0912 NYT: Thursday September 12, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword Thursday September 12, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 12, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

NYT Thursday September 12, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Like some bad breakups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MESSY

  Possible Answer : messy, mussy




• The clue is 6. Item of clothing in a Prince hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERET

  Possible Answer : beret




• The clue is 11. Fender Bassman, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMP

  Possible Answer : AMP, ampere, adenosine_monophosphate, amp, adenylic_acid, A




• The clue is 14. What Romeo and Juliet planned to do in Mantua. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELOPE

  Possible Answer : run_off, elope




• The clue is 15. Obsessive fan of anime or video games, from the Japanese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTAKU




• The clue is 16. "I can't ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIE

  Possible Answer : Trygve_Lie, lie_down, Lie, lie, Trygve_Halvden_Lie, rest, prevarication, lie_in, dwell, consist

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise




• The clue is 17. Limb?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: LIFEPARTNER




• The clue is 19. Key not found on a Mac. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer : altitude, EL, ALT, elevation




• The clue is 20. Head of France. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TETE




• The clue is 21. Put at a table, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAT

  Possible Answer : posterior, place, stern, bottom, fundament, ass, derriere, arse, tooshie, sit_down, buttocks, hindquarters, invest, rear_end, rear, prat, keister, bum, seat, behind, tail, fanny, butt, backside, tush, nates, tail_end, buns, hind_end, can, sit, induct, rump




• The clue is 22. Gets ready for the national anthem, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RISES

  Possible Answer : boost, emanation, originate, resurrect, go_up, ascent, get_up, acclivity, grow, uprise, stand_up, climb, lift, arise, wax, wage_hike, advance, rear, raise, prove, jump, surface, climb_up, come_up, ascend, rebel, hike, move_up, cost_increase, turn_out, rising, salary_increase, upgrade, spring_up, mount, heighten, wage_increase, rising_slope, rise_up, develop, ascending, rise, procession, ascension

  Possible Opposite Answer : wane, turn_in, set, descent, fall, sit_down, go_to_bed




• The clue is 24. "Obviously!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUH




• The clue is 26. Bills. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEAKS

  Possible Answer : nozzle, bill, snoot, pecker, pick, snout, hooter, nib, neb, beak, honker, schnoz, peck, schnozzle




• The clue is 27. Neuters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAYS

  Possible Answer : castrate, spay, alter, neuter




• The clue is 30. Foremost?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIRSTMATE




• The clue is 34. This guy!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIM




• The clue is 35. Sultanate on the island of Borneo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRUNEI

  Possible Answer : Negara_Brunei_Darussalam, Brunei




• The clue is 37. Fratty stereotypes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BROS




• The clue is 38. Petrichor is the aroma produced by this. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIN

  Possible Answer : rainwater, rain_down, rain, pelting, rainfall




• The clue is 40. Insert, as a video in a post. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMBED

  Possible Answer : implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant




• The clue is 41. Folk rock's Mumford & ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONS

  Possible Answer : boy, Word, Son, son, Logos

  Possible Opposite Answer : girl, daughter




• The clue is 42. Golden rule word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNTO




• The clue is 43. Muffle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEADEN

  Possible Answer : blunt, damp, dampen, deaden, girdle

  Possible Opposite Answer : enliven




• The clue is 45. Bit of décor at a tiki bar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEI

  Possible Answer : chaplet, lei, garland, wreath, leu, coronal




• The clue is 46. Ready?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOODBUDDY




• The clue is 48. "Not so!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FALSE

  Possible Answer : fake, simulated, treacherously, treasonably, assumed, imitation, untrue, fictitious, faux, off-key, mistaken, false, put_on, traitorously, faithlessly, pretended, sour, fictive, delusive, sham

  Possible Opposite Answer : true




• The clue is 50. It might cause some unsurprised looks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTOX

  Possible Answer : Botox, botulinum_toxin_A




• The clue is 51. Stately tree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELM

  Possible Answer : elmwood, elm, elm_tree




• The clue is 52. "Fathoms ___" (opening song of "The Little Mermaid"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELOW

  Possible Answer : beneath, under, to_a_lower_place, at_a_lower_place, down_the_stairs, downstairs, on_a_lower_floor, below, infra

  Possible Opposite Answer : upstairs, above




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

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

  The answer: APOP




• The clue is 56. River through Louisville. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHIO

  Possible Answer : Ohio_River, Ohio, OH, Buckeye_State




• The clue is 60. Genetic messenger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNA

  Possible Answer : RNA, ribonucleic_acid




• The clue is 61. Dine?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: WINEPAIRING




• The clue is 64. See 67-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : human_activity, represent, routine, behave, playact, deed, act, act_as, roleplay, number, dissemble, move, turn, bit, play, pretend, work, do, human_action, enactment

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 65. Large wedding band, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCTET

  Possible Answer : eight, eightsome, ogdoad, octette, octonary, eighter, 8, octad, VIII, eighter_from_Decatur, octet




• The clue is 66. Former title for Pete Buttigieg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAYOR

  Possible Answer : city_manager, mayor




• The clue is 67. With 64-Across, bad thing to be caught in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THE




• The clue is 68. Pregnancy increments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEEKS

  Possible Answer : week, hebdomad, workweek, calendar_week




• The clue is 69. Nose-in-the-air type?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLANE

  Possible Answer : flat, aeroplane, level, sheet, shave, plane, planing_machine, skim, carpenter's_plane, woodworking_plane, airplane, planer

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Hot deli order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELT

  Possible Answer: mellow_out, fade, mellow, unthaw, melting, melt, disappear, unfreeze, thawing, run, dethaw, thaw, dissolve, evaporate, melt_down, meld

• The clue is 2. Legal writer Mystal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIE

• The clue is 3. Tender. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFT

  Possible Answer: lenient, flaccid, cushy, balmy, diffused, mild, indulgent, gentle, piano, voiced, soft, easy, subdued, easygoing, sonant, diffuse, flabby, delicate

  Possible Opposite Answer : forte, loud, hard, hardened, unvoiced

• The clue is 4. Alacritous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEEDY

  Possible Answer: quick, rapid, speedy

• The clue is 5. "You betcha". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEP

• The clue is 6. Tunnel (through). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORE

  Possible Answer: pay, put_up, deport, eagre, bear, have_a_bun_in_the_oven, suffer, calibre, behave, acquit, drill_hole, deliver, contain, birth, comport, brook, support, assume, stand, take_over, eager, tolerate, accept, dullard, drill, caliber, bore-hole, gauge, tire, hold, carry, turn_out, tidal_bore, stick_out, bore, stomach, wear, give_birth, conduct, yield, aegir, gestate, endure, abide, expect, digest, have

  Possible Opposite Answer : interest

• The clue is 7. Singer James. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTA

• The clue is 8. Railing post?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANT

  Possible Answer: blah, claptrap, spout, rabbit_on, harangue, jabber, fustian, rave, bombast, rant, mouth_off, ranting

• The clue is 9. Scrape (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKE

• The clue is 10. One of 27 on Disney World's Cinderella Castle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TURRET

  Possible Answer: gun_enclosure, gun_turret, turret

• The clue is 11. Sushi order topped with salmon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALASKAROLL

• The clue is 12. Progress markers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MILESTONES

  Possible Answer: milestone, milepost

• The clue is 13. Rewards for a "good boy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETS

  Possible Answer: ducky, darling, pet, PET, deary, positron_emission_tomography, dearie, favourite, favorite

• The clue is 18. It can come before Wednesday. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

• The clue is 23. Feet in a meter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAMBS

  Possible Answer: iambus, iamb

• The clue is 25. Charger option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USB

• The clue is 26. Track that fans flip for?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BSIDE

• The clue is 27. [Meh]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHRUG

  Possible Answer: shrug

• The clue is 28. Spot to store sheet music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIANOBENCH

• The clue is 29. "Did it happen already?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMITOOLATE

• The clue is 30. Stewed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUMED

  Possible Answer: smoke, reek, fume, fumed, fumigate

• The clue is 31. Not on good terms (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INBAD

• The clue is 32. Like much marshland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEDY

  Possible Answer: reedy, reedlike, wheezy

• The clue is 33. Nail polish brand with a "Get It Girl" pink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSIE

• The clue is 36. Brought back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDUX

  Possible Answer: redux

• The clue is 39. Acknowledge wordlessly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODTO

• The clue is 44. Bills might pass in this, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NFL

• The clue is 47. Lab report?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOWWOW

• The clue is 49. Unmoved by ethical arguments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMORAL

• The clue is 51. Org. that tests the waters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPA

  Possible Answer: EPA, Environmental_Protection_Agency

• The clue is 52. 2024 Charli XCX album with a lime green cover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAT

  Possible Answer: terror, brat, little_terror, bratwurst, holy_terror

• The clue is 53. Chip in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTE

  Possible Answer: ante

• The clue is 54. Give in on Christmas Eve, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEEK

  Possible Answer: glint, glance, peep, peek

• The clue is 55. Goes (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPTS

  Possible Answer: opt, choose, prefer

• The clue is 57. "Howdy!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIYA

• The clue is 58. Aware of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INON

• The clue is 59. Creature popularized in Charles Perrault's "Tales of Mother Goose". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGRE

  Possible Answer: monster, fiend, ogre, demon, devil

• The clue is 62. Glass blocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer: methamphetamine, meth, water_ice, crank, chicken_feed, internal-combustion_engine, ice, frosting, shabu, deoxyephedrine, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, frappe, Methedrine, sparkler, chalk, ICE, icing, trash, glass, frost, ice-skating_rink, ice_rink

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

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

  The answer: IMP

  Possible Answer: scamp, elf, brownie, imp, scalawag, rapscallion, scallywag, gremlin, pixie, pixy, hob, monkey, rascal

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (37 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Expressions of disbelief or exasperation	9
2A	10. What "margarita" means in Spanish	5
3A	15. Reputable, in a way	9
4A	16. What Anora and Vanya do in 2024's "Anora"	5
5A	17. Too late, say	9
6A	18. Advocate for the political mobilization of the proletariat	5
7A	19. People often manage with them, in brief	4
8A	20. You might say "Hmm" when something is this	3
9A	21. Toppings blended with ice cream	6
10A	22. Anti-troll measure	3
11A	23. Tchotchke	10
12A	25. Protection from drops	8
13A	26. With 27-Down, fateful time for a sorority pledge	3
14A	28. City in Illinois's "Little Egypt" region	5
15A	30. Demure	3
16A	31. Plant with psychoactive leaves	4
17A	32. Offload (on)	5
18A	33. Famous monogram found backward in the alphabet	3
19A	34. Tall and thin	5
20A	35. Revel (in)	4
21A	36. One of five in a typical big band	3
22A	37. Archetypes	5
23A	38. "All that really matters is if your rhymes was ___" (MF Doom lyric)	3
24A	39. Artificially unsophisticated	8
25A	41. Units for a high-resolution camera	10
26A	43. Interval	3
27A	46. Setups for some elaborate group pictures	6
28A	47. Subject to careful appraisal	3
29A	48. Lawyer's assignment	4
30A	49. Not budging	5
31A	50. Ones running along a road	9
32A	52. Bracket contents	5
33A	53. Where someone's height may be stretched?	9
34A	54. With 39-Down, pretentiously creative	5
35A	55. What antiperspirants can prevent	9

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Expressions of disbelief or exasperation"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FACEPALMS

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2A: "10. What "margarita" means in Spanish"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DAISY

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3A: "15. Reputable, in a way"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BRANDNAME

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4A: "16. What Anora and Vanya do in 2024's "Anora""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that run away secretly with one's beloved
• Similar words include: run off
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELOPE

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5A: "17. Too late, say"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: OUTOFTIME

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6A: "18. Advocate for the political mobilization of the proletariat"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that russian founder of the bolsheviks and leader of the russian revolution and first head of the ussr (1870-1924)
• Similar words include: Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Lenin
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LENIN

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7A: "19. People often manage with them, in brief"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a master's degree in business
• Similar words include: Master in Business Administration, Master in Business, MBA
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MBAS

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8A: "20. You might say "Hmm" when something is this"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not divisible by two
• Similar words include: rummy, remaining, leftover
• Opposite of: even

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Answer: ODD

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9A: "21. Toppings blended with ice cream"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MIXINS

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10A: "22. Anti-troll measure"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a decree that prohibits something
• Similar words include: banning, cast out, blackball
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BAN

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11A: "23. Tchotchke"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small inexpensive mass-produced article
• Similar words include: whatnot, knickknackery, novelty
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: KNICKKNACK

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12A: "25. Protection from drops"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a water-resistant coat
• Similar words include: waterproof
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: RAINCOAT

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13A: "26. With 27-Down, fateful time for a sorority pledge"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
• Similar words include: dictation, play, entreat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BID

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14A: "28. City in Illinois's "Little Egypt" region"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a town at the southern tip of illinois at the confluence of the ohio and mississippi rivers
• Similar words include: Al Qahira, Egyptian capital, capital of Egypt
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CAIRO

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15A: "30. Demure"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
• Similar words include: overmodest, demure
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: COY

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16A: "31. Plant with psychoactive leaves"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a south american shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the andes; a source of cocaine
• Similar words include: Erythroxylon coca, Imogene Coca, coca plant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COCA

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17A: "32. Offload (on)"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to force onto another
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FOIST

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18A: "33. Famous monogram found backward in the alphabet"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MLK

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19A: "34. Tall and thin"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tall and thin and having long slender limbs
• Similar words include: rangy, gangly, gangling
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LANKY

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20A: "35. Revel (in)"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
• Similar words include: relish, enjoy, savor
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BASK

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21A: "36. One of five in a typical big band"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
• Similar words include: Adolphe Sax, saxophone
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAX

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22A: "37. Archetypes"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the distinctive form in which a thing is made
• Similar words include: work, shape, moulding
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MOLDS

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23A: "38. "All that really matters is if your rhymes was ___" (MF Doom lyric)"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Similar words include: sick, ailment, poorly
• Opposite of: well

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Answer: ILL

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24A: "39. Artificially unsophisticated"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FAUXNAIF

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25A: "41. Units for a high-resolution camera"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: MEGAPIXELS

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26A: "43. Interval"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
• Similar words include: col, disruption, breach
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GAP

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27A: "46. Setups for some elaborate group pictures"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who rises (especially from bed)
• Similar words include: riser pipeline, riser, riser pipe
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RISERS

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28A: "47. Subject to careful appraisal"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
• Similar words include: veterinary surgeon, veterinarian, ex-serviceman
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VET

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29A: "48. Lawyer's assignment"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an occurrence of something
• Similar words include: eccentric, font, pillow slip
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CASE

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30A: "49. Not budging"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unable to move or resist motion
• Similar words include: neutral, sluggish, torpid
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INERT

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31A: "50. Ones running along a road"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
• Similar words include: pavement, sidewalk
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SIDEWALKS

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32A: "52. Bracket contents"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
• Similar words include: team, squad, team up
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TEAMS

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33A: "53. Where someone's height may be stretched?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TINDERBIO

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34A: "54. With 39-Down, pretentiously creative"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ARTSY

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35A: "55. What antiperspirants can prevent"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: PITSTAINS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Crude thing to drop, familiarly	5
2D	2. Westernmost territory of the Netherlands	5
3D	3. Board game with resources	5
4D	4. Grandson of Eve	4
5D	5. Many an attachment	3
6D	6. ___ Carlos Jobim, father of the bossa nova	7
7D	7. Made, as an easy basketball shot	6
8D	8. Longest number writable in standard Roman numerals	15
9D	9. Spy	3
10D	10. Use a roller on, as a jacket	6
11D	11. Digital assistant	5
12D	12. In which opposites attract	9
13D	13. Flashy taekwondo moves	9
14D	14. Cravings	4
15D	21. "All right," folksily	4
16D	23. Super Mario ___	4
17D	24. Eccentric	4
18D	25. Cybersecurity assessment	4
19D	27. See 26-Across	3
20D	28. Worker who's the subject of the song "Sixteen Tons"	9
21D	29. Cabin choice	9
22D	31. Baby rhino	4
23D	32. Part of the D.O.J.	3
24D	33. So-called "Valley Isle"	4
25D	34. Writer Lowry	4
26D	36. Good marks?	4
27D	37. Egg cream alternatives	7
28D	39. See 54-Across	6
29D	40. Quaint contraction	6
30D	42. Gentlemen, jocularly	5
31D	43. Korean barbecue rib dish	5
32D	44. Greet hospitably at the door	5
33D	45. Dough at a taquería	5
34D	46. Servant in "The Handmaid's Tale"	4
35D	48. Beloved, in Italian	4
36D	50. Product with the additive zinc dithiophosphate	3
37D	51. Like the weather in much of Equatorial Guinea	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Crude thing to drop, familiarly"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FBOMB

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2D: "2. Westernmost territory of the Netherlands"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a popular island resort in the netherlands antilles
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ARUBA

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3D: "3. Board game with resources"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CATAN

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4D: "4. Grandson of Eve"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ENOS

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5D: "5. Many an attachment"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PDF

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6D: "6. ___ Carlos Jobim, father of the bossa nova"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ANTONIO

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7D: "7. Made, as an easy basketball shot"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LAIDIN

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8D: "8. Longest number writable in standard Roman numerals"

15 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: MMMDCCCLXXXVIII

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9D: "9. Spy"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Similar words include: go steady, realize, catch
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEE

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10D: "10. Use a roller on, as a jacket"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DELINT

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11D: "11. Digital assistant"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALEXA

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12D: "12. In which opposites attract"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: IONICBOND

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13D: "13. Flashy taekwondo moves"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SPINKICKS

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14D: "14. Cravings"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a yearning for something or to do something
• Similar words include: pine, languish, ache
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YENS

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15D: "21. "All right," folksily"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MKAY

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16D: "23. Super Mario ___"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KART

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17D: "24. Eccentric"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
• Similar words include: odd fish, odd fellow, queer duck
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KOOK

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18D: "25. Cybersecurity assessment"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
• Similar words include: gamble, lay on the line, peril
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RISK

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19D: "27. See 26-Across"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that time for earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
• Similar words include: sidereal day, twenty-four hour period, Clarence Day
• Opposite of: night

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Answer: DAY

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20D: "28. Worker who's the subject of the song "Sixteen Tons""

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: COALMINER

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21D: "29. Cabin choice"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: AISLESEAT

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22D: "31. Baby rhino"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that young of domestic cattle
• Similar words include: sura, calfskin
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CALF

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23D: "32. Part of the D.O.J."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the department of justice
• Similar words include: Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FBI

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24D: "33. So-called "Valley Isle""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the second largest of the hawaiian islands
• Similar words include: Maui Island
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MAUI

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25D: "34. Writer Lowry"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOIS

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26D: "36. Good marks?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Similar words include: sap, play out, blackjack
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAPS

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27D: "37. Egg cream alternatives"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a milkshake made with malt powder
• Similar words include: malted, malted milk, malt
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MALTEDS

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28D: "39. See 54-Across"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FARTSY

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29D: "40. Quaint contraction"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NEEDNT

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30D: "42. Gentlemen, jocularly"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that anything that provides inspiration for later work
• Similar words include: source, microbe, germ
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GERMS

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31D: "43. Korean barbecue rib dish"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GALBI

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32D: "44. Greet hospitably at the door"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASKIN

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33D: "45. Dough at a taquería"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money in uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
• Similar words include: Colombian peso, Guinea-Bissau peso, Mexican peso
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PESOS

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34D: "46. Servant in "The Handmaid's Tale""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RITA

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35D: "48. Beloved, in Italian"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CARA

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36D: "50. Product with the additive zinc dithiophosphate"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that standard temperature and pressure
• Similar words include: s.t.p.
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: STP

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37D: "51. Like the weather in much of Equatorial Guinea"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wetness caused by water
• Similar words include: blind drunk, loaded, crocked
• Opposite of: dry

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Answer: WET

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

72 Total Clues

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