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Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 77 (33 Across, 44 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.2 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle November 11, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Converted into fuel, as coal | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Former gridiron org. for the Memphis Maniax and Orlando Rage | 3 |
| 3A | 9. Maximally | 6 |
| 4A | 15. Superheroes' specialties | 9 |
| 5A | 17. "For richer, for ___ ..." (vow words) | 6 |
| 6A | 18. *Four-time heavyweight champ nicknamed "The Real Deal" | 9 |
| 7A | 19. Download without paying, say | 6 |
| 8A | 20. Role in "The Matrix" | 3 |
| 9A | 21. Prefix with skeleton | 3 |
| 10A | 22. Like "aurum" for gold and "ferrum" for iron | 5 |
| 11A | 23. *Gift that comes with a hitch? | 14 |
| 12A | 29. Lose it | 5 |
| 13A | 31. Holes in shoes | 7 |
| 14A | 32. Paid to play: Var. | 6 |
| 15A | 34. Narrow estuary | 3 |
| 16A | 35. Thanos, to the Avengers | 3 |
| 17A | 38. *Place that honors those who've served | 16 |
| 18A | 43. Twisty curve | 3 |
| 19A | 44. Laugh like a Stooge | 3 |
| 20A | 45. Japan's oldest religion | 6 |
| 21A | 46. ___ Pilate | 7 |
| 22A | 50. Corporate raider Carl | 5 |
| 23A | 51. *Producer of a lot of suits? | 14 |
| 24A | 55. Cary of "The Princess Bride" | 5 |
| 25A | 56. "I, ___" (Langston Hughes poem) | 3 |
| 26A | 57. Humanities subj. | 3 |
| 27A | 60. "Cut that out!" | 6 |
| 28A | 62. Big name in American book publishing for 120+ years ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues | 9 |
| 29A | 65. Mistakes | 6 |
| 30A | 66. Epithet for Jesus in some church names | 9 |
| 31A | 67. Like many returning spring breakers | 6 |
| 32A | 68. Relatives of "ums" | 3 |
| 33A | 69. Take a soak | 5 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Converted into fuel, as coal"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that become coke
- Words that mean the same thing: coke
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COKED
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Clue 2 Across: "6. Former gridiron org. for the Memphis Maniax and Orlando Rage"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: XFL
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Clue 3 Across: "9. Maximally"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATMOST
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Clue 4 Across: "15. Superheroes' specialties"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
- Words that mean the same thing: ability, power
- The opposite would be: inability
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABILITIES
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Clue 5 Across: "17. "For richer, for ___ ..." (vow words)"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - galsworthy
- Words that mean the same thing: miserable, piteous, pitiful
- The opposite would be: rich
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POORER
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Clue 6 Across: "18. *Four-time heavyweight champ nicknamed "The Real Deal""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOLYFIELD
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Clue 7 Across: "19. Download without paying, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
- Words that mean the same thing: pirate ship, buccaneer, literary pirate
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PIRATE
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Clue 8 Across: "20. Role in "The Matrix""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (used as a combining form) recent or new
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEO
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Clue 9 Across: "21. Prefix with skeleton"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EXO
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Clue 10 Across: "22. Like "aurum" for gold and "ferrum" for iron"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any dialect of the language of ancient rome
- Words that mean the same thing: Romance
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LATIN
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Clue 11 Across: "23. *Gift that comes with a hitch?"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WEDDINGPRESENT
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Clue 12 Across: "29. Lose it"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOAPE
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Clue 13 Across: "31. Holes in shoes"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
- Words that mean the same thing: grummet, grommet, eyehole
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYELETS
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Clue 14 Across: "32. Paid to play: Var."
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that place one's stake
- Words that mean the same thing: ante
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANTEED
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Clue 15 Across: "34. Narrow estuary"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "35. Thanos, to the Avengers"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- Words that mean the same thing: opposition, enemy, foeman
- The opposite would be: friend
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FOE
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Clue 17 Across: "38. *Place that honors those who've served"
Quick Info: This answer has 16 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VETERANSMEMORIAL
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Clue 18 Across: "43. Twisty curve"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
- Words that mean the same thing: einsteinium, atomic number 99, E
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "44. Laugh like a Stooge"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YUK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "45. Japan's oldest religion"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the native religion and former ethnic cult of japan
- Words that mean the same thing: Shintoistic, Shintoism, Shintoist
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHINTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "46. ___ Pilate"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PONTIUS
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Clue 22 Across: "50. Corporate raider Carl"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICAHN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "51. *Producer of a lot of suits?"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUSINESSSCHOOL
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Clue 24 Across: "55. Cary of "The Princess Bride""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELWES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "56. "I, ___" (Langston Hughes poem)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- Words that mean the same thing: also, excessively, as well
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOO
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Clue 26 Across: "57. Humanities subj."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "60. "Cut that out!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STOPIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "62. Big name in American book publishing for 120+ years ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOUBLEDAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "65. Mistakes"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
- Words that mean the same thing: literal error, typographical error, literal
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERRATA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "66. Epithet for Jesus in some church names"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OURSAVIOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "67. Like many returning spring breakers"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
- Words that mean the same thing: bronze, suntanned, bronzed
- The opposite would be: untanned
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TANNED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "68. Relatives of "ums""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
- Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 68, erbium, emergency room
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "69. Take a soak"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the act of swimming
- Words that mean the same thing: bath
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BATHE
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - November 11, 2020 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Sammy with four Oscars | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Instrument heard in "I Got You, Babe" | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Units on an electric bill | 9 |
| 4D | 4. Ron of Tarzan on 1960s TV | 3 |
| 5D | 5. "What's the ___?" | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Mandarin "thank you" | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Tax evasion, e.g. | 6 |
| 8D | 8. Inspiration for the Beatles' "Day Tripper" | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Venmo, e.g. | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Where you're actually going when you "see a man about a horse" | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Quagmire | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Speechify | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Take effect | 5 |
| 14D | 14. Reznor of rock's Nine Inch Nails | 5 |
| 15D | 16. Knotted (up) | 4 |
| 16D | 24. Relative of a foil | 4 |
| 17D | 25. Road sign animal | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Start of an idea | 4 |
| 19D | 27. Ballet move | 4 |
| 20D | 28. Paper units | 5 |
| 21D | 29. Collapsed, with "in" | 4 |
| 22D | 30. About half of all binary code | 4 |
| 23D | 33. Taylor who sang "Tell It to My Heart" | 5 |
| 24D | 35. Last task before sending to print | 9 |
| 25D | 36. "Solemn" words | 4 |
| 26D | 37. Musk who co-founded PayPal | 4 |
| 27D | 39. Trail mix ingredients | 4 |
| 28D | 40. Goes on a run | 4 |
| 29D | 41. Home to the Cedar Point amusement park | 4 |
| 30D | 42. "___ Suave" (1991 hit) | 4 |
| 31D | 46. It's found beneath the crust | 6 |
| 32D | 47. Like some job training | 6 |
| 33D | 48. Series of bookings across America | 6 |
| 34D | 49. Combs | 6 |
| 35D | 51. Under siege | 5 |
| 36D | 52. Super- | 5 |
| 37D | 53. ___ to secrecy | 5 |
| 38D | 54. Goblins, in folklore | 4 |
| 39D | 58. Lye, in chemistry class | 4 |
| 40D | 59. Move in a spiral | 4 |
| 41D | 61. Skosh | 3 |
| 42D | 62. Female caribou | 3 |
| 43D | 63. Most popular U.S. dog breed, familiarly | 3 |
| 44D | 64. Actress Mendes | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Sammy with four Oscars"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAHN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Instrument heard in "I Got You, Babe""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
- Words that mean the same thing: hautbois, hautboy
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Units on an electric bill"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
- Words that mean the same thing: kilowatt, kW
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KILOWATTS
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Ron of Tarzan on 1960s TV"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. "What's the ___?""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIF
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Mandarin "thank you""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: XIEXIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Tax evasion, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FELONY
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Inspiration for the Beatles' "Day Tripper""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
- Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LSD
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Clue 9 Down: "9. Venmo, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Where you're actually going when you "see a man about a horse""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- Words that mean the same thing: stool, can, bathroom
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOILET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Quagmire"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- Words that mean the same thing: mire, slack, quag
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MORASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Speechify"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that talk pompously
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORATE
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Take effect"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SETIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "14. Reznor of rock's Nine Inch Nails"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a river in central england that flows generally northeastward to join with the ouse river and form the humber
- Words that mean the same thing: River Trent, Trent River, Trento
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "16. Knotted (up)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- Words that mean the same thing: level, tie, attach
- The opposite would be: disconnect, untied
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Relative of a foil"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPEE
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Clue 17 Down: "25. Road sign animal"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that distinguished from bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
- Words that mean the same thing: cervid
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEER
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Clue 18 Down: "26. Start of an idea"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that anything that provides inspiration for later work
- Words that mean the same thing: bug, source, seed
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GERM
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Clue 19 Down: "27. Ballet move"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PLIE
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Clue 20 Down: "28. Paper units"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a large quantity of written matter
- Words that mean the same thing: ream
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REAMS
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Clue 21 Down: "29. Collapsed, with "in""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- Words that mean the same thing: sacrifice, feed, apply
- The opposite would be: starve, take
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAVE
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Clue 22 Down: "30. About half of all binary code"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: ace, I, 1
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ONES
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Taylor who sang "Tell It to My Heart""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DAYNE
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Last task before sending to print"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: FINALEDIT
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Clue 25 Down: "36. "Solemn" words"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- Words that mean the same thing: swearing, expletive, curse
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OATH
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Clue 26 Down: "37. Musk who co-founded PayPal"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ELON
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Clue 27 Down: "39. Trail mix ingredients"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that usually large hard-shelled seed
- Words that mean the same thing: freak, junkie, loco
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NUTS
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Clue 28 Down: "40. Goes on a run"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
- Words that mean the same thing: ski
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SKIS
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Clue 29 Down: "41. Home to the Cedar Point amusement park"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region
- Words that mean the same thing: Ohio River, Buckeye State, OH
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OHIO
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Clue 30 Down: "42. "___ Suave" (1991 hit)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
- Words that mean the same thing: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, anti-racketeering law, RICO Act
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RICO
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Clue 31 Down: "46. It's found beneath the crust"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: PIEPAN
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Clue 32 Down: "47. Like some job training"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ONSITE
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Clue 33 Down: "48. Series of bookings across America"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: USTOUR
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Clue 34 Down: "49. Combs"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that diarrhea in livestock
- Words that mean the same thing: scrub, purge, scour
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SCOURS
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Clue 35 Down: "51. Under siege"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that annoy continually or chronically
- Words that mean the same thing: set upon, molest, chivy
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BESET
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Clue 36 Down: "52. Super-"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
- Words that mean the same thing: extremist, radical
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ULTRA
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Clue 37 Down: "53. ___ to secrecy"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that utter obscenities or profanities
- Words that mean the same thing: blaspheme, aver, affirm
- The opposite would be: mistrust, unsworn
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The answer is: SWORN
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Clue 38 Down: "54. Goblins, in folklore"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- Words that mean the same thing: pixie, imp, brownie
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HOBS
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Clue 39 Down: "58. Lye, in chemistry class"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NAOH
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Clue 40 Down: "59. Move in a spiral"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- Words that mean the same thing: curl, roll, coil
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GYRE
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Clue 41 Down: "61. Skosh"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a slight amount or degree of difference
- Words that mean the same thing: shade
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TAD
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Clue 42 Down: "62. Female caribou"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
- Words that mean the same thing: Energy, Energy Department, Department of Energy
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DOE
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Clue 43 Down: "63. Most popular U.S. dog breed, familiarly"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
- Words that mean the same thing: research laboratory, science laboratory, laboratory
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: LAB
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Clue 44 Down: "64. Actress Mendes"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EVA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 55 | 71.4% |
| Short Answer | 16 | 20.8% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.9% |
| Literature | 2 | 2.6% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 44 |
| Total Clues | 77 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.2 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 16 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
