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Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle September 16, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. With 5-Across, warm-up circuits for race car drivers | 4 |
| 2A | 5. See 1-Across | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Shoppers' stops | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Youngest M.L.B. player to hit 500 homers | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Sports sword | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Established | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Negative fast-food review? | 9 |
| 8A | 19. Scooter ___, former White House adviser convicted in the Plame affair | 5 |
| 9A | 20. Where shots might be served (or fired) in a western | 6 |
| 10A | 21. One of 14 in "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" | 8 |
| 11A | 23. Madison Avenue award | 4 |
| 12A | 25. Arles affirmative | 3 |
| 13A | 26. Droopy feature of a cocker spaniel | 3 |
| 14A | 27. Negative fast-food review? | 13 |
| 15A | 32. Home of Mount Carmel: Abbr. | 3 |
| 16A | 33. "Despicable Me" supervillain | 3 |
| 17A | 34. Julie ___, voicer of Marge Simpson | 6 |
| 18A | 37. Ending with cyto- or proto- | 5 |
| 19A | 40. Make a boo-boo | 3 |
| 20A | 42. Emotionally demanding | 5 |
| 21A | 43. Do after dark | 6 |
| 22A | 45. Nickname for Maurice | 3 |
| 23A | 47. Inc., in France | 3 |
| 24A | 48. Negative fast-food review? | 13 |
| 25A | 52. Charge (through) | 3 |
| 26A | 54. Early hrs. | 3 |
| 27A | 55. "Get outta here!" | 4 |
| 28A | 56. Cirque du Soleil stars, e.g. | 8 |
| 29A | 59. Archipelago that's a part of Portugal | 6 |
| 30A | 63. Guarded | 5 |
| 31A | 64. Certain fast-food offering ... or what 17-, 27- and 48-Across certainly don't add up to? | 9 |
| 32A | 66. Musical direction for silence | 5 |
| 33A | 67. "Anyone ___?" | 4 |
| 34A | 68. Keen on | 4 |
| 35A | 69. Spot for a sprain | 5 |
| 36A | 70. Inbox label counterpart of "New" | 4 |
| 37A | 71. Number written in parentheses on an income statement | 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. With 5-Across, warm-up circuits for race car drivers"
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 the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- Words that mean the same thing: gait, step, tempo
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. See 1-Across"
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 upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- Words that mean the same thing: overlap, lap covering, swish
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAPS
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Clue 3 Across: "9. Shoppers' stops"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
- Words that mean the same thing: marketplace, market place, mart
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MARTS
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Youngest M.L.B. player to hit 500 homers"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: AROD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Sports sword"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPEE
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Established"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
- Words that mean the same thing: common
- The opposite would be: unusual
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USUAL
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Negative fast-food review?"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.
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: WEAKSAUCE
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Scooter ___, former White House adviser convicted in the Plame affair"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980)
- Words that mean the same thing: Willard Frank Libby
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIBBY
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Where shots might be served (or fired) in a western"
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 room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
- Words that mean the same thing: pothouse, pub, sedan
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SALOON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. One of 14 in "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SYLLABLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Madison Avenue award"
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 (greek mythology) the muse of history
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLIO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "25. Arles affirmative"
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: OUI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. Droopy feature of a cocker spaniel"
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 sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Words that mean the same thing: spike, pinna, auricle
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. Negative fast-food review?"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.
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: NOTHINGBURGER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "32. Home of Mount Carmel: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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: ISR
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Clue 16 Across: "33. "Despicable Me" supervillain"
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: GRU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "34. Julie ___, voicer of Marge Simpson"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KAVNER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "37. Ending with cyto- or proto-"
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 protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes
- Words that mean the same thing: germ plasm, plasma, blood plasma
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PLASM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "40. Make a boo-boo"
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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Words that mean the same thing: stray, mistake, drift
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERR
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Clue 20 Across: "42. Emotionally demanding"
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 needy people collectively
- Words that mean the same thing: poverty-stricken, indigent, destitute
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEEDY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "43. Do after dark"
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 party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOIREE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "45. Nickname for Maurice"
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: MOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "47. Inc., in France"
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: CIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "48. Negative fast-food review?"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.
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: NOGREATSHAKES
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Clue 25 Across: "52. Charge (through)"
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 loft in a barn where hay is stored
- Words that mean the same thing: haymow, hayloft, mop
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "54. Early hrs."
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 radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
- Words that mean the same thing: amplitude modulation, MA, Am
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "55. "Get outta here!""
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 singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
- Words that mean the same thing: scarper, run, run away
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "56. Cirque du Soleil stars, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
- Words that mean the same thing: acrobat
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACROBATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "59. Archipelago that's a part of Portugal"
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 islands in the atlantic ocean belonging to portugal
- Words that mean the same thing: Acores
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AZORES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "63. Guarded"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
- Words that mean the same thing: suspicious, wary, mistrustful
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEERY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "64. Certain fast-food offering ... or what 17-, 27- and 48-Across certainly don't add up to?"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.
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: HAPPYMEAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "66. Musical direction for silence"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: TACET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "67. "Anyone ___?""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "68. Keen on"
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: INTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "69. Spot for a sprain"
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 gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
- Words that mean the same thing: articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint, ankle joint
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANKLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "70. Inbox label counterpart of "New""
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 something that is read
- Words that mean the same thing: translate, study, show
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: READ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "71. Number written in parentheses on an income statement"
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 the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
- Words that mean the same thing: price, monetary value, be
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COST
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - September 16, 2020 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Print sources, maybe | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Surveyor's calculation | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Rock around the Christmas tree? | 4 |
| 4D | 4. N.Y.C. mayor of the 1970s-'80s | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Like Pisa's tower | 7 |
| 6D | 6. "The Simpsons" storekeeper | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Chest muscles, informally | 4 |
| 8D | 8. "Later!" | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Do-over | 8 |
| 10D | 10. Polo grounds? | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Gawk | 10 |
| 12D | 12. Drum used in Indian music | 5 |
| 13D | 13. More Machiavellian | 5 |
| 14D | 18. Divas' deliveries | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Browse online without commenting, informally | 4 |
| 16D | 24. Folklore fiend | 4 |
| 17D | 27. Cheese ___ (snack) | 4 |
| 18D | 28. City called a "kommune" by its inhabitants | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Complete disaster | 10 |
| 20D | 30. Myanmar, formerly | 5 |
| 21D | 31. The "E" of N.Y.E. | 3 |
| 22D | 35. Falco with four Emmys | 4 |
| 23D | 36. Choices at bakeries and liquor stores | 4 |
| 24D | 38. Theater sign letters | 3 |
| 25D | 39. Storage unit | 8 |
| 26D | 41. Doesn't keep | 4 |
| 27D | 44. Singer Franklin, Aretha's older sister | 4 |
| 28D | 46. Got out | 7 |
| 29D | 49. Purim heroine | 6 |
| 30D | 50. Indistinct | 4 |
| 31D | 51. Kind of number in chemistry | 6 |
| 32D | 52. Country from which the name "Buttigieg" comes | 5 |
| 33D | 53. Vast expanse | 5 |
| 34D | 57. 1988 Cy Young winner Hershiser | 4 |
| 35D | 58. Attention-getting store sign | 4 |
| 36D | 60. Western home of the National Automobile Museum | 4 |
| 37D | 61. Grub | 4 |
| 38D | 62. Opening for a time ... or a dime | 4 |
| 39D | 65. Free ad, for short | 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. Print sources, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
- Words that mean the same thing: manus, hand, mitt
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAWS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Surveyor's calculation"
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 particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
- Words that mean the same thing: region, domain, expanse
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AREA
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Clue 3 Down: "3. Rock around the Christmas tree?"
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 fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the carboniferous period
- Words that mean the same thing: ember, char
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. N.Y.C. mayor of the 1970s-'80s"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDKOCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Like Pisa's tower"
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 an inclination to do something
- Words that mean the same thing: tendency, be given, angle
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEANING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. "The Simpsons" storekeeper"
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: APU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Chest muscles, informally"
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 either of two large muscles of the chest
- Words that mean the same thing: pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PECS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. "Later!""
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: SEEYOU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Do-over"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that irish version of burgoo
- Words that mean the same thing: mulligan stew, Irish burgoo
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MULLIGAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Polo grounds?"
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 largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Gawk"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
- Words that mean the same thing: excursionist, tripper, rubbernecker
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RUBBERNECK
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Clue 12 Down: "12. Drum used in Indian music"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: TABLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. More Machiavellian"
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 marked by skill in deception
- Words that mean the same thing: knavish, wily, guileful
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLYER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Divas' deliveries"
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 any activity that is performed alone without assistance
- Words that mean the same thing: solo
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOLI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Browse online without commenting, informally"
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 lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
- Words that mean the same thing: loiter, mill around, hang around
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LURK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Folklore fiend"
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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
- Words that mean the same thing: demon, monster, fiend
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OGRE
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Clue 17 Down: "27. Cheese ___ (snack)"
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 small drink of liquor
- Words that mean the same thing: twitch, sapidity, savour
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NIPS
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Clue 18 Down: "28. City called a "kommune" by its inhabitants"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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- This could be something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Norway, Christiania
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OSLO
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Clue 19 Down: "29. Complete disaster"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: TRAINWRECK
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Clue 20 Down: "30. Myanmar, formerly"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a mountainous republic in southeastern asia on the bay of bengal
- Words that mean the same thing: Union of Burma, Myanmar
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BURMA
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Clue 21 Down: "31. The "E" of N.Y.E."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
- Words that mean the same thing: even, evening, eventide
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EVE
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Clue 22 Down: "35. Falco with four Emmys"
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: EDIE
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Choices at bakeries and liquor stores"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the seed of the cereal grass
- Words that mean the same thing: rye whiskey, rye whisky, Secale cereale
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RYES
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Clue 24 Down: "38. Theater sign letters"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SRO
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Storage unit"
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 unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
- Words that mean the same thing: M, mebibyte, MiB
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: MEGABYTE
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Clue 26 Down: "41. Doesn't keep"
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 state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- Words that mean the same thing: decomposition, hogwash, rot
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ROTS
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Clue 27 Down: "44. Singer Franklin, Aretha's older sister"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ERMA
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Clue 28 Down: "46. Got out"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that run away from confinement
- Words that mean the same thing: scarper, lam, hightail it
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ESCAPED
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Clue 29 Down: "49. Purim heroine"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (old testament) a beautiful jewess chosen by the king of persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the jews in persia (an event celebrated by jews as the feast of purim)
- Words that mean the same thing: Book of Esther
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ESTHER
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Clue 30 Down: "50. Indistinct"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that filled or abounding with fog or mist
- Words that mean the same thing: blurry, muzzy, foggy
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HAZY
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Kind of number in chemistry"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that of or relating to or comprising atoms
- Words that mean the same thing: nuclear
- The opposite would be: conventional
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The answer is: ATOMIC
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Clue 32 Down: "52. Country from which the name "Buttigieg" comes"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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- This could be something that a republic on the island of malta in the mediterranean; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1964
- Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Malta
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MALTA
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Clue 33 Down: "53. Vast expanse"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
- Words that mean the same thing: sea
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OCEAN
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Clue 34 Down: "57. 1988 Cy Young winner Hershiser"
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: OREL
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Clue 35 Down: "58. Attention-getting store sign"
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 particular instance of selling
- Words that mean the same thing: sales agreement, sales event, cut-rate sale
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SALE
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Clue 36 Down: "60. Western home of the National Automobile Museum"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RENO
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Clue 37 Down: "61. Grub"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that informal terms for a meal
- Words that mean the same thing: consume, wipe out, grub
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EATS
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Clue 38 Down: "62. Opening for a time ... or a dime"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
- Words that mean the same thing: expansion slot, one-armed bandit, time slot
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SLOT
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Clue 39 Down: "65. Free ad, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- This could be something that a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; psa is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of psa in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
- Words that mean the same thing: prostate specific antigen
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PSA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 48 | 63.2% |
| Short Answer | 11 | 14.5% |
| Geography | 4 | 5.3% |
| Food & Drink | 4 | 5.3% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.6% |
| Music | 2 | 2.6% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 22, 2025 at 02:21 PM
