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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (38 Across, 36 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.2 letters
August 24, 2022 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. On point | 3 |
| 2A | 4. Lots and lots | 5 |
| 3A | 9. Cubist Picasso | 5 |
| 4A | 14. She/___ | 3 |
| 5A | 15. Something to live by | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Baseball's all-time R.B.I. leader | 5 |
| 7A | 17. "It's super-cozy, and a breeze to clean!" | 15 |
| 8A | 20. Site for sponges | 4 |
| 9A | 21. Advertiser of the Year award, e.g. | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Shakespearean schemer | 4 |
| 11A | 23. "You can cancel that gym membership!" | 15 |
| 12A | 26. Mild yellow cheese | 4 |
| 13A | 27. No one in particular | 3 |
| 14A | 28. Symbol in the center of the Japanese flag | 3 |
| 15A | 29. Tiny "tiny"? | 3 |
| 16A | 30. Says yes silently | 4 |
| 17A | 31. Painter's coat | 5 |
| 18A | 35. Sch. with the mascot Mike the Tiger | 3 |
| 19A | 36. Simile's center | 3 |
| 20A | 37. Tuba sound | 3 |
| 21A | 39. Jon M. ___, director of "Crazy Rich Asians" | 3 |
| 22A | 40. Winning | 5 |
| 23A | 42. Discretion | 4 |
| 24A | 43. Cereal staple | 3 |
| 25A | 44. Word on Italian street signs | 3 |
| 26A | 46. Exist | 3 |
| 27A | 47. "Practical" thing | 4 |
| 28A | 48. "The space has endless possibilities!" | 15 |
| 29A | 53. Eclipse, to some | 4 |
| 30A | 54. Undecided | 4 |
| 31A | 55. Onetime "divorce capital" of the U.S. | 4 |
| 32A | 56. Source of the euphemisms found in the clues for 17-, 23- and 48-Across | 15 |
| 33A | 60. Like the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars | 5 |
| 34A | 61. In the slightest | 5 |
| 35A | 62. ___ engr. | 3 |
| 36A | 63. Indian tea region | 5 |
| 37A | 64. Hawks | 5 |
| 38A | 65. Gold stds. | 3 |
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. On point"
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 (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
- Words that mean the same thing: given, minded, clever
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "4. Lots and lots"
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 large number or amount
- Words that mean the same thing: rafts, oodles, lashings
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCADS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Cubist Picasso"
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: PABLO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. She/___"
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: HER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Something to live by"
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 religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
- Words that mean the same thing: dogma
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TENET
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Baseball's all-time R.B.I. leader"
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 united states professional baseball player who hit more home runs than babe ruth (born in 1934)
- Words that mean the same thing: Henry Louis Aaron, Hank Aaron
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AARON
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Clue 7 Across: "17. "It's super-cozy, and a breeze to clean!""
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: STUDIOAPARTMENT
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Clue 8 Across: "20. Site for sponges"
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 submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
- Words that mean the same thing: Witwatersrand, Rand
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REEF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. Advertiser of the Year award, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) the muse of history
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLIO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Shakespearean schemer"
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 villain in william shakespeare's tragedy who tricked othello into murdering his wife
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IAGO
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Clue 11 Across: "23. "You can cancel that gym membership!""
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: FIVEFLOORWALKUP
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Clue 12 Across: "26. Mild yellow cheese"
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 mild yellow dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "27. No one in particular"
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 one or some or every or all without specification
- Words that mean the same thing: whatsoever, whatever
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Symbol in the center of the Japanese flag"
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 star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
- Words that mean the same thing: sunlight, sunshine, Lord's Day
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. Tiny "tiny"?"
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: LIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "30. Says yes silently"
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 sign of assent or salutation or command
- Words that mean the same thing: nod
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NODS
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Clue 17 Across: "31. Painter's coat"
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 gypsum or plaster of paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared)
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GESSO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "35. Sch. with the mascot Mike the Tiger"
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: LSU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "36. Simile's center"
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: ASA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "37. Tuba sound"
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: PAH
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Clue 21 Across: "39. Jon M. ___, director of "Crazy Rich Asians""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: CHU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "40. Winning"
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 having the leading position or higher score in a contest
- Words that mean the same thing: onward, forrader, before
- The opposite would be: backward, back
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AHEAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "42. Discretion"
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 consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
- Words that mean the same thing: tactfulness
- The opposite would be: tactlessness
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TACT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "43. Cereal staple"
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 annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "44. Word on Italian street signs"
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: VIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "46. Exist"
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: personify, ar, represent
- 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 27 Across: "47. "Practical" thing"
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 humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- Words that mean the same thing: put-on, prank, laugh
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JOKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "48. "The space has endless possibilities!""
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: MAJORFIXERUPPER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "53. Eclipse, to some"
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 sign of something about to happen
- Words that mean the same thing: prognostication, prognostic, portend
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OMEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "54. Undecided"
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 separate or cause to separate abruptly
- Words that mean the same thing: buck, charge, pull
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TORN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "55. Onetime "divorce capital" of the U.S."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RENO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "56. Source of the euphemisms found in the clues for 17-, 23- and 48-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: REALESTATEAGENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "60. Like the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars"
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 located inward; - leonard bernstein; - david denby; - a.r.gurney,jr.
- Words that mean the same thing: privileged, inside, internal
- The opposite would be: outer
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INNER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "61. In the slightest"
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 35 Across: "62. ___ engr."
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: CIV
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "63. Indian tea region"
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 state in northeastern india
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASSAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "64. Hawks"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the activity of persuading someone to buy
- Words that mean the same thing: trade, sell, deal
- The opposite would be: buy
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SELLS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "65. Gold stds."
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 unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
- Words that mean the same thing: kt, carat, karat
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KTS
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - August 24, 2022 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Sounds of relief | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Place for cultural studies? | 9 |
| 3D | 3. Fair market price, say | 9 |
| 4D | 4. Not flexible | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Top of the ladder, in brief | 3 |
| 6D | 6. 1997 horror film with the tagline "When you can't breathe, you can't scream" | 8 |
| 7D | 7. Moves into position, as troops | 7 |
| 8D | 8. A step up, perhaps | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Comforting gesture | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Creator of Christopher Robin | 7 |
| 11D | 11. Take ten | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Usual beginning? | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Winning | 5 |
| 14D | 18. Consider | 4 |
| 15D | 19. Noisy squabbles | 4 |
| 16D | 23. Bloke | 5 |
| 17D | 24. Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia | 4 |
| 18D | 25. Zero | 5 |
| 19D | 30. You can't get lower than this | 5 |
| 20D | 32. Low-cut T-shirt feature | 9 |
| 21D | 33. Seal the deal | 9 |
| 22D | 34. Like the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune | 5 |
| 23D | 37. Part of PG | 8 |
| 24D | 38. Big name in laptops | 4 |
| 25D | 41. "Anne of Green Gables" town | 7 |
| 26D | 42. Something usually found in brackets | 7 |
| 27D | 45. P.M. times | 4 |
| 28D | 47. Form of attachment? | 4 |
| 29D | 48. Where Gandalf declares "You shall not pass!" | 5 |
| 30D | 49. Cries of agreement | 5 |
| 31D | 50. Clothes that may come ripped | 5 |
| 32D | 51. Little bits | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Eurasian range | 5 |
| 34D | 57. "Uhh ..." | 3 |
| 35D | 58. Plumber's joint | 3 |
| 36D | 59. Array in an electronics store | 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. Sounds of relief"
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: AHS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Place for cultural studies?"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PETRIDISH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Fair market price, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRUEVALUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Not flexible"
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 ordinary man
- Words that mean the same thing: sloshed, potent, sozzled
- The opposite would be: impotent
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STIFF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Top of the ladder, in brief"
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 corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
- Words that mean the same thing: chief executive officer, chief operating officer
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CEO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. 1997 horror film with the tagline "When you can't breathe, you can't scream""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that large arboreal boa of tropical south america
- Words that mean the same thing: Eunectes murinus
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANACONDA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Moves into position, as troops"
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 place troops or weapons in battle formation
- Words that mean the same thing: deploy
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEPLOYS
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Clue 8 Down: "8. A step up, perhaps"
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 support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
- Words that mean the same thing: step
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Comforting gesture"
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 sound made by a gentle blow
- Words that mean the same thing: chuck, slick, dab
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAT
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Clue 10 Down: "10. Creator of Christopher Robin"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AAMILNE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Take ten"
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 some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- Words that mean the same thing: give out, erupt, bankrupt
- The opposite would be: keep, conform to
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BREAK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Usual beginning?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LONGU
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Winning"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ONTOP
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Clue 14 Down: "18. Consider"
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 keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- Words that mean the same thing: take for, view as, hold
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEEM
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Clue 15 Down: "19. Noisy squabbles"
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 arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
- Words that mean the same thing: quarrel, wrangle, dustup
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROWS
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Clue 16 Down: "23. Bloke"
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 a boy or man
- Words that mean the same thing: bloke, blighter, feller
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FELLA
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Clue 17 Down: "24. Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern asia; achieved independence from france in 1949
- Words that mean the same thing: Laotian, Lao, Lao People's Democratic Republic
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LAOS
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Clue 18 Down: "25. Zero"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a quantity of no importance
- Words that mean the same thing: zilch, null, naught
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: AUGHT
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Clue 19 Down: "30. You can't get lower than this"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
- Words that mean the same thing: low-water mark
- The opposite would be: zenith
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The answer is: NADIR
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Clue 20 Down: "32. Low-cut T-shirt feature"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SCOOPNECK
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Clue 21 Down: "33. Seal the deal"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SHAKEONIT
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Clue 22 Down: "34. Like the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that being on the outside or further from a center
- Words that mean the same thing: forbidden, tabu, extinct
- The opposite would be: safe, inner
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The answer is: OUTER
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Clue 23 Down: "37. Part of PG"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
- Words that mean the same thing: maternal, paternal
- The opposite would be: filial
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The answer is: PARENTAL
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Clue 24 Down: "38. Big name in laptops"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Acer
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ACER
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Clue 25 Down: "41. "Anne of Green Gables" town"
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: AVONLEA
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Clue 26 Down: "42. Something usually found in brackets"
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: TAXRATE
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Clue 27 Down: "45. P.M. times"
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: AFTS
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Clue 28 Down: "47. Form of attachment?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: JPEG
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Clue 29 Down: "48. Where Gandalf declares "You shall not pass!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MORIA
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Clue 30 Down: "49. Cries of agreement"
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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
- Words that mean the same thing: Amun, Amen, Amon
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: AMENS
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Clue 31 Down: "50. Clothes that may come ripped"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
- Words that mean the same thing: blue jean, dungaree, jean
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: JEANS
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Clue 32 Down: "51. Little bits"
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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- Words that mean the same thing: iota, smidgen, smidgeon
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: IOTAS
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Clue 33 Down: "52. Eurasian range"
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 mountain range in western russia extending from the arctic to the caspian sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between europe and asia
- Words that mean the same thing: Ural Mountains
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: URALS
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Clue 34 Down: "57. "Uhh ...""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ERM
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Clue 35 Down: "58. Plumber's joint"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ELL
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Clue 36 Down: "59. Array in an electronics store"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; ; - ernie kovacs
- Words that mean the same thing: tv set, telecasting, telly
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TVS
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 50 | 67.6% |
| Short Answer | 19 | 25.7% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.7% |
| History | 1 | 1.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.4% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 38 |
| Down Clues | 36 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.2 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 07, 2025 at 08:20 PM
