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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 81 (41 Across, 40 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Across Clues Explained - Tuesday NYT Crossword March 19, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Kids' guessing game | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Spider's spot | 3 |
| 3A | 8. Common car rentals | 6 |
| 4A | 14. Trifling | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Vein contents | 3 |
| 6A | 16. Soldier's shoulder adornment | 7 |
| 7A | 17. Parent dressed up at a pride parade, perhaps? | 8 |
| 8A | 19. Booth alternative at a diner | 7 |
| 9A | 20. "Slippery" tree | 3 |
| 10A | 21. T.S.A. requirements | 3 |
| 11A | 22. Vietnamese noodle soup | 3 |
| 12A | 23. Cryptographer's creation | 4 |
| 13A | 24. Some family reunion attendees | 6 |
| 14A | 26. Choice between a haircut and manicure? | 9 |
| 15A | 28. Achy | 4 |
| 16A | 29. Word after black or before box | 4 |
| 17A | 31. Llama habitat | 5 |
| 18A | 32. Oklahoma city named for a Tennyson character | 4 |
| 19A | 33. Org. with a lot of returns | 3 |
| 20A | 34. Toward the rear | 3 |
| 21A | 36. "Meet me under Big Ben"? | 12 |
| 22A | 41. "___ bother?" | 3 |
| 23A | 42. Prefix with -metric or -logic | 3 |
| 24A | 43. Alan of "Bridge of Spies" | 4 |
| 25A | 46. Musical based on a comic strip | 5 |
| 26A | 50. Starchy tropical root | 4 |
| 27A | 51. Erotica | 4 |
| 28A | 52. "Continue with your routine, cheerleaders"? | 9 |
| 29A | 55. Milk curdler in cheesemaking | 6 |
| 30A | 57. Shopper's aid | 4 |
| 31A | 58. Kind of PC port | 3 |
| 32A | 59. Low mil. rank | 3 |
| 33A | 60. Lentils, on an Indian menu | 3 |
| 34A | 61. Sticks (to) | 7 |
| 35A | 63. Game break … or a hint to interpreting the first parts of 17-, 26-, 36-, and 52-Across? | 8 |
| 36A | 65. Come back in | 7 |
| 37A | 66. Savings for the golden yrs. | 3 |
| 38A | 67. Hershey toffee bar | 4 |
| 39A | 68. Good day for a hunt | 6 |
| 40A | 69. Bear's lair | 3 |
| 41A | 70. Farm enclosures | 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. Kids' guessing game"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
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: ISPY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Spider's spot"
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 intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
- Words that mean the same thing: World Wide Web, entanglement, net
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WEB
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Clue 3 Across: "8. Common car rentals"
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 car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
- Words that mean the same thing: saloon, sedan chair, sedan
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEDANS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Trifling"
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 small pond of standing water
- Words that mean the same thing: simple, bare
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MERE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Vein contents"
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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Soldier's shoulder adornment"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
- Words that mean the same thing: epaulette
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPAULET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Parent dressed up at a pride parade, perhaps?"
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: MAINDRAG
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Booth alternative at a diner"
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 table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
- Words that mean the same thing: anticipate, counterpunch, forestall
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COUNTER
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Clue 9 Across: "20. "Slippery" tree"
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 any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
- Words that mean the same thing: elm tree, elmwood
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. T.S.A. requirements"
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 state in the rocky mountains
- Words that mean the same thing: Gem State, I.D., id
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Vietnamese noodle soup"
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: PHO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Cryptographer's creation"
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 set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
- Words that mean the same thing: codification, encipher, computer code
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CODE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "24. Some family reunion attendees"
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 daughter of your brother or sister
- Words that mean the same thing: niece
- The opposite would be: nephew
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NIECES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. Choice between a haircut and manicure?"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
- Words that mean the same thing: doornail
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOORNAILS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "28. Achy"
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 open skin infection
- Words that mean the same thing: raw, huffy, painful
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SORE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "29. Word after black or before box"
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 bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
- Words that mean the same thing: get off, chain armour, send
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "31. Llama habitat"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a mountain range in south america running 5000 miles along the pacific coast
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANDES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "32. Oklahoma city named for a Tennyson character"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a town in north central oklahoma
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "33. Org. with a lot of returns"
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 the bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
- Words that mean the same thing: Internal Revenue Service
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "34. Toward the rear"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
- Words that mean the same thing: astern, abaft
- The opposite would be: fore
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AFT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "36. "Meet me under Big Ben"?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEATTHECLOCK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "41. "___ bother?""
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 the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
- Words that mean the same thing: wherefore
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WHY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "42. Prefix with -metric or -logic"
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: GEO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "43. Alan of "Bridge of Spies""
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: ALDA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "46. Musical based on a comic strip"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANNIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "50. Starchy tropical root"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
- Words that mean the same thing: eddo, taro plant, dalo
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TARO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "51. Erotica"
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 creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
- Words that mean the same thing: erotica, pornography, porno
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PORN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "52. "Continue with your routine, cheerleaders"?"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: GOONSQUAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "55. Milk curdler in cheesemaking"
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 substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RENNET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "57. Shopper's aid"
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 database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
- Words that mean the same thing: inclination, tilt, number
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "58. Kind of PC port"
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: USB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "59. Low mil. rank"
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: CPL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "60. Lentils, on an Indian menu"
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 metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
- Words that mean the same thing: dekaliter, dkl, decalitre
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "61. Sticks (to)"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that be compatible or in accordance with
- Words that mean the same thing: stick, stand by, cohere
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADHERES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "63. Game break … or a hint to interpreting the first parts of 17-, 26-, 36-, and 52-Across?"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an intermission between the first and second half of a game
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HALFTIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "65. Come back in"
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: REENTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "66. Savings for the golden yrs."
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 militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
- Words that mean the same thing: Provisional IRA, Provos, individual retirement account
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "67. Hershey toffee bar"
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: SKOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "68. Good day for a hunt"
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 christian celebration of the resurrection of christ; celebrated on the sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
- Words that mean the same thing: easterly, east wind
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EASTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 40 Across: "69. Bear's lair"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the habitation of wild animals
- Words that mean the same thing: lair, hideaway, hideout
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 41 Across: "70. Farm enclosures"
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 writing implement with a point from which ink flows
- Words that mean the same thing: playpen, penitentiary, pen
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PENS
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March 19, 2024 Tuesday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Gargantuan | 7 |
| 2D | 2. Marine mammal that barks | 7 |
| 3D | 3. Tender cut of beef | 8 |
| 4D | 4. Strong desire | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Skilled writer, say | 9 |
| 6D | 6. Slices of history | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Implore | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Wild animal's trail | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Thirst quencher in Québec | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Scottish king murdered by Macbeth | 6 |
| 11D | 11. "Curiously strong" mint | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Part of a record player or pine tree | 6 |
| 13D | 13. What an accent mark indicates | 6 |
| 14D | 16. Reverberation | 4 |
| 15D | 18. Go kaput | 3 |
| 16D | 22. Capitol wheeler-dealer, informally | 3 |
| 17D | 25. Give up | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Chef's creation | 4 |
| 19D | 27. Alliance that Ukraine seeks to join, in brief | 4 |
| 20D | 30. Highbrow | 4 |
| 21D | 34. Maker of Aspire laptops | 4 |
| 22D | 35. Architectural diagram | 9 |
| 23D | 37. Bowls over | 4 |
| 24D | 38. "Holy cow!" | 4 |
| 25D | 39. Crunch of cereal? | 4 |
| 26D | 40. Yukon gold rush site | 8 |
| 27D | 44. "You wish!" | 7 |
| 28D | 45. Features of bucks, but not does | 7 |
| 29D | 46. Shining brightly | 6 |
| 30D | 47. "I'm completely at a loss" | 6 |
| 31D | 48. Eats between meals | 6 |
| 32D | 49. Purpose | 6 |
| 33D | 50. Keyboard key next to Q | 3 |
| 34D | 53. The "Q" in L.G.B.T.Q. | 5 |
| 35D | 54. Cold War power, for short | 4 |
| 36D | 56. Pointy-eared being | 3 |
| 37D | 59. Give a hoot | 4 |
| 38D | 62. Highlighted path on Google Maps: Abbr. | 3 |
| 39D | 63. Kept out of sight | 3 |
| 40D | 64. Recipe meas. | 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. Gargantuan"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - w.r.inge
- Words that mean the same thing: Brobdingnagian, vast, huge
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMMENSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Marine mammal that barks"
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: SEALION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Tender cut of beef"
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: PRIMERIB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Strong desire"
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 yearning for something or to do something
- Words that mean the same thing: hankering, pine, languish
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Skilled writer, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fluent and prolific writer
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WORDSMITH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Slices of history"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, epoch, ERA
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Implore"
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 call upon in supplication; entreat
- Words that mean the same thing: implore, tap, pray
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Wild animal's trail"
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 trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPOOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Thirst quencher in Québec"
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: EAU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Scottish king murdered by Macbeth"
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 united states dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
- Words that mean the same thing: Isadora Duncan
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DUNCAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. "Curiously strong" mint"
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: ALTOID
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Clue 12 Down: "12. Part of a record player or pine tree"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- This could be something that the leaf of a conifer
- Words that mean the same thing: phonograph needle, acerate leaf, goad
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: NEEDLE
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Clue 13 Down: "13. What an accent mark indicates"
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 relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- Words that mean the same thing: focus, emphasise, try
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: STRESS
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Clue 14 Down: "16. Reverberation"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about history.
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- This could be something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
- Words that mean the same thing: recall, ring, reverberate
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ECHO
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Clue 15 Down: "18. Go kaput"
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 small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
- Words that mean the same thing: decease, pall, choke
- The opposite would be: be born
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The answer is: DIE
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Clue 16 Down: "22. Capitol wheeler-dealer, informally"
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 person active in party politics
- Words that mean the same thing: politician, political leader, politico
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: POL
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Clue 17 Down: "25. Give up"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- Words that mean the same thing: give up, concede, grant
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CEDE
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Clue 18 Down: "26. Chef's creation"
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 piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- Words that mean the same thing: smasher, dish out, looker
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DISH
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Clue 19 Down: "27. Alliance that Ukraine seeks to join, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
- Words that mean the same thing: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NATO
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Clue 20 Down: "30. Highbrow"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that showily imitative of art or artists
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ARTY
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Clue 21 Down: "34. Maker of Aspire laptops"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Acer
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ACER
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Clue 22 Down: "35. Architectural diagram"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: FLOORPLAN
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Clue 23 Down: "37. Bowls over"
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 overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
- Words that mean the same thing: reverence, awe, fear
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AWES
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Clue 24 Down: "38. "Holy cow!""
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: EGAD
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Crunch of cereal?"
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: CAPN
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Yukon gold rush site"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a region in northwestern canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: KLONDIKE
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Clue 27 Down: "44. "You wish!""
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: DREAMON
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Features of bucks, but not does"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
- Words that mean the same thing: antler
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ANTLERS
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Clue 29 Down: "46. Shining brightly"
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: AGLARE
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Clue 30 Down: "47. "I'm completely at a loss""
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: NOIDEA
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Eats between meals"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (yiddish) a snack or light meal
- Words that mean the same thing: nosh, snack
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: NOSHES
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Clue 32 Down: "49. Purpose"
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 anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- Words that mean the same thing: intention, purport, design
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: INTENT
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Clue 33 Down: "50. Keyboard key next to Q"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the bill in a restaurant
- Words that mean the same thing: tab key, lozenge, pill
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TAB
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Clue 34 Down: "53. The "Q" in L.G.B.T.Q."
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 offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- Words that mean the same thing: expose, baffle, bilk
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: QUEER
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Clue 35 Down: "54. Cold War power, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
- Words that mean the same thing: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Russia, Soviet Union
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USSR
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Clue 36 Down: "56. Pointy-eared being"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Words that mean the same thing: gremlin, imp, pixy
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ELF
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Give a hoot"
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 work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- Words that mean the same thing: maintenance, give care, manage
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CARE
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Clue 38 Down: "62. Highlighted path on Google Maps: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RTE
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Clue 39 Down: "63. Kept out of sight"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that prevent from being seen or discovered
- Words that mean the same thing: cover, hide out, shroud
- The opposite would be: show
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The answer is: HID
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Clue 40 Down: "64. Recipe meas."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about food & drink.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TSP
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 46 | 56.8% |
| Short Answer | 21 | 25.9% |
| History | 4 | 4.9% |
| Sports | 3 | 3.7% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.5% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.2% |
| Music | 1 | 1.2% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.2% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.2% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.2% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 41 |
| Down Clues | 40 |
| Total Clues | 81 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 12 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 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 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
