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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Monday, October 09, 2023
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.7 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle October 09, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Daddy's daddy | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Surrounded by | 4 |
| 3A | 11. [It's f-f-freezing!] | 3 |
| 4A | 14. Add criticism to criticism | 6 |
| 5A | 15. K, in the NATO alphabet | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Lucy of 2000's "Charlie's Angels" | 3 |
| 7A | 17. Vast South American watershed | 11 |
| 8A | 19. Tiebreaker periods, for short | 3 |
| 9A | 20. Hint | 4 |
| 10A | 21. Get together to relax and socialize | 7 |
| 11A | 23. Swedish furniture giant | 4 |
| 12A | 26. Hand bone | 10 |
| 13A | 28. Large country house in ancient Rome | 5 |
| 14A | 30. Touch, as on the shoulder | 3 |
| 15A | 31. ___ of Man | 4 |
| 16A | 32. NBC skit show since 1975, in brief | 3 |
| 17A | 33. Coconut tree | 4 |
| 18A | 35. "Delicious!" | 3 |
| 19A | 37. Kitchen gadget | 11 |
| 20A | 41. Clairvoyant's gift, for short | 3 |
| 21A | 42. Pizazz | 4 |
| 22A | 43. Sense of wonder | 3 |
| 23A | 46. Zilch | 4 |
| 24A | 49. "Facts ___ facts" | 3 |
| 25A | 50. Slightly crooked | 5 |
| 26A | 52. Nietzsche's superior man of the future | 10 |
| 27A | 56. Give up | 4 |
| 28A | 57. Document displayed in a professional's office | 7 |
| 29A | 58. Food truck treat in a hard or soft shell | 4 |
| 30A | 60. Wedding affirmation | 3 |
| 31A | 61. Many a new venture in Silicon Valley … or a hint to 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across | 11 |
| 32A | 66. Moviemaking locale | 3 |
| 33A | 67. Pennsylvania port | 4 |
| 34A | 68. Nevertheless | 6 |
| 35A | 69. They work with R.N.s in I.C.U.s | 3 |
| 36A | 70. Bobcat, by another name | 4 |
| 37A | 71. Took a load off | 6 |
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. Daddy's daddy"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: GRAMPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. Surrounded by"
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: AMID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "11. [It's f-f-freezing!]"
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: BRR
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Add criticism to criticism"
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: PILEON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. K, in the NATO alphabet"
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 one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the systeme international d'unites
- Words that mean the same thing: kg, kilogram
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KILO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Lucy of 2000's "Charlie's Angels""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIU
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Vast South American watershed"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMAZONBASIN
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Tiebreaker periods, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OTS
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Hint"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a slight indication
- Words that mean the same thing: cue, clew, hint
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLUE
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Clue 10 Across: "21. Get together to relax and socialize"
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 frequently visited place
- Words that mean the same thing: resort, haunt, repair
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HANGOUT
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Clue 11 Across: "23. Swedish furniture giant"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
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: IKEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "26. Hand bone"
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 any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers
- Words that mean the same thing: metacarpal bone
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: METACARPAL
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Clue 13 Across: "28. Large country house in ancient Rome"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
- Words that mean the same thing: Doroteo Arango, Pancho Villa, Francisco Villa
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VILLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "30. Touch, as on the shoulder"
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 sound made by a gentle blow
- Words that mean the same thing: strike, dab, tapdance
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. ___ of Man"
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 small island
- Words that mean the same thing: islet
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. NBC skit show since 1975, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. Coconut tree"
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 the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
- Words that mean the same thing: decoration, medal, thenar
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PALM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "35. "Delicious!""
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: YUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. Kitchen gadget"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: APPLEPEELER
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Clue 20 Across: "41. Clairvoyant's gift, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
- Words that mean the same thing: extrasensory perception, E.S.P., clairvoyance
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "42. Pizazz"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
- Words that mean the same thing: panache, zeal, flair
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "43. Sense of wonder"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
- Words that mean the same thing: veneration, reverence, fear
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AWE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "46. Zilch"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a quantity of no importance
- Words that mean the same thing: zero, nil, naught
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NADA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "49. "Facts ___ facts""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
- Words that mean the same thing: comprise, constitute, make up
- The opposite would be: differ
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "50. Slightly crooked"
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 turned or twisted toward one side; - g.k.chesterton
- Words that mean the same thing: skew-whiff, wonky, cockeyed
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASKEW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "52. Nietzsche's superior man of the future"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person with great powers and abilities
- Words that mean the same thing: demigod, superman
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UBERMENSCH
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Clue 27 Across: "56. Give up"
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 give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- Words that mean the same thing: yield, give up, concede
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CEDE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "57. Document displayed in a professional's office"
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 document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
- Words that mean the same thing: sheepskin
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIPLOMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "58. Food truck treat in a hard or soft shell"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of mexican descent
- Words that mean the same thing: greaser, wetback
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TACO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "60. Wedding affirmation"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "61. Many a new venture in Silicon Valley … or a hint to 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TECHSTARTUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "66. Moviemaking locale"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- Words that mean the same thing: pose, laid, define
- The opposite would be: rise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "67. Pennsylvania port"
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 member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
- Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "68. Nevertheless"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: EVENSO
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Clue 35 Across: "69. They work with R.N.s in I.C.U.s"
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 radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (md is the current symbol for mendelevium but mv was formerly the symbol)
- Words that mean the same thing: MD, medico, Md
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "70. Bobcat, by another name"
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 text browser
- Words that mean the same thing: catamount
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LYNX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "71. Took a load off"
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 not move; be in a resting position
- Words that mean the same thing: perch, stay, repose
- The opposite would be: change, tired
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RESTED
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Monday NYT Crossword October 09, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Transcript fig. | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Outer edge | 3 |
| 3D | 3. In the style of | 3 |
| 4D | 4. Agave-based liquor | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Place for a cool dip | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Per ___ (yearly) | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Letters before an alias | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Minor snafu | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Related to a pelvic bone | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Disco queen Summer | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Baseball hits that barely clear the infield | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Doing a crossword every morning, for many | 6 |
| 13D | 13. Make noise like leaves in the wind | 6 |
| 14D | 18. Firefly or ladybug | 6 |
| 15D | 22. Dirty buildup | 5 |
| 16D | 23. Hosp. hookups | 3 |
| 17D | 24. Cousins and such | 3 |
| 18D | 25. Jazz singer Fitzgerald | 4 |
| 19D | 27. Interferes (with) | 7 |
| 20D | 29. iOS downloads | 4 |
| 21D | 34. Swiss or Italian peak | 3 |
| 22D | 35. Vote of approval | 3 |
| 23D | 36. Arm bone beside the radius | 4 |
| 24D | 38. Oyster's gem | 5 |
| 25D | 39. Puts in office | 6 |
| 26D | 40. Tool for fall cleanup | 4 |
| 27D | 44. Exchange vows at the altar | 3 |
| 28D | 45. Mama sheep | 3 |
| 29D | 46. Lifestyle that eschews clothing | 6 |
| 30D | 47. Followed, with "by" | 6 |
| 31D | 48. Bus stations | 6 |
| 32D | 49. Aleve alternative | 6 |
| 33D | 51. Sports results | 6 |
| 34D | 53. Overnight option during a car trip | 5 |
| 35D | 54. ___ board (need for a manicurist) | 5 |
| 36D | 55. Contemptuous sort, in modern parlance | 5 |
| 37D | 59. Give in under pressure | 4 |
| 38D | 62. Wizard's curse | 3 |
| 39D | 63. Explosive inits. | 3 |
| 40D | 64. Put to work | 3 |
| 41D | 65. Pea container | 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. Transcript fig."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a 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 2 Down: "2. Outer edge"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
- Words that mean the same thing: lip, brim, flange
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. In the style of"
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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Agave-based liquor"
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 small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
- Words that mean the same thing: Lophophora williamsii, peyote, mescal
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEZCAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Place for a cool dip"
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 an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
- Words that mean the same thing: syndicate, kitty, consortium
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POOL
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Per ___ (yearly)"
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 (latin) year
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANNUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Letters before an alias"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AKA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Minor snafu"
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 an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
- Words that mean the same thing: mischance, misadventure, bad luck
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MISHAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Related to a pelvic bone"
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 of or relating to the ilium
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ILIAC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Disco queen Summer"
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 an italian woman of rank
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DONNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Baseball hits that barely clear the infield"
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: BLOOPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Doing a crossword every morning, for many"
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 any customary observance or practice
- Words that mean the same thing: rite
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RITUAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Make noise like leaves in the wind"
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 light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
- Words that mean the same thing: rustling, whispering, whisper
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RUSTLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Firefly or ladybug"
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 insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
- Words that mean the same thing: mallet, beetling, overhang
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEETLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Dirty buildup"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the state of being covered with unclean things
- Words that mean the same thing: soil, grease, bemire
- The opposite would be: clean
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GRIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Hosp. hookups"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- Words that mean the same thing: foursome, quartet, quaternity
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: IVS
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Clue 17 Down: "24. Cousins and such"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person having kinship with another or others
- Words that mean the same thing: kindred, consanguineous, consanguine
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: KIN
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Clue 18 Down: "25. Jazz singer Fitzgerald"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ELLA
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Clue 19 Down: "27. Interferes (with)"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
- Words that mean the same thing: tamping bar, tamp, monkey
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAMPERS
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Clue 20 Down: "29. iOS downloads"
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: APPS
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Clue 21 Down: "34. Swiss or Italian peak"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that any high mountain
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ALP
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Clue 22 Down: "35. Vote of approval"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an affirmative
- Words that mean the same thing: yeah
- The opposite would be: nay
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The answer is: YEA
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Arm bone beside the radius"
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 the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
- Words that mean the same thing: elbow bone
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ULNA
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Clue 24 Down: "38. Oyster's gem"
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 smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
- Words that mean the same thing: ivory, bone, bead
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PEARL
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Puts in office"
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 an exclusive group of people
- Words that mean the same thing: elect, chosen
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ELECTS
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Tool for fall cleanup"
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 dissolute man in fashionable society
- Words that mean the same thing: scan, crease, pitch
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAKE
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Clue 27 Down: "44. Exchange vows at the altar"
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 fourth day of the week; the third working day
- Words that mean the same thing: wedded, marry, Midweek
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: WED
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Mama sheep"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a 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 29 Down: "46. Lifestyle that eschews clothing"
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 going without clothes as a social practice
- Words that mean the same thing: naturism
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: NUDISM
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Followed, with "by""
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 put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- Words that mean the same thing: bide, abide, stomach
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABIDED
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Bus stations"
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 station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
- Words that mean the same thing: storage, store, entrepot
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEPOTS
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Clue 32 Down: "49. Aleve alternative"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ANACIN
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Clue 33 Down: "51. Sports results"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a large number or amount
- Words that mean the same thing: lashings, score, loads
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCORES
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Clue 34 Down: "53. Overnight option during a car trip"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a motor hotel
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOTEL
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Clue 35 Down: "54. ___ board (need for a manicurist)"
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 a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMERY
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Clue 36 Down: "55. Contemptuous sort, in modern parlance"
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 person who hates
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HATER
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Give in under pressure"
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 geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
- Words that mean the same thing: undermine, spelunk
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAVE
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Clue 38 Down: "62. Wizard's curse"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an evil spell
- Words that mean the same thing: hexadecimal, curse, enchant
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEX
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Clue 39 Down: "63. Explosive inits."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
- Words that mean the same thing: trinitrotoluene
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TNT
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Clue 40 Down: "64. Put to work"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the act of using
- Words that mean the same thing: habit, role, apply
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USE
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Clue 41 Down: "65. Pea container"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
- Words that mean the same thing: fuel pod, seedpod, seedcase
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POD
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 47 | 60.3% |
| Short Answer | 23 | 29.5% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.6% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.7 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 30, 2025 at 09:19 AM
