27428 Sun Dec 15, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Across Clues :

1. Chess player's study, 8. Painting stolen from 71-Across, 13. Cashless deal, 17. Crunchy root vegetables, 19. Fertilizer compound, 20. Painting stolen from 64-Across, 21. Winter setting in New England, 23. Hunter on high, 24. Like the Beatles' "Yesterday," key-wise, 25. Plum variety often used in spirits, 26. ___ center, 27. Made eyes at, 28. Schedules, 31. Architectural annexes, 33. Bronx cheer, 35. Capital on the Río de la Plata, 39. "Anchors Aweigh" grp., 40. One step ___ time, 41. Oodles, 42. Downhill event, 44. Prefix with health, 48. Niçoise salad need, 50. Role for Jay Silverheels, 52. Charles de Gaulle's birthplace, 53. Neighborhood grocery stores, 54. Painting stolen from 21-Across, 56. Nobelist Bohr, 58. Evenhanded, 59. Customary practice, 60. Popeye's witchy foe in early comics, 62. Like a car's wheels, 64. Bar with hashish pipes, 66. Baseball great Hershiser, 68. Solution strength, in chemistry, 70. Fat used in candlemaking, 71. Common scale range, 75. Champing at the bit, 77. Fog and haze generated for a theatrical production, 81. Flimsy, as an excuse, 82. Pillow cover, 84. Fastens, in a way, 86. Nose around, 87. Director DuVernay, 88. Crumple into a ball, 90. Informal speech, 92. Painting stolen from 33-Across, 93. Painting stolen from 105-Across, 95. Opened or closed like an eye, in film lingo, 97. No longer interested in, 98. Tour de France units: Abbr., 99. Bout enders, for short, 101. Health professional focused on nutrition, 105. Household appliance that makes a hissing sound, 108. "Right now!", 109. Connecticut coastal town near Stamford, 110. Has the gumption, 111. Actress Thurman, 114. Abbr. on a music score, 116. Member of la familia, 117. "Get ___!", 118. Classic nursery rhyme, 124. Toronto team, for short, 125. Attacked by mosquitoes, say, 126. Claudius, vis-à-vis King Hamlet, 127. Land in the sea, 128. Iditarod entries, 129. Annual star-studded fashion event

Down Clues :

1. Three, in Torino, 2. Letters associated with baseball and batteries, 3. Many '90s music purchases, 4. Painting stolen from 101-Across, 5. Enjoys as a hobby, 6. Gets irritated by, 7. Title for Manchin or Murkowski: Abbr., 8. First cars made by Ford, 9. See 122-Down, 10. Hair removal brand, 11. Salinger's "For ___ – With Love and Squalor", 12. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" airer, 13. Painting stolen from 35-Across, 14. "___ we're waiting …", 15. Cactuslike plants, 16. Duffer's obstacle, 18. '60s campus activist grp., 19. "1984" drudge, 20. Eccentric types, 22. Certain emergency message, 28. Surgeon's stitch, 29. Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell", 30. Beauty spot?, 32. Place to keep plants, 34. Abundant, 35. Motel proprietor in "Psycho", 36. Ancient Greek region for which part of the Mediterranean is named, 37. Innocent sort, 38. God of the Qu'ran, 43. Hodgepodges, 45. Dark, in poesy, 46. Like some vowels and memories, 47. 90° from norte, 49. On dry ground, 51. Basic skateboard trick, 55. Root in some speckled chips, 57. Adjust to, as a thermostat, 59. ___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990s, 61. Catches on, 63. Painting stolen from 53-Across, 65. Some partners in lesbian couples, 67. Franz who composed "The Merry Widow", 69. Mapped out again, 71. Deception, 72. Shankar at Woodstock, 73. Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan, 74. Acme's antonym, 76. Plunder, archaically, 78. Online tracker, 79. Old-fashioned trinket shop vendors, 80. Twitch, 83. Think aloud, 85. Bergen's dummy Mortimer, 89. Identifies, 91. "Half a truth is often a ___": Benjamin Franklin, 94. Painting stolen from 77-Across, 96. Abandons, 100. Places of refuge, 102. Xerox : copy machine :: ___ : kitchen wrap, 103. Most boring, 104. Lines at the theater?, 105. Corporate department, 106. Culmination of many a "Law & Order" episode, 107. Desensitizes, 110. Painting stolen from 118-Across, 112. It might be held during vacation, 113. Comedian Johnson of "Laugh-In", 115. Big inits. in fuel additives, 119. From Jan. 1 until now, 120. Male turkey, 121. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out", 122. With 9-Down, legendary Giant, 123. A nursing one has snaps

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 15, 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. Chess player's study. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACTICS

  
  

  Possible Answer : manoeuvre, tactics, maneuver, tactic




• The clue is 8. Painting stolen from 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONET

  
  

  Possible Answer : Claude_Monet, Monet




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

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

  The answer: SWAP

  
  

  Possible Answer : swop, switch, swap, barter, trade




• The clue is 17. Crunchy root vegetables. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RADISHES

  
  

  Possible Answer : daikon, Japanese_radish, radish, radish_plant, Raphanus_sativus, Raphanus_sativus_longipinnatus




• The clue is 19. Fertilizer compound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POTASH

  
  

  Possible Answer : potassium_hydroxide, potash, caustic_potash




• The clue is 20. Painting stolen from 64-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAHLO

  
  



• The clue is 21. Winter setting in New England. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: EASTERNSTANDARDTIME

  
  



• The clue is 23. Hunter on high. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORION

  
  

  Possible Answer : Orion, Hunter




• The clue is 24. Like the Beatles' "Yesterday," key-wise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INF

  
  



• The clue is 25. Plum variety often used in spirits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Prunus_spinosa, Alleghany_plum, Prunus_alleghaniensis, blackthorn, Allegheny_plum, sloe




• The clue is 26. ___ center. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REC

  
  



• The clue is 27. Made eyes at. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGLED

  
  

  Possible Answer : ogle




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

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

  The answer: SLATES

  
  

  Possible Answer : slate, slat, slating, ticket




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

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

  The answer: ELLS

  
  

  Possible Answer : ell




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

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

  The answer: GOYANKEES

  
  



• The clue is 35. Capital on the Río de la Plata. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (20 letters)

  The answer: BUENOSAIRESARGENTINA

  
  



• The clue is 39. "Anchors Aweigh" grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USN

  
  

  Possible Answer : USN, US_Navy, United_States_Navy, Navy




• The clue is 40. One step ___ time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATA

  
  



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

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

  The answer: ALOT

  
  



• The clue is 42. Downhill event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLALOM

  
  

  Possible Answer : slalom




• The clue is 44. Prefix with health. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TELE

  
  



• The clue is 48. Niçoise salad need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

  
  

  Possible Answer : tunny, Anguilla_sucklandii, Opuntia_tuna, tuna_fish, tuna




• The clue is 50. Role for Jay Silverheels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONTO

  
  



• The clue is 52. Charles de Gaulle's birthplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LILLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Lille




• The clue is 53. Neighborhood grocery stores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BODEGAS

  
  

  Possible Answer : bodega




• The clue is 54. Painting stolen from 21-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERNST

  
  

  Possible Answer : Max_Ernst, Ernst




• The clue is 56. Nobelist Bohr. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIELS

  
  



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

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

  The answer: FAIR

  
  

  Possible Answer : fair, average, honest, bonnie, fairly, funfair, mediocre, bazaar, fairish, sightly, just, clean, evenhandedly, carnival, bonny, comely, reasonable, middling

  Possible Opposite Answer : foul, unfairly, unfair




• The clue is 59. Customary practice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WONT

  
  

  Possible Answer : wont, habit




• The clue is 60. Popeye's witchy foe in early comics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAHAG

  
  



• The clue is 62. Like a car's wheels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXLED

  
  



• The clue is 64. Bar with hashish pipes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOKAHLOUNGE

  
  



• The clue is 66. Baseball great Hershiser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREL

  
  



• The clue is 68. Solution strength, in chemistry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITER

  
  

  Possible Answer : titre, titer




• The clue is 70. Fat used in candlemaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUET

  
  

  Possible Answer : suet




• The clue is 71. Common scale range. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROMONETOTEN

  
  



• The clue is 75. Champing at the bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAGER

  
  

  Possible Answer : eager, eagre, tidal_bore, bore, aegir

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneager




• The clue is 77. Fog and haze generated for a theatrical production. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKEEFFECTS

  
  



• The clue is 81. Flimsy, as an excuse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAME

  
  

  Possible Answer : game, crippled, square, gimpy, lame, feeble, halting, cripple, halt




• The clue is 82. Pillow cover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAM

  
  

  Possible Answer : false, fictive, sham, fake, role_player, fictitious, imposter, simulate, affect, pretender, assumed, assume, put_on, shammer, pretend, pseud, faker, postiche, dissemble, fraud, pseudo, impostor, pretended, feign




• The clue is 84. Fastens, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAPES

  
  

  Possible Answer : tape_measure, intercept, pink, tapeline, magnetic_tape, exploit, tape_recording, tap, solicit, beg, taping, bug, tapdance, record, rap, videotape, tape, wiretap, mag_tape, tip, knock

  Possible Opposite Answer : erase




• The clue is 86. Nose around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOOP

  
  

  Possible Answer : snoop, snooper, sleuth, stag, spy




• The clue is 87. Director DuVernay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVA

  
  



• The clue is 88. Crumple into a ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WADUP

  
  



• The clue is 90. Informal speech. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLANG

  
  

  Possible Answer : slang_term, dupe, fool, put_on, befool, put_one_over, argot, lingo, gull, cant, vernacular, put_one_across, cod, slang, patois, take_in, jargon, slang_expression




• The clue is 92. Painting stolen from 33-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOYA

  
  

  Possible Answer : Francisco_de_Goya, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya_y_Lucientes, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya, Goya, Goya_y_Lucientes, Francisco_Goya




• The clue is 93. Painting stolen from 105-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIRO

  
  

  Possible Answer : Miro, Joan_Miro, black_pine, miro, Podocarpus_ferruginea, Prumnopitys_ferruginea




• The clue is 95. Opened or closed like an eye, in film lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRISED

  
  



• The clue is 97. No longer interested in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVER

  
  

  Possible Answer : o'er, terminated, over, ended, all_over, complete, concluded




• The clue is 98. Tour de France units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KMS

  
  

  Possible Answer : km, klick, kilometer, kilometre




• The clue is 99. Bout enders, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOS

  
  

  Possible Answer : kos, kayo, knockout, KO, coss




• The clue is 101. Health professional focused on nutrition. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: REGISTEREDDIETITIAN

  
  



• The clue is 105. Household appliance that makes a hissing sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAMIRON

  
  



• The clue is 108. "Right now!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAT

  
  



• The clue is 109. Connecticut coastal town near Stamford. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARIEN

  
  



• The clue is 110. Has the gumption. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARES

  
  

  Possible Answer : make_bold, dare, defy, daring, presume




• The clue is 111. Actress Thurman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMA

  
  

  Possible Answer : genus_Uma, Uma




• The clue is 114. Abbr. on a music score. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRES

  
  



• The clue is 116. Member of la familia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIA

  
  

  Possible Answer : transient_ischemic_attack, TIA




• The clue is 117. "Get ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIFE

  
  



• The clue is 118. Classic nursery rhyme. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (18 letters)

  The answer: MARYHADALITTLELAMB

  
  



• The clue is 124. Toronto team, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAFS

  
  

  Possible Answer : flip, riffle, flick, folio, leaf, thumb, leafage, riff, foliage




• The clue is 125. Attacked by mosquitoes, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BITTEN

  
  

  Possible Answer : sting, bite, seize_with_teeth, prick, burn




• The clue is 126. Claudius, vis-à-vis King Hamlet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POISONER

  
  

  Possible Answer : poisoner




• The clue is 127. Land in the sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : islet, isle




• The clue is 128. Iditarod entries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEDS

  
  

  Possible Answer : sled, sledge, sleigh




• The clue is 129. Annual star-studded fashion event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METGALA

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Three, in Torino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRE

  
  

• The clue is 2. Letters associated with baseball and batteries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAA

  
  

  Possible Answer: AAA, abdominal_aortic_aneurysm

• The clue is 3. Many '90s music purchases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cd, cd, candle, compact_disk, CD, certificate_of_deposit, candela, standard_candle, cadmium, compact_disc, atomic_number_48

• The clue is 4. Painting stolen from 101-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITIAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Titian, Tiziano_Vecellio

• The clue is 5. Enjoys as a hobby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISINTO

  
  

• The clue is 6. Gets irritated by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAFESAT

  
  

• The clue is 7. Title for Manchin or Murkowski: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEN

  
  

  Possible Answer: sen

• The clue is 8. First cars made by Ford. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MODELAS

  
  

• The clue is 9. See 122-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTT

  
  

• The clue is 10. Hair removal brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIR

  
  

• The clue is 11. Salinger's "For ___ – With Love and Squalor". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESME

  
  

• The clue is 12. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THECW

  
  

• The clue is 13. Painting stolen from 35-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARGENT

  
  

  Possible Answer: John_Singer_Sargent, Sargent

• The clue is 14. "___ we're waiting …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHILE

  
  

  Possible Answer: piece, spell, while, patch

• The clue is 15. Cactuslike plants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOES

  
  

  Possible Answer: aloes, bitter_aloes, aloe

• The clue is 16. Duffer's obstacle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POND

  
  

  Possible Answer: pool, pond

• The clue is 18. '60s campus activist grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: SD, Coyote_State, South_Dakota, Mount_Rushmore_State

• The clue is 19. "1984" drudge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: prole, worker, proletarian

• The clue is 20. Eccentric types. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOOKS

  
  

  Possible Answer: queer_bird, odd_man_out, kook, queer_duck, odd_fish, odd_fellow

• The clue is 22. Certain emergency message. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALERTTEXT

  
  

• The clue is 28. Surgeon's stitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUTURE

  
  

  Possible Answer: sutura, fibrous_joint, surgical_seam, suture

• The clue is 29. Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEANNA

  
  

• The clue is 30. Beauty spot?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALON

  
  

  Possible Answer: beauty_salon, beauty_parlour, beauty_shop, beauty_parlor, salon

• The clue is 32. Place to keep plants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SILL

  
  

  Possible Answer: sill

• The clue is 34. Abundant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMEROUS

  
  

  Possible Answer: numerous, legion

• The clue is 35. Motel proprietor in "Psycho". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATES

  
  

  Possible Answer: flutter, clobber, bat, bate, drub, cream, thrash, lick

• The clue is 36. Ancient Greek region for which part of the Mediterranean is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ionia

• The clue is 37. Innocent sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIF

  
  

  Possible Answer: naif, naive

  Possible Opposite Answer : sophisticated

• The clue is 38. God of the Qu'ran. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLAH

  
  

  Possible Answer: Allah

• The clue is 43. Hodgepodges. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLIOS

  
  

• The clue is 45. Dark, in poesy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBON

  
  

  Possible Answer: ebon, ebony

• The clue is 46. Like some vowels and memories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONG

  
  

  Possible Answer: tenacious, long, farsighted, foresightful, longsighted, recollective, yearn, prospicient, hanker, foresighted, farseeing, retentive

  Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short

• The clue is 47. 90° from norte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTE

  
  

• The clue is 49. On dry ground. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHORE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ashore

• The clue is 51. Basic skateboard trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

  
  

• The clue is 55. Root in some speckled chips. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARO

  
  

  Possible Answer: cocoyam, taro, taro_plant, taro_root, Colocasia_esculenta, edda, eddo, dasheen, dalo

• The clue is 57. Adjust to, as a thermostat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETAT

  
  

• The clue is 59. ___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WUTANG

  
  

• The clue is 61. Catches on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETSWISE

  
  

• The clue is 63. Painting stolen from 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEGAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Degas, Edgar_Degas, degas, Hilaire_Germain_Edgar_Degas

• The clue is 65. Some partners in lesbian couples. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEMS

  
  

• The clue is 67. Franz who composed "The Merry Widow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEHAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: Franz_Lehar, Lehar

• The clue is 69. Mapped out again. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPLOTTED

  
  

• The clue is 71. Deception. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAM

  
  

• The clue is 72. Shankar at Woodstock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVI

  
  

• The clue is 73. Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAR

  
  

• The clue is 74. Acme's antonym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NADIR

  
  

  Possible Answer: nadir, low-water_mark

  Possible Opposite Answer : zenith

• The clue is 76. Plunder, archaically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: loot, strip, despoil, rifle, foray, ransack, pillage, reave, plunder

• The clue is 78. Online tracker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COOKIE

  
  

  Possible Answer: biscuit, cooky, cookie

• The clue is 79. Old-fashioned trinket shop vendors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOYMEN

  
  

• The clue is 80. Twitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPASM

  
  

  Possible Answer: cramp, spasm, muscle_spasm

• The clue is 83. Think aloud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: think_over, meditate, contemplate, muse, chew_over, mull, excogitate, ruminate, Muse, speculate, reflect, mull_over, ponder

• The clue is 85. Bergen's dummy Mortimer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNERD

  
  

• The clue is 89. Identifies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEGS

  
  

  Possible Answer: pin, thole, peg, pegleg, nail, rowlock, peg_down, nog, wooden_leg, tholepin, nail_down, oarlock, stick, leg

• The clue is 91. "Half a truth is often a ___": Benjamin Franklin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREATLIE

  
  

• The clue is 94. Painting stolen from 77-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKEEFFE

  
  

• The clue is 96. Abandons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DITCHES

  
  

  Possible Answer: ditch, chuck, trench, dump

• The clue is 100. Places of refuge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OASES

  
  

  Possible Answer: oasis, haven

• The clue is 102. Xerox : copy machine :: ___ : kitchen wrap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: saran

• The clue is 103. Most boring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIEST

  
  

  Possible Answer: teetotal, juiceless, ironical, dry, ironic, wry

  Possible Opposite Answer : phlegmy, wet, sweet

• The clue is 104. Lines at the theater?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIALOG

  
  

  Possible Answer: dialogue, dialog, duologue

• The clue is 105. Corporate department. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALES

  
  

  Possible Answer: gross_revenue, sales, sales_agreement, sales_event, sale, gross_sales, cut-rate_sale

• The clue is 106. Culmination of many a "Law & Order" episode. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIAL

  
  

  Possible Answer: trial_run, run, trial, tribulation, visitation, test, tryout

• The clue is 107. Desensitizes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMBS

  
  

  Possible Answer: blunt, benumb, numb, dull

• The clue is 110. Painting stolen from 118-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DALI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Salvador_Dali, Dali

• The clue is 112. It might be held during vacation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAIL

  
  

  Possible Answer: get_off, chain_mail, post, mail, ring_armor, ring_mail, ring_armour, send, chain_armour, chain_armor, postal_service, mail_service

• The clue is 113. Comedian Johnson of "Laugh-In". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTE

  
  

• The clue is 115. Big inits. in fuel additives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STP

  
  

  Possible Answer: STP, s.t.p.

• The clue is 119. From Jan. 1 until now. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YTD

  
  

• The clue is 120. Male turkey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOM

  
  

  Possible Answer: gobbler, tom, turkey_cock, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, tomcat, Tom

• The clue is 121. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANA

  
  

  Possible Answer: ana, Ana

• The clue is 122. With 9-Down, legendary Giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEL

  
  

• The clue is 123. A nursing one has snaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  
  

  Possible Answer: bandeau, brassiere, bra

XWordHint Crossword Answers July 30, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (39 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (40 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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. Change entirely	5
2A	6. Like former secrets	6
3A	12. Make like a frog	3
4A	15. One who doesn't speak while in a cast	5
5A	16. Balkan state that's been independent since 2008	6
6A	17. Like the name of former soccer star Mark De Man	3
7A	18. Cluster	12
8A	20. Density symbol	3
9A	21. Go for gold?	3
10A	22. It may be padded or slapped	4
11A	23. Do you read me?	5
12A	25. Veteran	6
13A	27. Agent	9
14A	31. Change logos, maybe	7
15A	33. "Bravo!"	3
16A	34. Dour	4
17A	35. Unnatural, in a way	4
18A	36. H.S. course covering integrals	6
19A	39. ___ trading	3
20A	40. Steam	10
21A	43. Sow, e.g.	3
22A	46. Black-and-orange bird	6
23A	47. Bob who painted "happy little trees"	4
24A	50. Jackie who co-starred in "Rush Hour"	4
25A	52. Top halves of centaurs	3
26A	53. They may be lifted ... or downed	7
27A	56. Gambit	9
28A	59. City with red buses	6
29A	60. Big or bad follower	5
30A	61. So-called "Land of a Million Elephants"	4
31A	63. Fripp & ___ (musical duo)	3
32A	64. ___ culpa	3
33A	65. Communication aid that helps make sense of the italicized clues	12
34A	70. Subj. for immigrants, maybe	3
35A	71. Training aids for a lab, say	6
36A	72. Plain	5
37A	73. ___ pad	3
38A	74. What headphones often play in	6
39A	75. Shark's mark	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Change entirely"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that device for resetting instruments or controls
• Similar words include: readjust
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RESET

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2A: "6. Like former secrets"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have in common
• Similar words include: apportion, divided up, share
• Opposite of: unshared

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Answer: SHARED

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3A: "12. Make like a frog"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
• Similar words include: record hop, skip, hop-skip
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HOP

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4A: "15. One who doesn't speak while in a cast"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a minor actor in crowd scenes
• Similar words include: spear carrier, additional, supernumerary
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EXTRA

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5A: "16. Balkan state that's been independent since 2008"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a serbian province in southern serbia and montenegro populated predominantly by albanians
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: KOSOVO

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6A: "17. Like the name of former soccer star Mark De Man"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
• Similar words include: minded, tending, given
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: APT

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7A: "18. Cluster"

12 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: CHARLIESHEEN

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8A: "20. Density symbol"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 17th letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RHO

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9A: "21. Go for gold?"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
• Similar words include: tangent, suntan, topaz
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAN

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10A: "22. It may be padded or slapped"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
• Similar words include: articulatio genus, human knee, stifle
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KNEE

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11A: "23. Do you read me?"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
• Similar words include: new, refreshing, fresh
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOVEL

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12A: "25. Veteran"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OLDPRO

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13A: "27. Agent"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ALPHAMALE

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14A: "31. Change logos, maybe"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: REBRAND

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15A: "33. "Bravo!""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OLE

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16A: "34. Dour"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
• Similar words include: dreary, downcast, dismal
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GRIM

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17A: "35. Unnatural, in a way"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that color with dye
• Similar words include: colored, bleached, dye
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DYED

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18A: "36. H.S. course covering integrals"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: APCALC

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19A: "39. ___ trading"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that time for earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
• Similar words include: daytime, 24-hour interval, mean solar day
• Opposite of: night

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Answer: DAY

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20A: "40. Steam"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SIERRACLUB

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21A: "43. Sow, e.g."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that domestic swine
• Similar words include: grunter, Sus scrofa, bull
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PIG

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22A: "46. Black-and-orange bird"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
• Similar words include: Old World oriole, American oriole, New World oriole
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ORIOLE

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23A: "47. Bob who painted "happy little trees""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that scottish explorer who led arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the northwest passage (1777-1856)
• Similar words include: Betsy Ross, Sir John Ross, Nellie Ross
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROSS

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24A: "50. Jackie who co-starred in "Rush Hour""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CHAN

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25A: "52. Top halves of centaurs"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the force of workers available
• Similar words include: work force, manpower, man
• Opposite of: woman, civilian

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Answer: MEN

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26A: "53. They may be lifted ... or downed"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
• Similar words include: flavour, smell, liveliness
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SPIRITS

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27A: "56. Gambit"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: GOLFRANGE

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28A: "59. City with red buses"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital and largest city of england; located on the thames in southeastern england; financial and industrial and cultural center
• Similar words include: British capital, John Griffith Chaney, capital of the United Kingdom
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LONDON

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29A: "60. Big or bad follower"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
• Similar words include: orchard apple tree, Malus pumila
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: APPLE

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30A: "61. So-called "Land of a Million Elephants""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern asia; achieved independence from france in 1949
• Similar words include: Lao, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laotian
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAOS

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31A: "63. Fripp & ___ (musical duo)"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ENO

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32A: "64. ___ culpa"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MEA

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33A: "65. Communication aid that helps make sense of the italicized clues"

12 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: NATOALPHABET

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34A: "70. Subj. for immigrants, maybe"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ESL

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35A: "71. Training aids for a lab, say"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something considered choice to eat
• Similar words include: delicacy, goody, kickshaw
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TREATS

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36A: "72. Plain"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that open and observable; not secret or hidden
• Similar words include: open
• Opposite of: covert

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Answer: OVERT

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37A: "73. ___ pad"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
• Similar words include: soh, so, sol
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SOS

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38A: "74. What headphones often play in"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
• Similar words include: stereophonic system, stereoscopic picture, stereoscopic photograph
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STEREO

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39A: "75. Shark's mark"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
• Similar words include: mark, gull, soft touch
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PATSY

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Church leader	6
2D	2. Took one's breath away?	7
3D	3. Remain loyal to	7
4D	4. Pronounce "aisle" as it's spelled, e.g.	3
5D	5. It often leans left or right	9
6D	6. ___-Ball	4
7D	7. Joel follows it	5
8D	8. Flame's remains	3
9D	9. Lumpsucker eggs	3
10D	10. Biblical second coming?	3
11D	11. Prima ___	5
12D	12. University of Cambridge	7
13D	13. "Hamlet" noblewoman	7
14D	14. Developer of a geocentric model of the universe	7
15D	19. Words after cash or zero	4
16D	24. [Horrors!]	3
17D	26. Org. leader	4
18D	28. One who knows all the shortcuts, maybe	5
19D	29. Puts down	6
20D	30. Where Dante's path to paradise begins	4
21D	32. Panama's ___ National Park	6
22D	37. That's the whole point!	5
23D	38. Seller of knickknacks	9
24D	41. Gospel singer Franklin	4
25D	42. Like a zoomer after 1997	4
26D	43. Minecraft and World of Warcraft	7
27D	44. "If we're lucky!"	7
28D	45. Rhyming name for a certain group of friends	7
29D	48. It's not the main part of the action	7
30D	49. High achievers?	7
31D	51. Notable org. with 32 members	3
32D	54. Sit (down) heavily	4
33D	55. Arrogant	6
34D	57. Lets	5
35D	58. Really please	5
36D	62. Plus	4
37D	66. It might be left hanging	3
38D	67. Most common letter in this clue	3
39D	68. Boat propeller	3
40D	69. Director DuVernay	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Church leader"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person authorized to conduct religious worship
• Similar words include: curate, parson, minister
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RECTOR

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2D: "2. Took one's breath away?"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that give out (breath or an odor)
• Similar words include: emanate, expire, give forth
• Opposite of: inhale

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Answer: EXHALED

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3D: "3. Remain loyal to"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something that can be relied on when needed
• Similar words include: understudy
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: STANDBY

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4D: "4. Pronounce "aisle" as it's spelled, e.g."

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: mistake, slip, stray
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERR

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5D: "5. It often leans left or right"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TALKRADIO

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6D: "6. ___-Ball"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SKEE

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7D: "7. Joel follows it"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a minor hebrew prophet (8th century bc)
• Similar words include: Book of Hosea
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HOSEA

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8D: "8. Flame's remains"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Similar words include: ash tree
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASH

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9D: "9. Lumpsucker eggs"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Similar words include: hard roe
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROE

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10D: "10. Biblical second coming?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Similar words include: evening, even, eventide
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EVE

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11D: "11. Prima ___"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an italian woman of rank
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DONNA

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12D: "12. University of Cambridge"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a university in massachusetts
• Similar words include: John Harvard, Harvard University
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HARVARD

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13D: "13. "Hamlet" noblewoman"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: OPHELIA

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14D: "14. Developer of a geocentric model of the universe"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Think of something that alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late renaissance
• Similar words include: Claudius Ptolemaeus, Ptolemaic dynasty
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PTOLEMY

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15D: "19. Words after cash or zero"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INON

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16D: "24. [Horrors!]"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OMG

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17D: "26. Org. leader"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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Answer: PRES

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18D: "28. One who knows all the shortcuts, maybe"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
• Similar words include: topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, local anaesthetic
• Opposite of: general, national

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Answer: LOCAL

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19D: "29. Puts down"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that a point located with respect to surface features of some region
• Similar words include: billet, rate, office
• Opposite of: divest

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Answer: PLACES

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20D: "30. Where Dante's path to paradise begins"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that any place of pain and turmoil
• Similar words include: netherworld, sin, underworld
• Opposite of: Heaven

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Answer: HELL

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21D: "32. Panama's ___ National Park"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DARIEN

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22D: "37. That's the whole point!"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that a pointed projection
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PRONG

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23D: "38. Seller of knickknacks"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CURIOSHOP

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24D: "41. Gospel singer Franklin"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERMA

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25D: "42. Like a zoomer after 1997"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that british nuclear physicist (born in germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
• Similar words include: endure, innate, have a bun in the oven
• Opposite of: unborn

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Answer: BORN

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26D: "43. Minecraft and World of Warcraft"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PCGAMES

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27D: "44. "If we're lucky!""

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IHOPESO

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28D: "45. Rhyming name for a certain group of friends"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GALPALS

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29D: "48. It's not the main part of the action"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SIDEBET

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30D: "49. High achievers?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)
• Similar words include: lapidator, stoner
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: STONERS

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31D: "51. Notable org. with 32 members"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NFL

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32D: "54. Sit (down) heavily"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Think of something that the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
• Similar words include: plunk, plank, plump down
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PLOP

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33D: "55. Arrogant"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; -laurent le sage
• Similar words include: persnickety, bigheaded, uppish
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SNOTTY

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34D: "57. Lets"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
• Similar words include: rip, engage, take
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RENTS

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35D: "58. Really please"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
• Similar words include: lift up, uplift, pick up
• Opposite of: depress

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Answer: ELATE

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36D: "62. Plus"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that in addition
• Similar words include: too, likewise, as well
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALSO

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37D: "66. It might be left hanging"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Similar words include: artistry, artwork, graphics
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ART

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38D: "67. Most common letter in this clue"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Similar words include: teeing ground, football tee, tee up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEE

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39D: "68. Boat propeller"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Think of something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OAR

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40D: "69. Director DuVernay"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AVA

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

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

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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

39 Across Clues

40 Down Clues

79 Total Clues

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