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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Monday, February 19, 2024
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
February 19, 2024 Across Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Suggest without saying | 5 |
| 2A | 6. "Up, up and ___!" | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Six years, for a U.S. senator | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Birds that go "HONK!" | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Any of 116 in Japan's Inazawa Grand Bowl, the world's largest bowling alley | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Major work of art | 4 |
| 7A | 17. *Beat by a little, as in joke telling | 5 |
| 8A | 18. *Unfaithful to, as a lover | 9 |
| 9A | 20. Baking soda meas. | 3 |
| 10A | 21. Word repeated before "Pants on fire!" | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Network behind the streaming service Peacock | 3 |
| 12A | 23. Vessel for a frozen lake | 7 |
| 13A | 26. "A few words from our sponsors," per a TV euphemism | 3 |
| 14A | 28. Fashionable | 3 |
| 15A | 31. *Chocolate bar named for a group of literary swordsmen | 15 |
| 16A | 34. Traitorous Corleone brother in "The Godfather Part II" | 5 |
| 17A | 35. Calf-length pants | 6 |
| 18A | 36. ___-Cola | 4 |
| 19A | 39. Keebler mascot | 3 |
| 20A | 41. Have people over | 4 |
| 21A | 42. ___ Fenty, former mayor of Washington, D.C. | 6 |
| 22A | 45. E-cigarette smoker | 5 |
| 23A | 48. *Like a space measured by length, width, depth and time | 15 |
| 24A | 53. "Uhh, I mean …" | 3 |
| 25A | 54. Prefix with cycle or lateral | 3 |
| 26A | 55. Tarnished reputation | 7 |
| 27A | 56. Where baby food might wind up, if not in the baby's mouth | 3 |
| 28A | 58. Went "Ptui!" | 4 |
| 29A | 60. Aries animal | 3 |
| 30A | 61. What the first word of the answer to each starred clue counts, with respect to the second word | 9 |
| 31A | 64. Exaggerated kind of journalism | 5 |
| 32A | 66. Place of Achilles' vulnerability, in myth | 4 |
| 33A | 67. Philosopher Descartes | 4 |
| 34A | 68. Astronomical belt wearer | 5 |
| 35A | 69. Concludes | 4 |
| 36A | 70. Calculates sum-thing? | 4 |
| 37A | 71. Baked ___ (side dish) | 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. Suggest without saying"
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 express or state indirectly
- Words that mean the same thing: entail, involve, inculpate
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMPLY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. "Up, up and ___!""
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 not present; having left
- Words that mean the same thing: outside, aside, by
- The opposite would be: home
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AWAY
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Clue 3 Across: "10. Six years, for a U.S. senator"
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 word or expression used for some particular thing
- Words that mean the same thing: terminal figure, condition, terminus
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TERM
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Birds that go "HONK!""
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 web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
- Words that mean the same thing: goof, fathead, twat
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GEESE
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Clue 5 Across: "15. Any of 116 in Japan's Inazawa Grand Bowl, the world's largest bowling alley"
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 narrow way or road
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LANE
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Major work of art"
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 musical work that has been created
- Words that mean the same thing: piece of music, composition, piece
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPUS
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Clue 7 Across: "17. *Beat by a little, as in joke telling"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ONEUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. *Unfaithful to, as a lover"
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: TWOTIMING
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Baking soda meas."
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: TSP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Word repeated before "Pants on fire!""
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 person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
- Words that mean the same thing: prevaricator
- The opposite would be: square shooter
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Network behind the streaming service Peacock"
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: NBC
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Clue 12 Across: "23. Vessel for a frozen lake"
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 ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
- Words that mean the same thing: icebreaker, scooter, ice yacht
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICEBOAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. "A few words from our sponsors," per a TV euphemism"
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 public promotion of some product or service
- Words that mean the same thing: advertisement, advert, advertizement
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Fashionable"
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 side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
- Words that mean the same thing: pelvis, pelvic girdle, hep
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HIP
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Clue 15 Across: "31. *Chocolate bar named for a group of literary swordsmen"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert 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: THREEMUSKETEERS
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Clue 16 Across: "34. Traitorous Corleone brother in "The Godfather Part II""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: FREDO
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Clue 17 Across: "35. Calf-length pants"
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 island (part of campania) in the bay of naples in southern italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery
- Words that mean the same thing: Capri
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAPRIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. ___-Cola"
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 south american shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the andes; a source of cocaine
- Words that mean the same thing: coca plant, Imogene Coca, Erythroxylon coca
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COCA
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Clue 19 Across: "39. Keebler mascot"
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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Words that mean the same thing: brownie, pixie, imp
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "41. Have people 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 a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
- Words that mean the same thing: emcee, master of ceremonies, boniface
- The opposite would be: parasite
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOST
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Clue 21 Across: "42. ___ Fenty, former mayor of Washington, D.C."
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 roman emperor who was the adoptive son of trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to britain in 122 he ordered the construction of hadrian's wall (76-138)
- Words that mean the same thing: Edgar Douglas Adrian, Hadrian, Publius Aelius Hadrianus
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADRIAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "45. E-cigarette smoker"
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: VAPER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "48. *Like a space measured by length, width, depth and time"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: FOURDIMENSIONAL
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Clue 24 Across: "53. "Uhh, I mean …""
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: ERM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "54. Prefix with cycle or lateral"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: UNI
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Clue 26 Across: "55. Tarnished reputation"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: BADNAME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "56. Where baby food might wind up, if not in the baby's mouth"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that top part of an apron; covering the chest
- Words that mean the same thing: tipple
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "58. Went "Ptui!""
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 quarrel about petty points
- Words that mean the same thing: ptyalize, pettifoggery, spue
- The opposite would be: boo
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "60. Aries animal"
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 most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
- Words that mean the same thing: tup, drive, chock up
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "61. What the first word of the answer to each starred clue counts, with respect to the second word"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
- Words that mean the same thing: syllable
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SYLLABLES
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Clue 31 Across: "64. Exaggerated kind of journalism"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
- Words that mean the same thing: flaky, bizarre, outlandish
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GONZO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "66. Place of Achilles' vulnerability, in myth"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
- Words that mean the same thing: bounder, blackguard, hound
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "67. Philosopher Descartes"
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: RENE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "68. Astronomical belt wearer"
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 (greek mythology) a giant boeotian hunter who pursued the pleiades and was eventually slain by artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
- Words that mean the same thing: Hunter
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "69. Concludes"
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 either extremity of something that has length
- Words that mean the same thing: final stage, remnant, close
- The opposite would be: begin, beginning
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "70. Calculates sum-thing?"
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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Words that mean the same thing: summate, total, hyperkinetic syndrome
- The opposite would be: subtract, take away
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "71. Baked ___ (side dish)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various edible seeds of plants of the family leguminosae used for food
- Words that mean the same thing: attic, edible bean, bean plant
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEANS
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Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle February 19, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. "Let me handle this!" | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Good-hearted sort, from Yiddish | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Eye, slangily | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Sch. in Baton Rouge | 3 |
| 5D | 5. "Mm-hmm" | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Data point for a pilot | 8 |
| 7D | 7. H2O, to a toddler | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Jacket with a name derived from Inuit | 6 |
| 9D | 9. "So close, ___ so far" | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Cleopatra's is still undiscovered | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Achilles or Aeneas | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Compete for a congressional seat | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Flavor enhancer imparting umami, for short | 3 |
| 14D | 19. Popular photo app, familiarly | 5 |
| 15D | 21. Shiny fabric | 4 |
| 16D | 24. "Let's not play favorites" | 6 |
| 17D | 25. "___ the ramparts we watched …" | 3 |
| 18D | 27. Mo. when winter officially starts | 3 |
| 19D | 29. Colorful part of the eye | 4 |
| 20D | 30. "Hey, you there!" | 4 |
| 21D | 32. Do, as a crossword | 5 |
| 22D | 33. Nora who wrote "When Harry Met Sally …" | 6 |
| 23D | 36. Place for an Americano in Paris? | 4 |
| 24D | 37. Unpleasant smell | 4 |
| 25D | 38. Like feta cheese in a Greek salad | 8 |
| 26D | 40. Celebs' followings | 8 |
| 27D | 43. Uzo ___ of "Orange Is the New Black" | 5 |
| 28D | 44. Writer Anaïs | 3 |
| 29D | 46. H.S. sophomore's exam | 4 |
| 30D | 47. Festival following Ramadan, informally | 3 |
| 31D | 49. Wasn't honest with | 6 |
| 32D | 50. Fantasy land in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" | 6 |
| 33D | 51. Its basin covers roughly 40% of South America | 6 |
| 34D | 52. Sour fruit | 6 |
| 35D | 57. Societal problems | 4 |
| 36D | 59. Await a decision | 4 |
| 37D | 61. ___/her pronouns | 3 |
| 38D | 62. Currency with the symbol ¥ | 3 |
| 39D | 63. Undergarment with cups | 3 |
| 40D | 64. Lump, as of whipped cream | 3 |
| 41D | 65. Prize that a prospector pries | 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. "Let me handle this!""
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: IGOTIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Good-hearted sort, from Yiddish"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics
- Words that mean the same thing: mensh
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MENSCH
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Clue 3 Down: "3. Eye, slangily"
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 viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others
- Words that mean the same thing: Peeping Tom, voyeur
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEEPER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Sch. in Baton Rouge"
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: LSU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. "Mm-hmm""
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: YEP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Data point for a pilot"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
- Words that mean the same thing: height, elevation, ALT
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALTITUDE
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Clue 7 Down: "7. H2O, to a toddler"
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: WAWA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Jacket with a name derived from Inuit"
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 kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a british term)
- Words that mean the same thing: windcheater, parka, windbreaker
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANORAK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. "So close, ___ so far""
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 up to the present time
- Words that mean the same thing: all the same, up to now, heretofore
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YET
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Clue 10 Down: "10. Cleopatra's is still undiscovered"
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 place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
- Words that mean the same thing: grave
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOMB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Achilles or Aeneas"
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!
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The answer is: EPICHERO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Compete for a congressional seat"
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 score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- Words that mean the same thing: function, running game, scarper
- The opposite would be: idle, malfunction
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RUN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Flavor enhancer imparting umami, for short"
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 white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in chinese cooking
- Words that mean the same thing: monosodium glutamate
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MSG
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Clue 14 Down: "19. Popular photo app, familiarly"
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: INSTA
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Clue 15 Down: "21. Shiny fabric"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that someone who doesn't understand what is going on
- Words that mean the same thing: halt, game, feeble
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LAME
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Clue 16 Down: "24. "Let's not play favorites""
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: BEFAIR
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Clue 17 Down: "25. "___ the ramparts we watched …""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: OER
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Clue 18 Down: "27. Mo. when winter officially starts"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that the last (12th) month of the year
- Words that mean the same thing: December, declination, celestial latitude
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DEC
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Clue 19 Down: "29. Colorful part of the eye"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
- Words that mean the same thing: iris diaphragm, fleur-de-lis, sword lily
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IRIS
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Clue 20 Down: "30. "Hey, you there!""
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: PSST
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Do, as a crossword"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- Words that mean the same thing: work, resolve, figure out
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SOLVE
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Nora who wrote "When Harry Met Sally …""
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: EPHRON
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Place for an Americano in Paris?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
- Words that mean the same thing: coffee shop, coffee bar, coffeehouse
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CAFE
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Unpleasant smell"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any property detected by the olfactory system
- Words that mean the same thing: olfactory perception, smell, olfactory property
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ODOR
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Like feta cheese in a Greek salad"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that break or fall apart into fragments
- Words that mean the same thing: decay, tumble, dilapidate
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: CRUMBLED
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Celebs' followings"
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: FANBASES
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Clue 27 Down: "43. Uzo ___ of "Orange Is the New Black""
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: ADUBA
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Clue 28 Down: "44. Writer Anaïs"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about literature.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NIN
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Clue 29 Down: "46. H.S. sophomore's exam"
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: PSAT
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Festival following Ramadan, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EID
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Clue 31 Down: "49. Wasn't honest with"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
- Words that mean the same thing: lead astray, misdirect, misguide
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: MISLED
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Fantasy land in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: NARNIA
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Clue 33 Down: "51. Its basin covers roughly 40% of South America"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a large strong and aggressive woman
- Words that mean the same thing: virago, Amazon River
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: AMAZON
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Clue 34 Down: "52. Sour fruit"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
- Words that mean the same thing: maize, lemon tree, lemon yellow
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: LEMONS
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Clue 35 Down: "57. Societal problems"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- Words that mean the same thing: ill, ailment, complaint
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ILLS
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Clue 36 Down: "59. Await a decision"
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: PEND
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Clue 37 Down: "61. ___/her pronouns"
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: SHE
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Clue 38 Down: "62. Currency with the symbol ¥"
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 yearning for something or to do something
- Words that mean the same thing: hankering, ache, languish
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YEN
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Clue 39 Down: "63. Undergarment with cups"
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 an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
- Words that mean the same thing: bandeau, brassiere
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: BRA
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Clue 40 Down: "64. Lump, as of whipped cream"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a man who serves as a sailor
- Words that mean the same thing: trap, Jack-tar, Jack
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: GOB
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Clue 41 Down: "65. Prize that a prospector pries"
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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ORE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 48 | 61.5% |
| Short Answer | 18 | 23.1% |
| History | 5 | 6.4% |
| Food & Drink | 3 | 3.8% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 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.
Last Updated: August 27, 2025 at 03:22 PM
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