1. Front's opposite, 5. Some male deer, 10. What gives Scotch an earthy flavor, 14. Long, cylindrical instrument, 15. Kind of bond in chemistry, 16. "That hurts!", 17. [Get my innuendo?], 19. Beech or birch, 20. When a plane is due, for short, 21. Show hosts, in brief, 22. "Doesn't matter who", 24. Actress Jessica, 25. Close by, 26. Something a digital crossword solver doesn't need, 29. Winter hours in N.Y.C., 31. Exploding stars, 35. "Relax, soldier", 37. [Get my innuendo?], 39. Moderate gait for a horse, 40. "Later, dudes", 42. Response to the Little Red Hen, 43. [Get my innuendo?], 45. Worked, 47. Younger Obama daughter, 48. "That's all ___ wrote", 50. Takes in what someone wrote, 51. Engrave, 53. Dozes (off), 55. "That's what people tell me, anyway", 58. Midori ___, first woman to land a triple axel in competition, 59. Chop (off), 62. Bridal veil fabric, 63. [Get my innuendo?], 66. Furniture store known for its cafeterias' meatballs, 67. Message on a candy heart, 68. Classic pie crust ingredient, 69. "Hey you!", 70. Painter Degas, 71. Membership fees
1. Chicken leftover, 2. Be adjacent to, 3. Musician's conclusion, 4. Beer barrel, 5. "___ U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson hit), 6. Mess up, as hair, 7. As well as, 8. Beyond big, 9. Big public argument, 10. Baked things that might get people baked, 11. Currency that replaced the mark and peseta, 12. Got an A+ on, 13. ___/them pronouns, 18. Mideast leaders, 23. Tug hard, 24. Keep cool in a pool, perhaps, 26. Trails, 27. Open-air lobbies, 28. Menial workers, dismissively, 30. Strip of mowed grass, 32. EGOT-winning actress Davis, 33. Contributed to a kitty, 34. Loses traction on the road, 36. Commercial lead-in to Pen, 38. Take-home amount, 41. Cover completely, 44. "Anger leads to ___. ___ leads to suffering": Yoda, 46. Surgeon, for short, 49. Riddle, 52. Something you might clear to improve memory, 54. Catchall category, 55. Undergarment for a dress, 56. Acorn producers, 57. Frosts, as a cake, 59. Hawaiian banquet, 60. Fairy tale baddie, 61. Professors' degs., 64. Big name in fleecy boots, 65. What a good joke never gets
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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The clue is 1. Front's opposite. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BACK
Possible Answer : hinder, rearward, dorsum, gage, backbone, book_binding, backrest, endorse, plunk_for, binding, spine, vertebral_column, indorse, back_up, stake, cover, rachis, back, punt, bet_on, support, rearwards, spinal_column, game, backward, rear, backwards, hind, second, plump_for
Possible Opposite Answer : veer, forward, front, ahead, advance
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The clue is 5. Some male deer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STAGS
Possible Answer : rat, stag, snoop, spy, sleuth, hart, give_away, denounce, grass, betray, snitch, shit, tell_on, shop
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The clue is 10. What gives Scotch an earthy flavor. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PEAT
Possible Answer : peat
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The clue is 14. Long, cylindrical instrument. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OBOE
Possible Answer : hautboy, hautbois, oboe
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The clue is 15. Kind of bond in chemistry. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: IONIC
Possible Answer : Attic, Ionic, Ionic_dialect, Classical_Greek, ionic
Possible Opposite Answer : nonionic
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The clue is 16. "That hurts!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OUCH
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The clue is 17. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: NUDGENUDGE
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The clue is 19. Beech or birch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TREE
Possible Answer : corner, Tree, tree, tree_diagram, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, shoetree
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The clue is 20. When a plane is due, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ETA
Possible Answer : ETA, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, eta, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna
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The clue is 21. Show hosts, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MCS
Possible Answer : MHz, Mc, megacycle_per_second, megahertz, megacycle
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The clue is 22. "Doesn't matter who". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ANYBODY
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The clue is 24. Actress Jessica. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BIEL
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The clue is 25. Close by. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NEAR
Possible Answer : approximate, almost, nearly, most, draw_near, penny-pinching, come_on, go_up, draw_close, virtually, come_near, cheeseparing, approach, dear, near, well-nigh, good, skinny, close, nigh, about
Possible Opposite Answer : far
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The clue is 26. Something a digital crossword solver doesn't need. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PAPER
Possible Answer : newspaper, theme, wallpaper, composition, paper, newspaper_publisher, report
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The clue is 29. Winter hours in N.Y.C.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EST
Possible Answer : Eastern_Time, EST, Eastern_Standard_Time
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The clue is 31. Exploding stars. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NOVAS
Possible Answer : nova
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The clue is 35. "Relax, soldier". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ATEASE
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The clue is 37. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: WINKWINK
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The clue is 39. Moderate gait for a horse. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TROT
Possible Answer : jog, crib, lope, Trotskyist, Trot, Trotskyite, clip, trot, pony
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The clue is 40. "Later, dudes". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PEACE
Possible Answer : serenity, ataraxis, peace_of_mind, heartsease, pacification, peacefulness, peace_treaty, public_security, peace, repose
Possible Opposite Answer : war
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The clue is 42. Response to the Little Red Hen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NOTI
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The clue is 43. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: HINTHINT
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The clue is 45. Worked. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TOILED
Possible Answer : travail, fag, labour, labor, grind, drudge, dig, toil, moil
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The clue is 47. Younger Obama daughter. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SASHA
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The clue is 48. "That's all ___ wrote". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SHE
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The clue is 50. Takes in what someone wrote. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: READS
Possible Answer : take, study, learn, say, register, interpret, show, translate, scan, understand, record, read
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The clue is 51. Engrave. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETCH
Possible Answer : engrave, etch
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The clue is 53. Dozes (off). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NODS
Possible Answer : nod
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The clue is 55. "That's what people tell me, anyway". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SOIHEAR
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The clue is 58. Midori ___, first woman to land a triple axel in competition. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ITO
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The clue is 59. Chop (off). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LOP
Possible Answer : prune, trim, sever, clip, lop, crop, cut_back, discerp, snip, dress
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The clue is 62. Bridal veil fabric. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LACE
Possible Answer : spike, plait, interlace, entwine, lace, lacing, fortify, enlace, twine, intertwine, lace_up, braid
Possible Opposite Answer : untwine
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The clue is 63. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: COUGHCOUGH
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The clue is 66. Furniture store known for its cafeterias' meatballs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IKEA
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The clue is 67. Message on a candy heart. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HUGME
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The clue is 68. Classic pie crust ingredient. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LARD
Possible Answer : pad, embroider, aggrandize, dramatise, aggrandise, dramatize, blow_up, embellish, lard
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The clue is 69. "Hey you!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PSST
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The clue is 70. Painter Degas. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EDGAR
Possible Answer : Edgar
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The clue is 71. Membership fees. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DUES
Possible Answer : due
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The clue is 1. Chicken leftover. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BONE
Possible Answer: swot_up, cram, get_up, ivory, grind_away, bone, osseous_tissue, drum, swot, bone_up, mug_up, os, debone, off-white, pearl
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The clue is 2. Be adjacent to. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ABUT
Possible Answer: butt, butt_against, edge, butt_on, adjoin, border, march, abut
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The clue is 3. Musician's conclusion. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CODA
Possible Answer: coda, finale
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The clue is 4. Beer barrel. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: KEG
Possible Answer: kegful, keg
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The clue is 5. "___ U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson hit). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SINCE
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The clue is 6. Mess up, as hair. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TOUSLE
Possible Answer: dishevel, tangle, tousle
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The clue is 7. As well as. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AND
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The clue is 8. Beyond big. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: GIGANTIC
Possible Answer: mammoth, gigantic
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The clue is 9. Big public argument. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SCENE
Possible Answer: view, conniption, setting, panorama, prospect, tantrum, vista, picture, scene, scenery, fit, aspect, shot
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The clue is 10. Baked things that might get people baked. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: POTBROWNIES
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The clue is 11. Currency that replaced the mark and peseta. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EURO
Possible Answer: euro
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The clue is 12. Got an A+ on. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ACED
Possible Answer: ace, sail_through, pass_with_flying_colors, sweep_through, nail, breeze_through
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The clue is 13. ___/them pronouns. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: THEY
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The clue is 18. Mideast leaders. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EMIRS
Possible Answer: emir, emeer, amir, ameer
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The clue is 23. Tug hard. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: YANK
Possible Answer: Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle, jerk, yank, Northerner
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The clue is 24. Keep cool in a pool, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: BEATTHEHEAT
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The clue is 26. Trails. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PATHS
Possible Answer: route, way_of_life, path, way, course, itinerary, track
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The clue is 27. Open-air lobbies. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ATRIA
Possible Answer: atrium
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The clue is 28. Menial workers, dismissively. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PEONS
Possible Answer: peon, navvy, drudge, galley_slave
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The clue is 30. Strip of mowed grass. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SWATH
Possible Answer: swath, belt
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The clue is 32. EGOT-winning actress Davis. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: VIOLA
Possible Answer: viola, Viola, genus_Viola
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The clue is 33. Contributed to a kitty. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ANTED
Possible Answer: ante
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The clue is 34. Loses traction on the road. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SKIDS
Possible Answer: sideslip, skid, brake_shoe, slew, slide, slue, shoe, slip
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The clue is 36. Commercial lead-in to Pen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EPI
Possible Answer: EPI, Eysenck_Personality_Inventory
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The clue is 38. Take-home amount. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NET
Possible Answer: sack, network, sack_up, meshwork, profit, net_profit, last, nett, internet, clear, cyberspace, lucre, meshing, web, profits, earnings, net_income, final, mesh, net
Possible Opposite Answer : gross
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The clue is 41. Cover completely. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: ENSHROUD
Possible Answer: shroud, cover, enshroud, hide
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The clue is 44. "Anger leads to ___. ___ leads to suffering": Yoda. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HATE
Possible Answer: hate, hatred, detest
Possible Opposite Answer : love
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The clue is 46. Surgeon, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ORDOC
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The clue is 49. Riddle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ENIGMA
Possible Answer: closed_book, brain-teaser, conundrum, riddle, enigma, secret, mystery
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The clue is 52. Something you might clear to improve memory. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CACHE
Possible Answer: cache, squirrel_away, hive_up, memory_cache, stash, lay_away, hoard
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The clue is 54. Catchall category. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OTHER
Possible Answer: other, early, former
Possible Opposite Answer : same
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The clue is 55. Undergarment for a dress. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SLIP
Possible Answer: faux_pas, trip, gaffe, skid, sideslip, slew, sneak, luxate, dislocate, slickness, moorage, shimmy, berth, slip, err, pillow_slip, cutting, gaucherie, slipperiness, slip_one's_mind, eluding, slide, drop_away, elusion, mooring, mistake, slip-up, shift, slick, strip, steal, slip_of_paper, solecism, chemise, slue, splay, miscue, pillowcase, drop_off, parapraxis, teddy, case, fall_away
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The clue is 56. Acorn producers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OAKS
Possible Answer: oak, oak_tree
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The clue is 57. Frosts, as a cake. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ICES
Possible Answer: shabu, crank, chalk, chicken_feed, icing, ice_rink, methamphetamine, water_ice, frappe, glass, deoxyephedrine, frost, ICE, frosting, ice, trash, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, meth, sparkler, ice-skating_rink, internal-combustion_engine, Methedrine
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The clue is 59. Hawaiian banquet. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LUAU
Possible Answer: luau
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The clue is 60. Fairy tale baddie. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OGRE
Possible Answer: devil, demon, fiend, ogre, monster
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The clue is 61. Professors' degs.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PHDS
Possible Answer: Ph.D., PhD
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The clue is 64. Big name in fleecy boots. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: UGG
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The clue is 65. What a good joke never gets. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OLD
Possible Answer: one-time, quondam, onetime, former, erstwhile, sometime, previous, old, honest-to-god, Old, sure-enough, older, honest-to-goodness
Possible Opposite Answer : young, new
