No 27386, Thu Oct 31, 2024 NYT by Sarah Sinclair and Paolo Pasco

Across Clues :

1. Go downhill fast, maybe, 5. Instigate, 11. Little while, 14. Adjective often paired with "hearty", 15. The "boy" in the Broadway lyric "Never before has a boy wanted more!", 16. Cruise through, 17. "Duh!," in textspeak, 18. Noted convention center?, 19. "Moo, ___, La La La!" (children's book), 20. June observance, 22. Pastry whose dough is used in making pigs in a blanket, 24. Common situations in time travel narratives, 26. The emperor Caligula wanted to name his a consul, in legend, 27. Lowercase "n" lookalike, 28. Its cups aren't supposed to runneth over, 29. Singer Lewis, 30. Last word in the full title of Cervantes's most famous novel, 33. Pigeonry, 34. Halloween-themed hit, with a hint to four squares in this puzzle, 36. What the puck is going on?, 37. " … have it your way, then", 38. BeBe's sister, in a gospel duo, 39. Something "dead" in a haunted corn maze?, 40. ___ powder (manicure type), 43. It comes from the heart, 45. Summer drink made from the fruits of two tropical trees, 48. Graphic showing the status of a download, say, 50. Like Polish, but not polish, 51. Lionizing lines, 52. General during the Clone Wars, 54. "Last Christmas" pop duo, 55. Marble count for each side in Chinese checkers, 56. Opposite of a jumbo shake?, 57. Prefix with trust or rust, 58. Sounds of hesitation, 59. Recorded, in a way, 60. Throw hard, in modern slang

Down Clues :

1. Quaint store, 2. Maze runner, 3. "Mistress of the Dark" in a 1988 film, 4. "Othello" role, 5. Sound sounds, 6. Encouragement to a flamenco performer, 7. Cut finely, 8. Civil rights leader Medgar, 9. Campbell of horror film fame, 10. Just terrible, in slang, 11. One of the original five inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame, 12. "Yes, that's abundantly clear", 13. Source of refreshments on a train to London, 21. Financial institution with A.T.M.s known as "Green Machines", 23. Fellow presenter, 25. Art knife brand, 30. Paintings in the "Water Lilies" series, e.g., 31. Dating app for queer women, 32. Elizabeth of cosmetics, 33. Openness, 34. Certain edible seedlings, 35. Khan tract?, 36. Keep in stock, say, 38. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" author, 40. "Apollo and ___" (Bernini masterpiece), 41. Kick around some concepts, 42. Aspiring driver's need, 44. Invite for, 45. Painter whose "Olympia" caused controversy for its depiction of a sex worker, 46. Result of burning sage, 47. "Not happening!", 49. 2016 election nickname, 53. Catchy song

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 31, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Go downhill fast, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLED

  
  

  Possible Answer : sledge, sled, sleigh




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

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

  The answer: FOMENT

  
  

  Possible Answer : stir_up, foment, agitate




• The clue is 11. Little while. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIT

  
  

  Possible Answer : turn, spot, minute, second, burn, bit, chip, sting, fleck, morsel, scrap, flake, routine, act, bite, prick, piece, snatch, mo, number, seize_with_teeth, moment




• The clue is 14. Adjective often paired with "hearty". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALE

  
  

  Possible Answer : hale, Nathan_Hale, cart, force, haul, coerce, squeeze, whole, Edward_Everett_Hale, George_Ellery_Hale, pressure, drag, Hale




• The clue is 15. The "boy" in the Broadway lyric "Never before has a boy wanted more!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLIVER

  
  

  Possible Answer : King_Oliver, Joseph_Oliver, Oliver




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

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

  The answer: ACE

  
  

  Possible Answer : maven, ACE, unity, virtuoso, sweep_through, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, superstar, wizard, sensation, crack, adept, whiz, super, Allied_Command_Europe, pass_with_flying_colors, nail, hotshot, genius, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, whizz, top-notch, I, champion, 1, one, single, wiz, mavin, ace, tops, tiptop, breeze_through, first-rate, sail_through, topnotch, star, A-one




• The clue is 17. "Duh!," in textspeak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBVS

  
  



• The clue is 18. Noted convention center?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENEVA

  
  

  Possible Answer : Geneva, Geneve, Holland_gin, Genf, Hollands, geneva




• The clue is 19. "Moo, ___, La La La!" (children's book). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAA

  
  

  Possible Answer : blat, baa, blate, bleat




• The clue is 20. June observance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRIDEMONTH

  
  



• The clue is 22. Pastry whose dough is used in making pigs in a blanket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRESCENTROLL

  
  



• The clue is 24. Common situations in time travel narratives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARADOXES

  
  

  Possible Answer : paradox




• The clue is 26. The emperor Caligula wanted to name his a consul, in legend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORSE

  
  

  Possible Answer : gymnastic_horse, cavalry, sawhorse, horse_cavalry, Equus_caballus, sawbuck, horse, knight, buck




• The clue is 27. Lowercase "n" lookalike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  
  

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




• The clue is 28. Its cups aren't supposed to runneth over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  
  

  Possible Answer : bandeau, bra, brassiere




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

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

  The answer: HUEY

  
  



• The clue is 30. Last word in the full title of Cervantes's most famous novel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANCHA

  
  



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

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

  The answer: COTE

  
  

  Possible Answer : cote




• The clue is 34. Halloween-themed hit, with a hint to four squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONSTERMASH

  
  



• The clue is 36. What the puck is going on?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RINK

  
  

  Possible Answer : skating_rink, rink




• The clue is 37. " … have it your way, then". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORDONT

  
  



• The clue is 38. BeBe's sister, in a gospel duo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CECE

  
  



• The clue is 39. Something "dead" in a haunted corn maze?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  
  

  Possible Answer : destruction, end, cease, finish, stop, final_stage, death, conclusion, closing, last, remnant, ending, goal, oddment, terminate, terminal, close, remainder

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 40. ___ powder (manicure type). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIP

  
  

  Possible Answer : sink, dip, dim, cutpurse, pickpocket, angle_of_dip, duck, drop, inclination, plunge, magnetic_dip, free_fall, dunk, magnetic_inclination, souse, fall, douse




• The clue is 43. It comes from the heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AORTA

  
  

  Possible Answer : aorta




• The clue is 45. Summer drink made from the fruits of two tropical trees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANGOLEMONADE

  
  



• The clue is 48. Graphic showing the status of a download, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROGRESSBAR

  
  



• The clue is 50. Like Polish, but not polish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROPER

  
  

  Possible Answer : right, proper

  Possible Opposite Answer : improper




• The clue is 51. Lionizing lines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  
  

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 52. General during the Clone Wars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KENOBI

  
  



• The clue is 54. "Last Christmas" pop duo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHAM

  
  

  Possible Answer : whack, wallop, whop, wham




• The clue is 55. Marble count for each side in Chinese checkers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEN

  
  

  Possible Answer : tenner, 10, ten-spot, decade, X, x, ten




• The clue is 56. Opposite of a jumbo shake?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREMOR

  
  

  Possible Answer : tremor, shudder, microseism, quake, earth_tremor




• The clue is 57. Prefix with trust or rust. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTI

  
  

  Possible Answer : anti

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 58. Sounds of hesitation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERS

  
  

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_68, erbium, Er, emergency_room, ER




• The clue is 59. Recorded, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTAPE

  
  



• The clue is 60. Throw hard, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEET

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Quaint store. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOPPE

  
  

• The clue is 2. Maze runner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LABRAT

  
  

• The clue is 3. "Mistress of the Dark" in a 1988 film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELVIRA

  
  

• The clue is 4. "Othello" role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESDEMONA

  
  

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

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

  The answer: FOGHORNS

  
  

  Possible Answer: foghorn, fogsignal

• The clue is 6. Encouragement to a flamenco performer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

  
  

• The clue is 7. Cut finely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINCE

  
  

  Possible Answer: soften, moderate, mince

• The clue is 8. Civil rights leader Medgar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Medgar_Wiley_Evers, Medgar_Evers, Evers

• The clue is 9. Campbell of horror film fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: neve

• The clue is 10. Just terrible, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRASH

  
  

  Possible Answer: tear_apart, applesauce, pan, folderol, Methedrine, scum, rubbish, scrap, shabu, codswallop, trash, glass, methamphetamine, wish-wash, junk, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, chalk, meth, ice, chicken_feed, deoxyephedrine, trumpery, tripe, crank

• The clue is 11. One of the original five inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BABERUTH

  
  

• The clue is 12. "Yes, that's abundantly clear". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANSEE

  
  

• The clue is 13. Source of refreshments on a train to London. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEATROLLEY

  
  

• The clue is 21. Financial institution with A.T.M.s known as "Green Machines". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TDBANK

  
  

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

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

  The answer: COHOST

  
  

• The clue is 25. Art knife brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XACTO

  
  

• The clue is 30. Paintings in the "Water Lilies" series, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONETS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Monet, Claude_Monet

• The clue is 31. Dating app for queer women. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HER

  
  

• The clue is 32. Elizabeth of cosmetics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARDEN

  
  

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

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

  The answer: CANDOR

  
  

  Possible Answer: candor, candour, fair-mindedness, forthrightness, directness, candidness, frankness, fairness

  Possible Opposite Answer : unfairness

• The clue is 34. Certain edible seedlings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICROGREENS

  
  

• The clue is 35. Khan tract?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONGOLEMPIRE

  
  

• The clue is 36. Keep in stock, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REORDER

  
  

  Possible Answer: reorder

• The clue is 38. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" author. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPOTE

  
  

  Possible Answer: hooded_cloak, capote, hooded_coat

• The clue is 40. "Apollo and ___" (Bernini masterpiece). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAPHNE

  
  

  Possible Answer: daphne, Daphne

• The clue is 41. Kick around some concepts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEATE

  
  

  Possible Answer: envisage, ideate, conceive_of, imagine

• The clue is 42. Aspiring driver's need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERMIT

  
  

  Possible Answer: permit, countenance, tolerate, licence, Trachinotus_falcatus, allow, let, permission, license

  Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, disallow, forbid

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

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

  The answer: ASKTO

  
  

• The clue is 45. Painter whose "Olympia" caused controversy for its depiction of a sex worker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANET

  
  

  Possible Answer: Edouard_Manet, Manet

• The clue is 46. Result of burning sage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROMA

  
  

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

• The clue is 47. "Not happening!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOWAY

  
  

• The clue is 49. 2016 election nickname. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERN

  
  

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Switzerland, Bern, Berne

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

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

  The answer: BOP

  
  

  Possible Answer: bonk, bop, bebop, Federal_Bureau_of_Prisons, BoP, whap, sock, bash, whop

January 24, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Published on Wednesday, January 24, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 24, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (35 clues)

1A: "1. Covenant"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
• Similar words include: accord, treaty
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PACT

2A: "5. Pkg."

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BDL

3A: "8. Screen vamp"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BARA

4A: "12. Support beam"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: IBAR

5A: "13. Cote mothers"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• Similar words include: ewe, Ewe
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EWES

6A: "15. Spurred"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that force or impel in an indicated direction
• Similar words include: advocate, root on, cheer
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: URGED

7A: "16. It, in Mexico"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELLO

8A: "17. Sitarist Shankar"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RAVI

9A: "18. Weeper of myth"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) the daughter of tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked apollo and artemis to slay them all; niobe was turned to stone while bewailing her loss
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NIOBE

10A: "19. Turn down trash?"

12 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REFUSEREFUSE

11A: "22. Smorgasbord smack?"

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BUFFETBUFFET

12A: "26. Talisman"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
• Similar words include: talisman
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AMULET

13A: "29. Reduced in price"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ONSALE

14A: "30. Highway divisions"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrow way or road
• Similar words include: lane
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LANES

15A: "31. Rawboned one"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
• Similar words include: garrotte, garrote, garotte
• Opposite of: fat person

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SCRAG

16A: "34. Interdiction"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a decree that prohibits something
• Similar words include: ostracize, banish, forbiddance
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BAN

17A: "35. Midpts."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CTRS

18A: "36. Mock"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that treat with contemptuous disregard
• Similar words include: jeer, gibe, scoff
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: FLOUT

19A: "37. Move like a butterfly"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer

Answer: FLIT

20A: "38. Refreshed the inner man"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ATE

21A: "39. Senior member"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a man who is the senior member of a group
• Similar words include: dean
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DOYEN

22A: "40. Compound with two double bonds"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DIENE

23A: "41. Carolina river"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PEEDEE

24A: "43. ___ Antilles"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of less size or importance
• Similar words include: less
• Opposite of: more, greater

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LESSER

25A: "44. Warsaw wax?"

12 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: POLISHPOLISH

26A: "48. Tiny time period?"

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MINUTEMINUTE

27A: "52. Practices prestidigitation"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
• Similar words include: palm, handle, thenar
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PALMS

28A: "55. Comparison word"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: THAN

29A: "56. Sinful"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that morally objectionable behavior
• Similar words include: wickedness, malign, iniquity
• Opposite of: goodness, good

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EVIL

30A: "57. Argosy"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
• Similar words include: evanesce, fade, swift
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: FLEET

31A: "58. Golfer Ballesteros"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SEVE

32A: "59. Change for a twenty"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Similar words include: 10, tenner, decade
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TENS

33A: "60. Bedecked"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that provide with clothes or put clothes on
• Similar words include: enclothe, tog, garment
• Opposite of: unclothed, undress

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CLAD

34A: "61. Checkers choice"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
• Similar words include: Red River, ruby, red ink
• Opposite of: gain

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RED

35A: "62. Surfeit"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fill to satisfaction
• Similar words include: fill, replete, satiate
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SATE

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (39 clues)

1D: "1. Stevedore's spot"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
• Similar words include: wharf, wharfage, dock
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PIER

2D: "2. Up to snuff"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
• Similar words include: able-bodied, capable
• Opposite of: unable

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ABLE

3D: "3. Dogie"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that young of domestic cattle
• Similar words include: sura, calfskin
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CALF

4D: "4. Worries"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a source of difficulty
• Similar words include: fuss, hassle, disorder
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TROUBLES

5D: "5. Deprived"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
• Similar words include: lovelorn, mourning, unbeloved
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BEREFT

6D: "6. Doc, for one"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is markedly small
• Similar words include: gnome, midget, shadow
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DWARF

7D: "7. Mississippi River sight"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: LEVEE

8D: "8. Legal outlines"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that short tight-fitting underpants (trade name jockey shorts)
• Similar words include: brief, Jockey shorts, legal brief
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BRIEFS

9D: "9. Earlier than now"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gone by; or in the past
• Similar words include: agone
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AGO

10D: "10. Confederate Johnny"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that `johnny' was applied as a nickname for confederate soldiers by the federal soldiers in the american civil war; `greyback' derived from their grey confederate uniforms
• Similar words include: greyback, Johnny Reb, Rebel
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REB

11D: "11. Dog-days drink"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Similar words include: fruit drink
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ADE

12D: "14. Put through a sieve"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that move as if through a sieve
• Similar words include: sieve, strain
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SIFT

13D: "15. Renownless"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not famous or acclaimed
• Similar words include: obscure, unvalued, unappreciated
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: UNSUNG

14D: "20. Takes to court"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
• Similar words include: Sue, process, action
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SUES

15D: "21. Lusitania sinker"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: UBOAT

16D: "23. Aesopian output"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a deliberately false or improbable account
• Similar words include: allegory, fabrication, legend
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: FABLES

17D: "24. Mother of Galahad"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELAINE

18D: "25. Frame for drying clothes"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TENTER

19D: "26. Dogpatch creator"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALCAPP

20D: "27. Capuchin order founder ___ da Bascio"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MATTEO

21D: "28. Spin off the spool"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unwind from or as if from a reel
• Similar words include: reel off
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: UNREEL

22D: "31. Wily"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by skill in deception
• Similar words include: crafty, slick, guileful
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SLY

23D: "32. Cedar Rapids college"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: COE

24D: "33. Shutout spoiler"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
• Similar words include: operate, footrace, running game
• Opposite of: idle, malfunction

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RUN

25D: "36. Mountain wind"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the alps
• Similar words include: fohn
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: FOEHN

26D: "37. Seines"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
• Similar words include: fishing net, fishnet
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: FISHNETS

27D: "39. Proceed no more"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that choose not to consume
• Similar words include: refrain, abstain
• Opposite of: consume

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DESIST

28D: "40. Lucy's mate"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DESI

29D: "42. Switched to the low beam"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
• Similar words include: dip, slur, blur
• Opposite of: focus, undimmed

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DIMMED

30D: "43. Delineated"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that trace the shape of
• Similar words include: portray, outline, limn
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LIMNED

31D: "45. Expresses"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
• Similar words include: place, assign, arrange
• Opposite of: call option, divest

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PUTS

32D: "46. Different"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OTHER

33D: "47. Head for the exit"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
• Similar words include: exit, go away, pull up stakes
• Opposite of: disinherit, enter

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LEAVE

34D: "49. Iris layer"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: UVEA

35D: "50. Hair dye"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
• Similar words include: tinct, shade, tone
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TINT

36D: "51. Additionally"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELSE

37D: "52. Promoted pvt."

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum
• Similar words include: perfluorocarbon
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PFC

38D: "53. Wholly"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
• Similar words include: wholly, whole, altogether
• Opposite of: partly, some

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALL

39D: "54. Grazing ground"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of length of thread or yarn
• Similar words include: ley, pasture, pastureland
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LEA

Puzzle Stats

35 Across

39 Down

74 Total

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