27405 Wed Nov 20, 2024 NYT Robert S. Gard

Across Clues :

1. Sources of unwanted feedback, perhaps, 5. Capital city with the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, home to the world's largest collection of skis, 9. Cause of lens flare, 14. In a moment, 15. Shoot forth, 16. School tool, 17. Coloring implement since 1903, 19. China's Zhou ___, 20. Atop, poetically, 21. Flying mammals, 22. Make like South Sudan in 2011, 23. Deep-fried Japanese fare, 25. Comic strip with a collection titled "Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet", 26. Blade runner?, 27. "You should open this on a personal device" heads-up, 29. Quaint contraction, 32. Sine ___ non, 35. Film representations, 37. Kind of computer port, 40. Books with legends, 42. Jones (for), 43. Parent working behind the scenes?, 45. Bit of cream, 47. Totally bonkers, 48. Make a big to-do (over), 50. Big name in sunglasses, 54. Domesticated, 56. Move to the beat?, 59. Montmartre sweetheart, 61. Christmas tree decoration, 62. What a coxswain notably doesn't do, 63. Worked on a trireme, e.g., 64. Downsizer? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle, 66. Lewis Carroll, for Charles Dodgson, 67. Bentley or Benz, e.g., 68. Asian soup, 69. "... he that is unjust in the ___ is unjust also in much": Luke 16:10, 70. Cyclops, for one, 71. Annual presidential speech, in brief

Down Clues :

1. Dapper sartorial choices, 2. Reef predator with extendable pharyngeal jaws, 3. Self-pitying lament, 4. Show on which Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her big break, in brief, 5. Hammerstein of Rodgers and Hammerstein, 6. Artificial bronze, 7. Fiery sorts, it's said, 8. B.Y.O.B. part, 9. Say hello to, 10. Makeshift shield during a food fight, 11. What a rear exit may lead to, 12. Pore over, 13. Pennsylvania home of minor-league baseball's SeaWolves, 18. ___ Dhabi, 22. Got steamed, 24. A.S.A.P., 25. Corporate $$$ overseers, 28. Abuses the listserv, say, 30. "For a quart of ___ is a dish for a king": Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale", 31. W-9 info, 33. Land on the Gulf of Oman, for short, 34. Bank withdrawal charge, 36. Air marshal's org., 37. Sch. that's home to the Warner Bros. Archives, 38. Potential rescue pet, 39. Culture group, 41. Like a lime green suit, 44. They're open to interpretation, 46. Hee-haws, 49. Athens's rival in the Peloponnesian War, 51. Spanish Harlem, e.g., 52. Wedding reception cry, 53. Goal of self-improvement, perhaps, 55. In our ___ (among us), 57. The "U" of 71-Across, 58. ___ Deighton, British spy novelist, 59. Declining industry of Appalachia, 60. Strong and healthy, 61. Shark bait, 64. Jazz instrument, 65. Berlin Marathon units: Abbr.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 20, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Sources of unwanted feedback, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMPS

  Possible Answer : adenosine_monophosphate, amp, adenylic_acid, AMP, A, ampere




• The clue is 5. Capital city with the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, home to the world's largest collection of skis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Norway, Oslo, Christiania




• The clue is 9. Cause of lens flare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLARE

  Possible Answer : brilliance, public_eye, glare, blaze, spotlight, limelight, glower




• The clue is 14. In a moment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOON

  Possible Answer : before_long, soon, shortly, presently




• The clue is 15. Shoot forth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEW

  Possible Answer : vomit, sick, chuck, spue, throw_up, ptyalise, purge, spew, disgorge, puke, spew_out, be_sick, cat, barf, regurgitate, upchuck, regorge, cast, vomit_up, honk, retch, ptyalize, spit, eruct

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down




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

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

  The answer: RULER

  Possible Answer : swayer, rule, ruler




• The clue is 17. Coloring implement since 1903. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAYOLACRAYON




• The clue is 19. China's Zhou ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENLAI




• The clue is 20. Atop, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OER




• The clue is 21. Flying mammals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATS

  Possible Answer : dotty, bats, cream, nuts, kookie, kooky, loopy, lick, clobber, batty, bonkers, loco, thrash, drub, balmy, flutter, squash_racket, whacky, wacky, barmy, cracked, loony, squash_racquet, at-bat, chiropteran, fruity, haywire, nutty, buggy, bat, cricket_bat, round_the_bend, crackers, daft, around_the_bend




• The clue is 22. Make like South Sudan in 2011. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECEDE

  Possible Answer : secede, break_away, splinter




• The clue is 23. Deep-fried Japanese fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEMPURA

  Possible Answer : tempura




• The clue is 25. Comic strip with a collection titled "Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATHY




• The clue is 26. Blade runner?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLED

  Possible Answer : sledge, sled, sleigh




• The clue is 27. "You should open this on a personal device" heads-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSFW




• The clue is 29. Quaint contraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWAS




• The clue is 32. Sine ___ non. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUA




• The clue is 35. Film representations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PORTRAYALS

  Possible Answer : depicting, portrait, delineation, enactment, characterization, depiction, portrayal, portraiture, personation, portraying




• The clue is 37. Kind of computer port. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USB




• The clue is 40. Books with legends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLASES

  Possible Answer : Atlas, map_collection, book_of_maps, atlas_vertebra, atlas, telamon




• The clue is 42. Jones (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEN

  Possible Answer : yearn, ache, hankering, languish, yen, pine




• The clue is 43. Parent working behind the scenes?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAGEMOM




• The clue is 45. Bit of cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAB

  Possible Answer : swob, dab, tap, pat, splash, swab, splatter




• The clue is 47. Totally bonkers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAYCRAY




• The clue is 48. Make a big to-do (over). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUSS

  Possible Answer : tiff, ado, spat, trouble, fuss, bustle, dither, bother, niggle, overprotect, fret, squabble, hustle, mother, bickering, stir, pettifoggery, hassle, flurry, flap, pother, tizzy, bicker




• The clue is 50. Big name in sunglasses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAYBAN




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

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

  The answer: TAMED

  Possible Answer : subdue, reclaim, domesticate, naturalize, tame, moderate, chasten, tone_down, naturalise, tamed, domesticize, domesticise, cultivate

  Possible Opposite Answer : wild




• The clue is 56. Move to the beat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PULSATE

  Possible Answer : pulsate, throb, pulse, quiver, beat




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

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

  The answer: CHERIE




• The clue is 61. Christmas tree decoration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANE

  Possible Answer : flog, lambaste, cane, lambast




• The clue is 62. What a coxswain notably doesn't do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROW

  Possible Answer : rowing, words, quarrel, dustup, wrangle, row, run-in, course




• The clue is 63. Worked on a trireme, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OARED




• The clue is 64. Downsizer? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHRINKRAY




• The clue is 66. Lewis Carroll, for Charles Dodgson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIAS

  Possible Answer : also_known_as, false_name, a.k.a., alias, assumed_name




• The clue is 67. Bentley or Benz, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTO

  Possible Answer : car, automobile, machine, motorcar, auto




• The clue is 68. Asian soup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISO

  Possible Answer : miso




• The clue is 69. "... he that is unjust in the ___ is unjust also in much": Luke 16:10. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAST

  Possible Answer : to_the_lowest_degree, least

  Possible Opposite Answer : most




• The clue is 70. Cyclops, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMAN




• The clue is 71. Annual presidential speech, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Dapper sartorial choices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASCOTS

  Possible Answer: ascot

• The clue is 2. Reef predator with extendable pharyngeal jaws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORAYEEL

• The clue is 3. Self-pitying lament. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORME

• The clue is 4. Show on which Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her big break, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 5. Hammerstein of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSCAR

  Possible Answer: Oscar, Academy_Award

• The clue is 6. Artificial bronze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRAYTAN

• The clue is 7. Fiery sorts, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEOS

  Possible Answer: Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion

• The clue is 8. B.Y.O.B. part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWN

  Possible Answer: have, own, possess, ain

• The clue is 9. Say hello to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREET

  Possible Answer: recognize, recognise, greet

• The clue is 10. Makeshift shield during a food fight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUNCHTRAY

• The clue is 11. What a rear exit may lead to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLEYWAY

  Possible Answer: back_street, alleyway, alley

• The clue is 12. Pore over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READ

  Possible Answer: translate, scan, study, take, show, learn, record, read, understand, register, say, interpret

• The clue is 13. Pennsylvania home of minor-league baseball's SeaWolves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIE

  Possible Answer: Lake_Erie, Erie

• The clue is 18. ___ Dhabi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABU

• The clue is 22. Got steamed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAWRED

• The clue is 24. A.S.A.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDQ

• The clue is 25. Corporate $$$ overseers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CFOS

  Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

• The clue is 28. Abuses the listserv, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAMS

  Possible Answer: Spam, spam, junk_e-mail

• The clue is 30. "For a quart of ___ is a dish for a king": Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 31. W-9 info. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSN

• The clue is 33. Land on the Gulf of Oman, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UAE

• The clue is 34. Bank withdrawal charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMFEE

• The clue is 36. Air marshal's org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer: TSA, Transportation_Security_Administration

• The clue is 37. Sch. that's home to the Warner Bros. Archives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USC

• The clue is 38. Potential rescue pet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRAY

  Possible Answer: swan, divagate, wander, roll, stray, range, rove, roam, vagabond, drift, err, isolated, tramp, ramble, cast, digress

• The clue is 39. Culture group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACTERIA

  Possible Answer: bacteria, bacterium

• The clue is 41. Like a lime green suit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOUD

  Possible Answer: flashy, tawdry, loudly, garish, meretricious, brassy, loud, forte, cheap, tacky, tatty, aloud, gaudy, gimcrack, trashy, flash

  Possible Opposite Answer : soft, piano, softly

• The clue is 44. They're open to interpretation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAYAREAS

• The clue is 46. Hee-haws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAYS

  Possible Answer: mash, bray, hee-haw, grind, crunch, comminute

• The clue is 49. Athens's rival in the Peloponnesian War. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPARTA

  Possible Answer: Sparta

• The clue is 51. Spanish Harlem, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARRIO

  Possible Answer: barrio

• The clue is 52. Wedding reception cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOAST

• The clue is 53. Goal of self-improvement, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWYOU

• The clue is 55. In our ___ (among us). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDST

  Possible Answer: thick, midst

• The clue is 57. The "U" of 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNION

  Possible Answer: wedlock, coupling, trades_union, labor_union, union, conglutination, spousal_relationship, North, uniting, Union, jointure, unification, sum, marriage, matrimony, mating, trade_union, join, brotherhood, conjugation, pairing, sexual_union, Federal

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonunion, separation, disunion

• The clue is 58. ___ Deighton, British spy novelist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEN

• The clue is 59. Declining industry of Appalachia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COAL

  Possible Answer: char, coal, ember

• The clue is 60. Strong and healthy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALE

  Possible Answer: drag, Edward_Everett_Hale, Nathan_Hale, George_Ellery_Hale, coerce, squeeze, pressure, force, Hale, whole, hale, haul, cart

• The clue is 61. Shark bait. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHUM

  Possible Answer: Oncorhynchus_keta, crony, buddy, brother, pal, sidekick, chum, chum_salmon

• The clue is 64. Jazz instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAX

  Possible Answer: sax, Adolphe_Sax, Sax, saxophone

• The clue is 65. Berlin Marathon units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KMS

  Possible Answer: kilometer, klick, km, kilometre

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (41 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Pie nut	5
2A	6. Boring task	4
3A	10. "I want to be in the loop on this email"	4
4A	14. Love, Italian-style	5
5A	15. Walking stick	4
6A	16. Sounds of inspiration	4
7A	17. Classic flowering locale adjacent to the White House [baseball star]	10
8A	19. Get gooey, maybe	4
9A	20. Backstreets	6
10A	21. Spooky	5
11A	22. ___ one and only	3
12A	25. Itinerary calculation, in brief	3
13A	26. Connections	3
14A	28. Purple yam used to flavor desserts	3
15A	29. Grammy Award that's good for laughs? [1960s rock musician]	15
16A	33. Truffle pigs' assets	6
17A	34. Connection between topics	5
18A	35. "Over here!"	4
19A	36. ___ Vicious	3
20A	37. Increase	4
21A	41. "Do the Right ___" (Spike Lee film)	5
22A	44. Food court pizza chain	6
23A	46. North Carolina educational institution [former "S.N.L." cast member]	15
24A	50. Allhallows ___	3
25A	51. Cut, as grass	3
26A	52. Beverage that may come in a pint	3
27A	53. Cry between "Ready" and "Go!"	3
28A	54. Parisian thanks	5
29A	56. Waiter or waitress	6
30A	59. "Do ___ others ..."	4
31A	60. Athletic trifectas ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 17-, 29- and 46-Across	10
32A	64. Wishes undone	4
33A	65. Fireplace fuel	4
34A	66. Jadedness	5
35A	67. Send an eggplant or taco emoji, say	4
36A	68. Ones appointed by corp. boards	4
37A	69. No-nos	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Pie nut"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wood of a pecan tree
• Similar words include: Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, pecan tree
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PECAN

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2A: "6. Boring task"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that work doggedly or persistently
• Similar words include: tramp, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLOG

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3A: "10. "I want to be in the loop on this email""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CCME

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4A: "14. Love, Italian-style"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AMORE

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5A: "15. Walking stick"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
• Similar words include: lambaste, flog, lambast
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CANE

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6A: "16. Sounds of inspiration"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AHAS

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7A: "17. Classic flowering locale adjacent to the White House [baseball star]"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ROSEGARDEN

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8A: "19. Get gooey, maybe"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
• Similar words include: mellow out, unthaw, thawing
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MELT

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9A: "20. Backstreets"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrow street with walls on both sides
• Similar words include: skittle alley, alleyway, bowling alley
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ALLEYS

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10A: "21. Spooky"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
• Similar words include: eery
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EERIE

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11A: "22. ___ one and only"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: THE

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12A: "25. Itinerary calculation, in brief"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Similar words include: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ETA

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13A: "26. Connections"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an agency in the department of justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the united states
• Similar words include: Hoosier State, atomic number 49, indium
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INS

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14A: "28. Purple yam used to flavor desserts"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UBE

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15A: "29. Grammy Award that's good for laughs? [1960s rock musician]"

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: BESTCOMEDYALBUM

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16A: "33. Truffle pigs' assets"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
• Similar words include: nozzle, schnozzle, rostrum
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SNOUTS

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17A: "34. Connection between topics"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SEGUE

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18A: "35. "Over here!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PSST

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19A: "36. ___ Vicious"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SID

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20A: "37. Increase"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GOUP

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21A: "41. "Do the Right ___" (Spike Lee film)"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a special situation
• Similar words include: matter, affair
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: THING

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22A: "44. Food court pizza chain"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SBARRO

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23A: "46. North Carolina educational institution [former "S.N.L." cast member]"

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: DAVIDSONCOLLEGE

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24A: "50. Allhallows ___"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Similar words include: eventide, even, evening
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EVE

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25A: "51. Cut, as grass"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loft in a barn where hay is stored
• Similar words include: haymow, mop, pout
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MOW

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26A: "52. Beverage that may come in a pint"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALE

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27A: "53. Cry between "Ready" and "Go!""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Similar words include: fix, dress, exercise set
• Opposite of: rise

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Answer: SET

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28A: "54. Parisian thanks"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MERCI

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29A: "56. Waiter or waitress"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
• Similar words include: host, waiter
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SERVER

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30A: "59. "Do ___ others ...""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UNTO

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31A: "60. Athletic trifectas ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 17-, 29- and 46-Across"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: THREEPEATS

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32A: "64. Wishes undone"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that european strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
• Similar words include: rue, regret, Ruta graveolens
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RUES

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33A: "65. Fireplace fuel"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
• Similar words include: log, lumber, logarithm
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOGS

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34A: "66. Jadedness"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the feeling of being bored by something tedious
• Similar words include: boredom, tedium
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENNUI

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35A: "67. Send an eggplant or taco emoji, say"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SEXT

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36A: "68. Ones appointed by corp. boards"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
• Similar words include: chief operating officer, CEO, chief executive officer
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CEOS

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37A: "69. No-nos"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DONTS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Number on a golf card	3
2D	2. Music genre influenced by the Smiths and the Cure	3
3D	3. Modern lead-in to play	3
4D	4. Space	4
5D	5. Fail to take care of	7
6D	6. "Aiiiiieeeee!," e.g.	6
7D	7. Noblewoman	4
8D	8. Like a biased presentation	8
9D	9. Lead-in to X, Y, Z or Alpha	3
10D	10. Arrived	4
11D	11. Winged figure in Raphael's "Sistine Madonna"	6
12D	12. Beach city west of Los Angeles	6
13D	13. Think highly of	6
14D	18. Stevie Nicks and Karen Carpenter, vocally	5
15D	21. Jacob's brother in the Bible	4
16D	22. Baker's meas.	4
17D	23. Mothers of barnyard chicks	4
18D	24. Those, in Spanish	4
19D	27. N.F.L. team at MetLife Stadium, as shown on scoreboards	3
20D	30. ___-frutti	5
21D	31. Endorse digitally	5
22D	32. Corporate department that handles contracts	5
23D	36. Oversize article of winter footwear	8
24D	38. Metals that miners mine	4
25D	39. Egg (on)	4
26D	40. T.S. Eliot or W.H. Auden	4
27D	42. Kind of port in A/V	4
28D	43. Prefix with -metric or -morphic	3
29D	44. Puzzle out	5
30D	45. Censored, as on an audiotape	7
31D	46. Takes exception	6
32D	47. Fifth or Madison, in Manhattan	6
33D	48. Point of a polygon	6
34D	49. Stroke lovingly	6
35D	55. "It'll ___ ya"	4
36D	57. Thus	4
37D	58. Nevada city near Lake Tahoe	4
38D	60. Extra attention, in brief	3
39D	61. Journalist Curry	3
40D	62. Famed Egyptian king, for short	3
41D	63. Bro's sibling	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Number on a golf card"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
• Similar words include: equality, equivalence, equation
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAR

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2D: "2. Music genre influenced by the Smiths and the Cure"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EMO

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3D: "3. Modern lead-in to play"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
• Similar words include: cos lettuce, cosine, Co
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: COS

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4D: "4. Space"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Similar words include: region, arena, field
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AREA

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5D: "5. Fail to take care of"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lack of attention and due care
• Similar words include: negligence, omit, miss
• Opposite of: attend to

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Answer: NEGLECT

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6D: "6. "Aiiiiieeeee!," e.g."

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sharp piercing cry
• Similar words include: holler, call, shout out
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SCREAM

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7D: "7. Noblewoman"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a polite name for any woman
• Similar words include: gentlewoman, noblewoman, dame
• Opposite of: Lord, nobleman

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Answer: LADY

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8D: "8. Like a biased presentation"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ONESIDED

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9D: "9. Lead-in to X, Y, Z or Alpha"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal term for information
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GEN

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10D: "10. Arrived"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
• Similar words include: come, follow, derive
• Opposite of: leave, go

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Answer: CAME

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11D: "11. Winged figure in Raphael's "Sistine Madonna""

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweet innocent baby
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CHERUB

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12D: "12. Beach city west of Los Angeles"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MALIBU

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13D: "13. Think highly of"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
• Similar words include: regard, repute, look on
• Opposite of: disesteem, disrespect

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Answer: ESTEEM

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14D: "18. Stevie Nicks and Karen Carpenter, vocally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Similar words include: alto, contralto, countertenor
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALTOS

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15D: "21. Jacob's brother in the Bible"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) the eldest son of isaac who would have inherited the covenant that god made with abraham and that abraham passed on to isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother jacob for a mess of pottage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESAU

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16D: "22. Baker's meas."

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TBSP

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17D: "23. Mothers of barnyard chicks"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that adult female chicken
• Similar words include: hen, biddy
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HENS

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18D: "24. Those, in Spanish"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESOS

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19D: "27. N.F.L. team at MetLife Stadium, as shown on scoreboards"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NYG

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20D: "30. ___-frutti"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TUTTI

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21D: "31. Endorse digitally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ESIGN

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22D: "32. Corporate department that handles contracts"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
• Similar words include: effectual, sound
• Opposite of: illegal

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Answer: LEGAL

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23D: "36. Oversize article of winter footwear"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SNOWSHOE

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24D: "38. Metals that miners mine"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Similar words include: ore
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ORES

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25D: "39. Egg (on)"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an instinctive motive
• Similar words include: advocate, barrack, press
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: URGE

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26D: "40. T.S. Eliot or W.H. Auden"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POET

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27D: "42. Kind of port in A/V"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HDMI

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28D: "43. Prefix with -metric or -morphic"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ISO

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29D: "44. Puzzle out"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
• Similar words include: work, figure out, clear
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SOLVE

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30D: "45. Censored, as on an audiotape"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that emit a single short high-pitched signal
• Similar words include: bleep
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BLEEPED

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31D: "46. Takes exception"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
• Similar words include: demurral, demurrer, except
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DEMURS

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32D: "47. Fifth or Madison, in Manhattan"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a line of approach
• Similar words include: boulevard
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AVENUE

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33D: "48. Point of a polygon"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure
• Similar words include: apex, peak, acme
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: VERTEX

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34D: "49. Stroke lovingly"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
• Similar words include: fondle
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CARESS

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35D: "55. "It'll ___ ya""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
• Similar words include: monetary value, toll, be
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COST

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36D: "57. Thus"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERGO

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37D: "58. Nevada city near Lake Tahoe"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RENO

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38D: "60. Extra attention, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that considerate and solicitous care
• Similar words include: tender loving care
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TLC

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39D: "61. Journalist Curry"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANN

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40D: "62. Famed Egyptian king, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Similar words include: tsk, tut-tut
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TUT

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41D: "63. Bro's sibling"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: SIS

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Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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