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Date: Saturday, December 14, 2019
Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle
Total Clues: 69 (33 Across, 36 Down)
Average Word Length: 6.1 letters
December 14, 2019 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Robert Mueller, once | 8 |
| 2A | 9. Seeing double? | 6 |
| 3A | 15. Like some dialects | 8 |
| 4A | 16. Device for mass-producing signatures | 7 |
| 5A | 17. 110, humorously | 8 |
| 6A | 18. Four of hearts? | 7 |
| 7A | 19. Like most bonds for sale | 5 |
| 8A | 20. Ancient symbols of magic | 6 |
| 9A | 22. Network showing "Barry" | 3 |
| 10A | 23. Give out | 4 |
| 11A | 24. Dadaist who experimented with camera-less photography | 6 |
| 12A | 25. Novice gamer | 4 |
| 13A | 26. What might follow "Down, boy!" | 3 |
| 14A | 27. Malarkey | 5 |
| 15A | 28. Direct, as a message | 5 |
| 16A | 29. Black-and-white | 13 |
| 17A | 32. Musical that won six Tonys in 2017 | 14 |
| 18A | 34. Something a politician shouldn't take personally? | 13 |
| 19A | 35. Try to punch | 5 |
| 20A | 36. Marks of scars | 5 |
| 21A | 37. Part of Dixie: Abbr. | 3 |
| 22A | 40. Misunderstands, e.g. | 4 |
| 23A | 41. "___ dÃas!" | 6 |
| 24A | 43. About 15 1/2 grains | 4 |
| 25A | 44. One-named singer with the 2000 hit "Case of the Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do)" | 3 |
| 26A | 45. Main artery through N.Y.C.'s Chinatown | 6 |
| 27A | 46. Dow alternative | 5 |
| 28A | 47. Acts of environmental extremism | 7 |
| 29A | 49. Not happen overnight | 8 |
| 30A | 51. Exercises | 7 |
| 31A | 52. Cheap ride | 8 |
| 32A | 53. Some loungewear | 6 |
| 33A | 54. Possible result of bodybuilding gone wrong | 8 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Robert Mueller, once"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FBICHIEF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "9. Seeing double?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEJAVU
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Clue 3 Across: "15. Like some dialects"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that characteristic of a region
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REGIONAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "16. Device for mass-producing signatures"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AUTOPEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "17. 110, humorously"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: ELEVENTY
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Clue 6 Across: "18. Four of hearts?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
- Words that mean the same thing: player, thespian, instrumentalist
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PLAYERS
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Clue 7 Across: "19. Like most bonds for sale"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that assign a rank or rating to
- Words that mean the same thing: place, shit, scab
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RATED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "20. Ancient symbols of magic"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIGILS
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Clue 9 Across: "22. Network showing "Barry""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HBO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "23. Give out"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that expel (gases or odors)
- Words that mean the same thing: let loose, give out, utter
- The opposite would be: absorb
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "24. Dadaist who experimented with camera-less photography"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MANRAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "25. Novice gamer"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOOB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. What might follow "Down, boy!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that be around, often idly or without specific purpose
- Words that mean the same thing: sit around, pose, ride
- The opposite would be: stand, arise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. Malarkey"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
- Words that mean the same thing: take in water, bilge water
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BILGE
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Clue 15 Across: "28. Direct, as a message"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an established line of travel or access
- Words that mean the same thing: road, path, itinerary
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROUTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "29. Black-and-white"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POLICECRUISER
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Clue 17 Across: "32. Musical that won six Tonys in 2017"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEAREVANHANSEN
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Clue 18 Across: "34. Something a politician shouldn't take personally?"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAXPAYERMONEY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "35. Try to punch"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HITAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "36. Marks of scars"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a pustule in an eruptive disease
- Words that mean the same thing: scar, mark, pock
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POCKS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "37. Part of Dixie: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "40. Misunderstands, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Words that mean the same thing: stray, err, mistake
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERRS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "41. "___ dÃas!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUENOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "43. About 15 1/2 grains"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
- Words that mean the same thing: Hans C. J. Gram, gramme, g
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GRAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "44. One-named singer with the 2000 hit "Case of the Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do)""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that type genus of the family myacidae
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Mya
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MYA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "45. Main artery through N.Y.C.'s Chinatown"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOTTST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "46. Dow alternative"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SANDP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "47. Acts of environmental extremism"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ECOTAGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "49. Not happen overnight"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAKETIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "51. Exercises"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TONESUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "52. Cheap ride"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ECONOCAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "53. Some loungewear"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt
- Words that mean the same thing: perspire, lather, sudor
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWEATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "54. Possible result of bodybuilding gone wrong"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROIDRAGE
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword December 14, 2019
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Partners in some French firms | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Guy de Maupassant's second novel | 6 |
| 3D | 3. "All right! All right!" | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Source of musk | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Made the earth turn? | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Motor ___ | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Beats the pants off, so to speak | 9 |
| 8D | 8. Magic in the air? | 12 |
| 9D | 9. Sans sparkle | 5 |
| 10D | 10. HHHHH | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Felicity | 3 |
| 12D | 12. Zoo habitat with trees and rope lines | 8 |
| 13D | 13. Taboo | 8 |
| 14D | 14. Drunk | 7 |
| 15D | 16. World capital on the island of Upolu | 4 |
| 16D | 21. Nickname of Fenway Park's left field wall, with "the" | 12 |
| 17D | 24. 2000s Disney Channel star, to fans | 5 |
| 18D | 25. Screaming and shouting, say | 5 |
| 19D | 27. 2006 mockumentary for which the star won a Golden Globe | 5 |
| 20D | 28. Characters in Norse mythology | 5 |
| 21D | 29. Old men | 5 |
| 22D | 30. Frozen dessert with a rhyming name | 9 |
| 23D | 31. Orders | 5 |
| 24D | 32. Holstein, for one | 8 |
| 25D | 33. Spare | 8 |
| 26D | 34. Side in a Subway Series matchup | 7 |
| 27D | 37. Yellow-flowered medicinal plant | 6 |
| 28D | 38. Maxim, e.g. | 6 |
| 29D | 39. Bit of current reading? | 6 |
| 30D | 41. Like snake oil | 5 |
| 31D | 42. Sch. near the Mexican border | 4 |
| 32D | 43. Seminole's rival | 5 |
| 33D | 45. Post on a ship | 4 |
| 34D | 46. Button indicated by a paper airplane icon | 4 |
| 35D | 48. Contents of an infuser | 3 |
| 36D | 50. Japanese garden denizen | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Partners in some French firms"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FRERES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Guy de Maupassant's second novel"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BELAMI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. "All right! All right!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IGETIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Source of musk"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
- Words that mean the same thing: civet cat
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CIVET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Made the earth turn?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that dig with a hoe
- Words that mean the same thing: hoe
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Motor ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- Words that mean the same thing: hostel, auberge, lodge
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Beats the pants off, so to speak"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EATSALIVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Magic in the air?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLYINGCARPET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Sans sparkle"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that without liveliness
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DULLY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. HHHHH"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
- Words that mean the same thing: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Felicity"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the emotion of great happiness
- Words that mean the same thing: rejoice, delight, joyousness
- The opposite would be: sadden, sorrow
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JOY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Zoo habitat with trees and rope lines"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APEHOUSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Taboo"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that excluded from use or mention
- Words that mean the same thing: prohibited, tabu, proscribed
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VERBOTEN
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Clue 14 Down: "14. Drunk"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNSOBER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "16. World capital on the island of Upolu"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the capital of western samoa
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Western Samoa
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "21. Nickname of Fenway Park's left field wall, with "the""
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GREENMONSTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "24. 2000s Disney Channel star, to fans"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MILEY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "25. Screaming and shouting, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
- The opposite would be: quiet
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOISY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "27. 2006 mockumentary for which the star won a Golden Globe"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BORAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "28. Characters in Norse mythology"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any character from an ancient germanic alphabet used in scandinavia from the 3rd century to the middle ages
- Words that mean the same thing: course, function, go
- The opposite would be: malfunction, idle
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RUNES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "29. Old men"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- Words that mean the same thing: dada, daddy, pappa
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAPAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "30. Frozen dessert with a rhyming name"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHOCOTACO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "31. Orders"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
- Words that mean the same thing: order, place, social station
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RANKS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Down: "32. Holstein, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAIRYCOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Down: "33. Spare"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: EXTRAONE
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Clue 26 Down: "34. Side in a Subway Series matchup"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: THEMETS
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Clue 27 Down: "37. Yellow-flowered medicinal plant"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that used especially in treating bruises
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ARNICA
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Clue 28 Down: "38. Maxim, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: LADMAG
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Clue 29 Down: "39. Bit of current reading?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the si ampere)
- Words that mean the same thing: international ampere, A, amp
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: AMPERE
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Clue 30 Down: "41. Like snake oil"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
- Words that mean the same thing: fake, phony, phoney
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BOGUS
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Clue 31 Down: "42. Sch. near the Mexican border"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: UTEP
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Clue 32 Down: "43. Seminole's rival"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
- Words that mean the same thing: alligator
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: GATOR
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Clue 33 Down: "45. Post on a ship"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a vertical spar for supporting sails
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MAST
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Clue 34 Down: "46. Button indicated by a paper airplane icon"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that cause to go somewhere
- Words that mean the same thing: place, ship, beam
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SEND
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Clue 35 Down: "48. Contents of an infuser"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
- Words that mean the same thing: teatime, afternoon tea, tea leaf
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TEA
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Clue 36 Down: "50. Japanese garden denizen"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: KOI
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 53 | 76.8% |
| Short Answer | 5 | 7.2% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.3% |
| History | 2 | 2.9% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.9% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.4% |
| Music | 1 | 1.4% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 36 |
| Total Clues | 69 |
| Average Answer Length | 6.1 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 14 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually challenging level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 6 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 28, 2025 at 09:19 AM
