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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle December 21, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Be an omen of | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Reduce | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Belabor, with "on" | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Follower of Bay or gray | 4 |
| 5A | 15. ___ setter | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Sheepish answer to "Who broke this?" | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Sign in a clearance section | 15 |
| 8A | 20. "___ soon?" | 3 |
| 9A | 21. The duck in "Peter and the Wolf" | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Grunts and groans, e.g. | 6 |
| 11A | 23. Country with the second-most Portuguese speakers | 6 |
| 12A | 25. Stretch | 5 |
| 13A | 27. Party people, for short | 4 |
| 14A | 29. Peach or plum | 3 |
| 15A | 30. Download that might use a freemium model | 3 |
| 16A | 33. "A fickle food," per Emily Dickinson | 4 |
| 17A | 36. Large-scale corporate union | 10 |
| 18A | 39. In the loop | 5 |
| 19A | 41. One able to lift 10 to 50 times its body weight | 3 |
| 20A | 42. Like flourless cake | 5 |
| 21A | 43. Dream hand for a poker player | 10 |
| 22A | 46. ___ slicker | 4 |
| 23A | 47. "Cabin Fever" director Roth | 3 |
| 24A | 48. Enthusiastic response to "Wanna come?" | 3 |
| 25A | 49. Expel | 4 |
| 26A | 51. Deceptive movement | 5 |
| 27A | 53. "Fudge," "fie" and "fiddlesticks" are some of the printable ones | 6 |
| 28A | 57. Title holders | 6 |
| 29A | 60. Ideal for audiophiles, in brief | 4 |
| 30A | 62. Swing ___ | 3 |
| 31A | 63. "Why are you making such a fuss?" … or a hint to 17-, 36- and 43-Across | 15 |
| 32A | 66. It means nothing at Wimbledon | 4 |
| 33A | 67. U.S. theater awards | 5 |
| 34A | 68. Modify, as an article | 4 |
| 35A | 69. Key word when writing dialogue | 4 |
| 36A | 70. Word with due or true | 5 |
| 37A | 71. Manhattan, on an envelope | 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. Be an omen of"
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 indicate by signs
- Words that mean the same thing: omen, prognosticate, foretell
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BODE
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Clue 2 Across: "5. Reduce"
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 the lower of two berths
- Words that mean the same thing: small, depress, depressed
- The opposite would be: raise, high
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOWER
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Clue 3 Across: "10. Belabor, with "on""
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 chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
- Words that mean the same thing: mouth organ, dwell, mouth harp
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HARP
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Follower of Bay or gray"
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: orbit, field, country
- 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 5 Across: "15. ___ setter"
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 people of ireland or of irish extraction
- Words that mean the same thing: Irish whisky, Irish Gaelic, Irish whiskey
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRISH
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Sheepish answer to "Who broke this?""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDID
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Sign in a clearance section"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FIFTYPERCENTOFF
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Clue 8 Across: "20. "___ soon?""
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 to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- Words that mean the same thing: to a fault, excessively, besides
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOO
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Clue 9 Across: "21. The duck in "Peter and the Wolf""
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 slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
- Words that mean the same thing: hautbois, hautboy
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Grunts and groans, e.g."
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 sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
- Words that mean the same thing: noise, interference, resound
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOISES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Country with the second-most Portuguese speakers"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a republic in southwestern africa on the atlantic ocean; achieved independence from portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
- Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Angola
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANGOLA
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Clue 12 Across: "25. Stretch"
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 an unbroken period of time during which you do something
- Words that mean the same thing: Erolia minutilla, scrimp, least sandpiper
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STINT
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Clue 13 Across: "27. Party people, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person active in party politics
- Words that mean the same thing: politico, political leader, pol
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POLS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Peach or plum"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
- Words that mean the same thing: imbue, chromaticity
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Download that might use a freemium model"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "33. "A fickle food," per Emily Dickinson"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
- Words that mean the same thing: celebrity, renown
- The opposite would be: infamy
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FAME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "36. Large-scale corporate union"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: MEGAMERGER
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Clue 18 Across: "39. In the loop"
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 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
- Words that mean the same thing: cognizant, mindful, cognisant
- The opposite would be: unmindful, unaware
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AWARE
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Clue 19 Across: "41. One able to lift 10 to 50 times its body weight"
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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- Words that mean the same thing: pismire, emmet
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANT
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Clue 20 Across: "42. Like flourless cake"
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 permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
- Words that mean the same thing: dim, slow, dull
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DENSE
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Clue 21 Across: "43. Dream hand for a poker player"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: ROYALFLUSH
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Clue 22 Across: "46. ___ slicker"
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 large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
- Words that mean the same thing: urban center, metropolis
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CITY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "47. "Cabin Fever" director Roth"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "48. Enthusiastic response to "Wanna come?""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the united states federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
- Words that mean the same thing: Interior Department, Department of the Interior, Interior
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "49. Expel"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that remove from a position or office
- Words that mean the same thing: expel, boot out, throw out
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OUST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "51. Deceptive movement"
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 any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FEINT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "53. "Fudge," "fie" and "fiddlesticks" are some of the printable ones"
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: FWORDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "57. Title holders"
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 (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
- Words that mean the same thing: possessor, owner, proprietor
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OWNERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "60. Ideal for audiophiles, in brief"
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: HIFI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "62. Swing ___"
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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: geological era, earned run average, epoch
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "63. "Why are you making such a fuss?" … or a hint to 17-, 36- and 43-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WHATSTHEBIGDEAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "66. It means nothing at Wimbledon"
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 strong positive emotion of regard and affection
- Words that mean the same thing: eff, lovemaking, make out
- The opposite would be: hate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "67. U.S. theater awards"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBIES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "68. Modify, as an article"
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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
- Words that mean the same thing: cut, redact, edit out
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "69. Key word when writing dialogue"
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 chance to speak
- Words that mean the same thing: order, enounce, enjoin
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAYS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "70. Word with due or true"
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 region of the united states lying to the north of the mason-dixon line
- Words that mean the same thing: N, magnetic north, Frederick North
- The opposite would be: south
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NORTH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "71. Manhattan, on an envelope"
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: NYNY
Great job if you got it right!
December 21, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. U.K. acting award | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Hunter visible at night | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Remove condensation from | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Conquer a hero? | 3 |
| 5D | 5. It can prevent cracking | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Snack item sometimes shown in ads next to a glass of milk | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Confusion might ensue when they're crossed | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Key for getting out, not in | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Metal next to tungsten on the periodic table | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Signal to play | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Brouhahas | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Widespread | 4 |
| 13D | 13. E-tickets often come as these | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Risk taker's acronym | 4 |
| 15D | 19. "You don't really have to" | 6 |
| 16D | 24. Field for Maria Callas | 5 |
| 17D | 26. "Oh yeah?" | 6 |
| 18D | 28. Protect, as freshness | 6 |
| 19D | 30. Hindu fire god | 4 |
| 20D | 31. Target for an exterminator | 4 |
| 21D | 32. Food, potentially | 4 |
| 22D | 33. Food | 4 |
| 23D | 34. Nowhere to be found | 4 |
| 24D | 35. "Do you mind?" | 4 |
| 25D | 37. Antelope with chin hair | 3 |
| 26D | 38. One side of a page | 5 |
| 27D | 40. Patriarchs and matriarchs | 6 |
| 28D | 44. Shove down the throat of | 7 |
| 29D | 45. Sulky | 7 |
| 30D | 50. Large swallow | 4 |
| 31D | 51. Major bashes | 5 |
| 32D | 52. "A League of ___ Own" | 5 |
| 33D | 54. Like marshes or bagpipes | 5 |
| 34D | 55. Exhaust physically | 5 |
| 35D | 56. Like tears and some language | 5 |
| 36D | 57. Bevy : quails :: parliament : ___ | 4 |
| 37D | 58. "Now wait just a second!" | 4 |
| 38D | 59. Blue shade | 4 |
| 39D | 61. "Yeah, sure" | 4 |
| 40D | 64. "Euphoria" channel | 3 |
| 41D | 65. Place for thieves | 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. U.K. acting award"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAFTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Hunter visible at night"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) a giant boeotian hunter who pursued the pleiades and was eventually slain by artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
- Words that mean the same thing: Hunter
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Remove condensation from"
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 free from mist
- Words that mean the same thing: demist
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEFOG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Conquer a hero?"
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 take in solid food
- Words that mean the same thing: rust, use up, eat on
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. It can prevent cracking"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIPBALM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Snack item sometimes shown in ads next to a glass of milk"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
- Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OREO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Confusion might ensue when they're crossed"
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 ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- Words that mean the same thing: wire, telegraph, conducting wire
- The opposite would be: unwire
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WIRES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Key for getting out, not in"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Metal next to tungsten on the periodic table"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
- Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 75, Re
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RHENIUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Signal to play"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HITIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Brouhahas"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a rapid active commotion
- Words that mean the same thing: ado, stir, bustle
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Widespread"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that most frequent or common
- Words that mean the same thing: prevalent, dominant, overabundant
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIFE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. E-tickets often come as these"
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: PDFS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Risk taker's acronym"
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: YOLO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "19. "You don't really have to""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: NONEED
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Clue 16 Down: "24. Field for Maria Callas"
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 drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
- Words that mean the same thing: opera house
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OPERA
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Clue 17 Down: "26. "Oh yeah?""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: THATSO
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Clue 18 Down: "28. Protect, as freshness"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SEALIN
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Clue 19 Down: "30. Hindu fire god"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (sanskrit) hindu god of fire in ancient and traditional india; one of the three chief deities of the vedas
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AGNI
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Clue 20 Down: "31. Target for an exterminator"
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 serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- Words that mean the same thing: cuss, gadfly, pestilence
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PEST
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Food, potentially"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
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- This could be something that a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
- Words that mean the same thing: predate, fair game, target
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PREY
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Food"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about food & drink.
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- This could be something that an agenda of things to do
- Words that mean the same thing: come, get along, make out
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: FARE
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Clue 23 Down: "34. Nowhere to be found"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that one who is away or absent without leave
- Words that mean the same thing: truant
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AWOL
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Clue 24 Down: "35. "Do you mind?""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MAYI
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Antelope with chin hair"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that large african antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
- Words that mean the same thing: wildebeest
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: GNU
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Clue 26 Down: "38. One side of a page"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that right-hand page
- The opposite would be: verso
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: RECTO
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Clue 27 Down: "40. Patriarchs and matriarchs"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a person who is older than you are
- Words that mean the same thing: senior, elderberry bush, elder
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ELDERS
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Clue 28 Down: "44. Shove down the throat of"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: FOISTON
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Clue 29 Down: "45. Sulky"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that sullen or moody
- Words that mean the same thing: sulky
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: HUFFISH
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Clue 30 Down: "50. Large swallow"
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 large and hurried swallow
- Words that mean the same thing: quaff, draft, slog
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SWIG
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Major bashes"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an elaborate party (often outdoors)
- Words that mean the same thing: feast, festival, fiesta
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: FETES
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Clue 32 Down: "52. "A League of ___ Own""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: THEIR
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Clue 33 Down: "54. Like marshes or bagpipes"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that having a tone of a reed instrument
- Words that mean the same thing: wheezy, reedlike
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: REEDY
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Clue 34 Down: "55. Exhaust physically"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- Words that mean the same thing: drainpipe, enfeeble, debilitate
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DRAIN
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Clue 35 Down: "56. Like tears and some language"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that engagingly stimulating or provocative
- Words that mean the same thing: piquant
- The opposite would be: fresh
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The answer is: SALTY
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Clue 36 Down: "57. Bevy : quails :: parliament : ___"
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 nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
- Words that mean the same thing: bird of Minerva, owl, hooter
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OWLS
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Clue 37 Down: "58. "Now wait just a second!""
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: WHOA
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Clue 38 Down: "59. Blue shade"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
- Words that mean the same thing: USN, US Navy, dark blue
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NAVY
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Clue 39 Down: "61. "Yeah, sure""
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: IBET
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Clue 40 Down: "64. "Euphoria" channel"
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: HBO
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Clue 41 Down: "65. Place for thieves"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the habitation of wild animals
- Words that mean the same thing: hideout, hideaway, lair
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DEN
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 58 | 74.4% |
| Short Answer | 11 | 14.1% |
| Food & Drink | 3 | 3.8% |
| History | 2 | 2.6% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 05, 2025 at 11:16 AM
