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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 (41 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium
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. Cartographers' concerns | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Go by | 6 |
| 3A | 11. Helpful skill for guessers | 3 |
| 4A | 14. Working obediently | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Mickey with an Oscar nomination for "The Wrestler" | 6 |
| 6A | 16. Champiñones ___ plancha (Spanish dish) | 3 |
| 7A | 17. [C/P]ause | 11 |
| 8A | 19. Droop | 3 |
| 9A | 20. Food mentioned in the Lord's Prayer | 5 |
| 10A | 21. What "Eat" stands for in the mnemonic "Never Eat Soggy Waffles" | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Buzz before a release | 4 |
| 12A | 23. Low-quality synthetic images, informally | 6 |
| 13A | 25. Prepare to drive, in golf | 5 |
| 14A | 27. [L/C]ure | 12 |
| 15A | 32. Result of touching poison ivy | 4 |
| 16A | 35. "The Deer Hunter" setting, in brief | 3 |
| 17A | 36. Old, as a joke | 5 |
| 18A | 37. Casual refusal | 3 |
| 19A | 38. "Way to go, kid!" | 7 |
| 20A | 41. Heir to the throne, maybe | 3 |
| 21A | 42. Like a good explanation, say | 5 |
| 22A | 44. Brain ___ | 3 |
| 23A | 45. Prominent features of tarsiers | 4 |
| 24A | 46. [M/H]inds | 12 |
| 25A | 50. Fitness fad popularized by Billy Blanks | 5 |
| 26A | 51. "Animal Farm" or "The Simpsons" | 6 |
| 27A | 55. Soccer great Mia | 4 |
| 28A | 57. Apartment with a high ceiling | 4 |
| 29A | 60. New beginning | 5 |
| 30A | 61. Pub order | 3 |
| 31A | 62. [Z/R]est | 11 |
| 32A | 64. Magic setting, in brief | 3 |
| 33A | 65. List of things to discuss | 6 |
| 34A | 66. Mother of a stable family? | 4 |
| 35A | 67. ___ pal | 3 |
| 36A | 68. Individual | 6 |
| 37A | 69. Hershey toffee bar | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Cartographers' concerns"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
- Similar words include: single-valued function, represent, map
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MAPS
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2A: "5. Go by"
Solving Hints:
- Similar words include: slip by, go along, pass
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ELAPSE
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3A: "11. Helpful skill for guessers"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
- Similar words include: extrasensory perception, clairvoyance, second sight
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ESP
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4A: "14. Working obediently"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ATIT
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5A: "15. Mickey with an Oscar nomination for "The Wrestler""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ROURKE
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6A: "16. Champiñones ___ plancha (Spanish dish)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ALA
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7A: "17. [C/P]ause"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: MAKEORBREAK
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8A: "19. Droop"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a shape that sags
- Similar words include: droop, sag down, flag
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SAG
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9A: "20. Food mentioned in the Lord's Prayer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
- Similar words include: clams, staff of life, shekels
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BREAD
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10A: "21. What "Eat" stands for in the mnemonic "Never Eat Soggy Waffles""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
- Similar words include: Orient, due east, E
- Opposite of: west
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Answer: EAST
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11A: "22. Buzz before a release"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that blatant or sensational promotion
- Similar words include: ballyhoo, hoopla, plug
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HYPE
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12A: "23. Low-quality synthetic images, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: AISLOP
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13A: "25. Prepare to drive, in golf"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TEEUP
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14A: "27. [L/C]ure"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____________
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Answer: TRICKORTREAT
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15A: "32. Result of touching poison ivy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
- Similar words include: scratch, itchiness, urge
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ITCH
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16A: "35. "The Deer Hunter" setting, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NAM
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17A: "36. Old, as a joke"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that urinate, of cattle and horses
- Similar words include: cold, moth-eaten, dusty
- Opposite of: fresh
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Answer: STALE
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18A: "37. Casual refusal"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NAH
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19A: "38. "Way to go, kid!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ATTABOY
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20A: "41. Heir to the throne, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a male human offspring
- Similar words include: Word, Logos, boy
- Opposite of: daughter, girl
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Answer: SON
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21A: "42. Like a good explanation, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the state of being free of suspicion
- Similar words include: clear up, sack, elucidate
- Opposite of: overcast, unclear
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Answer: CLEAR
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22A: "44. Brain ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- Similar words include: putrefaction, molder, hogwash
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ROT
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23A: "45. Prominent features of tarsiers"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that opinion or judgment
- Similar words include: eye, center, heart
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EYES
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24A: "46. [M/H]inds"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____________
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Answer: HEADSORTAILS
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25A: "50. Fitness fad popularized by Billy Blanks"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TAEBO
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26A: "51. "Animal Farm" or "The Simpsons""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that witty language used to convey insults or scorn; ; ; --jonathan swift
- Similar words include: caustic remark, sarcasm, irony
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SATIRE
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27A: "55. Soccer great Mia"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HAMM
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28A: "57. Apartment with a high ceiling"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
- Similar words include: garret, pigeon loft, attic
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOFT
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29A: "60. New beginning"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that device for resetting instruments or controls
- Similar words include: readjust
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RESET
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30A: "61. Pub order"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ALE
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31A: "62. [Z/R]est"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________
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Answer: LIFEORDEATH
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32A: "64. Magic setting, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NBA
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33A: "65. List of things to discuss"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
- Similar words include: docket, agendum, schedule
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: AGENDA
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34A: "66. Mother of a stable family?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that female equine animal
- Similar words include: maria, female horse
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MARE
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35A: "67. ___ pal"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
- Similar words include: gallon
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GAL
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36A: "68. Individual"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a human being
- Similar words include: mortal, somebody, individual
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PERSON
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37A: "69. Hershey toffee bar"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SKOR
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Black ___, nickname for Kobe Bryant | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Company that created Pong | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Fish, roads or weapons that are long and thin | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Sneakiness | 7 |
| 5D | 5. Goof | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Brain or ear part | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Coolness, of a sort | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Magician's cry | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Many a Winter Olympian | 6 |
| 10D | 10. "Holy moley!" | 3 |
| 11D | 11. "No sweat!" | 9 |
| 12D | 12. ___ on the wrist | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Word with home or half | 4 |
| 14D | 18. What cologne may mask | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Injured | 4 |
| 16D | 24. Pub order | 4 |
| 17D | 26. Site for "unique and creative" items | 4 |
| 18D | 28. "Sleep is like a ___: It only comes to you if you ignore it": Gillian Flynn | 3 |
| 19D | 29. Big box store that merged with Sears in 2005 | 5 |
| 20D | 30. Sunburn remedy | 4 |
| 21D | 31. X's, sometimes | 4 |
| 22D | 32. Ruler division | 4 |
| 23D | 33. Tall story | 4 |
| 24D | 34. Weekly reward for a strict dieter, maybe | 9 |
| 25D | 38. Keister, in Leicester | 4 |
| 26D | 39. Feathered accessory that won't constrict you | 3 |
| 27D | 40. Singer Redding | 4 |
| 28D | 43. First in a race? | 4 |
| 29D | 45. Regards highly | 7 |
| 30D | 47. Do a favor | 6 |
| 31D | 48. Worker overhead | 6 |
| 32D | 49. Cooking fat | 4 |
| 33D | 52. Chris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game" | 5 |
| 34D | 53. Cool again, maybe | 5 |
| 35D | 54. Heavens | 5 |
| 36D | 55. Rest like a bat | 4 |
| 37D | 56. Jessica of "Fantastic Four" | 4 |
| 38D | 58. Marshy areas | 4 |
| 39D | 59. Task on a list | 4 |
| 40D | 62. Greatly surpass, as competitors in a race | 3 |
| 41D | 63. Raced | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Black ___, nickname for Kobe Bryant"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that arboreal snake of central and southern africa whose bite is often fatal
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MAMBA
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2D: "2. Company that created Pong"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ATARI
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3D: "3. Fish, roads or weapons that are long and thin"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
- Similar words include: freeway, thruway, motorway
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PIKES
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4D: "4. Sneakiness"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that avoiding detection by moving carefully
- Similar words include: stealing
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: STEALTH
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5D: "5. Goof"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Similar words include: mistake, stray, drift
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERR
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6D: "6. Brain or ear part"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOBE
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7D: "7. Coolness, of a sort"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
- Similar words include: gloriole, halo, atmosphere
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AURA
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8D: "8. Magician's cry"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (of tempo) very fast
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PRESTO
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9D: "9. Many a Winter Olympian"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who skates
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SKATER
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10D: "10. "Holy moley!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EEK
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11D: "11. "No sweat!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: EASYPEASY
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12D: "12. ___ on the wrist"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- Similar words include: bang, smack, smacking
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SLAP
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13D: "13. Word with home or half"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
- Similar words include: Thomas Nelson Page, Sir Frederick Handley Page, varlet
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PAGE
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14D: "18. What cologne may mask"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any property detected by the olfactory system
- Similar words include: olfactory perception, smell, olfactory sensation
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ODOR
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15D: "22. Injured"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
- Similar words include: injury, ache, smart
- Opposite of: be well
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Answer: HURT
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16D: "24. Pub order"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a british imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
- Similar words include: dry pint
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PINT
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17D: "26. Site for "unique and creative" items"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETSY
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18D: "28. "Sleep is like a ___: It only comes to you if you ignore it": Gillian Flynn"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
- Similar words include: Caterpillar, cast, honk
- Opposite of: keep down
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Answer: CAT
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19D: "29. Big box store that merged with Sears in 2005"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: KMART
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20D: "30. Sunburn remedy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALOE
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21D: "31. X's, sometimes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- Similar words include: ten, X, decade
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TENS
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22D: "32. Ruler division"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
- Similar words include: in, column inch, edge
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: INCH
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23D: "33. Tall story"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- Similar words include: fib, tarradiddle, narration
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TALE
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24D: "34. Weekly reward for a strict dieter, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: CHEATMEAL
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25D: "38. Keister, in Leicester"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- Similar words include: rear end, buns, prat
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARSE
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26D: "39. Feathered accessory that won't constrict you"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
- Similar words include: feather boa
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BOA
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27D: "40. Singer Redding"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
- Similar words include: genus Otis, Elisha Graves Otis
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OTIS
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28D: "43. First in a race?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (old testament) in judeo-christian mythology; the first man and the husband of eve and the progenitor of the human race
- Similar words include: XTC, X, cristal
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ADAM
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29D: "45. Regards highly"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
- Similar words include: look upon, repute, think of
- Opposite of: disrespect, disesteem
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Answer: ESTEEMS
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30D: "47. Do a favor"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that force somebody to do something
- Similar words include: bind, accommodate, obligate
- Opposite of: disoblige
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Answer: OBLIGE
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31D: "48. Worker overhead"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ROOFER
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32D: "49. Cooking fat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
- Similar words include: dramatize, pad, embroider
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LARD
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33D: "52. Chris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ISAAK
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34D: "53. Cool again, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fashion reminiscent of the past
- Similar words include: retroactive, ex post facto
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RETRO
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35D: "54. Heavens"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- Similar words include: aether, vinyl ether, divinyl ether
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ETHER
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36D: "55. Rest like a bat"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a special way of doing something
- Similar words include: bent, fall, cling
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HANG
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37D: "56. Jessica of "Fantastic Four""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALBA
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38D: "58. Marshy areas"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that 100 fen equal 1 yuan in china
- Similar words include: marshland, fenland, fen
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FENS
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39D: "59. Task on a list"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TODO
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40D: "62. Greatly surpass, as competitors in a race"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- Similar words include: overlap, wash, swosh
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: LAP
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41D: "63. Raced"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- Similar words include: incline, hightail it, pass
- Opposite of: idle, malfunction
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Answer: RAN
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Expert Solving Strategies
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Decode the Clues
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Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
37 Across Clues
41 Down Clues
78 Total Clues
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