGE

  Possible Answer: saw, adage, proverb, byword

• The clue is 3. Cowboy's feat with a lasso. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROPETRICK

• The clue is 4. Street ___ (respect). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRED

  Possible Answer: street_credibility, cred, street_cred

• The clue is 5. That lady. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HER

• The clue is 6. Widen, as pupils. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DILATE

  Possible Answer: expound, dilate, lucubrate, elaborate, exposit, expand, expatiate, distend, flesh_out, enlarge

  Possible Opposite Answer : contract

• The clue is 7. In separate places. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APART

  Possible Answer: aside, asunder, obscure, isolated, apart

• The clue is 8. Unenjoyable, to put it mildly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTSOFUN

• The clue is 9. Lemon drink suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADE

  Possible Answer: ade, fruit_drink

• The clue is 10. Prop for a magician's costume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOPHAT

• The clue is 11. "The Little Mermaid" mermaid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIEL

• The clue is 12. Tired and predictable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANAL

  Possible Answer: banal, well-worn, trite, threadbare, timeworn, tired, commonplace, hackneyed, stock, old-hat, shopworn

• The clue is 13. Toys used on snow days. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEDS

  Possible Answer: sled, sledge, sleigh

• The clue is 18. Game with solid and striped balls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POOL

  Possible Answer: syndicate, pocket_billiards, consortium, pool, pond, puddle, kitty

• The clue is 22. "Crunched" muscles, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABS

  Possible Answer: AB, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, Bachelor_of_Arts, ABS, ab, Av, Ab, group_AB, abdominal_muscle, Artium_Baccalaurens, type_AB, BA, abdominal

• The clue is 24. Truck radio user. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBER

• The clue is 25. Captain in Jules Verne novels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEMO

• The clue is 27. Leading medal winner at the 2024 Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer: US, U.S.A., Army, America, United_States, US_Army, the_States, United_States_Army, USA, United_States_of_America, U.S., U._S._Army

• The clue is 29. "___ the only one seeing this?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 30. Totally wicked. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAD

  Possible Answer: radian, rad

• The clue is 31. Pup's bark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIP

  Possible Answer: yelping, yip, yap, yelp

• The clue is 32. Narrative details that don't withstand scrutiny. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOTHOLES

• The clue is 33. European ___ (Anguilla anguilla). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 34. Org. that might have you remove your shoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer: Transportation_Security_Administration, TSA

• The clue is 36. Iridescent gem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer: opal

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

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

  The answer: NAKEDLIE

• The clue is 38. On top of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVER

  Possible Answer: terminated, all_over, o'er, complete, ended, over, concluded

• The clue is 39. Cautionary sign indicating a low point in the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIP

  Possible Answer: souse, dim, dunk, magnetic_dip, duck, sink, dip, drop, free_fall, magnetic_inclination, angle_of_dip, douse, inclination, plunge, cutpurse, pickpocket, fall

• The clue is 43. Prop for a pirate's costume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEGLEG

  Possible Answer: pegleg, leg, wooden_leg, peg

• The clue is 44. "Green" prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECO

• The clue is 45. Dream up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INVENT

  Possible Answer: forge, make_up, fabricate, invent, cook_up, excogitate, contrive, devise, formulate, manufacture

• The clue is 46. In the neighborhood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEAR

  Possible Answer: come_near, dear, cheeseparing, close, almost, approach, well-nigh, penny-pinching, most, nigh, approximate, about, virtually, near, go_up, come_on, nearly, good, draw_near, skinny, draw_close

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

• The clue is 47. Manages to find a spot, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARKS

  Possible Answer: green, common, ballpark, Park, parking_lot, car_park, parking_area, park, Rosa_Parks, Parks, Mungo_Park, commons, parkland

• The clue is 48. "Let me clarify ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMEAN

• The clue is 49. p, on sheet music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIANO

  Possible Answer: pianoforte, softly, piano, soft, forte-piano, pianissimo

  Possible Opposite Answer : forte

• The clue is 50. Pop singer Mann. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIMEE

• The clue is 52. Sky blue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZURE

  Possible Answer: azure, sapphire, cerulean, lazuline, bright_blue, sky-blue

• The clue is 53. Makes, as a deadline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEETS

  Possible Answer: foregather, run_across, run_into, forgather, play, contact, match, sports_meeting, fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, converge, take_on, meet, suffer, see, fit, encounter, fill, cope_with, get_together, touch, adjoin, come_across, gather, assemble, receive, conform_to

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 56. Undress with one's eyes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGLE

  Possible Answer: ogle

• The clue is 58. Flow back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBB

  Possible Answer: ebbing, ebb_down, ebb_away, reflux, ebb_out, wane, ebb, ebb_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

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

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

  The answer: SAY

  Possible Answer: order, enunciate, aver, read, enjoin, tell, articulate, say, suppose, state, sound_out, allege, pronounce, enounce

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2426 Monday Aug 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues by Zachary David Levy

Across Clues by Zachary David Levy : Aug 26, 2024

1. Square dance venue, 5. San ___, capital of Puerto Rico, 9. The "I" of T.G.I.F., 12. Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems), 14. Popular dance fitness program, 15. Backwoods denial, 16. Abba hit of 1979, 19. Like some smartphone purchases, 20. What a three-way intersection can form, 21. 'N Sync hit of 2000, 25. Situated on, 26. Adore, informally, 27. Olympic gold medalist Raisman, 28. Things stuck on snowman "arms", 31. Rocks that may contain precious metals, 33. Arouse, as interest, 34. Mötley Crüe hit of 1987, 41. Start of Caesar's boast, 42. Loudly praise, 43. Pennsylvania governor Josh, 46. Opposite of NNE, 49. Lisbon greeting, 50. Boat propellers, 51. Beach Boys hit of 1964, 54. Religious ceremony, 57. Italy's Isle of ___, 58. Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?, 63. Beethoven's "___ to Joy", 64. State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail, 65. Where "all my ex's live," in song, 66. In favor of, 67. Present in a favorable light, 68. City surrounding Vatican City

Down Clues by Zachary David Levy : Aug 26, 2024

1. Something checked at an airport counter, 2. Oscar winner Mahershala, 3. Sleep stage, for short, 4. Coastal African desert, 5. Skittish, 6. "Errr … I mean …", 7. Assist with a crime, 8. Pesters, 9. Jail cell occupant, 10. Maxi pad alternative, 11. Uses a broom, 13. Its capital is Nairobi, 14. Quickly fly past, 17. Scottish Highlander, 18. "Zero stars from me!", 21. Outlet for an internet commentator, 22. ___ Gagarin, first man in space, 23. At any point, 24. Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward, 29. Brainpower measures, for short, 30. Pull, 32. Makes a mistake, 33. Lead-in to law or launch, 35. Bio. or chem., 36. Needlefish, 37. "___ two minds on this …", 38. Spot for a satellite dish, 39. Athleisure lead-in to "lemon", 40. Lee of Marvel Comics, 43. In a sense, 44. Beehive or bob, 45. More hipsterish, 46. Entrap, 47. Bay Area enforcement org., 48. German sausage, 52. The Huskies of the N.C.A.A., 53. Not as mean, 55. Some church donations, 56. Spring, 59. Motion-sensing Nintendo console, 60. Kitchen brand with a palindromic name, 61. Head-butt, 62. Suffix with Sudan or Japan

Monday Aug 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 26, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Square dance venue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARN

  Possible Answer : barn, b




• The clue is 5. San ___, capital of Puerto Rico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JUAN




• The clue is 9. The "I" of T.G.I.F.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : IT, information_technology




• The clue is 12. Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEAK




• The clue is 14. Popular dance fitness program. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZUMBA




• The clue is 15. Backwoods denial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAW




• The clue is 16. Abba hit of 1979. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: GIMMEGIMMEGIMME




• The clue is 19. Like some smartphone purchases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INAPP




• The clue is 20. What a three-way intersection can form. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSHAPE




• The clue is 21. 'N Sync hit of 2000. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYEBYEBYE




• The clue is 25. Situated on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOP

  Possible Answer : atop




• The clue is 26. Adore, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUV




• The clue is 27. Olympic gold medalist Raisman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALY




• The clue is 28. Things stuck on snowman "arms". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITTENS

  Possible Answer : mitten




• The clue is 31. Rocks that may contain precious metals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORES

  Possible Answer : ore




• The clue is 33. Arouse, as interest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIQUE

  Possible Answer : offend, pique, irritation, temper




• The clue is 34. Mötley Crüe hit of 1987. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS




• The clue is 41. Start of Caesar's boast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAME




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

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

  The answer: TOUT

  Possible Answer : gas, blow, tout, bluster, ticket_tout, shoot_a_line, gasconade, touter, boast, vaunt, brag, tipster, swash




• The clue is 43. Pennsylvania governor Josh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAPIRO




• The clue is 46. Opposite of NNE. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSW

  Possible Answer : sou'-sou'-west, SSW, south_southwest




• The clue is 49. Lisbon greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLA

  Possible Answer : ola, olla




• The clue is 50. Boat propellers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OARS

  Possible Answer : oar




• The clue is 51. Beach Boys hit of 1964. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUNFUNFUN




• The clue is 54. Religious ceremony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RITUAL

  Possible Answer : rite, ritual




• The clue is 57. Italy's Isle of ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPRI

  Possible Answer : Capri




• The clue is 58. Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: TRIPLEWORDSCORE




• The clue is 63. Beethoven's "___ to Joy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 64. State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAINE

  Possible Answer : Pine_Tree_State, Maine, ME




• The clue is 65. Where "all my ex's live," in song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEXAS

  Possible Answer : Texas, TX, Lone-Star_State




• The clue is 66. In favor of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOR




• The clue is 67. Present in a favorable light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIN

  Possible Answer : spin, tailspin, twist, reel, birl, twisting, whirl, spin_out, spin_around, twirl, gyrate




• The clue is 68. City surrounding Vatican City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROME

  Possible Answer : Eternal_City, capital_of_Italy, Roma, Rome, Italian_capital

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Something checked at an airport counter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAG

  Possible Answer: udder, bagful, purse, dish, bag, cup_of_tea, pocket, old_bag, base, grip, bulge, handbag, travelling_bag, suitcase, pocketbook, traveling_bag

• The clue is 2. Oscar winner Mahershala. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALI

  Possible Answer: Ali, Cassius_Clay, Muhammad_Ali, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay

• The clue is 3. Sleep stage, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REM

  Possible Answer: rapid_eye_movement_sleep, REM, rapid_eye_movement, paradoxical_sleep, REM_sleep

• The clue is 4. Coastal African desert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAMIB

• The clue is 5. Skittish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JUMPY

  Possible Answer: highly_strung, jolting, jumpy, edgy, jittery, bumpy, jolty, overstrung, uptight, rough, nervy, restive, high-strung, rocky

  Possible Opposite Answer : smooth

• The clue is 6. "Errr … I mean …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMM

• The clue is 7. Assist with a crime. 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 8. Pesters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAGS

  Possible Answer: nag, hack, plug, common_scold, jade, peck, scold, scolder, nagger, hen-peck

• The clue is 9. Jail cell occupant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INMATE

  Possible Answer: convict, yardbird, inpatient, inmate, yard_bird, con

  Possible Opposite Answer : outpatient

• The clue is 10. Maxi pad alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMPON

  Possible Answer: tampon

• The clue is 11. Uses a broom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEEPS

  Possible Answer: broom, end_run, sweep_up, chimneysweeper, embroil, expanse, drag, traverse, brush, cross, drag_in, tangle, chimneysweep, swing_out, sail, span, slam, sweep, sweep_oar, swing

• The clue is 13. Its capital is Nairobi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KENYA

  Possible Answer: Kenya, Republic_of_Kenya

• The clue is 14. Quickly fly past. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIPBY

• The clue is 17. Scottish Highlander. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAEL

  Possible Answer: Gael

• The clue is 18. "Zero stars from me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHATEIT

• The clue is 21. Outlet for an internet commentator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOG

  Possible Answer: web_log, blog

• The clue is 22. ___ Gagarin, first man in space. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YURI

• The clue is 23. At any point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVER

  Possible Answer: always, of_all_time, ever_so, ever, e'er

  Possible Opposite Answer : never

• The clue is 24. Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIL

• The clue is 29. Brainpower measures, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IQS

  Possible Answer: I.Q., intelligence_quotient, IQ

• The clue is 30. Pull. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUG

  Possible Answer: jerk, labour, tugboat, push, tug, tote, tower, towboat, drive, lug, labor

• The clue is 32. Makes a mistake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIPSUP

• The clue is 33. Lead-in to law or launch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRE

• The clue is 35. Bio. or chem.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCI

• The clue is 36. Needlefish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAR

  Possible Answer: needlefish, Lepisosteus_osseus, garfish, garpike, gar, billfish

• The clue is 37. "___ two minds on this …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMOF

• The clue is 38. Spot for a satellite dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOF

  Possible Answer: ceiling, roof, cap

• The clue is 39. Athleisure lead-in to "lemon". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULU

  Possible Answer: looker, beauty, dish, mantrap, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, stunner, lulu, knockout, smasher

• The clue is 40. Lee of Marvel Comics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAN

• The clue is 43. In a sense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SORTOF

• The clue is 44. Beehive or bob. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAIRDO

  Possible Answer: hairstyle, hairdo, hair_style, coiffure, coif

• The clue is 45. More hipsterish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTIER

  Possible Answer: arty

• The clue is 46. Entrap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNARE

  Possible Answer: snare, noose, hook, trammel, trap, side_drum, snare_drum, entrap, gin, ensnare

• The clue is 47. Bay Area enforcement org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SFPD

• The clue is 48. German sausage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WURST

• The clue is 52. The Huskies of the N.C.A.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UCONN

• The clue is 53. Not as mean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NICER

  Possible Answer: courteous, skillful, decent, nice, overnice, squeamish, prissy, gracious, dainty

  Possible Opposite Answer : nasty

• The clue is 55. Some church donations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALMS

  Possible Answer: alms

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

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

  The answer: LEAP

  Possible Answer: bounce, spring, jump_off, bound, saltation, leaping, jump, leap

• The clue is 59. Motion-sensing Nintendo console. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WII

• The clue is 60. Kitchen brand with a palindromic name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OXO

• The clue is 61. Head-butt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer: jampack, RAM, random_access_memory, ram, Aries, tup, random_memory, jam, wad, Ram, read/write_memory, force, Aries_the_Ram, cram, random-access_memory, ram_down, chock_up, drive, pound, crash

• The clue is 62. Suffix with Sudan or Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

Soure from : The New York Times

Xwordhint Crossword Answers - August 11, 2025 | Today NYT Vibez

Published on Monday, August 11, 2025 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lover who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Today is Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

💡 Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

🔍 Across Clues - Strategic Hints (40 clues)

🧩 1A: "1. Improvises during a gig"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a berber living in northern morocco
• Similar words include: flick, riffle, Riffian
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RIFFS

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🧩 2A: "6. Consider"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
• Similar words include: hold, take for, view as
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DEEM

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🧩 3A: "10. Workers alongside R.N.s"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DRS

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🧩 4A: "13. Loved to bits"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that love intensely
• Similar words include: idolised, worshipped, adore
• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ADORED

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🧩 5A: "15. "You are something ___!""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELSE

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🧩 6A: "16. "Yipes!""

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EEK

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🧩 7A: "17. Independence Day banger"

📏 11 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
• Similar words include: cracker, banger
• Pattern: ___________

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FIRECRACKER

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🧩 8A: "19. Tuna type in a poke bowl"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AHI

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🧩 9A: "20. Apt anagram of NOTE"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the quality of a person's voice
• Similar words include: tone up, tincture, tint
• Opposite of: atonicity

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TONE

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🧩 10A: "21. Tissue torn by some athletes, in brief"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACL

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🧩 11A: "22. "I couldn't ___ less""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
• Similar words include: concern, give care, handle
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CARE

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🧩 12A: "24. Handle some personal baggage?"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fill by packing tightly
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STOW

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🧩 13A: "25. Rush hour snarl"

📏 10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TRAFFICJAM

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🧩 14A: "29. Big gulp"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large and hurried swallow
• Similar words include: draft, draught, slog
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SWIG

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🧩 15A: "31. Great Lake with the most consumable 26-Down"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Similar words include: Lake Erie
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ERIE

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🧩 16A: "32. Dance in which the guest of honor is often raised in a chair"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HORA

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🧩 17A: "33. In good physical shape"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a display of bad temper
• Similar words include: burst, conniption, agree
• Opposite of: disagree, unfit

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Answer: FIT

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🧩 18A: "35. "Cómo ___ usted?""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ESTA

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🧩 19A: "37. Channel with a call to order?"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HSN

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🧩 20A: "38. Lego piece in the shape of a person or animal"

📏 7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MINIFIG

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🧩 21A: "42. Warm greeting to a spouse or partner"

📏 7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HIHONEY

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🧩 22A: "44. Chowed down"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Similar words include: eat, consume, deplete
• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ATE

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🧩 23A: "45. Herbal refreshments"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Similar words include: tea, Camellia sinensis, afternoon tea
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TEAS

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🧩 24A: "47. Actor Levy of "Schitt's Creek""

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DAN

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🧩 25A: "48. Actor Damon of the "Bourne" movies"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
• Similar words include: matted, matte, flat
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MATT

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🧩 26A: "50. ___ Way, block in Lower Manhattan where a popular cookie originated"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

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

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OREO

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🧩 27A: "52. Religious faction"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a subdivision of a larger religious group
• Similar words include: religious order, religious sect, faction
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SECT

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🧩 28A: "55. Recipient of two Golden Globe Best Actress nominations for Netflix's "GLOW""

📏 10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALISONBRIE

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🧩 29A: "58. Dry, like Champagne"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (of champagne) extremely dry
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BRUT

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🧩 30A: "60. Some hoppy brews, in brief"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IPAS

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🧩 31A: "61. Thickness of wood or paper"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
• Similar words include: provide, supply, run
• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PLY

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🧩 32A: "62. Yesteryear"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that time long past
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: YORE

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🧩 33A: "63. ___ Paulo, Brazil"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SAO

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🧩 34A: "64. Cocktail party staple that may contain the ends of 17-, 25-, 38-, 42- and 55-Across"

📏 11 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tray on which cheeses are served
• Similar words include: cheese tray
• Pattern: ___________

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CHEESEBOARD

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🧩 35A: "68. Tonsil-examining M.D."

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ENT

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🧩 36A: "69. Astronomically long time"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the supreme being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
• Similar words include: eon
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AEON

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🧩 37A: "70. Completed an alley-oop"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
• Similar words include: dip, plunge, douse
• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DUNKED

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🧩 38A: "71. Total jerk"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Similar words include: fuck, butt, arse
• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASS

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🧩 39A: "72. This is not working!"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something left after other parts have been taken away
• Similar words include: lie, rest period, sleep
• Opposite of: change, be active

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REST

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🧩 40A: "73. Short-tempered"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that easily irritated or annoyed
• Similar words include: pettish, petulant, fractious
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TESTY

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🔍 Down Clues - Strategic Hints (38 clues)

🧩 1D: "1. Vessels that may be propelled with poles"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large number or amount
• Similar words include: gobs, dozens, mint
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RAFTS

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🧩 2D: "2. "Complete ___ Guides" (how-to series)"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person of subnormal intelligence
• Similar words include: imbecile, cretin, idiot
• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IDIOTS

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🧩 3D: "3. "Unless something changes …""

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FORNOW

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🧩 4D: "4. Typical hotel or library amenity"

📏 8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FREEWIFI

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🧩 5D: "5. One of 60 in a min."

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Similar words include: s, second, Securities and Exchange Commission
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEC

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🧩 6D: "6. State with certainty"

📏 7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that state emphatically and authoritatively
• Similar words include: announce, hold, adjudge
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DECLARE

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🧩 7D: "7. Reindeer relative"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
• Similar words include: Alces alces, European elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELK

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🧩 8D: "8. WNW's opposite"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the compass point midway between east and southeast
• Similar words include: east southeast
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ESE

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🧩 9D: "9. Gracias : Spanish :: ___ : French"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MERCI

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🧩 10D: "10. Salutation in a breakup letter"

📏 8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: DEARJOHN

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🧩 11D: "11. Practice for opening night"

📏 8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that engage in a rehearsal (of)
• Similar words include: practise, practice
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: REHEARSE

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🧩 12D: "12. Bit of Winter Olympics gear"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SKI

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🧩 13D: "14. "Shucks!""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DRAT

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🧩 14D: "18. 43,560 square feet"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Similar words include: Akko, Akka, Accho
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACRE

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🧩 15D: "23. German cry of annoyance"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ACH

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🧩 16D: "26. See 31-Across"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
• Similar words include: Pisces the Fishes, angle, Pisces
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FISH

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🧩 17D: "27. Stinking to high heaven"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that offensively malodorous
• Similar words include: funky, smelly, stinking
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FETID

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🧩 18D: "28. Quite a few"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number
• Opposite of: few
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MANY

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🧩 19D: "30. Special talent"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something acquired without compensation
• Similar words include: endowment, giving, give
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GIFT

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🧩 20D: "34. Attach with string"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TIEON

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🧩 21D: "36. Sounds of realization"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AHAS

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🧩 22D: "38. Parental term that is phonetically more difficult to say than "dada""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal terms for a mother
• Similar words include: mammy, mamma, mum
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MAMA

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🧩 23D: "39. Citizens of Venice and Verona"

📏 8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of italy
• Similar words include: Italian
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ITALIANS

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🧩 24D: "40. Nasal irrigation devices"

📏 8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: NETIPOTS

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🧩 25D: "41. Attire"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
• Similar words include: garment, enclothe, fit out
• Opposite of: undress

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Answer: GARB

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🧩 26D: "43. In single file"

📏 8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ONEBYONE

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🧩 27D: "46. Craftiest animal in the Garden of Eden"

📏 7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
• Similar words include: ophidian, snake
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SERPENT

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🧩 28D: "49. PreCheck org."

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an agency established in 2001 to safeguard united states transportation systems and insure safe air travel
• Similar words include: Transportation Security Administration
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TSA

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🧩 29D: "51. Deep fryer liquids"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
• Similar words include: inunct, anele, fossil oil
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OILS

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🧩 30D: "53. Chorus from frogs"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
• Similar words include: pass away, murmur, pop off
• Opposite of: be born

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Answer: CROAKS

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🧩 31D: "54. Small tower on a castle"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small tower extending above a building
• Similar words include: gun turret, gun enclosure
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TURRET

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🧩 32D: "56. Muppet who lives in a trash can"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an annual award by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
• Similar words include: Academy Award
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OSCAR

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🧩 33D: "57. Gave a look"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
• Similar words include: eye, eyeball
• Opposite of: eyeless

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Answer: EYED

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🧩 34D: "59. Stereotypical name for a stuffed bear"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
• Similar words include: shimmy, shift, teddy bear
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TEDDY

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🧩 35D: "63. ___ of Galilee"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Similar words include: ocean
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEA

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🧩 36D: "65. Tee-___ (giggle)"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HEE

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🧩 37D: "66. Dawn goddess"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EOS

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🧩 38D: "67. Conjunction that might start an objection"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that and nothing more
• Similar words include: only, merely, just
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BUT

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