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Date: Thursday, July 16, 2020
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (33 Across, 43 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.3 letters
July 16, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Classic MTV show that launched a film franchise | 7 |
| 2A | 8. Common recyclable | 7 |
| 3A | 15. Firm, in a way | 7 |
| 4A | 16. "Fifty Shades of Grey," e.g. | 7 |
| 5A | 17. Certain fair fare | 7 |
| 6A | 18. Involving crystals and incense, say | 7 |
| 7A | 19. "I just knew it!" | 3 |
| 8A | 20. Cause of death in the Sherlock Holmes novel "The Sign of the Four" | 10 |
| 9A | 22. "___ Meets Godzilla" (classic film short) | 5 |
| 10A | 25. Ending with slug or gab | 4 |
| 11A | 26. Break | 3 |
| 12A | 29. Part of the Constitution establishing the executive branch | 9 |
| 13A | 32. Where I-80 crosses the Missouri River | 5 |
| 14A | 34. Narrative through multiple TV episodes | 8 |
| 15A | 37. Caught | 6 |
| 16A | 38. Sighting from a crow's-nest | 4 |
| 17A | 39. Con | 5 |
| 18A | 41. Lift at a resort | 4 |
| 19A | 42. Do a favor for | 6 |
| 20A | 44. Numerical trio | 8 |
| 21A | 46. Rude one in an audience | 5 |
| 22A | 47. Diagram at a business meeting | 9 |
| 23A | 48. Disseminate | 3 |
| 24A | 49. "Then again ...," in texts | 4 |
| 25A | 51. Ankle bones | 5 |
| 26A | 55. Protagonist in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" | 10 |
| 27A | 58. Mary ___ Evans, real name of George Eliot | 3 |
| 28A | 59. Big name in online dating | 7 |
| 29A | 62. "Sure, makes sense" | 7 |
| 30A | 65. Video game controller that uses gesture recognition | 7 |
| 31A | 66. Johannes Gutenberg, for one | 7 |
| 32A | 67. Voice actor for Carl in "Up" | 7 |
| 33A | 68. Witchcraft ... or what each block of three black squares in this puzzle represents? | 7 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Classic MTV show that launched a film franchise"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
- Words that mean the same thing: cuckoo, bozo, goose
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JACKASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "8. Common recyclable"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SODACAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "15. Firm, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALDENTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "16. "Fifty Shades of Grey," e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
- Words that mean the same thing: pornography, porn, porno
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EROTICA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "17. Certain fair fare"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CORNDOG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "18. Involving crystals and incense, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEWAGEY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "19. "I just knew it!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OHO
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Clue 8 Across: "20. Cause of death in the Sherlock Holmes novel "The Sign of the Four""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POISONDART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "22. "___ Meets Godzilla" (classic film short)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAMBI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "25. Ending with slug or gab"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "26. Break"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
- Words that mean the same thing: opening, interruption, spread
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "29. Part of the Constitution establishing the executive branch"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARTICLEII
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "32. Where I-80 crosses the Missouri River"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in the missouri river valley in northeastern nebraska
- Words that mean the same thing: Maha
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OMAHA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "34. Narrative through multiple TV episodes"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STORYARC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "37. Caught"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that catch in or as if in a trap
- Words that mean the same thing: entrap, snare, ensnare
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNARED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "38. Sighting from a crow's-nest"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the land on which real estate is located
- Words that mean the same thing: terra firma, acres, farming
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "39. Con"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a cunning or deceitful action or device
- Words that mean the same thing: conjuring trick, john, magic trick
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRICK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "41. Lift at a resort"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TBAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "42. Do a favor for"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that force somebody to do something
- Words that mean the same thing: hold, obligate, accommodate
- The opposite would be: disoblige
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBLIGE
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Clue 20 Across: "44. Numerical trio"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AREACODE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "46. Rude one in an audience"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOOER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "47. Diagram at a business meeting"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
- Words that mean the same thing: flow sheet, flow chart, flow diagram
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLOWCHART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "48. Disseminate"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an adult female hog
- Words that mean the same thing: sow in, seed, inseminate
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "49. "Then again ...," in texts"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OTOH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "51. Ankle bones"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively
- Words that mean the same thing: tarsus
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TARSI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "55. Protagonist in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARTHURDENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "58. Mary ___ Evans, real name of George Eliot"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "59. Big name in online dating"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OKCUPID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "62. "Sure, makes sense""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YESISEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "65. Video game controller that uses gesture recognition"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WIIMOTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "66. Johannes Gutenberg, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone whose occupation is printing
- Words that mean the same thing: pressman, printing machine
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRINTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "67. Voice actor for Carl in "Up""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDASNER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "68. Witchcraft ... or what each block of three black squares in this puzzle represents?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DARKART
Great job if you got it right!
July 16, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. ___ deGrom, two-time Cy Young Award winner (2018 and 2019) | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Hello or goodbye | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Obsolescent storage device | 5 |
| 4D | 4. "Jeopardy!" genius Jennings | 3 |
| 5D | 5. "Then what happened ...?" | 3 |
| 6D | 6. What red might mean | 4 |
| 7D | 7. ___ lily | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Dojo master | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Black-and-white stack | 5 |
| 10D | 10. "___ Abbey" | 7 |
| 11D | 11. Slightly | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Smoke | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Number one starter | 3 |
| 14D | 14. House call? | 3 |
| 15D | 21. Lifesaving prosthetic | 15 |
| 16D | 23. Subpar performance? | 6 |
| 17D | 24. Like the planet Hoth in "The Empire Strikes Back" | 3 |
| 18D | 26. Classic leading lady honored on both U.S. and Swedish postage | 5 |
| 19D | 27. Leading | 5 |
| 20D | 28. Father | 5 |
| 21D | 30. Delinquent | 4 |
| 22D | 31. Be off base | 3 |
| 23D | 33. Powdered green tea leaves | 6 |
| 24D | 34. Sorts who might wipe their mouths with their sleeves | 5 |
| 25D | 35. Off-limits | 5 |
| 26D | 36. Turned up just a little | 5 |
| 27D | 37. Distort | 4 |
| 28D | 40. ___-Magnon (early human) | 3 |
| 29D | 43. Company with a great deal of advertising? | 7 |
| 30D | 45. Not just think | 3 |
| 31D | 47. Hay, say | 6 |
| 32D | 50. Opposite of original | 5 |
| 33D | 52. One with dreads, maybe | 5 |
| 34D | 53. Nasty look | 5 |
| 35D | 54. Like neon | 5 |
| 36D | 55. Doesn't remember the words, say | 4 |
| 37D | 56. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" org. | 4 |
| 38D | 57. Prefix with watt | 4 |
| 39D | 59. Be short | 3 |
| 40D | 60. Josh | 3 |
| 41D | 61. Its HQ contains a sculpture with a still-unsolved coded message | 3 |
| 42D | 63. Title reportedly turned down by Stephen Hawking | 3 |
| 43D | 64. Sign | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. ___ deGrom, two-time Cy Young Award winner (2018 and 2019)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that french biochemist who (with jacques monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
- Words that mean the same thing: Francois Jacob
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JACOB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Hello or goodbye"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
- Words that mean the same thing: ciao
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALOHA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Obsolescent storage device"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CDROM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. "Jeopardy!" genius Jennings"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that range of what one can know or understand
- Words that mean the same thing: sight, cognizance
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. "Then what happened ...?""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. What red might mean"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the event of something ending
- Words that mean the same thing: check, block off, stop consonant
- The opposite would be: continuant consonant, start
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STOP
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Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ lily"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Dojo master"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SENSEI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Black-and-white stack"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
- Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie, oreo
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OREOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. "___ Abbey""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOWNTON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Slightly"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Smoke"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CIG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Number one starter"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: nail, hotshot, genius
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "14. House call?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that not this merely but also; not only so but
- The opposite would be: yea
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Lifesaving prosthetic"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARTIFICIALHEART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Subpar performance?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
- Words that mean the same thing: shuttle, bird, shuttlecock
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIRDIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "24. Like the planet Hoth in "The Empire Strikes Back""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- Words that mean the same thing: glacial, frozen, polar
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "26. Classic leading lady honored on both U.S. and Swedish postage"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states film actress (born in sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990)
- Words that mean the same thing: Greta Garbo, Greta Louisa Gustafsson
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GARBO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "27. Leading"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that having the leading position or higher score in a contest
- Words that mean the same thing: forward, onwards, forrader
- The opposite would be: back, backward
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AHEAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "28. Father"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a chaplain in one of the military services
- Words that mean the same thing: military chaplain, Father, sky pilot
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PADRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "30. Delinquent"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- Words that mean the same thing: former, tardy, previous
- The opposite would be: early
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "31. Be off base"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Words that mean the same thing: drift, stray, slip
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERR
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Powdered green tea leaves"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: MATCHA
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Sorts who might wipe their mouths with their sleeves"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a coarse obnoxious person
- Words that mean the same thing: pig, sloven, slob
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SLOBS
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Clue 25 Down: "35. Off-limits"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a prejudice (especially in polynesia and other south pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
- Words that mean the same thing: forbidden, proscribed, verboten
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TABOO
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Clue 26 Down: "36. Turned up just a little"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ONLOW
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Clue 27 Down: "37. Distort"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that turn or place at an angle
- Words that mean the same thing: skewed
- The opposite would be: align
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The answer is: SKEW
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Clue 28 Down: "40. ___-Magnon (early human)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
- Words that mean the same thing: oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CRO
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Clue 29 Down: "43. Company with a great deal of advertising?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: GROUPON
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Not just think"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- Words that mean the same thing: do, play, routine
- The opposite would be: refrain
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The answer is: ACT
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Clue 31 Down: "47. Hay, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
- Words that mean the same thing: cannon fodder, fresh fish
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: FODDER
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Opposite of original"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
- Words that mean the same thing: hackneyed, old-hat, threadbare
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TRITE
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Clue 33 Down: "52. One with dreads, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that follower of rastafarianism
- Words that mean the same thing: Rastafarian
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: RASTA
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Clue 34 Down: "53. Nasty look"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
- Words that mean the same thing: leer
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SNEER
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Clue 35 Down: "54. Like neon"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that unable to move or resist motion
- Words that mean the same thing: indifferent, soggy, sluggish
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: INERT
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Clue 36 Down: "55. Doesn't remember the words, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
- Words that mean the same thing: buzz, thrum, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HUMS
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Clue 37 Down: "56. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" org."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NYPD
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Clue 38 Down: "57. Prefix with watt"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a three-tone chadic language
- Words that mean the same thing: Yamaltu, Pidlimdi
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TERA
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Clue 39 Down: "59. Be short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that be obliged to pay or repay
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: OWE
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Clue 40 Down: "60. Josh"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a young person of either sex
- Words that mean the same thing: child, youngster, shaver
- The opposite would be: parent
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The answer is: KID
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Clue 41 Down: "61. Its HQ contains a sculpture with a still-unsolved coded message"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an independent agency of the united states government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the director of central intelligence under the supervision of the president and national security council
- Words that mean the same thing: Central Intelligence Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CIA
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Clue 42 Down: "63. Title reportedly turned down by Stephen Hawking"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that term of address for a man
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SIR
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Clue 43 Down: "64. Sign"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: INK
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 50 | 65.8% |
| Short Answer | 17 | 22.4% |
| Movies/Film | 2 | 2.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.6% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 43 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.3 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 23, 2025 at 08:40 PM
