Friday Oct 11, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Make something possible, so to speak, 11. Celebratory dance, 14. Question from someone bursting through the door, 15. Musician's pitch?, 16. Builders of pyramids, perhaps, 17. If not, 18. Venture (to), 19. Island home of a goat known as the kri-kri, 20. Bits of fiction, 21. Dish topped with lime, basil and hoisin sauce, 22. Online provocateur, in slang, 24. Like some watermelons and tennis players, 26. Female dog portrayed by nine different male dogs, 27. Pro side, 28. High 90s, say, 30. Weeding tool, 31. German beer historically consumed by monks, 32. "The ___ of the System" (David Foster Wallace's first novel), 33. 21-Across, e.g., 34. Taylor Swift's "___ Song", 35. Shells out for dinner, say, 36. Makes a pick, 37. Low tie, 39. What hilarity often does, it's said, 41. Superhero alter ego for Kathy Kane, 43. "___ be my pleasure!", 44. 😡 😡 😡, 45. Was downright awful, 47. Sound from a pointer, 50. Smell something fierce, 51. Catcher of drops, 53. Feast, 54. "False!", 55. Run after R, 56. Setting indicated by a bell with a slash

Down Clues :

1. Diplomatic success, 2. ___ patriae (Latin for "patriotism"), 3. Ivy descriptor, 4. Concourse info, in brief, 5. Items wielded by angry mobs, 6. Drag participant?, 7. Human rights activist Wiesel, 8. Underachiever's issue, 9. Called out on Instagram, informally, 10. Consent cue, 11. They're set for a night of drinking, 12. "No, really!", 13. Prepares for a bomb, 15. Hands out, 20. Array on a trolley, 21. Max, 23. Lugubrious, 24. What might have sandwiches under wraps?, 25. All ___, 27. "I'll do whatever", 29. Floated sum, 31. Fans that are hardly keeping cool, 32. Skin soother, 33. Went in the high 90s, say, 35. Drag one's feet, 36. Southern hip-hop duo with the #1 hit "Ms. Jackson", 38. Not out, 40. Penalty box, in hockey slang, 42. Competitor of Kirin, 46. Alternative to blinds, 47. Janis's cartoon partner, 48. Super Bowl-winning coach Andy, 49. Become a fugitive, 51. Some football linemen: Abbr., 52. Force (through)

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 11, 2024

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

 Friday Oct 11, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Make something possible, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAVETHEWAY




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

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

  The answer: JIG

  Possible Answer : jig, gigue




• The clue is 14. Question from someone bursting through the door. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMITOOLATE




• The clue is 15. Musician's pitch?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEMO

  Possible Answer : demo, demonstration, demonstrate, show, exhibit, present




• The clue is 16. Builders of pyramids, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONARTISTS




• The clue is 17. If not. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSE




• The clue is 18. Venture (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer : endeavor, endeavour, hear, effort, judge, sample, attempt, assay, try_out, prove, taste, render, strain, try_on, essay, test, stress, seek, try, adjudicate, examine




• The clue is 19. Island home of a goat known as the kri-kri. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRETE

  Possible Answer : Crete, Kriti




• The clue is 20. Bits of fiction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALES

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




• The clue is 21. Dish topped with lime, basil and hoisin sauce. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHO




• The clue is 22. Online provocateur, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGELORD




• The clue is 24. Like some watermelons and tennis players. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEDED

  Possible Answer : seed, sow, sown, seeded

  Possible Opposite Answer : unseeded




• The clue is 26. Female dog portrayed by nine different male dogs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASSIE

  Possible Answer : lassie, young_girl, lass, jeune_fille




• The clue is 27. Pro side. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAS

  Possible Answer : yea

  Possible Opposite Answer : nay




• The clue is 28. High 90s, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APLUS




• The clue is 30. Weeding tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOE

  Possible Answer : hoe




• The clue is 31. German beer historically consumed by monks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOCK

  Possible Answer : bock_beer, bock




• The clue is 32. "The ___ of the System" (David Foster Wallace's first novel). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BROOM

  Possible Answer : ling, broom, heather, Calluna_vulgaris, sweep, Scots_heather




• The clue is 33. 21-Across, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOUP

  Possible Answer : soup




• The clue is 34. Taylor Swift's "___ Song". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUR




• The clue is 35. Shells out for dinner, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASTA

  Possible Answer : alimentary_paste, pasta




• The clue is 36. Makes a pick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPTS

  Possible Answer : prefer, choose, opt




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

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

  The answer: ONEALL




• The clue is 39. What hilarity often does, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENSUES

  Possible Answer : ensue, result




• The clue is 41. Superhero alter ego for Kathy Kane. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATWOMAN




• The clue is 43. "___ be my pleasure!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITD




• The clue is 44. 😡 😡 😡. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMMAD




• The clue is 45. Was downright awful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANK

  Possible Answer : stink, reek




• The clue is 47. Sound from a pointer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARF




• The clue is 50. Smell something fierce. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEK

  Possible Answer : malodor, stench, fume, reek, mephitis, malodour, smell, smack, fetor, stink, foetor




• The clue is 51. Catcher of drops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAINBARREL




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

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

  The answer: DINE

  Possible Answer : dine




• The clue is 54. "False!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THATISALIE




• The clue is 55. Run after R. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STU




• The clue is 56. Setting indicated by a bell with a slash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SILENTMODE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Diplomatic success. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PACT

  Possible Answer: treaty, pact, accord

• The clue is 2. ___ patriae (Latin for "patriotism"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOR

  Possible Answer: Amor, Cupid

• The clue is 3. Ivy descriptor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VINY

• The clue is 4. Concourse info, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer: ETA, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, eta, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom

• The clue is 5. Items wielded by angry mobs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORCHES

  Possible Answer: common_mullein, Aaron's_rod, blowtorch, torch, blowlamp, flashlight, flannel_mullein, woolly_mullein, great_mullein, Verbascum_thapsus

• The clue is 6. Drag participant?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTROD

• The clue is 7. Human rights activist Wiesel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIE

• The clue is 8. Underachiever's issue. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: WASTEDPOTENTIAL

• The clue is 9. Called out on Instagram, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTED

• The clue is 10. Consent cue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer: yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no

• The clue is 11. They're set for a night of drinking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JELLOSHOTS

• The clue is 12. "No, really!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMSERIOUS

• The clue is 13. Prepares for a bomb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOESDEEP

• The clue is 15. Hands out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEALS

  Possible Answer: business_deal, plenty, portion_out, get_by, quite_a_little, administer, mint, mountain, look_at, make_do, cover, peck, softwood, mass, take, distribute, shell_out, apportion, mess, lot, batch, raft, deal, heap, passel, cope, tidy_sum, pot, dish_out, grapple, mete_out, conduct, bargain, slew, treat, muckle, parcel_out, trade, good_deal, great_deal, sight, care, flock, spate, address, consider, plow, divvy_up, allot, make_out, share, carry_on, pile, manage, deal_out, wad, contend, handle, hatful, mickle, stack, sell, dole_out, hand, dispense

• The clue is 20. Array on a trolley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEAS

  Possible Answer: afternoon_tea, tea, teatime, tea_leaf, Camellia_sinensis

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

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

  The answer: PEAK

  Possible Answer: bill, eyeshade, apex, flush, vizor, acme, pinnacle, top_out, crest, heyday, tiptop, crown, bloom, superlative, tip, visor, summit, point, peak, vertex, meridian, flower, extremum, height, elevation, efflorescence, top, blossom, prime

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottom_out

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

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

  The answer: GLUM

  Possible Answer: glum, saturnine, sullen, dark, moody, sour, morose, dour, glowering

• The clue is 24. What might have sandwiches under wraps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECRETMENU

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

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

  The answer: EARS

  Possible Answer: spike, auricle, capitulum, pinna, ear

• The clue is 27. "I'll do whatever". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOUNAMEIT

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

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

  The answer: LOAN

  Possible Answer: loan, loanword, lend

  Possible Opposite Answer : borrow

• The clue is 31. Fans that are hardly keeping cool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOOBIRDS

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

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

  The answer: BALM

  Possible Answer: unguent, ointment, balm, salve, unction

• The clue is 33. Went in the high 90s, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPED

  Possible Answer: zip, hasten, pelt_along, cannonball_along, belt_along, speed, accelerate, quicken, travel_rapidly, rush_along, speed_up, hie, hurry, step_on_it, hotfoot, bucket_along, race, rush

  Possible Opposite Answer : decelerate, linger

• The clue is 35. Drag one's feet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOD

  Possible Answer: trudge, plod, tramp, pad, plodding, slog, footslog

• The clue is 36. Southern hip-hop duo with the #1 hit "Ms. Jackson". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTKAST

• The clue is 38. Not out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWAKE

  Possible Answer: alert, waken, come_alive, wake_up, arouse, awaken, wake, alive, awake

  Possible Opposite Answer : fall_asleep, asleep

• The clue is 40. Penalty box, in hockey slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINBIN

• The clue is 42. Competitor of Kirin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASAHI

• The clue is 46. Alternative to blinds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTE

  Possible Answer: ante

• The clue is 47. Janis's cartoon partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARLO

• The clue is 48. Super Bowl-winning coach Andy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REID

  Possible Answer: Thomas_Reid, Reid

• The clue is 49. Become a fugitive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLEE

  Possible Answer: flee, fly, take_flight

• The clue is 51. Some football linemen: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RTS

• The clue is 52. Force (through). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer: RAM, chock_up, read/write_memory, ram, crash, random-access_memory, Ram, tup, cram, Aries, force, drive, pound, random_access_memory, jampack, random_memory, wad, ram_down, Aries_the_Ram, jam

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (33 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (35 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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. Disney character who sings "In Summer"	4
2A	5. Product code used in inventory management	3
3A	8. Ropes in	6
4A	14. Ones always grinding at their jobs?	8
5A	16. Connect	6
6A	17. Baking sheets, cake pans, muffin tins, etc.	8
7A	18. Manages	6
8A	19. Pleasant chill in the air, say	14
9A	21. Baylor of N.B.A. fame	5
10A	22. Org. whose work takes many forms?	3
11A	23. Took in	3
12A	24. Smear	6
13A	26. Nahuatl speaker	5
14A	28. Muse aloud	5
15A	29. Actress Seehorn of "Pluribus"	4
16A	30. "I smell trouble ...!"	4
17A	34. Break down while studying?	15
18A	37. First place?	4
19A	38. Docs that deal with sensitive information	4
20A	39. Miracle on the ___ (surprise French/English victory of W.W. I)	5
21A	40. Like many working horses, but not many working dogs	5
22A	42. Binges	6
23A	43. N.Y.C.-based dance group	3
24A	46. Wonder	3
25A	47. Descendants of the Picts	5
26A	48. Someone you might like to get to know better	14
27A	52. Wyndham hotel brand	6
28A	53. Has to keep going	8
29A	55. Extra	6
30A	56. Instruction before an M.R.I.	8
31A	57. Gets wise to?	6
32A	58. Li'l ___ (tykes)	3
33A	59. Fix	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Disney character who sings "In Summer""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OLAF

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2A: "5. Product code used in inventory management"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SKU

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3A: "8. Ropes in"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that belgian composer (1532-1594)
• Similar words include: Orlando di Lasso, lariat, Lasso
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LASSOS

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4A: "14. Ones always grinding at their jobs?"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BARISTAS

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5A: "16. Connect"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to be attached
• Similar words include: bond, tie, confiscate
• Opposite of: detach

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Answer: ATTACH

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6A: "17. Baking sheets, cake pans, muffin tins, etc."

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that heat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well as served
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: OVENWARE

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7A: "18. Manages"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SEESTO

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8A: "19. Pleasant chill in the air, say"

14 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: SWEATERWEATHER

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9A: "21. Baylor of N.B.A. fame"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELGIN

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10A: "22. Org. whose work takes many forms?"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
• Similar words include: Internal Revenue Service
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRS

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11A: "23. Took in"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Similar words include: exhaust, consume, eat on
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATE

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12A: "24. Smear"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that speak unfavorably about
• Similar words include: traduce, evil, drag through the mud
• Opposite of: benign

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Answer: MALIGN

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13A: "26. Nahuatl speaker"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the nahuatl people who established an empire in mexico that was overthrown by cortes in 1519
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AZTEC

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14A: "28. Muse aloud"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
• Similar words include: sound off, animadvert, guess
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OPINE

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15A: "29. Actress Seehorn of "Pluribus""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fertility goddess in ancient greek mythology; wife of cronus and mother of zeus; identified with roman ops and cybele of ancient asia minor
• Similar words include: Rhea americana, nandu, Pterocnemia pennata
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RHEA

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16A: "30. "I smell trouble ...!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OHNO

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17A: "34. Break down while studying?"

15 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: REVERSEENGINEER

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18A: "37. First place?"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Similar words include: Shangri-la, paradise, promised land
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDEN

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19A: "38. Docs that deal with sensitive information"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NDAS

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20A: "39. Miracle on the ___ (surprise French/English victory of W.W. I)"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MARNE

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21A: "40. Like many working horses, but not many working dogs"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that furnish with shoes
• Similar words include: shod, shoe, shodden
• Opposite of: unshod

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Answer: SHOED

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22A: "42. Binges"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a brief indulgence of your impulses
• Similar words include: spree, fling
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SPREES

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23A: "43. N.Y.C.-based dance group"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABT

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24A: "46. Wonder"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
• Similar words include: veneration, fear, reverence
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AWE

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25A: "47. Descendants of the Picts"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the dialect of english used in scotland
• Similar words include: Scotch, Scotsman, Scottish
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SCOTS

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26A: "48. Someone you might like to get to know better"

14 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: FRIENDMATERIAL

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27A: "52. Wyndham hotel brand"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RAMADA

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28A: "53. Has to keep going"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: CANTSTOP

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29A: "55. Extra"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• Similar words include: too, excessively, to a fault
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OVERLY

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30A: "56. Instruction before an M.R.I."

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LIESTILL

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31A: "57. Gets wise to?"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an impudent or insolent rejoinder
• Similar words include: sass, lip, back talk
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SASSES

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32A: "58. Li'l ___ (tykes)"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
• Similar words include: UN, United Nations
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UNS

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33A: "59. Fix"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that remove the ovaries of
• Similar words include: neuter, alter, castrate
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SPAY

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Seller's shorthand for "I'm willing to haggle"	3
2D	2. W.C.s	4
3D	3. "Is this being broadcast now?"	9
4D	4. Posh hotel room amenities	10
5D	5. Cholesterol-lowering drug	6
6D	6. ___ Bass, first female mayor of Los Angeles	5
7D	7. Customer, in tech-speak	4
8D	8. Social activity that may involve wearing a vest	8
9D	9. Relaxed	6
10D	10. "Let it stand"	4
11D	11. One of the Obamas	5
12D	12. It has eight players	5
13D	13. Word with bird or leave	5
14D	15. Arrogant self-assurance	7
15D	20. Becomes aged, in a way	6
16D	24. Extra	4
17D	25. Was a copycat of	4
18D	26. To come	5
19D	27. Shady dealers	10
20D	29. Trade for cash	6
21D	31. "Some free advice ..."	9
22D	32. State bird found in only a single state	4
23D	33. Valuable deposits	4
24D	35. They might be made up in the spring	8
25D	36. Brings in	7
26D	41. Online nickname	6
27D	42. Things made by toddlers and directors	6
28D	43. Hairstyles often associated with the '60s and '70s	5
29D	44. "Well done!"	5
30D	45. x	5
31D	47. Wood finish	5
32D	49. Crispy flaps of crust on sourdough loaves	4
33D	50. Org. with a "Know Your Rights" campaign	4
34D	51. ___ Bunny, toon who debuted in "Space Jam"	4
35D	54. Carry on	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Seller's shorthand for "I'm willing to haggle""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OBO

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2D: "2. W.C.s"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
• Similar words include: can, john, lav
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAVS

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3D: "3. "Is this being broadcast now?""

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: AREWELIVE

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4D: "4. Posh hotel room amenities"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: FINELINENS

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5D: "5. Cholesterol-lowering drug"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting hmg-coa reductase
• Similar words include: lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, lipid-lowering medicine
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STATIN

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6D: "6. ___ Bass, first female mayor of Los Angeles"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the tibeto-burman language spoken in the thailand and burmese borderlands
• Similar words include: Karenic
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KAREN

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7D: "7. Customer, in tech-speak"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
• Similar words include: substance abuser, drug user, exploiter
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: USER

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8D: "8. Social activity that may involve wearing a vest"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LASERTAG

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9D: "9. Relaxed"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ATEASE

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10D: "10. "Let it stand""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STET

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11D: "11. One of the Obamas"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SASHA

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12D: "12. It has eight players"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
• Similar words include: VIII, ogdoad, octonary
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OCTET

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13D: "13. Word with bird or leave"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the land along the edge of a body of water
• Similar words include: prop, shore up, shoring
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHORE

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14D: "15. Arrogant self-assurance"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an itinerant australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work
• Similar words include: swash, tittup, prance
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SWAGGER

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15D: "20. Becomes aged, in a way"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: WIZENS

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16D: "24. Extra"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english statesman who opposed henry viii's divorce from catherine of aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of utopia, the ideal state
• Similar words include: to a greater extent, Thomas More, more than
• Opposite of: fewer, less

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Answer: MORE

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17D: "25. Was a copycat of"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that imitate uncritically and in every aspect
• Similar words include: caricature, ape
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: APED

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18D: "26. To come"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having the leading position or higher score in a contest
• Similar words include: beforehand, forward, in advance
• Opposite of: back, backward

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Answer: AHEAD

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19D: "27. Shady dealers"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: CONARTISTS

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20D: "29. Trade for cash"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that save from sins
• Similar words include: save, ransom, pay off
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: REDEEM

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21D: "31. "Some free advice ...""

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HERESATIP

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22D: "32. State bird found in only a single state"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NENE

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23D: "33. Valuable deposits"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Similar words include: ore
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ORES

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24D: "35. They might be made up in the spring"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SNOWDAYS

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25D: "36. Brings in"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
• Similar words include: moment, significance, meaning
• Opposite of: export, inconsequence

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Answer: IMPORTS

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26D: "41. Online nickname"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
• Similar words include: manage, wield, palm
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HANDLE

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27D: "42. Things made by toddlers and directors"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the place where some action occurs
• Similar words include: tantrum, scenery, picture
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SCENES

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28D: "43. Hairstyles often associated with the '60s and '70s"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rounded thickly curled hairdo
• Similar words include: Afro, Afro hairdo
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AFROS

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29D: "44. "Well done!""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BRAVA

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30D: "45. x"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
• Similar words include: clip, multiplication, fourth dimension
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TIMES

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31D: "47. Wood finish"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a soiled or discolored appearance
• Similar words include: sully, maculate, grunge
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STAIN

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32D: "49. Crispy flaps of crust on sourdough loaves"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Similar words include: pinna, ear, auricle
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EARS

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33D: "50. Org. with a "Know Your Rights" campaign"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACLU

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34D: "51. ___ Bunny, toon who debuted in "Space Jam""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOLA

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35D: "54. Carry on"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
• Similar words include: run, supply, provide
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PLY

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

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

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Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

33 Across Clues

35 Down Clues

68 Total Clues

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