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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Monday, March 25, 2024
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (36 Across, 40 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
March 25, 2024 Across Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Rum-soaked cake | 4 |
| 2A | 5. [I'm about to speak] | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Massachusetts peninsula, with "the" | 4 |
| 4A | 13. Stockpile | 5 |
| 5A | 15. One of two needed for double Dutch | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Matey's greeting | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Finnish tech giant | 5 |
| 8A | 18. Words on either side of "___ what ___" | 4 |
| 9A | 19. Like dark green avocados | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Woven creation of the Ojibwe people | 12 |
| 11A | 23. The first "B" of 1-Down | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Sample collected by Ancestry.com | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Damp | 5 |
| 14A | 29. Thick liquid poured on a hot griddle | 13 |
| 15A | 34. Gut bacterium | 5 |
| 16A | 36. Actor Morales | 4 |
| 17A | 37. ___ Lanka | 3 |
| 18A | 38. What some states require to cast a ballot | 7 |
| 19A | 41. Taking a sabbatical | 7 |
| 20A | 43. Paleozoic, e.g. | 3 |
| 21A | 44. No longer valid | 4 |
| 22A | 46. Came to a close | 5 |
| 23A | 47. Emma Stone's co-star on Showtime's "The Curse" | 13 |
| 24A | 51. M.I.T.'s ___ School of Management | 5 |
| 25A | 52. Woodcutter's tool | 3 |
| 26A | 53. Talk incessantly | 3 |
| 27A | 56. Pour thing? | 12 |
| 28A | 61. "Hold up, horses!" | 4 |
| 29A | 64. Operatic song | 4 |
| 30A | 65. Because of | 5 |
| 31A | 66. Pueblo people of the Southwest | 4 |
| 32A | 67. Main point | 4 |
| 33A | 68. Shapewear brand | 5 |
| 34A | 69. Mythical Himalayan beast | 4 |
| 35A | 70. Hollywood workplaces | 4 |
| 36A | 71. "Don't go!" | 4 |
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. Rum-soaked cake"
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 small cake leavened with yeast
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BABA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. [I'm about to speak]"
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 the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: hem
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AHEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Massachusetts peninsula, with "the""
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 strip of land projecting into a body of water
- Words that mean the same thing: ness, mantle
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAPE
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Clue 4 Across: "13. Stockpile"
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 collect or gather
- Words that mean the same thing: pile up, roll up, compile
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. One of two needed for double Dutch"
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 strong line
- Words that mean the same thing: circle, rophy, roofy
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROPE
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Matey's greeting"
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: AHOY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Finnish tech giant"
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: NOKIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Words on either side of "___ what ___""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: ITIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Like dark green avocados"
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 fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
- Words that mean the same thing: right, mature, advanced
- The opposite would be: green
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Woven creation of the Ojibwe people"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: DREAMCATCHER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. The first "B" of 1-Down"
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 piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
- Words that mean the same thing: fuck, retire, layer
- The opposite would be: turn out, get up
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Sample collected by Ancestry.com"
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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
- Words that mean the same thing: desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Damp"
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 slightly wet
- Words that mean the same thing: dampish, damp
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Thick liquid poured on a hot griddle"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: PANCAKEBATTER
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Clue 15 Across: "34. Gut bacterium"
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: ECOLI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "36. Actor Morales"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: ESAI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "37. ___ Lanka"
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: SRI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "38. What some states require to cast a ballot"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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: VOTERID
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Clue 19 Across: "41. Taking a sabbatical"
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: ONLEAVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "43. Paleozoic, e.g."
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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, geological era, epoch
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERA
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Clue 21 Across: "44. No longer valid"
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 the state of nonexistence
- Words that mean the same thing: evacuate, vacancy, nothingness
- The opposite would be: validate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VOID
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Clue 22 Across: "46. Came to a close"
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 have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
- Words that mean the same thing: finish, all over, terminate
- The opposite would be: begin
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENDED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "47. Emma Stone's co-star on Showtime's "The Curse""
Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: NATHANFIELDER
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Clue 24 Across: "51. M.I.T.'s ___ School of Management"
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: SLOAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "52. Woodcutter's tool"
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 an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
- Words that mean the same thing: ax
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AXE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "53. Talk incessantly"
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 informal terms for the mouth
- Words that mean the same thing: cakehole, yip, gob
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "56. Pour thing?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: WATERPITCHER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "61. "Hold up, horses!""
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: WHOA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "64. Operatic song"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an elaborate song for solo voice
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "65. Because of"
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: DUETO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "66. Pueblo people of the Southwest"
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 member of the shoshonean people of northeastern arizona
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOPI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "67. Main point"
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 the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- Words that mean the same thing: core, burden, marrow
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "68. Shapewear brand"
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: SPANX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "69. Mythical Himalayan beast"
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 large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the himalayas
- Words that mean the same thing: abominable snowman
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YETI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "70. Hollywood workplaces"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- Words that mean the same thing: place, circle, Set
- The opposite would be: rise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "71. "Don't go!""
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 continuing or remaining in a place or state
- Words that mean the same thing: detain, last out, stick
- The opposite would be: depart, change
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAY
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle March 25, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Quaint lodging, informally | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Love, in Italian | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Side dish that might come topped with sour cream and chives | 11 |
| 4D | 4. Where Mandarin and Malay are spoken | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Grammy-winning Grande | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Controversial opinion, informally | 7 |
| 7D | 7. Grand tale | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Get along well | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Bugs Bunny is often holding one | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Tuna variety | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Soda, to a Midwesterner | 3 |
| 12D | 12. Fittingly, a homophone of one letter in "sight" | 3 |
| 13D | 14. Uncle on an iconic W.W. I poster | 3 |
| 14D | 21. U.S. public health org. | 3 |
| 15D | 22. Sent a digital message | 7 |
| 16D | 26. Clichéd dismissal of Arizona's summer climate | 11 |
| 17D | 27. Start a tennis point | 5 |
| 18D | 28. Gave it a go | 5 |
| 19D | 30. The "A" of I.P.A. | 3 |
| 20D | 31. Buddhist's goal | 7 |
| 21D | 32. That, in Mexico | 3 |
| 22D | 33. Prohibit | 3 |
| 23D | 34. 2, 4, 6, 8, how do these numbers relate? | 5 |
| 24D | 35. Reef composition | 5 |
| 25D | 39. Charged particle | 3 |
| 26D | 40. "What's the ___?" ("Who cares?") | 3 |
| 27D | 42. Opposite of WSW | 3 |
| 28D | 45. Person keeping a daily journal | 7 |
| 29D | 48. Its state fish is the humuhumunukunukuapua'a | 6 |
| 30D | 49. Those living outside their native country | 6 |
| 31D | 50. Garland seen in 48-Down | 3 |
| 32D | 54. Insurance company acquired by CVS Health | 5 |
| 33D | 55. Designated representative | 5 |
| 34D | 57. Clothing labels | 4 |
| 35D | 58. The "E" of HOMES | 4 |
| 36D | 59. N.F.L. six-pointers, for short | 3 |
| 37D | 60. 16 in a gallon | 4 |
| 38D | 61. "For what reason?" | 3 |
| 39D | 62. Gardening tool | 3 |
| 40D | 63. Choose (to) | 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. Quaint lodging, informally"
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: BANDB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Love, in Italian"
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: AMORE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Side dish that might come topped with sour cream and chives"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.
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: BAKEDPOTATO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Where Mandarin and Malay are spoken"
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 largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Grammy-winning Grande"
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 city in tunisia
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARIANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Controversial opinion, informally"
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: HOTTAKE
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Grand tale"
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 long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
- Words that mean the same thing: heroic, larger-than-life, epos
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPIC
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Get along well"
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 the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
- Words that mean the same thing: mesh topology, interlock, enmesh
- The opposite would be: disengage
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MESH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Bugs Bunny is often holding one"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
- Words that mean the same thing: cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CARROT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Tuna variety"
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: AHI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Soda, to a Midwesterner"
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 informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- Words that mean the same thing: soda water, bulge out, dada
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Fittingly, a homophone of one letter in "sight""
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 the organ of sight
- Words that mean the same thing: middle, center, eyeball
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Uncle on an iconic W.W. I poster"
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 guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
- Words that mean the same thing: surface-to-air missile
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. U.S. public health org."
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 federal agency in the department of health and human services; located in atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
- Words that mean the same thing: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CDC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Sent a digital message"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that communicate electronically on the computer
- Words that mean the same thing: email, netmail, e-mail
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMAILED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "26. Clichéd dismissal of Arizona's summer climate"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: ITSADRYHEAT
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Clue 17 Down: "27. Start a tennis point"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
- Words that mean the same thing: dish up, serve up, dish
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SERVE
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Clue 18 Down: "28. Gave it a go"
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 make an effort or attempt
- Words that mean the same thing: taste, hear, attempt
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRIED
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Clue 19 Down: "30. The "A" of I.P.A."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ALE
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Clue 20 Down: "31. Buddhist's goal"
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 (hinduism and buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
- Words that mean the same thing: promised land, Shangri-la, paradise
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: NIRVANA
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Clue 21 Down: "32. That, in Mexico"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ESO
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Prohibit"
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 decree that prohibits something
- Words that mean the same thing: forbidding, censor, proscription
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: BAN
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Clue 23 Down: "34. 2, 4, 6, 8, how do these numbers relate?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
- Words that mean the same thing: eventide, even out, level
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: EVENS
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Reef composition"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a variable color averaging a deep pink
- Words that mean the same thing: precious coral, red coral
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CORAL
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Charged particle"
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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ION
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Clue 26 Down: "40. "What's the ___?" ("Who cares?")"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DIF
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Clue 27 Down: "42. Opposite of WSW"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the compass point midway between northeast and east
- Words that mean the same thing: east northeast
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ENE
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Person keeping a daily journal"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that someone who keeps a diary or journal
- Words that mean the same thing: diary keeper, journalist
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: DIARIST
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Clue 29 Down: "48. Its state fish is the humuhumunukunukuapua'a"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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- This could be something that a state in the united states in the central pacific on the hawaiian islands
- Words that mean the same thing: Hawaii Island, Aloha State, HI
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: HAWAII
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Clue 30 Down: "49. Those living outside their native country"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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- This could be something that a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- Words that mean the same thing: exile, expatriate, expat
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: EXPATS
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Clue 31 Down: "50. Garland seen in 48-Down"
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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
- Words that mean the same thing: leu, coronal, wreath
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: LEI
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Clue 32 Down: "54. Insurance company acquired by CVS Health"
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: AETNA
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Clue 33 Down: "55. Designated representative"
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 person authorized to act for another
- Words that mean the same thing: placeholder, procurator
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PROXY
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Clue 34 Down: "57. Clothing labels"
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 label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: label, chase, give chase
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TAGS
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Clue 35 Down: "58. The "E" of HOMES"
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 member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
- Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ERIE
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Clue 36 Down: "59. N.F.L. six-pointers, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TDS
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Clue 37 Down: "60. 16 in a gallon"
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 small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
- Words that mean the same thing: cupful, cup, loving cup
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CUPS
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Clue 38 Down: "61. "For what reason?""
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 the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
- Words that mean the same thing: wherefore
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: WHY
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Clue 39 Down: "62. Gardening tool"
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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: HOE
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Clue 40 Down: "63. Choose (to)"
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 select as an alternative over another
- Words that mean the same thing: prefer, choose
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: OPT
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 45 | 59.2% |
| Short Answer | 21 | 27.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.9% |
| Geography | 3 | 3.9% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 36 |
| Down Clues | 40 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 26, 2025 at 08:41 PM
