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- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (32 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (38 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium
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Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Dis/cuss? | 9 |
| 2A | 10. Some radio messages, in brief | 4 |
| 3A | 14. Notions | 10 |
| 4A | 16. So-called "Island of a Thousand Temples" | 4 |
| 5A | 17. Festival at the center of the classic novel "Under the Volcano" | 15 |
| 6A | 19. Marching band? | 4 |
| 7A | 20. 21-time Emmy nominee for "All My Children" | 10 |
| 8A | 21. Add color to, perhaps | 3 |
| 9A | 22. Teensy amounts | 5 |
| 10A | 23. Unit on the autobahn, say: Abbr. | 3 |
| 11A | 24. Hwy. overseer, for short | 3 |
| 12A | 25. Wackadoodle | 3 |
| 13A | 27. Wear the same clothes, in slang | 4 |
| 14A | 30. Wirelessly driven toy, for short | 5 |
| 15A | 33. Field whose prospects are looking up? | 9 |
| 16A | 35. Like the 2003 Peace Nobelist Shirin Ebadi | 7 |
| 17A | 37. Some prominent Mexico City murals | 7 |
| 18A | 38. Rabelais character who, as a baby, was fed by 17,913 cows, "for it was impossible to find a nurse sufficient for him in all the country" | 9 |
| 19A | 40. "Shoot" | 5 |
| 20A | 41. Basilica setting for Bernini's Throne of Saint Peter | 4 |
| 21A | 42. Even so | 3 |
| 22A | 43. C-section sections | 3 |
| 23A | 44. Menopause treatment option, in brief | 3 |
| 24A | 46. Full of hot gossip | 5 |
| 25A | 48. Base unit | 3 |
| 26A | 51. Incredible, in modern parlance | 10 |
| 27A | 54. Erin's onetime love interest on "The Office" | 4 |
| 28A | 55. Attire for a ceremony at Westminster Abbey | 15 |
| 29A | 57. Bearing | 4 |
| 30A | 58. Fulfilled a business obligation | 10 |
| 31A | 59. "What ___?" | 4 |
| 32A | 60. Upset tummy, medically speaking | 9 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Dis/cuss?"
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- Pattern: _________
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Answer: TRASHTALK
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2A: "10. Some radio messages, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: APBS
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3A: "14. Notions"
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- Pattern: __________
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Answer: VAGUEIDEAS
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4A: "16. So-called "Island of a Thousand Temples""
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- Think of something that an island in indonesia to the east of java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BALI
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5A: "17. Festival at the center of the classic novel "Under the Volcano""
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- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: DIADELOSMUERTOS
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6A: "19. Marching band?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- Similar words include: ant, pismire, emmet
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANTS
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7A: "20. 21-time Emmy nominee for "All My Children""
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- Pattern: __________
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Answer: SUSANLUCCI
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8A: "21. Add color to, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- Similar words include: dyestuff
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DYE
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9A: "22. Teensy amounts"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a slight but appreciable amount
- Similar words include: soupcon, mite, jot
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MITES
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10A: "23. Unit on the autobahn, say: Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
- Similar words include: km/h, kilometers per hour, kilometres per hour
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: KPH
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11A: "24. Hwy. overseer, for short"
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- Think of something that a very small circular shape
- Similar words include: Zen, dose, window pane
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DOT
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12A: "25. Wackadoodle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that usually large hard-shelled seed
- Similar words include: junkie, testis, crank
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NUT
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13A: "27. Wear the same clothes, in slang"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- Similar words include: pair, matching, Gemini
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TWIN
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14A: "30. Wirelessly driven toy, for short"
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- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RCCAR
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15A: "33. Field whose prospects are looking up?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
- Similar words include: uranology
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: ASTRONOMY
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16A: "35. Like the 2003 Peace Nobelist Shirin Ebadi"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a native or inhabitant of iran
- Similar words include: Iranian language, Irani, Persian
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: IRANIAN
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17A: "37. Some prominent Mexico City murals"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that socialist mexican painter of murals (1886-1957)
- Similar words include: Rivera, Diego Rivera
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: RIVERAS
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18A: "38. Rabelais character who, as a baby, was fed by 17,913 cows, "for it was impossible to find a nurse sufficient for him in all the country""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a voracious giant in francois rabelais' book of the same name
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: GARGANTUA
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19A: "40. "Shoot""
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- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASKME
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20A: "41. Basilica setting for Bernini's Throne of Saint Peter"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
- Similar words include: apsis
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: APSE
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21A: "42. Even so"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that up to the present time
- Similar words include: until now, as yet, nonetheless
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: YET
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22A: "43. C-section sections"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state in northwestern united states on the pacific
- Similar words include: Beaver State, surgery, OR
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ORS
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23A: "44. Menopause treatment option, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
- Similar words include: hormone replacement therapy, hormone-replacement therapy
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HRT
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24A: "46. Full of hot gossip"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (informal british) sexually attractive
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DISHY
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25A: "48. Base unit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sheath worn to protect a finger
- Similar words include: fingerstall, camp bed, crib
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: COT
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26A: "51. Incredible, in modern parlance"
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- Pattern: __________
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Answer: AMAZEBALLS
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27A: "54. Erin's onetime love interest on "The Office""
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GABE
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28A: "55. Attire for a ceremony at Westminster Abbey"
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- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: CORONATIONROBES
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29A: "57. Bearing"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that dignified manner or conduct
- Similar words include: bearing, presence, comportment
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MIEN
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30A: "58. Fulfilled a business obligation"
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- Pattern: __________
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Answer: METPAYROLL
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31A: "59. "What ___?""
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ELSE
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32A: "60. Upset tummy, medically speaking"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
- Similar words include: indigestion, stomach upset, upset stomach
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: DYSPEPSIA
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Frank Costanza or Morty Seinfeld, e.g. | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Precipitous? | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Source of some classic rock bands | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Brewski | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Part of a giggle | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Cheese named after a Prussian town near the Baltic coast | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Result of bad service, maybe | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Dials down | 7 |
| 9D | 9. Ancient text whose Sanskrit title means "Principles of Love" | 9 |
| 10D | 10. Opposite of verbosity | 10 |
| 11D | 11. A little of this and that | 9 |
| 12D | 12. Group of like-minded individuals | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Enthusiastic approval abroad | 4 |
| 14D | 15. Amar'e Stoudemire, for his first eight seasons in the N.B.A. | 3 |
| 15D | 18. Bugling game | 3 |
| 16D | 22. Durin's burial place in "The Lord of the Rings" | 5 |
| 17D | 24. Red light district? | 10 |
| 18D | 26. Angular opening? | 3 |
| 19D | 28. Divinely appointed successor of Muhammad, in Shia Islam | 4 |
| 20D | 29. The Big Board of Wall St. | 4 |
| 21D | 30. Capital on the mouth of the Daugava River | 4 |
| 22D | 31. Losing roll | 4 |
| 23D | 32. Alternatives to some rentals | 9 |
| 24D | 33. Showed up earlier than | 9 |
| 25D | 34. Egg maker | 5 |
| 26D | 36. "Your choice" | 3 |
| 27D | 39. Sewerage, for example | 7 |
| 28D | 43. Sassy response to a put-down | 6 |
| 29D | 45. Pearl Jam's debut album, which went 13x platinum | 3 |
| 30D | 47. Dinners in sties | 5 |
| 31D | 48. Los ___ (Mexican tourist destination) | 5 |
| 32D | 49. Manuscript marks | 5 |
| 33D | 50. Unit equal to one weber per square meter | 5 |
| 34D | 51. Fictional maker of Rocket-Powered Roller Skates and Dehydrated Boulders | 4 |
| 35D | 52. Participate in drudgery | 4 |
| 36D | 53. "Kapow!" | 3 |
| 37D | 54. Snack in a sack in a backpack | 4 |
| 38D | 56. Deli selection | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Frank Costanza or Morty Seinfeld, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TVDAD
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2D: "2. Precipitous?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (of weather) wet by periods of rain
- Similar words include: showery
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RAINY
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3D: "3. Source of some classic rock bands"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AGATE
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4D: "4. Brewski"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the froth produced by soaps or detergents
- Similar words include: spume, froth, lather
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SUDS
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5D: "5. Part of a giggle"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HEE
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6D: "6. Cheese named after a Prussian town near the Baltic coast"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TILSIT
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7D: "7. Result of bad service, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ADOUT
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8D: "8. Dials down"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that decrease in size, extent, or range
- Similar words include: diminish, subside, decrease
- Opposite of: increase
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Answer: LESSENS
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9D: "9. Ancient text whose Sanskrit title means "Principles of Love""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (hinduism) an ancient sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with hindu law
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: KAMASUTRA
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10D: "10. Opposite of verbosity"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an abrupt discourteous manner
- Similar words include: steepness, precipitateness, precipitancy
- Opposite of: gradualness
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Answer: ABRUPTNESS
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11D: "11. A little of this and that"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- Similar words include: patchwork quilt, hodgepodge, jumble
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: PATCHWORK
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12D: "12. Group of like-minded individuals"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a group of countries in special alliance
- Similar words include: axis
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BLOC
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13D: "13. Enthusiastic approval abroad"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SISI
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14D: "15. Amar'e Stoudemire, for his first eight seasons in the N.B.A."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
- Similar words include: sunshine, insolate, sunlight
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SUN
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15D: "18. Bugling game"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
- Similar words include: moose, Alces alces, red deer
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELK
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16D: "22. Durin's burial place in "The Lord of the Rings""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MORIA
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17D: "24. Red light district?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: DANGERZONE
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18D: "26. Angular opening?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TRI
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19D: "28. Divinely appointed successor of Muhammad, in Shia Islam"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for shiites an imam is a recognized authority on islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
- Similar words include: imaum
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IMAM
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20D: "29. The Big Board of Wall St."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a stock exchange in new york
- Similar words include: big board, N. Y. Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NYSE
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21D: "30. Capital on the mouth of the Daugava River"
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- Think of something that a port city on the gulf of riga that is the capital and largest city of latvia; formerly a member of the hanseatic league
- Similar words include: capital of Latvia
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RIGA
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22D: "31. Losing roll"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that obscene terms for feces
- Similar words include: shit, bullshit, defecate
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CRAP
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23D: "32. Alternatives to some rentals"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: CARSHARES
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24D: "33. Showed up earlier than"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be earlier in time; go back further
- Similar words include: precede, forego, predate
- Opposite of: postdate
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Answer: ANTEDATED
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25D: "34. Egg maker"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OVARY
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26D: "36. "Your choice""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that one or some or every or all without specification
- Similar words include: whatever, whatsoever
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ANY
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27D: "39. Sewerage, for example"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- Similar words include: usefulness, public utility company, service program
- Opposite of: inutility, uselessness
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Answer: UTILITY
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28D: "43. Sassy response to a put-down"
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- Pattern: ______
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Answer: OHSNAP
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29D: "45. Pearl Jam's debut album, which went 13x platinum"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- Similar words include: x, ten-spot, 10
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TEN
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30D: "47. Dinners in sties"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
- Similar words include: spill, splatter, swill
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SLOPS
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31D: "48. Los ___ (Mexican tourist destination)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CABOS
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32D: "49. Manuscript marks"
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- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OBELI
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33D: "50. Unit equal to one weber per square meter"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
- Similar words include: Nikola Tesla
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TESLA
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34D: "51. Fictional maker of Rocket-Powered Roller Skates and Dehydrated Boulders"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- Similar words include: pinnacle, top, peak
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACME
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35D: "52. Participate in drudgery"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be agitated
- Similar words include: dig, fag, grind
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MOIL
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36D: "53. "Kapow!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an ancient city in southeastern iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
- Similar words include: eruption, bang, blast
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BAM
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37D: "54. Snack in a sack in a backpack"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GORP
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38D: "56. Deli selection"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the seed of the cereal grass
- Similar words include: Secale cereale, rye whisky, rye whiskey
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RYE
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Expert Solving Strategies
Start Smart
Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.
Decode the Clues
Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.
Use Cross-References
Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.
Build Vocabulary
Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.
Today's Puzzle Stats
32 Across Clues
38 Down Clues
70 Total Clues
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