27413 Thu Nov 28, 2024 NYY by Ricky J. Sirois

Across Clues :

1. Run down, 6. "Then again," in texts, 10. "Abbott Elementary" principal, 13. Nutrient-rich soil component, 14. Negative, 15. Editorial notation for an error, 16. Opt, 17. Considerable, 19. Common order at a hoagie shop, 21. Beyond the pale, 22. British designer Crawford awarded a C.B.E. in 2021, 23. Embellish, 25. Clip, 27. It might be mashed (in more ways than one!), 29. Grandiose, 33. Legal org., 34. 8 or 9, in a golf bag, 35. Haunted ___ (Halloween activity), 36. Doesn't have enough, 38. Grammy, in Germany, 39. Bumpkin, 40. Slam on the brakes, 41. Capitalized on an opportunity, 43. Actor Daniel ___ Kim, 44. Canadian fuel brand, 45. Hackneyed, 46. Figs. counted in some diets, 47. Praiseful poet, 49. Supermarket section, 51. Old Glory, 54. Ruse designed to disguise, 57. Amounts to nothing, as a plan, 60. "Key ___ " (Bogart movie), 61. R&B icon Rawls, 62. Ask for someone else's cig, 63. Natural dos, 64. Since January 1: Abbr., 65. French, in England, 66. Saw points

Down Clues :

1. Jazz great Baker, 2. Streaming giant, 3. Some coffee orders, 4. Feed like a baby, 5. ___ Park, Colo., 6. Abbr. in a birth announcement, 7. Vietnamese New Year, 8. Delivery person?, 9. Uprightness, 10. "You wish!", 11. "___ Las Vegas", 12. Big name in laptops, 14. Digital newsletter platform, 18. Color printer supplies, 20. Mythological creature with origins in Sherpa folklore, 23. Hanna-Barbera character who co-starred with Secret Squirrel, 24. Response to "Gracias", 25. Examine in great detail, as a text, 26. Is adjacent to, 28. Bakery byproducts, 30. Home away from home, 31. Best possible, 32. Yields, 34. Pancake order, 35. Place to find a needle, maybe, 37. Winds, 42. Trees along the National Mall, 45. '90s rapper with the hit "Still Not a Player", 46. Pitcher for the reds?, 48. Applies carelessly, as paint, 50. Flamboyant display, 51. Like many Christmas sweaters, 52. Flue residue, 53. Longstanding rivalry, 54. Factory chimney, 55. Showbiz awards acronym, 56. Nibble, 58. Qualifying abbreviation, 59. Bug

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 28, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, November 28, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Run down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHASE

  Possible Answer : Chase, chamfer, furrow, track, pursuit, Salmon_Portland_Chase, dog, chase_after, chase, following, go_after, give_chase, trail, tail, pursual, tag, Salmon_P._Chase




• The clue is 6. "Then again," in texts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOH




• The clue is 10. "Abbott Elementary" principal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVA




• The clue is 13. Nutrient-rich soil component. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUMUS

  Possible Answer : hommos, hummus, hoummos, humus, humous




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

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

  The answer: SUBZERO




• The clue is 15. Editorial notation for an error. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer : set, sic




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

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

  The answer: ELECT

  Possible Answer : elite, chosen, elect




• The clue is 17. Considerable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUBSTANTIVE

  Possible Answer : meaty, essential, substantial, substantive

  Possible Opposite Answer : adjective




• The clue is 19. Common order at a hoagie shop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TURKEYSUB




• The clue is 21. Beyond the pale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOFAR




• The clue is 22. British designer Crawford awarded a C.B.E. in 2021. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILSE




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

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

  The answer: ADORN

  Possible Answer : embellish, deck, decorate, beautify, grace, invest, ornament, adorn, clothe




• The clue is 25. Clip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PACE

  Possible Answer : pace, stride, tread, yard, gait, step, rate, tempo, footstep




• The clue is 27. It might be mashed (in more ways than one!). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATER

  Possible Answer : Irish_potato, white_potato, tater, potato, murphy, spud




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

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

  The answer: EPIC

  Possible Answer : larger-than-life, heroic_poem, epic, epical, heroic, epic_poem, epos




• The clue is 33. Legal org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABA

  Possible Answer : aba




• The clue is 34. 8 or 9, in a golf bag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHORTIRON




• The clue is 35. Haunted ___ (Halloween activity). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYRIDE




• The clue is 36. Doesn't have enough. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNSSHORT




• The clue is 38. Grammy, in Germany. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMA




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

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

  The answer: HAYSEED

  Possible Answer : chawbacon, rube, hick, yahoo, yokel, hayseed, bumpkin




• The clue is 40. Slam on the brakes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOPSHORT




• The clue is 41. Capitalized on an opportunity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADEHAY




• The clue is 43. Actor Daniel ___ Kim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAE




• The clue is 44. Canadian fuel brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO




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

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

  The answer: BANAL

  Possible Answer : banal, old-hat, trite, hackneyed, timeworn, shopworn, commonplace, stock, threadbare, well-worn, tired




• The clue is 46. Figs. counted in some diets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CALS




• The clue is 47. Praiseful poet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIST

  Possible Answer : odist




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

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

  The answer: MEAT

  Possible Answer : kernel, substance, essence, meat, inwardness, nub, sum, nitty-gritty, center, centre, gist, heart, heart_and_soul, pith, marrow, core




• The clue is 51. Old Glory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USFLAG




• The clue is 54. Ruse designed to disguise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKESCREEN

  Possible Answer : smoke_screen, smokescreen




• The clue is 57. Amounts to nothing, as a plan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOESUPINSMOKE




• The clue is 60. "Key ___ " (Bogart movie). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARGO

  Possible Answer : largo




• The clue is 61. R&B icon Rawls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOU




• The clue is 62. Ask for someone else's cig. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMASMOKE




• The clue is 63. Natural dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFROS

  Possible Answer : Afro_hairdo, Afro




• The clue is 64. Since January 1: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YTD




• The clue is 65. French, in England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOG

  Possible Answer : snog, buss, osculate, kiss




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

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

  The answer: TEETH

  Possible Answer : tooth, teeth, dentition

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Jazz great Baker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHET

• The clue is 2. Streaming giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HULU

• The clue is 3. Some coffee orders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMERICANOS

• The clue is 4. Feed like a baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKLE

  Possible Answer: suck, suckle, give_suck, wet-nurse, breastfeed, lactate, nurse

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottlefeed

• The clue is 5. ___ Park, Colo.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTES

• The clue is 6. Abbr. in a birth announcement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OZS

• The clue is 7. Vietnamese New Year. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TET

  Possible Answer: Tet

• The clue is 8. Delivery person?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORATOR

  Possible Answer: speechifier, orator, public_speaker, speechmaker, rhetorician

• The clue is 9. Uprightness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONOR

  Possible Answer: pureness, accolade, purity, laurels, honor, respect, abide_by, reward, observe, honour, award

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, dishonor

• The clue is 10. "You wish!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIF

• The clue is 11. "___ Las Vegas". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIVA

  Possible Answer: oral_exam, viva, viva_voce, oral, oral_examination

• The clue is 12. Big name in laptops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACER

  Possible Answer: genus_Acer, Acer

• The clue is 14. Digital newsletter platform. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUBSTACK

• The clue is 18. Color printer supplies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONERS

  Possible Answer: toner

• The clue is 20. Mythological creature with origins in Sherpa folklore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: abominable_snowman, yeti

• The clue is 23. Hanna-Barbera character who co-starred with Secret Squirrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOMANT

• The clue is 24. Response to "Gracias". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENADA

• The clue is 25. Examine in great detail, as a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARSE

  Possible Answer: parse

• The clue is 26. Is adjacent to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUTS

  Possible Answer: march, adjoin, butt_on, edge, butt_against, butt, border, abut

• The clue is 28. Bakery byproducts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROMAS

  Possible Answer: odour, smell, aroma, perfume, scent, fragrance, olfactory_property, odor

• The clue is 30. Home away from home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIEDATERRE

• The clue is 31. Best possible. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEAL

  Possible Answer: nonsuch, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, idealistic, paragon

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

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

  The answer: CEDES

  Possible Answer: surrender, deliver, grant, concede, cede, give_up, yield

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

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

  The answer: SHORTSTACK

• The clue is 35. Place to find a needle, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYSTACK

  Possible Answer: haystack, rick, hayrick

• The clue is 37. Winds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOOLS

  Possible Answer: spool, bobbin, reel

• The clue is 42. Trees along the National Mall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMS

  Possible Answer: elm, elm_tree, elmwood

• The clue is 45. '90s rapper with the hit "Still Not a Player". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGPUN

• The clue is 46. Pitcher for the reds?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARAFE

  Possible Answer: decanter, carafe

• The clue is 48. Applies carelessly, as paint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAUBS

  Possible Answer: smirch, blot, slur, plaster, smudge, smear, daub, spot

• The clue is 50. Flamboyant display. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECLAT

  Possible Answer: eclat, acclamation, pomp, acclaim, plaudit, plaudits

• The clue is 51. Like many Christmas sweaters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGLY

  Possible Answer: slimy, unworthy, despicable, wretched, frightful, surly, horrible, atrocious, horrifying, vile, worthless, ugly

  Possible Opposite Answer : beautiful

• The clue is 52. Flue residue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOOT

  Possible Answer: soot, smut, carbon_black, lampblack, crock

• The clue is 53. Longstanding rivalry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEUD

  Possible Answer: feud

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

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

  The answer: SMOKESTACK

  Possible Answer: stack, smokestack

• The clue is 55. Showbiz awards acronym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 56. Nibble. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSH

  Possible Answer: nosh, snack

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

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

  The answer: IMO

  Possible Answer: International_Maritime_Organization, IMO

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

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

  The answer: NAG

  Possible Answer: jade, hack, peck, scold, common_scold, scolder, nag, hen-peck, plug, nagger

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• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (61 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (79 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Maximum extent, in an idiom	4
2A	5. "Suitable, I guess"	6
3A	11. Small storage unit	4
4A	15. "___ News Central" (daily program)	3
5A	18. Sea adventure novel by Herman Melville	4
6A	19. Rump	6
7A	20. Sounds of amazement	4
8A	21. Spoils	4
9A	22. "Don't flick that cigarette over here!"	11
10A	24. "Incredible! This mosquito net didn't let in even one bug!"	9
11A	26. Greatest potential accomplishment, metaphorically	7
12A	27. Non-free-range farm fixture	7
13A	29. Container weight	4
14A	30. Pick up at school	5
15A	31. Actor Pascal	5
16A	32. Kiss	6
17A	34. Celestial sphere	3
18A	35. Went from 0 to 60, say	4
19A	37. Nipsey Russell's role in 1978's "The Wiz"	6
20A	40. "___ America (And So Can You!)" (Stephen Colbert best seller)	3
21A	42. Device for cutting bangs?	8
22A	45. More in need of a sticky roller	7
23A	47. Zealous	4
24A	48. Guide for writing a perfect letter	7
25A	49. Adorn	6
26A	50. Some skin care products	6
27A	52. "Dear Lord! His Majesty's beard is out of control!"	15
28A	55. Comics cry of dismay	3
29A	58. ___ code	4
30A	59. Tiny and scurrying, perhaps	7
31A	63. "Just dropped off some of your newly buffed knight's protection!"	21
32A	71. Green gemstone	7
33A	72. Brand of bubbly, informally	4
34A	73. ___ de vie	3
35A	74. "Can you offer me anything bigger than skiffs, dinghies and pontoons?"	15
36A	82. Composure under pressure	6
37A	85. Firmly planted	6
38A	86. Sizable wine orders	7
39A	90. Zest	4
40A	91. Hero's partner in myth	7
41A	93. Real ladies' man	8
42A	94. Bit of work	3
43A	95. It's always getting into hot water	6
44A	96. Theatrical constructions	4
45A	97. Unburden	3
46A	98. Computer shortcuts	6
47A	100. Muse of love poetry	5
48A	103. "You can't win ___"	5
49A	105. Writer ___ Stanley Gardner	4
50A	106. "Is that a certainty?"	7
51A	109. Unruly, as a beard	7
52A	111. Secret agent first introduced in 1953	9
53A	113. Classic 111-Across portrayer, whose iconic accent is suggested by the answers to the italicized clues	11
54A	115. Langston Hughes poem	4
55A	116. Aston Martin, e.g.	4
56A	117. Charm	6
57A	118. Member of a watery quintet	4
58A	119. Adriatique, e.g.	3
59A	120. School attended by both 111-Across and his creator	4
60A	121. Debate-ending reply	6
61A	122. Figs. most people have memorized	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Maximum extent, in an idiom"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the handle of a sword or dagger
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HILT

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2A: "5. "Suitable, I guess""

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ITLLDO

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3A: "11. Small storage unit"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BYTE

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4A: "15. "___ News Central" (daily program)"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CNN

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5A: "18. Sea adventure novel by Herman Melville"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OMOO

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6A: "19. Rump"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PATOOT

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7A: "20. Sounds of amazement"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Similar words include: aah, ooh
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OOHS

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8A: "21. Spoils"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that goods or money obtained illegally
• Similar words include: moolah, dough, scratch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOOT

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9A: "22. "Don't flick that cigarette over here!""

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: MOVEYOURASH

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10A: "24. "Incredible! This mosquito net didn't let in even one bug!""

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: WHATAMESH

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11A: "26. Greatest potential accomplishment, metaphorically"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mountain in the central himalayas on the border of tibet and nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)
• Similar words include: Mount Everest, Mt. Everest
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: EVEREST

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12A: "27. Non-free-range farm fixture"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a building where livestock are fattened for market
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FEEDLOT

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13A: "29. Container weight"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods
• Similar words include: Lolium temulentum, cheat, darnel
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TARE

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14A: "30. Pick up at school"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gain knowledge or skills
• Similar words include: get a line, read, get wind
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LEARN

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15A: "31. Actor Pascal"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PEDRO

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16A: "32. Kiss"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an enthusiastic kiss
• Similar words include: smack, spoon
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SMOOCH

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17A: "34. Celestial sphere"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• Similar words include: globe, eyeball, orbit
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORB

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18A: "35. Went from 0 to 60, say"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that people who are old collectively
• Similar words include: elderly, ripened, maturate
• Opposite of: rejuvenate, young

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Answer: AGED

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19A: "37. Nipsey Russell's role in 1978's "The Wiz""

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TINMAN

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20A: "40. "___ America (And So Can You!)" (Stephen Colbert best seller)"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IAM

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21A: "42. Device for cutting bangs?"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
• Similar words include: muffler
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SILENCER

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22A: "45. More in need of a sticky roller"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LINTIER

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23A: "47. Zealous"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
• Similar words include: esurient, zealous, greedy
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AVID

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24A: "48. Guide for writing a perfect letter"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: STENCIL

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25A: "49. Adorn"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Similar words include: deck, bedight
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BEDECK

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26A: "50. Some skin care products"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
• Similar words include: toner
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TONERS

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27A: "52. "Dear Lord! His Majesty's beard is out of control!""

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: GODSHAVETHEKING

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28A: "55. Comics cry of dismay"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ACK

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29A: "58. ___ code"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Similar words include: expanse, country, surface area
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AREA

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30A: "59. Tiny and scurrying, perhaps"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ANTLIKE

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31A: "63. "Just dropped off some of your newly buffed knight's protection!""

21 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________________

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Answer: SHINEDSHIELDDELIVERED

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32A: "71. Green gemstone"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PERIDOT

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33A: "72. Brand of bubbly, informally"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOET

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34A: "73. ___ de vie"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EAU

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35A: "74. "Can you offer me anything bigger than skiffs, dinghies and pontoons?""

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: COULDIHAVEASHIP

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36A: "82. Composure under pressure"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that great coolness and composure under strain
• Similar words include: sang-froid, cool, assuredness
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: APLOMB

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37A: "85. Firmly planted"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take root and begin to grow
• Similar words include: root, stock-still, take root
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ROOTED

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38A: "86. Sizable wine orders"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
• Similar words include: decanter, carafe
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CARAFES

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39A: "90. Zest"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that british politician (1788-1850)
• Similar words include: flake, uncase, pare
• Opposite of: dress

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Answer: PEEL

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40A: "91. Hero's partner in myth"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) a youth beloved of hero who drowned in a storm in the hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LEANDER

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41A: "93. Real ladies' man"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)
• Similar words include: Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt, Casanova de Seingalt
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: CASANOVA

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42A: "94. Bit of work"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERG

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43A: "95. It's always getting into hot water"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TEABAG

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44A: "96. Theatrical constructions"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Similar words include: correct, coiffe, band
• Opposite of: rise

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Answer: SETS

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45A: "97. Unburden"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that relieve from
• Similar words include: disembarrass, free
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RID

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46A: "98. Computer shortcuts"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language
• Similar words include: macro, macro instruction
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MACROS

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47A: "100. Muse of love poetry"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) the muse of lyric and love poetry
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ERATO

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48A: "103. "You can't win ___""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMALL

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49A: "105. Writer ___ Stanley Gardner"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERLE

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50A: "106. "Is that a certainty?""

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: YOUSURE

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51A: "109. Unruly, as a beard"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that being very thin
• Similar words include: weedy, jagged, scrawny
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SCRAGGY

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52A: "111. Secret agent first introduced in 1953"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: JAMESBOND

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53A: "113. Classic 111-Across portrayer, whose iconic accent is suggested by the answers to the italicized clues"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: SEANCONNERY

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54A: "115. Langston Hughes poem"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ITOO

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55A: "116. Aston Martin, e.g."

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Similar words include: automobile, motorcar, machine
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AUTO

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56A: "117. Charm"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make attractive or lovable
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENDEAR

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57A: "118. Member of a watery quintet"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: Lake Erie
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIE

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58A: "119. Adriatique, e.g."

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
• Similar words include: k, 1000, m
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MER

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59A: "120. School attended by both 111-Across and his creator"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETON

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60A: "121. Debate-ending reply"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SAYSME

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61A: "122. Figs. most people have memorized"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SSNS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Win for an away team	8
2D	2. "That doesn't bother me anymore"	8
3D	3. Winsome	8
4D	4. It's human, in a saying	5
5D	5. Big events on Wall St.	4
6D	6. Full of tension	4
7D	7. Abbr. on a paper tray	3
8D	8. Whiled away the hours	6
9D	9. Gave medicine	5
10D	10. Different	5
11D	11. Poke ___	4
12D	12. Start of a pirate chant	4
13D	13. "There I am in the photo"	7
14D	14. Winter hours in Conn.	3
15D	15. Exhibiting some force	8
16D	16. Part of a personal air filtration system	8
17D	17. Degree in math?	3
18D	21. ["Ha ha 2 funny!!!!]	4
19D	23. Thirst	3
20D	25. Lots and lots	4
21D	28. Certain URL ending	6
22D	31. A pop	3
23D	33. Favorite drink of 111-Across	7
24D	35. What wine or citrus adds to a sauce	4
25D	36. Hairstyle helpers	4
26D	38. Allergic reaction	4
27D	39. Company originally named Blue Ribbon Sports	4
28D	41. E.R. V.I.P.s	3
29D	43. High school subj.	3
30D	44. Base figure, for short	3
31D	45. Bank security feature	5
32D	46. Perfect match	9
33D	47. It's right on a square	5
34D	49. Port on the Adriatic	4
35D	51. Airing	4
36D	53. Shout of triumph	3
37D	54. ___-El (Superman's birth name)	3
38D	55. Relative of an adder	3
39D	56. "Evita" role for Antonio Banderas	3
40D	57. ___ royale (cocktail)	3
41D	60. Indignation	3
42D	61. New Zealand parrot that can solve logic puzzles	3
43D	62. End of an academic address	3
44D	64. Williamson who played Merlin in "Excalibur"	5
45D	65. Biblical kingdom near the Dead Sea	4
46D	66. Feature of this puzzle's circled squares that, when connected by a single line, visually represents 111-Across	7
47D	67. Stitching on a Cardinal's cap	3
48D	68. Mid-Atlantic state capital	5
49D	69. A good one might generate good karma	4
50D	70. J.F.K. prediction	3
51D	75. Far from bright	4
52D	76. University in New Rochelle, N.Y.	4
53D	77. Obergefell v. ___, milestone case for marriage equality	6
54D	78. Improvise à la Ella Fitzgerald	4
55D	79. Avocado variety	4
56D	80. Portfolio holding, for short	3
57D	81. Give a bad review	3
58D	82. Imitate	3
59D	83. Spread throughout	8
60D	84. Greaves and cuisses, but not gauntlets and helmets	8
61D	87. Those who hunt and gather	8
62D	88. Feature of many a gloating movie villain	8
63D	89. "Alas, it is true"	8
64D	92. Grounder to second, often	7
65D	93. Corp. bigwig	3
66D	95. ___ leches cake	4
67D	96. Beau	6
68D	99. Late jazz singer ___ Laine	4
69D	101. Sly schemes	5
70D	102. Paris's Dôme de Paris, e.g.	5
71D	103. Sea eagle	3
72D	104. Zebra features that mirror their body stripes	5
73D	107. "You're ___ something"	4
74D	108. Japanese noodle	4
75D	109. Many a get-rich-quick offer	4
76D	110. Heart	4
77D	111. Beam on a bottle	3
78D	112. Modern pet name	3
79D	114. Platform for Super Mario Bros., for short	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Win for an away team"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HOMELOSS

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2D: "2. "That doesn't bother me anymore""

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: IMOVERIT

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3D: "3. Winsome"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having characteristics that attract love or affection
• Similar words include: lovable
• Opposite of: hateful

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Answer: LOVEABLE

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4D: "4. It's human, in a saying"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TOERR

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5D: "5. Big events on Wall St."

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
• Similar words include: initial offering, IPO, initial public offering
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IPOS

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6D: "6. Full of tension"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that pulled or drawn tight
• Similar words include: tight
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TAUT

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7D: "7. Abbr. on a paper tray"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LTR

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8D: "8. Whiled away the hours"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be lazy or idle
• Similar words include: tarry, linger, loaf
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LOAFED

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9D: "9. Gave medicine"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
• Similar words include: drug, dose
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DOSED

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10D: "10. Different"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the white queen
• Similar words include: early, former
• Opposite of: same

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Answer: OTHER

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11D: "11. Poke ___"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
• Similar words include: bowling ball, roll, sports stadium
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BOWL

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12D: "12. Start of a pirate chant"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YOHO

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13D: "13. "There I am in the photo""

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: THATSME

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14D: "14. Winter hours in Conn."

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
• Similar words include: Eastern Time, Eastern Standard Time
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EST

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15D: "15. Exhibiting some force"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that serving or intended to coerce
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: COERCIVE

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16D: "16. Part of a personal air filtration system"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NOSEHAIR

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17D: "17. Degree in math?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Similar words include: n-th
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NTH

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18D: "21. ["Ha ha 2 funny!!!!]"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LMAO

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19D: "23. Thirst"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a yearning for something or to do something
• Similar words include: hankering, pine, yearn
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YEN

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20D: "25. Lots and lots"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the pharaoh akhenaten
• Similar words include: Aten
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ATON

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21D: "28. Certain URL ending"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DOTNET

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22D: "31. A pop"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PER

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23D: "33. Favorite drink of 111-Across"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MARTINI

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24D: "35. What wine or citrus adds to a sauce"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
• Similar words include: Zen, sulphurous, acidulous
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACID

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25D: "36. Hairstyle helpers"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
• Similar words include: colloidal gel, gelatin, mousse
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GELS

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26D: "38. Allergic reaction"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
• Similar words include: itching, urge, scratch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ITCH

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27D: "39. Company originally named Blue Ribbon Sports"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with roman victoria
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NIKE

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28D: "41. E.R. V.I.P.s"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (md is the current symbol for mendelevium but mv was formerly the symbol)
• Similar words include: Md, doc, atomic number 101
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MDS

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29D: "43. High school subj."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ENG

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30D: "44. Base figure, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NCO

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31D: "45. Bank security feature"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LEVEE

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32D: "46. Perfect match"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: IDEALMATE

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33D: "47. It's right on a square"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
• Similar words include: tilt, lean, tip
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANGLE

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34D: "49. Port on the Adriatic"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that capital city of the apulia region on the adriatic coast
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BARI

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35D: "51. Airing"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONTV

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36D: "53. Shout of triumph"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HAH

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37D: "54. ___-El (Superman's birth name)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KAL

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38D: "55. Relative of an adder"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ASP

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39D: "56. "Evita" role for Antonio Banderas"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CHE

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40D: "57. ___ royale (cocktail)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KIR

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41D: "60. Indignation"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Similar words include: choler, anger, ira
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IRE

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42D: "61. New Zealand parrot that can solve logic puzzles"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large brownish-green new zealand parrot
• Similar words include: Nestor notabilis
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: KEA

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43D: "62. End of an academic address"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EDU

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44D: "64. Williamson who played Merlin in "Excalibur""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NICOL

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45D: "65. Biblical kingdom near the Dead Sea"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDOM

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46D: "66. Feature of this puzzle's circled squares that, when connected by a single line, visually represents 111-Across"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DOUBLEO

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47D: "67. Stitching on a Cardinal's cap"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: STL

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48D: "68. Mid-Atlantic state capital"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that the capital of the state of delaware
• Similar words include: capital of Delaware
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DOVER

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49D: "69. A good one might generate good karma"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: DEED

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50D: "70. J.F.K. prediction"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ETA

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51D: "75. Far from bright"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
• Similar words include: gloomy, sorry, somber
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DRAB

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52D: "76. University in New Rochelle, N.Y."

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IONA

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53D: "77. Obergefell v. ___, milestone case for marriage equality"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HODGES

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54D: "78. Improvise à la Ella Fitzgerald"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
• Similar words include: scarper, fly the coop, scat singing
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SCAT

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55D: "79. Avocado variety"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HASS

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56D: "80. Portfolio holding, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Similar words include: Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, wrath
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRA

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57D: "81. Give a bad review"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
• Similar words include: trash, pan out, pan off
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAN

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58D: "82. Imitate"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Similar words include: anthropoid, emulator, caricature
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: APE

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59D: "83. Spread throughout"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that spread or diffuse through
• Similar words include: diffuse, sink in, pervade
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PERMEATE

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60D: "84. Greaves and cuisses, but not gauntlets and helmets"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LEGARMOR

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61D: "87. Those who hunt and gather"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who hunts for food and provisions
• Similar words include: forager
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FORAGERS

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62D: "88. Feature of many a gloating movie villain"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ________

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Answer: EVILGRIN

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63D: "89. "Alas, it is true""

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SADLYYES

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64D: "92. Grounder to second, often"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: EASYOUT

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65D: "93. Corp. bigwig"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
• Similar words include: chief executive officer, chief operating officer
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CEO

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66D: "95. ___ leches cake"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TRES

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67D: "96. Beau"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person loved by another person
• Similar words include: stiff, unshakable, truelove
• Opposite of: unsteady, unsteadily

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Answer: STEADY

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68D: "99. Late jazz singer ___ Laine"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CLEO

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69D: "101. Sly schemes"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
• Similar words include: artifice, ruse, Rus
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RUSES

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70D: "102. Paris's Dôme de Paris, e.g."

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular environment or walk of life
• Similar words include: sports stadium, sphere, stadium
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ARENA

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71D: "103. Sea eagle"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of europe and greenland
• Similar words include: Haliatus albicilla, white-tailed sea eagle, grey sea eagle
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERN

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72D: "104. Zebra features that mirror their body stripes"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a persian prophet who founded manichaeism (216-276)
• Similar words include: man, head of hair, mane
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MANES

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73D: "107. "You're ___ something""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONTO

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74D: "108. Japanese noodle"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UDON

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75D: "109. Many a get-rich-quick offer"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fraudulent business scheme
• Similar words include: rook, gip, con
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SCAM

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76D: "110. Heart"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: CORE

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77D: "111. Beam on a bottle"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: JIM

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78D: "112. Modern pet name"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BAE

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79D: "114. Platform for Super Mario Bros., for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Similar words include: neon, northeastward, nor'-east
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NES

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Today's Puzzle Stats

61 Across Clues

79 Down Clues

140 Total Clues

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