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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (35 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (42 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging
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. Genre for James Brown or Al Green, informally | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Biblical name for Syria | 4 |
| 3A | 10. International agreements | 5 |
| 4A | 15. "That's ___" (Dean Martin classic) | 5 |
| 5A | 16. Plumb mad | 4 |
| 6A | 17. Ancient Greek marketplace | 5 |
| 7A | 18. Dwindled away | 10 |
| 8A | 20. ___ Aran, heroine of Nintendo's Metroid | 5 |
| 9A | 21. 🕘⏳⏰ | 15 |
| 10A | 23. Gullible one | 3 |
| 11A | 24. Pepper that's two steps above poblano on the Scoville scale | 7 |
| 12A | 25. Irritated outburst | 3 |
| 13A | 28. Carnaval city, informally | 3 |
| 14A | 30. Smallish batteries | 3 |
| 15A | 31. Reservoir producer | 3 |
| 16A | 34. Bounty | 9 |
| 17A | 38. Favorable starting point of an auto race | 4 |
| 18A | 39. 🤙👏👋 | 16 |
| 19A | 43. The Farm Service Agcy. is part of it | 4 |
| 20A | 44. Some wand wielders | 9 |
| 21A | 45. Trident-shaped letter | 3 |
| 22A | 46. QB's call | 3 |
| 23A | 49. Write "their" for "there," say | 3 |
| 24A | 50. Slopping spot | 3 |
| 25A | 51. Offensively odorous | 7 |
| 26A | 55. Noted wildlife refuge | 3 |
| 27A | 57. 💬🗣️🗯️ | 15 |
| 28A | 62. Cara of "Fame" fame | 5 |
| 29A | 63. Digital capture | 10 |
| 30A | 65. Enchantress of Greek mythology | 5 |
| 31A | 66. Popular D.I.Y. website | 4 |
| 32A | 67. Go after | 5 |
| 33A | 68. Nincompoops | 5 |
| 34A | 69. Rackets | 4 |
| 35A | 70. Reduced to crumbs, say | 5 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Genre for James Brown or Al Green, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RANDB
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2A: "6. Biblical name for Syria"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the biblical name for ancient syria
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARAM
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3A: "10. International agreements"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
- Similar words include: pact, accord, treaty
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PACTS
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4A: "15. "That's ___" (Dean Martin classic)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AMORE
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5A: "16. Plumb mad"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- Similar words include: kooky, wacky, around the bend
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOCO
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6A: "17. Ancient Greek marketplace"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in israel
- Similar words include: public square
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AGORA
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7A: "18. Dwindled away"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: PETEREDOUT
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8A: "20. ___ Aran, heroine of Nintendo's Metroid"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SAMUS
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9A: "21. 🕘⏳⏰"
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- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: SIGNSOFTHETIMES
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10A: "23. Gullible one"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
- Similar words include: tomfool, exhaust, muggins
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SAP
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11A: "24. Pepper that's two steps above poblano on the Scoville scale"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SERRANO
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12A: "25. Irritated outburst"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GAH
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13A: "28. Carnaval city, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
- Similar words include: Rio de Janeiro
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RIO
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14A: "30. Smallish batteries"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an associate degree in applied science
- Similar words include: Associate in Arts, aa, AA
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AAS
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15A: "31. Reservoir producer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
- Similar words include: dkm, dam up, decameter
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DAM
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16A: "34. Bounty"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
- Similar words include: teemingness, copiousness
- Opposite of: scarcity
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Answer: ABUNDANCE
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17A: "38. Favorable starting point of an auto race"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- Similar words include: terminal, rod, magnetic pole
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: POLE
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18A: "39. 🤙👏👋"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________________
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Answer: SYMBOLICGESTURES
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19A: "43. The Farm Service Agcy. is part of it"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
- Similar words include: Agriculture, Agriculture Department, Department of Agriculture
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: USDA
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20A: "44. Some wand wielders"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that one who practices magic or sorcery
- Similar words include: thaumaturgist, magician, necromancer
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: SORCERERS
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21A: "45. Trident-shaped letter"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of pressure
- Similar words include: pounds per square inch
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PSI
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22A: "46. QB's call"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that temporary military shelter
- Similar words include: shack, army hut, hovel
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HUT
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23A: "49. Write "their" for "there," say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Similar words include: mistake, stray, drift
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERR
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24A: "50. Slopping spot"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
- Similar words include: hordeolum, pigpen, eye infection
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: STY
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25A: "51. Offensively odorous"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that causing or able to cause nausea
- Similar words include: stinking, funky, ill-scented
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: NOISOME
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26A: "55. Noted wildlife refuge"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
- Similar words include: Ark of the Covenant
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ARK
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27A: "57. 💬🗣️🗯️"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: FIGURESOFSPEECH
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28A: "62. Cara of "Fame" fame"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IRENE
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29A: "63. Digital capture"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: SCREENSHOT
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30A: "65. Enchantress of Greek mythology"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (greek mythology) a sorceress who detained odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CIRCE
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31A: "66. Popular D.I.Y. website"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EHOW
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32A: "67. Go after"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
- Similar words include: pursual, tag, track
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CHASE
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33A: "68. Nincompoops"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- Similar words include: can, buns, butt
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASSES
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34A: "69. Rackets"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a loud harsh or strident noise
- Similar words include: rumpus, blaring, boom
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DINS
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35A: "70. Reduced to crumbs, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that take in solid food
- Similar words include: exhaust, deplete, eat
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EATEN
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. What a fall guy has to take, with "the" | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Home of the Big 12's Cyclones | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Terse denial | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Remains | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Leader of the Sharks in "West Side Story" | 8 |
| 6D | 6. Gucci of fashion | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Locales for some urban gardens | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Like the accents in "déclassé" | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Godzilla foe | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Elbows and bow ties | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Once more | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Best-selling home computers of the 1980s | 10 |
| 13D | 13. On the money | 4 |
| 14D | 14. Freshness | 4 |
| 15D | 19. Observation | 6 |
| 16D | 22. It might be a stretch for historians | 3 |
| 17D | 25. Fill an automobile tank ... or boost the confidence of, in slang | 5 |
| 18D | 26. Deep chasm | 5 |
| 19D | 27. Pips | 10 |
| 20D | 29. Demon of Japanese folklore | 3 |
| 21D | 32. On guard | 5 |
| 22D | 33. Like some buns and bedrooms | 5 |
| 23D | 35. Org. for Wizards and Magic | 3 |
| 24D | 36. Includes, in a way | 3 |
| 25D | 37. One of the "six enemies of the mind," in Hinduism | 3 |
| 26D | 38. Big name in water filters | 3 |
| 27D | 40. Old-fashioned word that's a homophone of 49-Across | 3 |
| 28D | 41. Distressing encounter | 6 |
| 29D | 42. ___ Howard, Oscar-nominated actor for 2005's "Hustle & Flow" | 8 |
| 30D | 46. New workmates | 6 |
| 31D | 47. Manipulate | 3 |
| 32D | 48. Cast | 6 |
| 33D | 52. Meager measure of compassion? | 5 |
| 34D | 53. Traditional rice cake snack on Japanese New Year | 5 |
| 35D | 54. Actor Zac of "High School Musical" | 5 |
| 36D | 56. Singer with the 2009 #1 hit "Tik Tok" | 5 |
| 37D | 57. Acronym on a W-2 | 4 |
| 38D | 58. Bluish-purple bloom | 4 |
| 39D | 59. Wraps (up) | 4 |
| 40D | 60. Tête-à-tête | 4 |
| 41D | 61. Firefighting aid | 4 |
| 42D | 64. X | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. What a fall guy has to take, with "the""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
- Similar words include: whang, hip-hop, tap
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: RAP
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2D: "2. Home of the Big 12's Cyclones"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AMES
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3D: "3. Terse denial"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NOTI
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4D: "4. Remains"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
- Similar words include: dreg, settlings
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DREGS
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5D: "5. Leader of the Sharks in "West Side Story""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: BERNARDO
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6D: "6. Gucci of fashion"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALDO
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7D: "7. Locales for some urban gardens"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
- Similar words include: roof, ceiling, cap
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ROOFS
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8D: "8. Like the accents in "déclassé""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
- Similar words include: ague, piercing, intense
- Opposite of: chronic, obtuse
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Answer: ACUTE
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9D: "9. Godzilla foe"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MOTHRA
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10D: "10. Elbows and bow ties"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
- Similar words include: pasta, alimentary paste
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PASTAS
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11D: "11. Once more"
Solving Hints:
- Similar words include: once more, over again, once again
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AGAIN
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12D: "12. Best-selling home computers of the 1980s"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
- Similar words include: commodore
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: COMMODORES
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13D: "13. On the money"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
- Similar words include: admittedly, dependable, dead on target
- Opposite of: false, untruthful
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Answer: TRUE
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14D: "14. Freshness"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an impudent or insolent rejoinder
- Similar words include: SAS, lip, back talk
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SASS
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15D: "19. Observation"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
- Similar words include: catching, spotting, spying
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ESPIAL
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16D: "22. It might be a stretch for historians"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Similar words include: epoch, geological era, earned run average
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERA
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17D: "25. Fill an automobile tank ... or boost the confidence of, in slang"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GASUP
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18D: "26. Deep chasm"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
- Similar words include: abysm
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ABYSS
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19D: "27. Pips"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone of remarkable excellence
- Similar words include: humdinger
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: HUMDINGERS
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20D: "29. Demon of Japanese folklore"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the united states navy
- Similar words include: Office of Naval Intelligence
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ONI
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21D: "32. On guard"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
- Similar words include: lively, spanking, zippy
- Opposite of: unalert
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Answer: ALERT
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22D: "33. Like some buns and bedrooms"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that dirty and disorderly
- Similar words include: mussy
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MESSY
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23D: "35. Org. for Wizards and Magic"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NBA
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24D: "36. Includes, in a way"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
- Similar words include: cubic centimetre, cubic centimeter, milliliter
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CCS
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25D: "37. One of the "six enemies of the mind," in Hinduism"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- Similar words include: self-importance, self, egotism
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EGO
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26D: "38. Big name in water filters"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PUR
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27D: "40. Old-fashioned word that's a homophone of 49-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERE
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28D: "41. Distressing encounter"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a harsh noise made by scraping
- Similar words include: scratch, scar, scraping
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: SCRAPE
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29D: "42. ___ Howard, Oscar-nominated actor for 2005's "Hustle & Flow""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: TERRENCE
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30D: "46. New workmates"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that engage or hire for work
- Similar words include: engage, lease, employ
- Opposite of: fire
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Answer: HIREES
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31D: "47. Manipulate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of using
- Similar words include: consumption, usage, economic consumption
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: USE
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32D: "48. Cast"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that throw or toss with a light motion
- Similar words include: cast out, toss away, cast aside
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TOSSED
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33D: "52. Meager measure of compassion?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
- Similar words include: troy ounce, snow leopard, Panthera uncia
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OUNCE
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34D: "53. Traditional rice cake snack on Japanese New Year"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MOCHI
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35D: "54. Actor Zac of "High School Musical""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EFRON
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36D: "56. Singer with the 2009 #1 hit "Tik Tok""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: KESHA
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37D: "57. Acronym on a W-2"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the social security system
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FICA
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38D: "58. Bluish-purple bloom"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
- Similar words include: flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IRIS
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39D: "59. Wraps (up)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fasten by sewing; do needlework
- Similar words include: tailor-make, sew, stitch
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SEWS
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40D: "60. Tête-à-tête"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an informal conversation
- Similar words include: chew the fat, confabulate, shoot the breeze
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CHAT
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41D: "61. Firefighting aid"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that socks and stockings and tights collectively (the british include underwear)
- Similar words include: hose down, hosepipe, hosiery
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HOSE
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42D: "64. X"
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: tenner, decade, ten-spot
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TEN
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Today's Puzzle Stats
35 Across Clues
42 Down Clues
77 Total Clues
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