27450 Sun Jan 05, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 05, 2025

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. Turmoil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRIFE

  Possible Answer : discord, strife




• The clue is 7. Protagonist of Arabian folk tales. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIBABA




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

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

  The answer: SLASH

  Possible Answer : lash, welt, diagonal, slash, flog, jactitate, thrash_about, slice, convulse, cut, trounce, toss, strap, stroke, virgule, solidus, cut_down, thresh_about, thresh, lather, whip, thrash, separatrix, gash




• The clue is 19. They might be sewn in at a beauty parlor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAIREXTENSIONS




• The clue is 21. Mustangs sometimes race with them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMAROS




• The clue is 22. Many a Quentin Tarantino film role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMEO

  Possible Answer : cameo




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

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

  The answer: IMPALAS

  Possible Answer : impala, Aepyceros_melampus




• The clue is 24. Vanity fare?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOTRIP

  Possible Answer : egotrip




• The clue is 25. Super-excited. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYPER




• The clue is 26. Donkey Kong, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APE

  Possible Answer : emulator, imitator, anthropoid, caricature, copycat, ape, aper




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

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

  The answer: TRIADS

  Possible Answer : terzetto, ternion, tercet, threesome, three, trey, common_chord, troika, III, triad, trinity, trio, trine, leash, deuce-ace, triple, triplet, 3, ternary, tierce




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

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

  The answer: PAN

  Possible Answer : tear_apart, pan_out, Pan, trash, goat_god, cooking_pan, pan, pan_off, genus_Pan




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

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

  The answer: BOOERS




• The clue is 31. Live interview shout-out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIMOM




• The clue is 32. Common sales promotion. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: BUYONEGETONEFREE




• The clue is 34. End of fall?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAFETYNET




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

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

  The answer: UPS

  Possible Answer : up




• The clue is 39. Made less effective, in gamer slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NERFED




• The clue is 40. Like some picture frames. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVAL

  Possible Answer : egg-shaped, oviform, elliptical, ellipse, ovoid, oval, elliptic, ovate, prolate, oval-shaped




• The clue is 41. Part of a fishing line to which a hook is attached. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNELL




• The clue is 43. Characters from Homer and Herodotus?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAS

  Possible Answer : ETA, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, eta, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna




• The clue is 44. Goes higher, at an auction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REBIDS




• The clue is 47. Part of a modern assembly line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROBOTARM




• The clue is 50. Some works of Pablo Neruda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODES

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 54. Landmark featured in "Roman Holiday". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREVIFOUNTAIN




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

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

  The answer: BARESITALL




• The clue is 59. Biblical inspiration for Caleb, in Steinbeck's "East of Eden". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAIN

  Possible Answer : Cain




• The clue is 60. Landscaper's roll-out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOD

  Possible Answer : sod, superoxide_dismutase, sodomite, sodomist, greensward, SOD, sward, turf, bugger




• The clue is 61. Jason of "Aquaman". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOMOA




• The clue is 62. Sign on a tray at a cash register … or a hint to entering 32-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (21 letters)

  The answer: TAKEAPENNYLEAVEAPENNY




• The clue is 71. Like Sherlock Holmes's "game". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFOOT

  Possible Answer : afoot, underway




• The clue is 72. Away from work, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOO




• The clue is 73. Bit of plankton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALGA

  Possible Answer : algae, alga




• The clue is 74. Place for some light rest?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANNINGBED




• The clue is 78. Band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" … or a hint to entering 54-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NICKELBACK




• The clue is 84. Long-running tour title for Taylor Swift. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

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




• The clue is 85. Cultural meeting place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTSALON




• The clue is 87. Washington airport, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEATAC




• The clue is 88. Smartphone precursors, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDAS

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




• The clue is 89. Typical features of locker rooms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODORS

  Possible Answer : olfactory_sensation, smell, scent, olfactory_property, aroma, olfactory_perception, odor, odour




• The clue is 92. European capital said to be the site of the first decorated Christmas tree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIGA

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Latvia, Riga




• The clue is 93. Gin or djinn, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIRIT

  Possible Answer : feel, tone, spirit, flavour, disembodied_spirit, emotional_state, flavor, intent, sprightliness, feeling, smell, purport, life, heart, look, inspirit, spirit_up, liveliness




• The clue is 96. Part of overalls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIB

  Possible Answer : bib, tipple




• The clue is 98. Mercilessly harsh treatment, in an expression … or a hint to entering 117-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOQUARTER




• The clue is 101. Pivot without warning … or a hint to entering 19-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TURNONADIME




• The clue is 103. Not straight, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURLY

  Possible Answer : curly

  Possible Opposite Answer : straight




• The clue is 104. Pilot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVIATE

  Possible Answer : fly, aviate, pilot




• The clue is 105. Questionable gift, for short?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESP

  Possible Answer : extrasensory_perception, E.S.P., second_sight, ESP, clairvoyance




• The clue is 106. Musician once nicknamed "The Beale Street Blues Boy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BBKING




• The clue is 108. One of 10 on each end of a beer pong table. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUP

  Possible Answer : transfuse, cup, loving_cup, cupful




• The clue is 111. Tough-guy title role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMBO




• The clue is 112. "Nice going!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTABOY




• The clue is 114. Harsh "reading". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIOTACT




• The clue is 116. Part of a bridal gown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAIN

  Possible Answer : take_aim, rail, gear, geartrain, develop, trail, string, educate, direct, civilise, take, school, power_train, aim, cultivate, prepare, condition, railroad_train, check, discipline, wagon_train, groom, train, civilize, gearing, coach, caravan




• The clue is 117. ¼. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERCENT

  Possible Answer : percent, per_centum, pct, percentage




• The clue is 118. Registers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENROLLS

  Possible Answer : enter, recruit, inscribe, enroll, enrol




• The clue is 119. Some bank deposits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SILTS

  Possible Answer : silt_up, silt




• The clue is 120. Mentee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROTEGE

  Possible Answer : protege




• The clue is 121. Start to boil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETMAD

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Like most Iraqis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIA

  Possible Answer: Shiah, Shiah_Islam, Shia

• The clue is 2. Pack (down). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMP

  Possible Answer: tamp_down, tamping_bar, tamp, pack, tamper

• The clue is 3. Perfect for a salad, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIPE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : green

• The clue is 4. Something often rolled over, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRA

  Possible Answer: Irish_Republican_Army, individual_retirement_account, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, wrath, Provisional_IRA, ire, anger, IRA, ira, Provos

• The clue is 5. Was deeply affected by something. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FELTIT

• The clue is 6. No longer in service?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXARMY

• The clue is 7. Passed with flying colors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACED

  Possible Answer: breeze_through, pass_with_flying_colors, nail, sail_through, ace, sweep_through

• The clue is 8. Agonizing occurrences in online games. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAGS

  Possible Answer: put_behind_bars, incarcerate, interim, put_away, gaol, retardation, dawdle, fall_back, meantime, imprison, jug, meanwhile, lag, stave, immure, jail, remand, fall_behind, slowdown

• The clue is 9. Bit of text pontification. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMO

  Possible Answer: IMO, International_Maritime_Organization

• The clue is 10. Baby in a cave. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATPUP

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

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

  The answer: ARRAYS

  Possible Answer: array, set_out, align, raiment, lay_out, range, regalia

• The clue is 12. Sound of spring?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOING

• The clue is 13. Potentially lethal snake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASP

  Possible Answer: asp_viper, Vipera_aspis, Naja_haje, asp, Egyptian_cobra

• The clue is 14. Some multi-masted ships. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCHOONERS

  Possible Answer: schooner

• The clue is 15. "Quit hounding me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAYOFF

  Possible Answer: layoff

• The clue is 16. Current measure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMPERE

  Possible Answer: A, international_ampere, amp, ampere

• The clue is 17. Start to boil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEERED

• The clue is 18. Mess (around). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORSE

  Possible Answer: knight, horse, buck, sawbuck, cavalry, sawhorse, horse_cavalry, Equus_caballus, gymnastic_horse

• The clue is 20. Emotional strains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENSIONS

  Possible Answer: latent_hostility, tautness, tension, stress, tenseness, tensity

• The clue is 28. Last word of the New Testament. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEN

  Possible Answer: Amun, Amon, Amen

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

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

  The answer: BTEAMS

• The clue is 31. Prefix with -centric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELIO

• The clue is 32. Onion or garlic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BULB

  Possible Answer: lightbulb, bulb, medulla_oblongata, medulla, incandescent_lamp, electric-light_bulb, light_bulb, electric_light

• The clue is 33. 2024 Shakira single "(___ Paréntesis)". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRE

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

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

  The answer: SORT

  Possible Answer: variety, sort, kind, screen, screen_out, sieve, assort, sorting, classify, class, sort_out, separate, form

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

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

  The answer: AVER

  Possible Answer: verify, affirm, swear, allege, swan, assert, say, aver, avow

• The clue is 36. Quintet of experts on "Queer Eye," familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FABFIVE

• The clue is 37. Late actress Garr. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TERI

• The clue is 42. Chaney of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LON

• The clue is 43. Pointy part on a husky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

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

• The clue is 45. Italian motorcycle brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUCATI

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

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer: lose_it, ginger_nut, piece_of_cake, catch, pushover, rupture, cracking, walkover, click, snapshot, child's_play, snap_bean, gingersnap, snarl, photograph, snap, tear, break_down, bust, duck_soup, crack, shot, ginger_snap, breeze, snatch, grab, shoot, centering, picnic, cinch, elasticity, flick, press_stud, snap_fastener, snatch_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity

• The clue is 48. Prominent instrument in Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" and Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer: hautboy, oboe, hautbois

• The clue is 49. Revealing word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TADA

• The clue is 50. Plains tribe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOE

  Possible Answer: Oto, Otoe

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

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

  The answer: DAMN

  Possible Answer: goddam, blame, damned, damn, darn, beshrew, imprecate, curse, anathemize, goddamn, shucks, blasted, infernal, red_cent, goddamned, tinker's_damn, blamed, all-fired, tinker's_dam, hoot, blessed, deuced, shit, bedamn, maledict, darned, anathemise, bloody

  Possible Opposite Answer : bless

• The clue is 52. North Carolina campus town. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELON

• The clue is 53. Leave rolling in the aisles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAY

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

• The clue is 55. Love all, essentially. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIE

  Possible Answer: linkup, affiliation, marry, splice, draw, tie, railroad_tie, wed, tie-in, tie-up, tie_beam, link, link_up, attach, association, necktie, sleeper, standoff, crosstie, bind, connect, bond

  Possible Opposite Answer : untie, disconnect

• The clue is 56. One of the Wilsons of Heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANN

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

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

  The answer: IMPALE

  Possible Answer: empale, stake, spike, transfix, impale

• The clue is 60. Thruway advisory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLO

• The clue is 62. ___ Modern (London attraction). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATE

  Possible Answer: Allen_Tate, Tate, John_Orley_Allen_Tate

• The clue is 63. Way off. 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 64. Coffee named for the district it's grown in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KONA

• The clue is 65. Many, many moons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EONS

  Possible Answer: eon, aeon

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

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

  The answer: NOES

  Possible Answer: atomic_number_102, no, No, nobelium

  Possible Opposite Answer : yes

• The clue is 67. Weird Al Yankovic's parody of the song "Lola". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YODA

• The clue is 68. Little suck-up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAC

  Possible Answer: vac

• The clue is 69. Antlered animal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELK

  Possible Answer: wapiti, American_elk, European_elk, elk, moose, red_deer, Alces_alces, Cervus_elaphus, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis

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

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

  The answer: AGES

  Possible Answer: mature, age, years, eld, geezerhood, senesce, old_age, get_on, long_time, historic_period, maturate

  Possible Opposite Answer : rejuvenate

• The clue is 75. Gordimer who wrote "The Conservationist". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NADINE

• The clue is 76. Non ___ (unwelcome). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRATA

• The clue is 77. Major K-pop septet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BTS

• The clue is 78. Nonverbal OK. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOD

  Possible Answer: nod

• The clue is 79. Privy to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INON

• The clue is 80. The Flash's civilian identity ___ Allen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARRY

• The clue is 81. Bickering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATIT

• The clue is 82. Structure for a shark dive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAGE

  Possible Answer: cage_in, John_Cage, John_Milton_Cage_Jr., Cage, coop, batting_cage, cage

• The clue is 83. 1980s Chrysler debut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KCAR

• The clue is 86. Brain piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOBE

  Possible Answer: lobe

• The clue is 88. Oxygen atoms have eight of them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROTONS

  Possible Answer: proton

• The clue is 90. Queen's realm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROCK

  Possible Answer: rock, stone, rock_candy, rock_'n'_roll, rock_and_roll, careen, John_Rock, rock_music, sway, tilt, rock-and-roll, Rock, rock'n'roll, shake

• The clue is 91. One working the knight shift?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SQUIRE

  Possible Answer: squire, gallant

• The clue is 93. Mena of the "American Pie" films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUVARI

• The clue is 94. Elemental. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRIMAL

  Possible Answer: primaeval, primeval, key, cardinal, central, primordial, aboriginal, primal, fundamental

• The clue is 95. Pretty soon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INABIT

• The clue is 96. Parisian eatery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BISTRO

  Possible Answer: bistro

• The clue is 97. Effect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPACT

  Possible Answer: shock, touch_on, impingement, wallop, bear_on, encroachment, bear_upon, touch, affect, impact

• The clue is 99. Storing, as some ashes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URNING

• The clue is 100. Vice president with a Nobel Peace Prize. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALGORE

• The clue is 101. Fruit pastries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARTS

  Possible Answer: harlot, cyprian, working_girl, woman_of_the_street, bawd, prostitute, tart, whore, fancy_woman, lady_of_pleasure, sporting_lady, cocotte

• The clue is 102. Put off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DETER

  Possible Answer: dissuade, deter, discourage

  Possible Opposite Answer : persuade

• The clue is 106. Head shop purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONG

  Possible Answer: bong

• The clue is 107. Memory unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYTE

  Possible Answer: byte

• The clue is 108. Pacify. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CALM

  Possible Answer: cool_it, simmer_down, unagitated, chill_out, tranquillize, equanimity, still, quieten, tranquil, cool_off, calmness, calm, quiet, becalm, tranquillise, settle_down, sedate, composure, tranquilize, steady, serene, calm_air, calm_down, lull

  Possible Opposite Answer : stimulate, discomposure, stormy, agitate

• The clue is 109. Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UCLA

• The clue is 110. Vet's concern. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PTSD

  Possible Answer: PTSD, posttraumatic_stress_disorder

• The clue is 112. TikTok, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APP

• The clue is 113. "Busy" one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEE

  Possible Answer: bee

• The clue is 115. Littl'un. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOT

  Possible Answer: tally, add_together, sum, summate, toddler, yearling, total, add, tot_up, tote_up, tot, sum_up, bambino, add_up

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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. Coaster, usually	4
2A	5. Start of some temple names	4
3A	9. Bug spray ingredient	4
4A	13. Kind of rover	5
5A	14. Figure with two tails	9
6A	16. Habitation	5
7A	17. Queen's guard?	9
8A	18. Language whose name consists of four consecutive U.S. state postal abbreviations	8
9A	20. Genre for 5-Down	5
10A	21. Certain graph shape	3
11A	22. Word with Man or can	3
12A	23. Per ___	4
13A	24. Places where it's OK to push someone at school	9
14A	27. Evidence of a fire	3
15A	30. Christmas story villain	5
16A	31. Plot device in many a rom-com	8
17A	33. Samurai with no master	5
18A	34. Big bust	3
19A	35. Little pieces	5
20A	36. Welcome sight for a business	8
21A	38. What fan fiction is not	5
22A	39. "Odds" follower	3
23A	40. Loaded with excitement	9
24A	42. Blow off steam, say	4
25A	43. Start to do?	3
26A	44. Some Slack convos	3
27A	47. Happiness and excitement, for two	5
28A	49. Four-star review, say	8
29A	51. Spitting contest?	9
30A	53. Manage to lose	5
31A	54. Some workplace perks	9
32A	55. "Seriously!," in slang	5
33A	56. Fighters on the beach in 2023's "Barbie"	4
34A	57. Old car concern	4
35A	58. Preschoolers, e.g.	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Coaster, usually"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
• Similar words include: disk, platter, record
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DISC

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2A: "5. Start of some temple names"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BNAI

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3A: "9. Bug spray ingredient"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEET

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4A: "13. Kind of rover"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to or associated with the moon
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LUNAR

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5A: "14. Figure with two tails"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BELLCURVE

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6A: "16. Habitation"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
• Similar words include: bear, support, dwelling
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ABODE

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7A: "17. Queen's guard?"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: KILLERBEE

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8A: "18. Language whose name consists of four consecutive U.S. state postal abbreviations"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern asia
• Similar words include: Citrus reticulata, mandarin orange, Mandarin dialect
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MANDARIN

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9A: "20. Genre for 5-Down"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a type of folksong that originated among black americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
• Similar words include: vapours, blueing, blue devils
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BLUES

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10A: "21. Certain graph shape"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
• Similar words include: Proto-Indo European
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PIE

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11A: "22. Word with Man or can"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Similar words include: atomic number 50, Sn, tin can
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIN

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12A: "23. Per ___"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DIEM

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13A: "24. Places where it's OK to push someone at school"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SWINGSETS

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14A: "27. Evidence of a fire"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Similar words include: ash tree
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASH

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15A: "30. Christmas story villain"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that king of judea who (according to the new testament) tried to kill jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in bethlehem (73-4 bc)
• Similar words include: Herod the Great
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HEROD

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16A: "31. Plot device in many a rom-com"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MEETCUTE

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17A: "33. Samurai with no master"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RONIN

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18A: "34. Big bust"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who is unsuccessful
• Similar words include: flop, misfire, washout
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DUD

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19A: "35. Little pieces"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Similar words include: shred, scintilla, iota
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IOTAS

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20A: "36. Welcome sight for a business"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who pays for goods or services
• Similar words include: client
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: CUSTOMER

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21A: "38. What fan fiction is not"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy
• Similar words include: canyon
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CANON

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22A: "39. "Odds" follower"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Similar words include: make up, represent, embody
• Opposite of: differ

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Answer: ARE

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23A: "40. Loaded with excitement"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FUNFILLED

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24A: "42. Blow off steam, say"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
• Similar words include: fustian, harangue, claptrap
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RANT

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25A: "43. Start to do?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DEE

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26A: "44. Some Slack convos"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IMS

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27A: "47. Happiness and excitement, for two"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
• Similar words include: humor, humour, modality
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MOODS

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28A: "49. Four-star review, say"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ILOVEDIT

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29A: "51. Spitting contest?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: RAPBATTLE

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30A: "53. Manage to lose"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• Similar words include: fudge, bilk, hedge
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EVADE

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31A: "54. Some workplace perks"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FREEMEALS

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32A: "55. "Seriously!," in slang"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOCAP

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33A: "56. Fighters on the beach in 2023's "Barbie""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that range of what one can know or understand
• Similar words include: sight, cognizance, ken
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KENS

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34A: "57. Old car concern"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
• Similar words include: eat, rust-brown, rusting
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RUST

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35A: "58. Preschoolers, e.g."

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small amount (especially of a drink)
• Similar words include: summate, add, sum up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TOTS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Home to the torus-shaped Museum of the Future	5
2D	2. By some measure	10
3D	3. Safety org. for young people	4
4D	4. Painting on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, with "The"	14
5D	5. "The Thrill Is Gone" musician, 1970	6
6D	6. Kant's "no"	4
7D	7. Even more than most	3
8D	8. "OK, now you've got me intrigued ..."	7
9D	9. Macaroni wheat	5
10D	10. Kathryn of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"	4
11D	11. Anticipatory times	4
12D	12. Anger, with "off"	3
13D	13. Lantern, e.g.	4
14D	15. Eclipse, for one	14
15D	19. Peel	4
16D	23. Proof of a plot	4
17D	25. Order in the court	4
18D	26. 1980s cartoon foe of Gargamel	5
19D	27. Library regular, perhaps	10
20D	28. Eminem song that samples Dido	4
21D	29. "___ a real nowhere man ..."	3
22D	30. Billing unit	4
23D	32. Dog's post-op wear	4
24D	33. Label that sold the first 33 1/3 r.p.m. records	3
25D	34. Make an impression on	4
26D	37. Member of a 1960s TV family	7
27D	38. Geppetto's pet goldfish in Disney's "Pinocchio"	4
28D	41. Least active	6
29D	42. They might hang out in a hotel room	5
30D	45. Big name in mufflers	5
31D	46. Bit of a how-to	4
32D	47. Stable mate	4
33D	48. Move the first pawn, say	4
34D	49. Troubles	4
35D	50. High-quality flavoring for salad dressings, in brief	4
36D	51. Inits. of the statesman who said "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly"	3
37D	52. Time constant symbol in physics	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Home to the torus-shaped Museum of the Future"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that port city in the united arab emirates on the persian gulf
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DUBAI

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2D: "2. By some measure"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: INONESENSE

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3D: "3. Safety org. for young people"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SADD

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4D: "4. Painting on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, with "The""

14 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: CREATIONOFADAM

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5D: "5. "The Thrill Is Gone" musician, 1970"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BBKING

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6D: "6. Kant's "no""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NEIN

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7D: "7. Even more than most"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
• Similar words include: whole, totally, altogether
• Opposite of: partly, some

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Answer: ALL

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8D: "8. "OK, now you've got me intrigued ...""

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ILLBITE

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9D: "9. Macaroni wheat"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern russia, north africa, and northern central north america
• Similar words include: hard wheat, durum wheat, Triticum turgidum
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DURUM

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10D: "10. Kathryn of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ERBE

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11D: "11. Anticipatory times"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Similar words include: evening, eve, Eve
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EVES

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12D: "12. Anger, with "off""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Similar words include: teeing ground, golf tee, football tee
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEE

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13D: "13. Lantern, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an artificial source of visible illumination
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAMP

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14D: "15. Eclipse, for one"

14 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: CELESTIALEVENT

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15D: "19. Peel"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIND

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16D: "23. Proof of a plot"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
• Similar words include: act, human activity, title
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEED

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17D: "25. Order in the court"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
• Similar words include: judicial writ
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WRIT

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18D: "26. 1980s cartoon foe of Gargamel"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SMURF

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19D: "27. Library regular, perhaps"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who has taught himself
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: AUTODIDACT

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20D: "28. Eminem song that samples Dido"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STAN

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21D: "29. "___ a real nowhere man ...""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in texas and kansas)
• Similar words include: helium, He, atomic number 2
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HES

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22D: "30. Billing unit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
• Similar words include: time of day, minute, 60 minutes
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HOUR

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23D: "32. Dog's post-op wear"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any cone-shaped artifact
• Similar words include: conoid, strobilus, cone shape
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CONE

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24D: "33. Label that sold the first 33 1/3 r.p.m. records"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RCA

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25D: "34. Make an impression on"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
• Similar words include: slit, indent, scratch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DENT

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26D: "37. Member of a 1960s TV family"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MUNSTER

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27D: "38. Geppetto's pet goldfish in Disney's "Pinocchio""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CLEO

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28D: "41. Least active"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not in action or at work
• Similar words include: out of work, loose, unused
• Opposite of: busy

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Answer: IDLEST

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29D: "42. They might hang out in a hotel room"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any loose flowing garment
• Similar words include: soak, fleece, robe
• Opposite of: undercharge

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Answer: ROBES

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30D: "45. Big name in mufflers"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek legend) the greedy king of phrygia who dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MIDAS

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31D: "46. Bit of a how-to"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
• Similar words include: footprint, footfall, whole tone
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STEP

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32D: "47. Stable mate"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that female equine animal
• Similar words include: female horse, maria
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MARE

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33D: "48. Move the first pawn, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Similar words include: overt, undecided, heart-to-heart
• Opposite of: close, unreceptive

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Answer: OPEN

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34D: "49. Troubles"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Similar words include: ill, ailment, complaint
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ILLS

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35D: "50. High-quality flavoring for salad dressings, in brief"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EVOO

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36D: "51. Inits. of the statesman who said "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RFK

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37D: "52. Time constant symbol in physics"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 19th letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAU

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

72 Total Clues

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