Wed Oct 09, 2024 NYTCrossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "RuPaul's Drag Race" airer, 4. Self-assurance, 10. Letter that's sixth in the Greek alphabet, not last, 14. "I'm on vacation" email inits., 15. High-end German car, casually, 16. Dwarf planet with the largest mass, 17. Fanatic, 18. Photography option commonly represented by a 37-Across, 20. Coffee order specification, 22. Like Igor's posture, 23. N.F.L. team whose helmet features a 37-Across, 25. Relish, 29. Arm of the Mediterranean, 30. Lick … or slick, 32. Game whose name is shouted, 33. Episode interruptions, 34. Hitch, 36. Buy and then quickly sell, 37. What's formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to F and then back to A, 40. Port, for one, 41. Far from friendly, 42. Poetic praise, 43. "___ So Fine" (1963 #1 hit), 44. Deli order, 45. Houses, 48. Ready to be drawn, perhaps, 50. Drink with a 37-Across in its logo, 52. Shield, 55. Muslim denomination, 56. Character with a 37-Across on his forehead, 60. Counterpart of flow, 61. [Gasp!], 62. Tangle, 63. Drink aptly found within "social event", 64. Tikka masala go-with, 65. Don't have a choice, 66. Dead end?

Wed Oct 09, 2024 NYTCrossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. Friend on "Friends", 2. "Fair point!", 3. Ixnay, 4. Jackson 5 song that begins "You went to school to learn, girl", 5. Bird with a showy mate, 6. Madagascar mammal, 7. Portentous signs, 8. Soldier for hire, in brief, 9. Surfer dude, 10. Princess of Nintendo games, 11. Queen Victoria has one named for her, 12. "___ the Voice of the Lobster" (Lewis Carroll poem), 13. Pale wood, 19. Fedora fabric, 21. Coat, as with flour, 24. This is a deep cut, 26. Took the lead, 27. Squadron, e.g., 28. Grammy category, 30. What might be out for a spell?, 31. French toast ingredient, 34. Haughty sort, 35. Naught, 36. Big name in tourism guides, 37. Concern when transferring a title deed, 38. The Horned Frogs of the N.C.A.A., 39. Common clown name, 40. "Doctor ___", 44. Agile, 45. Certify, 46. Pot brownie, e.g., 47. Naval engineer, 49. Kitchen cover-up, 50. "Catch my drift?", 51. Was part of a series, say, 53. Neon sign word, 54. Soften, with "down", 56. Sweetie, 57. "I've got it!", 58. Molecule involved in protein synthesis, 59. Greek consonant

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 09, 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. "RuPaul's Drag Race" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MTV




• The clue is 4. Self-assurance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APLOMB

  Possible Answer : aplomb, sang-froid, assuredness, poise, cool




• The clue is 10. Letter that's sixth in the Greek alphabet, not last. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZETA

  Possible Answer : zeta




• The clue is 14. "I'm on vacation" email inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOO




• The clue is 15. High-end German car, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEMER




• The clue is 16. Dwarf planet with the largest mass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIS

  Possible Answer : Eris




• The clue is 17. Fanatic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUT

  Possible Answer : bollock, crackpot, nut_case, junky, ball, testis, testicle, en, addict, orchis, Nut, freak, nut, junkie, fruitcake, crank, screwball, ballock, egg




• The clue is 18. Photography option commonly represented by a 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMERAFLASH




• The clue is 20. Coffee order specification. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICED

  Possible Answer : ice, frost




• The clue is 22. Like Igor's posture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUNCHED

  Possible Answer : stooped, hunched, hunch_over, round-backed, hump, stooping, hunch_forward, round-shouldered, hunch, crooked




• The clue is 23. N.F.L. team whose helmet features a 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHARGERS

  Possible Answer : battery_charger, courser, charger




• The clue is 25. Relish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAPUP




• The clue is 29. Arm of the Mediterranean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AEGEAN

  Possible Answer : Aegean, Aegean_Sea




• The clue is 30. Lick … or slick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WET

  Possible Answer : pixilated, blind_drunk, lactating, sloshed, soaked, crocked, pie-eyed, wet, stiff, fuddled, sozzled, pissed, smashed, blotto, slopped, plastered, squiffy, loaded, besotted, moisture, cockeyed, tight, soused

  Possible Opposite Answer : dry




• The clue is 32. Game whose name is shouted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNO




• The clue is 33. Episode interruptions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

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




• The clue is 34. Hitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAG

  Possible Answer : hitch, tear, rip, snag, hang-up, rent, rub, split




• The clue is 36. Buy and then quickly sell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLIP

  Possible Answer : insolent, somersault, twitch, flip_over, pass, summersault, throw, pitch, flick, interchange, flip_out, toss, flip, riffle, summerset, riff, alternate, thumb, flip-flop, tack, turn_over, switch, leaf, somersaulting, impudent, sky, somerset, snotty-nosed




• The clue is 37. What's formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to F and then back to A. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: LIGHTNINGBOLT




• The clue is 40. Port, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINE

  Possible Answer : wine-colored, wine-coloured, vino, wine




• The clue is 41. Far from friendly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLD

  Possible Answer : stale, dusty, common_cold, frigidity, insensate, cold-blooded, moth-eaten, cold, inhuman, coldness, frigidness, low_temperature, frigid

  Possible Opposite Answer : hotness, hot




• The clue is 42. Poetic praise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 43. "___ So Fine" (1963 #1 hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HES

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_2, helium, he, He




• The clue is 44. Deli order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUB

  Possible Answer : torpedo, submarine, hoagy, Cuban_sandwich, hero, grinder, bomber, sub, substitute, submarine_sandwich, fill_in, hero_sandwich, stand_in, poor_boy, U-boat, zep, Italian_sandwich, hoagie, pigboat, wedge




• The clue is 45. Houses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABODES

  Possible Answer : home, residence, abode, habitation, dwelling, dwelling_house, domicile




• The clue is 48. Ready to be drawn, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTAP




• The clue is 50. Drink with a 37-Across in its logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GATORADE




• The clue is 52. Shield. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROTECT

  Possible Answer : protect




• The clue is 55. Muslim denomination. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIA

  Possible Answer : Shiah_Islam, Shia, Shiah




• The clue is 56. Character with a 37-Across on his forehead. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HARRYPOTTER




• The clue is 60. Counterpart of flow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBB

  Possible Answer : ebb, ebb_out, wane, ebb_away, ebb_down, ebb_off, reflux, ebbing

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide




• The clue is 61. [Gasp!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHNO




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

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

  The answer: ENMESH

  Possible Answer : ensnarl, enmesh, mesh




• The clue is 63. Drink aptly found within "social event". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 64. Tikka masala go-with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAAN

  Possible Answer : naan, nan




• The clue is 65. Don't have a choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEEDTO




• The clue is 66. Dead end?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Friend on "Friends". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONICA

• The clue is 2. "Fair point!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUCHE

• The clue is 3. Ixnay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOTEAGAINST

• The clue is 4. Jackson 5 song that begins "You went to school to learn, girl". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABC

  Possible Answer: first_rudiment, ABCs, ABC, alphabet, ABC's, rudiment, first_principle

• The clue is 5. Bird with a showy mate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEAHEN

  Possible Answer: peahen

• The clue is 6. Madagascar mammal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEMUR

  Possible Answer: lemur

• The clue is 7. Portentous signs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMENS

  Possible Answer: prognostication, prognosticate, augur, portent, foreshadow, betoken, bode, prefigure, predict, foretell, prognostic, forecast, prodigy, auspicate, omen, presage, portend

• The clue is 8. Soldier for hire, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MERC

• The clue is 9. Surfer dude. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAH

• The clue is 10. Princess of Nintendo games. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZELDA

• The clue is 11. Queen Victoria has one named for her. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer: epoch, geological_era, earned_run_average, ERA, era

• The clue is 12. "___ the Voice of the Lobster" (Lewis Carroll poem). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIS

  Possible Answer: Cordyline_terminalis, atomic_number_22, ti, Ti, si, titanium, te

• The clue is 13. Pale wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash_tree, ash

• The clue is 19. Fedora fabric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FELT

  Possible Answer: mat, experience, sense, matte_up, felt_up, find, matte, feel, mat_up, finger, palpate, felt, matt-up

• The clue is 21. Coat, as with flour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DREDGE

  Possible Answer: drag, dredge

• The clue is 24. This is a deep cut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASH

  Possible Answer: gash, cut, slice, slash

• The clue is 26. Took the lead. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PULLEDAHEAD

• The clue is 27. Squadron, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNIT

  Possible Answer: unit_of_measurement, building_block, social_unit, unit, whole

• The clue is 28. Grammy category. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POP

  Possible Answer: soda, pop_up, daddy, pop_music, crop_up, tonic, dad, bulge, protrude, papa, bulge_out, toss_off, down, bug_out, belt_down, popping, bolt_down, popular, dada, come_out, start, soda_pop, pa, soda_water, pappa, pop, kill, pour_down, drink_down, pop_out

• The clue is 30. What might be out for a spell?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAND

  Possible Answer: wand, verge, scepter, baton, sceptre

• The clue is 31. French toast ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGG

  Possible Answer: orchis, eggs, bollock, testis, ballock, testicle, egg, nut, ball

• The clue is 34. Haughty sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOB

  Possible Answer: snoot, prig, snob, snot

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

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

  The answer: NIL

  Possible Answer: zippo, zilch, naught, nil, cipher, nada, null, nothing, goose_egg, zero, nix, cypher, zip, aught

• The clue is 36. Big name in tourism guides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FODORS

• The clue is 37. Concern when transferring a title deed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIEN

  Possible Answer: lien, spleen

• The clue is 38. The Horned Frogs of the N.C.A.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TCU

• The clue is 39. Common clown name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOBO

• The clue is 40. "Doctor ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHO

  Possible Answer: WHO, World_Health_Organization

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

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

  The answer: SPRY

  Possible Answer: spry, agile, nimble, quick

• The clue is 45. Certify. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTEST

  Possible Answer: manifest, bear_witness, attest, take_the_stand, testify, certify, evidence, demonstrate

• The clue is 46. Pot brownie, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIBLE

  Possible Answer: comestible, victuals, pabulum, edible, eatable, victual

  Possible Opposite Answer : inedible

• The clue is 47. Naval engineer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEABEE

• The clue is 49. Kitchen cover-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APRON

  Possible Answer: forestage, proscenium, apron

• The clue is 50. "Catch my drift?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETME

• The clue is 51. Was part of a series, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTED

  Possible Answer: playact, pretend, roleplay, work, behave, play, move, represent, do, act, act_as, dissemble

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain

• The clue is 53. Neon sign word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPEN

  Possible Answer: subject, heart-to-heart, open_up, open, undecided, open_air, undetermined, unresolved, clear, assailable, overt, spread, afford, undefendable, give, undefended, exposed, capable, unfastened, opened, candid, unfold, out-of-doors, surface, loose, spread_out, receptive, outdoors

  Possible Opposite Answer : close, shut, fold, unreceptive, closed, covert

• The clue is 54. Soften, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONE

  Possible Answer: smell, intone, flavour, look, tone_up, feel, inflect, feeling, musical_note, modulate, tonicity, tonus, whole_step, shade, quality, tincture, step, tone, tone_of_voice, spirit, pure_tone, whole_tone, strengthen, tint, flavor, note, chant, timber, timbre

  Possible Opposite Answer : atonicity

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

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

  The answer: HON

• The clue is 57. "I've got it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

• The clue is 58. Molecule involved in protein synthesis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNA

  Possible Answer: RNA, ribonucleic_acid

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

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

  The answer: RHO

  Possible Answer: rho

27457 Mon Jan 13, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 13, 2025

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

Mon Jan 13, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Place for gladiatorial combat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARENA

  Possible Answer : arena, sports_stadium, field, sphere, area, stadium, domain, orbit, bowl, scene_of_action




• The clue is 6. ___ and seek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIDE

  Possible Answer : pelt, hide_out, cover, obscure, blot_out, veil, hide, shroud, skin, fell, obliterate, conceal, enshroud

  Possible Opposite Answer : show




• The clue is 10. "Money, Money, Money" group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABBA




• The clue is 14. Some jazz instruments, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAXES

  Possible Answer : Marshal_Saxe, Adolphe_Sax, Saxony, Saxe, saxophone, Hermann_Maurice_Saxe, comte_de_Saxe, Sax, sax, Sachsen




• The clue is 15. Restaurant that offers a Mexican Tres Leches stack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHOP




• The clue is 16. "Dagnabbit!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAT




• The clue is 17. Quality of a statement that feels plausible. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: TRUTHINESS




• The clue is 19. Lead-in to Worth, Wayne or Lauderdale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORT

  Possible Answer : fortress, fort_up, fortify, garrison, fort




• The clue is 20. Purges (of). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDS

  Possible Answer : free, rid, disembarrass




• The clue is 21. Holding hands outside, e.g., for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDA

  Possible Answer : personal_organiser, organizer, personal_organizer, organiser, personal_digital_assistant, PDA




• The clue is 22. Shelf on a cliff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEDGE

  Possible Answer : ledge, shelf




• The clue is 23. Chewed and swallowed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer : Ate, rust, use_up, eat, exhaust, wipe_out, corrode, deplete, consume, feed, eat_on, run_through, eat_up




• The clue is 24. High school or college seniors, usually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOURTHYEARS




• The clue is 27. Disinfectant brand with the tagline "Healthing". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYSOL

  Possible Answer : Lysol




• The clue is 29. Sweetheart, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAE




• The clue is 30. Tit for ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAT

  Possible Answer : cheapness, tackiness, TAT, tat, Thematic_Apperception_Test, sleaze, intertwine




• The clue is 31. Strings along. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEADSON




• The clue is 35. Visibly supports, as a university or sports team. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPS

  Possible Answer : repp, rep




• The clue is 36. Tongue of Chaucer ... or what's literally shown in the shaded squares?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: MIDDLEENGLISH




• The clue is 39. Queue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINE

  Possible Answer : business_line, cable, lineage, channel, crinkle, draw, personal_line_of_credit, stemma, pipeline, wrinkle, rail_line, strain, course, ancestry, origin, run_along, subscriber_line, transmission_line, blood, air, describe, telephone_circuit, credit_line, melodic_phrase, line_of_products, line_of_credit, personal_credit_line, short_letter, product_line, contrast, line, job, melody, dividing_line, tune, communication_channel, demarcation, line_of_reasoning, note, phone_line, delineate, line_of_work, logical_argument, production_line, bank_line, agate_line, assembly_line, telephone_line, billet, bloodline, furrow, railway_line, trace, line_of_merchandise, line_of_descent, crease, melodic_line, occupation, argumentation, parentage, seam, argument, stock, line_of_business, business, blood_line, pedigree, descent




• The clue is 40. Tightens one's ice skates, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACESUP




• The clue is 41. German "Phooey!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACH




• The clue is 42. Give in to gravity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAG

  Possible Answer : swag, sag, flag, droop, sag_down




• The clue is 43. Gave up, as territory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEDED

  Possible Answer : yield, give_up, concede, deliver, cede, surrender, grant




• The clue is 47. Feel relief from anxiety. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BREATHEEASY




• The clue is 52. Do a whoopsie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

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




• The clue is 53. "Rick and ___" (adult animated sitcom). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORTY




• The clue is 54. Card that can have the highest or lowest value. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer : I, super, virtuoso, whiz, nail, whizz, hotshot, star, unity, Allied_Command_Europe, champion, crack, one, sweep_through, sail_through, tiptop, breeze_through, A-one, 1, sensation, genius, wiz, tops, ace, topnotch, maven, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, top-notch, ACE, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, superstar, wizard, single, mavin, pass_with_flying_colors, adept, first-rate




• The clue is 55. Leave roaring with laughter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAY

  Possible Answer : hit, dispatch, polish_off, slay, bump_off, remove, murder, off




• The clue is 56. "Beware the ___ of March". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDES

  Possible Answer : ides




• The clue is 57. Aid in preventing a shipwreck. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: LIGHTHOUSE

  Possible Answer : beacon_light, pharos, beacon, lighthouse




• The clue is 60. Edible ice cream holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONE

  Possible Answer : retinal_cone, conoid, cone, strobile, cone_cell, strobilus, cone_shape




• The clue is 61. Competent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABLE

  Possible Answer : able, capable, able-bodied

  Possible Opposite Answer : unable




• The clue is 62. More than willing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAGER

  Possible Answer : eager, tidal_bore, eagre, aegir, bore

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneager




• The clue is 63. "At Last" singer James. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTA




• The clue is 64. Sent a private text, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DMED




• The clue is 65. Journalism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRESS

  Possible Answer : weight-lift, insistency, military_press, press, crush, mechanical_press, urge_on, bid, agitate, beseech, iron_out, campaign, exhort, insistence, public_press, compress, constrict, pressure, fight, pressing, iron, press_out, weigh, entreat, adjure, printing_press, weightlift, compact, urge, squeeze, contract, closet, imperativeness, jam, conjure, push, crusade, wardrobe

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Word before plane or projection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTRAL

  Possible Answer: stellar, astral

• The clue is 2. Uncommon thing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RARITY

  Possible Answer: low_density, rarity, rareness, curio, tenuity, oddity, infrequency, peculiarity, oddment, curiosity

• The clue is 3. Oozes, as charm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXUDES

  Possible Answer: exudate, exude, ooze, ooze_out, transude

• The clue is 4. Basketball goals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NETS

  Possible Answer: profit, net, earnings, nett, cyberspace, mesh, meshing, meshwork, web, internet, sack, network, clear, lucre, sack_up, net_profit, net_income, profits

• The clue is 5. Cigarette byproduct. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

• The clue is 6. Holi celebrant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HINDU

  Possible Answer: Hindi, Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani

• The clue is 7. "Rumor has it …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHEAR

• The clue is 8. Uno x 2. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOS

  Possible Answer: disk_operating_system, behave, practice, ut, cause, DoS, coiffe, brawl, DOS, get_along, DO, coiffure, arrange, come, State_Department, fare, act, dress, United_States_Department_of_State, Doctor_of_Osteopathy, serve, Department_of_State, execute, perform, practise, make_out, bash, suffice, answer, do, manage, coif, doh, exercise, State, make, set

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake

• The clue is 9. Mini-albums, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPS

• The clue is 10. Cost for a commercial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADFEE

• The clue is 11. Hangout events for two guy friends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRODATES

• The clue is 12. Common chart for comparing data. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARGRAPH

• The clue is 13. Swears (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTESTS

  Possible Answer: evidence, certify, testify, attest, bear_witness, take_the_stand, manifest, demonstrate

• The clue is 18. Stock market debut, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPO

  Possible Answer: initial_offering, IPO, initial_public_offering

• The clue is 22. Caustic drain cleaner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYE

  Possible Answer: lye

• The clue is 24. Made a quick retreat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLED

  Possible Answer: fly, take_flight, flee

• The clue is 25. Kind of steak named after a letter of the alphabet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBONE

• The clue is 26. Chillaxes with friends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANGS

  Possible Answer: hang_up, flow, knack, cling, string_up, bent, pay_heed, attend, give_ear, fall, hang, advert

• The clue is 28. Ye ___ Shoppe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDE

• The clue is 32. Arabic for God. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLAH

  Possible Answer: Allah

• The clue is 33. Digitally make to look younger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAGE

• The clue is 34. Brief moment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEC

  Possible Answer: Securities_and_Exchange_Commission, sec, s, secant, unsweet, SEC, second

• The clue is 35. Ready to eat, as fruit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIPE

  Possible Answer: advanced, ripe, good, mature, right

  Possible Opposite Answer : green

• The clue is 36. Minuscule picture used in spycraft. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICRODOT

  Possible Answer: microdot

• The clue is 37. Essential to the character of something. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INHERENT

  Possible Answer: integral, constitutional, inherent, inbuilt, underlying, built-in, implicit_in

• The clue is 38. Football holder in "Peanuts". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUCY

  Possible Answer: Lucy

• The clue is 39. Cheese-loving test subjects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LABMICE

• The clue is 42. Pigpen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STY

  Possible Answer: sty, pigpen, hordeolum, pigsty, stye, eye_infection

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

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

  The answer: DELUGE

  Possible Answer: cloudburst, flood, swamp, alluvion, overwhelm, inundation, flood_out, torrent, soaker, submerge, inundate, deluge, waterspout, downpour, pelter

• The clue is 45. Wipes out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERASES

  Possible Answer: rub_out, erase, wipe_out, wipe_off, delete, score_out, efface

  Possible Opposite Answer : record

• The clue is 46. Spinners in laundromats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRYERS

  Possible Answer: dryer, drier

• The clue is 48. On the ocean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATSEA

• The clue is 49. Sharp-eyed bird. 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 50. Felt sore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHED

  Possible Answer: pine, smart, hurt, yen, yearn, suffer, ache, languish

• The clue is 51. "Quiet on the ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SET

  Possible Answer: mark, Set, readiness, dictated, solidifying, adjust, solidification, fructify, coiffe, go_under, band, define, typeset, rigid, put, bent, laid, exercise_set, coiffure, situated, correct, fix, arrange, go_down, fixed, prepare, gear_up, ready, determined, determine, circle, dress, hardened, stage_set, limit, lay_out, congeal, plant, Seth, set, lay, position, set_up, specify, localize, located, countersink, fit, hardening, place, sic, localise, primed, do, lot, coif, pose, jell, placed, curing, rig

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise

• The clue is 55. Fly high. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOAR

  Possible Answer: sailplane, surge, soar_upwards, hang_glide, soar_up, soar, zoom

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

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

  The answer: LAD

  Possible Answer: laddie, sonny_boy, gent, cuss, cub, chap, bloke, fellow, feller, blighter, fella, lad, sonny

• The clue is 58. Company nicknamed "Big Blue". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBM

• The clue is 59. With it, in last-century slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEP

  Possible Answer: hip_to, hep, hip

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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 (44 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

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. Smart	4
2A	5. Sensation	5
3A	10. Acquisition on the big day	5
4A	15. "That's a good one!"	4
5A	16. Galápagos island that was home to Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his subspecies	5
6A	17. Who knows what preceded the Big Bang	5
7A	18. *Yes — three arduous ones	16
8A	21. February 14, informally	4
9A	22. Scratch that!	4
10A	23. El ___	3
11A	24. Like novices	5
12A	26. Spoil	6
13A	28. Preceder of how, way or where	3
14A	29. *Yes — sometimes more than 1,000	9
15A	31. Patooties	5
16A	33. Little dipper?	3
17A	34. "Tout à fait!"	3
18A	35. Tire	4
19A	37. *Yes — exactly one, in common usage	12
20A	42. First line on many a form	4
21A	43. Common garnish in a chirashi bowl	3
22A	44. Had at present?	3
23A	47. Article of lab wear	5
24A	50. *No — but it does have three feet	9
25A	53. Elizabethan curse	3
26A	54. Country that las islas Canarias are part of	6
27A	57. Important blood line	5
28A	58. "___ is the proper task of life": Nietzsche	3
29A	59. Business whose rewards program gives "Stackholder Perks"	4
30A	60. Raving	4
31A	61. Question during a brainstorming session ... or of the answers to the starred clues	16
32A	67. Popular Japanese brew	5
33A	68. Alcohol, slangily	5
34A	69. Literary heroine who says "I would always rather be happy than dignified"	4
35A	70. Its capital is Sanaa	5
36A	71. Heavens	5
37A	72. Debugging component?	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Smart"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that elegant and fashionable; ; ; ; - julia child
• Similar words include: classy, swish
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POSH

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2A: "5. Sensation"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vigorous blow
• Similar words include: break, bash, crush
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SMASH

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3A: "10. Acquisition on the big day"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INLAW

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4A: "15. "That's a good one!""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAHA

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5A: "16. Galápagos island that was home to Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his subspecies"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PINTA

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6A: "17. Who knows what preceded the Big Bang"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOONE

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7A: "18. *Yes — three arduous ones"

16 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________________

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Answer: IRONMANTRIATHLON

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8A: "21. February 14, informally"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VDAY

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9A: "22. Scratch that!"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

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: urge, spoil, itching
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ITCH

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10A: "23. El ___"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the united states army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the army anywhere in the world
• Similar words include: Criminal Investigation Command
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CID

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11A: "24. Like novices"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
• Similar words include: unripe, common, gullible
• Opposite of: ripe

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Answer: GREEN

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12A: "26. Spoil"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
• Similar words include: corrupt, befoul, sully
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DEFILE

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13A: "28. Preceder of how, way or where"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one or some or every or all without specification
• Similar words include: whatever, whatsoever
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANY

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14A: "29. *Yes — sometimes more than 1,000"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs
• Similar words include: milliped, millepede
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: MILLIPEDE

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15A: "31. Patooties"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that thick end of the handle
• Similar words include: backside, stooge, behind
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BUTTS

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16A: "33. Little dipper?"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the digits of the foot
• Similar words include: toenail
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TOE

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17A: "34. "Tout à fait!""

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OUI

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18A: "35. Tire"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
• Similar words include: iris, ease up, sag
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FLAG

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19A: "37. *Yes — exactly one, in common usage"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: DIRECTFLIGHT

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20A: "42. First line on many a form"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a language unit by which a person or thing is known
• Similar words include: figure, public figure, identify
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NAME

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21A: "43. Common garnish in a chirashi bowl"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Similar words include: hard roe
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROE

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22A: "44. Had at present?"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
• Similar words include: give, experience, throw
• Opposite of: lack, abstain

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Answer: HAS

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23A: "47. Article of lab wear"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
• Similar words include: gaberdine, duster, gabardine
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SMOCK

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24A: "50. *No — but it does have three feet"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a measure or standard used for comparison
• Similar words include: yard measure
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: YARDSTICK

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25A: "53. Elizabethan curse"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
• Similar words include: syphilis, lues, lues venerea
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: POX

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26A: "54. Country that las islas Canarias are part of"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern europe on the iberian peninsula; a former colonial power
• Similar words include: Spain, Kingdom of Spain
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ESPANA

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27A: "57. Important blood line"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AORTA

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28A: "58. "___ is the proper task of life": Nietzsche"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Similar words include: artistry, artistic production, graphics
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ART

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29A: "59. Business whose rewards program gives "Stackholder Perks""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IHOP

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30A: "60. Raving"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
• Similar words include: zealous, greedy, esurient
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AVID

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31A: "61. Question during a brainstorming session ... or of the answers to the starred clues"

16 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________________

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Answer: DOESTHISHAVELEGS

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32A: "67. Popular Japanese brew"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASAHI

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33A: "68. Alcohol, slangily"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAUCE

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34A: "69. Literary heroine who says "I would always rather be happy than dignified""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
• Similar words include: Lake Eyre
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EYRE

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35A: "70. Its capital is Sanaa"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic on the southwestern shores of the arabian peninsula on the indian ocean; formed in 1990
• Similar words include: Republic of Yemen
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YEMEN

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36A: "71. Heavens"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

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, ethyl ether, quintessence
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ETHER

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37A: "72. Debugging component?"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEET

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Letter after upsilon	3
2D	2. Trireme tool	3
3D	3. Cleared, as snow	8
4D	4. "Messiah" composer	6
5D	5. Neuter	4
6D	6. What a big hand indicates: Abbr.	3
7D	7. Its colony can be considered one superorganism	3
8D	8. Struggle	6
9D	9. World's most populous Creole-speaking country	5
10D	10. Pretty much assured	8
11D	11. Japanese drama	3
12D	12. Feline in a 2000s meme	6
13D	13. Dub ... or rub	6
14D	14. Fast-food restaurant that sells Frostys	6
15D	19. ___-pedi	4
16D	20. Oft-injured part of the knee, for short	3
17D	24. Clock-setting std.	3
18D	25. ___ Bravo (México/Tejas border)	3
19D	26. Certain tie score	5
20D	27. Mince words?	4
21D	30. Frost piece	4
22D	32. Sound of dissatisfaction	3
23D	35. Botanist's study	5
24D	36. Told stories	4
25D	38. Business ending	3
26D	39. Roll in dough	8
27D	40. Actress/union leader Drescher	4
28D	41. Symbol of spiritual insight, in Hinduism	8
29D	45. Class ___	3
30D	46. Music genre with "walking" bass lines	3
31D	47. Steamy occasion?	6
32D	48. Lugubrious	6
33D	49. Pioneers' prairie pullers	6
34D	50. Harangues	6
35D	51. Store	4
36D	52. Worked sufferingly	6
37D	55. "Pipe down!"	3
38D	56. Composure	5
39D	60. Attest	4
40D	62. ___-goat	3
41D	63. "Wait ... really?"	3
42D	64. One of a kind	3
43D	65. Test for future Ph.D.s	3
44D	66. Not needing anything else	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Letter after upsilon"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 21st letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PHI

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2D: "2. Trireme tool"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OAR

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3D: "3. Cleared, as snow"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dig with or as if with a shovel
• Similar words include: shovel
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SHOVELED

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4D: "4. "Messiah" composer"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a prolific british baroque composer (born in germany) remembered best for his oratorio messiah (1685-1759)
• Similar words include: George Frideric Handel, George Frederick Handel, Georg Friedrich Handel
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HANDEL

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5D: "5. Neuter"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that remove the ovaries of
• Similar words include: alter, neuter, castrate
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SPAY

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6D: "6. What a big hand indicates: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
• Similar words include: Amoy, Taiwanese, Hokkianese
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MIN

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7D: "7. Its colony can be considered one superorganism"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Similar words include: pismire, emmet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANT

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8D: "8. Struggle"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lack of agreement or harmony
• Similar words include: discord
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STRIFE

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9D: "9. World's most populous Creole-speaking country"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic in the west indies on the western part of the island of hispaniola; achieved independence from france in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
• Similar words include: Republic of Haiti, Hispaniola, Hayti
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HAITI

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10D: "10. Pretty much assured"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: INTHEBAG

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11D: "11. Japanese drama"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOH

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12D: "12. Feline in a 2000s meme"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LOLCAT

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13D: "13. Dub ... or rub"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that choose by or as if by divine intervention
• Similar words include: embrocate, anele, inunct
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ANOINT

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14D: "14. Fast-food restaurant that sells Frostys"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: WENDYS

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15D: "19. ___-pedi"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MANI

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16D: "20. Oft-injured part of the knee, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ACL

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17D: "24. Clock-setting std."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the local time at the 0 meridian passing through greenwich, england; it is the same everywhere
• Similar words include: Greenwich Mean Time, UT, Greenwich Time
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GMT

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18D: "25. ___ Bravo (México/Tejas border)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
• Similar words include: Rio de Janeiro
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RIO

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19D: "26. Certain tie score"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
• Similar words include: dickens, two, devil
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DEUCE

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20D: "27. Mince words?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Similar words include: edit out, blue-pencil, delete
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDIT

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21D: "30. Frost piece"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
• Similar words include: verse form
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POEM

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22D: "32. Sound of dissatisfaction"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UGH

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23D: "35. Botanist's study"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that all the plant life in a particular region or period
• Similar words include: plant life, vegetation, botany
• Opposite of: fauna

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Answer: FLORA

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24D: "36. Told stories"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a german art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
• Similar words include: lie in, dwell, consist
• Opposite of: stand, arise

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Answer: LIED

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25D: "38. Business ending"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to saddam hussein's government of iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of sunni and shiite arabs and kurds who hope to build a new government
• Similar words include: Iraqi National Congress
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INC

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26D: "39. Roll in dough"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: RAKEITIN

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27D: "40. Actress/union leader Drescher"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FRAN

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28D: "41. Symbol of spiritual insight, in Hinduism"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: THIRDEYE

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29D: "45. Class ___"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• Similar words include: routine, human activity, do
• Opposite of: refrain

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Answer: ACT

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30D: "46. Music genre with "walking" bass lines"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SKA

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31D: "47. Steamy occasion?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SPADAY

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32D: "48. Lugubrious"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - bruce bliven
• Similar words include: glowering, glum, saturnine
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MOROSE

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33D: "49. Pioneers' prairie pullers"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OXTEAM

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34D: "50. Harangues"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: YAPSAT

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35D: "51. Store"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
• Similar words include: write, keep, make unnecessary
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAVE

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36D: "52. Worked sufferingly"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Similar words include: moil, labor, dig
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TOILED

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37D: "55. "Pipe down!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SHH

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38D: "56. Composure"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
• Similar words include: cool, aplomb, assuredness
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: POISE

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39D: "60. Attest"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that report or maintain
• Similar words include: affirm, assert, say
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AVER

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40D: "62. ___-goat"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SHE

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41D: "63. "Wait ... really?""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HUH

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42D: "64. One of a kind"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: genius, wiz, wizard
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ACE

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43D: "65. Test for future Ph.D.s"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GRE

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44D: "66. Not needing anything else"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Similar words include: do, circle, fix
• Opposite of: rise

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Answer: SET

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Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

44 Down Clues

81 Total Clues

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