27442 Sun Dec 29, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "The Soul ___ Itself" (Emily Dickinson poem), 5. Conceal, 10. Gamer's annoyance, 13. Wail, blubber, etc., 17. One of six in garden croquet, 18. Emmy-winning drama series set in the Midwest, 19. Disney C.E.O. Bob, 21. Early phase of software development, 22. Electrician who might put in overtime after a bad storm, 24. Politico Buttigieg, 25. Partner of dreams, 26. Anesthetized, 27. Have a banquet, 28. Graphics that show trends, 30. Like cobras and some jackets, 32. Doc that ensures secrecy, 33. Rapscallion, 34. Dog with "small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose", 35. Prepared, 37. Lion's prey, 39. Preceding times, 40. Loud whistlers, 44. Unnecessarily lengthen, as an essay, 45. Brought aboard, 47. Language from which "curry" comes, 48. Increased suddenly, 51. "No time to lose!", 53. Without help, 54. Step (on), 55. Dien Bien ___, 1954 battle site in Vietnam, 56. Dough dispenser, 59. Hard hits off the bat, 61. McEvoy of cosmetics, 63. Dish of chopped meat, potatoes and onions, 66. Portrayer of Grindelwald in "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald", 67. Author Zola, 68. Large Starbucks size, 69. Fascinated by, 70. Potatoes, on an Indian menu, 71. Nb3, Bxh7, Ra4, etc., 72. The Macarena and Cha Cha Slide, for two, 74. Education support grp., 76. "The Simpsons" character who says "I've done everything the Bible says! Even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff!", 77. Love affair, 78. Corrupt, 79. Snack brand with "Classic" and "Wavy" varieties, 81. Iced coffee drink, 82. Colorings, 83. Jamie who pitched on eight major-league teams over his 25-year career, 86. Weigh (down), 87. Wild tours, 89. Grave, 90. They might make you jump, 95. Winter mo., 96. Praiseful poems, 97. Attack from all sides, 98. Solar wind particle, 100. Places to dock, 105. Defensive position, 107. Catch, 109. Man's name meaning "strong" in Hebrew, 110. Director Sam, 111. Exude, as charm, 112. Indication of where to cut … or something written five times in this puzzle?, 114. Gave support, 115. Seeks compensation, maybe, 116. Relative of a badger, 117. Starter with chips?, 118. "___ Turismo" (2023 film), 119. Certain fantasy football stats, 120. Part of MGM, 121. Rise dramatically

Down Clues :

1. "Don't even think about it", 2. Proscribed action, 3. Kind of list, 4. Opinion piece, 5. Exec in charge of investments, 6. Product of rendering, 7. Big name in pest control, 8. Plan for the day, 9. Like bibimbap, 10. Watch one's language?, 11. From time immemorial, 12. Very start, 13. Full of unnecessary costs, as a budget, 14. Sign off on, 15. Sharpened, 16. Loops around a rodeo, 20. Sign on again, 21. "That feels good", 23. Fought in a ring, 29. Green with the bowdlerized hit "Forget You", 31. Home state of the senator Lisa Blunt Rochester: Abbr., 36. It's heard in a hearing, 38. Pulled a classic prank on, for short, 40. Superman's birth name, 41. Genre for Fall Out Boy, 42. Descriptor for a dictator, 43. Stays alive, 46. Santa ___, 47. Magic word?, 49. Lurched, 50. What Boyle's law pertains to, 51. Bar exercises, 52. Highly recommended story, 55. Awaiting surgery, informally, 57. Vanishing point?, 58. Henry who composed the theme for "The Pink Panther", 60. Sleep stage, 61. Rating that signifies lewdness or violence, 62. Concealed, 64. Medical inserts, 65. Parasites' needs, 73. Quite fond of, with "to", 75. Hefeweizen, e.g., 77. Jason's ship, 80. Vacation destination in the Caribbean, 81. Stronghold, 83. Place to hover, 84. Big name in frozen food, 85. Obsequious types, 86. Sauntered (in), 88. Meager, 89. Closefitting headwear, in a variant spelling, 91. ___ Bill, folk hero who is said to have ridden a tornado like a bucking bronco, 92. Invite on a date, 93. "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of ___": Thomas Jefferson, 94. Piece of classical music, 99. Repulsive, 101. Strongman of myth, 102. "I Know a ___" (rhyming children's book), 103. Soda with strawberry and pineapple flavors, 104. Derisive expression, 106. Auction action, 108. Clarified butter, 113. Botch things

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 29, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. "The Soul ___ Itself" (Emily Dickinson poem). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNTO

  
  



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

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

  The answer: CLOAK

  
  

  Possible Answer : dissemble, cloak, mask, robe, clothe, drape




• The clue is 10. Gamer's annoyance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAG

  
  

  Possible Answer : stave, lag, meantime, jug, put_away, fall_behind, put_behind_bars, immure, imprison, slowdown, meanwhile, incarcerate, jail, interim, dawdle, retardation, gaol, fall_back, remand




• The clue is 13. Wail, blubber, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAWL

  
  

  Possible Answer : bawl, bellow, yawp




• The clue is 17. One of six in garden croquet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOP

  
  

  Possible Answer : hoop, basket, basketball_hoop, wicket, ring




• The clue is 18. Emmy-winning drama series set in the Midwest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARGO

  
  

  Possible Answer : Fargo




• The clue is 19. Disney C.E.O. Bob. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGER

  
  



• The clue is 21. Early phase of software development. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPHA

  
  

  Possible Answer : alpha




• The clue is 22. Electrician who might put in overtime after a bad storm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINEWORKER

  
  



• The clue is 24. Politico Buttigieg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETE

  
  



• The clue is 25. Partner of dreams. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOPES

  
  

  Possible Answer : hope, trust, Bob_Hope, skip, Leslie_Townes_Hope, hop-skip, Hope, desire, promise, hop, go_for

  Possible Opposite Answer : despair




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

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

  The answer: UNDER

  
  

  Possible Answer : nether, under, below




• The clue is 27. Have a banquet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINE

  
  

  Possible Answer : dine




• The clue is 28. Graphics that show trends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINECHARTS

  
  



• The clue is 30. Like cobras and some jackets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOODED

  
  

  Possible Answer : hood




• The clue is 32. Doc that ensures secrecy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NDA

  
  



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

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

  The answer: ROGUE

  
  

  Possible Answer : rapscallion, scallywag, varlet, scalawag, knave, rogue, rascal




• The clue is 34. Dog with "small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTO

  
  



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

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

  The answer: SET

  
  

  Possible Answer : gear_up, go_down, primed, fixed, position, fix, laid, correct, sic, determined, solidification, typeset, dictated, Seth, plant, lot, coiffure, rigid, localize, dress, stage_set, countersink, rig, hardened, place, curing, set, readiness, adjust, circle, put, band, define, go_under, fructify, do, fit, pose, determine, specify, mark, Set, hardening, coif, arrange, coiffe, prepare, lay, congeal, ready, located, placed, solidifying, bent, situated, set_up, limit, lay_out, jell, localise, exercise_set

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 37. Lion's prey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTELOPE

  
  

  Possible Answer : antelope




• The clue is 39. Preceding times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVES

  
  

  Possible Answer : evening, Eve, eventide, even, eve




• The clue is 40. Loud whistlers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KETTLES

  
  

  Possible Answer : kettleful, kettle_hole, tympani, kettledrum, timpani, kettle, tympanum, boiler




• The clue is 44. Unnecessarily lengthen, as an essay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAD

  
  

  Possible Answer : embellish, tablet, trudge, pad_of_paper, diggings, stamp_pad, bolster, launchpad, plod, launch_pad, inkpad, aggrandise, dramatize, footslog, fill_out, blow_up, inking_pad, launch_area, slog, launching_pad, pad, domiciliation, digs, embroider, dramatise, tramp, lodgings, aggrandize, lard




• The clue is 45. Brought aboard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LADED

  
  

  Possible Answer : ladle, laden, load_up, load, lade




• The clue is 47. Language from which "curry" comes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMIL

  
  

  Possible Answer : Tamil




• The clue is 48. Increased suddenly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SURGED

  
  

  Possible Answer : billow, scend, heave, soar, soar_upwards, zoom, surge, soar_up, tide

  Possible Opposite Answer : ebb




• The clue is 51. "No time to lose!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CMON

  
  



• The clue is 53. Without help. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALONE

  
  

  Possible Answer : solo, lonely, exclusively, only, unequalled, solely, unique, lone, entirely, unaccompanied, unequaled, solitary, alone, unparalleled




• The clue is 54. Step (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREAD

  
  

  Possible Answer : tread, pace, trample, step, stride




• The clue is 55. Dien Bien ___, 1954 battle site in Vietnam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHU

  
  



• The clue is 56. Dough dispenser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATM

  
  

  Possible Answer : standard_atmosphere, atmosphere, standard_pressure, automated_teller_machine, asynchronous_transfer_mode, atm, cash_dispenser, automatic_teller, automated_teller, automatic_teller_machine, ATM, cash_machine




• The clue is 59. Hard hits off the bat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINEDRIVES

  
  



• The clue is 61. McEvoy of cosmetics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRISH

  
  



• The clue is 63. Dish of chopped meat, potatoes and onions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASH

  
  

  Possible Answer : haschisch, hasheesh, hashish, hash




• The clue is 66. Portrayer of Grindelwald in "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEPP

  
  



• The clue is 67. Author Zola. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMILE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Emile




• The clue is 68. Large Starbucks size. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VENTI

  
  



• The clue is 69. Fascinated by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTO

  
  



• The clue is 70. Potatoes, on an Indian menu. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOO

  
  



• The clue is 71. Nb3, Bxh7, Ra4, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOVES

  
  

  Possible Answer : movement, travel, impress, motility, motivate, propel, motion, displace, actuate, strike, move, affect, go, relocation, proceed, be_active, make_a_motion, act, locomote, prompt, incite, run

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand_still, rest, stay, refrain, stay_in_place




• The clue is 72. The Macarena and Cha Cha Slide, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINEDANCES

  
  



• The clue is 74. Education support grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PTA

  
  



• The clue is 76. "The Simpsons" character who says "I've done everything the Bible says! Even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NED

  
  



• The clue is 77. Love affair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOUR

  
  

  Possible Answer : affaire, liaison, affair, amour, involvement, intimacy




• The clue is 78. Corrupt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAINT

  
  

  Possible Answer : infect, contamination, cloud, sully, taint, defile, corrupt

  Possible Opposite Answer : disinfect




• The clue is 79. Snack brand with "Classic" and "Wavy" varieties. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAYS

  
  

  Possible Answer : ballad, put_down, repose, lay, pose, position, place, set, put




• The clue is 81. Iced coffee drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRAPPE

  
  

  Possible Answer : frappe, ice




• The clue is 82. Colorings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TINTS

  
  

  Possible Answer : tinge, tinct, touch, tint, tincture, tone, shade




• The clue is 83. Jamie who pitched on eight major-league teams over his 25-year career. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOYER

  
  



• The clue is 86. Weigh (down). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOG

  
  

  Possible Answer : bog_down, bog, peat_bog




• The clue is 87. Wild tours. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAFARIS

  
  

  Possible Answer : hunting_expedition, campaign, safari




• The clue is 89. Grave. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIRE

  
  

  Possible Answer : dreadful, fearsome, terrible, dread, horrendous, awful, dreaded, direful, desperate, dire, horrific, frightening, fearful




• The clue is 90. They might make you jump. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPARROWS

  
  



• The clue is 95. Winter mo.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEC

  
  

  Possible Answer : Dec, December, dec, celestial_latitude, declination




• The clue is 96. Praiseful poems. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODES

  
  

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 97. Attack from all sides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESET

  
  

  Possible Answer : encrust, incrust, harry, molest, beset, chevy, plague, chivy, provoke, chivvy, chevvy, set_upon, hassle, harass




• The clue is 98. Solar wind particle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ION

  
  

  Possible Answer : ion




• The clue is 100. Places to dock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHARFS

  
  

  Possible Answer : dock, berth, wharf, moor, wharfage, pier




• The clue is 105. Defensive position. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINEBACKER

  
  

  Possible Answer : linebacker, line_backer




• The clue is 107. Catch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAG

  
  

  Possible Answer : hitch, snag, tear, hang-up, split, rent, rub, rip




• The clue is 109. Man's name meaning "strong" in Hebrew. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETHAN

  
  



• The clue is 110. Director Sam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIMI

  
  



• The clue is 111. Exude, as charm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOZE

  
  

  Possible Answer : seepage, slime, transude, gunk, muck, ooze_out, seep, guck, goop, goo, exude, exudate, ooze, gook, oozing, sludge




• The clue is 112. Indication of where to cut … or something written five times in this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DASHEDLINE

  
  



• The clue is 114. Gave support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDED

  
  

  Possible Answer : assisted, aided, aid, assist, help

  Possible Opposite Answer : unassisted




• The clue is 115. Seeks compensation, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUES

  
  

  Possible Answer : action, process, litigate, Sue, sue, Eugene_Sue




• The clue is 116. Relative of a badger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTTER

  
  

  Possible Answer : otter




• The clue is 117. Starter with chips?. 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 118. "___ Turismo" (2023 film). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAN

  
  

  Possible Answer : nan, granny, nanna, grandmother, grannie, grandma, gran




• The clue is 119. Certain fantasy football stats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TDS

  
  



• The clue is 120. Part of MGM. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAYER

  
  

  Possible Answer : Louis_B._Mayer, Louis_Burt_Mayer, Mayer, Marie_Goeppert_Mayer




• The clue is 121. Rise dramatically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOAR

  
  

  Possible Answer : soar, soar_upwards, sailplane, hang_glide, zoom, surge, soar_up

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Don't even think about it". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UH-UH

  
  

• The clue is 2. Proscribed action. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NO-NO

  
  

• The clue is 3. Kind of list. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TO-DO

  
  

  Possible Answer: disturbance, kerfuffle, hurly_burly, flutter, disruption, hoo-ha, commotion, hoo-hah, to-do

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

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

  The answer: OP-ED

  
  

• The clue is 5. Exec in charge of investments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CFO

  
  

  Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

• The clue is 6. Product of rendering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARD

  
  

  Possible Answer: embellish, aggrandize, pad, blow_up, aggrandise, dramatize, embroider, dramatise, lard

• The clue is 7. Big name in pest control. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORKIN

  
  

• The clue is 8. Plan for the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGENDA

  
  

  Possible Answer: agenda, schedule, order_of_business, docket, agendum

• The clue is 9. Like bibimbap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOREAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Korean

• The clue is 10. Watch one's language?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIP-READ

  
  

  Possible Answer: lip-read, speech-read, lipread

• The clue is 11. From time immemorial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGE-OLD

  
  

  Possible Answer: age-old, antique

• The clue is 12. Very start. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GET-GO

  
  

  Possible Answer: showtime, commencement, offset, first, get-go, starting_time, beginning, outset, start, kickoff

  Possible Opposite Answer : middle

• The clue is 13. Full of unnecessary costs, as a budget. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOATED

  
  

  Possible Answer: bloat

• The clue is 14. Sign off on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APPROVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: sanction, approve, O.K., okay

  Possible Opposite Answer : disapprove

• The clue is 15. Sharpened. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHETTED

  
  

  Possible Answer: quicken, whet

• The clue is 16. Loops around a rodeo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASSOS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Roland_de_Lassus, rope, Orlando_di_Lasso, Lasso, lasso, riata, reata, lariat

• The clue is 20. Sign on again. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RE-UP

  
  

• The clue is 21. "That feels good". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHH

  
  

• The clue is 23. Fought in a ring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WRESTLED

  
  

  Possible Answer: twist, wriggle, squirm, writhe, worm, wrestle

• The clue is 29. Green with the bowdlerized hit "Forget You". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEELO

  
  

• The clue is 31. Home state of the senator Lisa Blunt Rochester: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEL

  
  

• The clue is 36. It's heard in a hearing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESTIMONY

  
  

  Possible Answer: testimonial, testimony

• The clue is 38. Pulled a classic prank on, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TPED

  
  

• The clue is 40. Superman's birth name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAL-EL

  
  

• The clue is 41. Genre for Fall Out Boy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMO-POP

  
  

• The clue is 42. Descriptor for a dictator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIN-POT

  
  

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

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

  The answer: SURVIVES

  
  

  Possible Answer: endure, go, hold_out, make_it, outlive, survive, pull_through, come_through, live_on, outlast, exist, pull_round, last, live, hold_up, subsist

  Possible Opposite Answer : succumb

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

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

  The answer: ANA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ana, ana

• The clue is 47. Magic word?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TA-DA

  
  

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

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

  The answer: REELED

  
  

  Possible Answer: stagger, whirl, lurch, spin, spin_around, keel, reel, gyrate, careen, swag

• The clue is 50. What Boyle's law pertains to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASES

  
  

  Possible Answer: natural_gas, swash, petrol, gasolene, vaunt, gasconade, brag, accelerator_pedal, boast, gasoline, shoot_a_line, gun, gas_pedal, bluster, gas, tout, gaseous_state, throttle, flatulence, flatulency, accelerator, blow

• The clue is 51. Bar exercises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIN-UPS

  
  

  Possible Answer: chin-up, pull-up

• The clue is 52. Highly recommended story. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUST-READ

  
  

• The clue is 55. Awaiting surgery, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRE-OP

  
  

• The clue is 57. Vanishing point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THINAIR

  
  

• The clue is 58. Henry who composed the theme for "The Pink Panther". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANCINI

  
  

• The clue is 60. Sleep stage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REM

  
  

  Possible Answer: paradoxical_sleep, rapid_eye_movement, REM, REM_sleep, rapid_eye_movement_sleep

• The clue is 61. Rating that signifies lewdness or violence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TV-MA

  
  

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

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

  The answer: HID

  
  

  Possible Answer: obscure, blot_out, cover, conceal, shroud, obliterate, veil, hide_out, enshroud, hide

  Possible Opposite Answer : show

• The clue is 64. Medical inserts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STENTS

  
  

  Possible Answer: stent

• The clue is 65. Parasites' needs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOSTS

  
  

  Possible Answer: host, emcee, boniface, innkeeper, master_of_ceremonies, server, legion, Host, horde

  Possible Opposite Answer : parasite

• The clue is 73. Quite fond of, with "to". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTACHED

  
  

  Possible Answer: seize, bind, impound, confiscate, bond, sequester, connected, attached, attach, tie, committed, affiliated

  Possible Opposite Answer : detach, detached, unattached

• The clue is 75. Hefeweizen, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 77. Jason's ship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARGO

  
  

  Possible Answer: Argo

• The clue is 80. Vacation destination in the Caribbean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARUBA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Aruba

• The clue is 81. Stronghold. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORTRESS

  
  

  Possible Answer: fortress, fort

• The clue is 83. Place to hover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MID-AIR

  
  

• The clue is 84. Big name in frozen food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORE-IDA

  
  

• The clue is 85. Obsequious types. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES-MEN

  
  

  Possible Answer: flunkey, stooge, yes-man, flunky

• The clue is 86. Sauntered (in). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BREEZED

  
  

  Possible Answer: breeze

• The clue is 88. Meager. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEW

  
  

  Possible Answer: few

  Possible Opposite Answer : many

• The clue is 89. Closefitting headwear, in a variant spelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DO-RAG

  
  

• The clue is 91. ___ Bill, folk hero who is said to have ridden a tornado like a bucking bronco. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PECOS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Pecos, Pecos_River

• The clue is 92. Invite on a date. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKOUT

  
  

• The clue is 93. "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of ___": Thomas Jefferson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WISDOM

  
  

  Possible Answer: soundness, wiseness, wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom_of_Solomon, sapience

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsoundness, folly

• The clue is 94. Piece of classical music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONATA

  
  

  Possible Answer: sonata

• The clue is 99. Repulsive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NASTY

  
  

  Possible Answer: filthy, nasty, foul, awful, cruddy, tight, smutty

  Possible Opposite Answer : nice

• The clue is 101. Strongman of myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Atlas, telamon, atlas_vertebra, map_collection, atlas, book_of_maps

• The clue is 102. "I Know a ___" (rhyming children's book). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RHINO

  
  

  Possible Answer: rhinoceros, rhino

• The clue is 103. Soda with strawberry and pineapple flavors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FANTA

  
  

• The clue is 104. Derisive expression. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNEER

  
  

  Possible Answer: leer, sneer

• The clue is 106. Auction action. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BID

  
  

  Possible Answer: adjure, play, beseech, bidding, conjure, invite, wish, command, dictation, tender, press, offer, call, bid, entreat

• The clue is 108. Clarified butter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GHEE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ghee

• The clue is 113. Botch things. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

  
  

  Possible Answer: drift, err, slip, stray, mistake

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (33 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (35 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Leader in a robe called a kasaya	4
2A	5. Some malty offerings	9
3A	14. Jejune	4
4A	15. Coupling rings?	10
5A	17. Come (together)	4
6A	18. One sharing gold	10
7A	19. Remy's brother in "Ratatouille"	5
8A	21. High tea treat	5
9A	22. Mathematician Terence, winner of the 2006 Fields Medal	3
10A	23. ___ Ball, 2021 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year	6
11A	25. Key for getting out	3
12A	26. Gave temporarily	4
13A	27. One-named pop star with Monkey Puzzle Records	3
14A	28. ___ tov (Jewish festival)	3
15A	30. Advantageous	5
16A	32. Losing control emotionally, in slang	11
17A	36. Drama club enthusiast	11
18A	38. Italian hero?	11
19A	40. Bold	5
20A	42. Étendue bleue	3
21A	43. Hindi for "reign"	3
22A	45. Focus of a concussion protocol	4
23A	46. N.L. East team, on scoreboards	3
24A	49. Especially ornate	6
25A	51. Mass. summer setting	3
26A	52. Jack up	5
27A	54. School units	5
28A	55. In place?	10
29A	58. Stuff in shakers	4
30A	59. "Aww!"	10
31A	60. Target of a search party	4
32A	61. Is canned	9
33A	62. Word repeated before "against the dying of the light" in a Dylan Thomas poem	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Leader in a robe called a kasaya"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tibetan or mongolian priest of lamaism
• Similar words include: genus Lama
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAMA

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2A: "5. Some malty offerings"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: AMBERALES

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3A: "14. Jejune"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lacking sufficient water or rainfall
• Similar words include: desiccated, desiccate, waterless
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARID

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4A: "15. Coupling rings?"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: BOOTYCALLS

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5A: "17. Come (together)"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an unofficial association of people or groups
• Similar words include: banding, set, dance orchestra
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BAND

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6A: "18. One sharing gold"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: COCHAMPION

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7A: "19. Remy's brother in "Ratatouille""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the boy whose upbringing was described by jean-jacques rousseau
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMILE

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8A: "21. High tea treat"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SCONE

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9A: "22. Mathematician Terence, winner of the 2006 Fields Medal"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an adherent of any branch of taoism
• Similar words include: Taoist
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAO

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10A: "23. ___ Ball, 2021 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LAMELO

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11A: "25. Key for getting out"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ESC

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12A: "26. Gave temporarily"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period of 40 weekdays from ash wednesday to holy saturday
• Similar words include: loan, impart, Lententide
• Opposite of: borrow

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Answer: LENT

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13A: "27. One-named pop star with Monkey Puzzle Records"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SIA

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14A: "28. ___ tov (Jewish festival)"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YOM

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15A: "30. Advantageous"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OFUSE

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16A: "32. Losing control emotionally, in slang"

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: CRASHINGOUT

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17A: "36. Drama club enthusiast"

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: THEATERGEEK

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18A: "38. Italian hero?"

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: MEATBALLSUB

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19A: "40. Bold"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that offensively bold
• Similar words include: nervy, cheeky
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BRASH

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20A: "42. Étendue bleue"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
• Similar words include: 1000, m, one thousand
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MER

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21A: "43. Hindi for "reign""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that british dominion over india (1757-1947)
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAJ

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22A: "45. Focus of a concussion protocol"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
• Similar words include: lead, manoeuvre, caput
• Opposite of: foot, rear

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Answer: HEAD

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23A: "46. N.L. East team, on scoreboards"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 21st letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PHI

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24A: "49. Especially ornate"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in france in the 18th century
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ROCOCO

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25A: "51. Mass. summer setting"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EDT

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26A: "52. Jack up"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
• Similar words include: wind, run up, lift
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HOIST

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27A: "54. School units"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
• Similar words include: desk
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DESKS

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28A: "55. In place?"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: WHEREITSAT

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29A: "58. Stuff in shakers"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
• Similar words include: common salt, salinity, saltiness
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SALT

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30A: "59. "Aww!""

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SODARNCUTE

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31A: "60. Target of a search party"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one who is away or absent without leave
• Similar words include: truant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AWOL

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32A: "61. Is canned"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: GETSTHEAX

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33A: "62. Word repeated before "against the dying of the light" in a Dylan Thomas poem"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of intense anger
• Similar words include: ramp, fad, furor
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RAGE

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Names	6
2D	2. Language spoken by Jesus	7
3D	3. Place for a quick stop	8
4D	4. Puzzle	5
5D	5. La ti do, musically	3
6D	6. Bovine sounds	4
7D	7. Sport similar to pétanque	5
8D	8. Character	5
9D	9. "Sinners" director, 2025	11
10D	10. Apogee	4
11D	11. Where a serviette is laid	3
12D	12. Haut monde	6
13D	13. ___ Crosley, author of 2008's "I Was Told There'd Be Cake"	6
14D	16. Impudent sort	4
15D	20. Paris's Champs-___	7
16D	24. Grand Canyon lookout whose name suggests visitors' reactions	11
17D	26. Some baroque instruments	5
18D	29. Diamond wear	4
19D	31. Metal tube in a nuclear reactor	7
20D	33. Jazz musician Jamal	5
21D	34. Neighbor of Colo.	3
22D	35. Mass unit	4
23D	37. First filmmaker to receive the Order of Culture in Japan	8
24D	39. Unprocessed inventory	7
25D	40. One might leave you unprotected at night	6
26D	41. What kid-friendly games typically are	6
27D	44. What big crowds do	6
28D	45. Fells	4
29D	47. Hang-up	5
30D	48. Something raised in a meeting	5
31D	50. Julio ___ Chávez (boxing legend)	5
32D	52. Possessive pronoun	4
33D	53. "Cheerio"	4
34D	56. Snitch	3
35D	57. Neighbor of Ark.	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Names"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a brief description given for purposes of identification
• Similar words include: tag, recording label, mark
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LABELS

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2D: "2. Language spoken by Jesus"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a semitic language originally of the ancient arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern asia
• Similar words include: Aramaic script
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ARAMAIC

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3D: "3. Place for a quick stop"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MINIMART

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4D: "4. Puzzle"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mix up or confuse
• Similar words include: puddle, muddle
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADDLE

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5D: "5. La ti do, musically"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Similar words include: first principle, ABCs, alphabet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABC

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6D: "6. Bovine sounds"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sound made by a cow or bull
• Similar words include: low, moo
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MOOS

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7D: "7. Sport similar to pétanque"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
• Similar words include: bocci, boccie
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BOCCE

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8D: "8. Character"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ETHOS

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9D: "9. "Sinners" director, 2025"

11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RYANCOOGLER

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10D: "10. Apogee"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• Similar words include: meridian, top, vertex
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACME

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11D: "11. Where a serviette is laid"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
• Similar words include: lap covering, circuit, overlap
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LAP

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12D: "12. Haut monde"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
• Similar words include: elite group, elite
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ELITES

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13D: "13. ___ Crosley, author of 2008's "I Was Told There'd Be Cake""

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SLOANE

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14D: "16. Impudent sort"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Similar words include: snob, prig, snoot
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SNOT

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15D: "20. Paris's Champs-___"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ELYSEES

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16D: "24. Grand Canyon lookout whose name suggests visitors' reactions"

11 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: OOHAAHPOINT

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17D: "26. Some baroque instruments"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
• Similar words include: luting, lute
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LUTES

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18D: "29. Diamond wear"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
• Similar words include: manus, baseball glove, paw
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MITT

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19D: "31. Metal tube in a nuclear reactor"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FUELROD

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20D: "33. Jazz musician Jamal"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AHMAD

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21D: "34. Neighbor of Colo."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
• Similar words include: bill, snout, beak
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NEB

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22D: "35. Mass unit"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Think of something that a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
• Similar words include: g, gramme, gm
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GRAM

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23D: "37. First filmmaker to receive the Order of Culture in Japan"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that japanese filmmaker noted for blending japanese folklore with western styles of acting (1910-1998)
• Similar words include: Akira Kurosawa
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: KUROSAWA

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24D: "39. Unprocessed inventory"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)
• Similar words include: reserve, stockpile
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BACKLOG

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25D: "40. One might leave you unprotected at night"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BEDHOG

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26D: "41. What kid-friendly games typically are"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RATEDE

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27D: "44. What big crowds do"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
• Similar words include: shove, jostling
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: JOSTLE

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28D: "45. Fells"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make or shape as with an axe
• Similar words include: hew out, hew
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HEWS

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29D: "47. Hang-up"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period of time spent in military service
• Similar words include: limp, tour of duty, preventive
• Opposite of: unhitch

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Answer: HITCH

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30D: "48. Something raised in a meeting"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
• Similar words include: topic, cut, issuance
• Opposite of: recall

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Answer: ISSUE

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31D: "50. Julio ___ Chávez (boxing legend)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CESAR

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32D: "52. Possessive pronoun"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HERS

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33D: "53. "Cheerio""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TATA

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34D: "56. Snitch"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Similar words include: blackleg, lowlife, give away
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAT

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35D: "57. Neighbor of Ark."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEX

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

33 Across Clues

35 Down Clues

68 Total Clues

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