NYT2429 Wednesday, August 29, 2024 NYT Predictions Steps by CrosswordHints blogs

Across Clues :

1. Tippy-top, 5. Fashion designer Anna, 8. Challenger, e.g., 13. Display self-satisfaction, 15. Writer who quipped "The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast", 18. Call of duty?, 19. Exhausting, 20. Doctor's order, 22. Musical interval like C to E flat, 23. Anatomical pouches, 24. Eponymous physicist Georg, 25. Military school newbie, 27. Term for a swab, 28. List, 30. Constitutional change endorsed by NOW, for short, 31. Suit type for Cab Calloway, 33. Go off script, 35. Competitive gamer's forte, 37. Aunt, in Italian, 40. What one must do using the circled letters to solve this puzzle, 43. Drive-___, 44. Some vodka orders, 45. Veggies that are often deep-fried, 47. Start of many Scottish surnames, 50. Celebrates in style, 53. Keeps the faith, 55. Exhibition contents, 56. Conductor of electrical impulses, 57. Flock member, 59. Doze intermittently, 61. Spouse to a trophy husband, perhaps, 64. Part of an iris, 66. Coalition of skilled workers, 67. Not just any, 68. Small stuff to sweat, 69. Place where you might feel calm while sweating, 70. Skye writing?

Down Clues :

1. Wanted notice, for short, 2. Had a thing for, 3. Sprawling shopping centers, 4. Hard to grasp, in a way, 5. Question from an impatient negotiator, 6. Take for a sucker, 7. Meaning of "veni", 9. Go undefeated against, 10. Makes critical comments about, 11. Win like a loser?, 12. Extract, as from data, 14. Twice-monthly tide, 16. Businessman Emanuel, 17. Crafter's marketplace, 21. Stout, e.g., 24. First in a series of Norwegian kings, 26. Leaves on a pizza, 27. Words on a state license plate, 29. Zip, 31. Actress in the "Avatar" and "Avengers" franchises, 32. Fictional creature born from mud, 34. Cap'n's subordinates, 36. A-one, 37. Founder of a Persian religion, 38. Financially behind, 39. Balance sheet listing, 41. Sports org. founded by Billie Jean King, 42. Furniture outlet with an average size of 300,000 square feet, or five football fields, 46. Response to "Gracias", 48. Obsolescent data storage option, for short, 50. Like some incorrect clocks, 51. Edge of a metro area, 52. Senators' garments, once, 53. Powerful auto engines, 57. Kiwi cousins, 58. Had the best time, say, 60. "___ moved!" (sign in an empty shop's window), 62. Warning not to go, 63. Basic cleaner, 65. Very basic cleaner

Wednesday, Aug 29 2024 NYT Predictions

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 29, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Tippy-top. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACME

  Possible Answer : peak, elevation, pinnacle, vertex, summit, height, acme, superlative, apex, tiptop, meridian, top




• The clue is 5. Fashion designer Anna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUI




• The clue is 8. Challenger, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DODGE

  Possible Answer : dodge, dodging, duck, evade, stratagem, parry, skirt, fudge, scheme, elude, circumvent, hedge, put_off, sidestep, contrivance




• The clue is 13. Display self-satisfaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PREEN

  Possible Answer : preen, plume, congratulate, primp, dress




• The clue is 15. Writer who quipped "The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: OSCARWILDE




• The clue is 18. Call of duty?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUGLE

  Possible Answer : bugleweed, bugle




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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: WEARINGOUT




• The clue is 20. Doctor's order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYAAH




• The clue is 22. Musical interval like C to E flat. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: MINORTHIRD




• The clue is 23. Anatomical pouches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SACS

  Possible Answer : Sac, sack, Sauk, pouch, pocket, theca, sac




• The clue is 24. Eponymous physicist Georg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHM

  Possible Answer : ohm, Ohm, Georg_Simon_Ohm




• The clue is 25. Military school newbie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEBE

  Possible Answer : cadet, plebe




• The clue is 27. Term for a swab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATEY

  Possible Answer : palsy-walsy, chummy, matey, pally




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

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

  The answer: LEAN

  Possible Answer : be_given, run, tend, tilt, skimpy, thin, lean, inclination, leaning, slant, list, angle, tip, incline

  Possible Opposite Answer : rich, fat




• The clue is 30. Constitutional change endorsed by NOW, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer : era, epoch, earned_run_average, geological_era, ERA




• The clue is 31. Suit type for Cab Calloway. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOOT




• The clue is 33. Go off script. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADLIB




• The clue is 35. Competitive gamer's forte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPORT




• The clue is 37. Aunt, in Italian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIA




• The clue is 40. What one must do using the circled letters to solve this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: FOLLOWDIRECTIONS




• The clue is 43. Drive-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INS

  Possible Answer : Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service, IN, atomic_number_49, In, INS, Hoosier_State, in, Indiana, indium, inch




• The clue is 44. Some vodka orders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOLIS




• The clue is 45. Veggies that are often deep-fried. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKRAS

  Possible Answer : okra, Hibiscus_esculentus, gumbo, Abelmoschus_esculentus, lady's-finger, okra_plant




• The clue is 47. Start of many Scottish surnames. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAC

  Possible Answer : mack, mackintosh, macintosh, mac




• The clue is 50. Celebrates in style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FETES

  Possible Answer : fete, fiesta, feast, festival, celebrate




• The clue is 53. Keeps the faith. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLDSOUTHOPE




• The clue is 55. Exhibition contents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

  Possible Answer : artwork, artistic_production, nontextual_matter, graphics, prowess, art, fine_art, artistry, artistic_creation




• The clue is 56. Conductor of electrical impulses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXON

  Possible Answer : axon, axone




• The clue is 57. Flock member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWE

  Possible Answer : ewe, Ewe




• The clue is 59. Doze intermittently. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DROWSE

  Possible Answer : doze, drowse, snooze




• The clue is 61. Spouse to a trophy husband, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: SUGARMOMMA




• The clue is 64. Part of an iris. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETAL

  Possible Answer : petal, flower_petal




• The clue is 66. Coalition of skilled workers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: TRADEUNION




• The clue is 67. Not just any. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERY

  Possible Answer : every




• The clue is 68. Small stuff to sweat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEADS

  Possible Answer : beadwork, astragal, string_of_beads, drop, beading, bead, beads, pearl




• The clue is 69. Place where you might feel calm while sweating. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

  Possible Answer : health_club, health_spa, watering_place, watering_hole, resort_hotel, spa




• The clue is 70. Skye writing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERSE

  Possible Answer : Goidelic, Gaelic, Erse

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Wanted notice, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APB

• The clue is 2. Had a thing for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRUSHEDON

• The clue is 3. Sprawling shopping centers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEGAMALLS

• The clue is 4. Hard to grasp, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EELY

• The clue is 5. Question from an impatient negotiator. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: SOWHEREDOWESTAND

• The clue is 6. Take for a sucker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer: economic_consumption, apply, practice, usage, role, expend, utilisation, utilization, employment, habit, habituate, exercise, utilize, function, utilise, purpose, enjoyment, manipulation, employ, use, usance, use_of_goods_and_services, consumption

• The clue is 7. Meaning of "veni". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAME

• The clue is 9. Go undefeated against. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWN

  Possible Answer: ain, possess, own, have

• The clue is 10. Makes critical comments about. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIGSAT

• The clue is 11. Win like a loser?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLOAT

  Possible Answer: gloat, gloating, crow, triumph, glee

• The clue is 12. Extract, as from data. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDUCE

  Possible Answer: draw_out, extract, elicit, evoke, derive, educe

• The clue is 14. Twice-monthly tide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEAP

  Possible Answer: neap_tide, neap

  Possible Opposite Answer : springtide

• The clue is 16. Businessman Emanuel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARI

• The clue is 17. Crafter's marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

• The clue is 21. Stout, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 24. First in a series of Norwegian kings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLAFI

• The clue is 26. Leaves on a pizza. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASIL

  Possible Answer: Basil_of_Caesarea, St._Basil_the_Great, Basil, Basil_the_Great, sweet_basil, basil, St._Basil

• The clue is 27. Words on a state license plate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTTO

  Possible Answer: catchword, shibboleth, motto, slogan

• The clue is 29. Zip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIL

  Possible Answer: goose_egg, zippo, nil, nada, null, cipher, cypher, zilch, aught, naught, zero, nothing, nix, zip

• The clue is 31. Actress in the "Avatar" and "Avengers" franchises. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ZOESALDANA

• The clue is 32. Fictional creature born from mud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORC

• The clue is 34. Cap'n's subordinates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOSNS

• The clue is 36. A-one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRIMO

  Possible Answer: primo

• The clue is 37. Founder of a Persian religion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOROASTER

  Possible Answer: Zoroaster, Zarathustra

• The clue is 38. Financially behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INARREARS

• The clue is 39. Balance sheet listing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSET

  Possible Answer: asset, plus

  Possible Opposite Answer : liability

• The clue is 41. Sports org. founded by Billie Jean King. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WTA

• The clue is 42. Furniture outlet with an average size of 300,000 square feet, or five football fields. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEASTORE

• The clue is 46. Response to "Gracias". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENADA

• The clue is 48. Obsolescent data storage option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDR

• The clue is 50. Like some incorrect clocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAST

  Possible Answer: flying, fast, loyal, tight, dissipated, profligate, degraded, riotous, quick, firm, degenerate, dissolute, fasting, debauched, libertine, truehearted, immobile

  Possible Opposite Answer : slow

• The clue is 51. Edge of a metro area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXURB

• The clue is 52. Senators' garments, once. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOGAE

• The clue is 53. Powerful auto engines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEMIS

• The clue is 57. Kiwi cousins. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMUS

  Possible Answer: emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit

• The clue is 58. Had the best time, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WON

  Possible Answer: pull_ahead, won, advance, get_ahead, succeed, bring_home_the_bacon, make_headway, deliver_the_goods, South_Korean_won, acquire, come_through, gain, gain_ground, North_Korean_won, win

  Possible Opposite Answer : fail, fall_back, lost, lose

• The clue is 60. "___ moved!" (sign in an empty shop's window). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEVE

• The clue is 62. Warning not to go. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RED

  Possible Answer: violent, cherry, reddened, Bolshevik, reddish, cerise, red-faced, crimson, Red, cherry-red, ruby, ruby-red, Red_River, redness, ruddy, red_ink, loss, bolshy, Marxist, blood-red, scarlet, carmine, red, bolshie, flushed

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain

• The clue is 63. Basic cleaner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOP

  Possible Answer: mop, pout, mop_up, swab, wipe_up, mow, swob

• The clue is 65. Very basic cleaner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYE

  Possible Answer: lye

XWordHint Crossword Answers October 24, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (33 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (37 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. Apple product	5
2A	6. Where the monster and Frankenstein cross paths, in "Frankenstein"	4
3A	10. It helps with server loads	4
4A	14. Draw forth	5
5A	15. Opener for an aerial act	9
6A	17. Fictional sidekick on a donkey	5
7A	18. Synthetic oil producer?	9
8A	19. Settings for a mixer	6
9A	21. Silly ones	5
10A	22. Complimentary words?	10
11A	24. Key of "Spring" in Vivaldi's "Four Seasons": Abbr.	4
12A	28. About 9% of the earth's total surface area	4
13A	29. Site once promoted with the slogan "A place for friends"	7
14A	31. Track unit	3
15A	34. Modern device with no filter, informally	4
16A	36. Sidesteps	6
17A	37. Snarky reply to a question that starts "Can I …?"	15
18A	40. Sight you can hardly believe	6
19A	41. Thai money	4
20A	42. Returns home?	3
21A	43. Spread followers	7
22A	45. Film director Nicolas	4
23A	47. Bounce	4
24A	48. Groups of assistants in some old offices	10
25A	53. Number discovered in the 1500s	5
26A	55. Makeshift arrangement	6
27A	56. Flag-waving, say	9
28A	60. Clarence ___, "The Wire" mayor	5
29A	61. Bobblehead, e.g.	9
30A	62. Ezra who co-founded Vox	5
31A	63. Made out	4
32A	64. Zen riddle	4
33A	65. "What a shame"	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Apple product"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a manicurist who trims the fingernails
• Similar words include: paring knife
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PARER

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2A: "6. Where the monster and Frankenstein cross paths, in "Frankenstein""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large mountain system in south-central europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
• Similar words include: alp, the Alps
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALPS

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3A: "10. It helps with server loads"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TRAY

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4A: "14. Draw forth"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
• Similar words include: derive, evoke, elicit
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EDUCE

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5A: "15. Opener for an aerial act"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
• Similar words include: chute, jump
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: PARACHUTE

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6A: "17. Fictional sidekick on a donkey"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PANZA

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7A: "18. Synthetic oil producer?"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ARTFORGER

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8A: "19. Settings for a mixer"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that distance travelled per unit time
• Similar words include: step on it, hasten, zip
• Opposite of: decelerate, linger

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Answer: SPEEDS

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9A: "21. Silly ones"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
• Similar words include: fathead, goof, goose
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GEESE

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10A: "22. Complimentary words?"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ITSMYTREAT

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11A: "24. Key of "Spring" in Vivaldi's "Four Seasons": Abbr."

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EMAJ

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12A: "28. About 9% of the earth's total surface area"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASIA

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13A: "29. Site once promoted with the slogan "A place for friends""

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MYSPACE

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14A: "31. Track unit"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
• Similar words include: circle, swish, lick
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAP

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15A: "34. Modern device with no filter, informally"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ECIG

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16A: "36. Sidesteps"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
• Similar words include: bird, put off, fudge
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SKIRTS

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17A: "37. Snarky reply to a question that starts "Can I …?""

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: IDONTKNOWCANYOU

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18A: "40. Sight you can hardly believe"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MIRAGE

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19A: "41. Thai money"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money in thailand
• Similar words include: tical
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BAHT

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20A: "42. Returns home?"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
• Similar words include: Internal Revenue Service
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRS

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21A: "43. Spread followers"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who bets
• Similar words include: better, wagerer, bettor
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BETTORS

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22A: "45. Film director Nicolas"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROEG

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23A: "47. Bounce"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that remove from a position or office
• Similar words include: drum out, expel, kick out
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OUST

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24A: "48. Groups of assistants in some old offices"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: STENOPOOLS

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25A: "53. Number discovered in the 1500s"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
• Similar words include: vinyl ether, ethyl ether, quintessence
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ETHER

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26A: "55. Makeshift arrangement"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LASHUP

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27A: "56. Flag-waving, say"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that inspired by love for your country
• Similar words include: loyal
• Opposite of: unpatriotic

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Answer: PATRIOTIC

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28A: "60. Clarence ___, "The Wire" mayor"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROYCE

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29A: "61. Bobblehead, e.g."

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman
• Similar words include: chachka, tshatshke, tsatske
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TCHOTCHKE

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30A: "62. Ezra who co-founded Vox"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that german mathematician who created the klein bottle (1849-1925)
• Similar words include: Melanie Klein, Calvin Klein, Calvin Richard Klein
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KLEIN

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31A: "63. Made out"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
• Similar words include: pick up, look, hear
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SEEN

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32A: "64. Zen riddle"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in zen buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KOAN

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33A: "65. "What a shame""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SOSAD

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. One side of a consumer "war"	5
2D	2. Not put up resistance, say	5
3D	3. Characters in "The Lord of the Rings"	5
4D	4. Condition formally known as atopic dermatitis	6
5D	5. Starting line at a starting line	10
6D	6. Mental health org.	3
7D	7. Word with extra or living	5
8D	8. Spinning ring, informally?	6
9D	9. Plan B, for seniors	12
10D	10. It's on the right in the second row	8
11D	11. Throw, maybe	3
12D	12. Bolted some nuts down	3
13D	13. "___ Blues" (Beatles song)	3
14D	16. Derivative of sin	3
15D	20. Dismayed reaction to a tag	12
16D	23. Contents of some sheets	4
17D	25. "Bloody" queen	5
18D	26. Job that requires a lot of memorization	5
19D	27. Figure in Michelangelo's "The Last Judgment"	5
20D	30. Locales with many banks	10
21D	31. Kind of bar that's hard to pass	5
22D	32. It comes with a parting of the ways	5
23D	33. Houston and New Orleans	5
24D	35. Hunk	3
25D	38. Ramble away	8
26D	39. Sound the alarm	4
27D	44. Chest: Prefix	6
28D	46. Break from the group, say	6
29D	49. Actress Alexander of "Get Out"	5
30D	50. "No doubt!"	5
31D	51. Saint ___ (Caribbean isle)	5
32D	52. Lay out	5
33D	54. Small songbird	3
34D	56. Scoreboard tally: Abbr.	3
35D	57. It's good for tricks	3
36D	58. Not just a	3
37D	59. The 1900s, e.g.: Abbr.	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. One side of a consumer "war""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that pepsi cola is a trademarked cola
• Similar words include: Pepsi Cola
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PEPSI

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2D: "2. Not put up resistance, say"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
• Similar words include: adjust, conform, accommodate
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADAPT

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3D: "3. Characters in "The Lord of the Rings""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any character from an ancient germanic alphabet used in scandinavia from the 3rd century to the middle ages
• Similar words include: consort, hunt, course
• Opposite of: malfunction, idle

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Answer: RUNES

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4D: "4. Condition formally known as atopic dermatitis"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ECZEMA

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5D: "5. Starting line at a starting line"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: READYSETGO

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6D: "6. Mental health org."

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: APA

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7D: "7. Word with extra or living"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a garment size for a large person
• Similar words include: orotund, enceinte, gravid
• Opposite of: small, little

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Answer: LARGE

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8D: "8. Spinning ring, informally?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PRTEAM

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9D: "9. Plan B, for seniors"

12 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: SAFETYSCHOOL

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10D: "10. It's on the right in the second row"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: THREEPIN

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11D: "11. Throw, maybe"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
• Similar words include: carpet, carpeting
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RUG

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12D: "12. Bolted some nuts down"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Similar words include: run through, eat up, wipe out
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATE

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13D: "13. "___ Blues" (Beatles song)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YER

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14D: "16. Derivative of sin"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
• Similar words include: cos lettuce, Colorado, Co
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: COS

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15D: "20. Dismayed reaction to a tag"

12 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: STICKERSHOCK

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16D: "23. Contents of some sheets"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
• Similar words include: pelting, rain down, rainwater
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RAIN

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17D: "25. "Bloody" queen"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MARYI

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18D: "26. Job that requires a lot of memorization"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a theatrical performer
• Similar words include: role player, thespian, player
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ACTOR

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19D: "27. Figure in Michelangelo's "The Last Judgment""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a teacher and prophet born in bethlehem and active in nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for christianity (circa 4 bc - ad 29)
• Similar words include: Good Shepherd, Deliverer, Saviour
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: JESUS

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20D: "30. Locales with many banks"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SKATEPARKS

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21D: "31. Kind of bar that's hard to pass"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of being disregarded or forgotten
• Similar words include: oblivion
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LIMBO

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22D: "32. It comes with a parting of the ways"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a farewell remark
• Similar words include: bye, good day, goodbye
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADIEU

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23D: "33. Houston and New Orleans"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
• Similar words include: larboard, porthole, port
• Opposite of: starboard

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Answer: PORTS

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24D: "35. Hunk"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a man who serves as a sailor
• Similar words include: seafarer, hole, Jack-tar
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GOB

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25D: "38. Ramble away"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: NATTERON

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26D: "39. Sound the alarm"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
• Similar words include: discourage, admonish, monish
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WARN

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27D: "44. Chest: Prefix"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STETHO

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28D: "46. Break from the group, say"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GOSOLO

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29D: "49. Actress Alexander of "Get Out""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ERIKA

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30D: "50. "No doubt!""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OHYES

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31D: "51. Saint ___ (Caribbean isle)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LUCIA

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32D: "52. Lay out"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that pass time in a specific way
• Similar words include: pass, expend, drop
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SPEND

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33D: "54. Small songbird"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
• Similar words include: nipple, knocker, boob
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIT

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34D: "56. Scoreboard tally: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
• Similar words include: atomic number 78, platinum, Pt
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PTS

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35D: "57. It's good for tricks"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: one, single, champion
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ACE

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36D: "58. Not just a"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: THE

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37D: "59. The 1900s, e.g.: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CEN

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

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

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Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

33 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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