Today Crossword puzzle - July 27, 2024

Today Crossword puzzle hints - July 27, 2024

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: July 27, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Home-finding org. - Show Answer
  

  SPCA

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 5. Grouping in the southern Caribbean - Show Answer
  

  ABCISLANDS

  (10 letters)

  
  


• 15. Dabbling duck - Show Answer
  

  TEAL

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: blue-green, bluish_green, teal, cyan, blue_green



• 16. Hot-pink fashion aesthetic - Show Answer
  

  BARBIECORE

  (10 letters)

  
  


• 17. Formerly, in the past - Show Answer
  

  ERST

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: once, at_one_time, formerly, erstwhile, erst



• 18. Santiago's catch in "The Old Man and the Sea" - Show Answer
  

  BLUEMARLIN

  (10 letters)

  
  


• 19. Rockies setting: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  MST

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Mountain_Time, Mountain_Standard_Time, MST



• 20. Allyson ___, track star with seven Olympic gold medals - Show Answer
  

  FELIX

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 21. "Gotcha" - Show Answer
  

  NOTED

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: notable, note, notice, celebrated, illustrious, mention, famous, famed, noted, observe, renowned, take_note, mark, remark, far-famed, take_down

  Antonyms: ignore



• 22. Small craters in auto-body paint - Show Answer
  

  FISHEYES

  (8 letters)

  
  


• 24. Scrooges - Show Answer
  

  MISERS

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: miser



• 25. Literally, it means "submission" - Show Answer
  

  ISLAM

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Muslimism, Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism



• 26. View from Jackson Hole - Show Answer
  

  TETONS

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Teton_Sioux, Lakota, Teton, Teton_Dakota



• 28. Golf apparel brand - Show Answer
  

  ETONIC

  (6 letters)

  
  


• 30. Snoop around a studio - Show Answer
  

  DOGG

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 31. Comic Notaro - Show Answer
  

  TIG

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 34. Clue in - Show Answer
  

  LETKNOW

  (7 letters)

  
  


• 36. Lap, say - Show Answer
  

  OUTPACE

  (7 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: outpace



• 38. Bridge expert, for short? - Show Answer
  

  DDS

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: DDS, DD, Doctor_of_Dental_Surgery, Doctor_of_Divinity



• 39. "Groovy!" - Show Answer
  

  IDIG

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 41. Check out - Show Answer
  

  LOOKAT

  (6 letters)

  
  


• 42. Charm - Show Answer
  

  ENAMOR

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: capture, catch, enamour, beguile, becharm, trance, entrance, bewitch, captivate, fascinate, enchant, enamor, charm



• 44. Birds that can emit a "teakettle, teakettle, teakettle" call - Show Answer
  

  WRENS

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Wren, wren, Sir_Christopher_Wren, jenny_wren



• 45. Subjects of a miracle in Matthew 14 - Show Answer
  

  LOAVES

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: loaf_of_bread, loaf



• 48. Decorations for a mug? - Show Answer
  

  FACETATS

  (8 letters)

  
  


• 50. Applies pressure to - Show Answer
  

  URGES

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: urge, cheer, root_on, barrack, pep_up, advocate, urge_on, inspire, press, impulse, exhort, recommend, itch



• 51. Specification for a smoker - Show Answer
  

  NOTAR

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 52. Blue, in brief - Show Answer
  

  DEM

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 53. People you might have beef with - Show Answer
  

  CARNIVORES

  (10 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: carnivore



• 55. Big name in small loans - Show Answer
  

  KIVA

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 56. One meaning of 👍 - Show Answer
  

  INEEDARIDE

  (10 letters)

  
  


• 57. Under any circumstances - Show Answer
  

  EVER

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: always, ever, e'er, ever_so, of_all_time

  Antonyms: never



• 58. Like some eligibility requirements - Show Answer
  

  AGERELATED

  (10 letters)

  
  


• 59. Old-fashioned man - Show Answer
  

  GENT

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Gand, Ghent, fellow, chap, feller, blighter, bloke, Gent, gent, cuss, lad, fella

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Astronomy, but not astrology - Show Answer
  

  STEMFIELD

  (9 letters)

  
  


• 2. Hung tough - Show Answer
  

  PERSISTED

  (9 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: hang_on, persist, stay, die_hard, prevail, remain, endure, hold_on, hang_in, run, persevere



• 3. Does some drawing - Show Answer
  

  CASTSLOTS

  (9 letters)

  
  


• 4. ___-comedy - Show Answer
  

  ALT

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: ALT, elevation, EL, altitude



• 5. Place of learning in the Middle Ages - Show Answer
  

  ABBEY

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: abbey



• 6. Spin class? - Show Answer
  

  BALLET

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: concert_dance, ballet



• 7. Traveled smoothly - Show Answer
  

  CRUISED

  (7 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: cruise



• 8. Alpine mountain climber - Show Answer
  

  IBEX

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Capra_ibex, ibex



• 9. Yes, in Portuguese - Show Answer
  

  SIM

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 10. Symbol of precariousness - Show Answer
  

  LEANINGTOWER

  (12 letters)

  
  


• 11. Unlike this answer - Show Answer
  

  ACROSS

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: crosswise, crossways, across



• 12. Oscar nominee for "The Prince of Tides" and "Affliction" - Show Answer
  

  NOLTE

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 13. Not so sweet - Show Answer
  

  DRIER

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: siccative, drying_agent, juiceless, dry, ironic, desiccant, dryer, ironical, wry, teetotal, drier

  Antonyms: sweet, wet, phlegmy



• 14. Thrills - Show Answer
  

  SENDS

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: air, institutionalize, mail, charge, transport, place, send_off, station, ship, direct, transmit, institutionalise, broadcast, send_out, post, send, get_off, beam, commit



• 20. It might be expressed with emotion - Show Answer
  

  FEMININESIDE

  (12 letters)

  
  


• 23. He passed Babe in 1974 - Show Answer
  

  HANK

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: hank



• 24. Big gun - Show Answer
  

  MOGUL

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: baron, Mogul, mogul, magnate, big_businessman, king, Moghul, tycoon, top_executive, power, business_leader



• 27. Word that's a homophone of a number - Show Answer
  

  TOO

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: to_a_fault, as_well, likewise, overly, too, besides, excessively, also



• 29. Wrap-ups, of a sort - Show Answer
  

  CODAS

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: finale, coda



• 31. Go south - Show Answer
  

  TAKEADIVE

  (9 letters)

  
  


• 32. Expression of exasperation - Show Answer
  

  ICANTEVEN

  (9 letters)

  
  


• 33. Mouths off - Show Answer
  

  GETSSMART

  (9 letters)

  
  


• 35. "Paris, Texas" director Wenders - Show Answer
  

  WIM

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 37. Left, in a way - Show Answer
  

  PORT

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: port_wine, interface, port, embrasure, porthole, larboard

  Antonyms: starboard



• 40. "Knock yourself out!" - Show Answer
  

  GOFORIT

  (7 letters)

  
  


• 42. Level, essentially - Show Answer
  

  EVENER

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: fifty-fifty, even, level, regular, tied

  Antonyms: uneven, odd



• 43. Appropriate for all ages, as a video game - Show Answer
  

  RATEDE

  (6 letters)

  
  


• 45. Swedish holiday in which crowns of candles are worn, familiarly - Show Answer
  

  LUCIA

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 46. Zoo creature whose color is suggested by its name - Show Answer
  

  ORANG

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: orangutang, orang, orangutan, Pongo_pygmaeus



• 47. Match - Show Answer
  

  AGREE

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: consort, correspond, accord, fit_in, agree, fit, concur, jibe, hold, gibe, concord, harmonize, harmonise, match, tally, check

  Antonyms: disagree



• 49. Scoped out - Show Answer
  

  CASED

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: incase, incased, encase, encased, cased, case



• 51. Real first name of comedian Awkwafina - Show Answer
  

  NORA

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 54. ___ Chmerkovskiy, three-time "Dancing With the Stars" champion - Show Answer
  

  VAL

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 55. ___ stand - Show Answer
  

  KEG

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: kegful, keg

27423 Tue Dec 10, 2024 NYT Brian Callahan and Geoffrey Schorkopf

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 10, 2024

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

New York Times, Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Asimov who coined the term "robotics". 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 6. Gospel that includes the Sermon on the Mount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATTHEW

  Possible Answer : Saint_Matthew, St._Matthew_the_Apostle, St._Matthew, Gospel_According_to_Matthew, Levi, Matthew, Saint_Matthew_the_Apostle




• The clue is 13. Hearst mag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COSMO




• The clue is 14. Period of accountability since 2017. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METOOERA




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

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

  The answer: ETHIC

  Possible Answer : ethical_code, ethic, value_orientation, value-system, moral_principle




• The clue is 16. Hidden feature in a video game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASTEREGG




• The clue is 17. Great Basin people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer : Ute




• The clue is 18. "Old MacDonald" sounds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OINKS

  Possible Answer : oink, grunt, squeal




• The clue is 20. Gin flavoring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOE

  Possible Answer : Prunus_alleghaniensis, blackthorn, Prunus_spinosa, Allegheny_plum, Alleghany_plum, sloe




• The clue is 21. Do some modeling for a figure drawing class, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSENUDE




• The clue is 23. Run ___ (go off the rails). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOK

  Possible Answer : amok, amuck, possessed, demoniacal, demoniac, murderously, berserk




• The clue is 25. Problem for shoes on a rainy day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUD

  Possible Answer : muck, mud, clay, mire, muck_up




• The clue is 26. Orange/tangerine/grapefruit hybrid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGLI

  Possible Answer : tangelo, ugli, ugli_fruit




• The clue is 28. "___ not you, ___ me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : IT, information_technology




• The clue is 31. Dramatic cry in paintball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHIT




• The clue is 34. Piece of asparagus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEAR

  Possible Answer : gig, fishgig, lance, shaft, fizgig, spear_up, spear




• The clue is 35. Third-to-last Greek letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHI

  Possible Answer : khi, ch'i, ki, chi, qi




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

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

  The answer: SWARM

  Possible Answer : horde, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate, cloud, drove, pour




• The clue is 37. Ben Solo's father in "Star Wars". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer : Han_dynasty, Han




• The clue is 38. Al of "Today". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROKER




• The clue is 40. Muscle used in pull-ups, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAT

  Possible Answer : lat, latissimus_dorsi




• The clue is 41. Not chemically reactive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INERT

  Possible Answer : torpid, sluggish, neutral, inert, indifferent, soggy




• The clue is 43. Desert havens. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OASES

  Possible Answer : oasis, haven




• The clue is 44. "That hits the spot!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHH




• The clue is 45. Final. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAST

  Possible Answer : endure, stopping_point, finish, live_on, net, survive, lastly, final_stage, go, shoemaker's_last, hold_up, end, final, hold_out, death, finale, last-place, finally, close, concluding, terminal, conclusion, in_conclusion, live, utmost, finis, last, lowest, cobbler's_last

  Possible Opposite Answer : first




• The clue is 46. Canine call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARF




• The clue is 47. Big boats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARKS

  Possible Answer : ark, Ark_of_the_Covenant, Ark




• The clue is 49. Teeth that are typically the first to grow in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCISORS

  Possible Answer : incisor




• The clue is 54. Kind of bean used in miso. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOYA

  Possible Answer : soya_bean, soybean_plant, soya, soy, soybean, soja, soja_bean, Glycine_max




• The clue is 56. Church reading. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSALM

  Possible Answer : Psalm, psalm




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

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

  The answer: PEW

  Possible Answer : pew, church_bench




• The clue is 58. "No need to fear me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IWONTBITE




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

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

  The answer: AGILE

  Possible Answer : nimble, agile, spry, quick




• The clue is 63. Important events. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGDEALS




• The clue is 64. Mythical lamp dweller. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENIE

  Possible Answer : jinni, djinny, djinni, djinn, genie, jinnee




• The clue is 65. "Chilean" food fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEABASS




• The clue is 66. Vote into office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELECT

  Possible Answer : elite, chosen, elect

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Freeze over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEUP

• The clue is 2. ___ voce (quietly). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTTO

• The clue is 3. Bonfire remains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHES

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

• The clue is 4. French friend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 5. Rich liquid added to curries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCONUTMILK

• The clue is 6. Likely aftermath of a toddler's playtime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MESS

  Possible Answer: mickle, raft, kettle_of_fish, spate, good_deal, muddle, pickle, sight, wad, great_deal, jam, lot, tidy_sum, stack, mess_hall, fix, heap, mass, batch, pot, deal, mess, messiness, hole, muckle, peck, plenty, muss, slew, flock, passel, mountain, mint, hatful, pile, mussiness, mess_up, quite_a_little

• The clue is 7. Lawyer: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATT

• The clue is 8. Something squeezed when trying on a pair of shoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer: toenail, toe

• The clue is 9. Trunk of the body. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORSO

  Possible Answer: body, torso, trunk

• The clue is 10. Taekwondo moves done with an outstretched leg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEELKICKS

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

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

  The answer: ERGO

  Possible Answer: ergo

• The clue is 12. Worker's compensation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAGE

  Possible Answer: earnings, wage, pay, remuneration, engage, salary

• The clue is 14. Some movie set workers … or what you do when filling in the shaded squares?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: MAKEUPARTISTS

• The clue is 16. Finish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : beginning, begin

• The clue is 19. T-shaped contraceptive, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IUD

  Possible Answer: intrauterine_device, IUD

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

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

  The answer: EMIR

  Possible Answer: ameer, amir, emir, emeer

• The clue is 23. In the manner of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer: ala

• The clue is 24. Reflection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIRRORIMAGE

• The clue is 27. Chap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENT

  Possible Answer: lad, fella, blighter, gent, bloke, Gand, chap, fellow, cuss, Gent, Ghent, feller

• The clue is 29. Rapper Megan ___ Stallion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEE

• The clue is 30. Elton John and Mick Jagger, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRS

  Possible Answer: sir, Sir

• The clue is 31. Tenerife, por ejemplo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLA

• The clue is 32. [You're gorgeous, dahling!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MWAH

• The clue is 33. Fitness discipline for thousands of years. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATHAYOGA

• The clue is 34. "___ Gotta Have It" (Spike Lee film). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHES

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

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

  The answer: OAFS

  Possible Answer: lump, stumblebum, gawk, lout, lummox, clod, lubber, oaf, goon

• The clue is 42. "Illmatic" rapper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAS

  Possible Answer: sodium, Na, atomic_number_11

• The clue is 46. Knee part commonly repaired by a sports doc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACL

• The clue is 48. Genre for SZA or H.E.R.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANDB

• The clue is 50. "No can do, lassie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAE

• The clue is 51. Give a take. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPINE

  Possible Answer: guess, sound_off, imagine, reckon, opine, speak_up, suppose, think, speak_out, animadvert

• The clue is 52. Ancient artifact. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELIC

  Possible Answer: token, keepsake, relic, souvenir

• The clue is 53. With 59-Down, staple beverage of the South. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEET

  Possible Answer: odoriferous, sugariness, dessert, sweetly, cherubic, Sweet, angelic, sweetened, unfermented, odorous, afters, sugared, sweet, fresh, seraphic, mellifluous, mellisonant, scented, sweet-scented, honeyed, perfumed, sweet-smelling, sweet-flavored, confection, dulcet, gratifying, sweetness, angelical, Henry_Sweet

  Possible Opposite Answer : sour, dry, salty

• The clue is 54. Bro and sis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIBS

  Possible Answer: sibling, cognate, sib, blood_relation, blood_relative

• The clue is 55. Boo-boo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWIE

• The clue is 56. Czech lager, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PILS

• The clue is 59. See 53-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEA

  Possible Answer: Camellia_sinensis, tea, afternoon_tea, tea_leaf, teatime

• The clue is 60. Some undergrad degs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAS

  Possible Answer: Ba, AB, Artium_Baccalaurens, Bachelor_of_Arts, barium, BA, atomic_number_56

• The clue is 62. Vibe (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEL

  Possible Answer: gelatin, gel, colloidal_gel, mousse

XWordHint Crossword Answers September 01, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (43 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. RMS Titanic's undoer	4
2A	5. City known for witch trials	5
3A	10. Barn space for storing hay	4
4A	14. Celeb with worshipful fans	4
5A	15. East Coast Amtrak service	5
6A	16. Carpet layer's calculation	4
7A	17. Getaway where guests are out of fashion?	10
8A	19. Dreary atmosphere	4
9A	20. Descendants of the Dutch settlers of southern Africa	5
10A	21. Hand-dyed fabric	5
11A	22. "Six-pack" muscles, informally	3
12A	25. Demilitarized space between antagonists	11
13A	28. Scent for a gent	7
14A	30. Prefix with sex	3
15A	31. Like hearts and diamonds	3
16A	32. Rational selves, to Freud	4
17A	33. Big health insurer	5
18A	35. Sarcastic question answered by the starts of 17-, 25-, 51- and 59-Across	15
19A	42. Voice for Amazon devices	5
20A	43. Global extremity	4
21A	44. Baseball official, familiarly	3
22A	47. Popular tourist memento	3
23A	48. Seasoning mined from brine	7
24A	51. Annoying fee added to a price	11
25A	54. "Rumor ___ it ..."	3
26A	55. Ticker in a taxi	5
27A	56. Military "lights out" instrument	5
28A	58. X ___ xylophone	4
29A	59. Ramen or pho	10
30A	64. Flexible Flyer, for one	4
31A	65. Sharpshooter Oakley	5
32A	66. Untainted	4
33A	67. Action after saying "I do"	4
34A	68. Toys that have their ups and downs	5
35A	69. One of Columbus's ships	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. RMS Titanic's undoer"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
• Similar words include: Alban Berg, iceberg
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BERG

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2A: "5. City known for witch trials"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that capital of the state of oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the willamette river
• Similar words include: capital of Oregon
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SALEM

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3A: "10. Barn space for storing hay"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
• Similar words include: garret, pigeon loft, attic
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOFT

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4A: "14. Celeb with worshipful fans"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a material effigy that is worshipped
• Similar words include: god, paragon, graven image
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IDOL

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5A: "15. East Coast Amtrak service"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ACELA

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6A: "16. Carpet layer's calculation"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Similar words include: domain, surface area, region
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AREA

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7A: "17. Getaway where guests are out of fashion?"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: NUDISTCAMP

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8A: "19. Dreary atmosphere"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden numbing dread
• Similar words include: shroud, dash, fatigue
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PALL

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9A: "20. Descendants of the Dutch settlers of southern Africa"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a white native of cape province who is a descendant of dutch settlers and who speaks afrikaans
• Similar words include: Afrikander, Boer, Afrikaner
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BOERS

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10A: "21. Hand-dyed fabric"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BATIK

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11A: "22. "Six-pack" muscles, informally"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
• Similar words include: abdominal muscle, Artium Baccalaurens, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABS

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12A: "25. Demilitarized space between antagonists"

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: NEUTRALZONE

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13A: "28. Scent for a gent"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a commercial center and river port in western germany on the rhine river; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the hanseatic league
• Similar words include: cologne water, Koln, eau de cologne
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: COLOGNE

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14A: "30. Prefix with sex"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UNI

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15A: "31. Like hearts and diamonds"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
• Similar words include: redness, crimson, cerise
• Opposite of: gain

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Answer: RED

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16A: "32. Rational selves, to Freud"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Similar words include: egotism, self, self-importance
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EGOS

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17A: "33. Big health insurer"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AETNA

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18A: "35. Sarcastic question answered by the starts of 17-, 25-, 51- and 59-Across"

15 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: SOWHATELSEISNEW

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19A: "42. Voice for Amazon devices"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALEXA

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20A: "43. Global extremity"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
• Similar words include: terminal, perch, magnetic pole
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POLE

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21A: "44. Baseball official, familiarly"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an official at a baseball game
• Similar words include: umpire
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UMP

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22A: "47. Popular tourist memento"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Similar words include: teeing ground, football tee, golf tee
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEE

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23A: "48. Seasoning mined from brine"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SEASALT

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24A: "51. Annoying fee added to a price"

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: NUISANCETAX

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25A: "54. "Rumor ___ it ...""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
• Similar words include: stimulate, accept, own
• Opposite of: abstain, refuse

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Answer: HAS

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26A: "55. Ticker in a taxi"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of length adopted under the systeme international d'unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
• Similar words include: metre, m, beat
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: METER

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27A: "56. Military "lights out" instrument"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
• Similar words include: bugleweed
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BUGLE

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28A: "58. X ___ xylophone"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seventh month of the hindu calendar
• Similar words include: Asvina
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASIN

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29A: "59. Ramen or pho"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: NOODLESOUP

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30A: "64. Flexible Flyer, for one"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
• Similar words include: sledge, sleigh
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLED

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31A: "65. Sharpshooter Oakley"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANNIE

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32A: "66. Untainted"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that free of extraneous elements of any kind
• Similar words include: virgin, unadulterated, double-dyed
• Opposite of: unsaturated, impure

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Answer: PURE

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33A: "67. Action after saying "I do""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
• Similar words include: osculate, osculation, snog
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KISS

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34A: "68. Toys that have their ups and downs"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YOYOS

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35A: "69. One of Columbus's ships"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of ea
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NINA

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Recycling container	3
2D	2. Part of a campus URL	3
3D	3. Word after hot or lightning	3
4D	4. Smooth-talking	4
5D	5. Lustrous sheet material	6
6D	6. Build up, as interest	6
7D	7. Smallest	5
8D	8. Oval-leaved tree	3
9D	9. Weather report graphic	3
10D	10. Capital of Bolivia	5
11D	11. Speechifier	6
12D	12. Catlike	6
13D	13. Gabbed	6
14D	18. Spotify selection	4
15D	21. Russian pancakes	5
16D	22. Tennis servers' wallops	4
17D	23. Indicator of a half-price deal, in effect	4
18D	24. Snail-like	4
19D	26. Feels sorry about	4
20D	27. Poker pot builder	4
21D	29. Worker protection agcy.	4
22D	33. Brownie ___ mode	3
23D	34. Nile reptiles	4
24D	36. Spot to tie the knot	5
25D	37. Target reader of the "Twilight" series	4
26D	38. Corp. bigwig	4
27D	39. Trevor who wrote "Born a Crime"	4
28D	40. "Queen of Jazz" Fitzgerald	4
29D	41. Drenches	4
30D	44. Expose at a costume party	6
31D	45. Oaty breakfast cereal	6
32D	46. Feels sorry for	6
33D	48. Universal, Paramount or Disney	6
34D	49. "Bald" birds	6
35D	50. Shaft on which a wheel turns	4
36D	52. Dispatches	5
37D	53. Wood for black piano keys	5
38D	57. "Baseball Tonight" airer	4
39D	59. Opposition vote	3
40D	60. Yoko from Tokyo	3
41D	61. Yes, to Yves	3
42D	62. Crowd-sized coffee server	3
43D	63. Vexation for a storied princess	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Recycling container"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a container; usually has a lid
• Similar words include: ABA transit number, binful, bank identification number
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BIN

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2D: "2. Part of a campus URL"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EDU

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3D: "3. Word after hot or lightning"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long thin implement made of metal or wood
• Similar words include: retinal rod, pole, rod cell
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROD

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4D: "4. Smooth-talking"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by lack of intellectual depth
• Similar words include: smooth-tongued, slick, glib-tongued
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GLIB

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5D: "5. Lustrous sheet material"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cotton fabric with a satiny finish
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SATEEN

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6D: "6. Build up, as interest"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that grow by addition
• Similar words include: fall
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ACCRUE

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7D: "7. Smallest"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something that is of no importance
• Similar words include: to the lowest degree
• Opposite of: most

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Answer: LEAST

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8D: "8. Oval-leaved tree"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
• Similar words include: elm tree, elmwood
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELM

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9D: "9. Weather report graphic"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
• Similar words include: mathematical function, map out, represent
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MAP

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10D: "10. Capital of Bolivia"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LAPAZ

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11D: "11. Speechifier"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who delivers a speech or oration
• Similar words include: rhetorician, speechifier, speechmaker
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ORATOR

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12D: "12. Catlike"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
• Similar words include: felid
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FELINE

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13D: "13. Gabbed"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that exchange thoughts; talk with
• Similar words include: babble, verbalise, mouth
• Opposite of: keep quiet

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Answer: TALKED

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14D: "18. Spotify selection"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short musical composition with words
• Similar words include: birdcall, strain, Song dynasty
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SONG

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15D: "21. Russian pancakes"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
• Similar words include: bliny
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BLINI

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16D: "22. Tennis servers' wallops"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: pass with flying colors, single, champion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACES

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17D: "23. Indicator of a half-price deal, in effect"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BOGO

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18D: "24. Snail-like"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lose velocity; move more slowly
• Similar words include: dense, decelerate, sluggish
• Opposite of: accelerate, fast

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Answer: SLOW

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19D: "26. Feels sorry about"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that european strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
• Similar words include: regret, Ruta graveolens, sorrow
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RUES

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20D: "27. Poker pot builder"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANTE

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21D: "29. Worker protection agcy."

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a government agency in the department of labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
• Similar words include: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OSHA

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22D: "33. Brownie ___ mode"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALA

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23D: "34. Nile reptiles"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Similar words include: Vipera aspis, Naja haje, asp viper
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASPS

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24D: "36. Spot to tie the knot"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the table in christian churches where communion is given
• Similar words include: Lord's table, communion table
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALTAR

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25D: "37. Target reader of the "Twilight" series"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
• Similar words include: teenage, teenager, teenaged
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEEN

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26D: "38. Corp. bigwig"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the chief executive department of the united states government
• Similar words include: White House
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EXEC

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27D: "39. Trevor who wrote "Born a Crime""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of noah and the flood is told in the book of genesis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOAH

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28D: "40. "Queen of Jazz" Fitzgerald"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELLA

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29D: "41. Drenches"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wetness caused by water
• Similar words include: moisture, wet
• Opposite of: dry

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Answer: WETS

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30D: "44. Expose at a costume party"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that reveal the true nature of
• Similar words include: uncloak
• Opposite of: mask

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Answer: UNMASK

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31D: "45. Oaty breakfast cereal"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mixture of untoasted dry cereals and fruits
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MUESLI

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32D: "46. Feels sorry for"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
• Similar words include: feel for, pity, condole with
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PITIES

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33D: "48. Universal, Paramount or Disney"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
• Similar words include: studio apartment
• Opposite of: location

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Answer: STUDIO

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34D: "49. "Bald" birds"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
• Similar words include: bird of Jove, eagle, double birdie
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EAGLES

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35D: "50. Shaft on which a wheel turns"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shaft on which a wheel rotates
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AXLE

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36D: "52. Dispatches"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to go somewhere
• Similar words include: direct, mail, send
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SENDS

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37D: "53. Wood for black piano keys"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very dark black
• Similar words include: jet black, ebony tree, Diospyros ebenum
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EBONY

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38D: "57. "Baseball Tonight" airer"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ESPN

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39D: "59. Opposition vote"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not this merely but also; not only so but
• Opposite of: yea
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NAY

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40D: "60. Yoko from Tokyo"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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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41D: "61. Yes, to Yves"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OUI

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42D: "62. Crowd-sized coffee server"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: URN

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43D: "63. Vexation for a storied princess"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that seed of a pea plant used for food
• Similar words include: pea plant
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PEA

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

43 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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