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Date: Friday, April 02, 2021
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 72 (34 Across, 38 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.4 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle April 02, 2021
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Veiled satire on Joseph Stalin | 10 |
| 2A | 11. Capital of Azerbaijan | 4 |
| 3A | 15. First Korean to win the Best Director Oscar | 10 |
| 4A | 16. Father of Eros | 4 |
| 5A | 17. "We are not getting back together" | 10 |
| 6A | 18. Compost ingredient | 4 |
| 7A | 19. Toe preceder | 3 |
| 8A | 20. Show of amor | 4 |
| 9A | 21. Glazer of "Broad City" | 5 |
| 10A | 22. Puts in stitches | 4 |
| 11A | 24. One who is so close (and yet so far) | 8 |
| 12A | 27. Part of a promotion negotiation | 5 |
| 13A | 29. Will who voices BoJack Horseman on "BoJack Horseman" | 6 |
| 14A | 30. Even a smidgen | 5 |
| 15A | 31. Old Testament figure who has a child while in her early 90s | 5 |
| 16A | 32. Long way around town? | 3 |
| 17A | 35. Lists on eBay, say | 7 |
| 18A | 37. He or I, but not you? | 7 |
| 19A | 39. Senator Klobuchar | 3 |
| 20A | 40. Smears | 5 |
| 21A | 42. Group of zombies | 5 |
| 22A | 43. Style | 6 |
| 23A | 44. Poet who said "If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?" | 5 |
| 24A | 45. Like the "fact" that humans use only 10% of their brains | 8 |
| 25A | 48. Adverb in both French and Spanish | 4 |
| 26A | 49. Thrill | 5 |
| 27A | 50. "Gotcha!," once | 4 |
| 28A | 52. Fig. that always includes a decimal | 3 |
| 29A | 55. Demographic of many TikTok users | 4 |
| 30A | 56. Oktoberfest garb | 10 |
| 31A | 59. Entr'___ | 4 |
| 32A | 60. Rhyming term for a dessert | 10 |
| 33A | 61. What might be on the tip of your tongue? | 4 |
| 34A | 62. Killer look | 10 |
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. Veiled satire on Joseph Stalin"
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: ANIMALFARM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "11. Capital of Azerbaijan"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a port city on the caspian sea that is the capital of azerbaijan and an important center for oil production
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Azerbaijan
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAKU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "15. First Korean to win the Best Director Oscar"
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: BONGJOONHO
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Clue 4 Across: "16. Father of Eros"
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 (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
- Words that mean the same thing: ar, are
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "17. "We are not getting back together""
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: IVEMOVEDON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "18. Compost ingredient"
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 rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "19. Toe preceder"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: TAC
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Clue 8 Across: "20. Show of amor"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: BESO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. Glazer of "Broad City""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: ILANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Puts in stitches"
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 fasten by sewing; do needlework
- Words that mean the same thing: run up, tailor, sew
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEWS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "24. One who is so close (and yet so far)"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: RUNNERUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "27. Part of a promotion negotiation"
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 heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
- Words that mean the same thing: statute title, claim, title of respect
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TITLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "29. Will who voices BoJack Horseman on "BoJack Horseman""
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: ARNETT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "30. Even a smidgen"
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: ATALL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. Old Testament figure who has a child while in her early 90s"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (old testament) the wife of abraham and mother of isaac
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SARAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. Long way around town?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- Words that mean the same thing: omnibus, double-decker, busbar
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "35. Lists on eBay, say"
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 sell (something) again after having bought it
- Words that mean the same thing: resell
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RESELLS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "37. He or I, but not you?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an abstract part of something
- Words that mean the same thing: constituent, ingredient, component
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELEMENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. Senator Klobuchar"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: AMY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. Smears"
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 material used to daub walls
- Words that mean the same thing: smudge, smirch, slur
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAUBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "42. Group of zombies"
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 vast multitude
- Words that mean the same thing: legion, swarm, drove
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HORDE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "43. Style"
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 the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
- Words that mean the same thing: initialise, initialize, arrange
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FORMAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. Poet who said "If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?""
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 british poet (born in the united states) who won the nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
- Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Stearns Eliot, T. S. Eliot, Mary Ann Evans
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELIOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "45. Like the "fact" that humans use only 10% of their brains"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
- Words that mean the same thing: expose, debunk
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEBUNKED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "48. Adverb in both French and Spanish"
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: BIEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "49. Thrill"
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 fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- Words that mean the same thing: intoxicate, pick up, lift up
- The opposite would be: depress
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "50. "Gotcha!," once"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: IDIG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "52. Fig. that always includes a decimal"
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 measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
- Words that mean the same thing: grade point average
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "55. Demographic of many TikTok users"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: GENZ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "56. Oktoberfest garb"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in bavaria
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEDERHOSEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "59. Entr'___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy 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: ACTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "60. Rhyming term for a dessert"
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: SWEETTREAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "61. What might be on the tip of your tongue?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a man who is virile and sexually active
- Words that mean the same thing: he-man, studhorse, stud poker
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STUD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "62. Killer look"
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: DEATHSTARE
Great job if you got it right!
April 02, 2021 Friday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Slightly | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Observation from an observatory | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Super-happy | 9 |
| 4D | 4. Grand opening for a casino? | 3 |
| 5D | 5. A+ work | 12 |
| 6D | 6. Start of a three-word alliterative name of a Shakespeare play | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Rivals | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Where Catalan is the official language | 7 |
| 9D | 9. Letter seen in a Christogram | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Many a fed. holiday | 3 |
| 11D | 11. It may keep you on your toes | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Like a cheering crowd | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Actor Reeves | 5 |
| 14D | 14. Hanging on a classroom wall, maybe | 5 |
| 15D | 21. Tony-winning musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda during his second year of college | 12 |
| 16D | 23. ___ Woods, lead character in "Legally Blonde" | 4 |
| 17D | 25. Turbulence | 6 |
| 18D | 26. Cassady who inspired Kerouac | 4 |
| 19D | 27. Figure skater Lipinski | 4 |
| 20D | 28. Romantic couple | 4 |
| 21D | 29. Take on | 6 |
| 22D | 32. What Bristol Bay is an arm of | 9 |
| 23D | 33. Ctrl+Z | 4 |
| 24D | 34. Proofer's 33-Down | 4 |
| 25D | 36. Joy ride, for example | 4 |
| 26D | 38. Mexican sauce made from chili peppers and chocolate | 4 |
| 27D | 41. "I'd think twice about that" | 7 |
| 28D | 43. Messed (with) | 6 |
| 29D | 45. Painter and devotee of 11-Down | 5 |
| 30D | 46. About to be in office | 5 |
| 31D | 47. African language family | 5 |
| 32D | 48. Special delivery | 5 |
| 33D | 51. Bug spray ingredient | 4 |
| 34D | 53. Lute shape | 4 |
| 35D | 54. Kick in | 4 |
| 36D | 56. Colorless, odorless drug | 3 |
| 37D | 57. First mammal to be cloned | 3 |
| 38D | 58. Food scrap | 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. Slightly"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy 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: ABIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Observation from an observatory"
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 star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOVA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Super-happy"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: INECSTASY
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Grand opening for a casino?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: MGM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. A+ work"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: AJOBWELLDONE
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Start of a three-word alliterative name of a Shakespeare play"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
- Words that mean the same thing: fuck, know, have it off
- The opposite would be: hate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOVES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Rivals"
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 an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- Words that mean the same thing: foeman, opposition, enemy
- The opposite would be: friend
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FOES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Where Catalan is the official language"
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 a small republic in the eastern pyrenees between spain and france
- Words that mean the same thing: Principality of Andorra
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANDORRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Letter seen in a Christogram"
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 the 17th letter of the greek alphabet
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RHO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Many a fed. holiday"
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 the second day of the week; the first working day
- Words that mean the same thing: Monday
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. It may keep you on your toes"
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 theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
- Words that mean the same thing: concert dance
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BALLET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Like a cheering crowd"
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: AROAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Actor Reeves"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: KEANU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "14. Hanging on a classroom wall, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: USMAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Tony-winning musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda during his second year of college"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: INTHEHEIGHTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. ___ Woods, lead character in "Legally Blonde""
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: ELLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Turbulence"
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 a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
- Words that mean the same thing: tempestuousness, ferment, agitation
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNREST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "26. Cassady who inspired Kerouac"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: NEAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "27. Figure skater Lipinski"
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 village in eastern ireland (northwest of dublin); seat of irish kings until 6th century
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TARA
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Clue 20 Down: "28. Romantic couple"
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 distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- Words that mean the same thing: token, detail, point
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "29. Take on"
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 take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
- Words that mean the same thing: take for granted, take on, adopt
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ASSUME
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Clue 22 Down: "32. What Bristol Bay is an arm of"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: BERINGSEA
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Ctrl+Z"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
- Words that mean the same thing: unwrap, untie, unmake
- The opposite would be: wrap, make
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The answer is: UNDO
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Proofer's 33-Down"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: STET
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Clue 25 Down: "36. Joy ride, for example"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that north american songbirds having a yellow breast
- Words that mean the same thing: meadowlark, disport, titlark
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LARK
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Clue 26 Down: "38. Mexican sauce made from chili peppers and chocolate"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the systeme international d'unites
- Words that mean the same thing: groin, seawall, counterspy
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MOLE
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Clue 27 Down: "41. "I'd think twice about that""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: BADIDEA
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Clue 28 Down: "43. Messed (with)"
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: FUTZED
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Clue 29 Down: "45. Painter and devotee of 11-Down"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that french impressionist painter (1834-1917)
- Words that mean the same thing: Edgar Degas, Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DEGAS
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Clue 30 Down: "46. About to be in office"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an exclusive group of people
- Words that mean the same thing: chosen, elite
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ELECT
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Clue 31 Down: "47. African language family"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of central and south africa
- Words that mean the same thing: Bantoid language
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BANTU
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Clue 32 Down: "48. Special delivery"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the time when something begins (especially life)
- Words that mean the same thing: bear, giving birth, give birth
- The opposite would be: death
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The answer is: BIRTH
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Clue 33 Down: "51. Bug spray ingredient"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: DEET
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Clue 34 Down: "53. Lute shape"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
- Words that mean the same thing: pear tree, Pyrus communis
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PEAR
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Clue 35 Down: "54. Kick in"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ANTE
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Clue 36 Down: "56. Colorless, odorless drug"
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 powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
- Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: LSD
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Clue 37 Down: "57. First mammal to be cloned"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EWE
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Clue 38 Down: "58. Food scrap"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about food & drink.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ORT
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 56 | 77.8% |
| Short Answer | 9 | 12.5% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.2% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.8% |
| Music | 1 | 1.4% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 34 |
| Down Clues | 38 |
| Total Clues | 72 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.4 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 12 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 Friday, 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!
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Last Updated: September 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
