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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, February 08, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (40 Across, 36 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.1 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle February 08, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. River-crossing platforms in Frogger | 4 |
| 2A | 5. World soccer org. | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Follow, with "by" | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Egg-shaped | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Lines at a wedding | 4 |
| 6A | 16. He sold his namesake company to Disney for over $4 billion | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Tart snacks [pressure] | 9 |
| 8A | 19. Professional negotiator | 5 |
| 9A | 20. Thin pancakes | 6 |
| 10A | 21. Manipulates, as an election | 4 |
| 11A | 23. "Like, obviously!" | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Cruising, say | 5 |
| 13A | 25. Kiss for a señor or señorita | 4 |
| 14A | 26. Jeer | 4 |
| 15A | 27. ___ for tat | 3 |
| 16A | 28. Movie scale with a "Certified Fresh" tier [length] | 11 |
| 17A | 31. Atmospheric condition that can be caused by wildfires | 4 |
| 18A | 33. Bird in Duolingo's logo | 3 |
| 19A | 34. One of three in Fiji? | 3 |
| 20A | 35. Long stretches | 6 |
| 21A | 37. Freaks out | 6 |
| 22A | 40. Super-duper | 3 |
| 23A | 41. ___-Town (Windy City) | 3 |
| 24A | 42. Window customization at an auto shop | 4 |
| 25A | 44. Scrabble relative played without a board [mass] | 11 |
| 26A | 49. Vientiane local | 3 |
| 27A | 50. Love for a señor or señorita | 4 |
| 28A | 51. Spoiled kid | 4 |
| 29A | 52. Not appropriate | 5 |
| 30A | 54. The Pentagon houses it: Abbr. | 3 |
| 31A | 55. Reynolds of "Deadpool" | 4 |
| 32A | 56. Playful response to "You're a funny one!" | 6 |
| 33A | 57. Actress Witherspoon | 5 |
| 34A | 59. Longtime Nabisco cookie [force] | 9 |
| 35A | 61. People have counted on them for centuries | 5 |
| 36A | 62. Sticky strip | 4 |
| 37A | 63. The constructors of this puzzle, e.g. | 4 |
| 38A | 64. Michael of Monty Python | 5 |
| 39A | 65. Side dish whose name comes from the Dutch for "salad" | 4 |
| 40A | 66. Heavy drinkers | 4 |
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. River-crossing platforms in Frogger"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
- Words that mean the same thing: lumber, logarithm, log
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. World soccer org."
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: FIFA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Follow, with "by""
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 put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- Words that mean the same thing: put up, stay, digest
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABIDE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Egg-shaped"
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 a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
- Words that mean the same thing: oval-shaped, elliptical, ellipse
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OVAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Lines at a wedding"
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 an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
- Words that mean the same thing: Ido
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. He sold his namesake company to Disney for over $4 billion"
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 united states screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
- Words that mean the same thing: George Lucas
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LUCAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Tart snacks [pressure]"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: LEMONBARS
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Professional negotiator"
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 an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
- Words that mean the same thing: agentive role, federal agent, factor
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGENT
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Thin pancakes"
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 paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
- Words that mean the same thing: crepe paper, French pancake, crepe
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CREPES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Manipulates, as an election"
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 gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
- Words that mean the same thing: rig, set, articulated lorry
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. "Like, obviously!""
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: DUH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Cruising, say"
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: ATSEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Kiss for a señor or señorita"
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: BESO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. Jeer"
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 an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- Words that mean the same thing: jibe, shot, barrack
- The opposite would be: disagree
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GIBE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "27. ___ for tat"
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 either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
- Words that mean the same thing: mamilla, pap, mammilla
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "28. Movie scale with a "Certified Fresh" tier [length]"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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!
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The answer is: TOMATOMETER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "31. Atmospheric condition that can be caused by wildfires"
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 air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
- Words that mean the same thing: smogginess
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SMOG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "33. Bird in Duolingo's logo"
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 nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
- Words that mean the same thing: bird of Minerva, hooter, bird of night
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OWL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "34. One of three in Fiji?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a very small circular shape
- Words that mean the same thing: Zen, disperse, dust
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "35. Long stretches"
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 a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: epoch, date of reference, era
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPOCHS
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Clue 21 Across: "37. Freaks out"
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 an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- Words that mean the same thing: affright, terror, scare
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PANICS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "40. Super-duper"
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 extremely pleasing
- Words that mean the same thing: fabulous
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "41. ___-Town (Windy City)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the circulating life energy that in chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
- Words that mean the same thing: qi, khi, ki
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "42. Window customization at an auto shop"
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 quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- Words that mean the same thing: tincture, touch, tone
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TINT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "44. Scrabble relative played without a board [mass]"
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!
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The answer is: BANANAGRAMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "49. Vientiane local"
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 member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
- Words that mean the same thing: Laotian
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "50. Love for a señor or señorita"
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 (roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of greek eros
- Words that mean the same thing: Cupid
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "51. Spoiled kid"
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 very troublesome child
- Words that mean the same thing: little terror, terror, holy terror
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "52. Not appropriate"
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 not elegant or graceful in expression
- Words that mean the same thing: inept, ill-chosen, clumsy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INAPT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "54. The Pentagon houses it: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the united states; created in 1947
- Words that mean the same thing: Defense, Department of Defense, United States Department of Defense
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "55. Reynolds of "Deadpool""
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: RYAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "56. Playful response to "You're a funny one!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ARENTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "57. Actress Witherspoon"
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!
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The answer is: REESE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "59. Longtime Nabisco cookie [force]"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: FIGNEWTON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "61. People have counted on them for centuries"
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 a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
- Words that mean the same thing: abacus
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABACI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "62. Sticky strip"
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 long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
- Words that mean the same thing: videotape, magnetic tape, tapeline
- The opposite would be: erase
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "63. The constructors of this puzzle, e.g."
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 the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- Words that mean the same thing: triplet, trine, tierce
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRIO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "64. Michael of Monty Python"
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: PALIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "65. Side dish whose name comes from the Dutch for "salad""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that basically shredded cabbage
- Words that mean the same thing: coleslaw
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 40 Across: "66. Heavy drinkers"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a chronic drinker
- Words that mean the same thing: drunkard, sot, inebriate
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOTS
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NYT Tuesday Crossword Down Clues - February 08, 2022 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Memes with captions like "I can has cheezburger?" | 7 |
| 2D | 2. Extra sports period | 8 |
| 3D | 3. Big retailer of Nintendo and Xbox products | 8 |
| 4D | 4. It may be slippery | 5 |
| 5D | 5. White lies | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Memphis's ___ B. Wells Plaza | 3 |
| 7D | 7. "Seriously?" | 7 |
| 8D | 8. Basketball datum | 6 |
| 9D | 9. [sigh] | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Issue for a programmer | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Treated a sprained ankle, say | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Longest non-Russian river in Europe | 6 |
| 13D | 13. Purim heroine | 6 |
| 14D | 18. Nifty | 4 |
| 15D | 22. What a three-point shooter needs | 7 |
| 16D | 25. German luxury cars | 4 |
| 17D | 26. Question after a poorly delivered joke | 5 |
| 18D | 29. "This is gonna be good!" | 7 |
| 19D | 30. Sun. follower | 3 |
| 20D | 32. Achieve great things | 5 |
| 21D | 36. Certain recyclable | 3 |
| 22D | 37. Cool, in the '90s | 4 |
| 23D | 38. Herb that tastes soapy to some | 8 |
| 24D | 39. "Get going!" | 8 |
| 25D | 41. Skull-related | 7 |
| 26D | 43. Brand of pizza rolls | 7 |
| 27D | 44. Undeserved criticism, informally | 6 |
| 28D | 45. Tiny shape-shifter | 6 |
| 29D | 46. "I refuse your offer" | 6 |
| 30D | 47. Transplants | 6 |
| 31D | 48. Title for a king | 4 |
| 32D | 53. Some members of the family Salamandridae | 5 |
| 33D | 55. Hand-holding at equestrian school? | 4 |
| 34D | 56. Once again | 4 |
| 35D | 58. Comp ___ | 3 |
| 36D | 60. College app stat | 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. Memes with captions like "I can has cheezburger?""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: LOLCATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Extra sports period"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that work done in addition to regular working hours
- Words that mean the same thing: extra time
- The opposite would be: regulation time
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OVERTIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Big retailer of Nintendo and Xbox products"
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!
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The answer is: GAMESTOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. It may be slippery"
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 an elevated geological formation
- Words that mean the same thing: side, gradient, pitch
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLOPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. White lies"
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 trivial lie
- Words that mean the same thing: story, tarradiddle, tale
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FIBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Memphis's ___ B. Wells Plaza"
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 agency of the united nations affiliated with the world bank
- Words that mean the same thing: International Development Association
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDA
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Clue 7 Down: "7. "Seriously?""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: FORREAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Basketball datum"
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 activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- Words that mean the same thing: assistance, wait on, aid
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASSIST
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Clue 9 Down: "9. [sigh]"
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 a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- Words that mean the same thing: regrettably, unluckily, ala
- The opposite would be: fortunately, luckily
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Issue for a programmer"
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 general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
- Words that mean the same thing: hemipteron, beleaguer, hemipteran
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Treated a sprained ankle, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ICEDIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Longest non-Russian river in Europe"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the 2nd longest european river (after the volga); flows from southwestern germany to the black sea
- Words that mean the same thing: Danau, Danube River
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: DANUBE
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Purim heroine"
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 (old testament) a beautiful jewess chosen by the king of persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the jews in persia (an event celebrated by jews as the feast of purim)
- Words that mean the same thing: Book of Esther
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ESTHER
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Clue 14 Down: "18. Nifty"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that clean or organized
- Words that mean the same thing: great, full-strength, slap-up
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NEAT
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Clue 15 Down: "22. What a three-point shooter needs"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: GOODAIM
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Clue 16 Down: "25. German luxury cars"
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: BMWS
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Clue 17 Down: "26. Question after a poorly delivered joke"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: GETIT
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Clue 18 Down: "29. "This is gonna be good!""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: OOHBABY
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Clue 19 Down: "30. Sun. follower"
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 second day of the week; the first working day
- Words that mean the same thing: Monday
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MON
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Clue 20 Down: "32. Achieve great things"
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: GOFAR
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Clue 21 Down: "36. Certain recyclable"
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 airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: potty, put up, privy
- The opposite would be: hire
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The answer is: CAN
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Clue 22 Down: "37. Cool, in the '90s"
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: PHAT
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Clue 23 Down: "38. Herb that tastes soapy to some"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that old world herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley
- Words that mean the same thing: coriander, coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: CILANTRO
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Clue 24 Down: "39. "Get going!""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: SNAPTOIT
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Clue 25 Down: "41. Skull-related"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: CRANIAL
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Clue 26 Down: "43. Brand of pizza rolls"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: TOTINOS
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Clue 27 Down: "44. Undeserved criticism, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: BADRAP
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Tiny shape-shifter"
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 naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
- Words that mean the same thing: ameba
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: AMOEBA
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Clue 29 Down: "46. "I refuse your offer""
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: NODEAL
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Transplants"
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 (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
- Words that mean the same thing: graft, transplant, grafting
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: GRAFTS
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Title for a king"
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 title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- Words that mean the same thing: engender, generate, father
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SIRE
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Clue 32 Down: "53. Some members of the family Salamandridae"
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 small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of north america and europe and northern asia
- Words that mean the same thing: triton, newt
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: NEWTS
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Clue 33 Down: "55. Hand-holding at equestrian school?"
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 one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
- Words that mean the same thing: rule, draw rein, harness
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: REIN
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Clue 34 Down: "56. Once again"
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 again but in a new or different way
- Words that mean the same thing: afresh
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ANEW
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Clue 35 Down: "58. Comp ___"
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: SCI
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Clue 36 Down: "60. College app stat"
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 measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
- Words that mean the same thing: grade point average
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GPA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 55 | 72.4% |
| Short Answer | 12 | 15.8% |
| Geography | 3 | 3.9% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.6% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 40 |
| Down Clues | 36 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.1 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
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