2424 Sat Aug 24, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Part of a Mideast capital's name, 4. Twinkletoes they're not, 8. Nuts and bolts, 14. Actress who voiced Mei Lee's strict mother in Pixar's "Turning Red", 16. Second slide of many a meeting deck, 17. Put in a similar part, 18. "The ___ of suffering is experience": Harry Truman, 19. Legs (it), 20. Prominent feature of a jacket, 22. Fooled, 23. Many a rescue, 24. Actress Anne of "Wag the Dog", 25. ___ fries (South American side), 26. Dope, 27. Dried meat product with a rhyming name, 29. Digital agreements?, 30. "Pleeeease?", 31. Spiteful, as a comment, 32. Hoped-for deadlines, 34. They often roll around in the snow, 35. Habitat for sphagnum moss, 38. Book between Joel and Obadiah, 39. Sian ___, director of the Best Picture winner "CODA", 40. Start of a Spanish cheer, 41. Bus. driver?, 42. Tizzy, 43. Hardly open, 44. Nephrologist's specialty, 46. Affectionate way to walk, 48. What "e" might mean, 49. Vulnerable part of one's personality, 50. Perfumery assortment, 51. River in the name of a Best Picture winner, 52. Pop artist ___ English

Down Clues :

1. What Flovent can treat, 2. Sights along the Gulf Coast, 3. Prepares for transplanting, 4. Creatures often depicted with green skin, 5. Strong, as a bond, 6. Candidate for a "forever home", 7. Full of gimmicks, 8. Drink of boiled grains with purported detoxifying effects, 9. "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" writer, 1941, 10. Singers do this, 11. Rushing, 12. Obsolescent means of music storage, 13. Down time?, 15. Skillful, 21. Batman adversary with a stitched burlap mask, 24. Country singer with the 2012 hit "Wanted", 25. Poet who first penned the phrase "no country for old men", 27. Small hint, 28. Leaps on stage, 29. Head lines?, 30. Spoon, 32. Original parent co. of Fortune and People, 33. Snarky reply to some unsolicited advice, 34. Kooks, 35. Olympic snowboarding event, 36. Take too far, 37. Many Grindr users, 40. Campers, e.g., 42. Shut (up), 43. Commercial lead-in to bank, 45. Diarist who helped edit Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer", 47. Deg. from Yale's Geffen School

Sat Aug 24, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 24, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Part of a Mideast capital's name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABU




• The clue is 4. Twinkletoes they're not. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAFS

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




• The clue is 8. Nuts and bolts. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BASICS

  Possible Answer : basic, bedrock, staple, rudiments, basics, fundamental_principle, basic_principle, fundamentals, BASIC




• The clue is 14. Actress who voiced Mei Lee's strict mother in Pixar's "Turning Red". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANDRAOH




• The clue is 16. Second slide of many a meeting deck. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: AGENDA

  Possible Answer : docket, order_of_business, agenda, schedule, agendum




• The clue is 17. Put in a similar part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPECAST

  Possible Answer : type, typecast




• The clue is 18. "The ___ of suffering is experience": Harry Truman. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: REWARD

  Possible Answer : honour, payoff, reinforcement, repay, reward, advantage, honor, reinforce, wages, pay_back

  Possible Opposite Answer : dishonor, penalty




• The clue is 19. Legs (it). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOFS

  Possible Answer : hoof_it, hoof, foot, leg_it




• The clue is 20. Prominent feature of a jacket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITLE

  Possible Answer : deed_of_conveyance, style, claim, form_of_address, entitle, deed, title, championship, rubric, title_of_respect, statute_title




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

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

  The answer: HAD

  Possible Answer : consume, possess, cause, give_birth, birth, give, feature, throw, have, deliver, have_got, induce, experience, own, sustain, hold, let, make, suffer, accept, take, stimulate, receive, take_in, bear, ingest, get

  Possible Opposite Answer : lack, refuse, abstain




• The clue is 23. Many a rescue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUTT

  Possible Answer : mongrel, mutt, cur




• The clue is 24. Actress Anne of "Wag the Dog". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HECHE




• The clue is 25. ___ fries (South American side). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YUCA




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

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

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : behind, hind_end, hindquarters, screwing, roll_in_the_hay, AS, backside, As, shag, posterior, tooshie, nookie, butt, nates, seat, derriere, piece_of_ass, atomic_number_33, arsenic, rear, can, rump, fanny, buttocks, bum, stern, tail, tail_end, tush, nooky, prat, shtup, screw, fucking, Eastern_Samoa, fundament, ass, rear_end, buns, arse, keister, bottom, American_Samoa, piece_of_tail, fuck




• The clue is 27. Dried meat product with a rhyming name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TURKEYJERKY




• The clue is 29. Digital agreements?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINKYSWEARS




• The clue is 30. "Pleeeease?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANTI




• The clue is 31. Spiteful, as a comment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATTY

  Possible Answer : catty, bitchy, cattish, cattie




• The clue is 32. Hoped-for deadlines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARGETDATES




• The clue is 34. They often roll around in the snow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINTERTIRES




• The clue is 35. Habitat for sphagnum moss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOG

  Possible Answer : bog, bog_down, peat_bog




• The clue is 38. Book between Joel and Obadiah. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOS

  Possible Answer : Amos, Book_of_Amos




• The clue is 39. Sian ___, director of the Best Picture winner "CODA". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEDER




• The clue is 40. Start of a Spanish cheer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIVA

  Possible Answer : oral_exam, viva_voce, viva, oral_examination, oral




• The clue is 41. Bus. driver?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEO

  Possible Answer : chief_operating_officer, CEO, chief_executive_officer




• The clue is 42. Tizzy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANIC

  Possible Answer : terror, scare, panic, affright




• The clue is 43. Hardly open. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAGEY

  Possible Answer : cagey, chary, cagy, canny, clever




• The clue is 44. Nephrologist's specialty. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: KIDNEY

  Possible Answer : kidney




• The clue is 46. Affectionate way to walk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMINARM




• The clue is 48. What "e" might mean. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ONLINE

  Possible Answer : online, on-line

  Possible Opposite Answer : off-line




• The clue is 49. Vulnerable part of one's personality. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFTSIDE




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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SCENTS

  Possible Answer : odor, scent, fragrance, olfactory_property, odourise, wind, nose, aroma, odorize, odour, perfume, smell

  Possible Opposite Answer : deodorize, deodourise




• The clue is 51. River in the name of a Best Picture winner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KWAI

  Possible Answer : kwai, yuan




• The clue is 52. Pop artist ___ English. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RON

  Possible Answer : Bokkos, Daffo, Ron

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. What Flovent can treat. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ASTHMA

  Possible Answer: asthma_attack, bronchial_asthma, asthma

• The clue is 2. Sights along the Gulf Coast. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BAYOUS

  Possible Answer: bayou

• The clue is 3. Prepares for transplanting. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: UNPOTS

• The clue is 4. Creatures often depicted with green skin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCS

• The clue is 5. Strong, as a bond. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAA

  Possible Answer: AAA, abdominal_aortic_aneurysm

• The clue is 6. Candidate for a "forever home". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: FOSTERKITTEN

• The clue is 7. Full of gimmicks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHTICKY

• The clue is 8. Drink of boiled grains with purported detoxifying effects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARLEYWATER

• The clue is 9. "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" writer, 1941. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGEE

  Possible Answer: James_Agee, Agee

• The clue is 10. Singers do this. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEW

  Possible Answer: sew, tailor, sew_together, run_up, tailor-make, stitch

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

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

  The answer: INAHURRY

• The clue is 12. Obsolescent means of music storage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDRACKS

• The clue is 13. Down time?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SADDAY

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

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

  The answer: DEFT

  Possible Answer: dextrous, deft, dexterous

• The clue is 21. Batman adversary with a stitched burlap mask. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: THESCARECROW

• The clue is 24. Country singer with the 2012 hit "Wanted". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUNTERHAYES

• The clue is 25. Poet who first penned the phrase "no country for old men". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEATS

  Possible Answer: W._B._Yeats, William_Butler_Yeats, Yeats

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

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

  The answer: TINGE

  Possible Answer: soupcon, colour, tinct, mite, touch, tint, pinch, jot, hint, undertone, speck, tinge, color, distort

• The clue is 28. Leaps on stage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JETES

  Possible Answer: jet, gush

• The clue is 29. Head lines?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARTS

  Possible Answer: constituent, contribution, division, separate, parts, theatrical_role, office, break_up, disunite, part, persona, start, depart, set_forth, break, split, component_part, section, start_out, component, portion, parting, split_up, share, set_off, take_off, divide, role, voice, percentage, function, set_out, character, region, piece

• The clue is 30. Spoon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANOODLE

  Possible Answer: canoodle

• The clue is 32. Original parent co. of Fortune and People. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIMEINC

• The clue is 33. Snarky reply to some unsolicited advice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIDIASK

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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: WACKOS

  Possible Answer: nutter, wacko, whacko

• The clue is 35. Olympic snowboarding event. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BIGAIR

• The clue is 36. Take too far. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: OVERDO

  Possible Answer: overdo, exaggerate

• The clue is 37. Many Grindr users. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: GAYMEN

• The clue is 40. Campers, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VANS

  Possible Answer: caravan, new_wave, vanguard, avant-garde, van

• The clue is 42. Shut (up). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PENT

  Possible Answer: write, compose, indite, pen, pent, shut_up

• The clue is 43. Commercial lead-in to bank. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITI

• The clue is 45. Diarist who helped edit Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIN

• The clue is 47. Deg. from Yale's Geffen School. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MFA

  Possible Answer: Master_of_Fine_Arts, MFA

August 13, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, August 13, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword August 13, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Block letters?	3
2A	4. Clue weapon	6
3A	10. They may be cured	4
4A	14. Constellation beneath the tail of Scorpius	3
5A	15. Novelist ___ de Balzac	6
6A	16. Mine, in Marseille	4
7A	17. Sign on a mountain roadway	15
8A	20. Perennial known for attracting butterflies	5
9A	21. Simple bike trick	7
10A	22. Famed French wine region	11
11A	26. Lead-in to X, Y or Z	3
12A	27. Apple platform	3
13A	28. Disconnect	5
14A	29. Go, on a Monopoly board, e.g.	5
15A	31. 1974 C.I.A. spoof	4
16A	33. Heater	3
17A	34. Put on low, in a way	6
18A	35. Dinnertime annoyance	9
19A	38. Rocky's love in "Rocky"	6
20A	41. Crew mover	3
21A	42. Hideo who threw no-hitters in both the American and National Leagues	4
22A	46. Fitting nickname for athletes at Whittier College	5
23A	47. "Deadline: White House" channel	5
24A	49. Photographer Goldin	3
25A	50. Greeting in 63-Across	3
26A	51. Actor with a "Rocky" performance, familiarly	11
27A	54. "Do tell!"	7
28A	56. Dental crown alternative	5
29A	57. Group whose motto is a hint to this puzzle's theme	15
30A	61. Property claim	4
31A	62. Cook slowly, in a way	6
32A	63. City that's home to the Sugarloaf Cable Car, informally	3
33A	64. Crispy brisket bits	4
34A	65. They might appear in cameos	6
35A	66. Chinos color	3

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. Block letters?"

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 the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: sun protection factor
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Clue weapon"

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 sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
• Words that mean the same thing: pull, wring, turn
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WRENCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. They may be cured"

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 meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
• Words that mean the same thing: overact, ham, jambon
• The opposite would be: underact
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Constellation beneath the tail of Scorpius"

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 constellation in the southern hemisphere near telescopium and norma
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Ara
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Novelist ___ de Balzac"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HONORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Mine, in Marseille"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Sign on a mountain roadway"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FALLINGROCKZONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Perennial known for attracting butterflies"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus aster with showy daisylike flowers
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Simple bike trick"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHEELIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Famed French wine region"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHONEVALLEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Lead-in to X, Y or Z"

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 informal term for information
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Apple platform"

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 (greek mythology) a maiden seduced by zeus; when hera was about to discover them together zeus turned her into a white heifer
• Words that mean the same thing: Io
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Disconnect"

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 set or keep apart
• Words that mean the same thing: break up, discerp, lop
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Go, on a Monopoly board, e.g."

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 the beginning of anything
• Words that mean the same thing: commencement, set forth, set about
• The opposite would be: middle, end
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: START

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. 1974 C.I.A. spoof"

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 (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
• Words that mean the same thing: sleuth, spot, spy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Heater"

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 gangster's pistol
• Words that mean the same thing: rod
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Put on low, in a way"

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 temperature just below the boiling point
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIMMER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Dinnertime annoyance"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PHONECALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Rocky's love in "Rocky""

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 roman emperor who was the adoptive son of trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to britain in 122 he ordered the construction of hadrian's wall (76-138)
• Words that mean the same thing: Hadrian, Edgar Douglas Adrian, Publius Aelius Hadrianus
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADRIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Crew mover"

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 an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Hideo who threw no-hitters in both the American and National Leagues"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Fitting nickname for athletes at Whittier College"

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 writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
• Words that mean the same thing: poet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. "Deadline: White House" channel"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MSNBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Photographer Goldin"

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 your grandmother
• Words that mean the same thing: gran, grandmother, Nan River
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Greeting in 63-Across"

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 leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in india for writing paper
• Words that mean the same thing: olla
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Actor with a "Rocky" performance, familiarly"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLYSTALLONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. "Do tell!""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPILLIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Dental crown alternative"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Group whose motto is a hint to this puzzle's theme"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THREEMUSKETEERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Property claim"

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 right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
• Words that mean the same thing: spleen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Cook slowly, in a way"

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 cook in liquid
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRAISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. City that's home to the Sugarloaf Cable Car, informally"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
• Words that mean the same thing: Rio de Janeiro
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Crispy brisket bits"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: terminal, ending, goal
• The opposite would be: begin, beginning
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. They might appear in cameos"

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 a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
• Words that mean the same thing: onyx
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONYXES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Chinos color"

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 browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: topaz, tangent, suntan
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAN

  Great job if you got it right!

August 13, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Travels à la Theodore Roosevelt in 1909-10	7
2D	2. What might be in trouble if it's out of the woods?	7
3D	3. Bookstore section	7
4D	4. Spins	6
5D	5. ___ Cephas Jones, Emmy winner for "This Is Us"	3
6D	6. Winner of the 1966 World Cup: Abbr.	3
7D	7. Here-there link	3
8D	8. Rooster, at sunup	6
9D	9. Actress Anne	5
10D	10. Visibility reducer	4
11D	11. Blend	7
12D	12. "Tartuffe" playwright	7
13D	13. February 4th, for many?	7
14D	18. Wolf ___, sea urchin predator	3
15D	19. Enters, as data	6
16D	23. Like soy milk	5
17D	24. Like most ice rinks	4
18D	25. Amount in red	7
19D	30. Tax evasion agts.	4
20D	32. What the nests in bird's-nest soup are made of	4
21D	34. Kevin who played Hercules	5
22D	36. Irritating inconvenience	6
23D	37. Pessimist's word	4
24D	38. John or Paul, but not Ringo	7
25D	39. Sea creature pictured on the flag of Anguilla	7
26D	40. Ran again	7
27D	43. Ready for trouble	7
28D	44. Illness that tonic water was invented to treat	7
29D	45. Sole heir, perhaps	7
30D	47. "Let me go now"	6
31D	48. Benjamins	6
32D	52. Reason to lower the bar	5
33D	53. Las Vegas-to-Denver dir.	3
34D	55. Part of the eye	4
35D	58. "Supposing ..."	3
36D	59. "Kid-tested" cereal	3
37D	60. Language suffix	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. Travels à la Theodore Roosevelt in 1909-10"

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 an overland journey by hunters (especially in africa)
• Words that mean the same thing: hunting expedition, campaign, safari
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAFARIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. What might be in trouble if it's out of the woods?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROSHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Bookstore section"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that imagination unrestricted by reality
• Words that mean the same thing: phantasy, fantasise, fancy
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FANTASY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Spins"

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 confused movement
• Words that mean the same thing: crack, twiddle, whirl around
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHIRLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. ___ Cephas Jones, Emmy winner for "This Is Us""

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 chadic language spoken in northern nigeria
• Words that mean the same thing: Bokkos, Daffo
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Winner of the 1966 World Cup: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Here-there link"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Rooster, at sunup"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CROWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Actress Anne"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HECHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Visibility reducer"

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 atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
• Words that mean the same thing: fog, daze
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Blend"

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 alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
• Words that mean the same thing: dental amalgam
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMALGAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Tartuffe" playwright"

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 french author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOLIERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. February 4th, for many?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SILENTR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Wolf ___, sea urchin predator"

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 the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Enters, as data"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEYSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Like soy milk"

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 strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VEGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Like most ice rinks"

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 closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
• Words that mean the same thing: oval-shaped, elliptic, elliptical
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Amount in red"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NETLOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Tax evasion agts."

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. What the nests in bird's-nest soup are made of"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
• Words that mean the same thing: sprinkle, ptyalise, pitter-patter
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Kevin who played Hercules"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SORBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Irritating inconvenience"

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 an angry disturbance
• Words that mean the same thing: harry, chivvy, scuffle
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HASSLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Pessimist's word"

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 stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
• Words that mean the same thing: slang, camber, bevel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. John or Paul, but not Ringo"

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 an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
• Words that mean the same thing: Apostelic Father
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APOSTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Sea creature pictured on the flag of Anguilla"

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 large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around hawaii)
• Words that mean the same thing: mahimahi, dolphinfish
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOLPHIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Ran again"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAIRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Ready for trouble"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONALERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Illness that tonic water was invented to treat"

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 an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALARIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Sole heir, perhaps"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONLYSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. "Let me go now""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MYTURN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Benjamins"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CNOTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Reason to lower the bar"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state of being disregarded or forgotten
• Words that mean the same thing: oblivion
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIMBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Las Vegas-to-Denver dir."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the compass point midway between northeast and east
• Words that mean the same thing: east northeast
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Part of the eye"

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 transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Lens, lens of the eye, lense
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. "Supposing ...""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the chance to speak
• Words that mean the same thing: enunciate, enounce, read
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. "Kid-tested" cereal"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Language suffix"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the compass point midway between east and southeast
• Words that mean the same thing: east southeast
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	68.1%
Short Answer	16	22.2%
Literature	2	2.8%
Geography	2	2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.8%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate 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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