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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.2 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle March 10, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. "Mad Men" milieu, informally | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Slammin' Sammy ___ | 4 |
| 3A | 10. 33 1/3, 45 and 78, for short | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Sorceress who turned Odysseus' men into pigs | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Exam that qualifies one for a National Merit Scholarship | 4 |
| 6A | 16. First name of Time's 2021 Person of the Year | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Equestrian is wanted to ... / Experience needed: conducting | 10 |
| 8A | 19. Smooth over, in a way | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Prankster's projectile | 3 |
| 10A | 21. Parches | 5 |
| 11A | 22. Dummy, in Canadian slang | 5 |
| 12A | 23. Baseball pitcher is wanted to ... / Experience needed: negotiating | 11 |
| 13A | 26. Scintilla | 3 |
| 14A | 27. Hearing disorder remedy? | 4 |
| 15A | 28. Movement that began with Stonewall, informally | 6 |
| 16A | 30. It begins "again" | 5 |
| 17A | 33. Build | 8 |
| 18A | 35. Words of begrudging agreement | 4 |
| 19A | 36. Washington, but not Washington, D.C. (yet!) | 5 |
| 20A | 38. Tied up | 4 |
| 21A | 39. "No hard feelings" | 8 |
| 22A | 41. Número de días en una semana | 5 |
| 23A | 42. Exclaim | 6 |
| 24A | 43. End of a trip? | 4 |
| 25A | 45. Biathletes do it | 3 |
| 26A | 46. Carpenter is wanted to ... / Experience needed: flying | 11 |
| 27A | 51. Places where you might ask for the Wi-Fi password | 5 |
| 28A | 53. Draws the short straw | 5 |
| 29A | 54. Yours: It. | 3 |
| 30A | 55. Drop it! | 4 |
| 31A | 56. Change careers, or a hint to this puzzle's theme | 10 |
| 32A | 58. Kicked oneself over | 4 |
| 33A | 59. What's picked up in a hurry? | 4 |
| 34A | 60. Basic skateboard trick | 5 |
| 35A | 61. Online crafts marketplace | 4 |
| 36A | 62. Member of the "Scooby-Doo" gang | 4 |
| 37A | 63. Shirts named for a sport | 5 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. "Mad Men" milieu, 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: ADBIZ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Slammin' Sammy ___"
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: SOSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. 33 1/3, 45 and 78, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that rate of revolution of a motor
- Words that mean the same thing: rev, rpm, revolutions per minute
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RPMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Sorceress who turned Odysseus' men into pigs"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) a sorceress who detained odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CIRCE
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Clue 5 Across: "15. Exam that qualifies one for a National Merit Scholarship"
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: PSAT
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Clue 6 Across: "16. First name of Time's 2021 Person of the Year"
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: ELON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Equestrian is wanted to ... / Experience needed: conducting"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: TRAINARIDE
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Smooth over, in a way"
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 setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAVE
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Prankster's projectile"
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 animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
- Words that mean the same thing: bollock, eggs, orchis
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGG
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Clue 10 Across: "21. Parches"
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 a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- Words that mean the same thing: dry out, dry, prohibitionist
- The opposite would be: wet
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DRIES
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Clue 11 Across: "22. Dummy, in Canadian slang"
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: HOSER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Baseball pitcher is wanted to ... / Experience needed: negotiating"
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: DEALASTRIKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. Scintilla"
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 slight amount or degree of difference
- Words that mean the same thing: shade
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAD
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Clue 14 Across: "27. Hearing disorder remedy?"
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: OYEZ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "28. Movement that began with Stonewall, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: GAYLIB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "30. It begins "again""
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 neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
- Words that mean the same thing: shwa
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCHWA
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Clue 17 Across: "33. Build"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that constitution of the human body
- Words that mean the same thing: form, shape, build
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PHYSIQUE
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Clue 18 Across: "35. Words of begrudging agreement"
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: OHOK
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Clue 19 Across: "36. Washington, but not Washington, D.C. (yet!)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- Words that mean the same thing: State Department, submit, tell
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STATE
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Clue 20 Across: "38. Tied up"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that keep busy with
- Words that mean the same thing: occupy, busybodied, meddling
- The opposite would be: idle
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUSY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "39. "No hard feelings""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: WERECOOL
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Clue 22 Across: "41. Número de días en una semana"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: SIETE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "42. Exclaim"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRYOUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "43. End of a trip?"
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 heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- Words that mean the same thing: scrunch, thump, crump
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THUD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "45. Biathletes do it"
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 narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SKI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "46. Carpenter is wanted to ... / Experience needed: flying"
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: PLANEABOARD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "51. Places where you might ask for the Wi-Fi password"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
- Words that mean the same thing: coffeehouse, coffee shop, cafe
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAFES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "53. Draws the short straw"
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 fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
- Words that mean the same thing: miss, drop off, fall back
- The opposite would be: profit, keep
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOSES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "54. Yours: It."
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: TUO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "55. Drop it!"
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 any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- Words that mean the same thing: acidulous, acrid, battery-acid
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "56. Change careers, or a hint to this puzzle's theme"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: SWITCHJOBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "58. Kicked oneself over"
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 feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
- Words that mean the same thing: repent, regret, rue
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RUED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "59. What's picked up in a hurry?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- Words that mean the same thing: rate, gait, step
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "60. Basic skateboard trick"
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: OLLIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "61. Online crafts marketplace"
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: ETSY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "62. Member of the "Scooby-Doo" gang"
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: FRED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "63. Shirts named for a sport"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
- Words that mean the same thing: Marco Polo, Polo, polo
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POLOS
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Solve the Down: NYT Thursday Puzzle March 10, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Showed some character? | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Somber song | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Actress Sonia of "Moon Over Parador" | 5 |
| 4D | 4. "Nous sommes ___!" | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Youngest person to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2020) | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Cocktail made with sparkling wine | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Willow used in basket-weaving | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Cause for pity | 8 |
| 9D | 9. Dug in | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Collector's item? | 4 |
| 11D | 11. DC Comics supervillain | 9 |
| 12D | 12. Museum curator is wanted to ... / Experience needed: freestyle dancing | 9 |
| 13D | 13. Mortimer ___, ventriloquy dummy of old TV | 5 |
| 14D | 18. Brit's bottom | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Casual greetings | 4 |
| 16D | 24. Chill | 6 |
| 17D | 25. Danny who played Walter Mitty | 4 |
| 18D | 29. Latin for "lust" | 6 |
| 19D | 30. Plant on a farm ... or animal on a farm | 3 |
| 20D | 31. Nurse is wanted to ... / Experience needed: philanthropy | 9 |
| 21D | 32. Alarms | 9 |
| 22D | 33. Bud | 3 |
| 23D | 34. Human organ with its own immune system | 3 |
| 24D | 36. Kind of food or music | 4 |
| 25D | 37. All-out military conflict | 8 |
| 26D | 40. Steals, slangily | 4 |
| 27D | 41. Grinder vendor | 7 |
| 28D | 43. Checked out | 6 |
| 29D | 44. In ___ verba (verbatim) | 4 |
| 30D | 45. Alarm | 5 |
| 31D | 47. "Neat" | 5 |
| 32D | 48. Volcanic vestige | 5 |
| 33D | 49. Politician Marco | 5 |
| 34D | 50. Just what the doctor ordered | 5 |
| 35D | 52. Swirl in a toilet bowl, say | 4 |
| 36D | 56. Burn notice? | 3 |
| 37D | 57. "Hustlers" co-star, informally | 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. Showed some character?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- Words that mean the same thing: play, move, do
- The opposite would be: refrain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACTED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Somber song"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
- Words that mean the same thing: requiem, lament, coronach
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIRGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Actress Sonia of "Moon Over Parador""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an ancient city in northern portugal
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRAGA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. "Nous sommes ___!""
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: ICI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Youngest person to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2020)"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: ZENDAYA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Cocktail made with sparkling wine"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water)
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPRITZ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Willow used in basket-weaving"
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 flexible twig of a willow tree
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OSIER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Cause for pity"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: SADSIGHT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Dug in"
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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Words that mean the same thing: run through, exhaust, rust
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Collector's item?"
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: REPO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. DC Comics supervillain"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
- Words that mean the same thing: plastic explosive
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PLASTIQUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Museum curator is wanted to ... / Experience needed: freestyle dancing"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOVEABUST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Mortimer ___, ventriloquy dummy of old TV"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: SNERD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Brit's bottom"
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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- Words that mean the same thing: tooshie, posterior, asshole
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Casual greetings"
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: HEYS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Chill"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOWKEY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Danny who played Walter Mitty"
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: KAYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "29. Latin for "lust""
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 (psychoanalysis) a freudian term for sexual urge or desire
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIBIDO
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Clue 19 Down: "30. Plant on a farm ... or animal on a farm"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an adult female hog
- Words that mean the same thing: seed, sow in, inseminate
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SOW
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Clue 20 Down: "31. Nurse is wanted to ... / Experience needed: philanthropy"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: CHECKACUT
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Alarms"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
- Words that mean the same thing: appal, appall, alarm
- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: HORRIFIES
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Bud"
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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- Words that mean the same thing: buddy, chum up, crony
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PAL
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Clue 23 Down: "34. Human organ with its own immune system"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the organ of sight
- Words that mean the same thing: center, eyeball, centre
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EYE
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Clue 24 Down: "36. Kind of food or music"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
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- This could be something that the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
- Words that mean the same thing: someone, person, somebody
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SOUL
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Clue 25 Down: "37. All-out military conflict"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: TOTALWAR
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Steals, slangily"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
- Words that mean the same thing: apprehend, nab, cop
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: COPS
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Clue 27 Down: "41. Grinder vendor"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: SUBSHOP
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Clue 28 Down: "43. Checked out"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- Words that mean the same thing: examine, time-tested, essay
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: TESTED
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Clue 29 Down: "44. In ___ verba (verbatim)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HAEC
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Alarm"
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 sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
- Words that mean the same thing: scare away, fright, dash
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SCARE
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Clue 31 Down: "47. "Neat""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: NOICE
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Clue 32 Down: "48. Volcanic vestige"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ATOLL
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Clue 33 Down: "49. Politician Marco"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: RUBIO
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Clue 34 Down: "50. Just what the doctor ordered"
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 measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
- Words that mean the same thing: battery-acid, United States Department of State, back breaker
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DOSES
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Clue 35 Down: "52. Swirl in a toilet bowl, say"
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 founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
- Words that mean the same thing: whirl, Mary Baker Eddy, twist
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EDDY
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Clue 36 Down: "56. Burn notice?"
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 degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
- Words that mean the same thing: sun protection factor
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SPF
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Clue 37 Down: "57. "Hustlers" co-star, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: JLO
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 57 | 77.0% |
| Short Answer | 10 | 13.5% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.1% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.4% |
| Music | 1 | 1.4% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.2 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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: September 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
