27417 Tue Mar 12, 2024 NYT by Andrew Kingsley and Garrett Chalfin

Across Clues :

1. Discontinue, 5. ___ cake (dessert with a liquid chocolate core), 9. Skewered meat dish, 14. Wander, 15. "Victory is mine!", 16. Reply to "Grazie", 17. A♭?, 19. Feeling the need to scratch, 20. Blanc who was known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices", 21. Tries not to be found, 22. "Hello," in Mandarin, 23. Categorize, 25. Give lip to, 26. Where visitors take photos pretending to hold up a landmark, 28. Not playing any songs, as a radio station, 31. Rocker Lavigne, 34. Offering from the miller or the cook, in Chaucer, 36. Never Have I ___ (party game), 37. Shakespearean "Tsk!", 38. B♭?, 41. X–III, 42. Berry rich in antioxidants (and vowels), 44. Accessory that may denote military rank, 45. Deep chasm, 47. Smallest unit of purchasing power, in an idiom, 49. Start of a spell, 51. Liquid-ate?, 52. "You can say that again!", 56. High-end Honda, 58. Pancakes sometimes served with caviar, 61. Apt anagram of "yea", 62. Put forward, 63. B♯?, 65. Speak one's mind, 66. Cereal crop, 67. Gave the go-ahead, 68. Quick kisses, 69. Occasion for blowing out candles, informally, 70. Dudes

Down Clues :

1. Field of play?, 2. Double Dutch equipment, 3. Racetrack shapes, 4. Pay-___-view, 5. City ___ (place for a population sign), 6. Wowed, 7. Botanical climber, 8. Flik and Dot, in "A Bug's Life", 9. Kind of cord or column, 10. Skilled performer, 11. E♯?, 12. Persian honorific, 13. Fluctuate wildly, 18. Skydiving or a ride on a roller coaster, 24. Big name in nail polish, 25. Whole host, 27. Corroded, 28. "Hi," in Lanai, 29. Lanai neckwear, 30. Mother of Kim, Kylie and Kourtney, 31. A ways away, 32. The "V" of V.P., 33. Follow a composer's notation ... or a hint to interpreting four clues in this puzzle, 35. Show stoppers?, 39. "Winning ___ everything", 40. Fictional land ruled by Aslan, 43. Winter Olympics facility, 46. Naughty, 48. Fills with delight, 50. Anonymous creator of a painting sold at auction that subsequently shredded itself, 53. A kind of poem / Found within this crossword clue / Serendipity, 54. "Sheesh!", 55. Tends to an overgrown garden, 56. Each, 57. Make do, 58. Amorphous shape, 59. Hamperful, 60. Smallest bit, 64. Daily record

Break down the NYT Crosswords: March 12, 2024

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

New York Times, Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Discontinue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DROP

  Possible Answer : spend, shed, throw_away, overlook, dismiss, devolve, drop_off, set_down, deteriorate, fall, throw, degenerate, dribble, cliff, throw_off, knock_off, dip, drip, expend, put_down, neglect, flatten, discharge, cut_down, free_fall, send_away, drop_cloth, unload, driblet, strike_down, omit, miss, overleap, drop-off, sink, bead, pearl, cast, fell, swing, shake_off, dangle, cast_off, pretermit, leave_out, drib, drop, drop_curtain, send_packing, drop_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : sharpen, recuperate, attend_to




• The clue is 5. ___ cake (dessert with a liquid chocolate core). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAVA

  Possible Answer : lava




• The clue is 9. Skewered meat dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATAY




• The clue is 14. Wander. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROVE

  Possible Answer : roll, rove, vagabond, reeve, ramble, range, tramp, drift, roam, stray, swan, wander, cast




• The clue is 15. "Victory is mine!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IWIN




• The clue is 16. Reply to "Grazie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PREGO




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

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

  The answer: APARTMENT

  Possible Answer : flat, apartment




• The clue is 19. Feeling the need to scratch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITCHY

  Possible Answer : antsy, itchy, fretful, fidgety




• The clue is 20. Blanc who was known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEL




• The clue is 21. Tries not to be found. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIDES

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : show




• The clue is 22. "Hello," in Mandarin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIHAO




• The clue is 23. Categorize. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSORT

  Possible Answer : sort_out, associate, separate, class, classify, sort, consort, assort, affiliate




• The clue is 25. Give lip to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASS

  Possible Answer : mouth, sass, backtalk, SAS, back_talk, sassing, Special_Air_Service, lip




• The clue is 26. Where visitors take photos pretending to hold up a landmark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PISA

  Possible Answer : Pisa




• The clue is 28. Not playing any songs, as a radio station. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLTALK




• The clue is 31. Rocker Lavigne. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVRIL




• The clue is 34. Offering from the miller or the cook, in Chaucer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALE

  Possible Answer : tale, narration, tarradiddle, story, taradiddle, narrative, fib




• The clue is 36. Never Have I ___ (party game). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVER

  Possible Answer : ever, of_all_time, ever_so, e'er, always

  Possible Opposite Answer : never




• The clue is 37. Shakespearean "Tsk!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIE




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

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

  The answer: LIEDOWN




• The clue is 41. X–III. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VII

  Possible Answer : VII, septet, seven, heptad, septenary, vii, 7, sevener




• The clue is 42. Berry rich in antioxidants (and vowels). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACAI




• The clue is 44. Accessory that may denote military rank. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASH

  Possible Answer : waistband, waistcloth, sash, window_sash, girdle, cincture




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

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

  The answer: ABYSS

  Possible Answer : abysm, abyss




• The clue is 47. Smallest unit of purchasing power, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDCENT




• The clue is 49. Start of a spell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABRA




• The clue is 51. Liquid-ate?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELT

  Possible Answer : run, evaporate, unfreeze, unthaw, melt, mellow_out, fade, dethaw, thawing, melting, mellow, dissolve, meld, thaw, disappear, melt_down




• The clue is 52. "You can say that again!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDHOW




• The clue is 56. High-end Honda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACURA




• The clue is 58. Pancakes sometimes served with caviar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLINI

  Possible Answer : bliny, blini




• The clue is 61. Apt anagram of "yea". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYE




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

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

  The answer: POSIT

  Possible Answer : fix, situate, put_forward, deposit, posit, submit, postulate, state




• The clue is 63. B♯?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOKALIVE




• The clue is 65. Speak one's mind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPINE

  Possible Answer : animadvert, sound_off, think, speak_out, opine, speak_up, imagine, suppose, guess, reckon




• The clue is 66. Cereal crop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OATS

  Possible Answer : oat




• The clue is 67. Gave the go-ahead. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKED




• The clue is 68. Quick kisses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PECKS

  Possible Answer : beak, lot, mass, pot, peck_at, passel, spate, heap, peck, batch, mickle, hen-peck, sight, pick_at, stack, nag, mint, pick, pick_up, pile, good_deal, slew, flock, great_deal, muckle, plenty, raft, tidy_sum, smack, mess, wad, deal, mountain, hatful, quite_a_little




• The clue is 69. Occasion for blowing out candles, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BDAY




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

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

  The answer: GUYS

  Possible Answer : make_fun, guy_rope, laugh_at, poke_fun, Guy, cat, hombre, bozo, ridicule, rib, blackguard, guy, roast, guy_cable, jest_at, guy_wire

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Field of play?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAMA

  Possible Answer: drama, dramatic_play, play, dramatic_event

• The clue is 2. Double Dutch equipment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROPES

  Possible Answer: Mexican_valium, R-2, roofy, rope, circle, forget_me_drug, rophy, leash, lasso, roach

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

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

  The answer: OVALS

  Possible Answer: oval, ellipse

• The clue is 4. Pay-___-view. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PER

• The clue is 5. City ___ (place for a population sign). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMITS

  Possible Answer: fix, limit, demarcation_line, trammel, confine, define, determine, throttle, boundary, bound, terminal_point, restrain, demarcation, point_of_accumulation, terminus_ad_quem, specify, restrict, circumscribe, set, limitation, limit_point

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

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

  The answer: AWED

  Possible Answer: awestricken, awful, awed, awe, awestruck

  Possible Opposite Answer : unawed

• The clue is 7. Botanical climber. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VINE

  Possible Answer: vine

• The clue is 8. Flik and Dot, in "A Bug's Life". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTS

  Possible Answer: emmet, pismire, ant

• The clue is 9. Kind of cord or column. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPINAL

  Possible Answer: spinal, spinal_anesthesia, spinal_anaesthesia

• The clue is 10. Skilled performer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTISTE

  Possible Answer: artiste

• The clue is 11. E♯?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TECHSAVVY

• The clue is 12. Persian honorific. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGHA

  Possible Answer: Aga, Agha

• The clue is 13. Fluctuate wildly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOYO

• The clue is 18. Skydiving or a ride on a roller coaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THRILL

  Possible Answer: exalt, inebriate, kick, thrill, throb, exhilarate, tickle, beatify, vibrate, bang, boot, chill, shiver, frisson, rush, tingle, shudder, charge, flush, quiver, tickle_pink

• The clue is 24. Big name in nail polish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPI

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

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

  The answer: SLEW

  Possible Answer: lot, mass, pot, passel, spate, heap, slue, peck, batch, mickle, sheer, murder, bump_off, swerve, veer, sight, polish_off, slide, stack, remove, dispatch, mint, cut, pile, slay, skid, good_deal, slew, flock, great_deal, muckle, plenty, raft, tidy_sum, mess, wad, deal, slip, off, hit, mountain, hatful, quite_a_little, trend, curve

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

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

  The answer: ATEAT

• The clue is 28. "Hi," in Lanai. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOHA

  Possible Answer: ciao, aloha

• The clue is 29. Lanai neckwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEIS

  Possible Answer: wreath, chaplet, garland, lei, coronal

• The clue is 30. Mother of Kim, Kylie and Kourtney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KRIS

  Possible Answer: kris, creese, crease

• The clue is 31. A ways away. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFAR

  Possible Answer: afar

• The clue is 32. The "V" of V.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VICE

  Possible Answer: frailty, vice

• The clue is 33. Follow a composer's notation ... or a hint to interpreting four clues in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READMUSIC

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

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

  The answer: ADS

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

• The clue is 39. "Winning ___ everything". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISNT

• The clue is 40. Fictional land ruled by Aslan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NARNIA

• The clue is 43. Winter Olympics facility. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICERINK

• The clue is 46. Naughty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAD

  Possible Answer: risky, spoiled, spoilt, regretful, badness, bad, unfit, defective, badly, tough, unsound, speculative, big, forged, uncollectible, high-risk, sorry

  Possible Opposite Answer : good, goodness, unregretful

• The clue is 48. Fills with delight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELATES

  Possible Answer: uplift, lift_up, intoxicate, pick_up, elate

  Possible Opposite Answer : depress

• The clue is 50. Anonymous creator of a painting sold at auction that subsequently shredded itself. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANKSY

• The clue is 53. A kind of poem / Found within this crossword clue / Serendipity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAIKU

  Possible Answer: haiku

• The clue is 54. "Sheesh!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OYVEY

• The clue is 55. Tends to an overgrown garden. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEEDS

  Possible Answer: pot, sens, grass, weeds, smoke, weed, locoweed, dope, sess, green_goddess, widow's_weeds, Mary_Jane, mourning_band, skunk, gage

  Possible Opposite Answer : cultivated_plant

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

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

  The answer: APOP

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

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

  The answer: COPE

  Possible Answer: make_out, cope, coping, grapple, make_do, header, manage, contend, deal, get_by

• The clue is 58. Amorphous shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOB

  Possible Answer: fleck, blob, blot, spot

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

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

  The answer: LOAD

  Possible Answer: cargo, encumbrance, shipment, lode, warhead, load_up, dilute, consignment, stretch, incumbrance, burden, debase, loading, laden, payload, lading, lade, load, freight, charge, onus, adulterate

• The clue is 60. Smallest bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOTA

  Possible Answer: whit, tittle, smidge, shred, smidgen, iota, smidgeon, scintilla, smidgin

• The clue is 64. Daily record. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOG

  Possible Answer: log, logarithm, lumber

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (37 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. Fashion designer Schiaparelli	4
2A	5. Boomer playing in a band	8
3A	13. Things that may be connected	4
4A	14. 2023 musical with a Tony for Best Choreography	9
5A	15. Some arthritis	4
6A	16. Climbed without ropes	10
7A	17. Fire in one's belly	8
8A	19. Old money, for short?	3
9A	20. Jewish honorific	3
10A	21. They work around the clock	5
11A	23. Big Apple athlete	5
12A	27. Home ___	5
13A	29. Summer Olympics event	4
14A	31. Gram alternative	3
15A	32. Trusted one, typically	5
16A	33. Mr. Right, e.g.	9
17A	35. Silver of the Silver Bulletin	4
18A	36. Deduce	5
19A	37. L.G.B.T.Q.+ rights activist Windsor	4
20A	38. Suddenly kicks the bucket	9
21A	40. Go viral	5
22A	41. "Opportunity," per Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	3
23A	42. Introductory dissection subject	4
24A	43. Plane on a diamond	5
25A	44. ___ Hadley, "Clever Girl" novelist	5
26A	46. Certain put-back shot	5
27A	48. Golden ratio symbol	3
28A	50. Rx dosages	3
29A	52. Extend	8
30A	54. Their talent may not be as important as their last names	10
31A	58. Awed reactions	4
32A	59. One who enjoys the high C's?	9
33A	60. Slow ___ (response from the unamused)	4
34A	61. Disparities studied by economists	8
35A	62. High-fat diet, informally	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Fashion designer Schiaparelli"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELSA

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2A: "5. Boomer playing in a band"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BASSDRUM

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3A: "13. Things that may be connected"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very small circular shape
• Similar words include: battery-acid, disperse, scatter
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DOTS

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4A: "14. 2023 musical with a Tony for Best Choreography"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ILLINOISE

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5A: "15. Some arthritis"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
• Similar words include: urarthritis, gouty arthritis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GOUT

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6A: "16. Climbed without ropes"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: FREESOLOED

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7A: "17. Fire in one's belly"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cherished desire
• Similar words include: ambitiousness, dream, aspiration
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: AMBITION

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8A: "19. Old money, for short?"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Similar words include: ire, Provisional IRA, wrath
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRA

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9A: "20. Jewish honorific"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that `johnny' was applied as a nickname for confederate soldiers by the federal soldiers in the american civil war; `greyback' derived from their grey confederate uniforms
• Similar words include: greyback, Johnny, Johnny Reb
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REB

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10A: "21. They work around the clock"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
• Similar words include: hand, script, pass
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HANDS

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11A: "23. Big Apple athlete"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KNICK

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12A: "27. Home ___"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
• Similar words include: terminal, storehouse, entrepot
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DEPOT

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13A: "29. Summer Olympics event"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EPEE

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14A: "31. Gram alternative"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that your grandmother
• Similar words include: Nan River, naan, grandma
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAN

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15A: "32. Trusted one, typically"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is older than you are
• Similar words include: older, senior, sr.
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELDER

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16A: "33. Mr. Right, e.g."

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: IDEALMATE

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17A: "35. Silver of the Silver Bulletin"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NATE

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18A: "36. Deduce"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that reason by deduction; establish by deduction
• Similar words include: extrapolate, deduce, guess
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INFER

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19A: "37. L.G.B.T.Q.+ rights activist Windsor"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDIE

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20A: "38. Suddenly kicks the bucket"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: DROPSDEAD

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21A: "40. Go viral"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a general direction in which something tends to move
• Similar words include: tendency, veer, slew
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TREND

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22A: "41. "Opportunity," per Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that how long something has existed
• Similar words include: eld, geezerhood, long time
• Opposite of: rejuvenate

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Answer: AGE

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23A: "42. Introductory dissection subject"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla annelida and chaetognatha and nematoda and nemertea and platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
• Similar words include: writhe, insect, dirt ball
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WORM

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24A: "43. Plane on a diamond"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a distinct feature or element in a problem
• Similar words include: aspect
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FACET

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25A: "44. ___ Hadley, "Clever Girl" novelist"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TESSA

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26A: "46. Certain put-back shot"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TIPIN

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27A: "48. Golden ratio symbol"

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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28A: "50. Rx dosages"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one thousandth (1/1,000) gram
• Similar words include: atomic number 12, milligram, Mg
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MGS

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29A: "52. Extend"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make longer
• Opposite of: shorten
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LENGTHEN

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30A: "54. Their talent may not be as important as their last names"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: NEPOBABIES

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31A: "58. Awed reactions"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Similar words include: aah, ooh
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OOHS

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32A: "59. One who enjoys the high C's?"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a patron of the opera
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: OPERAGOER

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33A: "60. Slow ___ (response from the unamused)"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden very loud noise
• Similar words include: acclaim, bam, applaud
• Opposite of: boo

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Answer: CLAP

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34A: "61. Disparities studied by economists"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: WAGEGAPS

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35A: "62. High-fat diet, informally"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KETO

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Annual mystery award	5
2D	2. Had an outsize presence	11
3D	3. They may recently have been in a jam	11
4D	4. Prosecco relative	4
5D	5. Results of some remarriages	15
6D	6. Yard sale?	3
7D	7. Afirmativa enfática	4
8D	8. Swim with the fishes?	7
9D	9. Larry ___, longtime owner of the Cleveland Guardians	5
10D	10. Grande opening?	3
11D	11. Fair ___ (concept in copyright law)	3
12D	12. Kind of school	3
13D	14. Wrinkle remover	4
14D	16. Diktat	4
15D	18. Repeated role for Chris Hemsworth	4
16D	22. Word with dating or skating	5
17D	24. Bad place to be while gambling	11
18D	25. Fictional companion of Thing One and Thing Two	11
19D	26. Hit below the belt, in a way	5
20D	28. Easter basket treat	4
21D	30. Pitch catcher?	3
22D	32. Wrap up by	5
23D	33. Like He and Xe	5
24D	34. Windy City exchange, in brief	4
25D	36. Altar-ed statement?	3
26D	39. Expo take-home	7
27D	40. Zesty flavor	4
28D	43. Parts of submarines also known as fairwaters	4
29D	45. D.I.Y. dessert item	5
30D	47. Pressure source	4
31D	49. Source of motivation, informally	5
32D	51. It's a long story	4
33D	53. Half time?	4
34D	54. When you're reading this	3
35D	55. Grp. with geologists and biologists	3
36D	56. Piece in the game Battleship	3
37D	57. Genre for Miles Davis or Dizzy Gillespie	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Annual mystery award"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the younger brother of edwy who became king of northumbria when it renounced edwy; on edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of england (944-975)
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EDGAR

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2D: "2. Had an outsize presence"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: LOOMEDLARGE

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3D: "3. They may recently have been in a jam"

11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: STUBBEDTOES

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4D: "4. Prosecco relative"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASTI

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5D: "5. Results of some remarriages"

15 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: BLENDEDFAMILIES

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6D: "6. Yard sale?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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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7D: "7. Afirmativa enfática"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SISI

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8D: "8. Swim with the fishes?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water
• Similar words include: breather, schnorkel, schnorchel
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SNORKEL

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9D: "9. Larry ___, longtime owner of the Cleveland Guardians"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DOLAN

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10D: "10. Grande opening?"

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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11D: "11. Fair ___ (concept in copyright law)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of using
• Similar words include: expend, economic consumption, utilize
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: USE

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12D: "12. Kind of school"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a master's degree in education
• Similar words include: Master of Education
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MED

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13D: "14. Wrinkle remover"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
• Similar words include: smoothing iron, atomic number 26, iron out
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IRON

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14D: "16. Diktat"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
• Similar words include: order, edict, rescript
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FIAT

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15D: "18. Repeated role for Chris Hemsworth"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with teutonic donar
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: THOR

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16D: "22. Word with dating or skating"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that distance travelled per unit time
• Similar words include: hie, swiftness, amphetamine
• Opposite of: decelerate, linger

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Answer: SPEED

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17D: "24. Bad place to be while gambling"

11 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: INADEEPHOLE

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18D: "25. Fictional companion of Thing One and Thing Two"

11 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: CATINTHEHAT

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19D: "26. Hit below the belt, in a way"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KNEED

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20D: "28. Easter basket treat"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the short weak cry of a young bird
• Similar words include: chirrup, chirp, cheep
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PEEP

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21D: "30. Pitch catcher?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Similar words include: auricle, capitulum, pinna
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EAR

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22D: "32. Wrap up by"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENDAT

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23D: "33. Like He and Xe"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unable to move or resist motion
• Similar words include: indifferent, sluggish, soggy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INERT

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24D: "34. Windy City exchange, in brief"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MERC

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25D: "36. Altar-ed statement?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IDO

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26D: "39. Expo take-home"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SWAGBAG

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27D: "40. Zesty flavor"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tart spicy quality
• Similar words include: piquance, savour, sea tangle
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TANG

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28D: "43. Parts of submarines also known as fairwaters"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
• Similar words include: pentad, five, Phoebe
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FINS

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29D: "45. D.I.Y. dessert item"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SMORE

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30D: "47. Pressure source"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
• Similar words include: equal, match, compeer
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PEER

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31D: "49. Source of motivation, informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INSPO

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32D: "51. It's a long story"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAGA

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33D: "53. Half time?"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TOCK

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34D: "54. When you're reading this"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the momentary present
• Similar words include: forthwith, right away, directly
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOW

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35D: "55. Grp. with geologists and biologists"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
• Similar words include: Environmental Protection Agency
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EPA

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36D: "56. Piece in the game Battleship"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
• Similar words include: nail, oarlock, rowlock
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PEG

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37D: "57. Genre for Miles Davis or Dizzy Gillespie"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the law enforcement agency of the justice department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
• Similar words include: sock, bebop, whop
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BOP

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

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

35 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

72 Total Clues

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