NYT0904 Wednesday Sep 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Visitor to Mecca, 5. Choices for party organizers, 11. Quick refresher, 14. Lamar ___, ex of Khloé Kardashian, 15. Top pilot, 16. Rapper Lil ___ Vert, 17. It will change the way you see yourself, 19. Operate, as a program, 20. Throw one's hands up, say, 21. Foreign policy grp., 22. Floral bubble tea flavoring, 24. On the line, 26. Spiral-horned antelope, 28. Point of no return on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", 32. Garment that might have a built-in bra, for short, 36. Work on Broadway, say, 37. Investigator's interest, 38. Pain, 40. AirPod holder, 42. Boxes for crackers?, 43. "A Hard Day's Night" songwriter, 45. U.K. military arm, 47. Monthly expense, 48. Warhead carriers, 51. Microwave no-no, 52. Cleaning product made in "Fight Club", 57. V fliers, 59. Frosty, 61. Symbol seen on eight national flags (though, ironically, not the U.S. flag), 62. Writer Rand, 63. First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle's theme, 66. Call that might precede "first service", 67. Bartender's valve, 68. Comic book figure, 69. Major campaign expense, 70. Penny pinchers, 71. London's Royal Academy of ___

Down Clues :

1. Labor leader Jimmy, 2. What Peter Pan refuses to become, 3. Pop rock's ___ Brothers, 4. Duel cry, 5. … rho, sigma, ___, upsilon …, 6. Honorific for a Catholic cardinal, 7. Makes mistakes, 8. Painter Duchamp, 9. Prefix with efficiency, 10. Hot peppers, 11. Caregiver for a pregnant woman, 12. Blue, in Spanish, 13. Like much cotton candy, 18. "Frozen" snowman, 23. General Motors subsidiary with emergency services, 25. Its parent company is Hyundai, 27. On the ___, 29. Asteroids made a big impact on it in the 1980s, 30. Flat, 31. Conclude in court, 32. H.S. course in which one might be graded on a curve?, 33. Teen follower, 34. Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal, e.g., 35. Some navels, 39. Red-haired toon who is always seeing red, 41. Light racing vehicle, 44. Secretive org., 46. Tina of "30 Rock", 49. Covers in goo, 50. Forward-looking sort, 53. Comic actor ___ Baron Cohen, 54. Lewd looker, 55. On guard, 56. Cancún coins, 57. Ball, 58. Stared at, 60. Include in a footnote, 64. ___ Moskowitz, a.k.a. "Hawk" on Netflix's "Cobra Kai", 65. Computer addresses: Abbr.

Wednesday Sep 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 04, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Visitor to Mecca. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAJI

  Possible Answer : hajji, hadji, haji




• The clue is 5. Choices for party organizers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEMES

  Possible Answer : topic, base, root_word, motif, melodic_theme, radical, stem, musical_theme, report, root, paper, idea, theme, composition, subject




• The clue is 11. Quick refresher. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAP

  Possible Answer : forty_winks, Napoleon, catch_a_wink, short_sleep, nap, sleep, pile, snooze, cat_sleep, catnap




• The clue is 14. Lamar ___, ex of Khloé Kardashian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODOM




• The clue is 15. Top pilot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRACE




• The clue is 16. Rapper Lil ___ Vert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UZI

  Possible Answer : Uzi




• The clue is 17. It will change the way you see yourself. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: FUNHOUSEMIRROR




• The clue is 19. Operate, as a program. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUN

  Possible Answer : move, trial, lam, foot_race, tally, die_hard, rivulet, fly_the_coop, runnel, test, take_to_the_woods, carry, tend, streak, escape, feed, operate, prevail, scarper, political_campaign, go, run, function, race, ladder, lean, incline, track_down, footrace, running, flow, ravel, course, consort, ply, hunt, draw, hunt_down, melt_down, run_for, play, endure, unravel, streamlet, work, lead, run_away, persist, discharge, range, pass, execute, break_away, melt, rill, campaign, be_given, head_for_the_hills, outpouring, running_play, guide, bleed, scat, black_market, bunk, hightail_it, turn_tail, running_game, extend

  Possible Opposite Answer : idle, malfunction




• The clue is 20. Throw one's hands up, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAIL

  Possible Answer : lam, thrash, flail, thresh




• The clue is 21. Foreign policy grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSC

  Possible Answer : NSC, National_Security_Council




• The clue is 22. Floral bubble tea flavoring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSEMILK




• The clue is 24. On the line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATSTAKE




• The clue is 26. Spiral-horned antelope. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELAND

  Possible Answer : eland




• The clue is 28. Point of no return on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: FINALANSWER




• The clue is 32. Garment that might have a built-in bra, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMI




• The clue is 36. Work on Broadway, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : move, behave, dissemble, pretend, number, deed, roleplay, act_as, playact, routine, play, represent, work, do, enactment, human_action, act, turn, human_activity, bit

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 37. Investigator's interest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTIVE

  Possible Answer : motif, need, motor, motivation, motive, motivative, motivating




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

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

  The answer: AGONY

  Possible Answer : agony, excruciation, suffering, torment, torture




• The clue is 40. AirPod holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer : auricle, spike, capitulum, pinna, ear




• The clue is 42. Boxes for crackers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAFES

  Possible Answer : rubber, condom, prophylactic, safety, safe




• The clue is 43. "A Hard Day's Night" songwriter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LENNON

  Possible Answer : John_Lennon, Lennon




• The clue is 45. U.K. military arm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAF

  Possible Answer : Red_Army_Faction, Royal_Air_Force, RAF




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

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

  The answer: RENT

  Possible Answer : rend, economic_rent, split, hire, tear, take, charter, rive, snag, lease, engage, rent, pull, let, rip




• The clue is 48. Warhead carriers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: CRUISEMISSILES




• The clue is 51. Microwave no-no. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METAL

  Possible Answer : metal, metallic, alloy, metallic_element

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonmetallic




• The clue is 52. Cleaning product made in "Fight Club". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYESOAP




• The clue is 57. V fliers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEESE

  Possible Answer : goose, goofball, cuckoo, twat, fathead, jackass, bozo, goof, zany




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

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

  The answer: ICY

  Possible Answer : icy, wintry, gelid, polar, glacial, frigid, frozen, frosty, arctic




• The clue is 61. Symbol seen on eight national flags (though, ironically, not the U.S. flag). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAGLE

  Possible Answer : eagle, double_birdie, bird_of_Jove




• The clue is 62. Writer Rand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYN




• The clue is 63. First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SEMICIRCLES

  Possible Answer : hemicycle, semicircle




• The clue is 66. Call that might precede "first service". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LET

  Possible Answer : permit, Army_of_the_Righteous, let, net_ball, lease, countenance, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, allow, get, Army_of_the_Pure, rent, LET, have, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba

  Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, forbid, disallow




• The clue is 67. Bartender's valve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALETAP




• The clue is 68. Comic book figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERO

  Possible Answer : sub, fighter, hero, torpedo, Cuban_sandwich, Hero, champion, Italian_sandwich, bomber, Hero_of_Alexandria, submarine, zep, wedge, Heron, submarine_sandwich, hero_sandwich, paladin, grinder, hoagy, hoagie, poor_boy




• The clue is 69. Major campaign expense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer : advertisement, advertizement, advert, advertizing, ad, advertising




• The clue is 70. Penny pinchers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISERS

  Possible Answer : miser




• The clue is 71. London's Royal Academy of ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer : humanistic_discipline, artistic_creation, artistry, liberal_arts, humanities, nontextual_matter, art, arts, artistic_production, fine_art, prowess, graphics, artwork

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Labor leader Jimmy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOFFA

  Possible Answer: Jimmy_Hoffa, Hoffa, James_Riddle_Hoffa

• The clue is 2. What Peter Pan refuses to become. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADULT

  Possible Answer: full-grown, grown, pornographic, fully_grown, adult, big, grownup

  Possible Opposite Answer : juvenile

• The clue is 3. Pop rock's ___ Brothers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JONAS

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

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

  The answer: IMHIT

• The clue is 5. … rho, sigma, ___, upsilon …. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAU

  Possible Answer: tau

• The clue is 6. Honorific for a Catholic cardinal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: HISEMINENCE

• The clue is 7. Makes mistakes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERRS

  Possible Answer: drift, stray, err, slip, mistake

• The clue is 8. Painter Duchamp. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARCEL

  Possible Answer: marcel

• The clue is 9. Prefix with efficiency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECO

• The clue is 10. Hot peppers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERRANOS

• The clue is 11. Caregiver for a pregnant woman. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: NURSEMIDWIFE

• The clue is 12. Blue, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 13. Like much cotton candy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINK

  Possible Answer: pinkish, tap, rap, pinko, ping, knock, pink, garden_pink

• The clue is 18. "Frozen" snowman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLAF

• The clue is 23. General Motors subsidiary with emergency services. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONSTAR

• The clue is 25. Its parent company is Hyundai. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIA

• The clue is 27. On the ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAM

  Possible Answer: scarper, lam, run, flail, head_for_the_hills, fly_the_coop, getaway, thrash, run_away, take_to_the_woods, scat, thresh, bunk, hightail_it, turn_tail, break_away, escape

• The clue is 29. Asteroids made a big impact on it in the 1980s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATARI

• The clue is 30. Flat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVEN

  Possible Answer: even, evening, level, fifty-fifty, tied, eventide, eve, yet, regular, still, flush, even_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneven, odd

• The clue is 31. Conclude in court. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REST

  Possible Answer: eternal_rest, catch_one's_breath, eternal_sleep, perch, relief, relaxation, residuum, respite, repose, remainder, residual, breathe, take_a_breather, lie, balance, stay, roost, residue, sleep, reside, rest_period, remain, ease, rest, pillow, quietus

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, be_active

• The clue is 32. H.S. course in which one might be graded on a curve?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CALC

• The clue is 33. Teen follower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGER

• The clue is 34. Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONUMENTS

  Possible Answer: monument, repository, memorial

• The clue is 35. Some navels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INNIES

• The clue is 39. Red-haired toon who is always seeing red. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: YOSEMITESAM

• The clue is 41. Light racing vehicle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RALLYCAR

• The clue is 44. Secretive org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSA

  Possible Answer: National_Security_Agency, NSA

• The clue is 46. Tina of "30 Rock". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEY

  Possible Answer: fey, elfin, touched

• The clue is 49. Covers in goo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIMES

  Possible Answer: melt_off, slim, gook, slim_down, muck, slime, slenderize, ooze, lose_weight, goo, gunk, thin, sludge, guck, reduce, goop

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain

• The clue is 50. Forward-looking sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEER

  Possible Answer: prophesier, visionary, prophet, oracle, illusionist, seer, vaticinator

• The clue is 53. Comic actor ___ Baron Cohen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SACHA

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

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

  The answer: OGLER

  Possible Answer: ogler

• The clue is 55. On guard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALERT

  Possible Answer: lively, snappy, qui_vive, rattling, alive, alert, alerting, warning_signal, alarm, brisk, zippy, spanking, alarum, awake, watchful, merry

  Possible Opposite Answer : unalert

• The clue is 56. Cancún coins. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESOS

  Possible Answer: Uruguayan_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso, peso, Dominican_peso, Chilean_peso, Cuban_peso, Philippine_peso, Colombian_peso, Mexican_peso

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

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

  The answer: GALA

  Possible Answer: jamboree, blowout, gala_affair, gala

• The clue is 58. Stared at. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYED

  Possible Answer: eyed, eye, eyeball

  Possible Opposite Answer : eyeless

• The clue is 60. Include in a footnote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITE

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

• The clue is 64. ___ Moskowitz, a.k.a. "Hawk" on Netflix's "Cobra Kai". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI

• The clue is 65. Computer addresses: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPS

  Possible Answer: informatics, information_science, IP, information_processing

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Bluffer's giveaway	4
2A	5. Dessert that wiggles	5
3A	10. Obsessive captain of fiction	4
4A	14. "___, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio"	4
5A	15. Like a loud crowd	5
6A	16. Trio minus one	4
7A	17. Pontiff's emblem with three horizontal bars	10
8A	19. Martial art with shoulder throws	4
9A	20. On the line	7
10A	21. Bottom of a long column, say	5
11A	23. "Capisce?"	3
12A	24. Spearheaded	3
13A	25. Think pieces, for short	5
14A	28. Incensed	3
15A	29. Amigo	8
16A	32. Ancient Brit for whom a language was named	4
17A	34. Opening of a news article, in journalism lingo	4
18A	35. It scratches the itch	4
19A	36. Hemingway tale about an elderly fisherman, with "The" ... or a phonetic hint to four sets of circled letters in this puzzle?	15
20A	39. Party with glowsticks	4
21A	40. Smidgens	4
22A	41. The Beatles' "Back in the ___"	4
23A	42. Crustaceans sometimes called "mudbugs"	8
24A	44. Test for a future Ph.D.	3
25A	45. Monsieur, in Madrid	5
26A	46. Fishing tool	3
27A	47. Maple tree harvest	3
28A	50. Where the rubber meets the road	5
29A	53. "That's my next move"	7
30A	55. "... ???"	4
31A	57. Open some bubbly with a bang	10
32A	59. "Logan" actor Jackman	4
33A	60. "The Price Is Right" unveiling	5
34A	61. Cleveland's lake	4
35A	62. Be a good dog, say	4
36A	63. Half-goat follower of Dionysus	5
37A	64. Honeybunch	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Bluffer's giveaway"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
• Similar words include: say, order, distinguish
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TELL

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2A: "5. Dessert that wiggles"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark jell-o) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
• Similar words include: Jell-O
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: JELLO

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3A: "10. Obsessive captain of fiction"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that according to the old testament he was a pagan king of israel and husband of jezebel (9th century bc)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AHAB

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4A: "14. "___, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Similar words include: unfortunately, ala, regrettably
• Opposite of: luckily, fortunately

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Answer: ALAS

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5A: "15. Like a loud crowd"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AROAR

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6A: "16. Trio minus one"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a set of two similar things considered as a unit
• Similar words include: twain, yoke, partner off
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PAIR

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7A: "17. Pontiff's emblem with three horizontal bars"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: PAPALCROSS

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8A: "19. Martial art with shoulder throws"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in japan
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JUDO

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9A: "20. On the line"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ATSTAKE

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10A: "21. Bottom of a long column, say"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the whole amount
• Similar words include: tote up, come, summate
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TOTAL

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11A: "23. "Capisce?""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Similar words include: escort, image, find out
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEE

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12A: "24. Spearheaded"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
• Similar words include: guide, light-emitting diode, lead
• Opposite of: follow

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Answer: LED

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13A: "25. Think pieces, for short"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OPEDS

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14A: "28. Incensed"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that roused to anger; - mark twain
• Similar words include: crazy, unhinged, harebrained
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MAD

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15A: "29. Amigo"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: COMPADRE

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16A: "32. Ancient Brit for whom a language was named"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a gaelic-speaking celt in ireland or scotland or the isle of man
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GAEL

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17A: "34. Opening of a news article, in journalism lingo"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the introductory section of a story
• Similar words include: lead, lead-in
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LEDE

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18A: "35. It scratches the itch"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
• Similar words include: sail through, collar, arrest
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NAIL

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19A: "36. Hemingway tale about an elderly fisherman, with "The" ... or a phonetic hint to four sets of circled letters in this puzzle?"

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: OLDMANANDTHESEA

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20A: "39. Party with glowsticks"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
• Similar words include: gush, jabber, spout
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RAVE

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21A: "40. Smidgens"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small piece or quantity of something
• Similar words include: flake, fleck, second
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BITS

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22A: "41. The Beatles' "Back in the ___""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
• Similar words include: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Russia, Soviet Union
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: USSR

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23A: "42. Crustaceans sometimes called "mudbugs""

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
• Similar words include: crayfish, crawfish, ecrevisse
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: CRAWDADS

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24A: "44. Test for a future Ph.D."

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GRE

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25A: "45. Monsieur, in Madrid"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the english `mr' or `sir'
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SENOR

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26A: "46. Fishing tool"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long thin implement made of metal or wood
• Similar words include: perch, rod cell, gat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROD

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27A: "47. Maple tree harvest"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Similar words include: run down, blackjack, tomfool
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAP

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28A: "50. Where the rubber meets the road"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a step in walking or running
• Similar words include: trample, stride, step
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TREAD

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29A: "53. "That's my next move""

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IPLANTO

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30A: "55. "... ???""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WHAT

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31A: "57. Open some bubbly with a bang"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: POPTHECORK

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32A: "59. "Logan" actor Jackman"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HUGH

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33A: "60. "The Price Is Right" unveiling"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
• Similar words include: appreciate, respect, trophy
• Opposite of: disrespect, disesteem

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Answer: PRIZE

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34A: "61. Cleveland's lake"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: Lake Erie
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIE

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35A: "62. Be a good dog, say"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be obedient to
• Opposite of: disobey
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OBEY

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36A: "63. Half-goat follower of Dionysus"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that man with strong sexual desires
• Similar words include: lech, letch, forest god
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SATYR

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37A: "64. Honeybunch"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
• Similar words include: costly, honey, dearly
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEAR

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Patatas bravas and croquetas, e.g.	5
2D	2. Fill with joy	5
3D	3. Momentary slip	5
4D	4. Exam for a future J.D.	4
5D	5. Very muscular, in slang	6
6D	6. Dropped the ball	5
7D	7. "Facilities," in Britain	3
8D	8. Place for the highest-scoring golfer	4
9D	9. Ish	4
10D	10. College-credit class that says sayonara to H.S.?	10
11D	11. Really booked it	9
12D	12. Charitable contributions, collectively	3
13D	13. "Dude!"	3
14D	18. Fingers-in-ears syllables	6
15D	22. Word with tank or tip	3
16D	26. Less sweet, as a wine	5
17D	27. "House" actress Ward	4
18D	28. Like an image just begging to be captioned and shared	10
19D	29. Word appearing on the nickel but not the dime or quarter, surprisingly	5
20D	30. Casino calculations	4
21D	31. Rendezvoused with	3
22D	32. Blinding light	5
23D	33. Upper hand	9
24D	34. Put down gently	4
25D	36. Green-skinned World of Warcraft characters	4
26D	37. Org. with Bulls and Bucks	3
27D	38. Obstacle to overcome	6
28D	43. "The Chronic" rapper, informally	3
29D	44. Animal symbol of the University of Minnesota	6
30D	46. Fancy-schmancy	5
31D	47. [Zzzz]	5
32D	48. Light-filled lobbies	5
33D	49. Game with a World Series held in Las Vegas	5
34D	51. Plates to share, informally	4
35D	52. Cartoon explorer who teaches Spanish	4
36D	54. Crushed, as a test	4
37D	55. Word sung over 100 times in "___ Are You" by the ___	3
38D	56. Center of activity	3
39D	58. Part of a speedway or the stomach	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Patatas bravas and croquetas, e.g."

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and pipturus albidus
• Similar words include: tappa bark, tappa, tapa bark
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TAPAS

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2D: "2. Fill with joy"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
• Similar words include: lift up, pick up, intoxicate
• Opposite of: depress

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Answer: ELATE

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3D: "3. Momentary slip"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mistake resulting from inattention
• Similar words include: recidivate, pass, sink
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LAPSE

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4D: "4. Exam for a future J.D."

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LSAT

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5D: "5. Very muscular, in slang"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lift with a special device
• Similar words include: jacklight, jack up, jack
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: JACKED

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6D: "6. Dropped the ball"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: err, drift, slip
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ERRED

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7D: "7. "Facilities," in Britain"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a toilet in britain
• Similar words include: closet, W.C., water closet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LOO

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8D: "8. Place for the highest-scoring golfer"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the temporal end; the concluding time
• Similar words include: utmost, concluding, in conclusion
• Opposite of: first

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Answer: LAST

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9D: "9. Ish"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ORSO

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10D: "10. College-credit class that says sayonara to H.S.?"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: APJAPANESE

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11D: "11. Really booked it"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HAULEDASS

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12D: "12. Charitable contributions, collectively"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• Similar words include: assist, attention, tending
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AID

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13D: "13. "Dude!""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BRO

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14D: "18. Fingers-in-ears syllables"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LALALA

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15D: "22. Word with tank or tip"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the upper part of anything
• Similar words include: tiptop, elevation, exceed
• Opposite of: bottom

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Answer: TOP

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16D: "26. Less sweet, as a wine"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
• Similar words include: ironic, dry, wry
• Opposite of: phlegmy, sweet

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Answer: DRIER

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17D: "27. "House" actress Ward"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SELA

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18D: "28. Like an image just begging to be captioned and shared"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: MEMEWORTHY

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19D: "29. Word appearing on the nickel but not the dime or quarter, surprisingly"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fractional monetary unit of several countries
• Similar words include: penny, cent, centime
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CENTS

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20D: "30. Casino calculations"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Similar words include: betting odds
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ODDS

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21D: "31. Rendezvoused with"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that come together
• Similar words include: foregather, converge, touch
• Opposite of: diverge

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Answer: MET

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22D: "32. Blinding light"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
• Similar words include: brilliance, limelight, glower
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GLARE

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23D: "33. Upper hand"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
• Similar words include: reward, vantage
• Opposite of: penalty, disadvantage

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Answer: ADVANTAGE

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24D: "34. Put down gently"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that put into a certain place or abstract location
• Similar words include: place, repose, pose
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAID

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25D: "36. Green-skinned World of Warcraft characters"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ORCS

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26D: "37. Org. with Bulls and Bucks"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NBA

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27D: "38. Obstacle to overcome"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
• Similar words include: vault
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HURDLE

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28D: "43. "The Chronic" rapper, informally"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DRE

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29D: "44. Animal symbol of the University of Minnesota"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
• Similar words include: Gopherus polypemus, ground squirrel, pouched rat
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GOPHER

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30D: "46. Fancy-schmancy"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that luxuriously elegant
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RITZY

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31D: "47. [Zzzz]"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the rattling noise produced when snoring
• Similar words include: saw logs, snoring, saw wood
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SNORE

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32D: "48. Light-filled lobbies"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
• Similar words include: atrium
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ATRIA

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33D: "49. Game with a World Series held in Las Vegas"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
• Similar words include: stove poker, fire hook, salamander
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: POKER

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34D: "51. Plates to share, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: APPS

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35D: "52. Cartoon explorer who teaches Spanish"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DORA

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36D: "54. Crushed, as a test"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that succeed at easily
• Similar words include: nail, sail through, pass with flying colors
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACED

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37D: "55. Word sung over 100 times in "___ Are You" by the ___"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a united nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
• Similar words include: World Health Organization
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WHO

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38D: "56. Center of activity"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HUB

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39D: "58. Part of a speedway or the stomach"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
• Similar words include: Hell, pitfall, orchestra pit
• Opposite of: Heaven

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Answer: PIT

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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