NYT Thursday, August 15, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 15, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. City sitting spot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOOP

  Possible Answer : crouch, bend, stoop, condescend, bow, stoep, stoup, lower_oneself




• The clue is 6. One shown in a crowd cutaway at a sporting event, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CELEB




• The clue is 11. Word on a diamond-shaped yellow road sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOW

  Possible Answer : behind, obtuse, slow_down, dull, slacken, dumb, irksome, dense, slow, slack, wearisome, tiresome, tedious, tardily, boring, sluggish, retard, easy, ho-hum, slow_up, slowly, dim, deadening, decelerate

  Possible Opposite Answer : quickly, fast, accelerate




• The clue is 15. Gondola's path. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANAL

  Possible Answer : canalize, duct, epithelial_duct, channel, canal, canalise




• The clue is 16. Ancient Greek marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGORA

  Possible Answer : public_square, agora




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

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

  The answer: COVE

  Possible Answer : cove




• The clue is 18. *Rod-shaped parasite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EIFFELTOWER




• The clue is 20. Hard-core. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVID

  Possible Answer : zealous, greedy, devouring, esurient, avid




• The clue is 21. Base figure, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NCO




• The clue is 22. Garden divisions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEDS

  Possible Answer : sleep_together, get_laid, have_sex, have_intercourse, hump, sleep_with, go_to_sleep, hit_the_hay, screw, bed, make_out, turn_in, hit_the_sack, fuck, lie_with, crawl_in, bang, be_intimate, sack_out, make_love, jazz, layer, seam, roll_in_the_hay, know, bonk, bottom, have_it_off, kip_down, love, have_it_away, eff, do_it, get_it_on, have_a_go_at_it, retire, go_to_bed

  Possible Opposite Answer : turn_out, get_up




• The clue is 23. Made a bundle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALED

  Possible Answer : bale




• The clue is 25. "From your lips to God's ears". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: IHOPESO




• The clue is 27. *Soup or sandwich. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: PARTYSUB




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

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

  The answer: CITE

  Possible Answer : summons, abduce, citation, mention, adduce, reference, credit, cite, quote, name, refer, acknowledgment, bring_up, advert, summon, quotation




• The clue is 31. Mash-up. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: AMALGAM

  Possible Answer : dental_amalgam, amalgam




• The clue is 33. "Green". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECO




• The clue is 34. Fraction of a watt-hour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERG

  Possible Answer : erg




• The clue is 36. "Foyle's ___" (British TV drama). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAR

  Possible Answer : war, state_of_war, warfare

  Possible Opposite Answer : make_peace, peace




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

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

  The answer: FEATS

  Possible Answer : effort, feat, exploit




• The clue is 39. Technology used in writing the starred clues?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEECHTOTEXT




• The clue is 42. Suffix with proto-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLASM

  Possible Answer : germ_plasm, blood_plasma, plasm, plasma




• The clue is 44. Straight, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HET

  Possible Answer : het_up, het, heated, heated_up




• The clue is 45. Rook's opposite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VET

  Possible Answer : veterinary_surgeon, veterinarian, veterinary, vet, veteran, ex-serviceman




• The clue is 46. Take for a ride. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CON

  Possible Answer : defraud, sting, memorize, flimflam, mulct, goldbrick, learn, yardbird, bunko_game, con_game, bunco_game, gip, inmate, rook, bunko, scam, con, confidence_game, hornswoggle, gyp, victimize, diddle, short-change, hustle, yard_bird, swindle, confidence_trick, nobble, convict, memorise, bunco

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 47. Most diabolical. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: EVILEST

  Possible Answer : vicious, evil, malevolent, malefic, malign

  Possible Opposite Answer : good




• The clue is 50. Disturb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROIL

  Possible Answer : rile, moil, boil, churn, roil




• The clue is 54. *Embarrassment from a self-own, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: BUTTDIAL




• The clue is 56. Businesswoman Huffington. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ARIANNA




• The clue is 58. "Peace". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEYA




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

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

  The answer: FIAT

  Possible Answer : fiat, decree, order, rescript, edict




• The clue is 60. Noted speedway sponsor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STP

  Possible Answer : STP, s.t.p.




• The clue is 61. Laura of "Enlightened". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DERN




• The clue is 62. *Grade-A quality. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLOUDYSKIES




• The clue is 66. Call it a day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUIT

  Possible Answer : quit, foreswear, renounce, throw_in, give_up, lay_off, fall_by_the_wayside, relinquish, chuck_up_the_sponge, cease, leave_office, stop, discontinue, depart, step_down, take_leave, drop_by_the_wayside, resign, throw_in_the_towel, drop_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : take_office, continue, enter, stay




• The clue is 67. Folklore foes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGRES

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




• The clue is 68. Headdress for the archbishop of Canterbury. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITRE

  Possible Answer : miter, mitre, miter_joint, mitre_joint




• The clue is 69. Places to get masks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAS

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




• The clue is 70. Kingpin on "The Wire". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARLO




• The clue is 71. Correct, as writing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMEND

  Possible Answer : emend

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Like the longer route, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCENIC

  Possible Answer: scenic

• The clue is 2. Martial art with movements like "Parting the Horse's Mane" and "Grasp Bird's Tail". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAICHI

  Possible Answer: tai_chi, taichi, t'ai_chi, tai_chi_chuan, taichichuan, t'ai_chi_chuan

• The clue is 3. One way to get around town. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONFOOT

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

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

  The answer: OAF

  Possible Answer: lout, gawk, clod, stumblebum, oaf, lummox, lump, goon, lubber

• The clue is 5. Annapolis frosh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEBE

  Possible Answer: plebe, cadet

• The clue is 6. Persian's realm?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATDOM

• The clue is 7. They often clash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOS

  Possible Answer: egotism, self, ego, self-importance

• The clue is 8. Forecast word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOW

  Possible Answer: moo, first_gear, humbled, depressed, low-toned, miserable, downhearted, Low, abject, crushed, Sir_David_Low, scummy, low_gear, low-down, grim, downcast, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low, gloomy, David_Low, first, humble, small, scurvy, depleted, blue, down, low, low-spirited, depression, low-pitched, humiliated, down_in_the_mouth, broken, modest, dispirited, lowly

  Possible Opposite Answer : high

• The clue is 9. Poetic palindrome. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERE

• The clue is 10. She originated the role of Fanny in "Funny Girl". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARBRA

• The clue is 11. Like pangolins. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCALY

  Possible Answer: lepidote, scaly, scaled, leprose, scaley, scurfy, scabrous

• The clue is 12. Small sofa. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: LOVESEAT

  Possible Answer: loveseat, vis-a-vis, tete-a-tete, love_seat

• The clue is 13. Fallopian tube, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: OVIDUCT

  Possible Answer: uterine_tube, oviduct, Fallopian_tube

• The clue is 14. Make one out of two?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WED

  Possible Answer: splice, wedded, wed, hook_up_with, Wed, tie, Midweek, get_married, conjoin, Wednesday, espouse, marry, get_hitched_with

• The clue is 19. 18th-century French novelist whose name means "the wise man". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LESAGE

• The clue is 24. Charge for money, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMFEE

• The clue is 26. Friends, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEEPS

  Possible Answer: chirrup, peep, peek, chirp, cheep

• The clue is 27. Major tributary of the Missouri. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLATTE

  Possible Answer: Platte, Platte_River

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

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

  The answer: AGRO

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

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

  The answer: BOS

  Possible Answer: genus_Bos, Bos

• The clue is 32. "Well, shoot!," more colorfully. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWHELL

• The clue is 35. Fix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REMEDY

  Possible Answer: remediation, therapeutic, repair, remedy, amend, rectify, cure, relieve, redress, curative, remediate

• The clue is 38. Deleted scene, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXTRA

  Possible Answer: spare, redundant, supererogatory, surplus, additional, spear_carrier, excess, special, superfluous, supernumerary, duplicate, extra

• The clue is 39. Afro-Caribbean religion. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SANTERIA

• The clue is 40. Plant in the mint family with healthful seeds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIA

• The clue is 41. Mobile dinner table. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TVTRAY

• The clue is 42. Banned chemical contaminant, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PCB

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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: LOUSEUP

• The clue is 48. One half of the merger that formed Paramount Global. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIACOM

• The clue is 49. Insisted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAIDSO

• The clue is 51. Not remote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONSITE

• The clue is 52. Starting position, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTERN

  Possible Answer: intern, medical_intern, houseman, interne

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

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

  The answer: LAPSED

  Possible Answer: relapse, pass, fall_back, retrogress, sink, glide_by, nonchurchgoing, lapsed, backslide, slide_by, slip_by, elapse, regress, slip_away, go_by, recidivate, go_along, lapse

• The clue is 55. Rainflies can cover them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENTS

  Possible Answer: collapsible_shelter, tent, bivouac, encamp, camp_out, camp

• The clue is 57. Identifying words from a familiar voice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSME

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

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

  The answer: FUEL

  Possible Answer: fire, fuel

• The clue is 61. Makes ineligible for competition, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DQS

• The clue is 63. N.Y.C. luggage tag letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LGA

• The clue is 64. Defenseman who scored a Stanley Cup-winning "flying goal". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORR

  Possible Answer: Bobby_Orr, Robert_Orr, Orr

• The clue is 65. ___ Dae-jung, Nobel-winning former president of South Korea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIM

NYT Mini Crossword September 20, 2025 Hints & Answers - Beat the Average 1-Minute Time

Saturday NYT Mini Crossword Answers September 20, 2025 - Quick 5×5 Grid Solutions & Tips

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Mini Crossword has 20 clues total. We have all the answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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• Puzzle Information
• Grid Layout
• Across Clues (10 total)
• Down Clues (10 total)
• How to Solve Faster
• Common Questions

About Today's Puzzle

NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Saturday, September 20, 2025

Puzzle Statistics

Detail	Information
Date	September 20, 2025
Grid Size	5 x 5 squares
Total Clues	20 clues
Across Clues	10 clues
Down Clues	10 clues
Average Solve Time	Under 1 minute

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

This puzzle uses a 5 by 5 grid. That means 5 boxes across and 5 boxes down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4
Row 5

How to Solve This Puzzle Fast

1. Read all the clues first - your brain will start working on them
2. Fill in the short words first (3 letters or less)
3. Use the crossing letters to help with harder words
4. If a clue has a question mark (?), it's probably a joke or play on words
5. Common short words: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT

Quick Facts About This Puzzle

• Total squares in grid: 25 (5 times 5)
• Average time to solve: Less than 1 minute
• Best time to play: During a coffee break
• Difficulty level: Made for everyone to enjoy

Across Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from left to right in the puzzle.

Across Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Across	17. Spare no indulgence
2 Across	51. Strip of wood from which a bow is carved
3 Across	19. Free of typos, say
4 Across	43. Typically exaggerated length of time
5 Across	57. Big names
6 Across	39. Kate and Allie of 1980s TV, e.g.
7 Across	35. Sullen sorts
8 Across	25. M.L.B. third baseman ___ Bohm
9 Across	46. Keep to oneself
10 Across	40. Conference acronym

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. Also check out these helpful guides:

• May 07 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
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• January 07 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

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1 Across: "17. Spare no indulgence"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 9 letters
• It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: L_______E

Answer:

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LIVELARGE

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2 Across: "51. Strip of wood from which a bow is carved"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: S___E

Answer:

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STAVE

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3 Across: "19. Free of typos, say"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'D'
• Word pattern: E___D

Answer:

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EMEND

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4 Across: "43. Typically exaggerated length of time"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: A__S

Answer:

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AGES

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5 Across: "57. Big names"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: S___S

Answer:

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STARS

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6 Across: "39. Kate and Allie of 1980s TV, e.g."

Helpful hints:

• This word has 7 letters
• It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: M_____S

Answer:

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MOTHERS

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7 Across: "35. Sullen sorts"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: M____S

Answer:

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MOPERS

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8 Across: "25. M.L.B. third baseman ___ Bohm"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'C'
• Word pattern: A__C

Answer:

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ALEC

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9 Across: "46. Keep to oneself"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'H' and ends with 'G'
• Another word like this: grunter

Answer:

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HOG

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10 Across: "40. Conference acronym"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'D'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

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TED

Down Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from top to bottom in the puzzle.

Down Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Down	2. Kink
2 Down	14. Hidden assets
3 Down	46. Some pilgrims
4 Down	9. Who wrote "Humankind cannot bear very much reality"
5 Down	13. Drink drunk the morning after, maybe
6 Down	21. B to C, but not A to B
7 Down	42. Demand upon reaching an "enemy border"
8 Down	24. Big mess
9 Down	31. "I don't like it," in Spanish
10 Down	48. Commencement

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. You might also like:

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1 Down: "2. Kink"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'P'
• Word pattern: C___P

Answer:

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CRIMP

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2 Down: "14. Hidden assets"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 9 letters
• It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: H_______S

Answer:

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HOLECARDS

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3 Down: "46. Some pilgrims"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: H___S

Answer:

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HAJIS

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4 Down: "9. Who wrote "Humankind cannot bear very much reality""

Helpful hints:

• This word has 7 letters
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: T_____T

Answer:

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TSELIOT

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5 Down: "13. Drink drunk the morning after, maybe"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 9 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: S_______R

Answer:

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STALEBEER

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6 Down: "21. B to C, but not A to B"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 8 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: S______E

Answer:

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SEMITONE

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7 Down: "42. Demand upon reaching an "enemy border""

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'K' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: K____E

Answer:

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KINGME

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8 Down: "24. Big mess"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 8 letters
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: R______T

Answer:

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RATSNEST

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9 Down: "31. "I don't like it," in Spanish"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 9 letters
• It starts with 'N' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: N_______A

Answer:

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NOMEGUSTA

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10 Down: "48. Commencement"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'G' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: G___O

Answer:

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GETGO

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

Here are the best tips from expert solvers:

Step-by-Step Strategy

1. Quick Scan: Read all clues once. Your brain starts working on them right away.
2. Easy First: Fill in the shortest words (2-3 letters). These are usually simple words like "IT" or "ON".
3. Use Crossings: When letters cross, they help you figure out harder words.
4. Watch for Wordplay: Clues with question marks (?) are jokes or puns.
5. Common Words: Remember these appear often: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE.

Letter Tips That Really Help

• The letter E is the most common in English
• Words ending in S are often plurals
• If you see "___" in a clue, the answer fits those blanks exactly
• Abbreviations in clues mean the answer is also abbreviated

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time	Skill Level	What It Means
Under 30 seconds	Expert	You know the puzzle patterns very well!
30-60 seconds	Advanced	Great job! You solve quickly.
1-2 minutes	Good	You're doing well. Keep practicing!
Over 2 minutes	Learning	You'll get faster with practice.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers

Total Clues:	20 clues to solve
Grid Size:	5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares:	25 squares to fill
Average Time:	Most people solve in 45 seconds
Difficulty:	Normal

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (31 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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. Adjusts, as text	6
2A	7. [Get away!]	3
3A	10. Lecture setting	4
4A	14. "Can anyone explain this?!"	15
5A	17. "Let me try to explain ..."	15
6A	18. Gal pal	3
7A	19. Appeal in defense	4
8A	20. Coat on a tip?	6
9A	21. Round striker	4
10A	22. Where 22-Across is	4
11A	23. Pilots' tools	6
12A	26. Grocery stores?	8
13A	30. Seaweed-based gels	5
14A	31. Strikes out on one's own	9
15A	32. So-called "Champagne of Spain"	4
16A	33. ___ Hoffmann, 1981 Nobel Prize-winning chemist	5
17A	34. Fuss	4
18A	35. Targets of some regulations	9
19A	37. Something a toddler might grow out of	5
20A	38. Fuji, e.g.	8
21A	39. Energizes	6
22A	40. Something you can see right through	4
23A	41. Not so rich, so to speak	4
24A	42. Remit, say	6
25A	45. New wave band with the 1979 album "Duty Now for the Future"	4
26A	46. Destination	3
27A	49. Provide proactive help, in a way	15
28A	52. "Keep me out of it"	15
29A	53. Opposite of "stay silent"	4
30A	54. "___ y plata" (Montana's motto)	3
31A	55. Southwestern dwellings	6

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Adjusts, as text"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make improvements or corrections to
• Similar words include: emend
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EMENDS

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2A: "7. [Get away!]"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GRR

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3A: "10. Lecture setting"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
• Similar words include: soapbox, rostrum, pulpit
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DAIS

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4A: "14. "Can anyone explain this?!""

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: MAKEITMAKESENSE

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5A: "17. "Let me try to explain ...""

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: THEWAYILOOKATIT

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6A: "18. Gal pal"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a female person who has the same parents as another person
• Similar words include: SI system, Systeme International d'Unites, International System
• Opposite of: brother

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Answer: SIS

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7A: "19. Appeal in defense"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a humble request for help from someone in authority
• Similar words include: supplication
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PLEA

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8A: "20. Coat on a tip?"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the property of being smooth and shiny
• Similar words include: smoothen, finish, cultivation
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: POLISH

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9A: "21. Round striker"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PEEN

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10A: "22. Where 22-Across is"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the present location; this place
• Similar words include: Hera, hither
• Opposite of: there

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Answer: HERE

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11A: "23. Pilots' tools"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
• Similar words include: radiolocation, radar, radio detection and ranging
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RADARS

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12A: "26. Grocery stores?"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
• Similar words include: larder, buttery, pantry
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PANTRIES

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13A: "30. Seaweed-based gels"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
• Similar words include: agar, nutrient agar, agar-agar
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AGARS

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14A: "31. Strikes out on one's own"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FLIESSOLO

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15A: "32. So-called "Champagne of Spain""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CAVA

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16A: "33. ___ Hoffmann, 1981 Nobel Prize-winning chemist"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROALD

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17A: "34. Fuss"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
• Similar words include: bustle, conjure up, bring up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STIR

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18A: "35. Targets of some regulations"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
• Similar words include: emanation, discharge, expelling
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: EMISSIONS

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19A: "37. Something a toddler might grow out of"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any distinct time period in a sequence of events
• Similar words include: form, stage, phase angle
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PHASE

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20A: "38. Fuji, e.g."

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: REDAPPLE

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21A: "39. Energizes"

6 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: goofball, twat, zany
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GOOSES

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22A: "40. Something you can see right through"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
• Similar words include: fleur-de-lis, sword lily, iris diaphragm
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IRIS

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23A: "41. Not so rich, so to speak"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having relatively few calories
• Similar words include: light, calorie-free, low-cal
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LITE

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24A: "42. Remit, say"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MAILIN

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25A: "45. New wave band with the 1979 album "Duty Now for the Future""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DEVO

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26A: "46. Destination"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Similar words include: target, direct, object
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AIM

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27A: "49. Provide proactive help, in a way"

15 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RUNINTERFERENCE

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28A: "52. "Keep me out of it""

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IDONTWANTTOKNOW

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29A: "53. Opposite of "stay silent""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that deliver by singing
• Similar words include: babble, spill the beans, whistle
• Opposite of: keep quiet

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SING

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30A: "54. "___ y plata" (Montana's motto)"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ORO

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31A: "55. Southwestern dwellings"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)
• Similar words include: William Benjamin Hogan, hogan, Hogan
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HOGANS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Triage pros	4
2D	2. Dorado fish, informally	4
3D	3. Scrapes (out)	4
4D	4. Just out	3
5D	5. Attire that may snap on	7
6D	6. Does up, in a way	6
7D	7. Big do	4
8D	8. Studio behind "Notorious" and "Nocturne"	3
9D	9. Came out of bankruptcy, say	8
10D	10. What might give a hand in a casino?	11
11D	11. Opposed	4
12D	12. Deity with a temple in Pompeii	4
13D	13. Actor Gilliam of "The Wire"	4
14D	15. Attitude	4
15D	16. Some athleisure bottoms	6
16D	21. Modern water sport	11
17D	22. Summons	5
18D	23. 500 competitor	5
19D	24. Top form	5
20D	25. Biblical shepherd-turned-king	5
21D	26. Kind of figure	5
22D	27. I I I	5
23D	28. ___ Neal, co-star of TV's "The Hughleys"	5
24D	29. Painful spots	5
25D	31. People not to argue with, they say	5
26D	33. Forcibly halve	8
27D	36. Dash	6
28D	37. Small marsupial whose name is spelled using only the letters of TROP	7
29D	39. Biblical verb	6
30D	41. Blue side, with "the"	4
31D	42. Med. diagnostics	4
32D	43. Maker of the Q3	4
33D	44. ___ a secret	4
34D	45. Movie villain who is a member of SPECTRE	4
35D	46. Pioneering civil rights activist ___ Arnold Hedgeman	4
36D	47. Forbidden subject in Islamic art	4
37D	48. Row houses, to Brits	4
38D	50. Canal entry	3
39D	51. Med. diagnostic	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Triage pros"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EMTS

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2D: "2. Dorado fish, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MAHI

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3D: "3. Scrapes (out)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EKES

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4D: "4. Just out"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
• Similar words include: raw, newfangled, freshly
• Opposite of: old, worn

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NEW

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5D: "5. Attire that may snap on"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
• Similar words include: nappy, diaper, napkin
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DIAPERS

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6D: "6. Does up, in a way"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that how something is done or how it happens
• Similar words include: trend, expressive style, style
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STYLES

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7D: "7. Big do"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a gay festivity
• Similar words include: jamboree, gala affair, blowout
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GALA

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8D: "8. Studio behind "Notorious" and "Nocturne""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RKO

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9D: "9. Came out of bankruptcy, say"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that open again or anew
• Similar words include: reopen
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REOPENED

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10D: "10. What might give a hand in a casino?"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DEALERSSHOE

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11D: "11. Opposed"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• Opposite of: pro
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ANTI

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12D: "12. Deity with a temple in Pompeii"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of geb; sister and wife of osiris
• Similar words include: Inter-Services Intelligence, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, ISI
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ISIS

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13D: "13. Actor Gilliam of "The Wire""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) third son of adam and eve; given by god in place of the murdered abel
• Similar words include: Set
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SETH

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14D: "15. Attitude"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dignified manner or conduct
• Similar words include: comportment, bearing, presence
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MIEN

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15D: "16. Some athleisure bottoms"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SKORTS

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16D: "21. Modern water sport"

11 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gliding in a parasail
• Similar words include: paragliding
• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PARASAILING

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17D: "22. Summons"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
• Similar words include: acclaim, come, hail
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HAILS

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18D: "23. 500 competitor"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
• Similar words include: automobile driver, racing car, race driver
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RACER

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19D: "24. Top form"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AGAME

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20D: "25. Biblical shepherd-turned-king"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that patron saint of wales (circa 520-600)
• Similar words include: St. David, Jacques Louis David, Saint David
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DAVID

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21D: "26. Kind of figure"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
• Similar words include: airplane, flat, sheet
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PLANE

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22D: "27. I I I"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Similar words include: smidgin, tittle, scintilla
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IOTAS

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23D: "28. ___ Neal, co-star of TV's "The Hughleys""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELISE

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24D: "29. Painful spots"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an open skin infection
• Similar words include: sore
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SORES

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25D: "31. People not to argue with, they say"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who lacks good judgment
• Similar words include: arse around, befool, tomfool
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FOOLS

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26D: "33. Forcibly halve"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RIPINTWO

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27D: "36. Dash"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quick run
• Similar words include: dash
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SPRINT

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28D: "37. Small marsupial whose name is spelled using only the letters of TROP"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that australian rat kangaroos
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: POTOROO

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29D: "39. Biblical verb"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GIVETH

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30D: "41. Blue side, with "the""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
• Similar words include: left field, pull up stakes, unexpended
• Opposite of: center, right

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LEFT

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31D: "42. Med. diagnostics"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
• Similar words include: magnetic resonance imaging, MRI
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MRIS

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32D: "43. Maker of the Q3"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AUDI

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33D: "44. ___ a secret"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: INON

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34D: "45. Movie villain who is a member of SPECTRE"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DRNO

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35D: "46. Pioneering civil rights activist ___ Arnold Hedgeman"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a former copper coin of pakistan and india
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ANNA

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36D: "47. Forbidden subject in Islamic art"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
• Similar words include: ikon, image, picture
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ICON

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37D: "48. Row houses, to Brits"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings
• Similar words include: mew gull, Larus canus, meow
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MEWS

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38D: "50. Canal entry"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Similar words include: capitulum, auricle, pinna
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EAR

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39D: "51. Med. diagnostic"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
• Similar words include: cardiogram, electrocardiogram, ECG
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EKG

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

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

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

31 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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