27396 Mon Nov 11, 2024 NYT by Patrick Gramza and John Kugelman

Across Clues :

1. App also called "the Gram," informally, 6. Put money (on), 9. Store with a mazelike layout, 13. Its capital is Kathmandu, 14. Insect flitting around a flame, 15. Seize, 16. Island-hopping vacation that might start and end in Miami, 19. MSNBC host Melber, 20. Michelob ___ (light beer), 21. Painter's propper-upper, 22. Dub, 24. "Raggedy" doll, 25. Huffer and puffer in a classic fairy tale, 30. Aardvark's fare, 34. Fall flower, 35. Letter-shaped girder, 36. Confident, 37. With 4-Down, island-themed cocktail, 38. Laundry product that was once the subject of a viral internet challenge, 41. The second O of O-O-O, 42. Ole Miss rival, 44. Own (up), 45. Put into law, 47. Cake decorator, 48. Raps off the cuff, 50. Islet, 52. Burglar's booty, 53. Popular sans-serif font, 56. Ancient Mexican, 59. ___ McMuffin (fast-food sandwich), 62. Trio of average guys, as seen at the ends of 16-, 25- and 48-Across, 65. Early Ron Howard role, 66. Pub purchase, 67. Writer ___ Allan Poe, 68. The "M" in Y.M.C.A., 69. "Pick a card, ___ card!", 70. Final authority

Down Clues :

1. Ancient Peruvian, 2. Within earshot, 3. When cherry blossoms bloom, 4. See 37-Across, 5. Visual accompaniment to a musical release, 6. Wild pig, 7. Europe's highest active volcano, 8. Active ingredient in marijuana, for short, 9. Tropical lizards, 10. "Momager" of the Kardashians, 11. Simplicity, 12. Brother of Cain, 14. Ran into, 17. Ran, as colors, 18. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" films, 23. Rightmost president on Mount Rushmore, familiarly, 24. Hairdo that might be combed with a pick, 25. Disney's follow-up to "Dumbo", 26. Physicist Newton, 27. Dentist's "Just a little more", 28. Very overweight, 29. Expire, as a subscription, 31. Reason to use sunflower butter in a PB&J, 32. Tiny amount, 33. Religious offshoots, 39. Kinda borderline, 40. Breaks off, 43. Places to play Pac-Man and Skee-Ball, 46. Sch. whose campus includes Washington Square and Union Square, 49. Remove, as a layer, 51. ___ Baba, 53. Chemistry building block, 54. Tug-of-war equipment, 55. "Let's do this!", 56. Related (to), 57. Kooky, 58. Explosive stuff, 60. Mardi ___, 61. Pita sandwich, 63. Busy bee in Apr., 64. Nabokov novel

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 11, 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. App also called "the Gram," informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSTA

  
  



• The clue is 6. Put money (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BET

  
  

  Possible Answer : count, stake, stakes, calculate, play, reckon, depend, look, bet, wager




• The clue is 9. Store with a mazelike layout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEA

  
  



• The clue is 13. Its capital is Kathmandu. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEPAL

  
  

  Possible Answer : Kingdom_of_Nepal, Nepal




• The clue is 14. Insect flitting around a flame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTH

  
  

  Possible Answer : moth




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

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

  The answer: GRAB

  
  

  Possible Answer : snap, snatch, grab, snaffle, seize, catch, snap_up, take_hold_of




• The clue is 16. Island-hopping vacation that might start and end in Miami. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: CARIBBEANCRUISE

  
  



• The clue is 19. MSNBC host Melber. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARI

  
  



• The clue is 20. Michelob ___ (light beer). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ULTRA

  
  

  Possible Answer : extremist, radical, ultra




• The clue is 21. Painter's propper-upper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASEL

  
  

  Possible Answer : easel




• The clue is 22. Dub. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAME

  
  

  Possible Answer : advert, make, refer, call, distinguish, figure, constitute, key, mention, public_figure, cite, epithet, key_out, appoint, diagnose, list, describe, name, gens, bring_up, nominate, identify, discover




• The clue is 24. "Raggedy" doll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANN

  
  



• The clue is 25. Huffer and puffer in a classic fairy tale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGBADWOLF

  
  



• The clue is 30. Aardvark's fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTS

  
  

  Possible Answer : pismire, emmet, ant




• The clue is 34. Fall flower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTER

  
  

  Possible Answer : aster




• The clue is 35. Letter-shaped girder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBAR

  
  



• The clue is 36. Confident. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SURE

  
  

  Possible Answer : surely, sure_enough, indisputable, for_certain, trusted, certain, for_sure, sure_as_shooting, certainly, sure

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncertain, unsure




• The clue is 37. With 4-Down, island-themed cocktail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAI

  
  



• The clue is 38. Laundry product that was once the subject of a viral internet challenge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIDEPOD

  
  



• The clue is 41. The second O of O-O-O. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAC

  
  



• The clue is 42. Ole Miss rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMA

  
  



• The clue is 44. Own (up). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FESS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Fez, fesse, Fes, fess




• The clue is 45. Put into law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENACT

  
  

  Possible Answer : ordain, reenact, enact, act_out




• The clue is 47. Cake decorator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICER

  
  

  Possible Answer : ic, ninety-nine, 99




• The clue is 48. Raps off the cuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FREESTYLES

  
  

  Possible Answer : freestyle




• The clue is 50. Islet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAY

  
  

  Possible Answer : cay, Florida_key, key




• The clue is 52. Burglar's booty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAUL

  
  

  Possible Answer : hale, drag, haulage, catch, draw, haul, cart




• The clue is 53. Popular sans-serif font. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIAL

  
  



• The clue is 56. Ancient Mexican. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZTEC

  
  

  Possible Answer : Aztec




• The clue is 59. ___ McMuffin (fast-food sandwich). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGG

  
  

  Possible Answer : ball, testis, nut, egg, bollock, eggs, testicle, ballock, orchis




• The clue is 62. Trio of average guys, as seen at the ends of 16-, 25- and 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: TOMDICKANDHARRY

  
  



• The clue is 65. Early Ron Howard role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPIE

  
  



• The clue is 66. Pub purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINT

  
  

  Possible Answer : pint, dry_pint




• The clue is 67. Writer ___ Allan Poe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGAR

  
  

  Possible Answer : Edgar




• The clue is 68. The "M" in Y.M.C.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENS

  
  

  Possible Answer : men, hands, workforce, manpower, work_force




• The clue is 69. "Pick a card, ___ card!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANY

  
  

  Possible Answer : any, whatsoever, whatever




• The clue is 70. Final authority. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYSO

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ancient Peruvian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Inca, Incan, Inka

• The clue is 2. Within earshot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: nearly, almost, about, come_near, penny-pinching, draw_close, well-nigh, approach, near, come_on, draw_near, skinny, dear, go_up, good, cheeseparing, approximate, close, virtually, nigh, most

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

• The clue is 3. When cherry blossoms bloom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRINGTIME

  
  

  Possible Answer: spring, springtime

• The clue is 4. See 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Siamese, Thai, Tai

• The clue is 5. Visual accompaniment to a musical release. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALBUMART

  
  

• The clue is 6. Wild pig. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: boar, wild_boar, Sus_scrofa

• The clue is 7. Europe's highest active volcano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

  
  

  Possible Answer: bunsen_burner, Mount_Etna, etna, Etna, Mt_Etna, bunsen

• The clue is 8. Active ingredient in marijuana, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THC

  
  

  Possible Answer: tetrahydrocannabinol, THC

• The clue is 9. Tropical lizards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGUANAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: iguana, Iguana_iguana, common_iguana

• The clue is 10. "Momager" of the Kardashians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KRIS

  
  

  Possible Answer: kris, crease, creese

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

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

  The answer: EASE

  
  

  Possible Answer: still, facilitate, allay, rest, repose, easiness, relief, informality, relaxation, simpleness, simplicity, alleviate, relieve, comfort, ease

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty

• The clue is 12. Brother of Cain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABEL

  
  

  Possible Answer: Niels_Henrik_Abel, Niels_Abel, Abel

• The clue is 14. Ran into. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MET

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 17. Ran, as colors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLED

  
  

  Possible Answer: hemorrhage, leech, phlebotomize, shed_blood, bleed, phlebotomise, run

• The clue is 18. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REN

  
  

• The clue is 23. Rightmost president on Mount Rushmore, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABE

  
  

• The clue is 24. Hairdo that might be combed with a pick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFRO

  
  

  Possible Answer: Afro, Afro_hairdo

• The clue is 25. Disney's follow-up to "Dumbo". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMBI

  
  

• The clue is 26. Physicist Newton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISAAC

  
  

  Possible Answer: Isaac

• The clue is 27. Dentist's "Just a little more". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIDER

  
  

  Possible Answer: wide_of_the_mark, panoptic, wide-cut, blanket, wide-eyed, spacious, full, all-inclusive, all-embracing, across-the-board, all-encompassing, extensive, encompassing, broad, wide

  Possible Opposite Answer : narrow

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

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

  The answer: OBESE

  
  

  Possible Answer: corpulent, rotund, obese, weighty

• The clue is 29. Expire, as a subscription. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAPSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: sink, recidivate, reverting, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, pass, elapse, retrogress, fall_back, relapsing, oversight, relapse, lapse, backslide, go_along, lapsing, backsliding, regress, reversion, slip_by, glide_by

• The clue is 31. Reason to use sunflower butter in a PB&J. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUTALLERGY

  
  

• The clue is 32. Tiny amount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRACE

  
  

  Possible Answer: trace, touch, tincture, follow, shadow, describe, retrace, hunt, line, draw, tracing, hound, decipher, vestige, delineate, suggestion, ghost, hint

• The clue is 33. Religious offshoots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECTS

  
  

  Possible Answer: sect, religious_sect, faction, religious_order

• The clue is 39. Kinda borderline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFFY

  
  

  Possible Answer: chancy, flukey, iffy, fluky

• The clue is 40. Breaks off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DETACHES

  
  

  Possible Answer: detach, come_away, come_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : attach

• The clue is 43. Places to play Pac-Man and Skee-Ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCADES

  
  

  Possible Answer: colonnade, arcade

• The clue is 46. Sch. whose campus includes Washington Square and Union Square. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYU

  
  

• The clue is 49. Remove, as a layer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHED

  
  

  Possible Answer: throw, cast_off, drop, moult, throw_away, disgorge, spill, molt, pour_forth, caducous, shed, cast, shake_off, slough, throw_off, exuviate

  Possible Opposite Answer : persistent

• The clue is 51. ___ Baba. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cassius_Clay, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay, Ali, Muhammad_Ali

• The clue is 53. Chemistry building block. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOM

  
  

  Possible Answer: particle, mote, molecule, corpuscle, atom, speck

• The clue is 54. Tug-of-war equipment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROPE

  
  

  Possible Answer: rope, roach, rophy, Mexican_valium, lasso, circle, leash, roofy, forget_me_drug, R-2

• The clue is 55. "Let's do this!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMIN

  
  

• The clue is 56. Related (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AKIN

  
  

  Possible Answer: consanguineal, blood-related, consanguineous, kin, consanguine, akin, cognate, kindred

• The clue is 57. Kooky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZANY

  
  

  Possible Answer: goofy, goof, fathead, bozo, jackass, zany, whacky, goose, buffoonish, clownlike, cockamamy, clownish, cuckoo, cockamamie, sappy, silly, wacky, twat, goofball

• The clue is 58. Explosive stuff. 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 60. Mardi ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAS

  
  

• The clue is 61. Pita sandwich. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYRO

  
  

  Possible Answer: gyro, gyroscope

• The clue is 63. Busy bee in Apr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPA

  
  

  Possible Answer: certified_public_accountant, CPA

• The clue is 64. Nabokov novel. 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

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (35 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

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. TikTok stars, to many	5
2A	6. Locale for an old flame?	4
3A	10. Shell in the water	4
4A	14. December air	5
5A	15. Who's that woman in Paris?	4
6A	16. Red-haired outdoorsman in Genesis	4
7A	17. Per_w_nkle?	10
8A	19. Rider's line	4
9A	20. Raison d'___	4
10A	21. Holding liable	7
11A	23. More apt to cut in line, say	7
12A	26. Keep from leaving port through low visibility	5
13A	27. New Year's date, concisely	6
14A	28. Simulator of coastal phenomena	8
15A	31. Cleared of dust, say	5
16A	32. Targets for hawks	4
17A	33. Literary name that's a letter short of its holder's occupation	3
18A	34. Proc_dur_?	15
19A	38. Horror director Aster	3
20A	39. Starting points of many Jewish observances	4
21A	40. Dull and dim	5
22A	41. Abstract	8
23A	44. Oldest sister on "The Brady Bunch"	6
24A	45. Bad spelling, perhaps	5
25A	46. Ground-dwelling game bird of the western U.S.	7
26A	47. Portmanteau for a radical environmentalist	7
27A	49. ["Your fly is open"]	4
28A	50. Choo-choo noise	4
29A	51. Grou_ of _or_oises?	10
30A	56. Dance done in concentric circles	4
31A	57. Leaves for drinks	4
32A	58. Construction site sight	5
33A	59. Decides to take part, with "in"	4
34A	60. Skin-care brand with a "cheer"-ful sounding name	4
35A	61. Filler akin to "like ..." or "I mean ..."	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. TikTok stars, to many"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: IDOLS

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2A: "6. Locale for an old flame?"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
• Similar words include: taper
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WICK

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3A: "10. Shell in the water"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
• Similar words include: Isaac Hull, Kingston-upon Hull, Cordell Hull
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HULL

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4A: "14. December air"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that joyful religious song celebrating the birth of christ
• Similar words include: Christmas carol
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CAROL

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5A: "15. Who's that woman in Paris?"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELLE

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6A: "16. Red-haired outdoorsman in Genesis"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) the eldest son of isaac who would have inherited the covenant that god made with abraham and that abraham passed on to isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother jacob for a mess of pottage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESAU

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7A: "17. Per_w_nkle?"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: EYESOFBLUE

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8A: "19. Rider's line"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
• Similar words include: draw rein, rule, rein in
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: REIN

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9A: "20. Raison d'___"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETRE

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10A: "21. Holding liable"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that put or pin the blame on
• Similar words include: blame, charge, find fault
• Opposite of: absolve

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Answer: BLAMING

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11A: "23. More apt to cut in line, say"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
• Similar words include: pushful, pushy
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PUSHIER

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12A: "26. Keep from leaving port through low visibility"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FOGIN

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13A: "27. New Year's date, concisely"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ONEONE

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14A: "28. Simulator of coastal phenomena"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: WAVETANK

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15A: "31. Cleared of dust, say"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sweep across or over
• Similar words include: tangle, drag, sail
• Opposite of: unswept

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Answer: SWEPT

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16A: "32. Targets for hawks"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
• Similar words include: shiner, mouse, computer mouse
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MICE

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17A: "33. Literary name that's a letter short of its holder's occupation"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states writer and poet (1809-1849)
• Similar words include: Edgar Allan Poe
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: POE

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18A: "34. Proc_dur_?"

15 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: EASEOFOPERATION

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19A: "38. Horror director Aster"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ARI

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20A: "39. Starting points of many Jewish observances"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: Eve, even, eve
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EVES

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21A: "40. Dull and dim"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
• Similar words include: muddy, dreary, grubby
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DINGY

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22A: "41. Abstract"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
• Similar words include: precis, abstract, outline
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SYNOPSIS

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23A: "44. Oldest sister on "The Brady Bunch""

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MARCIA

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24A: "45. Bad spelling, perhaps"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
• Similar words include: damn, bane, anathemise
• Opposite of: bless, communicate

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Answer: CURSE

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25A: "46. Ground-dwelling game bird of the western U.S."

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SAGEHEN

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26A: "47. Portmanteau for a radical environmentalist"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ECOTEUR

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27A: "49. ["Your fly is open"]"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
• Similar words include: hem
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AHEM

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28A: "50. Choo-choo noise"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the dull explosive noise made by an engine
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CHUG

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29A: "51. Grou_ of _or_oises?"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: PEASINAPOD

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30A: "56. Dance done in concentric circles"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HORA

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31A: "57. Leaves for drinks"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: TEAS

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32A: "58. Construction site sight"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states writer (1871-1900)
• Similar words include: Grus, Harold Hart Crane, stretch out
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CRANE

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33A: "59. Decides to take part, with "in""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that select as an alternative over another
• Similar words include: opt, choose, prefer
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OPTS

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34A: "60. Skin-care brand with a "cheer"-ful sounding name"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OLAY

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35A: "61. Filler akin to "like ..." or "I mean ...""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YKNOW

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Winter coat?	3
2D	2. Word with trader or tripper	3
3D	3. Something you might search for in vein?	3
4D	4. Despair	8
5D	5. Find a spot for, as on a schedule	8
6D	6. Utah's ___ State University	5
7D	7. Laid up	3
8D	8. Grooved parts of golf irons	9
9D	9. Go *clunk*	8
10D	10. Solitary sort	6
11D	11. Min_sc_le q_antity?	11
12D	12. Reposed	4
13D	13. Pipe organ?	4
14D	18. Not busy	4
15D	22. Season	3
16D	23. Represent	6
17D	24. Incautious	6
18D	25. Pla_e for a _ase?	11
19D	28. Supplies for a diaper change	5
20D	29. Annoying knuckling	6
21D	30. Like 29 winners in the first 50 New York City Marathons	6
22D	32. Rotating feature at the cinema	9
23D	35. Take responsibility for, in a way	8
24D	36. Pitching staff?	8
25D	37. Evidence of burning rubber	8
26D	42. Release volatile compounds to the air	6
27D	43. Vent opening?	3
28D	44. When doubled, Hawaiian for "very strong"	4
29D	46. Irreverent	5
30D	47. Say again	4
31D	48. Dice, e.g.	4
32D	52. Remote power source	3
33D	53. Completely savage	3
34D	54. Middle name shared by Sean and John Lennon	3
35D	55. Ground water?	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Winter coat?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water frozen in the solid state
• Similar words include: Methedrine, icing, meth
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ICE

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2D: "2. Word with trader or tripper"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that time for earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
• Similar words include: daytime, solar day, twenty-four hour period
• Opposite of: night

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Answer: DAY

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3D: "3. Something you might search for in vein?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORE

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4D: "4. Despair"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LOSEHOPE

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5D: "5. Find a spot for, as on a schedule"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SLOTINTO

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6D: "6. Utah's ___ State University"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells
• Similar words include: Wb, E. H. Weber, Wilhelm Eduard Weber
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WEBER

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7D: "7. Laid up"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Similar words include: badly, complaint, ominous
• Opposite of: well

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Answer: ILL

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8D: "8. Grooved parts of golf irons"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CLUBFACES

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9D: "9. Go *clunk*"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: KEELOVER

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10D: "10. Solitary sort"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one retired from society for religious reasons
• Similar words include: anchorite, recluse, troglodyte
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HERMIT

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11D: "11. Min_sc_le q_antity?"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: USEINAPINCH

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12D: "12. Reposed"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
• Similar words include: lie in, consist, lie down
• Opposite of: arise, stand

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Answer: LAIN

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13D: "13. Pipe organ?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LUNG

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14D: "18. Not busy"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that people who are free
• Similar words include: discharge, gratuitous, disengage
• Opposite of: confine, freeze

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Answer: FREE

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15D: "22. Season"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that how long something has existed
• Similar words include: senesce, geezerhood, maturate
• Opposite of: rejuvenate

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Answer: AGE

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16D: "23. Represent"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: POSEAS

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17D: "24. Incautious"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not alert to danger or deception; ; ; - o.j.campbell
• Opposite of: wary
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: UNWARY

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18D: "25. Pla_e for a _ase?"

11 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: SEESINCOURT

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19D: "28. Supplies for a diaper change"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of rubbing or wiping
• Similar words include: pass over, wipe, rub
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WIPES

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20D: "29. Annoying knuckling"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NOOGIE

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21D: "30. Like 29 winners in the first 50 New York City Marathons"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of kenya
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: KENYAN

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22D: "32. Rotating feature at the cinema"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: MOVIEREEL

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23D: "35. Take responsibility for, in a way"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FESSUPTO

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24D: "36. Pitching staff?"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ADAGENCY

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25D: "37. Evidence of burning rubber"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TIREMARK

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26D: "42. Release volatile compounds to the air"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OUTGAS

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27D: "43. Vent opening?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PRE

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28D: "44. When doubled, Hawaiian for "very strong""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MAHI

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29D: "46. Irreverent"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that improperly forward or bold
• Similar words include: saucy, overbold, impudent
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SASSY

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30D: "47. Say again"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
• Similar words include: resound, reverberate, repeat
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ECHO

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31D: "48. Dice, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
• Similar words include: chopper, chop up, hack
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CHOP

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32D: "52. Remote power source"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
• Similar words include: abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AAA

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33D: "53. Completely savage"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
• Similar words include: goat god, trash, pan out
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAN

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34D: "54. Middle name shared by Sean and John Lennon"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Similar words include: Yoko Ono
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ONO

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35D: "55. Ground water?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DEW

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

35 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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