27405 Wed Nov 20, 2024 NYT Robert S. Gard

Across Clues :

1. Sources of unwanted feedback, perhaps, 5. Capital city with the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, home to the world's largest collection of skis, 9. Cause of lens flare, 14. In a moment, 15. Shoot forth, 16. School tool, 17. Coloring implement since 1903, 19. China's Zhou ___, 20. Atop, poetically, 21. Flying mammals, 22. Make like South Sudan in 2011, 23. Deep-fried Japanese fare, 25. Comic strip with a collection titled "Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet", 26. Blade runner?, 27. "You should open this on a personal device" heads-up, 29. Quaint contraction, 32. Sine ___ non, 35. Film representations, 37. Kind of computer port, 40. Books with legends, 42. Jones (for), 43. Parent working behind the scenes?, 45. Bit of cream, 47. Totally bonkers, 48. Make a big to-do (over), 50. Big name in sunglasses, 54. Domesticated, 56. Move to the beat?, 59. Montmartre sweetheart, 61. Christmas tree decoration, 62. What a coxswain notably doesn't do, 63. Worked on a trireme, e.g., 64. Downsizer? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle, 66. Lewis Carroll, for Charles Dodgson, 67. Bentley or Benz, e.g., 68. Asian soup, 69. "... he that is unjust in the ___ is unjust also in much": Luke 16:10, 70. Cyclops, for one, 71. Annual presidential speech, in brief

Down Clues :

1. Dapper sartorial choices, 2. Reef predator with extendable pharyngeal jaws, 3. Self-pitying lament, 4. Show on which Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her big break, in brief, 5. Hammerstein of Rodgers and Hammerstein, 6. Artificial bronze, 7. Fiery sorts, it's said, 8. B.Y.O.B. part, 9. Say hello to, 10. Makeshift shield during a food fight, 11. What a rear exit may lead to, 12. Pore over, 13. Pennsylvania home of minor-league baseball's SeaWolves, 18. ___ Dhabi, 22. Got steamed, 24. A.S.A.P., 25. Corporate $$$ overseers, 28. Abuses the listserv, say, 30. "For a quart of ___ is a dish for a king": Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale", 31. W-9 info, 33. Land on the Gulf of Oman, for short, 34. Bank withdrawal charge, 36. Air marshal's org., 37. Sch. that's home to the Warner Bros. Archives, 38. Potential rescue pet, 39. Culture group, 41. Like a lime green suit, 44. They're open to interpretation, 46. Hee-haws, 49. Athens's rival in the Peloponnesian War, 51. Spanish Harlem, e.g., 52. Wedding reception cry, 53. Goal of self-improvement, perhaps, 55. In our ___ (among us), 57. The "U" of 71-Across, 58. ___ Deighton, British spy novelist, 59. Declining industry of Appalachia, 60. Strong and healthy, 61. Shark bait, 64. Jazz instrument, 65. Berlin Marathon units: Abbr.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 20, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Sources of unwanted feedback, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMPS

  Possible Answer : adenosine_monophosphate, amp, adenylic_acid, AMP, A, ampere




• The clue is 5. Capital city with the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, home to the world's largest collection of skis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Norway, Oslo, Christiania




• The clue is 9. Cause of lens flare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLARE

  Possible Answer : brilliance, public_eye, glare, blaze, spotlight, limelight, glower




• The clue is 14. In a moment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOON

  Possible Answer : before_long, soon, shortly, presently




• The clue is 15. Shoot forth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEW

  Possible Answer : vomit, sick, chuck, spue, throw_up, ptyalise, purge, spew, disgorge, puke, spew_out, be_sick, cat, barf, regurgitate, upchuck, regorge, cast, vomit_up, honk, retch, ptyalize, spit, eruct

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down




• The clue is 16. School tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RULER

  Possible Answer : swayer, rule, ruler




• The clue is 17. Coloring implement since 1903. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAYOLACRAYON




• The clue is 19. China's Zhou ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENLAI




• The clue is 20. Atop, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OER




• The clue is 21. Flying mammals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATS

  Possible Answer : dotty, bats, cream, nuts, kookie, kooky, loopy, lick, clobber, batty, bonkers, loco, thrash, drub, balmy, flutter, squash_racket, whacky, wacky, barmy, cracked, loony, squash_racquet, at-bat, chiropteran, fruity, haywire, nutty, buggy, bat, cricket_bat, round_the_bend, crackers, daft, around_the_bend




• The clue is 22. Make like South Sudan in 2011. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECEDE

  Possible Answer : secede, break_away, splinter




• The clue is 23. Deep-fried Japanese fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEMPURA

  Possible Answer : tempura




• The clue is 25. Comic strip with a collection titled "Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATHY




• The clue is 26. Blade runner?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLED

  Possible Answer : sledge, sled, sleigh




• The clue is 27. "You should open this on a personal device" heads-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSFW




• The clue is 29. Quaint contraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWAS




• The clue is 32. Sine ___ non. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUA




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

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

  The answer: PORTRAYALS

  Possible Answer : depicting, portrait, delineation, enactment, characterization, depiction, portrayal, portraiture, personation, portraying




• The clue is 37. Kind of computer port. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USB




• The clue is 40. Books with legends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLASES

  Possible Answer : Atlas, map_collection, book_of_maps, atlas_vertebra, atlas, telamon




• The clue is 42. Jones (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEN

  Possible Answer : yearn, ache, hankering, languish, yen, pine




• The clue is 43. Parent working behind the scenes?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAGEMOM




• The clue is 45. Bit of cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAB

  Possible Answer : swob, dab, tap, pat, splash, swab, splatter




• The clue is 47. Totally bonkers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAYCRAY




• The clue is 48. Make a big to-do (over). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUSS

  Possible Answer : tiff, ado, spat, trouble, fuss, bustle, dither, bother, niggle, overprotect, fret, squabble, hustle, mother, bickering, stir, pettifoggery, hassle, flurry, flap, pother, tizzy, bicker




• The clue is 50. Big name in sunglasses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAYBAN




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

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

  The answer: TAMED

  Possible Answer : subdue, reclaim, domesticate, naturalize, tame, moderate, chasten, tone_down, naturalise, tamed, domesticize, domesticise, cultivate

  Possible Opposite Answer : wild




• The clue is 56. Move to the beat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PULSATE

  Possible Answer : pulsate, throb, pulse, quiver, beat




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

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

  The answer: CHERIE




• The clue is 61. Christmas tree decoration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANE

  Possible Answer : flog, lambaste, cane, lambast




• The clue is 62. What a coxswain notably doesn't do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROW

  Possible Answer : rowing, words, quarrel, dustup, wrangle, row, run-in, course




• The clue is 63. Worked on a trireme, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OARED




• The clue is 64. Downsizer? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHRINKRAY




• The clue is 66. Lewis Carroll, for Charles Dodgson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIAS

  Possible Answer : also_known_as, false_name, a.k.a., alias, assumed_name




• The clue is 67. Bentley or Benz, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTO

  Possible Answer : car, automobile, machine, motorcar, auto




• The clue is 68. Asian soup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISO

  Possible Answer : miso




• The clue is 69. "... he that is unjust in the ___ is unjust also in much": Luke 16:10. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAST

  Possible Answer : to_the_lowest_degree, least

  Possible Opposite Answer : most




• The clue is 70. Cyclops, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMAN




• The clue is 71. Annual presidential speech, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Dapper sartorial choices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASCOTS

  Possible Answer: ascot

• The clue is 2. Reef predator with extendable pharyngeal jaws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORAYEEL

• The clue is 3. Self-pitying lament. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORME

• The clue is 4. Show on which Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her big break, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 5. Hammerstein of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSCAR

  Possible Answer: Oscar, Academy_Award

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

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

  The answer: SPRAYTAN

• The clue is 7. Fiery sorts, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEOS

  Possible Answer: Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion

• The clue is 8. B.Y.O.B. part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWN

  Possible Answer: have, own, possess, ain

• The clue is 9. Say hello to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREET

  Possible Answer: recognize, recognise, greet

• The clue is 10. Makeshift shield during a food fight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUNCHTRAY

• The clue is 11. What a rear exit may lead to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLEYWAY

  Possible Answer: back_street, alleyway, alley

• The clue is 12. Pore over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READ

  Possible Answer: translate, scan, study, take, show, learn, record, read, understand, register, say, interpret

• The clue is 13. Pennsylvania home of minor-league baseball's SeaWolves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIE

  Possible Answer: Lake_Erie, Erie

• The clue is 18. ___ Dhabi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABU

• The clue is 22. Got steamed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAWRED

• The clue is 24. A.S.A.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDQ

• The clue is 25. Corporate $$$ overseers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CFOS

  Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

• The clue is 28. Abuses the listserv, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAMS

  Possible Answer: Spam, spam, junk_e-mail

• The clue is 30. "For a quart of ___ is a dish for a king": Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale". 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 31. W-9 info. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSN

• The clue is 33. Land on the Gulf of Oman, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UAE

• The clue is 34. Bank withdrawal charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMFEE

• The clue is 36. Air marshal's org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer: TSA, Transportation_Security_Administration

• The clue is 37. Sch. that's home to the Warner Bros. Archives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USC

• The clue is 38. Potential rescue pet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRAY

  Possible Answer: swan, divagate, wander, roll, stray, range, rove, roam, vagabond, drift, err, isolated, tramp, ramble, cast, digress

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

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

  The answer: BACTERIA

  Possible Answer: bacteria, bacterium

• The clue is 41. Like a lime green suit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOUD

  Possible Answer: flashy, tawdry, loudly, garish, meretricious, brassy, loud, forte, cheap, tacky, tatty, aloud, gaudy, gimcrack, trashy, flash

  Possible Opposite Answer : soft, piano, softly

• The clue is 44. They're open to interpretation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAYAREAS

• The clue is 46. Hee-haws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAYS

  Possible Answer: mash, bray, hee-haw, grind, crunch, comminute

• The clue is 49. Athens's rival in the Peloponnesian War. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPARTA

  Possible Answer: Sparta

• The clue is 51. Spanish Harlem, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARRIO

  Possible Answer: barrio

• The clue is 52. Wedding reception cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOAST

• The clue is 53. Goal of self-improvement, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWYOU

• The clue is 55. In our ___ (among us). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDST

  Possible Answer: thick, midst

• The clue is 57. The "U" of 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNION

  Possible Answer: wedlock, coupling, trades_union, labor_union, union, conglutination, spousal_relationship, North, uniting, Union, jointure, unification, sum, marriage, matrimony, mating, trade_union, join, brotherhood, conjugation, pairing, sexual_union, Federal

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonunion, separation, disunion

• The clue is 58. ___ Deighton, British spy novelist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEN

• The clue is 59. Declining industry of Appalachia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COAL

  Possible Answer: char, coal, ember

• The clue is 60. Strong and healthy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALE

  Possible Answer: drag, Edward_Everett_Hale, Nathan_Hale, George_Ellery_Hale, coerce, squeeze, pressure, force, Hale, whole, hale, haul, cart

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

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

  The answer: CHUM

  Possible Answer: Oncorhynchus_keta, crony, buddy, brother, pal, sidekick, chum, chum_salmon

• The clue is 64. Jazz instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAX

  Possible Answer: sax, Adolphe_Sax, Sax, saxophone

• The clue is 65. Berlin Marathon units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KMS

  Possible Answer: kilometer, klick, km, kilometre

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (29 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (45 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Small bouquets	6
2A	7. "In that case ..."	4
3A	11. Cleopatra's killer	3
4A	14. One of a record 30+ for Beyoncé	6
5A	15. Short piano piece	8
6A	17. Improvises	6
7A	18. One who's hanging around	8
8A	19. It begins with Alfa and ends with Zulu	12
9A	21. The Falcons, on scoreboards	3
10A	24. Follower of "T."	3
11A	25. Figure depicted in Michelangelo's "Pietà"	4
12A	26. Hellenistic storytelling	14
13A	32. Parade spoiler	4
14A	33. East Coast convenience store chain with a reduplicative name	4
15A	34. Modern pickup spot for delivery drivers	15
16A	42. Flatbread from India	4
17A	43. Fight night souvenir, perhaps	4
18A	44. Historic destination for Pueblo pilgrimages	14
19A	50. Düsseldorf denial	4
20A	51. Video game creature often depicted with green skin	3
21A	52. One place to find a Brazilian	3
22A	53. Skill shared by bats and dolphins ... or, when read as two words, what 19-, 26-, 34- and 44-Across each is	12
23A	59. Group of orcas	8
24A	60. Groups of scouts	6
25A	64. Suddenly motivated, with "under"	8
26A	65. Stuck	6
27A	66. "Amen!"	3
28A	67. Romeo or Juliet, notably	4
29A	68. D flat equivalent	6

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Small bouquets"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
• Similar words include: posy, corsage, nosegay
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: POSIES

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2A: "7. "In that case ...""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IFSO

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3A: "11. Cleopatra's killer"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Similar words include: Naja haje, Vipera aspis, Egyptian cobra
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASP

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4A: "14. One of a record 30+ for Beyoncé"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GRAMMY

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5A: "15. Short piano piece"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short and simple sonata
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SONATINA

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6A: "17. Improvises"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ADLIBS

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7A: "18. One who's hanging around"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
• Similar words include: lingerer
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LOITERER

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8A: "19. It begins with Alfa and ends with Zulu"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: NATOALPHABET

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9A: "21. The Falcons, on scoreboards"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATL

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10A: "24. Follower of "T.""

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
• Similar words include: male monarch, king
• Opposite of: queen, female monarch

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Answer: REX

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11A: "25. Figure depicted in Michelangelo's "Pietà""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the mother of jesus; christians refer to her as the virgin mary; she is especially honored by roman catholics
• Similar words include: Virgin Mary, Blessed Virgin, Madonna
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MARY

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12A: "26. Hellenistic storytelling"

14 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: GREEKMYTHOLOGY

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13A: "32. Parade spoiler"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
• Similar words include: rainfall, pelting, rain down
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RAIN

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14A: "33. East Coast convenience store chain with a reduplicative name"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WAWA

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15A: "34. Modern pickup spot for delivery drivers"

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: AMAZONWAREHOUSE

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16A: "42. Flatbread from India"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROTI

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17A: "43. Fight night souvenir, perhaps"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
• Similar words include: strap, trounce, flog
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WELT

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18A: "44. Historic destination for Pueblo pilgrimages"

14 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: THEGRANDCANYON

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19A: "50. Düsseldorf denial"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NEIN

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20A: "51. Video game creature often depicted with green skin"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORC

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21A: "52. One place to find a Brazilian"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Similar words include: watering place, health club, resort hotel
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SPA

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22A: "53. Skill shared by bats and dolphins ... or, when read as two words, what 19-, 26-, 34- and 44-Across each is"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
• Similar words include: echo sounding
• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: ECHOLOCATION

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23A: "59. Group of orcas"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: WHALEPOD

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24A: "60. Groups of scouts"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that soldiers collectively
• Similar words include: parade, promenade, military personnel
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TROOPS

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25A: "64. Suddenly motivated, with "under""

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LITAFIRE

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26A: "65. Stuck"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: INARUT

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27A: "66. "Amen!""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an affirmative
• Opposite of: no
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YES

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28A: "67. Romeo or Juliet, notably"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
• Similar words include: teenage, stripling, teenaged
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEEN

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29A: "68. D flat equivalent"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CSHARP

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Tour overseer, for short	3
2D	2. Chicago airport code	3
3D	3. ___ Minella ("The Muppet Show" Muppet)	3
4D	4. Poker declaration	4
5D	5. Set sail	6
6D	6. The "S" of A.B.S.	6
7D	7. Mallorca, por ejemplo	4
8D	8. One pitied by Mr. T, in a catchphrase	4
9D	9. Scissor cut	4
10D	10. Words with one's right hand raised	4
11D	11. Novel feature of the 1974 Olds Toronado	6
12D	12. Visibly disdainful	6
13D	13. Shindig	5
14D	16. "I love you," in Spanish	5
15D	20. Prefix for element #8	3
16D	21. Indian tourist city	4
17D	22. Transport between terminals	4
18D	23. "Star Wars" princess	4
19D	27. Split ___ (New Wave band whose name sounds like a hair problem)	3
20D	28. American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visits	5
21D	29. Sarcastic laugh syllable	3
22D	30. Be behind	3
23D	31. ___-di-dah	3
24D	35. See 47-Down	3
25D	36. Negative logic gate that works similarly to "and"	3
26D	37. Sports grp. for Coco Gauff	3
27D	38. Not lease, say	3
28D	39. One-eighties	4
29D	40. Unappetizing food	4
30D	41. Europe's highest volcano	4
31D	44. Computer whiz	6
32D	45. Drum kit components descended from "sock cymbals"	6
33D	46. ___ Holmes, Netflix character played by Millie Bobby Brown	5
34D	47. With 35-Down, URL ending for Wikipedia	3
35D	48. Any poster on Yelp, essentially	6
36D	49. Squirrel's hoard	6
37D	50. Just now	5
38D	54. West side?	4
39D	55. Mayberry boy of '60s TV	4
40D	56. McIntosh (or Macintosh) component	4
41D	57. Port of Yemen	4
42D	58. One famously preparing for a flood	4
43D	61. "... ___ lack thereof"	3
44D	62. Brita competitor	3
45D	63. Pennzoil competitor	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Tour overseer, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PGA

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2D: "2. Chicago airport code"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORD

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3D: "3. ___ Minella ("The Muppet Show" Muppet)"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAL

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4D: "4. Poker declaration"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IMIN

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5D: "5. Set sail"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that go on board
• Similar words include: venture, enter, ship
• Opposite of: disembark

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Answer: EMBARK

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6D: "6. The "S" of A.B.S."

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
• Similar words include: system of rules, organization, scheme
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SYSTEM

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7D: "7. Mallorca, por ejemplo"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISLA

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8D: "8. One pitied by Mr. T, in a catchphrase"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who lacks good judgment
• Similar words include: put on, put one across, muggins
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FOOL

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9D: "9. Scissor cut"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
• Similar words include: nip, trim, snippet
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SNIP

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10D: "10. Words with one's right hand raised"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
• Similar words include: expletive, swearword, curse
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OATH

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11D: "11. Novel feature of the 1974 Olds Toronado"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AIRBAG

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12D: "12. Visibly disdainful"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SNEERY

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13D: "13. Shindig"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an organization to gain political power
• Similar words include: political party, company
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PARTY

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14D: "16. "I love you," in Spanish"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TEAMO

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15D: "20. Prefix for element #8"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OXY

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16D: "21. Indian tourist city"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AGRA

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17D: "22. Transport between terminals"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
• Similar words include: tramway, trolley, trolley car
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TRAM

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18D: "23. "Star Wars" princess"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LEIA

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19D: "27. Split ___ (New Wave band whose name sounds like a hair problem)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ENZ

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20D: "28. American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visits"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that two items of the same kind
• Similar words include: couple, yoke, brace
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TWAIN

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21D: "29. Sarcastic laugh syllable"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HAR

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22D: "30. Be behind"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be obliged to pay or repay
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OWE

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23D: "31. ___-di-dah"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
• Similar words include: la
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAH

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24D: "35. See 47-Down"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORG

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25D: "36. Negative logic gate that works similarly to "and""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOR

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26D: "37. Sports grp. for Coco Gauff"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WTA

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27D: "38. Not lease, say"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have ownership or possession of
• Similar words include: have, possess, ain
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OWN

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28D: "39. One-eighties"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UEYS

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29D: "40. Unappetizing food"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
• Similar words include: swill, slops, treacle
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLOP

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30D: "41. Europe's highest volcano"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
• Similar words include: bunsen, Mount Etna, Mt Etna
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETNA

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31D: "44. Computer whiz"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing)
• Similar words include: tekki
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TECHIE

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32D: "45. Drum kit components descended from "sock cymbals""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HIHATS

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33D: "46. ___ Holmes, Netflix character played by Millie Bobby Brown"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENOLA

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34D: "47. With 35-Down, URL ending for Wikipedia"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very small circular shape
• Similar words include: Lucy in the sky with diamonds, window pane, dose
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DOT

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35D: "48. Any poster on Yelp, essentially"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CRITIC

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36D: "49. Squirrel's hoard"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
• Similar words include: acorn
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ACORNS

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37D: "50. Just now"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that very recently
• Similar words include: new, freshly, fresh
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NEWLY

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38D: "54. West side?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
• Similar words include: leave, pull up stakes, will
• Opposite of: arrive, right

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Answer: LEFT

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39D: "55. Mayberry boy of '60s TV"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OPIE

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40D: "56. McIntosh (or Macintosh) component"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small group of indispensable persons or things
• Similar words include: substance, nub, essence
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CORE

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41D: "57. Port of Yemen"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ADEN

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42D: "58. One famously preparing for a flood"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of noah and the flood is told in the book of genesis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOAH

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43D: "61. "... ___ lack thereof""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
• Similar words include: atomic number 76, os, oculus sinister
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORA

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44D: "62. Brita competitor"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PUR

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45D: "63. Pennzoil competitor"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that standard temperature and pressure
• Similar words include: s.t.p.
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: STP

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Expert Solving Strategies

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

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

29 Across Clues

45 Down Clues

74 Total Clues

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