27447 Fri Jan 03, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 03, 2025

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

Fri Jan 03, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Out of whack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKEW

  Possible Answer : wonky, askew, skew-whiff, cockeyed, lopsided, awry




• The clue is 6. Rock group behind 2024's Power Up Tour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACDC




• The clue is 10. What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASS

  Possible Answer : raft, spate, heap, bulk, pot, deal, quite_a_little, mountain, peck, aggregate, hoi_polloi, sight, mass, lot, aggregative, mess, stack, the_great_unwashed, passel, muckle, plenty, wad, mint, multitude, flock, hatful, people, slew, Mass, batch, volume, tidy_sum, masses, pile, aggregated, good_deal, mickle, great_deal




• The clue is 14. Sudden weather phenomenon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLASHFLOOD

  Possible Answer : flashflood, flash_flood




• The clue is 16. Closing on Sundays?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEN

  Possible Answer : Amen, Amun, Amon




• The clue is 17. Cocktail that's called a French 75 if you use Champagne instead of soda water. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMCOLLINS




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

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

  The answer: REDO

  Possible Answer : remake, reconstruct, refashion, remodel, redo, make_over




• The clue is 19. Eponymous tourist destination in Belgium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

  Possible Answer : spa, health_club, watering_hole, resort_hotel, health_spa, watering_place




• The clue is 20. Basis of some admissions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUILT

  Possible Answer : guilt_trip, guilt_feelings, guilty_conscience, guiltiness, guilt

  Possible Opposite Answer : innocence




• The clue is 21. Strength, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINEW

  Possible Answer : brawn, muscle, heftiness, muscularity, sinew, tendon, brawniness




• The clue is 22. Area between the ribs and the round. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOIN

  Possible Answer : lumbus, loin




• The clue is 23. Heaps of dressing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAUNDRY

  Possible Answer : wash, laundry, washables, washing




• The clue is 25. Responded identically to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHOED

  Possible Answer : ring, reverberate, echo, recall, repeat, resound




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

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

  The answer: FENCE

  Possible Answer : fence_in, fence, wall, argue, palisade, contend, surround, fencing, debate




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

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

  The answer: MOOGS




• The clue is 30. Ringing nuisance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRANKCALL




• The clue is 34. Like a face telling a spooky campfire story, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPLIT




• The clue is 35. Give juice to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REV

  Possible Answer : rev_up, rpm, revolutions_per_minute, rev




• The clue is 36. "Ditto". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODOI




• The clue is 37. Words before someone finally snaps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYCHEESE




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

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

  The answer: TRUSS

  Possible Answer : bind, tie_down, tie_up, truss, corbel




• The clue is 40. Stool at a counter, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERCH

  Possible Answer : rod, perch, roost, alight, light, rest, pole




• The clue is 41. Woody's crush in "Toy Story". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOPEEP

  Possible Answer : peekaboo, bopeep




• The clue is 42. Member of a warrior class. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMURAI

  Possible Answer : samurai




• The clue is 45. Small stretches, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIBS

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




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

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

  The answer: PRIZE

  Possible Answer : dirty_money, award, pry, plunder, loot, prize, choice, trophy, treasure, quality, prime, prise, pillage, appreciate, select, booty, lever, swag, respect, esteem, value, jimmy

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, disesteem




• The clue is 47. Much-sought-after commodity in "Dune". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPICE

  Possible Answer : spice_up, spiciness, spicery, spice, zest




• The clue is 49. Singer Rita. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

  Possible Answer : bone, Os, operating_system, osmium, oculus_sinister, OS, os, atomic_number_76




• The clue is 52. Ice skating move. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUTZ




• The clue is 53. Postgame photo op between two opposing players. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JERSEYSWAP




• The clue is 55. First person to die, according to the Bible. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABEL

  Possible Answer : Niels_Abel, Niels_Henrik_Abel, Abel




• The clue is 56. They're part of the story. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOTPOINTS




• The clue is 57. Set back to zero, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARE

  Possible Answer : tare, darnel, Lolium_temulentum, cheat, bearded_darnel




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

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

  The answer: GYMS

  Possible Answer : gymnasium, gym




• The clue is 59. Wipe from one's visual memory, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNSEE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Common nap times, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFTS

• The clue is 2. Subpar dining hall food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOP

  Possible Answer: mire, splatter, treacle, spill, swill, pigwash, splash, splosh, slops, squish, slop, squelch, glop, mush, pigswill, slosh

• The clue is 3. Hindu god of love. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAMA

  Possible Answer: Kama

• The clue is 4. F1 neighbor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESC

• The clue is 5. Challenge to an intruder. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: WHOGOESTHERE

• The clue is 6. Like a fearless bettor at a casino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIN

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

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

  The answer: COIL

  Possible Answer: spiral, helix, ringlet, hand-build, whorl, gyre, gyrate, scroll, roll, coil, curlicue, volute, curl, loop, handbuild

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil

• The clue is 8. Command to stay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONTLEAVE

• The clue is 9. Items harmed when they're scratched, but not when they're burned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDS

  Possible Answer: compact_disk, CD, candela, certificate_of_deposit, atomic_number_48, candle, compact_disc, Cd, cadmium, standard_candle, cd

• The clue is 10. Group whose band is the oldest professional music ensemble in the U.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARINECORPS

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

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

  The answer: AMEND

  Possible Answer: meliorate, remediate, improve, remedy, amend, repair, rectify, better, ameliorate

  Possible Opposite Answer : worsen

• The clue is 12. Meal before the 15th of Nisan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDER

  Possible Answer: Passover_supper, Seder

• The clue is 13. White out, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOWY

  Possible Answer: white, snow-clad, snowy, snow-white, snow-covered

• The clue is 15. Not set in stone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLUID

  Possible Answer: fluid, unstable, liquid, smooth, fluent, runny, mobile

• The clue is 21. "That's rather unfortunate," dismissively. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: SUCKSTOBEYOU

• The clue is 22. Exercise in deduction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGICPUZZLE

• The clue is 24. ___ Taylor (fashion chain). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANN

• The clue is 25. Australia declared "war" on them in 1932, in an attempt to stop them from destroying crops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMUS

  Possible Answer: Emu_novaehollandiae, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit, emu

• The clue is 26. Where Lola was a showgirl, in song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPA

• The clue is 27. Deified, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLY

  Possible Answer: sanctum, holy_place, holy

  Possible Opposite Answer : unholy

• The clue is 28. Farm-to-table, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRESH

  Possible Answer: fresh, refreshed, smart, invigorated, refreshful, sweet, wise, refreshing, tonic, saucy, unfermented, novel, impudent, newly, bracing, unused, new, freshly, impertinent, brisk, clean, sassy, overbold, reinvigorated

  Possible Opposite Answer : stale, preserved, salty

• The clue is 30. "Couldn't have said it better myself". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRECISELY

  Possible Answer: incisively, on_the_button, just, exactly, on_the_nose, precisely, on_the_dot

  Possible Opposite Answer : inexactly, imprecisely

• The clue is 31. For two musicians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADUE

• The clue is 32. Ditch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSE

  Possible Answer: lose, fall_back, drop_off, recede, miss, fall_behind, mislay, suffer, turn_a_loss, misplace

  Possible Opposite Answer : win, find, gain, keep, profit

• The clue is 33. Aristotle purportedly spoke with one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISP

  Possible Answer: list-processing_language, LISP, lisp

• The clue is 38. Word often after a president's name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

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

• The clue is 41. Curling target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BICEP

• The clue is 42. Bad sound to hear by a kitchen counter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPLAT

  Possible Answer: splat

• The clue is 43. Dutch constituent in the Caribbean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARUBA

  Possible Answer: Aruba

• The clue is 44. Bishop's headwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITER

  Possible Answer: mitre, mitre_joint, miter, miter_joint

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

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

  The answer: FISTS

  Possible Answer: fist, clenched_fist

• The clue is 48. Simple question on a high schooler's hand-drawn poster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROM

  Possible Answer: prom, promenade

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

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

  The answer: OWNS

  Possible Answer: have, possess, own

• The clue is 50. Power or frequency, essentially. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RATE

  Possible Answer: order, pace, value, charge_per_unit, rate, place, grade, range, rank

• The clue is 51. Church part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APSE

  Possible Answer: apsis, apse

• The clue is 53. PNG alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JPG

• The clue is 54. Motif in 1995's "Se7en". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIN

  Possible Answer: sin, boob, sine, sinfulness, sinning, goof, transgress, trespass, drop_the_ball, Sin, hell, wickedness, blunder

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (33 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: Moderate

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Viking of cartoon fame	5
2A	6. Claustrophobe's desire	9
3A	15. Best-selling singer whose album titles are all Arabic numerals	5
4A	16. Cosmetic injection	9
5A	17. Charge	5
6A	18. Key ingredients in cong you bing, a savory Chinese pancake	9
7A	19. Cry after a reappearing act	8
8A	21. Christopher Nolan movie with a palindromic name	5
9A	22. Hard-to-miss shot	5
10A	23. It's pitched	4
11A	24. Took	6
12A	26. Someone who spends a lot of time baking?	8
13A	30. The emperor and his subjects in Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove"	5
14A	31. Barrage with insults, in online lingo	5
15A	32. Sch. that's home to Mike the Tiger (and his 15,000-square-foot habitat)	3
16A	33. Mirthless	4
17A	34. We're booked!	5
18A	35. The Yankees and the Red Sox, e.g.	4
19A	36. 12 pgs., maybe	3
20A	37. Tempo between lento and adagio	5
21A	38. Ecological community	5
22A	39. Colonial homes?	8
23A	41. Packs of zombies	6
24A	42. Preceding periods	4
25A	43. Verbally threw tomatoes at	5
26A	44. Star	5
27A	46. The Beatles' "The End" has one at the beginning	8
28A	49. Where all of your knowledge might be wasted?	9
29A	51. Excessive enthusiasm	5
30A	52. Bit of a fast-food side order	9
31A	53. Blunt recap of a disappointing match	5
32A	54. Was totally awesome	9
33A	55. Longtime alternative to Altoids	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Viking of cartoon fame"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HAGAR

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2A: "6. Claustrophobe's desire"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: OPENSPACE

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3A: "15. Best-selling singer whose album titles are all Arabic numerals"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADELE

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4A: "16. Cosmetic injection"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: LIPFILLER

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5A: "17. Charge"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RUNAT

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6A: "18. Key ingredients in cong you bing, a savory Chinese pancake"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild allium ampeloprasum
• Similar words include: green onion, Allium porrum, leek
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SCALLIONS

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7A: "19. Cry after a reappearing act"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!
• Similar words include: bopeep
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PEEKABOO

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8A: "21. Christopher Nolan movie with a palindromic name"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
• Similar words include: dogma
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TENET

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9A: "22. Hard-to-miss shot"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TAPIN

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10A: "23. It's pitched"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
• Similar words include: camp, collapsible shelter, camp out
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TENT

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11A: "24. Took"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take hold of; grab
• Similar words include: grab, prehend, conquer
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SEIZED

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12A: "26. Someone who spends a lot of time baking?"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BEACHBUM

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13A: "30. The emperor and his subjects in Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Similar words include: Inka, Inca, Incan
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INCAS

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14A: "31. Barrage with insults, in online lingo"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
• Similar words include: fire, flaming, flare
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FLAME

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15A: "32. Sch. that's home to Mike the Tiger (and his 15,000-square-foot habitat)"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LSU

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16A: "33. Mirthless"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
• Similar words include: black, dour, blue
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GRIM

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17A: "34. We're booked!"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
• Similar words include: suite, elbow room, room
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROOMS

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18A: "35. The Yankees and the Red Sox, e.g."

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
• Similar words include: opposition, enemy, foe
• Opposite of: friend

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Answer: FOES

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19A: "36. 12 pgs., maybe"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an indefinitely short time
• Similar words include: Mo, atomic number 42, bit
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MOS

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20A: "37. Tempo between lento and adagio"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LARGO

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21A: "38. Ecological community"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BIOME

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22A: "39. Colonial homes?"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ANTFARMS

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23A: "41. Packs of zombies"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vast multitude
• Similar words include: host, horde, drove
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HORDES

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24A: "42. Preceding periods"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

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: Eve, eventide, evening
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EVES

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25A: "43. Verbally threw tomatoes at"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
• Similar words include: hiss, boo
• Opposite of: applaud

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Answer: BOOED

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26A: "44. Star"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CELEB

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27A: "46. The Beatles' "The End" has one at the beginning"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: DRUMSOLO

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28A: "49. Where all of your knowledge might be wasted?"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BARTRIVIA

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29A: "51. Excessive enthusiasm"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
• Similar words include: passion, cacoethes, manic disorder
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MANIA

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30A: "52. Bit of a fast-food side order"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ONIONRING

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31A: "53. Blunt recap of a disappointing match"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ILOST

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32A: "54. Was totally awesome"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: KICKEDASS

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33A: "55. Longtime alternative to Altoids"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an absolute certainty
• Similar words include: cert
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CERTS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Instrument in the emblem of Ireland	4
2D	2. Together, musically	4
3D	3. Expert on inheritance	10
4D	4. Magician's cry	8
5D	5. Treats again, in a way, as a sprain	7
6D	6. Kaitlin of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"	5
7D	7. One-trillionth: Prefix	4
8D	8. A.Q.I. measurer	3
9D	9. Eagles and Ravens	8
10D	10. Hush	7
11D	11. Base for a bust	6
12D	12. Source of relief	4
13D	13. One out of a hundred?	4
14D	14. Locales for some residents, in brief	3
15D	20. Offered	3
16D	23. Sentiment during el día de San Valentín	5
17D	24. Greek letter that refers to a lone wolf, in Gen-Z slang	5
18D	25. Company whose stock price cratered in the early 2000s	5
19D	26. Not-so-private diaries	5
20D	27. A+ giver?	10
21D	28. Volunteer's suggestion	5
22D	29. Nonet of Greek mythology	5
23D	31. Creates	5
24D	34. One-of-a-kind individual	8
25D	35. Something you might have while trying to move quickly	8
26D	37. Actress/activist Cox	7
27D	38. Part of a film studio's overhead?	7
28D	40. Was no longer under the weather	6
29D	41. The Rockets, on a scoreboard	3
30D	43. Shares a big fish story, say	5
31D	44. "Pretty please?"	4
32D	45. Rams legend Dickerson	4
33D	46. Rackets	4
34D	47. One might be ticked off	4
35D	48. Common parfait toppings	4
36D	49. ___ choy	3
37D	50. By	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Instrument in the emblem of Ireland"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
• Similar words include: harmonica, mouth harp, dwell
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HARP

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2D: "2. Together, musically"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ADUE

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3D: "3. Expert on inheritance"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a biologist who specializes in genetics
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: GENETICIST

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4D: "4. Magician's cry"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ALAKAZAM

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5D: "5. Treats again, in a way, as a sprain"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: RETAPES

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6D: "6. Kaitlin of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OLSON

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7D: "7. One-trillionth: Prefix"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PICO

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8D: "8. A.Q.I. measurer"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: EPA

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9D: "9. Eagles and Ravens"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: NFLTEAMS

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10D: "10. Hush"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
• Similar words include: hush, quiet, still
• Opposite of: sound, louden

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Answer: SILENCE

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11D: "11. Base for a bust"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
• Similar words include: pedestal, footstall
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PLINTH

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12D: "12. Source of relief"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALOE

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13D: "13. One out of a hundred?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fractional monetary unit of several countries
• Similar words include: penny, centime
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CENT

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14D: "14. Locales for some residents, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Similar words include: erbium, Er, emergency room
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERS

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15D: "20. Offered"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
• Similar words include: press, adjure, beseech
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BID

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16D: "23. Sentiment during el día de San Valentín"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TEAMO

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17D: "24. Greek letter that refers to a lone wolf, in Gen-Z slang"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 18th letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SIGMA

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18D: "25. Company whose stock price cratered in the early 2000s"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENRON

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19D: "26. Not-so-private diaries"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies
• Similar words include: web log, blog
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BLOGS

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20D: "27. A+ giver?"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: BLOODDONOR

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21D: "28. Volunteer's suggestion"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: USEME

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22D: "29. Nonet of Greek mythology"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in ancient greek mythology any of 9 daughters of zeus and mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
• Similar words include: speculate, genus Mus, chew over
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MUSES

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23D: "31. Creates"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
• Similar words include: manakin, constitute, course
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FORMS

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24D: "34. One-of-a-kind individual"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: RAREBIRD

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25D: "35. Something you might have while trying to move quickly"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FIRESALE

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26D: "37. Actress/activist Cox"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LAVERNE

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27D: "38. Part of a film studio's overhead?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BOOMMIC

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28D: "40. Was no longer under the weather"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FELTOK

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29D: "41. The Rockets, on a scoreboard"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HOU

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30D: "43. Shares a big fish story, say"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an instance of boastful talk
• Similar words include: swash, vaunt, bluster
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BRAGS

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31D: "44. "Pretty please?""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CANI

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32D: "45. Rams legend Dickerson"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIC

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33D: "46. Rackets"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud harsh or strident noise
• Similar words include: ruckus, rumpus, clamor
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DINS

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34D: "47. One might be ticked off"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
• Similar words include: tilt, inclination, name
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LIST

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35D: "48. Common parfait toppings"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• Similar words include: oat
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OATS

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36D: "49. ___ choy"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BOK

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37D: "50. By"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VIA

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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

Decode the Clues

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

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

33 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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