27451 Tue Jan 07, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 07, 2025

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

Tue Jan 07, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Disordered state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAZE

  Possible Answer : bedazzle, stun, dazzle, bedaze, daze, shock, stupor, fog, haze




• The clue is 5. Irrefutable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLID

  Possible Answer : upstanding, self-colored, hearty, satisfying, self-coloured, unanimous, solid, square, whole, firm, substantial, solid_state, solidness, strong

  Possible Opposite Answer : liquid, hollow




• The clue is 10. Ark numbers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWOS

  Possible Answer : deuce, 2, II, two




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

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

  The answer: ETAL




• The clue is 15. UPS shipment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRATE

  Possible Answer : crateful, crate

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncrate




• The clue is 16. D.I.Y. website. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EHOW




• The clue is 17. Communists want to dISMantle it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPITALISM

  Possible Answer : capitalist_economy, capitalism

  Possible Opposite Answer : socialism




• The clue is 19. Valley in which it's easy to get a cab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPA

  Possible Answer : Brassica_rapa_pekinensis, celery_cabbage, pe-tsai, napa, Chinese_cabbage




• The clue is 20. Hochkönig, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALP

  Possible Answer : alp




• The clue is 21. ___ Szewinska, only sprinter (male or female) to hold world records in the 100m, 200m and 400m events. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRENA

  Possible Answer : Irena, genus_Irena




• The clue is 22. Pushover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATSY

  Possible Answer : chump, patsy, gull, sucker, soft_touch, mark, fall_guy, fool, mug




• The clue is 23. Mexican dish similar to taquitos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAUTAS




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

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

  The answer: TRENDS

  Possible Answer : drift, slue, swerve, sheer, movement, tendency, trend, vogue, veer, slew, cut, course, style, curve




• The clue is 27. It's condit_ioned on regular payments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUBSCRIPTION

  Possible Answer : subscription




• The clue is 30. Ours contain about 700 megabytes of information. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENES

  Possible Answer : cistron, gene, factor




• The clue is 33. Equine eats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OATS

  Possible Answer : oat




• The clue is 34. Respectful title that's an anagram of another respectful title. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRI




• The clue is 35. House calls?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYES




• The clue is 36. Pig of kids' TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEPPA




• The clue is 38. An outbuilding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARN

  Possible Answer : b, barn




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

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

  The answer: REO




• The clue is 40. Pottery making and illustration, for example. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer : artistic_creation, nontextual_matter, arts, humanistic_discipline, fine_art, artistic_production, artistry, liberal_arts, humanities, artwork, art, prowess, graphics




• The clue is 41. 2003 #1 hit with the lyric "What's cooler than being cool?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEYYA




• The clue is 42. It's hard to believe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOLDFACEDLIE




• The clue is 46. Pity party exclamation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORME




• The clue is 47. "Whoa, that's good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOHBABY




• The clue is 51. "___ my Eggo!" (bygone waffle slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEGGO




• The clue is 52. Island kingdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONGA

  Possible Answer : Tonga, Kingdom_of_Tonga, Friendly_Islands




• The clue is 54. Random number generator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIE

  Possible Answer : expire, perish, go, exit, become_flat, die_out, pop_off, conk_out, croak, conk, pass_away, fail, decease, buy_the_farm, choke, pass, break, break_down, cash_in_one's_chips, die, pall, give-up_the_ghost, snuff_it, drop_dead, go_bad, kick_the_bucket, give_out, dice, give_way

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born




• The clue is 55. Still contending. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INIT




• The clue is 56. Protest seeking a different arrangement with landlords. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENTSTRIKE




• The clue is 58. Philippine currency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESO

  Possible Answer : Philippine_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso, Colombian_peso, Uruguayan_peso, Chilean_peso, Cuban_peso, Mexican_peso, peso, Dominican_peso




• The clue is 59. "Di niente!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PREGO




• The clue is 60. Salad root. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEET

  Possible Answer : common_beet, beetroot, beet, Beta_vulgaris




• The clue is 61. Troll ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMY

  Possible Answer : army, USA, Army, US_Army, ground_forces, U._S._Army, United_States_Army, regular_army




• The clue is 62. Kind of jar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASON

  Possible Answer : mason, Mason, stonemason, James_Mason, Freemason, James_Neville_Mason, George_Mason, Alfred_Edward_Woodley_Mason, A._E._W._Mason




• The clue is 63. Contraceptive options. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IUDS

  Possible Answer : intrauterine_device, IUD

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. After-dinner order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECAF

  Possible Answer: decaffeinated_coffee, decaf

• The clue is 2. Even a smidge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATALL

• The clue is 3. Rocker Frank. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZAPPA

• The clue is 4. Film director Roth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI

• The clue is 5. Sacred insect in a hieroglyph. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCARAB

  Possible Answer: scarabaeus, Scarabaeus_sacer, scarab

• The clue is 6. "… at most". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORLESS

• The clue is 7. "How often have I ___ beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home": Faulkner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAIN

  Possible Answer: lie_down, lie, lie_in, dwell, rest, consist

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand

• The clue is 8. Often-quoted line from "Return of the Jedi" when the Rebels are ambushed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSATRAP

• The clue is 9. On the blue side: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEM

• The clue is 10. One paying a flat fee?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENANT

  Possible Answer: renter, tenant

• The clue is 11. "You believe me now?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHATDISAY

• The clue is 12. "My mistake". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOPSSORRY

• The clue is 13. Clout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAY

  Possible Answer: persuade, carry, rock, sway, swing, tilt, shake, careen

• The clue is 18. Protagonist of Shakespeare's first tragedy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITUS

  Possible Answer: Epistle_to_Titus, Titus_Flavius_Vespasianus, Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_Titus, Titus_Vespasianus_Augustus, Titus

• The clue is 22. Jazzes (up). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEPS

  Possible Answer: peppiness, ginger, pep

• The clue is 24. Olive oil has many of them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USES

  Possible Answer: exercise, utilisation, usage, United_States_of_America, habit, employment, use_of_goods_and_services, US, USA, usance, United_States, utilization, the_States, utilise, apply, function, America, consumption, purpose, habituate, role, employ, enjoyment, utilize, economic_consumption, U.S., practice, expend, U.S.A., use, manipulation

• The clue is 26. ___ Skeeter, journalist/witch in the Harry Potter books. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RITA

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

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

  The answer: COPSE

  Possible Answer: thicket, brushwood, brush, copse, coppice

• The clue is 29. Simone who sang "To Be Young, Gifted and Black". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINA

  Possible Answer: Nina

• The clue is 30. Robes and such. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GARB

  Possible Answer: habilitate, fit_out, attire, raiment, dress, enclothe, apparel, clothe, tog, garb, garment

  Possible Opposite Answer : undress

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

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

  The answer: EYEOPENER

• The clue is 32. "Zoom fatigue" is a modern one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEOLOGISM

  Possible Answer: coinage, neology, neologism

• The clue is 36. Baby carrier in Bath. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRAM

  Possible Answer: pushchair, pram, baby_carriage, stroller, pusher, carriage, perambulator, go-cart, baby_buggy

• The clue is 37. "You get the picture". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCETERA

  Possible Answer: etc., and_so_forth, etcetera, and_so_on

• The clue is 38. U.K. channel nickname, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEB

• The clue is 40. Classic Angela Davis do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFRO

  Possible Answer: Afro, Afro_hairdo

• The clue is 41. Drum kit component. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIHAT

• The clue is 43. Rubber bone, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGTOY

• The clue is 44. "Stay!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONTGO

• The clue is 45. Starts working remotely, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGSON

• The clue is 48. Formal farewell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIEU

  Possible Answer: adieu, good-by, au_revoir, good_day, good-bye, sayonara, adios, cheerio, goodbye, auf_wiedersehen, goodby, bye, arrivederci, bye-bye, so_long

• The clue is 49. Competed in part of a triathlon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIKED

  Possible Answer: bicycle, cycle, wheel, bike, pedal

• The clue is 50. Hurls forcibly, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEETS

• The clue is 51. Grammy-winning Dua. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIPA

• The clue is 53. Kind of place that's beside the point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONES

  Possible Answer: single, ace, 1, one, I, unity

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

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

  The answer: RPM

  Possible Answer: rpm, rev, revolutions_per_minute

• The clue is 57. High stat for a heavy hitter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RBI

  Possible Answer: run_batted_in, rbi

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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. Playbill groups	5
2A	6. "He's very modest — he has a lot to be modest about," e.g.	4
3A	10. Like an enthusiast	4
4A	14. Tokyo-based brewery	5
5A	15. Musical instrument whose second syllable sounds like a part of other musical instruments	4
6A	16. Snackable seaweed	4
7A	17. Put all the bold letters in this clue together?	10
8A	19. Aussie greeting	4
9A	20. Paper view?	4
10A	21. One reason to pucker up	4
11A	22. Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day	3
12A	23. Cheese tested as cannon ammunition on "MythBusters" (it didn't work)	4
13A	25. How two people might walk	7
14A	29. Put all the bold letters in this clue together?	14
15A	32. Get into a get-up	6
16A	33. Mamá's boy	4
17A	34. Gold, at the Milano Cortina Olympics	3
18A	35. "Dagnabbit!"	4
19A	36. Sheriff's backup	5
20A	38. Tech review site	4
21A	39. "I love," in Italian and Spanish	3
22A	40. Veg out in a spa?	4
23A	41. Works out, say	6
24A	43. Put all the bold letters in this clue together?	14
25A	46. Russian revolutionary of the early 1900s	7
26A	47. Longtime Yankee nickname	4
27A	48. "___ to the West Wind"	3
28A	49. Isle in Scotland's Inner Hebrides	4
29A	51. "It's fun to stay at the ___" (1978 lyric)	4
30A	55. Presidential power	4
31A	57. Put all the bold letters in this clue together?	10
32A	59. Blizzard ingredient	4
33A	60. English singer Parks	4
34A	61. Potato-based Hanukkah serving	5
35A	62. Heartfelt, say	4
36A	63. Cat's cry	4
37A	64. Parts of a copse	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Playbill groups"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the actors in a play
• Similar words include: purge, plaster bandage, plaster cast
• Opposite of: keep down

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Answer: CASTS

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2A: "6. "He's very modest — he has a lot to be modest about," e.g."

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
• Similar words include: dig, agree, jibe
• Opposite of: disagree

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Answer: GIBE

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3A: "10. Like an enthusiast"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: AVID

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4A: "14. Tokyo-based brewery"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASAHI

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5A: "15. Musical instrument whose second syllable sounds like a part of other musical instruments"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

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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6A: "16. Snackable seaweed"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NORI

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7A: "17. Put all the bold letters in this clue together?"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: MAKEASTINK

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8A: "19. Aussie greeting"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GDAY

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9A: "20. Paper view?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OPED

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10A: "21. One reason to pucker up"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
• Similar words include: osculation, osculate, candy kiss
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KISS

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11A: "22. Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
• Similar words include: American elk, moose, Alces alces
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELK

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12A: "23. Cheese tested as cannon ammunition on "MythBusters" (it didn't work)"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mild yellow dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDAM

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13A: "25. How two people might walk"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
• Similar words include: au fait, au courant, up on
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ABREAST

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14A: "29. Put all the bold letters in this clue together?"

14 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: CREATEAMONSTER

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15A: "32. Get into a get-up"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that provide with clothes or put clothes on
• Similar words include: adorn, drape, garment
• Opposite of: undress

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Answer: CLOTHE

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16A: "33. Mamá's boy"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NINO

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17A: "34. Gold, at the Milano Cortina Olympics"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORO

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18A: "35. "Dagnabbit!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Similar words include: shit, stinker, scab
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RATS

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19A: "36. Sheriff's backup"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a temporary police force
• Similar words include: posse comitatus
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: POSSE

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20A: "38. Tech review site"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CNET

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21A: "39. "I love," in Italian and Spanish"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AMO

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22A: "40. Veg out in a spa?"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
• Similar words include: cucumber
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CUKE

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23A: "41. Works out, say"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
• Similar words include: power train, trail, groom
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TRAINS

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24A: "43. Put all the bold letters in this clue together?"

14 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: FORMANALLIANCE

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25A: "46. Russian revolutionary of the early 1900s"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that russian revolutionary and communist theorist who helped lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the communist party by stalin and eventually assassinated in mexico (1879-1940)
• Similar words include: Lev Davidovich Bronstein, Leon Trotsky
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TROTSKY

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26A: "47. Longtime Yankee nickname"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AROD

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27A: "48. "___ to the West Wind""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ODE

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28A: "49. Isle in Scotland's Inner Hebrides"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SKYE

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29A: "51. "It's fun to stay at the ___" (1978 lyric)"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YMCA

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30A: "55. Presidential power"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vote that blocks a decision
• Similar words include: forbid, nix, blackball
• Opposite of: allow, permit

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Answer: VETO

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31A: "57. Put all the bold letters in this clue together?"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: BUILDABEAR

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32A: "59. Blizzard ingredient"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Similar words include: oreo cookie
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OREO

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33A: "60. English singer Parks"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARLO

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34A: "61. Potato-based Hanukkah serving"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that made of grated potato and egg with a little flour
• Similar words include: potato pancake
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LATKE

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35A: "62. Heartfelt, say"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that get warm or warmer
• Similar words include: ardent, lovesome, affectionate
• Opposite of: cool

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Answer: WARM

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36A: "63. Cat's cry"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
• Similar words include: miaul, miaow, miaou
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MEOW

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37A: "64. Parts of a copse"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
• Similar words include: shoetree, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, tree diagram
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TREES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Hunter's attire, informally	4
2D	2. "Like, now!"	4
3D	3. Drink that's often served hot in the winter	4
4D	4. When and where, in slang	8
5D	5. One-named singer with the 2022 hit "Unstoppable"	3
6D	6. The moment of truth	6
7D	7. Bird with a long, downward-curving bill	4
8D	8. Brest besties	8
9D	9. "Holy cannoli!"	3
10D	10. Geometers' calculations	6
11D	11. Clear cocktail often served with lime	10
12D	12. Apt letters missing from ret_ _ement pl_n	3
13D	13. Like some remodels, for short	3
14D	18. Genre for Blink-182 and Sum 41	9
15D	22. Toy inventer Rubik	4
16D	24. Bit of Morse code	3
17D	26. Completely beat	9
18D	27. Like a glassy lake	6
19D	28. Puts on display, with "out"	5
20D	29. Tumult	6
21D	30. Big name in plumbing	10
22D	31. Photographer Adams	5
23D	32. Woodworking or glass blowing	5
24D	37. "All right, I'm convinced"	8
25D	38. Milky Way or Mars	8
26D	40. Suit, e.g.	4
27D	42. Indian P.M. of the 1990s	3
28D	44. Destination for Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings"	6
29D	45. Tried not to draw attention	6
30D	50. Letter between Juliet and Lima	4
31D	52. Dole (out)	4
32D	53. Order for a wedding reception	4
33D	54. One of the Twelve Olympians	4
34D	55. Promise	3
35D	56. Pitching stat	3
36D	57. Comic book onomatopoeia	3
37D	58. Music genre prefix	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Hunter's attire, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
• Similar words include: camouflage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CAMO

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2D: "2. "Like, now!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that as soon as possible
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASAP

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3D: "3. Drink that's often served hot in the winter"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a reason for wanting something done
• Similar words include: rice beer, saki, interest
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAKE

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4D: "4. When and where, in slang"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: THEDEETS

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5D: "5. One-named singer with the 2022 hit "Unstoppable""

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SIA

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6D: "6. The moment of truth"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GOTIME

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7D: "7. Bird with a long, downward-curving bill"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IBIS

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8D: "8. Brest besties"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BONSAMIS

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9D: "9. "Holy cannoli!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EEK

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10D: "10. Geometers' calculations"

6 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: slant, fish, angle
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ANGLES

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11D: "11. Clear cocktail often served with lime"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: VODKATONIC

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12D: "12. Apt letters missing from ret_ _ement pl_n"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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: ire, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provos
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRA

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13D: "13. Like some remodels, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DIY

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14D: "18. Genre for Blink-182 and Sum 41"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SKATEPUNK

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15D: "22. Toy inventer Rubik"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERNO

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16D: "24. Bit of Morse code"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
• Similar words include: dash
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DAH

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17D: "26. Completely beat"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BONETIRED

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18D: "27. Like a glassy lake"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not agitated; without losing self-possession
• Similar words include: calm, unagitated, tranquil
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SERENE

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19D: "28. Puts on display, with "out""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slow pace of running
• Similar words include: Trotskyist, lope, Trotskyite
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TROTS

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20D: "29. Tumult"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud harsh or strident noise
• Similar words include: din, clamouring, hue and cry
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CLAMOR

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21D: "30. Big name in plumbing"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ROTOROOTER

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22D: "31. Photographer Adams"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANSEL

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23D: "32. Woodworking or glass blowing"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the skilled practice of a practical occupation
• Similar words include: trade, craftiness, slyness
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CRAFT

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24D: "37. "All right, I'm convinced""

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: OKAYSURE

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25D: "38. Milky Way or Mars"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: CANDYBAR

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26D: "40. Suit, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an occurrence of something
• Similar words include: typesetter's case, showcase, lawsuit
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CASE

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27D: "42. Indian P.M. of the 1990s"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAO

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28D: "44. Destination for Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MTDOOM

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29D: "45. Tried not to draw attention"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LAYLOW

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30D: "50. Letter between Juliet and Lima"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Similar words include: kilogram, kg
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KILO

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31D: "52. Dole (out)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a line that indicates a boundary
• Similar words include: border, delimitation, borderline
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: METE

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32D: "53. Order for a wedding reception"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
• Similar words include: bar, coat, patty
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CAKE

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33D: "54. One of the Twelve Olympians"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
• Similar words include: are, ar
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARES

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34D: "55. Promise"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
• Similar words include: consecrate
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VOW

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35D: "56. Pitching stat"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Similar words include: epoch, geological era, earned run average
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERA

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36D: "57. Comic book onomatopoeia"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ancient city in southeastern iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
• Similar words include: blast, eruption, bang
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BAM

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37D: "58. Music genre prefix"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Similar words include: elevation, EL, altitude
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALT

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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

Decode the Clues

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

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

Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

74 Total Clues

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