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Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 79 (37 Across, 42 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.2 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle July 13, 2021
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Transform, as from one being into another | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Send, as payment | 5 |
| 3A | 11. Bro and sis | 4 |
| 4A | 15. In the know | 5 |
| 5A | 16. Beethoven's "Für ___" | 5 |
| 6A | 17. "Orinoco Flow" singer | 4 |
| 7A | 18. Address every aspect of something | 16 |
| 8A | 21. Ram's ma'am? | 3 |
| 9A | 22. Pseudonym of the essayist Charles Lamb | 4 |
| 10A | 23. Impersonate | 6 |
| 11A | 24. Bit of cunning | 4 |
| 12A | 25. Part of a wineglass or watch | 4 |
| 13A | 27. "Kill the ump!," e.g. | 3 |
| 14A | 28. Immediately | 14 |
| 15A | 33. Proficient | 6 |
| 16A | 34. Supervillain in Marvel comics | 4 |
| 17A | 35. One way up a mountain | 4 |
| 18A | 38. Potters' materials | 5 |
| 19A | 39. Email about big lottery winnings, usually | 4 |
| 20A | 40. Illegal payment | 5 |
| 21A | 41. ___ Sabe (the Lone Ranger, to Tonto) | 4 |
| 22A | 42. Babe in the woods | 4 |
| 23A | 43. Not off one's rocker? | 6 |
| 24A | 44. Oddly and unexpectedly | 14 |
| 25A | 47. "Yo, what's happening" | 3 |
| 26A | 49. "Mm-hmm, it's clear now" | 4 |
| 27A | 50. Money to tide one over | 4 |
| 28A | 51. One way boats come | 6 |
| 29A | 53. Air-condition | 4 |
| 30A | 54. Outburst in a nursery | 3 |
| 31A | 57. Situation that starts things completely over | 16 |
| 32A | 61. Be inclined (to) | 4 |
| 33A | 62. "Awesome!" | 5 |
| 34A | 63. Use the return key for | 5 |
| 35A | 64. Things assayers assay | 4 |
| 36A | 65. Pitchers | 5 |
| 37A | 66. Cockamamie | 5 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Transform, as from one being into another"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that cause to change shape in a computer animation
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MORPH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Send, as payment"
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 the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- Words that mean the same thing: defer, prorogue, slacken
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REMIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "11. Bro and sis"
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's brother or sister
- Words that mean the same thing: cognate, blood relation, blood relative
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIBS
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Clue 4 Across: "15. In the know"
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 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
- Words that mean the same thing: cognisant, mindful, cognizant
- The opposite would be: unaware, unmindful
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AWARE
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Clue 5 Across: "16. Beethoven's "Für ___""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELISE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "17. "Orinoco Flow" singer"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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!
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The answer is: ENYA
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Clue 7 Across: "18. Address every aspect of something"
Quick Info: This answer has 16 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COVERALLTHEBASES
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Clue 8 Across: "21. Ram's ma'am?"
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 member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EWE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "22. Pseudonym of the essayist Charles Lamb"
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 english essayist (1775-1834)
- Words that mean the same thing: Charles Lamb, Lamb
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "23. Impersonate"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POSEAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "24. Bit of cunning"
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 use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
- Words that mean the same thing: chicanery, chicane, guile
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WILE
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Clue 12 Across: "25. Part of a wineglass or watch"
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 (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- Words that mean the same thing: prow, stalk, root
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "27. "Kill the ump!," e.g."
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 loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- Words that mean the same thing: watchword, hollo, call
- The opposite would be: laugh
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Immediately"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIGHTOFFTHEBAT
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Clue 15 Across: "33. Proficient"
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 quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
- The opposite would be: maladroit
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADROIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "34. Supervillain in Marvel comics"
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) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
- Words that mean the same thing: are, ar
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "35. One way up a mountain"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TBAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "38. Potters' materials"
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 very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
- Words that mean the same thing: stiff, Henry Clay, clay
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLAYS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. Email about big lottery winnings, usually"
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 fraudulent business scheme
- Words that mean the same thing: defraud, nobble, gip
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. Illegal payment"
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 payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
- Words that mean the same thing: corrupt, payoff, buy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRIBE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. ___ Sabe (the Lone Ranger, to Tonto)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KEMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. Babe in the woods"
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 naive or inexperienced person
- Words that mean the same thing: naive
- The opposite would be: sophisticated
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAIF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "43. Not off one's rocker?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that show to a seat; assign a seat for
- Words that mean the same thing: induct, sit down, sitting
- The opposite would be: standing
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEATED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "44. Oddly and unexpectedly"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OUTOFLEFTFIELD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. "Yo, what's happening""
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 small amount of liquid food
- Words that mean the same thing: swallow
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "49. "Mm-hmm, it's clear now""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "50. Money to tide one over"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
- Words that mean the same thing: loanword, lend
- The opposite would be: borrow
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "51. One way boats come"
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 towards the shore from the water
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASHORE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "53. Air-condition"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
- Words that mean the same thing: coolheaded, sang-froid, chill
- The opposite would be: heat, warm
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "54. Outburst in a nursery"
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!
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The answer is: WAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "57. Situation that starts things completely over"
Quick Info: This answer has 16 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WHOLENEWBALLGAME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "61. Be inclined (to)"
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 have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- Words that mean the same thing: run, be given, lean
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "62. "Awesome!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that english phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
- Words that mean the same thing: sweet-smelling, unfermented, perfumed
- The opposite would be: sour, salty
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWEET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "63. Use the return key for"
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 to come or go into
- Words that mean the same thing: move into, insert, embark
- The opposite would be: exit, drop out
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "64. Things assayers assay"
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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
- Words that mean the same thing: ore
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "65. Pitchers"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
- Words that mean the same thing: pitcher, ewer
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EWERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "66. Cockamamie"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NUTSO
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword July 13, 2021
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Self-defense spray | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Response to a sting | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Gush praise | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Opposite of post- | 3 |
| 5D | 5. "Voilà!" | 8 |
| 6D | 6. Kind of pitcher | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Jazz legend Fitzgerald | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Prestigious sch. in metro Boston | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Kinda-sorta: Suffix | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Shelters once made from buffalo skins | 7 |
| 11D | 11. Sail the seven ___ | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Camper's annoyance | 10 |
| 13D | 13. One way to "play it" | 5 |
| 14D | 14. Smart-mouthed | 5 |
| 15D | 19. Apportion | 5 |
| 16D | 20. Go over terribly with an audience | 4 |
| 17D | 24. Snide question to one issuing a challenge | 6 |
| 18D | 25. Attack with a low flyover | 6 |
| 19D | 26. The outsiders | 4 |
| 20D | 28. Strain, as one's brain | 4 |
| 21D | 29. Like a team on a day off | 4 |
| 22D | 30. Early record player | 10 |
| 23D | 31. Effortless | 6 |
| 24D | 32. Transportation in a Duke Ellington tune | 6 |
| 25D | 36. Member of the first family | 4 |
| 26D | 37. Actor Foxx of "Sanford and Son" | 4 |
| 27D | 39. An umpire's outstretched arms signifies this | 4 |
| 28D | 40. Happened to, poetically | 8 |
| 29D | 42. What gibberish makes | 7 |
| 30D | 43. Piece of pub furniture | 5 |
| 31D | 45. One for the road? | 4 |
| 32D | 46. Units in a homecoming parade | 6 |
| 33D | 47. Took care of | 5 |
| 34D | 48. Certain worker in a stadium | 5 |
| 35D | 52. Bygone G.M. product, informally | 4 |
| 36D | 53. One who's radio-active? | 4 |
| 37D | 54. Electrical unit | 4 |
| 38D | 55. Iowa college town | 4 |
| 39D | 56. Ticker-tape parade honoree | 4 |
| 40D | 58. "That's disgusting!" | 3 |
| 41D | 59. Tiny | 3 |
| 42D | 60. Prey for a lion | 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. Self-defense spray"
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 (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
- Words that mean the same thing: Chemical Mace, macer, macebearer
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Response to a sting"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OWOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Gush praise"
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 dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
- Words that mean the same thing: spout, mouth off, jabber
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Opposite of post-"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. "Voilà!""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEREITIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Kind of pitcher"
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 the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
- Words that mean the same thing: ease, sculptural relief, backup
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RELIEF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Jazz legend Fitzgerald"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Prestigious sch. in metro Boston"
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 an engineering university in cambridge
- Words that mean the same thing: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Kinda-sorta: Suffix"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Shelters once made from buffalo skins"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a native american tent; usually of conical shape
- Words that mean the same thing: tepee, teepee, tipi
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEEPEES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Sail the seven ___"
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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
- Words that mean the same thing: ocean, sea
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Camper's annoyance"
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!
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The answer is: INSECTBITE
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Clue 13 Down: "13. One way to "play it""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BYEAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "14. Smart-mouthed"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that improperly forward or bold
- Words that mean the same thing: overbold, impudent, impertinent
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SASSY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "19. Apportion"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that allow to have
- Words that mean the same thing: parcel out, dispense, deal out
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALLOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "20. Go over terribly with an audience"
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 an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
- Words that mean the same thing: turkey, dud, flush it
- The opposite would be: pass
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOMB
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Clue 17 Down: "24. Snide question to one issuing a challenge"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: WHOYOU
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Clue 18 Down: "25. Attack with a low flyover"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: STRAFE
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Clue 19 Down: "26. The outsiders"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: THEM
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Clue 20 Down: "28. Strain, as one's brain"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that framework for holding objects
- Words that mean the same thing: wrack, stand, wheel
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RACK
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Clue 21 Down: "29. Like a team on a day off"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- This could be something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- Words that mean the same thing: out of work, wild, unwarranted
- The opposite would be: run, work
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The answer is: IDLE
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Clue 22 Down: "30. Early record player"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- This could be something that an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
- Words that mean the same thing: acoustic gramophone
- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: GRAMOPHONE
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Clue 23 Down: "31. Effortless"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
- Words that mean the same thing: smooth-spoken, silver, fluent
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: FACILE
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Clue 24 Down: "32. Transportation in a Duke Ellington tune"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ATRAIN
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Clue 25 Down: "36. Member of the first family"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
- Words that mean the same thing: Niels Henrik Abel, Niels Abel
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ABEL
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Clue 26 Down: "37. Actor Foxx of "Sanford and Son""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: REDD
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Clue 27 Down: "39. An umpire's outstretched arms signifies this"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
- Words that mean the same thing: rubber, prophylactic, dependable
- The opposite would be: dangerous, out
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The answer is: SAFE
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Clue 28 Down: "40. Happened to, poetically"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that become of; happen to
- Words that mean the same thing: befall, betide, bechance
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: BEFALLEN
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Clue 29 Down: "42. What gibberish makes"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: NOSENSE
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Clue 30 Down: "43. Piece of pub furniture"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a simple seat without a back or arms
- Words that mean the same thing: crap, faeces, fecal matter
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: STOOL
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Clue 31 Down: "45. One for the road?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that hoop that covers a wheel
- Words that mean the same thing: wear down, tire out, wear out
- The opposite would be: refresh, interest
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The answer is: TIRE
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Clue 32 Down: "46. Units in a homecoming parade"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- Words that mean the same thing: swim bladder, ice-cream float, drift
- The opposite would be: sink
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The answer is: FLOATS
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Clue 33 Down: "47. Took care of"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SAWTO
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Clue 34 Down: "48. Certain worker in a stadium"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that irish prelate who deduced from the bible that creation occurred in the year 4004 bc (1581-1656)
- Words that mean the same thing: James Ussher, Ussher, doorkeeper
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: USHER
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Clue 35 Down: "52. Bygone G.M. product, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
- Words that mean the same thing: old
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OLDS
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Clue 36 Down: "53. One who's radio-active?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CBER
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Clue 37 Down: "54. Electrical unit"
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 unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
- Words that mean the same thing: James Watt, W
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: WATT
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Clue 38 Down: "55. Iowa college town"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AMES
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Clue 39 Down: "56. Ticker-tape parade honoree"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
- Words that mean the same thing: torpedo, paladin, fighter
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HERO
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Clue 40 Down: "58. "That's disgusting!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EWW
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Clue 41 Down: "59. Tiny"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a short time
- Words that mean the same thing: piss, teensy, pee-pee
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: WEE
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Clue 42 Down: "60. Prey for a lion"
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 large african antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
- Words that mean the same thing: wildebeest
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: GNU
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 61 | 77.2% |
| Short Answer | 10 | 12.7% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.8% |
| Sports | 3 | 3.8% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 42 |
| Total Clues | 79 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.2 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 16 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 Tuesday, 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 16, 2025 at 08:49 AM
