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Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.7 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle October 27, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Hershey's foiled confection | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Grade upgrade | 4 |
| 3A | 9. ___-mo | 3 |
| 4A | 12. Chaotic way to run | 4 |
| 5A | 13. Dolphins' home | 5 |
| 6A | 14. Hip to, as the latest news | 4 |
| 7A | 15. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of U.S. CAPITOL | 15 |
| 8A | 18. Declaration made with a card in hand | 3 |
| 9A | 19. Diameter of a quarter, roughly | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Mrs. Doubtfire, for one | 5 |
| 11A | 21. Madre's hermana | 3 |
| 12A | 22. "Obvs!" | 3 |
| 13A | 23. "My Sister's Keeper" author Picoult | 4 |
| 14A | 25. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of UNEARTHS | 14 |
| 15A | 31. Phone no. | 3 |
| 16A | 32. "___ & Roy" (children's TV series) | 4 |
| 17A | 33. "Selma" director DuVernay | 3 |
| 18A | 34. Sand castle shaper | 4 |
| 19A | 36. Some sausages, informally | 5 |
| 20A | 38. Help with a holdup | 4 |
| 21A | 39. Where ___ at | 3 |
| 22A | 40. Breeze (through) | 4 |
| 23A | 41. FedEx alternative | 3 |
| 24A | 42. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of GRAND TIME | 14 |
| 25A | 47. Torah holders | 4 |
| 26A | 48. "Nothing fools you better than the ___ you tell yourself": Teller | 3 |
| 27A | 49. Candy heart sentiment | 3 |
| 28A | 51. Beginning to a logical conclusion | 5 |
| 29A | 54. Disney queen of Arendelle | 4 |
| 30A | 55. Angry state | 3 |
| 31A | 56. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of MASTERING | 15 |
| 32A | 60. ___ at windmills (fight imaginary foes) | 4 |
| 33A | 61. Some Winter Olympics rides | 5 |
| 34A | 62. Things you might open with a click | 4 |
| 35A | 63. Sleep disrupter in a fairy tale | 3 |
| 36A | 64. Hitch, say | 4 |
| 37A | 65. Feed the kitty | 4 |
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. Hershey's foiled confection"
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 the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- Words that mean the same thing: snog, candy kiss, buss
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KISS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Grade upgrade"
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 useful or valuable quality
- Words that mean the same thing: asset, summation, positive
- The opposite would be: liability, minus
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PLUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. ___-mo"
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: SLO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "12. Chaotic way to run"
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 frenzied as if possessed by a demon
- Words that mean the same thing: murderously, berserk, demoniacal
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMOK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "13. Dolphins' home"
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 member of the extinct algonquian people formerly living in northern indiana and southern michigan
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIAMI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "14. Hip to, as the latest news"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: UPON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "15. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of U.S. CAPITOL"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: POLITICSASUSUAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Declaration made with a card in hand"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: UNO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Diameter of a quarter, roughly"
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 unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
- Words that mean the same thing: in, edge, column inch
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Mrs. Doubtfire, for one"
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 woman who is the custodian of children
- Words that mean the same thing: nursemaid, nanny-goat, she-goat
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NANNY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "21. Madre's hermana"
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 brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
- Words that mean the same thing: transient ischemic attack
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "22. "Obvs!""
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: DUH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "23. "My Sister's Keeper" author Picoult"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: JODI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "25. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of UNEARTHS"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: TREASUREHUNTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. Phone no."
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: TEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. "___ & Roy" (children's TV series)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ESME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. "Selma" director DuVernay"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: AVA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Sand castle shaper"
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 roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
- Words that mean the same thing: pailful, bucket
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "36. Some sausages, informally"
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 very troublesome child
- Words that mean the same thing: holy terror, terror, brat
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "38. Help with a holdup"
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 assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "39. Where ___ at"
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 the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
- Words that mean the same thing: information technology, IT
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "40. Breeze (through)"
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 large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- Words that mean the same thing: navigate, canvass, voyage
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "41. FedEx alternative"
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: DHL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "42. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of GRAND TIME"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: GETTINGMARRIED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. Torah holders"
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 (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
- Words that mean the same thing: ark, Ark, Ark of the Covenant
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARKS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "48. "Nothing fools you better than the ___ you tell yourself": Teller"
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 a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- Words that mean the same thing: consist, lie in, lie down
- The opposite would be: stand, arise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "49. Candy heart sentiment"
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: LUV
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "51. Beginning to a logical conclusion"
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 (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
- Words that mean the same thing: so, thus, thence
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HENCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "54. Disney queen of Arendelle"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ELSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "55. Angry state"
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 a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- Words that mean the same thing: anger, wrath, choler
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "56. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of MASTERING"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: TRAININGSEMINAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "60. ___ at windmills (fight imaginary foes)"
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 a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- Words that mean the same thing: tip, disceptation, joust
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TILT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "61. Some Winter Olympics rides"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a racing sled for one or two people
- Words that mean the same thing: tug, stuff, toboggan
- The opposite would be: unstuff
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LUGES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "62. Things you might open with a click"
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 a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
- Words that mean the same thing: playpen, pen, compose
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PENS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "63. Sleep disrupter in a fairy tale"
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 seed of a pea plant used for food
- Words that mean the same thing: pea plant
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "64. Hitch, say"
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 tight cluster of people or things
- Words that mean the same thing: naut mi, air mile, slub
- The opposite would be: unravel, unknot
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KNOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "65. Feed the kitty"
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 (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANTE
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle October 27, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Broken down for good | 5 |
| 2D | 2. "Consider that done!" | 6 |
| 3D | 3. One who plays alone | 10 |
| 4D | 4. One of a cross-country pair | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Machu ___ (Inca citadel) | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Mascara target | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Thurman of "Gattaca" | 3 |
| 8D | 8. "___ boom bah!" | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Fabricated, as a yarn | 4 |
| 10D | 10. College debt component | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Word before child or human | 4 |
| 12D | 13. Grade downgrade | 5 |
| 13D | 14. Lightning Bolt | 5 |
| 14D | 16. Like some pools | 5 |
| 15D | 17. Not warranted | 5 |
| 16D | 23. Kid | 4 |
| 17D | 24. Units of electrical resistance | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Sinuous fish | 3 |
| 19D | 27. The sea, to Neptune | 5 |
| 20D | 28. Cloth napkins and such | 10 |
| 21D | 29. She lost paradise in "Paradise Lost" | 3 |
| 22D | 30. 2020 Chinese zodiac animal | 3 |
| 23D | 34. 2019 Chinese zodiac animal | 3 |
| 24D | 35. Had a little something | 3 |
| 25D | 36. Safe space? | 4 |
| 26D | 37. Fixes, as an outcome | 4 |
| 27D | 38. Sashimi tuna | 3 |
| 28D | 40. Singer in Homer's "Odyssey" | 5 |
| 29D | 41. Lofty aspiration | 5 |
| 30D | 43. Implied but not expressed | 5 |
| 31D | 44. "Ready!" | 6 |
| 32D | 45. Climbs | 5 |
| 33D | 46. 10-time N.B.A. All-Star Kevin | 6 |
| 34D | 50. Poetry | 5 |
| 35D | 51. Link letters | 4 |
| 36D | 52. Buffalo's lake | 4 |
| 37D | 53. Character voiced by Beyoncé in 2019's "The Lion King" | 4 |
| 38D | 54. Pop-up breakfast brand | 4 |
| 39D | 57. Kind | 3 |
| 40D | 58. Resident of a cloister | 3 |
| 41D | 59. Many a craft brew, briefly | 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. Broken down for good"
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 destroyed or killed
- Words that mean the same thing: gone, done for
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KAPUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. "Consider that done!""
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: IMONIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. One who plays alone"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: SOLOARTIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. One of a cross-country pair"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SKI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Machu ___ (Inca citadel)"
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: PICCHU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Mascara target"
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 any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
- Words that mean the same thing: flog, eyelash, thong
- The opposite would be: unlash
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LASH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Thurman of "Gattaca""
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 benevolent aspect of devi; `splendor'
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Uma
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. "___ boom bah!""
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 female person who has the same parents as another person
- Words that mean the same thing: International System, Systeme International d'Unites, sister
- The opposite would be: brother
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Fabricated, as a yarn"
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 revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- Words that mean the same thing: twirl, reel, spin
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPUN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. College debt component"
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 the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
- Words that mean the same thing: lend, loanword
- The opposite would be: borrow
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Word before child or human"
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 being the only one; single and isolated from others
- Words that mean the same thing: solitary, lonesome, alone
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONLY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "13. Grade downgrade"
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 arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
- Words that mean the same thing: subtraction, negative
- The opposite would be: plus
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MINUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Lightning Bolt"
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: USAIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "16. Like some pools"
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 of or relating to or caused by tides
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIDAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "17. Not warranted"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that not yet payable
- Words that mean the same thing: inordinate, unjustified, excessive
- The opposite would be: due
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNDUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Kid"
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 humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- Words that mean the same thing: joke, jape, laugh
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JEST
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Clue 17 Down: "24. Units of electrical resistance"
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 unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
- Words that mean the same thing: ohm, Ohm, Georg Simon Ohm
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OHMS
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Clue 18 Down: "26. Sinuous fish"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EEL
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Clue 19 Down: "27. The sea, to Neptune"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a domain in which something is dominant
- Words that mean the same thing: land, kingdom, region
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: REALM
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Clue 20 Down: "28. Cloth napkins and such"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: TABLELINEN
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Clue 21 Down: "29. She lost paradise in "Paradise Lost""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be 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
- Words that mean the same thing: evening, even, eventide
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EVE
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Clue 22 Down: "30. 2020 Chinese zodiac animal"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- Words that mean the same thing: betrayer, tell on, give away
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RAT
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Clue 23 Down: "34. 2019 Chinese zodiac animal"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that domestic swine
- Words that mean the same thing: grunter, hog, copper
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PIG
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Had a little something"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Words that mean the same thing: use up, rust, deplete
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ATE
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Clue 25 Down: "36. Safe space?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
- Words that mean the same thing: cant, deposit, banking concern
- The opposite would be: withdraw, mistrust
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The answer is: BANK
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Clue 26 Down: "37. Fixes, as an outcome"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
- Words that mean the same thing: fishing gear, swindle, trucking rig
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RIGS
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Clue 27 Down: "38. Sashimi tuna"
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: AHI
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Clue 28 Down: "40. Singer in Homer's "Odyssey""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
- Words that mean the same thing: Delilah, femme fatale, temptress
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SIREN
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Clue 29 Down: "41. Lofty aspiration"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
- Words that mean the same thing: stargaze, ambition, pipe dream
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DREAM
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Clue 30 Down: "43. Implied but not expressed"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that implied by or inferred from actions or statements
- Words that mean the same thing: understood, silent
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TACIT
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Clue 31 Down: "44. "Ready!""
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: ALLSET
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Clue 32 Down: "45. Climbs"
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 growth in strength or number or importance
- Words that mean the same thing: jump, upgrade, uprise
- The opposite would be: sit down, fall
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The answer is: RISES
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Clue 33 Down: "46. 10-time N.B.A. All-Star Kevin"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states historian (1885-1981)
- Words that mean the same thing: Will Durant, William James Durant
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: DURANT
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Clue 34 Down: "50. Poetry"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that literature in metrical form
- Words that mean the same thing: poetise, poesy, poetize
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: VERSE
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Clue 35 Down: "51. Link letters"
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 protocol (utilizing tcp) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
- Words that mean the same thing: hypertext transfer protocol
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HTTP
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Clue 36 Down: "52. Buffalo's lake"
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 member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
- Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ERIE
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Clue 37 Down: "53. Character voiced by Beyoncé in 2019's "The Lion King""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: NALA
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Clue 38 Down: "54. Pop-up breakfast brand"
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: EGGO
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Clue 39 Down: "57. Kind"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a kind of person
- Words that mean the same thing: like
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ILK
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Clue 40 Down: "58. Resident of a cloister"
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 woman religious
- Words that mean the same thing: nun buoy, conical buoy
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NUN
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Clue 41 Down: "59. Many a craft brew, briefly"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: IPA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 49 | 62.8% |
| Short Answer | 20 | 25.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.1% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.7 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 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 21, 2025 at 05:16 PM
