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Date: Thursday, August 27, 2020
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle August 27, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Halima Aden became the first Sports Illustrated model to wear one in 2019 | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Luxuriate | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Animal tracker's clue | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Romance, in one of the Romance languages | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Sch. with the song "Hail to the Hills of Westwood" | 4 |
| 6A | 16. "Thirty days ___ September ..." | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Discussing | 12 |
| 8A | 19. Resounding comeback? | 4 |
| 9A | 20. CPR pro | 3 |
| 10A | 21. Entry-level workers? | 7 |
| 11A | 23. Nest egg source | 3 |
| 12A | 24. British nobility title | 5 |
| 13A | 25. Squeezing | 5 |
| 14A | 27. Drive | 5 |
| 15A | 30. Dubuque residents, e.g. | 6 |
| 16A | 32. Comportment | 4 |
| 17A | 33. "Imagine that!" | 12 |
| 18A | 37. The Admiral Benbow in "Treasure Island," e.g. | 3 |
| 19A | 38. "All will be well" | 7 |
| 20A | 39. "Just like I told you!" | 3 |
| 21A | 40. Obstacle-based competition show, informally | 12 |
| 22A | 42. Reply to "Can this be true?" | 4 |
| 23A | 43. Term for a naval builder that looks like an aquatic insect | 6 |
| 24A | 44. Like some medical tests, briefly | 5 |
| 25A | 45. Drink once advertised as "Twice as much for a nickel" | 5 |
| 26A | 46. Generation ___ (cohort born in the early 2010s) | 5 |
| 27A | 49. Stat for a starter | 3 |
| 28A | 50. Staple breakfast in Scotland | 7 |
| 29A | 53. Cream ___ | 3 |
| 30A | 56. Galileo's birthplace | 4 |
| 31A | 58. Windbag, as seen three times in this puzzle? | 10 |
| 32A | 60. Strokes | 4 |
| 33A | 61. Painted Desert feature | 4 |
| 34A | 62. What usurers do | 5 |
| 35A | 63. Urgent order | 4 |
| 36A | 64. The right way? | 4 |
| 37A | 65. Small particles | 5 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Halima Aden became the first Sports Illustrated model to wear one in 2019"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a headscarf worn by muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HIJAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Luxuriate"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
- Words that mean the same thing: enjoy, savor, savour
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BASK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Animal tracker's clue"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
- Words that mean the same thing: take to the woods, run, turn tail
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Romance, in one of the Romance languages"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
- Words that mean the same thing: affair, involvement, liaison
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMOUR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Sch. with the song "Hail to the Hills of Westwood""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UCLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. "Thirty days ___ September ...""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HATH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Discussing"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TALKINGABOUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. Resounding comeback?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
- Words that mean the same thing: resound, reverberate, recall
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ECHO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. CPR pro"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Entry-level workers?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who guards an entrance
- Words that mean the same thing: doorman, doorkeeper, hall porter
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOORMEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Nest egg source"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that adult female chicken
- Words that mean the same thing: biddy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. British nobility title"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
- Words that mean the same thing: mogul, power, tycoon
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BARON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Squeezing"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EKING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. Drive"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
- Words that mean the same thing: propel, force
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMPEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Dubuque residents, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a native or resident of iowa
- Words that mean the same thing: Iowan
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IOWANS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. Comportment"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that dignified manner or conduct
- Words that mean the same thing: comportment, bearing, presence
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. "Imagine that!""
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WHADDAYAKNOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "37. The Admiral Benbow in "Treasure Island," e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- Words that mean the same thing: hostel, auberge, lodge
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "38. "All will be well""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FEARNOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. "Just like I told you!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AHA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "40. Obstacle-based competition show, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NINJAWARRIOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. Reply to "Can this be true?""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "43. Term for a naval builder that looks like an aquatic insect"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEABEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "44. Like some medical tests, briefly"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PREOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "45. Drink once advertised as "Twice as much for a nickel""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that pepsi cola is a trademarked cola
- Words that mean the same thing: Pepsi Cola
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEPSI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "46. Generation ___ (cohort born in the early 2010s)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the 1st letter of the greek alphabet
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALPHA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "49. Stat for a starter"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: geological era, epoch, earned run average
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "50. Staple breakfast in Scotland"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that porridge made of rolled oats
- Words that mean the same thing: burgoo, rolled oats
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OATMEAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "53. Cream ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "56. Galileo's birthplace"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a city in tuscany; site of the famous leaning tower
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PISA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "58. Windbag, as seen three times in this puzzle?"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that orchid growing along streams or ponds of western north america having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
- Words that mean the same thing: magpie, prater, chatterer
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHATTERBOX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "60. Strokes"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- Words that mean the same thing: PET, favourite, ducky
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "61. Painted Desert feature"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that flat tableland with steep edges
- Words that mean the same thing: table
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MESA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "62. What usurers do"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
- Words that mean the same thing: extort, wring, ding
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOUGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "63. Urgent order"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that as soon as possible
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "64. The right way?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
- Words that mean the same thing: E, eastward, due east
- The opposite would be: west
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EAST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "65. Small particles"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- Words that mean the same thing: corpuscle, mote, molecule
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOTES
Great job if you got it right!
August 27, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Not at all fancy | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Certain religious leader | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Unpleasant surprise | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Cousin of a puffin | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Word with party or shower | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Cause of dread | 7 |
| 7D | 7. Something to squirrel away? | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Dickensian setting | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Writer DiCamillo with two Newbery Medals | 4 |
| 10D | 10. "Murder, ___ Wrote" | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Laugh uproariously | 10 |
| 12D | 12. U.S. city named for a European capital | 10 |
| 13D | 13. It doesn't cover much | 5 |
| 14D | 18. Word between here and there | 3 |
| 15D | 22. Just starting to learn | 5 |
| 16D | 24. Soul singer ___ E. King | 3 |
| 17D | 26. White-water rental | 5 |
| 18D | 27. "Fold" opposite | 4 |
| 19D | 28. Show in parts | 10 |
| 20D | 29. Food that's cut diagonally | 10 |
| 21D | 30. Security fig. | 4 |
| 22D | 31. Cause for nose-pinching | 4 |
| 23D | 33. "Would that it ___" | 4 |
| 24D | 34. Main ingredient in the German stew hasenpfeffer | 4 |
| 25D | 35. Cable news host Melber | 3 |
| 26D | 36. Participant in a sting? | 4 |
| 27D | 38. One-named Italian male model | 5 |
| 28D | 41. Scavengers on Luke Skywalker's home planet | 5 |
| 29D | 42. Plan with a "Simple" variety | 3 |
| 30D | 44. One of the four humors | 6 |
| 31D | 45. "___ Pig" (children's TV show) | 5 |
| 32D | 46. Stockpile | 5 |
| 33D | 47. Unleash upon | 5 |
| 34D | 48. Overly rehearsed | 3 |
| 35D | 51. Top | 4 |
| 36D | 52. Fritz Lang collaborator ___ von Harbou | 4 |
| 37D | 53. Share a side | 4 |
| 38D | 54. Elite seats | 4 |
| 39D | 55. Members of a defunct union | 4 |
| 40D | 57. Reptile with a bad bite | 3 |
| 41D | 59. Joey who's friends with Owl | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Not at all fancy"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
- Words that mean the same thing: hatred, detest
- The opposite would be: love
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Certain religious leader"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for shiites an imam is a recognized authority on islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
- Words that mean the same thing: imaum
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Unpleasant surprise"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sudden jarring impact
- Words that mean the same thing: jar, jerking, shock
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JOLT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Cousin of a puffin"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AUK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Word with party or shower"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
- Words that mean the same thing: spousal, espousal, nuptial
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRIDAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Cause of dread"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an imaginary monster used to frighten children
- Words that mean the same thing: bugbear, boogeyman, bogeyman
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUGABOO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Something to squirrel away?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACORN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Dickensian setting"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
- Words that mean the same thing: slum area
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Writer DiCamillo with two Newbery Medals"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. "Murder, ___ Wrote""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Laugh uproariously"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that laugh loudly and in an unrestrained way
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CACHINNATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. U.S. city named for a European capital"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATHENSOHIO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. It doesn't cover much"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
- Words that mean the same thing: G-string, flip-flop, lash
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THONG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Word between here and there"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Just starting to learn"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEWAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Soul singer ___ E. King"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a mountain or tall hill
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEN
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Clue 17 Down: "26. White-water rental"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by eskimos
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: KAYAK
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Clue 18 Down: "27. "Fold" opposite"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IMIN
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Show in parts"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: MINISERIES
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Food that's cut diagonally"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
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- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: PENNEPASTA
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Security fig."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IDNO
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Clue 22 Down: "31. Cause for nose-pinching"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any property detected by the olfactory system
- Words that mean the same thing: olfactory property, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ODOR
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Clue 23 Down: "33. "Would that it ___""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
- Words that mean the same thing: make up, represent, equal
- The opposite would be: differ
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The answer is: WERE
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Main ingredient in the German stew hasenpfeffer"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
- Words that mean the same thing: rabbit
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HARE
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Clue 25 Down: "35. Cable news host Melber"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ARI
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Clue 26 Down: "36. Participant in a sting?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a white person of anglo-saxon ancestry who belongs to a protestant denomination
- Words that mean the same thing: white Anglo-Saxon Protestant
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: WASP
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Clue 27 Down: "38. One-named Italian male model"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: FABIO
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Clue 28 Down: "41. Scavengers on Luke Skywalker's home planet"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: JAWAS
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Clue 29 Down: "42. Plan with a "Simple" variety"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
- Words that mean the same thing: anger, Irish Republican Army, individual retirement account
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: IRA
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Clue 30 Down: "44. One of the four humors"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
- Words that mean the same thing: stolidity, lethargy, impassivity
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: PHLEGM
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Clue 31 Down: "45. "___ Pig" (children's TV show)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PEPPA
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Clue 32 Down: "46. Stockpile"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that collect or gather
- Words that mean the same thing: collect, gather, accumulate
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: AMASS
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Clue 33 Down: "47. Unleash upon"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LETAT
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Clue 34 Down: "48. Overly rehearsed"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the sound made by a gentle blow
- Words that mean the same thing: chuck, rap, tap
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PAT
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Clue 35 Down: "51. Top"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- Words that mean the same thing: elevation, superlative, vertex
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ACME
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Clue 36 Down: "52. Fritz Lang collaborator ___ von Harbou"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (greek mythology) the titaness who was mother of helios and selene and eos in ancient mythology
- Words that mean the same thing: Theia
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: THEA
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Clue 37 Down: "53. Share a side"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- Words that mean the same thing: edge, march, butt against
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ABUT
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Clue 38 Down: "54. Elite seats"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine
- Words that mean the same thing: box
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LOGE
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Clue 39 Down: "55. Members of a defunct union"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
- Words that mean the same thing: x, ex, X
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EXES
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Clue 40 Down: "57. Reptile with a bad bite"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
- Words that mean the same thing: Egyptian cobra, Vipera aspis, Naja haje
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ASP
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Clue 41 Down: "59. Joey who's friends with Owl"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ROO
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 54 | 69.2% |
| Short Answer | 13 | 16.7% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.8% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 12 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
