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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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (37 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Meh	4
2A	5. Labors like the Seven Dwarfs	5
3A	10. Looped in via email	4
4A	14. Covid-19, colloquially	4
5A	15. Brand acquired by Hasbro in 1998	5
6A	16. Mauna Loa output	4
7A	17. Car with a logo similar to the Olympic rings	4
8A	18. Start of a counting rhyme	5
9A	19. Slightly	4
10A	20. Honorable conduct on the field	13
11A	23. Recluses	7
12A	24. On-schedule	6
13A	27. Musician's gift	3
14A	28. Super Mario character with a mushroom for a head	4
15A	30. Fish eggs	3
16A	31. Kid around	4
17A	34. When hunting restrictions are lifted	10
18A	37. Epic poem originally passed down orally	5
19A	39. CPR expert	3
20A	40. Pretense	5
21A	41. Carnival diversion requiring precision	10
22A	44. One-named singer who lives in an Irish castle	4
23A	45. Bikini season, in Bordeaux	3
24A	46. "Hmm ... I pass"	4
25A	47. Word before data or deal	3
26A	49. Peak in the Alaska Range	6
27A	51. Slender e-cig	7
28A	55. "You're free to criticize it" ... or a comment one might make about 20-, 34- and 41-Across?	13
29A	58. Genderqueer identity, informally	4
30A	60. Windowside perches	5
31A	61. "Back in my day ..."	4
32A	62. Instrument also called the "sprightly companion"	4
33A	63. Greek salad morsel	5
34A	64. Gave the green light	4
35A	65. Catches red-handed	4
36A	66. "Duly ___"	5
37A	67. They go for bucks	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Meh"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that pompous or pretentious talk or writing
• Similar words include: claptrap, rant, fustian
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BLAH

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2A: "5. Labors like the Seven Dwarfs"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
• Similar words include: mine
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MINES

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3A: "10. Looped in via email"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CCED

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4A: "14. Covid-19, colloquially"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RONA

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5A: "15. Brand acquired by Hasbro in 1998"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ATARI

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6A: "16. Mauna Loa output"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAVA

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7A: "17. Car with a logo similar to the Olympic rings"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AUDI

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8A: "18. Start of a counting rhyme"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EENIE

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9A: "19. Slightly"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ATAD

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10A: "20. Honorable conduct on the field"

13 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fairness in following the rules of the game
• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: SPORTSMANSHIP

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11A: "23. Recluses"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one retired from society for religious reasons
• Similar words include: troglodyte, solitary, hermit
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HERMITS

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12A: "24. On-schedule"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that before a time limit expires
• Similar words include: well-timed, seasonably, seasonable
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TIMELY

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13A: "27. Musician's gift"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Similar words include: spike, capitulum, auricle
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EAR

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14A: "28. Super Mario character with a mushroom for a head"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
• Similar words include: frog, salientian, anuran
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TOAD

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15A: "30. Fish eggs"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Similar words include: hard roe
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROE

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16A: "31. Kid around"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
• Similar words include: jocularity, laugh, joke
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JEST

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17A: "34. When hunting restrictions are lifted"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: OPENSEASON

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18A: "37. Epic poem originally passed down orally"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a greek epic poem (attributed to homer) describing the siege of troy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ILIAD

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19A: "39. CPR expert"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EMT

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20A: "40. Pretense"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the side that is forward or prominent
• Similar words include: battlefront, front line, straw man
• Opposite of: rear, back

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Answer: FRONT

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21A: "41. Carnival diversion requiring precision"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: BALLOONPOP

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22A: "44. One-named singer who lives in an Irish castle"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ENYA

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23A: "45. Bikini season, in Bordeaux"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ETE

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24A: "46. "Hmm ... I pass""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UHNO

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25A: "47. Word before data or deal"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal terms for nakedness
• Similar words include: stark naked, naked as a jaybird, new
• Opposite of: cooked

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Answer: RAW

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26A: "49. Peak in the Alaska Range"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mountain in south central alaska; the highest peak in north america (20,300 feet high)
• Similar words include: Mount McKinley, Mt. McKinley, McKinley
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DENALI

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27A: "51. Slender e-cig"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: VAPEPEN

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28A: "55. "You're free to criticize it" ... or a comment one might make about 20-, 34- and 41-Across?"

13 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: THATSFAIRGAME

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29A: "58. Genderqueer identity, informally"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ENBY

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30A: "60. Windowside perches"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states operatic soprano (born in 1929)
• Similar words include: Beverly Sills, sill, Belle Miriam Silverman
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SILLS

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31A: "61. "Back in my day ...""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that on one occasion
• Similar words include: one time, at one time, erst
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONCE

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32A: "62. Instrument also called the "sprightly companion""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
• Similar words include: hautboy, hautbois
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OBOE

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33A: "63. Greek salad morsel"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small ovoid fruit of the european olive tree; important food and source of oil
• Similar words include: Olea europaea, European olive tree
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OLIVE

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34A: "64. Gave the green light"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OKED

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35A: "65. Catches red-handed"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tag the base runner to get him out
• Similar words include: cop, nail, arrest
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NABS

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36A: "66. "Duly ___""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make mention of
• Similar words include: far-famed, take down, remark
• Opposite of: ignore

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Answer: NOTED

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37A: "67. They go for bucks"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
• Similar words include: perform, Department of Energy, behave
• Opposite of: unmake

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Answer: DOES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Brazen	5
2D	2. Jeweler's magnifying glass	5
3D	3. "Star Wars" series starring Diego Luna	5
4D	4. Music genre named for its voluminous dos	9
5D	5. Distinguished conductor	7
6D	6. Agenda topics	5
7D	7. Nickname for grandma	4
8D	8. Environmental activist Brockovich	4
9D	9. Naps, in Nicaragua	7
10D	10. ___ to fame	5
11D	11. One preferring purrs to pooches	9
12D	12. Actress Mendes	3
13D	13. "Old man"	3
14D	21. Spanish aunt	3
15D	22. 720p+ resolution, informally	5
16D	25. Bonkers	5
17D	26. Gossip, from the Yiddish	5
18D	28. It's kept by a metronome	5
19D	29. Not fooled by	4
20D	31. Meshed (with)	5
21D	32. Thrill	5
22D	33. Jay's reticent partner of filmdom	9
23D	35. Ivy League school with a dolphin on its coat of arms, informally	4
24D	36. "Is everything cool between us?"	9
25D	38. Nonmedical childbirth assistant	5
26D	42. "Them's fightin' words!"	7
27D	43. Talked up	7
28D	48. Arbor Day mo.	3
29D	50. "Now I remember"	5
30D	51. Part of a heart or faucet	5
31D	52. Japanese bread crumbs	5
32D	53. Host with a mic	5
33D	54. More than wants	5
34D	56. Rural structure seen in a Grant Wood lithograph	4
35D	57. Dart (about)	4
36D	58. Seemingly for-EH-ver	3
37D	59. Thunder setting, in brief	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Brazen"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that offensively bold
• Similar words include: cheeky, nervy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BRASH

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2D: "2. Jeweler's magnifying glass"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists
• Similar words include: jeweler's loupe
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LOUPE

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3D: "3. "Star Wars" series starring Diego Luna"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANDOR

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4D: "4. Music genre named for its voluminous dos"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HAIRMETAL

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5D: "5. Distinguished conductor"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an artist of consummate skill
• Similar words include: master
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MAESTRO

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6D: "6. Agenda topics"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
• Similar words include: item, particular, token
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ITEMS

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7D: "7. Nickname for grandma"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NANA

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8D: "8. Environmental activist Brockovich"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIN

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9D: "9. Naps, in Nicaragua"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
• Similar words include: siesta
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SIESTAS

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10D: "10. ___ to fame"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
• Similar words include: call, exact, title
• Opposite of: forfeit, disclaim

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Answer: CLAIM

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11D: "11. One preferring purrs to pooches"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CATPERSON

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12D: "12. Actress Mendes"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EVA

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13D: "13. "Old man""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Similar words include: papa, pa, daddy
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DAD

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14D: "21. Spanish aunt"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
• Similar words include: transient ischemic attack
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIA

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15D: "22. 720p+ resolution, informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HIDEF

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16D: "25. Bonkers"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone deranged and possibly dangerous
• Similar words include: round the bend, crackers, nuts
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LOONY

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17D: "26. Gossip, from the Yiddish"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YENTA

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18D: "28. It's kept by a metronome"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
• Similar words include: pacing, pace
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TEMPO

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19D: "29. Not fooled by"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONTO

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20D: "31. Meshed (with)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
• Similar words include: correspond, change course, tally
• Opposite of: disagree

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Answer: JIBED

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21D: "32. Thrill"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
• Similar words include: lift up, intoxicate, pick up
• Opposite of: depress

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Answer: ELATE

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22D: "33. Jay's reticent partner of filmdom"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SILENTBOB

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23D: "35. Ivy League school with a dolphin on its coat of arms, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that englishman and quaker who founded the colony of pennsylvania (1644-1718)
• Similar words include: Pennsylvania, William Penn, University of Pennsylvania
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PENN

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24D: "36. "Is everything cool between us?""

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: AREWEGOOD

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25D: "38. Nonmedical childbirth assistant"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes
• Similar words include: monitrice, labor coach, birthing coach
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DOULA

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26D: "42. "Them's fightin' words!""

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: OHITSON

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27D: "43. Talked up"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that express approval of
• Similar words include: praise
• Opposite of: criticize

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Answer: PRAISED

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28D: "48. Arbor Day mo."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the month following march and preceding may
• Similar words include: April
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: APR

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29D: "50. "Now I remember""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AHYES

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30D: "51. Part of a heart or faucet"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: VALVE

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31D: "52. Japanese bread crumbs"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PANKO

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32D: "53. Host with a mic"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
• Similar words include: compere, host, master of ceremonies
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMCEE

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33D: "54. More than wants"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a condition requiring relief
• Similar words include: demand, necessitate, postulate
• Opposite of: obviate

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Answer: NEEDS

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34D: "56. Rural structure seen in a Grant Wood lithograph"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SILO

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35D: "57. Dart (about)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden quick movement
• Similar words include: fleet, dart, flutter
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FLIT

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36D: "58. Seemingly for-EH-ver"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the longest division of geological time
• Similar words include: aeon
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EON

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37D: "59. Thunder setting, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NBA

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

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Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

74 Total Clues

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