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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 75 (37 Across, 38 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.5 letters
Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword December 28, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Part of a Tibetan leader's title | 5 |
| 2A | 6. San Luis ___, Calif. | 6 |
| 3A | 12. Catch, as a criminal | 3 |
| 4A | 15. Official decree | 5 |
| 5A | 16. Polishing aids | 6 |
| 6A | 17. Park in Manhattan, e.g.: Abbr. | 3 |
| 7A | 18. Disciple of Haile Selassie, informally | 5 |
| 8A | 19. As part of a performing duo in 1991; as a solo artist in 2021 | 10 |
| 9A | 21. What might help someone get a leg up? | 5 |
| 10A | 23. "Cool!" | 4 |
| 11A | 24. Take home | 4 |
| 12A | 25. As part of a band in 1998; as a solo artist in 2019 | 11 |
| 13A | 27. Put on staff | 4 |
| 14A | 28. Vessel that's a homophone of 24-Across | 3 |
| 15A | 29. Get ___ on (ace) | 3 |
| 16A | 30. "Place" by Pennsylvania Railroad on a Monopoly board | 7 |
| 17A | 32. Lowest pitches in chords | 9 |
| 18A | 36. One end of a battery | 5 |
| 19A | 37. As part of a songwriting duo in 1990; as a solo artist in 2021 | 10 |
| 20A | 40. Really got to | 5 |
| 21A | 43. "Rule" stating that the number of transistors per microchip doubles every two years | 9 |
| 22A | 47. Brit who wrote "The Vanishing Half" | 7 |
| 23A | 50. Meadow | 3 |
| 24A | 51. Former Giants QB Manning | 3 |
| 25A | 52. Understanding of a situation | 4 |
| 26A | 53. With 60-Across, institution in which 19-, 25- and 37-Across are (thus far) the only three women ever to be inducted twice | 11 |
| 27A | 57. Pop group whose name is also a rhyme scheme | 4 |
| 28A | 58. Acronym that might be shouted before a rash act | 4 |
| 29A | 59. Heavens on earth | 5 |
| 30A | 60. See 53-Across | 10 |
| 31A | 63. "So sad" | 5 |
| 32A | 65. Serving from a tap | 3 |
| 33A | 66. Erupted with laughter | 6 |
| 34A | 67. Janelle who sang 2010's "Tightrope" | 5 |
| 35A | 68. There are about five of these in a tsp. | 3 |
| 36A | 69. Way off base | 6 |
| 37A | 70. Strict | 5 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Part of a Tibetan leader's title"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DALAI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. San Luis ___, Calif."
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBISPO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "12. Catch, as a criminal"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that tag the base runner to get him out
- Words that mean the same thing: pick up, collar, nail
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAB
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Clue 4 Across: "15. Official decree"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a formal or authoritative proclamation
- Words that mean the same thing: decree, order, rescript
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDICT
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Clue 5 Across: "16. Polishing aids"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- Words that mean the same thing: cloth, material, textile
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLOTHS
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Clue 6 Across: "17. Park in Manhattan, e.g.: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AVE
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Clue 7 Across: "18. Disciple of Haile Selassie, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that follower of rastafarianism
- Words that mean the same thing: Rastafarian
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RASTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. As part of a performing duo in 1991; as a solo artist in 2021"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TINATURNER
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Clue 9 Across: "21. What might help someone get a leg up?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- Words that mean the same thing: spile, Australian stilt, Himantopus stilt
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STILT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "23. "Cool!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a city in southeastern france on the mediterranean; the leading resort on the french riviera
- Words that mean the same thing: decent, overnice, prissy
- The opposite would be: nasty
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NICE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "24. Take home"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- Words that mean the same thing: pull in, clear, bring in
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EARN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "25. As part of a band in 1998; as a solo artist in 2019"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEVIENICKS
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Clue 13 Across: "27. Put on staff"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a newly hired employee
- Words that mean the same thing: take, charter, engage
- The opposite would be: fire
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HIRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Vessel that's a homophone of 24-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: URN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. Get ___ on (ace)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "30. "Place" by Pennsylvania Railroad on a Monopoly board"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STJAMES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "32. Lowest pitches in chords"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BASSNOTES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. One end of a battery"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
- The opposite would be: cathode
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANODE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. As part of a songwriting duo in 1990; as a solo artist in 2021"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAROLEKING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. Really got to"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "43. "Rule" stating that the number of transistors per microchip doubles every two years"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOORESLAW
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Clue 22 Across: "47. Brit who wrote "The Vanishing Half""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states aviator who (with richard e. byrd) piloted the first flight over the north pole (1890-1928)
- Words that mean the same thing: Floyd Bennett
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BENNETT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "50. Meadow"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of length of thread or yarn
- Words that mean the same thing: grazing land, pastureland, ley
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "51. Former Giants QB Manning"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "52. Understanding of a situation"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that something that is read
- Words that mean the same thing: study, take, scan
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: READ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "53. With 60-Across, institution in which 19-, 25- and 37-Across are (thus far) the only three women ever to be inducted twice"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROCKANDROLL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "57. Pop group whose name is also a rhyme scheme"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABBA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "58. Acronym that might be shouted before a rash act"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YOLO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "59. Heavens on earth"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
- Words that mean the same thing: nirvana, Eden, promised land
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDENS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "60. See 53-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HALLOFFAME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "63. "So sad""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APITY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "65. Serving from a tap"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "66. Erupted with laughter"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
- Words that mean the same thing: howl, roar, yaup
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROARED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "67. Janelle who sang 2010's "Tightrope""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MONAE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "68. There are about five of these in a tsp."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a master's degree in library science
- Words that mean the same thing: ml, millilitre, Master of Library Science
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MLS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "69. Way off base"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that straying from the right course or from accepted standards
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERRANT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "70. Strict"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the rear part of a ship
- Words that mean the same thing: bottom, severe, posterior
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STERN
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword December 28, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Das or die alternative, in German | 3 |
| 2D | 2. 2019 sci-fi film whose title means "to the stars" | 7 |
| 3D | 3. Lends an ear | 7 |
| 4D | 4. Penultimate part of a Shakespeare play | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Architectural style started, strangely, in England | 10 |
| 6D | 6. Canadian Thanksgiving mo. | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Russian pancakes | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Kind of chemical bond | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Shelving area in a library | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Part of a water quality evaluation | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Buckeye State sch. | 3 |
| 12D | 12. Vancouver Island city for which a chocolate treat is named | 7 |
| 13D | 13. Contended | 7 |
| 14D | 14. ___ mountain dog (breed named for its origins near the Swiss capital) | 7 |
| 15D | 20. Installs again, as a painting | 7 |
| 16D | 22. Kind of sax | 5 |
| 17D | 25. Hoagie | 3 |
| 18D | 26. Grp. known as OTAN in France | 4 |
| 19D | 31. Social worker who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize | 10 |
| 20D | 33. Skeleton that's no longer in the closet? | 7 |
| 21D | 34. Stately tree | 3 |
| 22D | 35. Concern for online advertisers, for short | 3 |
| 23D | 38. Caffeine-containing nut | 4 |
| 24D | 39. Goddess of peace | 5 |
| 25D | 40. Isaac's father, in the Bible | 7 |
| 26D | 41. Game with a bat | 7 |
| 27D | 42. Gives permission | 7 |
| 28D | 44. Proud and regal | 7 |
| 29D | 45. Like some casts or teams | 7 |
| 30D | 46. Actor Wheaton | 3 |
| 31D | 48. Strive to achieve | 6 |
| 32D | 49. Over the bounds | 6 |
| 33D | 54. Composer Schumann | 5 |
| 34D | 55. Susan G. ___ (breast cancer advocacy organization) | 5 |
| 35D | 56. Transfer, as a tulip | 5 |
| 36D | 61. It's unrefined | 3 |
| 37D | 62. Summer hrs. in Pittsburgh | 3 |
| 38D | 64. Japanese currency | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Das or die alternative, in German"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units
- Words that mean the same thing: five hundred, 500, d
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. 2019 sci-fi film whose title means "to the stars""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADASTRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Lends an ear"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that hear with intention
- Words that mean the same thing: mind, listen, heed
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LISTENS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Penultimate part of a Shakespeare play"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACTIV
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Architectural style started, strangely, in England"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITALIANATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Canadian Thanksgiving mo."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the month following september and preceding november
- Words that mean the same thing: October
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OCT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Russian pancakes"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
- Words that mean the same thing: bliny
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BLINI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Kind of chemical bond"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the dialect of ancient greek spoken and written in attica and athens and ionia
- Words that mean the same thing: Classical Greek, Ionic dialect, Attic
- The opposite would be: nonionic
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IONIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Shelving area in a library"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a large number or amount
- Words that mean the same thing: hatful, deal, slews
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STACKS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Part of a water quality evaluation"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PHTEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Buckeye State sch."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OSU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Vancouver Island city for which a chocolate treat is named"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a town in southwestern british columbia on vancouver island to the west of vancouver
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NANAIMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Contended"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that report or maintain
- Words that mean the same thing: affirm, swan, avow
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AVERRED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "14. ___ mountain dog (breed named for its origins near the Swiss capital)"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BERNESE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "20. Installs again, as a painting"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REHANGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. Kind of sax"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the adult male singing voice above baritone
- Words that mean the same thing: tenor voice, strain
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TENOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Hoagie"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the united states
- Words that mean the same thing: hoagy, pigboat, zep
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SUB
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Clue 18 Down: "26. Grp. known as OTAN in France"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
- Words that mean the same thing: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NATO
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Clue 19 Down: "31. Social worker who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: JANEADDAMS
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Clue 20 Down: "33. Skeleton that's no longer in the closet?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
- Words that mean the same thing: dirt, outrage, malicious gossip
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: SCANDAL
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Clue 21 Down: "34. Stately tree"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.
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- This could be something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
- Words that mean the same thing: elmwood, elm tree
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ELM
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Clue 22 Down: "35. Concern for online advertisers, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SEO
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Clue 23 Down: "38. Caffeine-containing nut"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract
- Words that mean the same thing: Cola acuminata, Musgoi, kola nut
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: KOLA
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Clue 24 Down: "39. Goddess of peace"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: IRENE
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Clue 25 Down: "40. Isaac's father, in the Bible"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the first of the old testament patriarchs and the father of isaac; according to genesis, god promised to give abraham's family (the hebrews) the land of canaan (the promised land); god tested abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
- Words that mean the same thing: Ibrahim
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ABRAHAM
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Clue 26 Down: "41. Game with a bat"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: TEEBALL
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Clue 27 Down: "42. Gives permission"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that render capable or able for some task
- Words that mean the same thing: enable
- The opposite would be: disable
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The answer is: ENABLES
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Clue 28 Down: "44. Proud and regal"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that of or characteristic of or resembling a lion
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: LEONINE
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Clue 29 Down: "45. Like some casts or teams"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ALLSTAR
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Clue 30 Down: "46. Actor Wheaton"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: WIL
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Strive to achieve"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: TRYFOR
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Clue 32 Down: "49. Over the bounds"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: TOOFAR
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Clue 33 Down: "54. Composer Schumann"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CLARA
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Clue 34 Down: "55. Susan G. ___ (breast cancer advocacy organization)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: KOMEN
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Clue 35 Down: "56. Transfer, as a tulip"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that put in a new, usually larger, pot
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: REPOT
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Clue 36 Down: "61. It's unrefined"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ORE
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Clue 37 Down: "62. Summer hrs. in Pittsburgh"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EDT
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Clue 38 Down: "64. Japanese currency"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a yearning for something or to do something
- Words that mean the same thing: languish, yearn, pine
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YEN
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 48 | 64.0% |
| Short Answer | 13 | 17.3% |
| Geography | 4 | 5.3% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.0% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.7% |
| Music | 2 | 2.7% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.7% |
| Science/Technology | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 38 |
| Total Clues | 75 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.5 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 05, 2025 at 08:27 AM
