27392 Wed Nov 06, 2024 NYT by Adam Aaronson

Across Clues :

1. Gobi Desert grazer, 4. Green roll, 7. Domain suffix that most people can't register, 10. Tailor's line, 13. Bit of fried finger food, casually, 14. Silvery element, 17. Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man", 18. Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …", 19. Northernmost city in North America with over one million people, 20. Inspiration for Toblerone's shape, 21. Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board", 23. Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci", 24. Hop on board?, 26. Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail, 27. Dress shirt fit option, 28. Site for crafts, 29. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 34. Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975, 36. Croak, 39. African country, 41. Sweetened beverage, 42. Container for sour cream, 43. Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried", 46. Make go "Vroom!", 47. "Go-o-oal!", 50. Object of adoration, 51. Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally, 53. Bird with a distinctive call, 56. Spinning one's wheels?, 59. Puff pieces?, 63. General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across, 68. Conversely, in a text, 69. Second-smallest of seven, 70. Like many granola bars, 71. Unit of power, 72. Performs brilliantly, 73. Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy"

Down Clues :

1. Focuses of quantum mechanics, 2. Composer with a namesake horn, 3. Foul-smelling prank items, 4. Required word count for a freelance article, e.g., 5. Like food you should probably smell before eating, 6. Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital, 7. Lay to rest, 8. Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep, 9. "Yeah, don't even think about it", 10. Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters, 11. Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction", 12. Sullen, 15. Avoid ___ (Google Maps option), 16. World's most populous country as of 2023, 22. ___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist, 25. Leave undisturbed, 30. A-game, so to speak, 31. Elaborate hairdo, 32. Jewish rite, 33. Target, 34. Italian wine region, 35. Look sullen, 37. Middle-of-the-month time, 38. Big name in athletic sandals, 40. Like Antarctica's climate, 41. Hang out, 44. Swearing-in words, 45. Drag on the road, 48. "My plans aren't set in stone", 49. "99 Luftballons" singer, 51. Liverpudlian or Mancunian, 52. "Oh, phew!", 54. ___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar, 55. Plot units, 56. Major setback, 57. Three-syllable letter, 58. Something a rock climber might make with one hand, 60. In the distance, 61. Multitalented Moreno, 62. River in which Achilles was dipped, 64. "Tell me something I don't know!", 65. ___ Lanka, 66. Sweetie, 67. Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 06, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Gobi Desert grazer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : butt, arsenic, nates, fundament, derriere, arse, roll_in_the_hay, rear, fucking, rump, ass, As, nooky, keister, buttocks, screw, bum, posterior, AS, piece_of_tail, tail, fuck, seat, stern, piece_of_ass, buns, tail_end, fanny, rear_end, hindquarters, tooshie, tush, bottom, can, hind_end, behind, screwing, shtup, atomic_number_33, Eastern_Samoa, American_Samoa, nookie, prat, backside, shag




• The clue is 4. Green roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOD

  Possible Answer : sod, bugger, superoxide_dismutase, sodomite, turf, SOD, sodomist, greensward, sward




• The clue is 7. Domain suffix that most people can't register. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDU




• The clue is 10. Tailor's line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEM

  Possible Answer : hem, ahem




• The clue is 13. Bit of fried finger food, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOT

  Possible Answer : tot, tally, add_up, bambino, tot_up, tote_up, add, toddler, sum_up, add_together, sum, summate, yearling, total




• The clue is 14. Silvery element. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLATINUM

  Possible Answer : platinum, Pt, atomic_number_78




• The clue is 17. Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELO




• The clue is 18. Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUI




• The clue is 19. Northernmost city in North America with over one million people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDMONTON

  Possible Answer : Edmonton




• The clue is 20. Inspiration for Toblerone's shape. 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. Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MSNBC




• The clue is 23. Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALDO




• The clue is 24. Hop on board?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE




• The clue is 26. Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAKE

  Possible Answer : interest, sake, saki, rice_beer




• The clue is 27. Dress shirt fit option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIM

  Possible Answer : slight, lose_weight, svelte, melt_off, slim_down, slim, reduce, slender, slenderize, thin

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 28. Site for crafts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY




• The clue is 29. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLACKSABBATH




• The clue is 34. Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APOLLO

  Possible Answer : Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus_Apollo




• The clue is 36. Croak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIBBIT




• The clue is 39. African country. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOMALIA

  Possible Answer : Somalia




• The clue is 41. Sweetened beverage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMEADE

  Possible Answer : limeade




• The clue is 42. Container for sour cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUB

  Possible Answer : bathtub, bathing_tub, vat, tubful, tub, bath




• The clue is 43. Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRITOS




• The clue is 46. Make go "Vroom!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REV

  Possible Answer : rev_up, rev, rpm, revolutions_per_minute




• The clue is 47. "Go-o-oal!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSIN




• The clue is 50. Object of adoration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOL

  Possible Answer : beau_ideal, perfection, graven_image, paragon, god, matinee_idol, idol




• The clue is 51. Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOSSA




• The clue is 53. Bird with a distinctive call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEADOWLARK

  Possible Answer : lark, meadowlark




• The clue is 56. Spinning one's wheels?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIKING

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




• The clue is 59. Puff pieces?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIGARS

  Possible Answer : cigar




• The clue is 63. General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: LONGANDSHORTOFIT




• The clue is 68. Conversely, in a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOH




• The clue is 69. Second-smallest of seven. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EUROPE

  Possible Answer : EC, EEC, Europe, European_Economic_Community, EU, Common_Market, European_Union, European_Community




• The clue is 70. Like many granola bars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OATY




• The clue is 71. Unit of power. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WATT

  Possible Answer : watt, Watt, James_Watt, W




• The clue is 72. Performs brilliantly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHINES

  Possible Answer : gleam, glow, radiancy, shin, glitter, strike, skin, polish, reflect, shinny, refulgency, beam, refulgence, smoothen, scramble, glint, struggle, radiance, smooth, fall, radiate, sputter, glisten, clamber, shine, effulgence




• The clue is 73. Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAX

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Focuses of quantum mechanics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOMS

  Possible Answer: particle, speck, molecule, corpuscle, atom, mote

• The clue is 2. Composer with a namesake horn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOUSA

  Possible Answer: March_King, John_Philip_Sousa, Sousa

• The clue is 3. Foul-smelling prank items. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STINKBOMBS

• The clue is 4. Required word count for a freelance article, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEC

  Possible Answer: spec, specification

• The clue is 5. Like food you should probably smell before eating. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: sometime, honest-to-god, onetime, former, one-time, quondam, honest-to-goodness, Old, erstwhile, previous, sure-enough, old, older

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

• The clue is 6. Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAMASK

  Possible Answer: damask

• The clue is 7. Lay to rest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTOMB

  Possible Answer: inhume, inter, lay_to_rest, bury, entomb

• The clue is 8. Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUO

  Possible Answer: twosome, duo, couple, yoke, couplet, brace, duet, twain, span, distich, duette, pair, dyad, duad

• The clue is 9. "Yeah, don't even think about it". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMNO

• The clue is 10. Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEALTHBARS

• The clue is 11. Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIS

  Possible Answer: Elli

• The clue is 12. Sullen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOPEY

• The clue is 15. Avoid ___ (Google Maps option). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOLLS

  Possible Answer: toll, price, cost, bell

• The clue is 16. World's most populous country as of 2023. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INDIA

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_India, India, Bharat

• The clue is 22. ___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELLA

• The clue is 25. Leave undisturbed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETBE

• The clue is 30. A-game, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALL

  Possible Answer: wholly, totally, completely, whole, entirely, altogether, all

  Possible Opposite Answer : partly, some

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

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

  The answer: COIF

  Possible Answer: coiffe, hairdo, coiffure, set, coif, hair_style, dress, arrange, do, hairstyle

• The clue is 32. Jewish rite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIS

  Possible Answer: Bris, Brith, Berit, Berith, Briss

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

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

  The answer: AIM

  Possible Answer: point, intent, aim, bearing, train, propose, place, drive, design, get, objective, direct, object, take_aim, target, take, purport, intention, aspire, purpose, calculate, shoot_for, draw_a_bead_on, heading

• The clue is 34. Italian wine region. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTI

• The clue is 35. Look sullen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POUT

  Possible Answer: pout, hornpout, mow, brood, sulk, Ameiurus_Melas, wry_face, eelpout, moue, horned_pout, mop

• The clue is 37. Middle-of-the-month time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDES

  Possible Answer: ides

• The clue is 38. Big name in athletic sandals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEVA

• The clue is 40. Like Antarctica's climate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARID

  Possible Answer: desiccated, waterless, arid, desiccate

• The clue is 41. Hang out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOLL

  Possible Answer: loll, arse_about, waste_one's_time, droop, bum, bum_around, loaf, bum_about, lounge_around, fuck_off, arse_around, lounge_about, frig_around, loll_around

• The clue is 44. Swearing-in words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDO

  Possible Answer: Ido

• The clue is 45. Drag on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOW

  Possible Answer: towage, tow

• The clue is 48. "My plans aren't set in stone". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMIGHT

• The clue is 49. "99 Luftballons" singer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NENA

• The clue is 51. Liverpudlian or Mancunian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIT

  Possible Answer: britt, Briton, brit, Britisher, Brit

• The clue is 52. "Oh, phew!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKGOOD

• The clue is 54. ___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGNES

• The clue is 55. Plot units. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRES

  Possible Answer: landed_estate, land, acre, demesne, estate, Acre, Akko, Accho, Akka, acres

• The clue is 56. Major setback. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOW

  Possible Answer: bump, botch, vaunt, tout, fuck_up, screw_up, bumble, muff, bollocks_up, gas, shock, waste, shove_off, blast, puff, bollix, foul_up, gasconade, bobble, botch_up, reversal, bluster, mess_up, shoot_a_line, fellate, be_adrift, bodge, setback, burn_out, nose_candy, gust, coke, suck, black_eye, snow, swash, flub, blow, squander, C, bollocks, go_down_on, shove_along, bungle, spoil, louse_up, boast, reverse, fumble, fluff, brag, muck_up, ball_up, blow_out, bollix_up, drift, float, mishandle

  Possible Opposite Answer : conserve

• The clue is 57. Three-syllable letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOTA

  Possible Answer: smidge, smidgin, smidgeon, tittle, smidgen, shred, whit, scintilla, iota

• The clue is 58. Something a rock climber might make with one hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNOT

  Possible Answer: knot, ravel, greyback, tangle, nautical_mile, mi, mile, grayback, air_mile, burl, Calidris_canutus, naut_mi, international_nautical_mile, slub, gnarl

  Possible Opposite Answer : unravel, unknot

• The clue is 60. In the distance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFAR

  Possible Answer: afar

• The clue is 61. Multitalented Moreno. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RITA

• The clue is 62. River in which Achilles was dipped. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYX

  Possible Answer: River_Styx, Styx

• The clue is 64. "Tell me something I don't know!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUH

• The clue is 65. ___ Lanka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRI

• The clue is 66. Sweetie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HON

• The clue is 67. Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPE

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (31 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (29 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

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. Spreads out in the morning?	8
2A	9. Tool in the opening scene of Disney's "Frozen"	6
3A	15. Moving day rental	8
4A	16. Portmanteau nickname for politician Harris	6
5A	17. Cleanse negative energy, in Indigenous tradition	8
6A	18. Lacy	6
7A	19. "What gives the artist real ___ is his imitators": Igor Stravinsky	8
8A	20. Showing signs of spring, say	6
9A	21. T-slots?	8
10A	22. Former CBS procedural that co-starred LL Cool J, informally	6
11A	23. Like bows, at times	7
12A	24. Aquarium device	7
13A	25. Judge	4
14A	27. Hare-brained	5
15A	28. Dealt with something	5
16A	33. Rapper who performed in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show, familiarly	3
17A	34. Ring master	5
18A	35. Rainer who was the first person ever to win two consecutive acting Academy Awards	5
19A	36. Tough crowd	4
20A	38. Took Marie Antoinette's advice?	7
21A	40. Pen holder, paper tray, memo pad, etc.	7
22A	46. Wild chase?	6
23A	47. Certain radio components	8
24A	48. Contribute to the pot	6
25A	49. "Yes" or "No"	8
26A	50. Binged, with "out"	6
27A	51. Multinational communications giant founded in 1964	8
28A	52. Words after "Honey!"	6
29A	53. Budding actresses	8
30A	54. Lepidopterist, often	6
31A	55. Giant, as a mattress	8

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Spreads out in the morning?"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (yiddish) a batch of things that go together
• Similar words include: shmear, schmear, schmeer
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SCHMEARS

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2A: "9. Tool in the opening scene of Disney's "Frozen""

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ICESAW

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3A: "15. Moving day rental"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: UHAULVAN

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4A: "16. Portmanteau nickname for politician Harris"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MOMALA

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5A: "17. Cleanse negative energy, in Indigenous tradition"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BURNSAGE

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6A: "18. Lacy"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having decorative ruffles or frills
• Similar words include: frilled, ruffled
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FRILLY

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7A: "19. "What gives the artist real ___ is his imitators": Igor Stravinsky"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
• Similar words include: prestigiousness
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PRESTIGE

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8A: "20. Showing signs of spring, say"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: INLEAF

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9A: "21. T-slots?"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached
• Similar words include: armhole
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ARMHOLES

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10A: "22. Former CBS procedural that co-starred LL Cool J, informally"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NCISLA

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11A: "23. Like bows, at times"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rub rosin onto
• Similar words include: rosin
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ROSINED

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12A: "24. Aquarium device"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AERATOR

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13A: "25. Judge"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
• Similar words include: hold, view as, take for
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEEM

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14A: "27. Hare-brained"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that devoid of intelligence
• Similar words include: mindless, asinine, fatuous
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INANE

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15A: "28. Dealt with something"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that come to terms with
• Similar words include: hook, make out, nail
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: COPED

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16A: "33. Rapper who performed in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show, familiarly"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DRE

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17A: "34. Ring master"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who fights with his fists for sport
• Similar words include: bagger, packer, pugilist
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BOXER

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18A: "35. Rainer who was the first person ever to win two consecutive acting Academy Awards"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LUISE

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19A: "36. Tough crowd"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an association of criminals
• Similar words include: ring, crew, bunch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GANG

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20A: "38. Took Marie Antoinette's advice?"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ATECAKE

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21A: "40. Pen holder, paper tray, memo pad, etc."

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DESKSET

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22A: "46. Wild chase?"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an overland journey by hunters (especially in africa)
• Similar words include: campaign, hunting expedition
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SAFARI

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23A: "47. Certain radio components"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FMTUNERS

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24A: "48. Contribute to the pot"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STIRIN

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25A: "49. "Yes" or "No""

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
• Similar words include: answer, reception, reply
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: RESPONSE

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26A: "50. Binged, with "out""

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that live like a pig, in squalor
• Similar words include: guttle, raven, pig it
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PIGGED

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27A: "51. Multinational communications giant founded in 1964"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: INTELSAT

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28A: "52. Words after "Honey!""

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: IMHOME

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29A: "53. Budding actresses"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star
• Similar words include: starlet
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: STARLETS

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30A: "54. Lepidopterist, often"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that remaining after all deductions
• Similar words include: nett, net
• Opposite of: gross

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Answer: NETTER

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31A: "55. Giant, as a mattress"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ________

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Answer: KINGSIZE

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Deficient	6
2D	2. Mexican fried pastry often covered in cinnamon sugar	6
3D	3. Groups of female elephant seals	6
4D	4. Hindu clerk	6
5D	5. ___ Howard, first Black player on the Yankees	6
6D	6. Proved useful	7
7D	7. What those close to failure are said to be on	10
8D	8. Old blades	5
9D	9. "Don't worry, no injury!"	6
10D	10. Farm structure in which ears are stored	8
11D	11. Mexican revolutionary Zapata	8
12D	12. 0% in New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Delaware	8
13D	13. Solitary	8
14D	14. Rover	8
15D	24. Religious right?	10
16D	26. Prohibition ___	3
17D	28. School memento	8
18D	29. Doc's license plate in "Back to the Future"	8
19D	30. Staple of slapstick comedy	8
20D	31. Ce n'est pas du fast food	8
21D	32. "Oh, golly!"	8
22D	37. Browns	7
23D	39. ___ egg (chocolate treat with a toy)	6
24D	41. Ski race that debuted at the Olympics in 1988	6
25D	42. Gentle hills	6
26D	43. Mr. Miyagi, to the Karate Kid	6
27D	44. Faux	6
28D	45. Pest with a repetitive name	6
29D	47. Cavort	5

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Deficient"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SUBPAR

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2D: "2. Mexican fried pastry often covered in cinnamon sugar"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CHURRO

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3D: "3. Groups of female elephant seals"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a muslim household
• Similar words include: harem, seraglio, serail
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HAREMS

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4D: "4. Hindu clerk"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MUNSHI

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5D: "5. ___ Howard, first Black player on the Yankees"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ELSTON

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6D: "6. Proved useful"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that use to one's advantage
• Similar words include: help, avail
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AVAILED

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7D: "7. What those close to failure are said to be on"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: RAGGEDEDGE

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8D: "8. Old blades"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SNEES

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9D: "9. "Don't worry, no injury!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: IMFINE

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10D: "10. Farm structure in which ears are stored"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a crib for storing and drying ears of corn
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: CORNCRIB

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11D: "11. Mexican revolutionary Zapata"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: EMILIANO

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12D: "12. 0% in New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Delaware"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SALESTAX

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13D: "13. Solitary"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ALLALONE

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14D: "14. Rover"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a pedestrian who walks from place to place
• Similar words include: journeyer
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: WAYFARER

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15D: "24. Religious right?"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: AMENDMENTI

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16D: "26. Prohibition ___"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ERA

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17D: "28. School memento"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: CLASSPIN

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18D: "29. Doc's license plate in "Back to the Future""

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: OUTATIME

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19D: "30. Staple of slapstick comedy"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PIEFIGHT

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20D: "31. Ce n'est pas du fast food"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
• Similar words include: snail
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ESCARGOT

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21D: "32. "Oh, golly!""

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: DEARIEME

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22D: "37. Browns"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GETSTAN

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23D: "39. ___ egg (chocolate treat with a toy)"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
• Similar words include: kind, genial, tolerant
• Opposite of: unkind

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Answer: KINDER

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24D: "41. Ski race that debuted at the Olympics in 1988"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SUPERG

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25D: "42. Gentle hills"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small natural hill
• Similar words include: hammock, hillock, knoll
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: KNOLLS

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26D: "43. Mr. Miyagi, to the Karate Kid"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SENSEI

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27D: "44. Faux"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
• Similar words include: substitute
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ERSATZ

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28D: "45. Pest with a repetitive name"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that bloodsucking african fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
• Similar words include: tsetse fly, glossina, tzetze
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TSETSE

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29D: "47. Cavort"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
• Similar words include: lark, gambol, disport
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FRISK

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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.

Use Cross-References

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

31 Across Clues

29 Down Clues

60 Total Clues

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