NYT Mini Answers April 05, 2026 - Trivia Week 1 Special

NYT Mini Trivia Week 1 April 05, 2026 - Hints & Answers

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Mini Crossword has 20 clues total. We have all the answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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• Puzzle Information
• Grid Layout
• Across Clues (10 total)
• Down Clues (10 total)
• How to Solve Faster
• Common Questions

About Today's Puzzle

NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Sunday, April 05, 2026

Puzzle Statistics

Detail	Information
Date	April 05, 2026
Grid Size	5 x 5 squares
Total Clues	20 clues
Across Clues	10 clues
Down Clues	10 clues
Average Solve Time	Under 1 minute

Today's Trivia Week {week_num} NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

This puzzle uses a 5 by 5 grid. That means 5 boxes across and 5 boxes down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4
Row 5

How to Solve This Puzzle Fast

1. Read all the clues first - your brain will start working on them
2. Fill in the short words first (3 letters or less)
3. Use the crossing letters to help with harder words
4. If a clue has a question mark (?), it's probably a joke or play on words
5. Common short words: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT

Quick Facts About This Puzzle

• Total squares in grid: 25 (5 times 5)
• Average time to solve: Less than 1 minute
• Best time to play: During a coffee break
• Difficulty level: Made for everyone to enjoy

Across Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from left to right in the puzzle.

Across Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Across	40. "Nostalgia is a seductive ___": George W. Ball
2 Across	111. Many a book fair sponsor, for short
3 Across	121. Bolts (down)
4 Across	89. Some exits in Exeter
5 Across	62. Undertake, as a journey
6 Across	124. Article of jewelry worn around the biceps
7 Across	22. Prime-time time
8 Across	21. Contrition
9 Across	126. Stylishly elegant
10 Across	105. Our cable channel is devoted to censorship!

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. Also check out these helpful guides:

• July 12 2022 NYT Clues Solutions
• October 10 2019 NYT Clues Solutions
• All NYT Down Clues September 22 2025 41

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1 Across: "40. "Nostalgia is a seductive ___": George W. Ball"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'L' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: L__R

Answer:

Click to reveal

LIAR

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2 Across: "111. Many a book fair sponsor, for short"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'P' and ends with 'A'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal

PTA

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3 Across: "121. Bolts (down)"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: S____S

Answer:

Click to reveal

SCARFS

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4 Across: "89. Some exits in Exeter"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: T___S

Answer:

Click to reveal

TATAS

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5 Across: "62. Undertake, as a journey"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 7 letters
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: E_____N

Answer:

Click to reveal

ENTERON

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6 Across: "124. Article of jewelry worn around the biceps"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: A____T

Answer:

Click to reveal

ARMLET

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7 Across: "22. Prime-time time"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'N' and ends with 'M'
• Word pattern: N____M

Answer:

Click to reveal

NINEPM

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8 Across: "21. Contrition"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 7 letters
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: R_____E

Answer:

Click to reveal

REMORSE

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9 Across: "126. Stylishly elegant"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'Y'
• Word pattern: C____Y

Answer:

Click to reveal

CLASSY

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10 Across: "105. Our cable channel is devoted to censorship!"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 12 letters
• It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: L__________S

Answer:

Click to reveal

LIFETIMEBANS

Down Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from top to bottom in the puzzle.

Down Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Down	115. Q3 starter: Abbr.
2 Down	6. Big letters in bowling
3 Down	66. Part of a sch. year
4 Down	110. Headliner
5 Down	83. Alice of TV's "Queen of the South"
6 Down	19. Highfalutin sorts
7 Down	5. High class?
8 Down	16. Grande's perfume line
9 Down	58. Zero chance
10 Down	46. Lab label

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. You might also like:

• February 03 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
• Xwordhint Crossword Answers December 30
• February 20 2020 NYT Clues Solutions

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1 Down: "115. Q3 starter: Abbr."

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'J' and ends with 'L'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal

JUL

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2 Down: "6. Big letters in bowling"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'F'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal

AMF

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3 Down: "66. Part of a sch. year"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'M'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal

SEM

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4 Down: "110. Headliner"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: S__R

Answer:

Click to reveal

STAR

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5 Down: "83. Alice of TV's "Queen of the South""

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'B' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: B___A

Answer:

Click to reveal

BRAGA

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6 Down: "19. Highfalutin sorts"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: S___S

Answer:

Click to reveal

SNOBS

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7 Down: "5. High class?"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 7 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: S_____R

Answer:

Click to reveal

SEMINAR

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8 Down: "16. Grande's perfume line"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal

ARI

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9 Down: "58. Zero chance"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: N____E

Answer:

Click to reveal

NOHOPE

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10 Down: "46. Lab label"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'I' and ends with 'G'
• Word pattern: I___G

Answer:

Click to reveal

IDTAG

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

Here are the best tips from expert solvers:

Step-by-Step Strategy

1. Quick Scan: Read all clues once. Your brain starts working on them right away.
2. Easy First: Fill in the shortest words (2-3 letters). These are usually simple words like "IT" or "ON".
3. Use Crossings: When letters cross, they help you figure out harder words.
4. Watch for Wordplay: Clues with question marks (?) are jokes or puns.
5. Common Words: Remember these appear often: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE.

Letter Tips That Really Help

• The letter E is the most common in English
• Words ending in S are often plurals
• If you see "___" in a clue, the answer fits those blanks exactly
• Abbreviations in clues mean the answer is also abbreviated

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time	Skill Level	What It Means
Under 30 seconds	Expert	You know the puzzle patterns very well!
30-60 seconds	Advanced	Great job! You solve quickly.
1-2 minutes	Good	You're doing well. Keep practicing!
Over 2 minutes	Learning	You'll get faster with practice.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers

Total Clues:	20 clues to solve
Grid Size:	5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares:	25 squares to fill
Average Time:	Most people solve in 1 minute 10 seconds
Difficulty:	A bit tricky

More Puzzle Help

If you like the NYT Mini, you might enjoy these other puzzles too:

Recent Crossword Solutions:

• February 20 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
• Todays NYT Mini Crossword December 16
• All NYT Down Clues September 22 2025 41
• February 03 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
• October 10 2019 NYT Clues Solutions
• Xwordhint Crossword Answers November 07

Common Questions About Trivia Week 1

When can I play the Trivia Week 1 Mini?

The Trivia Week 1 puzzle is available at 10 PM Eastern Time the night before.

How fast should I be able to solve Trivia Week 1?

Most people solve the Trivia Week 1 Mini in 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Don't worry if you take longer - speed comes with practice!

Do I need to pay to play Trivia Week 1?

No! The Trivia Week 1 NYT Mini is completely free. You don't need a subscription like the big crossword.

What makes a good Trivia Week 1 solver?

Good Trivia Week 1 solvers know common short words, can spot wordplay quickly, and use crossing letters well. Practice helps a lot!

Are the puzzles harder during Trivia Week 1?

Trivia Week 1 puzzles can vary in difficulty. Saturdays are often the hardest, while Mondays are the easiest.

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Sun Sep 22, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 22, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. One getting into some hot water?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BATHER

  Possible Answer : swimmer, bather, natator




• The clue is 7. Home monitors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMPS

  Possible Answer : umpire, ump




• The clue is 11. Data sought in phishing attempts, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSNS




• The clue is 15. Thus far. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TODATE




• The clue is 21. Cry from a treehouse. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: UPHERE




• The clue is 22. Doesn't rule out, as a possibility. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEEPSOPEN




• The clue is 24. Wrinkle-free, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: IRONED

  Possible Answer : press, iron, ironed, iron_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : unironed




• The clue is 25. Turned on an axis. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SLEWED

  Possible Answer : skid, slew, slip, slide, swerve, slue, curve, trend, cut, sheer, veer




• The clue is 26. Real no-brainer?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTTERFOOL




• The clue is 27. Colorful ingredients in some cookie recipes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: MANDMS




• The clue is 28. Trash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOSS

  Possible Answer : fling, thresh, discard, throw_away, flip, sky, jactitate, cast_away, chuck, throw_out, toss_out, thrash_about, put_away, toss, pitch, thresh_about, pass, thrash, cast_out, cast_aside, convulse, chuck_out, dispose, slash, toss_away




• The clue is 29. Reef lurker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer : eel




• The clue is 31. Ways off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXITS

  Possible Answer : kick_the_bucket, conk, die, croak, decease, perish, expiration, snuff_it, choke, outlet, pop_off, issue, give-up_the_ghost, leave, get_out, exit, passing, go_out, cash_in_one's_chips, loss, way_out, pass_away, pass, going, drop_dead, buy_the_farm, expire, go, departure, release

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born, enter




• The clue is 32. Part of H.M.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HER




• The clue is 34. Word with body or blood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPE

  Possible Answer : typewrite, eccentric, type, typecast, character, case

  Possible Opposite Answer : antitype




• The clue is 35. Texter's alternative to an eye roll emoji. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMH




• The clue is 36. Olympians on stunt bikes, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BMXERS




• The clue is 38. Genre for Fall Out Boy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: EMOPOP




• The clue is 41. U.S. currency: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOL

  Possible Answer : dol, Labor, DoL, Labor_Department, Department_of_Labor




• The clue is 42. Negative influence on others, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BADAPPLE




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

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

  The answer: PUT

  Possible Answer : assign, position, order, pose, place, redact, invest, cast, set_up, lay, couch, set, arrange, put, put_option, commit, frame

  Possible Opposite Answer : call_option, divest




• The clue is 47. To sweeten the deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASABONUS




• The clue is 49. Declines to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WONT

  Possible Answer : habit, wont




• The clue is 50. Houdini's signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESCAPEACT




• The clue is 53. Basis for a feud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEF

  Possible Answer : gripe, beef_cattle, boeuf, squawk, bitch, grouse, beef, kick, holler, bellyache, crab




• The clue is 54. Rudder found in nature. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: FISHFIN




• The clue is 57. "Bad luck, I guess … It was my turn, that's all. I was in the path of the ___" (quote from 18-Down). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: TORNADO

  Possible Answer : tornado, crack_cocaine, twister, crack




• The clue is 58. Became stuck. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: HITARUT




• The clue is 61. "This is the worst!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGH




• The clue is 62. Receptacle for soaking before a pedicure. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: FOOTSPA




• The clue is 64. Brainy bunch. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: MENSANS




• The clue is 66. Electronica pioneer Brian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENO




• The clue is 67. Bulgarian or Bosnian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAV

  Possible Answer : Slav




• The clue is 69. Rap group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NWA




• The clue is 70. The White House grounds have 18 of them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRES

  Possible Answer : Acre, Accho, acre, Akka, Akko, demesne, estate, land, landed_estate, acres




• The clue is 72. Some online pings, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMS




• The clue is 73. "Yo!," on the down-low. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST




• The clue is 74. Lightning-fast hedgehog of video games. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONIC

  Possible Answer : transonic, sonic

  Possible Opposite Answer : subsonic




• The clue is 76. What "washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life," per Picasso. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

  Possible Answer : nontextual_matter, artistry, artistic_creation, artistic_production, artwork, prowess, graphics, art, fine_art




• The clue is 78. Lane for carpoolers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOV




• The clue is 79. Six-foot-tall Aussie sprinter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer : Dromaius_novaehollandiae, emu, Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit




• The clue is 80. Grows dimmer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WANES

  Possible Answer : ebbing, decline, wan, wane, ebb, go_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : wax




• The clue is 81. "Are you ___ drive?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKTO




• The clue is 82. Certain online video snippet. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: YOUTUBECLIP




• The clue is 85. Downwind, to seafarers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEE

  Possible Answer : alee




• The clue is 86. "Breaking Bad" channel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMC




• The clue is 88. Fastener that's one letter ahead of "U-bolt" in the dictionary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNUT




• The clue is 89. Org. with the Artemis program. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NASA

  Possible Answer : NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration




• The clue is 90. Office building unit: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE




• The clue is 91. What a police escort may offer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SAFEPASSAGE




• The clue is 95. Classic cover-ups for spies. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: TRENCHCOATS




• The clue is 100. Fumble or bumble. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer : drift, stray, mistake, slip, err




• The clue is 101. Card game with a Power Grab edition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNO




• The clue is 102. "Good joke!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAH




• The clue is 103. Red side, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOP

  Possible Answer : Republican_Party, GOP




• The clue is 104. Indecency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORTASTE




• The clue is 108. Female in the forest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOE

  Possible Answer : DOE, Energy, Department_of_Energy, Energy_Department, doe




• The clue is 111. "Like that matters to me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIFICARE




• The clue is 114. Stage a jailbreak à la 18-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNNELOUT




• The clue is 115. Annual May race, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IND




• The clue is 116. Held together in a makeshift way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUCTTAPED




• The clue is 117. Wraps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 118. Sizable challenge for a mover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFA

  Possible Answer : couch, lounge, sofa




• The clue is 119. Make a break for it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUN

  Possible Answer : bleed, outpouring, runnel, bunk, flow, work, run, running_game, foot_race, turn_tail, test, course, range, running_play, prevail, hunt_down, guide, hunt, track_down, trial, tend, move, be_given, fly_the_coop, running, head_for_the_hills, draw, streak, political_campaign, escape, take_to_the_woods, unravel, lam, melt, streamlet, carry, hightail_it, break_away, lean, scat, function, endure, lead, pass, rivulet, footrace, feed, extend, discharge, operate, persist, execute, black_market, rill, incline, play, run_for, race, melt_down, tally, die_hard, campaign, consort, ladder, go, scarper, run_away, ravel, ply

  Possible Opposite Answer : idle, malfunction




• The clue is 120. Yearn (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHE

  Possible Answer : yearn, languish, suffer, hurt, smart, aching, ache, pine, yen




• The clue is 121. Swain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEAU

  Possible Answer : beau, dude, swain, fashion_plate, boyfriend, sheik, swell, dandy, clotheshorse, fop, fellow, gallant, young_man




• The clue is 122. Parts of N.F.L. highlight reels, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TDS




• The clue is 123. This really blows!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  Possible Answer : trinitrotoluene, TNT




• The clue is 124. Airport monitor, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer : Transportation_Security_Administration, TSA




• The clue is 125. Razz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KID

  Possible Answer : kidskin, Kyd, Thomas_Kid, josh, small_fry, tiddler, Thomas_Kyd, jolly, youngster, shaver, minor, chaff, Kid, tike, tyke, nestling, kid, nipper, pull_the_leg_of, child, fry, banter

  Possible Opposite Answer : parent




• The clue is 126. Pennzoil competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STP

  Possible Answer : STP, s.t.p.

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Exceeds 21, in blackjack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUSTS

  Possible Answer: bust, binge, fizzle, flop, female_chest, wear, snap, burst, tear, bout, break, wear_out, fall_apart, raid, rupture

  Possible Opposite Answer : repair

• The clue is 2. Poise under pressure. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: APLOMB

  Possible Answer: aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid, cool

• The clue is 3. With 6-Down, prison drama released on September 23, 1994. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: THESHAWSHANK

• The clue is 4. Hacks with an ax. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEWS

  Possible Answer: hew_out, hew

• The clue is 5. Ahead of, in poetry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERE

• The clue is 6. See 3-Down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: REDEMPTION

  Possible Answer: buyback, salvation, redemption, repurchase

• The clue is 7. Instrument strummed in the Train song "Hey, Soul Sister". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: UKULELE

  Possible Answer: ukulele, uke

• The clue is 8. Popular gala venue, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MET

  Possible Answer: fulfill, match, contact, encounter, fill, see, receive, conform_to, gather, fit, cope_with, get_together, meet, fulfil, adjoin, assemble, come_across, take_on, satisfy, run_across, touch, play, forgather, foregather, run_into, suffer, converge

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 9. Sneaky ___ (sly dogs). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETES

  Possible Answer: pet

• The clue is 10. Glasses, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEX

• The clue is 11. Like cashmere. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFT

  Possible Answer: delicate, easygoing, cushy, gentle, mild, soft, diffuse, piano, voiced, diffused, indulgent, lenient, flabby, flaccid, balmy, sonant, easy, subdued

  Possible Opposite Answer : forte, loud, unvoiced, hard, hardened

• The clue is 12. Imagine, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOSE

• The clue is 13. Prefix with -lithic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer: neo

• The clue is 14. 16-time gig for Steve Martin. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SNLHOST

• The clue is 15. Portrayer of 18-Down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: TIMROBBINS

• The clue is 16. "Cup ___ cone?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

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

• The clue is 17. Terse admonishment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONT

• The clue is 18. Lead role in 3-Down/6-Down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: ANDYDUFRESNE

• The clue is 19. They're measured in beats per minute. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TEMPOS

  Possible Answer: tempo, pace, pacing

• The clue is 20. Famed Ford flop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDSEL

• The clue is 23. Honorific from Sanskrit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRI

• The clue is 30. Date on a debit card: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXP

• The clue is 33. Pollution-regulating org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPA

  Possible Answer: Environmental_Protection_Agency, EPA

• The clue is 36. Resort town in Alberta's Rockies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANFF

  Possible Answer: Banff

• The clue is 37. Kicks back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTS

  Possible Answer: quietus, repose, lie, balance, ease, residual, roost, perch, residuum, stay, relief, rest_period, relaxation, sleep, respite, catch_one's_breath, pillow, take_a_breather, eternal_sleep, remainder, rest, remain, reside, eternal_rest, breathe, residue

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, be_active

• The clue is 39. "The Heart of Georgia". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACON

  Possible Answer: macon, maconnais, Macon

• The clue is 40. ___ Corner, section of Westminster Abbey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POETS

  Possible Answer: poet

• The clue is 43. "What was I thinking!?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOH

  Possible Answer: ut, do, doh

• The clue is 44. Fall accessory?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARACHUTE

  Possible Answer: chute, jump, parachute

• The clue is 45. Bygone channel that launched with the two-hour pilot of "Star Trek: Voyager". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPN

• The clue is 46. 4x100 relay, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEAMEVENT

• The clue is 48. Org. with Student Success Grants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEA

• The clue is 51. ___ América (quadrennial soccer championship). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPA

• The clue is 52. Juice drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADES

  Possible Answer: fruit_drink, ade

• The clue is 54. To-do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUSS

  Possible Answer: niggle, bustle, dither, pother, bicker, bickering, spat, trouble, flurry, squabble, mother, fuss, hassle, overprotect, pettifoggery, tiff, stir, bother, ado, hustle, flap, tizzy, fret

• The clue is 55. Yeti's commercial rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGLOO

  Possible Answer: igloo, iglu

• The clue is 56. "Ain't gonna happen!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOWAY

• The clue is 58. Overplay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAMUP

• The clue is 59. Erase from one's memory, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNSEE

• The clue is 60. Target audience for "Peppa Pig". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTS

  Possible Answer: sum_up, total, add_together, sum, bambino, summate, tote_up, tot_up, tally, toddler, add_up, yearling, tot, add

• The clue is 63. Decks with cards numbered I through XXI. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TAROTS

  Possible Answer: tarot_card, tarot

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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SIMIAN

  Possible Answer: simian

• The clue is 68. Curriculum ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VITAE

• The clue is 71. Take inventory?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROB

  Possible Answer: gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, fleece, soak, surcharge, rob, plume

  Possible Opposite Answer : undercharge

• The clue is 73. Prefix with -lithic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALEO

• The clue is 75. Make sense. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: COMPUTE

  Possible Answer: reckon, compute, calculate, work_out, cipher, cypher, figure

• The clue is 77. Ingredient in a niçoise salad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

  Possible Answer: tuna, tuna_fish, tunny, Opuntia_tuna, Anguilla_sucklandii

• The clue is 79. Conditional coding word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSE

• The clue is 80. "Hey, I'm walkin' here!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: WATCHIT

• The clue is 83. Harbor helper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUG

  Possible Answer: labor, towboat, tug, jerk, drive, tote, lug, tower, tugboat, labour, push

• The clue is 84. It might get booted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAR

  Possible Answer: auto, machine, automobile, railcar, railway_car, motorcar, gondola, elevator_car, car, railroad_car, cable_car

• The clue is 87. Main blvd. through N.Y.C.'s Chinatown. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: CANALST

• The clue is 90. Treated unfairly, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SHAFTED

  Possible Answer: screw, jockey, chouse, shaft, cheat, chicane

• The clue is 91. The swans in "The Twelve Days of Christmas," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SEPTET

  Possible Answer: septenary, VII, sevensome, 7, septette, seven, septet, heptad, sevener

• The clue is 92. In the area. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: AROUND

  Possible Answer: or_so, some, more_or_less, approximately, around, just_about, round, about, close_to, roughly

• The clue is 93. Some makeshift fans. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: FRONDS

  Possible Answer: frond

• The clue is 94. "Already?!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SOSOON

• The clue is 96. Ostentatiously stylish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: CHICHI

  Possible Answer: chic, swank, smartness, chichi, modishness, last_word, stylishness, chicness

• The clue is 97. Early Christian meals of love and fellowship. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: AGAPES

  Possible Answer: agape, agape_love, love_feast

• The clue is 98. Unwrapped with gusto. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TOREAT

• The clue is 99. Accelerated. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SPEDUP

• The clue is 105. Shot makers, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNS

  Possible Answer: Rn, registered_nurse, radon, atomic_number_86, RN

• The clue is 106. Top of a titmouse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUFT

  Possible Answer: tuft, tussock

• The clue is 107. H on a frat house. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer: Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, eta, ETA, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna

• The clue is 108. Shoveled stuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIRT

  Possible Answer: poop, grease, turd, filth, grunge, malicious_gossip, stain, dirt, ungraded, scandal, soil, grime, shit, shite, crap

• The clue is 109. Unwelcome obligation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONUS

  Possible Answer: onus, burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, load

• The clue is 110. Irish novelist O'Brien. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDNA

• The clue is 111. Coding pioneer Lovelace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADA

  Possible Answer: ADA, adenosine_deaminase

• The clue is 112. Be bad, like really bad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCK

  Possible Answer: fellate, suck_in, sop_up, blow, draw, imbibe, absorb, soak_up, lactate, take_up, go_down_on, suck, sucking, suction, take_in, suck_up, nurse, suckle, give_suck, breastfeed, wet-nurse

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottlefeed

• The clue is 113. Kin of a zin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAB

  Possible Answer: hack, taxicab, cabriolet, cab, taxi

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (63 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (75 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. They need fans to stay cool	5
2A	6. Philippine marinades	6
3A	12. Second first lady, after Martha	7
4A	19. Cheap cigar	6
5A	20. Philippine capital	6
6A	21. Contrition	7
7A	22. Prime-time time	6
8A	23. We're literally giving away our rental cars!	14
9A	25. Resembling bone	7
10A	27. Overnight option	3
11A	28. Pull some strings?	5
12A	29. Phony social media follower	3
13A	30. It hurts how much we're overcharging for this detergent!	12
14A	34. ___ Constitution	3
15A	37. Winter measure	8
16A	40. "Nostalgia is a seductive ___": George W. Ball	4
17A	41. Spider's pouch	6
18A	43. Inappropriately appropriated	7
19A	45. Crush a test	5
20A	48. Muse depicted with a lyre	5
21A	49. Like raw footage	5
22A	51. Alexander ___, 1980s secretary of state	4
23A	53. Competition with clowns, maybe	5
24A	55. Showbiz "grand slam," familiarly	4
25A	56. Scrooge's shout	3
26A	57. Our planes don't have seats!	13
27A	61. Social worker?	3
28A	62. Undertake, as a journey	7
29A	64. College admissions fig.	3
30A	65. Whence St. Francis	6
31A	67. Quite spirited	6
32A	68. Bulletin board addition	7
33A	71. A chair might cover one	6
34A	74. Place to store magazines	6
35A	76. Broody genre	3
36A	77. First college in the modern era to boast a 15-0 football team	7
37A	78. Bump on the head, say?	3
38A	80. Our tech products fall apart easily!	13
39A	84. However, in texts	3
40A	85. Sportsbook figures	4
41A	87. Grinning Face With Sweat, for one	5
42A	88. Winnow	4
43A	89. Some exits in Exeter	5
44A	91. Japanese healing discipline	5
45A	93. Hägar the Horrible's dog	5
46A	95. Like a wrung-out mop	7
47A	97. Some commotion in a sheepfold	6
48A	99. Rep	4
49A	101. Most ridiculous	8
50A	104. Monopolist's portion	3
51A	105. Our cable channel is devoted to censorship!	12
52A	109. Dripping, say	3
53A	110. White's longtime co-host	5
54A	111. Many a book fair sponsor, for short	3
55A	112. [Look below for more info]	7
56A	115. Go ahead and shoplift one pair of our jeans!	14
57A	121. Bolts (down)	6
58A	122. Home country of the Center for Civil Liberties, jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize	7
59A	123. Monkey's place, maybe	6
60A	124. Article of jewelry worn around the biceps	6
61A	125. Erudite	7
62A	126. Stylishly elegant	6
63A	127. Shoe leather for Elvis	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. They need fans to stay cool"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a material effigy that is worshipped
• Similar words include: graven image, matinee idol, perfection
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IDOLS

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2A: "6. Philippine marinades"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice
• Similar words include: adobo
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ADOBOS

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3A: "12. Second first lady, after Martha"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ABIGAIL

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4A: "19. Cheap cigar"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cheap cigar
• Similar words include: stogy
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STOGIE

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5A: "20. Philippine capital"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. manila hemp
• Similar words include: manilla, manila paper, capital of the Philippines
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MANILA

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6A: "21. Contrition"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
• Similar words include: compunction, self-reproach
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: REMORSE

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7A: "22. Prime-time time"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NINEPM

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8A: "23. We're literally giving away our rental cars!"

14 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: FREEENTERPRISE

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9A: "25. Resembling bone"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: OSTEOID

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10A: "27. Overnight option"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Similar words include: lodge, auberge, hostelry
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INN

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11A: "28. Pull some strings?"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that undo the ties of
• Similar words include: unlace, unbrace, undo
• Opposite of: tie

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Answer: UNTIE

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12A: "29. Phony social media follower"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BOT

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13A: "30. It hurts how much we're overcharging for this detergent!"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: NOPAINNOGAIN

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14A: "34. ___ Constitution"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Similar words include: US, United States of America, United States
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: USS

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15A: "37. Winter measure"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
• Similar words include: snow
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SNOWFALL

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16A: "40. "Nostalgia is a seductive ___": George W. Ball"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
• Similar words include: prevaricator
• Opposite of: square shooter

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Answer: LIAR

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17A: "41. Spider's pouch"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EGGSAC

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18A: "43. Inappropriately appropriated"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
• Similar words include: assume, usurp, arrogate
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: USURPED

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19A: "45. Crush a test"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ACEIT

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20A: "48. Muse depicted with a lyre"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) the muse of lyric and love poetry
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ERATO

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21A: "49. Like raw footage"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not trimmed
• Similar words include: rough, untrimmed, full-length
• Opposite of: cut, mown

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Answer: UNCUT

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22A: "51. Alexander ___, 1980s secretary of state"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAIG

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23A: "53. Competition with clowns, maybe"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an exhibition of cowboy skills
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RODEO

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24A: "55. Showbiz "grand slam," familiarly"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EGOT

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25A: "56. Scrooge's shout"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BAH

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26A: "57. Our planes don't have seats!"

13 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: UNITEDWESTAND

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27A: "61. Social worker?"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Similar words include: emmet, pismire
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANT

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28A: "62. Undertake, as a journey"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate)
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ENTERON

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29A: "64. College admissions fig."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: grade point average
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GPA

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30A: "65. Whence St. Francis"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ASSISI

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31A: "67. Quite spirited"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RAHRAH

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32A: "68. Bulletin board addition"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
• Similar words include: card, post, mail
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: POSTING

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33A: "71. A chair might cover one"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
• Similar words include: schedule, order of business, agendum
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AGENDA

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34A: "74. Place to store magazines"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a collection of resources
• Similar words include: arsenal, inventory, armoury
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ARMORY

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35A: "76. Broody genre"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EMO

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36A: "77. First college in the modern era to boast a 15-0 football team"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CLEMSON

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37A: "78. Bump on the head, say?"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
• Similar words include: hickey, pimple
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ZIT

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38A: "80. Our tech products fall apart easily!"

13 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: APPLECRUMBLES

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39A: "84. However, in texts"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a branch of the tai languages
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: THO

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40A: "85. Sportsbook figures"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Similar words include: betting odds
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ODDS

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41A: "87. Grinning Face With Sweat, for one"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMOJI

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42A: "88. Winnow"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that decrease gradually or bit by bit
• Similar words include: skin, peel, trim
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PARE

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43A: "89. Some exits in Exeter"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TATAS

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44A: "91. Japanese healing discipline"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: REIKI

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45A: "93. Hägar the Horrible's dog"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SNERT

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46A: "95. Like a wrung-out mop"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that slightly wet
• Similar words include: moist, damp
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DAMPISH

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47A: "97. Some commotion in a sheepfold"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cry plaintively
• Similar words include: blate, bleat, blat
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BAAING

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48A: "99. Rep"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
• Similar words include: street credibility, street cred
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CRED

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49A: "101. Most ridiculous"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ludicrous, foolish
• Similar words include: whacky, silly, sappy
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: GOOFIEST

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50A: "104. Monopolist's portion"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
• Similar words include: wholly, whole, totally
• Opposite of: some, partly

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Answer: ALL

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51A: "105. Our cable channel is devoted to censorship!"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: LIFETIMEBANS

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52A: "109. Dripping, say"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wetness caused by water
• Similar words include: crocked, soaked, squiffy
• Opposite of: dry

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Answer: WET

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53A: "110. White's longtime co-host"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAJAK

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54A: "111. Many a book fair sponsor, for short"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PTA

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55A: "112. [Look below for more info]"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SEENOTE

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56A: "115. Go ahead and shoplift one pair of our jeans!"

14 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: JUSTTAKEAGUESS

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57A: "121. Bolts (down)"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
• Similar words include: scarf, scarf joint
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SCARFS

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58A: "122. Home country of the Center for Civil Liberties, jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic in southeastern europe; formerly a european soviet; the center of the original russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
• Similar words include: Ukrayina
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: UKRAINE

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59A: "123. Monkey's place, maybe"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
• Similar words include: cask, drum, barrelful
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BARREL

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60A: "124. Article of jewelry worn around the biceps"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a band worn around the arm for decoration
• Similar words include: arm band
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ARMLET

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61A: "125. Erudite"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gain knowledge or skills
• Similar words include: instruct, check, erudite
• Opposite of: unconditioned

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Answer: LEARNED

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62A: "126. Stylishly elegant"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that elegant and fashionable; ; ; ; - julia child
• Similar words include: swish, posh
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CLASSY

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63A: "127. Shoe leather for Elvis"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that leather with a napped surface
• Similar words include: suede leather, suede cloth
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SUEDE

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. "This. Means. War!"	6
2D	2. Our soap is deadly!	17
3D	3. Serpentine shape in architecture	4
4D	4. Certain cosmetic surgery, familiarly	4
5D	5. High class?	7
6D	6. Big letters in bowling	3
7D	7. "Beavis and Butt-Head" spinoff	5
8D	8. Common soccer score	6
9D	9. Two-year periods	7
10D	10. Common soccer cheer	3
11D	11. With 44-Down, home of the U.S.'s most-visited municipal zoo	3
12D	12. ___ rock (music genre)	5
13D	13. Nickname for Britain's King Edward VII	6
14D	14. Encroach (on)	7
15D	15. Horror movie staple	4
16D	16. Grande's perfume line	3
17D	17. Major research lab for astronauts, for short	3
18D	18. Actress Jamie ___ Curtis	3
19D	19. Highfalutin sorts	5
20D	24. Yank	3
21D	26. Creature with a signature whistle it can use to identify itself	7
22D	31. Accordion fold	5
23D	32. Iridescent shell material	5
24D	33. Dirt pie ingredients	5
25D	34. Our magazine hates everything and everyone!	17
26D	35. Squelched	5
27D	36. Michael ___, Steve Carell's role on "The Office"	5
28D	38. Sch. endearingly called "Wazzu"	3
29D	39. Animated TV series set in the 31st century	8
30D	42. LSAT alternative, for some law schools	3
31D	44. See 11-Down	5
32D	46. Lab label	5
33D	47. Afternoon socials	4
34D	49. It'll take you for a ride	4
35D	50. Mama's mama	4
36D	52. Natl. economic yardsticks	4
37D	54. Discounted	6
38D	58. Zero chance	6
39D	59. Something well-taken?	5
40D	60. Chartreuse or brandy, e.g.	8
41D	63. Mess up	3
42D	66. Part of a sch. year	3
43D	68. Orange cone, say	5
44D	69. "No cause for alarm!"?	4
45D	70. Land rover	5
46D	72. Home of Qatar Airways	4
47D	73. A long time, in Spain	4
48D	75. Tach stats	4
49D	77. Sax player Clarence	7
50D	78. "The Greek" in a 1964 film	5
51D	79. Optimal	5
52D	81. Emergency option for a fighter pilot	5
53D	82. High, wispy clouds	5
54D	83. Alice of TV's "Queen of the South"	5
55D	86. Manage moguls, say	3
56D	90. "___ expected"	3
57D	92. Like many legal phrases	7
58D	94. Fried Japanese fare	7
59D	96. Impersonates	7
60D	98. 1997 Demi Moore military drama	6
61D	100. Hampers	6
62D	102. Fixed rate	6
63D	103. Statistics tool used to find significant differences	5
64D	106. Not real	5
65D	107. ___ out an existence	3
66D	108. They might be loaded or stolen	5
67D	110. Headliner	4
68D	113. Neutral tone	4
69D	114. April or May, e.g.	4
70D	115. Q3 starter: Abbr.	3
71D	116. Luau instrument, in brief	3
72D	117. Mme., across the Pyrenees	3
73D	118. "The Bachelor" network	3
74D	119. Actress Gadot	3
75D	120. Foxy	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. "This. Means. War!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ITISON

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2D: "2. Our soap is deadly!"

17 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DONTTOUCHTHATDIAL

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3D: "3. Serpentine shape in architecture"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a molding that (in section) has the shape of an s with the convex part above and the concave part below
• Similar words include: cyma reversa
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OGEE

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4D: "4. Certain cosmetic surgery, familiarly"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LIPO

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5D: "5. High class?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any meeting for an exchange of ideas
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEMINAR

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6D: "6. Big letters in bowling"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AMF

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7D: "7. "Beavis and Butt-Head" spinoff"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DARIA

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8D: "8. Common soccer score"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONENIL

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9D: "9. Two-year periods"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BIENNIA

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10D: "10. Common soccer cheer"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OLE

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11D: "11. With 44-Down, home of the U.S.'s most-visited municipal zoo"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAN

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12D: "12. ___ rock (music genre)"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular environment or walk of life
• Similar words include: stadium, bowl, sports stadium
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ARENA

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13D: "13. Nickname for Britain's King Edward VII"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BERTIE

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14D: "14. Encroach (on)"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that impinge or infringe upon
• Similar words include: encroach, infringe, entrench
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IMPINGE

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15D: "15. Horror movie staple"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that vice president of the united states under bill clinton (born in 1948)
• Similar words include: Albert Gore Jr., bloodshed, panel
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GORE

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16D: "16. Grande's perfume line"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ARI

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17D: "17. Major research lab for astronauts, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ISS

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18D: "18. Actress Jamie ___ Curtis"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Similar words include: Robert Edward Lee, Tsung Dao Lee, Bruce Lee
• Opposite of: windward

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Answer: LEE

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19D: "19. Highfalutin sorts"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Similar words include: snob, snot, snoot
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SNOBS

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20D: "24. Yank"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden abrupt pull
• Similar words include: jerk, tower, lug
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TUG

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21D: "26. Creature with a signature whistle it can use to identify itself"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around hawaii)
• Similar words include: mahimahi, dolphinfish
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DOLPHIN

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22D: "31. Accordion fold"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
• Similar words include: ruffle, plicate, plait
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PLEAT

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23D: "32. Iridescent shell material"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
• Similar words include: mother-of-pearl
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NACRE

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24D: "33. Dirt pie ingredients"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Similar words include: oreo, oreo cookie
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OREOS

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25D: "34. Our magazine hates everything and everyone!"

17 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: USAGAINSTTHEWORLD

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26D: "35. Squelched"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SATON

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27D: "36. Michael ___, Steve Carell's role on "The Office""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that award-winning united states film actor (1928-1999)
• Similar words include: Dred Scott, Robert Falcon Scott, Walter Scott
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SCOTT

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28D: "38. Sch. endearingly called "Wazzu""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WSU

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29D: "39. Animated TV series set in the 31st century"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FUTURAMA

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30D: "42. LSAT alternative, for some law schools"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GRE

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31D: "44. See 11-Down"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DIEGO

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32D: "46. Lab label"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IDTAG

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33D: "47. Afternoon socials"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Similar words include: afternoon tea, teatime, tea
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEAS

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34D: "49. It'll take you for a ride"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UBER

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35D: "50. Mama's mama"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NANA

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36D: "52. Natl. economic yardsticks"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the measure of an economy adopted by the united states in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually 1 year)
• Similar words include: gross domestic product, GDP
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GDPS

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37D: "54. Discounted"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONSALE

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38D: "58. Zero chance"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NOHOPE

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39D: "59. Something well-taken?"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
• Similar words include: piss, urine, water supply
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WATER

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40D: "60. Chartreuse or brandy, e.g."

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DIGESTIF

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41D: "63. Mess up"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: mistake, slip, drift
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERR

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42D: "66. Part of a sch. year"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEM

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43D: "68. Orange cone, say"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
• Similar words include: power pylon
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PYLON

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44D: "69. "No cause for alarm!"?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IMUP

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45D: "70. Land rover"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOMAD

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46D: "72. Home of Qatar Airways"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital and chief port of qatar
• Similar words include: El Beda, capital of Qatar, Bida
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DOHA

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47D: "73. A long time, in Spain"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the plo in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
• Similar words include: Arab Revolutionary Brigades, ANO, Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANOS

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48D: "75. Tach stats"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rate of revolution of a motor
• Similar words include: rev, rpm, revolutions per minute
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RPMS

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49D: "77. Sax player Clarence"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CLEMONS

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50D: "78. "The Greek" in a 1964 film"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ZORBA

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51D: "79. Optimal"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
• Similar words include: saint, idealistic, apotheosis
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IDEAL

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52D: "81. Emergency option for a fighter pilot"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that put out or expel from a place
• Similar words include: force out, chuck out, discharge
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EJECT

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53D: "82. High, wispy clouds"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that usually coiled
• Similar words include: cirrus, cirrhus, cirrus cloud
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CIRRI

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54D: "83. Alice of TV's "Queen of the South""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ancient city in northern portugal
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BRAGA

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55D: "86. Manage moguls, say"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SKI

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56D: "90. "___ expected""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASI

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57D: "92. Like many legal phrases"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: INLATIN

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58D: "94. Fried Japanese fare"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TEMPURA

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59D: "96. Impersonates"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: POSESAS

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60D: "98. 1997 Demi Moore military drama"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GIJANE

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61D: "100. Hampers"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that try to prevent; show opposition to
• Similar words include: deter, dissuade, discourage
• Opposite of: persuade

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Answer: DETERS

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62D: "102. Fixed rate"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SETFEE

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63D: "103. Statistics tool used to find significant differences"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TTEST

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64D: "106. Not real"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make a copy of with the intent to deceive
• Similar words include: fake, bull, manipulate
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FAKED

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65D: "107. ___ out an existence"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EKE

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66D: "108. They might be loaded or stolen"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that installation from which a military force initiates operations
• Similar words include: foundation, Base, groundwork
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BASES

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67D: "110. Headliner"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• Similar words include: wiz, asterisk, mavin
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STAR

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68D: "113. Neutral tone"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Think of something that a very light brown
• Similar words include: beige
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ECRU

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69D: "114. April or May, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a language unit by which a person or thing is known
• Similar words include: distinguish, advert, call
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NAME

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70D: "115. Q3 starter: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: JUL

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71D: "116. Luau instrument, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Think of something that a small guitar having four strings
• Similar words include: ukulele
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UKE

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72D: "117. Mme., across the Pyrenees"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SRA

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73D: "118. "The Bachelor" network"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Similar words include: ABC's, first rudiment, rudiment
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABC

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74D: "119. Actress Gadot"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
• Similar words include: gallon
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GAL

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75D: "120. Foxy"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by skill in deception
• Similar words include: guileful, tricksy, crafty
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SLY

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Today's Puzzle Stats

63 Across Clues

75 Down Clues

138 Total Clues

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