2410 Sat Oct 12, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "It can't be!", 16. Blissful stretch, 17. "Nobody can do this alone", 18. Put down, 19. Make an example of, 20. First name in classic horror films, 21. Brother of Lech and Czech in Slavic lore, 22. ___ Thai (Vietnamese fruit cocktail), 23. Set against?, 25. Letters on old kopecks, 27. "Well, I'll be darned!", 29. Word before "tip" or after "top", 30. Chickpea, e.g., 31. Liszt's "Transcendental ___", 35. "Is it just me …?", 37. Direct flight?, 38. Boil down, 39. Lubricants used in oil drilling, 40. Zest for life: Abbr., 41. Lofty passages, 43. Future D.O.'s exam, 44. Disgruntled grunts, 46. Legal V.I.P.s, 47. Invite qualifier, for short, 48. Good point, 49. What flashers do, 51. Takes for a ride, 54. Unable to make progress, say, 57. Verbally backpedaling, 58. "See?"

Down Clues :

1. See 51-Down, 2. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back", 3. Like Mount Terror and Mount Terra Nova, 4. Ally, 5. Co-creator and co-star of Netflix's "The Upshaws", 6. Had a side convo on Zoom, e.g., 7. Approaches, briefly, 8. Took in a bad way, 9. Displayed, 10. Narrow peninsula, 11. Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon", 12. Texter's "off-line", 13. Polish roll, 14. Corporate figures, 15. Blissful patch, 22. Pair of accessories?, 24. Un color on El Salvador's flag, 25. Lake ___, body of water spanning four African countries, 26. Made it, 27. L.A. museum, with "the", 28. Takes to heart, 30. Doesn't breathe easy, 32. Find, 33. Grammy-winning singer who has recorded in several fictional languages, 34. No longer being drafted, say, 36. Satisfy a midday craving, 37. Is persuaded of, 39. Anna ___, first Italian to win an acting Oscar, 42. Mars, e.g., 43. Melodramatic cry of appreciation, 44. Character played by Kieron Moore in "David and Bathsheba" (1951), 45. Can't not, informally, 47. Donnybrook, 48. "Just made it!", 50. Online home services marketplace, 51. Plural form of 1-Down, in dialect, 52. Mountain biking move akin to a front wheelie, 53. Calif. school less than an hour's ride from Tijuana, 55. Little warbler, 56. Lead follower: Abbr.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 12, 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. "It can't be!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THATSIMPOSSIBLE




• The clue is 16. Blissful stretch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONEYMOONPERIOD




• The clue is 17. "Nobody can do this alone". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITTAKESAVILLAGE




• The clue is 18. Put down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAMED

  Possible Answer : disgrace, simulate, shamefaced, shame, feign, shamed, sham, attaint, affect, dissemble, discredited, hangdog, dishonored, dishonour, disgraced, assume, guilty, pretend, dishonor

  Possible Opposite Answer : honor




• The clue is 19. Make an example of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITE

  Possible Answer : citation, acknowledgment, reference, bring_up, abduce, cite, summon, name, advert, summons, quotation, credit, mention, refer, adduce, quote




• The clue is 20. First name in classic horror films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LON




• The clue is 21. Brother of Lech and Czech in Slavic lore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUS

  Possible Answer : ruthenium, Ru, Rus, atomic_number_44




• The clue is 22. ___ Thai (Vietnamese fruit cocktail). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHE




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

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

  The answer: NAYS

  Possible Answer : nay

  Possible Opposite Answer : yea




• The clue is 25. Letters on old kopecks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCCP




• The clue is 27. "Well, I'll be darned!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEEWHIZ




• The clue is 29. Word before "tip" or after "top". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAT

  Possible Answer : chapeau, hat, lid




• The clue is 30. Chickpea, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEED

  Possible Answer : seminal_fluid, germ, source, sow, ejaculate, semen, seeded_player, seed, cum, come




• The clue is 31. Liszt's "Transcendental ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETUDES

  Possible Answer : etude




• The clue is 35. "Is it just me …?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMINUTS




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

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

  The answer: BEELINE

  Possible Answer : beeline




• The clue is 38. Boil down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECOCT

  Possible Answer : decoct, reduce, concentrate, boil_down




• The clue is 39. Lubricants used in oil drilling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUDS

  Possible Answer : muck_up, muck, mire, mud, clay




• The clue is 40. Zest for life: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYN




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

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

  The answer: SKYWAYS

  Possible Answer : airway, flight_path, air_lane, skyway




• The clue is 43. Future D.O.'s exam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCAT




• The clue is 44. Disgruntled grunts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGHS




• The clue is 46. Legal V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGS

  Possible Answer : Ag, silver, atomic_number_47




• The clue is 47. Invite qualifier, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYO




• The clue is 48. Good point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRO

  Possible Answer : pro, professional

  Possible Opposite Answer : con, anti, amateur




• The clue is 49. What flashers do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARN

  Possible Answer : monish, warn, discourage, admonish




• The clue is 51. Takes for a ride. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIVES

  Possible Answer : driving_force, driveway, cause, ride, parkway, repel, aim, movement, push_back, take, get, beat_back, thrust, labour, private_road, crusade, push, drive, driving, labor, force_back, tug, force, motor, ram, repulse, campaign, effort

  Possible Opposite Answer : attract




• The clue is 54. Unable to make progress, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITTINGADEADEND




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

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

  The answer: EATINGONESWORDS




• The clue is 58. "See?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHATDIDITELLYOU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. See 51-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIS

• The clue is 2. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTH

  Possible Answer: Hodur, Hoder, Hothr, Hodr, Hoth

• The clue is 3. Like Mount Terror and Mount Terra Nova. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTARCTIC

  Possible Answer: Antarctic, south-polar, South_Frigid_Zone, Antarctic_Zone

• The clue is 4. Ally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEAMUP

• The clue is 5. Co-creator and co-star of Netflix's "The Upshaws". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYKES

• The clue is 6. Had a side convo on Zoom, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMED

• The clue is 7. Approaches, briefly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOS

  Possible Answer: molybdenum, moment, second, mo, bit, MO, Mo, Show_Me_State, minute, atomic_number_42, Missouri

• The clue is 8. Took in a bad way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POACHED

  Possible Answer: poach, stewed, poached, boiled

• The clue is 9. Displayed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONVIEW

• The clue is 10. Narrow peninsula. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

  Possible Answer: expectoration, tongue, spue, pitter-patter, saliva, spitting, spit, ptyalize, spatter, sprinkle, skewer, spit_out, spew, spittle, patter, ptyalise

• The clue is 11. Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELENITES

• The clue is 12. Texter's "off-line". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRL

• The clue is 13. Polish roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIALY

  Possible Answer: bialystoker, bialy

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

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

  The answer: LOGOS

  Possible Answer: logotype, logo, Logos, Son, Word

• The clue is 15. Blissful patch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDEN

  Possible Answer: Garden_of_Eden, heaven, paradise, promised_land, Shangri-la, nirvana, Eden

• The clue is 22. Pair of accessories?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEES

• The clue is 24. Un color on El Salvador's flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 25. Lake ___, body of water spanning four African countries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAD

  Possible Answer: Chadic, Republic_of_Chad, Chadic_language, Chad, Lake_Chad, chad, Tchad

• The clue is 26. Made it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAME

  Possible Answer: fare, amount, make_out, derive, come_up, get, get_along, come_in, come, add_up, do, occur, issue_forth, descend, hail, follow, number, total, arrive, fall

  Possible Opposite Answer : go, leave

• The clue is 27. L.A. museum, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETTY

• The clue is 28. Takes to heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEEDS

  Possible Answer: regard, listen, heed, attentiveness, mind, paying_attention

  Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness

• The clue is 30. Doesn't breathe easy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKSWIND

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

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

  The answer: DISCOVERY

  Possible Answer: breakthrough, discovery, find, uncovering

• The clue is 33. Grammy-winning singer who has recorded in several fictional languages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENYA

• The clue is 34. No longer being drafted, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENT

  Possible Answer: send, beam, charge, ship, sent, transmit, institutionalise, post, institutionalize, send_off, send_out, commit, direct, transport, station, place, broadcast, get_off, air, mail

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsent

• The clue is 36. Satisfy a midday craving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSH

  Possible Answer: nosh, snack

• The clue is 37. Is persuaded of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUYS

  Possible Answer: bribe, buy, purchase, grease_one's_palms, steal, corrupt, bargain

  Possible Opposite Answer : sell

• The clue is 39. Anna ___, first Italian to win an acting Oscar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAGNANI

• The clue is 42. Mars, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARGOD

• The clue is 43. Melodramatic cry of appreciation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYIDOL

• The clue is 44. Character played by Kieron Moore in "David and Bathsheba" (1951). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URIAH

  Possible Answer: Uriah

• The clue is 45. Can't not, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOTTA

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

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

  The answer: BRAWL

  Possible Answer: do, bash, brawl, free-for-all, wrangle

• The clue is 48. "Just made it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHEW

• The clue is 50. Online home services marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGI

• The clue is 51. Plural form of 1-Down, in dialect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESE

• The clue is 52. Mountain biking move akin to a front wheelie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDO

• The clue is 53. Calif. school less than an hour's ride from Tijuana. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SDSU

• The clue is 55. Little warbler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIT

  Possible Answer: boob, titmouse, teat, titty, pap, bosom, tit, mamilla, nipple, knocker, breast, mammilla

• The clue is 56. Lead follower: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DET

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (36 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (36 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. One who makes a living from fish	9
2A	10. Taxing, as a test	5
3A	15. Screen grab?	9
4A	16. Prefix with -centric	5
5A	17. Like the crescendo in Ravel's "Boléro"	9
6A	18. Prayer presenter	5
7A	19. What travellers typically have in America?	4
8A	20. Flash	4
9A	21. Word that comes from the Japanese for "picture" + "character"	5
10A	22. M.R.I. induction units	6
11A	24. Makeup of a plot	4
12A	26. Walked off with	3
13A	27. Part of a Grim Reaper costume	4
14A	29. Controller of floods in the video game Pharaoh	6
15A	31. Closing	5
16A	35. Directive in an order	4
17A	37. R&B's Braxton	4
18A	38. "Does anyone else sense impending doom?"	7
19A	40. Sémillon rouge and Médoc noir	7
20A	42. Noncommittal	4
21A	43. You might dance on one	4
22A	45. Location of a notorious 33-Down: Abbr.	5
23A	46. Envelop with a ring	6
24A	48. When strikes go on the longest?	4
25A	50. Cavity	3
26A	51. No. 2	4
27A	53. Like the layout of the central 13 black squares in this puzzle	6
28A	58. Open the gate for	5
29A	60. What first has over second	4
30A	62. Woman central to electioneering?	4
31A	63. "Big Little Lies" author Moriarty	5
32A	64. Totality of everything, in sci-fi-speak	9
33A	66. Ninnyhammer	5
34A	67. "Say whatever you're gonna say!"	9
35A	68. It keeps a narrow passage passable	5
36A	69. "Heavens!"	9

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. One who makes a living from fish"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CARDSHARK

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2A: "10. Taxing, as a test"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the rear part of a ship
• Similar words include: nates, fundament, strict
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STERN

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3A: "15. Screen grab?"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: STARPOWER

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4A: "16. Prefix with -centric"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HELIO

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5A: "17. Like the crescendo in Ravel's "Boléro""

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: POCOAPOCO

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6A: "18. Prayer presenter"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that spiritual leader of a jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply jewish law
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RABBI

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7A: "19. What travellers typically have in America?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONEL

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8A: "20. Flash"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Similar words include: style, dash, ardour
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELAN

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9A: "21. Word that comes from the Japanese for "picture" + "character""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMOJI

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10A: "22. M.R.I. induction units"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
• Similar words include: Nikola Tesla, tesla, Tesla
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TESLAS

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11A: "24. Makeup of a plot"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the land on which real estate is located
• Similar words include: demesne, body politic, set down
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAND

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12A: "26. Walked off with"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money in south korea
• Similar words include: acquire, advance, bring home the bacon
• Opposite of: lost, fall back

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Answer: WON

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13A: "27. Part of a Grim Reaper costume"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
• Similar words include: cowling, hood, bonnet
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COWL

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14A: "29. Controller of floods in the video game Pharaoh"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of isis; father of horus
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OSIRIS

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15A: "31. Closing"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
• Similar words include: terminal, final exam, final examination
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FINAL

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16A: "35. Directive in an order"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that as soon as possible
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASAP

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17A: "37. R&B's Braxton"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TONI

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18A: "38. "Does anyone else sense impending doom?""

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AMINUTS

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19A: "40. Sémillon rouge and Médoc noir"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that black wine grape originally from the region of bordeaux
• Similar words include: Merlot
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MERLOTS

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20A: "42. Noncommittal"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
• Similar words include: canny, clever, cagey
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CAGY

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21A: "43. You might dance on one"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden desire
• Similar words include: whimsy, caprice, notion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WHIM

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22A: "45. Location of a notorious 33-Down: Abbr."

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELMST

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23A: "46. Envelop with a ring"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENHALO

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24A: "48. When strikes go on the longest?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the middle of the day
• Similar words include: midday, noontide, noonday
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOON

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25A: "50. Cavity"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
• Similar words include: nether region, pock, cavity
• Opposite of: Heaven

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Answer: PIT

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26A: "51. No. 2"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASST

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27A: "53. Like the layout of the central 13 black squares in this puzzle"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
• Similar words include: specked, scatter, constellate
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DOTTED

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28A: "58. Open the gate for"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
• Similar words include: take on, take, allow
• Opposite of: exclude, reject

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Answer: ADMIT

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29A: "60. What first has over second"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an advantage held by a competitor in a race
• Similar words include: take, tip, star
• Opposite of: deficit, follow

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Answer: LEAD

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30A: "62. Woman central to electioneering?"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IONE

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31A: "63. "Big Little Lies" author Moriarty"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LIANE

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32A: "64. Totality of everything, in sci-fi-speak"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: OMNIVERSE

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33A: "66. Ninnyhammer"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person of subnormal intelligence
• Similar words include: retard, half-wit, imbecile
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MORON

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34A: "67. "Say whatever you're gonna say!""

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SPITITOUT

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35A: "68. It keeps a narrow passage passable"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STENT

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36A: "69. "Heavens!""

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HOLYMOSES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. 100 bones	5
2D	2. Act constructively from contrition	5
3D	3. Wife-carrying in Finland and cheese-rolling in England	5
4D	4. Waggish	5
5D	5. Spot for a sweat	3
6D	6. "God willing!"	6
7D	7. Ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen's status, repeatedly, in "Catch-22"	4
8D	8. Takes off-road?	7
9D	9. Money in Reykjavík	5
10D	10. Throws spray, in surfer lingo	6
11D	11. Band	4
12D	12. What's lacking in a crowded elevator	9
13D	13. Establishments where smoking is allowed	9
14D	14. Reply while fighting for the check	9
15D	23. First Amendment protector, in brief	4
16D	25. "Far from it"	4
17D	28. Dry streambed	4
18D	30. "___ do"	4
19D	31. Gestures of incredulity	9
20D	32. "D'oh!"	9
21D	33. Cause of a cold sweat, perhaps	9
22D	34. Taylor-Joy of "Furiosa"	4
23D	36. What arms may hold, informally	4
24D	39. Low notes, but not the lowest	4
25D	41. Home of the National Automobile Museum	4
26D	44. At the designated speed	7
27D	47. Not yet seen, say	6
28D	49. Rare bird	6
29D	52. Move about, as liquid	5
30D	54. Connect with	5
31D	55. Estoques are pointed at them	5
32D	56. Transpire thereupon	5
33D	57. Not just the headline gossip, slangily	5
34D	59. Part of, as a racket	4
35D	61. Dye-yielding shrub	4
36D	65. Energy	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. 100 bones"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CSPOT

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2D: "2. Act constructively from contrition"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make amends for
• Similar words include: aby, repent, expiate
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ATONE

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3D: "3. Wife-carrying in Finland and cheese-rolling in England"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any competition
• Similar words include: subspecies, cannonball along, raceway
• Opposite of: linger

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Answer: RACES

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4D: "4. Waggish"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that comical in an odd or whimsical manner
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DROLL

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5D: "5. Spot for a sweat"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Similar words include: watering hole, health spa, resort hotel
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SPA

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6D: "6. "God willing!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HOPESO

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7D: "7. Ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen's status, repeatedly, in "Catch-22""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one who is away or absent without leave
• Similar words include: truant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AWOL

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8D: "8. Takes off-road?"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
• Similar words include: recall, think, hark back
• Opposite of: issue, forget

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Answer: RECALLS

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9D: "9. Money in Reykjavík"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money in sweden
• Similar words include: Icelandic krona, Swedish krona
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KRONA

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10D: "10. Throws spray, in surfer lingo"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Similar words include: tittle, smidgen, tag
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHREDS

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11D: "11. Band"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
• Similar words include: squad, team up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEAM

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12D: "12. What's lacking in a crowded elevator"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ELBOWROOM

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13D: "13. Establishments where smoking is allowed"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: RIBJOINTS

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14D: "14. Reply while fighting for the check"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: NOIINSIST

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15D: "23. First Amendment protector, in brief"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACLU

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16D: "25. "Far from it""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOPE

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17D: "28. Dry streambed"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a thin coat of water-base paint
• Similar words include: wash off, laundry, dampen
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WASH

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18D: "30. "___ do""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ITLL

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19D: "31. Gestures of incredulity"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FACEPALMS

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20D: "32. "D'oh!""

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _________

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Answer: IMANIDIOT

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21D: "33. Cause of a cold sweat, perhaps"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a situation resembling a terrifying dream
• Similar words include: incubus
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: NIGHTMARE

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22D: "34. Taylor-Joy of "Furiosa""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANYA

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23D: "36. What arms may hold, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that projectiles to be fired from a gun
• Similar words include: ammunition
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMMO

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24D: "39. Low notes, but not the lowest"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: two, deuce, II
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TWOS

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25D: "41. Home of the National Automobile Museum"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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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26D: "44. At the designated speed"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: INTEMPO

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27D: "47. Not yet seen, say"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LATENT

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28D: "49. Rare bird"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that eccentricity that is not easily explained
• Similar words include: crotchet, oddness, rarity
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ODDITY

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29D: "52. Move about, as liquid"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make a splashing sound
• Similar words include: slush around, splosh, slop
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SLOSH

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30D: "54. Connect with"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TIETO

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31D: "55. Estoques are pointed at them"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TOROS

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32D: "56. Transpire thereupon"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
• Similar words include: result
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENSUE

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33D: "57. Not just the headline gossip, slangily"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DEETS

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34D: "59. Part of, as a racket"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INON

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35D: "61. Dye-yielding shrub"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
• Similar words include: Indigofera anil, indigotin, Indigofera suffruticosa
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANIL

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36D: "65. Energy"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
• Similar words include: muscularity, vigor, vitality
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VIM

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

36 Across Clues

36 Down Clues

72 Total Clues

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