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Friday, September 6, 2024

NYT 0906 Friday Sep 06, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 06, 2024

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

NYTFriday Sep 06, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints
NYT 0906 Friday Sep 06, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints


Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Mollycoddle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BABY

    Possible Answer : mollycoddle, sister, pamper, cocker, coddle, child, infant, featherbed, indulge, spoil, baby, babe, cosset


  • The clue is 5. They often have multiple horns. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKABANDS


  • The clue is 13. Spy's assumption. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALIAS

    Possible Answer : also_known_as, alias, false_name, a.k.a., assumed_name


  • The clue is 15. One might be reached at a summit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEACEDEAL


  • The clue is 16. Part of the military brass?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BUGLE

    Possible Answer : bugleweed, bugle


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

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

    The answer: INTHEZONE


  • The clue is 18. Hyperbolic ordinal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UMPTEENTH

    Possible Answer : umpteenth, umptieth, umteenth


  • The clue is 20. Compete in a Summer Olympic sport. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FENCE

    Possible Answer : wall, surround, palisade, fence_in, contend, debate, argue, fencing, fence


  • The clue is 21. Claim in court. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HARM

    Possible Answer : hurt, injury, harm, trauma, impairment, damage, scathe


  • The clue is 22. Peke's squeak. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YIP

    Possible Answer : yap, yelping, yip, yelp


  • The clue is 24. Something made just for show?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SET

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : rise


  • The clue is 25. Agcy. that helps start-ups. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SBA

    Possible Answer : SBA, Small_Business_Administration


  • The clue is 27. Keir Starmer and others, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PMS

    Possible Answer : premier, PMS, post-mortem_examination, necropsy, autopsy, post-mortem, premenstrual_syndrome, PM, postmortem_examination, Pm, postmortem, promethium, atomic_number_61, phase_modulation, Prime_Minister


  • The clue is 30. Emily's List, e.g., informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAC

    Possible Answer : political_action_committee, PAC


  • The clue is 32. Rembrandt and Sargent, notably. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: PORTRAITARTISTS


  • The clue is 39. "Much appreciated". Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: ITMEANSALOTTOME


  • The clue is 40. Line from a blame-shifter. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: THATWASNTMYIDEA


  • The clue is 41. A split one may need trimming. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: END

    Possible Answer : final_stage, last, oddment, cease, destruction, closing, remainder, remnant, goal, finish, terminal, close, death, stop, conclusion, end, terminate, ending

    Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning


  • The clue is 42. Garden swimmer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KOI


  • The clue is 43. "Go to the ___, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise": Proverbs 6:6. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANT

    Possible Answer : emmet, ant, pismire


  • The clue is 44. Faux finish?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAS

    Possible Answer : dada, daddy, public_address_system, pappa, Keystone_State, pop, protoactinium, papa, dad, Pa, atomic_number_91, P.A., PA_system, PA, P.A._system, pascal, Pennsylvania, pa, protactinium, pas


  • The clue is 47. Where the malleus and incus bones are found. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EAR

    Possible Answer : auricle, spike, capitulum, pinna, ear


  • The clue is 49. Jerry's car of choice on "Seinfeld". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAAB


  • The clue is 52. Pangolin scales, functionally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARMOR

    Possible Answer : armor, armour


  • The clue is 54. Transient. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EPHEMERAL

    Possible Answer : ephemeral, short-lived, fugacious, ephemeron, transitory, passing, transient


  • The clue is 59. Youth-centric magazine spinoff. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEENVOGUE


  • The clue is 61. Subject of the classic song lyric "I'll see you in my dreams". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IRENE


  • The clue is 62. Competition with many missions. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPACERACE


  • The clue is 63. Roman goddess of childbirth. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DIANA

    Possible Answer : Princess_Diana, Diana, Lady_Diana_Frances_Spencer, Princess_of_Wales


  • The clue is 64. Where one person's trash is another's treasure. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YARDSALE


  • The clue is 65. Unsullied environment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDEN

    Possible Answer : paradise, Eden, Garden_of_Eden, Shangri-la, heaven, promised_land, nirvana


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Hindu gentleman. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BABU

    Possible Answer: baboo, babu

  • The clue is 2. Booster, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALUM

    Possible Answer: potash_alum, alumna, graduate, ammonia_alum, potassium_alum, ammonium_alum, alumnus, grad, alum

  • The clue is 3. Powerful D.C. lobby, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BIGPHARMA

  • The clue is 4. Crimean town in 1945 headlines. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YALTA

    Possible Answer: Yalta

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

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

    The answer: SENT

    Possible Answer: get_off, send, transport, mail, send_out, station, direct, sent, post, air, ship, send_off, broadcast, charge, transmit, place, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, beam

    Possible Opposite Answer : unsent

  • The clue is 6. Comedian Griffin. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KATHY

  • The clue is 7. Frankfurter's cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACH

  • The clue is 8. Part of a slider. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BEEFPATTY

  • The clue is 9. Shipbuilder's tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADZE

    Possible Answer: adze, adz

  • The clue is 10. Crayola's atomic tangerine and shocking pink, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEONS

    Possible Answer: Ne, atomic_number_10, neon

  • The clue is 11. Chicken or mashed potato. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DANCE

    Possible Answer: trip_the_light_fantastic, trip_the_light_fantastic_toe, terpsichore, saltation, dancing, dance

  • The clue is 12. Nasty fall?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLEET

    Possible Answer: sleet

  • The clue is 14. Nostradamus, supposedly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEER

    Possible Answer: oracle, illusionist, prophesier, seer, vaticinator, visionary, prophet

  • The clue is 15. Certain chess tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PIN

    Possible Answer: pin, pin_tumbler, tholepin, PIN_number, pivot, personal_identification_number, flag, rowlock, PIN, stick, bowling_pin, immobilize, trap, immobilise, thole, oarlock, fall, peg

    Possible Opposite Answer : unpin

  • The clue is 19. Deep-fried Latin American fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMPANADA

  • The clue is 23. Swear words?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IPROMISE

  • The clue is 25. What female llamas do to show disinterest in a mate. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPIT

    Possible Answer: spitting, spatter, tongue, skewer, spew, ptyalize, spittle, sprinkle, expectoration, spit_out, ptyalise, spue, pitter-patter, spit, patter, saliva

  • The clue is 26. "Ice cream or cake?" response, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOTH

    Possible Answer: both

  • The clue is 28. White peg, in Battleship. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MISS

    Possible Answer: leave_out, fille, overleap, omit, missy, young_woman, drop, miss, young_lady, Miss, lose, girl, lack, escape, misfire, neglect, overlook, pretermit

    Possible Opposite Answer : attend_to, hit, attend, have

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

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

    The answer: STANK

    Possible Answer: stink, reek

  • The clue is 31. "___ Never Sleeps" (banking slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CITI

  • The clue is 33. Spot for a toque. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TETE

  • The clue is 34. Things touched by touchy topics. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAWNERVES

  • The clue is 35. Bajo's opposite. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALTO

    Possible Answer: alto, contralto, countertenor

  • The clue is 36. It's leavened with sour milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SODABREAD

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

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

    The answer: TMEN

  • The clue is 38. "Take a ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEAT

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

  • The clue is 44. Con target. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PATSY

    Possible Answer: fool, fall_guy, mug, mark, chump, patsy, sucker, soft_touch, gull

  • The clue is 45. Relative of a pupusa. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AREPA

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

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

    The answer: SMEAR

    Possible Answer: malignment, cytologic_smear, smirch, spot, smudge, cytosmear, daub, slur, sully, slander, blur, blot, vilification, denigrate, asperse, smutch, calumniate, besmirch, defame, stain, smear

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

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

    The answer: REGAL

    Possible Answer: regal, majestic, imperial, royal, purple

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

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

    The answer: AMID

  • The clue is 51. Treetop dwelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AERIE

    Possible Answer: aerie, eyrie, eyry, aery

  • The clue is 53. Ready for a drive, perhaps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONCD

  • The clue is 55. Shade akin to mauve. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PUCE

    Possible Answer: puce

  • The clue is 56. Giggle syllable. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEE

  • The clue is 57. Burrell of the Food Network. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANNE

    Possible Answer: Anne

  • The clue is 58. Tend (toward). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEAN

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : fat, rich

  • The clue is 60. "Kia ___" (New Zealand greeting). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORA

    Possible Answer: OS, oculus_sinister, Os, osmium, operating_system, os, atomic_number_76, bone

Monday, September 29, 2025

November 20, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword November 20, 2019

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Univ. entrance exam 3
2A 4. Scores worth six pts. 3
3A 7. Grates, as a lemon 5
4A 12. Take the risk 8
5A 15. Pricey bars 6
6A 17. Spanish greeting 8
7A 18. Stadium cheer 6
8A 19. "Fiddler on the Roof" star 5
9A 20. Light: Sp. 3
10A 22. ___ Fridays 3
11A 23. 2018 blockbuster film based on a Marvel comic 12
12A 28. "TMI!" 3
13A 31. Time for a trip to Cabo San Lucas or Miami Beach 11
14A 32. Oohs' counterparts 4
15A 34. III, to Jr., say 3
16A 35. High-level math, informally 4
17A 36. Its license plates say "Life Elevated" 4
18A 37. Attraction in Bay Lake, Fla. 5
19A 40. Hand, informally 4
20A 42. Latin list ender 4
21A 44. "___ Believer" 3
22A 45. Wine ___ 4
23A 46. Bring about 11
24A 50. Baseball stat that's better when it's lower 3
25A 51. Sturdier alternative to a cardboard box 12
26A 53. Lair 3
27A 54. ___-de-sac 3
28A 55. German philosopher Georg 5
29A 59. Sheep 6
30A 62. Latin American pastry 8
31A 65. Give ownership of 6
32A 66. Long fish with a row of barbs 8
33A 67. Boston airport 5
34A 68. Ticklee's syllable 3
35A 69. Actress Ortiz 3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Univ. entrance exam"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
  • Words that mean the same thing: dissemble, roleplay, enactment
  • The opposite would be: refrain
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ACT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Scores worth six pts."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "7. Grates, as a lemon"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  • Words that mean the same thing: spice, zest, nip
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ZESTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. Take the risk"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CHANCEIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Pricey bars"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
  • Words that mean the same thing: metal bar, block of metal, ingot
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: INGOTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Spanish greeting"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: COMOESTA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Stadium cheer"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GOTEAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "Fiddler on the Roof" star"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOPOL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Light: Sp."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LUZ

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. ___ Fridays"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TGI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. 2018 blockbuster film based on a Marvel comic"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ____________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BLACKPANTHER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "28. "TMI!""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EWW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "31. Time for a trip to Cabo San Lucas or Miami Beach"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPRINGBREAK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. Oohs' counterparts"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
  • Words that mean the same thing: ooh, aah
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AAHS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. III, to Jr., say"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a male human offspring
  • Words that mean the same thing: Word, boy, Logos
  • The opposite would be: daughter, girl
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. High-level math, informally"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CALC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Its license plates say "Life Elevated""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a state in the western united states; settled in 1847 by mormons led by brigham young
  • Words that mean the same thing: UT, Mormon State, Beehive State
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UTAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Attraction in Bay Lake, Fla."

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EPCOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Hand, informally"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
  • Words that mean the same thing: glove, hand, paw
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MITT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Latin list ender"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. "___ Believer""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IMA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Wine ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  • Words that mean the same thing: snot, prig, snoot
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SNOB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Bring about"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that write an orchestra score for
  • Words that mean the same thing: engineer, direct, organize
  • The word looks like this: ___________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ORCHESTRATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Baseball stat that's better when it's lower"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
  • Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, geological era, epoch
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Sturdier alternative to a cardboard box"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ____________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PLASTICCRATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Lair"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the habitation of wild animals
  • Words that mean the same thing: hideaway, hideout, lair
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. ___-de-sac"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a passage with access only at one end
  • Words that mean the same thing: dead end, cul de sac
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CUL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. German philosopher Georg"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that german philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical reasoning was adopted by karl marx (1770-1831)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HEGEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Sheep"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OVINES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Latin American pastry"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EMPANADA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Give ownership of"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CEDETO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Long fish with a row of barbs"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPINYEEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Boston airport"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a mountain peak in the st. elias range in the southwestern yukon territory in canada (19,850 feet high)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Mount Logan
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOGAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Ticklee's syllable"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Actress Ortiz"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ANA

    Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword November 20, 2019

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. No. at an insurance agency 4
2D 2. When repeated, a toy train 4
3D 3. Press (down) 4
4D 4. Immune system protectors 6
5D 5. Bleu ___ Causses (French cheese) 3
6D 6. Command before "Shake!" 3
7D 7. Shape of a lightning bolt 6
8D 8. Composer Brian 3
9D 9. Police dept. member 3
10D 10. Follow directions 10
11D 11. Laurence Olivier, notably 10
12D 13. Tyro, in modern parlance 4
13D 14. Argue repetitively ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme 13
14D 16. Self-satisfied smile 5
15D 21. Old TV channel that aired "Moesha" 3
16D 24. Church part that sounds like what you might have on your smartphone 4
17D 25. Wheat or soybeans 4
18D 26. "This Is Us" network 3
19D 27. Cable cars 5
20D 28. What fills un lac 3
21D 29. What rises and falls in a lake 10
22D 30. Question from a helpful person (or a helpless one) 10
23D 33. Bygone leaders 5
24D 38. Actor Dorsey of TV's "Queen Sugar" 4
25D 39. Line out the door? 4
26D 41. Abbr. meaning "We'll fill this slot in later" 3
27D 43. Wimbledon call 3
28D 46. Nonfiction film with a point of view, in brief 5
29D 47. Sends after 6
30D 48. Lone Star State sch. 3
31D 49. Gas that's a man's name + E 6
32D 52. "___, meeny ..." 4
33D 56. Greek earth goddess 4
34D 57. Biblical paradise 4
35D 58. In ___ land 4
36D 60. Below zero: Abbr. 3
37D 61. Athenian vowel 3
38D 63. Dashboard stat: Abbr. 3
39D 64. Chart shape 3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. No. at an insurance agency"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ACCT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. When repeated, a toy train"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CHOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Press (down)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
  • Words that mean the same thing: tamping bar, pack, tamper
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAMP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Immune system protectors"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TCELLS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Bleu ___ Causses (French cheese)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
  • Words that mean the same thing: diethylstilboestrol, First State, diethylstilbesterol
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Command before "Shake!""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that be around, often idly or without specific purpose
  • Words that mean the same thing: sit down, sit around, baby-sit
  • The opposite would be: arise, stand
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Shape of a lightning bolt"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
  • Words that mean the same thing: crank, zig, zag
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ZIGZAG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Composer Brian"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ENO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Police dept. member"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SGT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Follow directions"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOETHELINE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Laurence Olivier, notably"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STAGEACTOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "13. Tyro, in modern parlance"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NOOB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Argue repetitively ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: _____________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TALKINCIRCLES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Self-satisfied smile"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
  • Words that mean the same thing: simper
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SMIRK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Old TV channel that aired "Moesha""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UPN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Church part that sounds like what you might have on your smartphone"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
  • Words that mean the same thing: apsis
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: APSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Wheat or soybeans"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the yield from plants in a single growing season
  • Words that mean the same thing: work, clip, harvest
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CROP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. "This Is Us" network"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NBC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Cable cars"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
  • Words that mean the same thing: tram, tramcar, trolley car
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRAMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. What fills un lac"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EAU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. What rises and falls in a lake"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WATERLEVEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Question from a helpful person (or a helpless one)"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WHATCANIDO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Bygone leaders"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that title for the former hereditary monarch of iran
  • Words that mean the same thing: Shah, Shah of Iran
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHAHS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Actor Dorsey of TV's "Queen Sugar""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OMAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Line out the door?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TATA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Abbr. meaning "We'll fill this slot in later""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TBA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Wimbledon call"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
  • Words that mean the same thing: allow, net ball, lease
  • The opposite would be: forbid, disallow
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Nonfiction film with a point of view, in brief"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OPDOC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Sends after"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SICSON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Lone Star State sch."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TCU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Gas that's a man's name + E"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel
  • Words that mean the same thing: C2H6
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETHANE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. "___, meeny ...""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EENY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Greek earth goddess"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of cronus and the titans in ancient mythology
  • Words that mean the same thing: Ge, Gaia
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GAEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Biblical paradise"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
  • Words that mean the same thing: promised land, nirvana, heaven
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. In ___ land"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LALA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. Below zero: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NEG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Athenian vowel"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
  • Words that mean the same thing: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "63. Dashboard stat: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
  • Words that mean the same thing: miles per hour
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MPH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "64. Chart shape"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
  • Words that mean the same thing: Proto-Indo European
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 43 58.1%
Short Answer 20 27.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment 4 5.4%
Abbreviation 3 4.1%
Movies/Film 2 2.7%
Science/Technology 1 1.4%
Music 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 35
Down Clues 39
Total Clues 74
Average Answer Length 5.1 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

  • Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
  • Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
  • When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
  • Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 5 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 28, 2025 at 08:20 PM