Tuesday, September 24, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers | Complete guide

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NYT Crossword Answers for today, September 24, 2024

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Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Bread served with baba ghanouj. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PITA

  Possible Answer : pocket_bread, pita




• The clue is 5. Consent (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACCEDE

  Possible Answer : accede, enter, give_in, defer, acquiesce, submit, bow, assent

  Possible Opposite Answer : dissent




• The clue is 11. Symbol in the sky above Gotham City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAT

  Possible Answer : at-bat, flutter, lick, clobber, cricket_bat, bat, chiropteran, squash_racket, cream, thrash, drub, squash_racquet




• The clue is 14. Reddit Q&As. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMAS




• The clue is 15. Like the Bosporus, notably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NARROW

  Possible Answer : specify, constringe, narrow, minute, specialize, constrict, contract, narrow_down, specialise, pin_down, nail_down, peg_down, narrow-minded

  Possible Opposite Answer : diversify, wide, widen, broad-minded




• The clue is 16. Zendaya's role on "Euphoria". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUE

  Possible Answer : sorrow, ruefulness, Ruta_graveolens, regret, herb_of_grace, rue, repent




• The clue is 17. Washington post?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VALLEYFORGE




• The clue is 19. Sampled a beet, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer : feed, exhaust, corrode, eat_on, run_through, use_up, deplete, rust, eat, consume, eat_up, Ate, wipe_out




• The clue is 20. Comedy club host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMCEE

  Possible Answer : master_of_ceremonies, emcee, host, compere




• The clue is 21. Lengthen with unnecessary material, as a speech. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAD

  Possible Answer : domiciliation, diggings, aggrandise, inkpad, tramp, launchpad, bolster, lard, digs, launching_pad, inking_pad, dramatise, footslog, embellish, slog, tablet, embroider, blow_up, plod, fill_out, trudge, launch_pad, pad_of_paper, launch_area, stamp_pad, lodgings, aggrandize, pad, dramatize




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

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

  The answer: ATOM

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




• The clue is 23. State trees of Massachusetts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMS

  Possible Answer : elm, elm_tree, elmwood




• The clue is 26. Hair removal brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIR




• The clue is 28. London lad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAP

  Possible Answer : chap, bloke, fissure, crevice, gent, fella, crack, cranny, feller, lad, blighter, cuss, fellow




• The clue is 31. San Francisco examiner?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORTYNINER




• The clue is 36. Was out in front. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer : conduce, conduct, light-emitting_diode, extend, LED, lead, run, precede, leave, guide, result, head, chair, go, take, top, direct, pass, contribute, moderate

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow




• The clue is 37. Nickname for dad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPA

  Possible Answer : dad, pop, pa, pappa, papa, dada, daddy




• The clue is 38. What tahini is made from. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SESAME

  Possible Answer : sesame, benny, benne, Sesamum_indicum, benni




• The clue is 39. Walker who wrote "The Color Purple". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALICE




• The clue is 41. [Not my typo]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer : set, sic




• The clue is 43. Pie variety whose pronunciation inspires debate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PECAN

  Possible Answer : pecan_tree, pecan, Carya_illinoinsis, Carya_illinoensis




• The clue is 44. Comes down as a wintry mix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEETS

  Possible Answer : sleet




• The clue is 46. Road crew's supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALT

  Possible Answer : Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks, saltiness, SALT, common_salt, salinity, salt, table_salt




• The clue is 48. Single or double. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIT

  Possible Answer : bang, attain, score, smasher, dispatch, polish_off, striking, smash, collision, make, off, stumble, arrive_at, run_into, gain, come_to, hitting, impinge_on, tally, bump_off, rack_up, remove, pip, hit, reach, murder, slay, shoot, collide_with, strike

  Possible Opposite Answer : miss




• The clue is 49. Boston herald?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAULREVERE




• The clue is 51. Beltway bigwigs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLS

  Possible Answer : politico, politician, pol, political_leader




• The clue is 52. What baking soda and vinegar simulate, in a classic science fair experiment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAVA

  Possible Answer : lava




• The clue is 53. Facts and figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DATA

  Possible Answer : data, datum, information, data_point




• The clue is 55. Signals on set. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUES

  Possible Answer : discriminative_stimulus, pool_cue, clew, remind, cue_stick, clue, cue, prompt, pool_stick




• The clue is 58. ___-warrior (certain activist). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECO




• The clue is 60. Surveys. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCANS

  Possible Answer : skim, run_down, CAT_scan, read, scan, rake, glance_over




• The clue is 64. One of 20 quadrillion worldwide, per a recent estimate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANT

  Possible Answer : emmet, pismire, ant




• The clue is 65. Kansas City star?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAVISKELCE




• The clue is 68. Item in a tailor's kit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIN

  Possible Answer : oarlock, stick, flag, fall, pin, peg, trap, immobilize, pin_tumbler, PIN_number, rowlock, personal_identification_number, bowling_pin, thole, tholepin, PIN, immobilise, pivot

  Possible Opposite Answer : unpin




• The clue is 69. Untapped, as potential. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATENT

  Possible Answer : latent




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

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

  The answer: REAR

  Possible Answer : tush, lift, set_up, fundament, prat, put_up, seat, erect, keister, derriere, behind, buttocks, bum, rump, back, tooshie, backside, posterior, rear, rear_end, hindquarters, bottom, butt, parent, buns, tail_end, bring_up, arse, ass, back_end, raise, rise, stern, fanny, can, tail, nurture, nates, rise_up, hind_end, rearward

  Possible Opposite Answer : head, level, front




• The clue is 71. Southwest forecast, 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, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, ETA




• The clue is 72. Personnel in vestments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLERGY

  Possible Answer : clergy

  Possible Opposite Answer : laity




• The clue is 73. Evidence of healing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCAB

  Possible Answer : strikebreaker, scab, rat, blackleg, fink

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Smooth over, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAVE

  Possible Answer: pave

• The clue is 2. Muslim leader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAM

  Possible Answer: imaum, imam

• The clue is 3. Bathroom powder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALC

  Possible Answer: talc, talcum

• The clue is 4. What someone counting sheep wishes to be. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASLEEP

  Possible Answer: deceased, numb, departed, at_rest, at_peace, asleep, benumbed, gone

  Possible Opposite Answer : awake

• The clue is 5. Choice for the indifferent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANY

  Possible Answer: whatever, any, whatsoever

• The clue is 6. Half-___ (coffee order). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAF

• The clue is 7. Trim, as a photo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CROP

  Possible Answer: lop, pasture, crop, range, work, dress, harvest, trim, cut_back, clip, browse, craw, prune, cultivate, snip, graze

• The clue is 8. Like a drive in the woods?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERRANT

  Possible Answer: errant

• The clue is 9. Hot summer period named for the constellation Sirius. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGDAYS

• The clue is 10. Doe : deer :: ___ : sheep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWE

  Possible Answer: ewe, Ewe

• The clue is 11. Nanny's nightmare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAT

  Possible Answer: brat, little_terror, terror, holy_terror, bratwurst

• The clue is 12. Bronco or Beetle, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTO

  Possible Answer: auto, motorcar, machine, automobile, car

• The clue is 13. Overflow (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEEM

  Possible Answer: teem, pour, pullulate, stream, swarm

• The clue is 18. Fish that can swim backward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

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

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

  The answer: ARISE

  Possible Answer: go_up, rise, come_up, spring_up, develop, originate, grow, bob_up, get_up, uprise, lift, turn_out, arise, stand_up, rise_up, rebel, move_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : turn_in, go_to_bed, fall, sit_down

• The clue is 24. R.I.S.D. grad's degree. 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

• The clue is 25. Absorbs, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOPS

  Possible Answer: sop, SOP, douse, drench, souse, standard_operating_procedure, standard_procedure, sops, soak_through, soak, dowse, standing_operating_procedure

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

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

  The answer: INEPT

  Possible Answer: clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, awkward, tactless, inept, feckless, ill-chosen

• The clue is 28. Necklace fastener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLASP

  Possible Answer: clench, hold, clutches, clutch, clasp, grip, buckle, brooch, grasp

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbuckle, unclasp

• The clue is 29. Very, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELLA

• The clue is 30. "Bye-bye," to Bonaparte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIEU

  Possible Answer: good_day, au_revoir, auf_wiedersehen, adieu, bye-bye, goodbye, so_long, cheerio, sayonara, adios, good-bye, good-by, bye, goodby, arrivederci

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

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

  The answer: RAISE

  Possible Answer: ascent, arouse, enhance, lift, climb, set_up, hike, elicit, salary_increase, put_up, erect, fire, promote, advance, upgrade, leaven, evoke, wage_hike, farm, prove, stir, put_forward, rear, enkindle, provoke, parent, conjure_up, acclivity, bring_up, conjure, produce, kick_upstairs, recruit, call_forth, levy, heave, upraise, heighten, kindle, resurrect, wage_increase, elevate, call_down, raise, rise, grow, get_up, invoke, nurture

  Possible Opposite Answer : demote, level, lower, descent

• The clue is 33. Kind of chip named for its inventor, Ignacio Anaya. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NACHO

  Possible Answer: nacho

• The clue is 34. Part of an online thread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMAIL

  Possible Answer: email, electronic_mail, netmail, e-mail

  Possible Opposite Answer : snail_mail

• The clue is 35. Uses Airbnb or Vrbo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENTS

  Possible Answer: split, rip, charter, take, tear, lease, snag, economic_rent, let, engage, hire, rent

• The clue is 37. World Heritage Site in Jordan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETRA

• The clue is 40. Prison divisions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CELLS

  Possible Answer: cadre, prison_cell, jail_cell, cell, electric_cell, cellular_telephone, cellphone, mobile_phone, cubicle, cellular_phone

• The clue is 42. One way to pay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARD

  Possible Answer: card, wit, carte, visiting_card, posting, bill, placard, circuit_board, batting_order, add-in, tease, circuit_card, identity_card, poster, carte_du_jour, bill_of_fare, lineup, scorecard, wag, calling_card, menu, notice, plug-in, board

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

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

  The answer: SEVERAL

  Possible Answer: respective, various, several

• The clue is 47. Grazing land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEA

  Possible Answer: pasture, grazing_land, pastureland, lea, ley

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

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

  The answer: VACATE

  Possible Answer: resign, vacate, renounce, lift, revoke, overturn, abandon, annul, countermand, repeal, rescind, empty, give_up, reverse

• The clue is 51. Hoosier hoopers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PACERS

  Possible Answer: pacer, pacesetter, pacemaker

• The clue is 54. [Shaking my head]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSK

  Possible Answer: tut-tut, tut, tsk

• The clue is 55. Item of apparel for Zorro or Dracula. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPE

  Possible Answer: mantle, cape, ness

• The clue is 56. Condo, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNIT

  Possible Answer: unit_of_measurement, whole, building_block, social_unit, unit

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

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

  The answer: ETNA

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

• The clue is 59. Concluded. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVER

  Possible Answer: complete, o'er, all_over, ended, terminated, concluded, over

• The clue is 61. Smart ___ (wiseacre). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEC

• The clue is 62. Org. for the SEC and ACC. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NCAA

• The clue is 63. Belgrade native. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERB

  Possible Answer: Serb, Serbian

• The clue is 65. Extra attention, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TLC

  Possible Answer: TLC, tender_loving_care

• The clue is 66. Gerund suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ING

• The clue is 67. Total dump. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STY

  Possible Answer: eye_infection, stye, sty, hordeolum, pigpen, pigsty

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (41 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Don't believe it	3
2A	4. Soccer great Mia	4
3A	8. Prepared (for)	6
4A	14. Feature of a spy film	8
5A	16. Scalper's transaction	6
6A	17. Prairie bloom for which a creamery is named	8
7A	18. DC good guy	6
8A	19. They're found in a circle	5
9A	20. Dispensary inits.	3
10A	22. Late spring or early summer bloom	5
11A	23. Leave speechless	3
12A	24. Texter's "I can't even"	3
13A	26. In perpetuity	4
14A	28. Winter coat?	3
15A	29. Narrow margin of victory	4
16A	30. Lunchbox staple, informally	3
17A	33. All primes except 2	10
18A	37. Country nearest to the Equator without touching it	4
19A	38. Hybridized, botanically ... or like four pairs of answers in this puzzle (and the circled letters they intersect on)?	15
20A	40. "Stop right there!"	4
21A	41. "Great Scott!"	10
22A	42. Bird adapted for silent flight	3
23A	43. Charging option	4
24A	44. Deciding periods, in brief	3
25A	45. Airdrops?	4
26A	46. [I'm a good boy!]	3
27A	47. Summer cooler	3
28A	50. Movement started by Tarana Burke in 2006	5
29A	53. Dip	3
30A	55. Philosopher William of ___	5
31A	57. Become part of a club	6
32A	59. ___ method (type of teaching)	8
33A	61. Bloom whose toxic nectar is one source of "mad honey"	6
34A	62. Flower found along a metaphorical path of ease	8
35A	63. A bad review might merit a rotten one	6
36A	64. Like some advice	4
37A	65. Manhattan liquor	3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Don't believe it"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Similar words include: prevarication, dwell, lie down
• Opposite of: stand, arise

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Answer: LIE

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2A: "4. Soccer great Mia"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAMM

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3A: "8. Prepared (for)"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
• Similar words include: stimulate, stabilize, stabilise
• Opposite of: sedate, de-energize

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Answer: BRACED

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4A: "14. Feature of a spy film"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
• Similar words include: scheme, machination, fascinate
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: INTRIGUE

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5A: "16. Scalper's transaction"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the selling of something purchased
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RESALE

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6A: "17. Prairie bloom for which a creamery is named"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sometimes placed in genus scilla
• Similar words include: prairie gentian, Campanula rotundifolia, wood hyacinth
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BLUEBELL

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7A: "18. DC good guy"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an orderly assigned to serve a british military officer
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BATMAN

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8A: "19. They're found in a circle"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
• Similar words include: wheel spoke, radius, spoke
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RADII

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9A: "20. Dispensary inits."

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CBD

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10A: "22. Late spring or early summer bloom"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
• Similar words include: paeony
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PEONY

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11A: "23. Leave speechless"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
• Similar words include: fear, veneration, reverence
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AWE

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12A: "24. Texter's "I can't even""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SMH

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13A: "26. In perpetuity"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that at any time
• Similar words include: always, of all time, ever so
• Opposite of: never

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Answer: EVER

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14A: "28. Winter coat?"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water frozen in the solid state
• Similar words include: meth, frappe, ice-skating rink
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ICE

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15A: "29. Narrow margin of victory"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
• Similar words include: tomentum, pilus, hairsbreadth
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAIR

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16A: "30. Lunchbox staple, informally"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PBJ

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17A: "33. All primes except 2"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ODDNUMBERS

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18A: "37. Country nearest to the Equator without touching it"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic in western south america; achieved independence from spain in 1821; was the heart of the inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
• Similar words include: Republic of Peru
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PERU

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19A: "38. Hybridized, botanically ... or like four pairs of answers in this puzzle (and the circled letters they intersect on)?"

15 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: CROSSPOLLINATED

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20A: "40. "Stop right there!""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of inactivity following an interruption
• Similar words include: stay, stanch, halting
• Opposite of: start

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Answer: HALT

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21A: "41. "Great Scott!""

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: HOLYTOLEDO

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22A: "42. Bird adapted for silent flight"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
• Similar words include: bird of Minerva, hooter, bird of night
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OWL

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23A: "43. Charging option"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VISA

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24A: "44. Deciding periods, in brief"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OTS

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25A: "45. Airdrops?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a thin fog with condensation near the ground
• Similar words include: fog, obscure, mist over
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MIST

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26A: "46. [I'm a good boy!]"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ARF

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27A: "47. Summer cooler"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Similar words include: fruit drink
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ADE

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28A: "50. Movement started by Tarana Burke in 2006"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: METOO

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29A: "53. Dip"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shape that sags
• Similar words include: sag down, flag, swag
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAG

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30A: "55. Philosopher William of ___"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english scholastic philosopher and assumed author of occam's razor (1285-1349)
• Similar words include: Ockham, William of Occam, William of Ockham
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OCCAM

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31A: "57. Become part of a club"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that register formally as a participant or member
• Similar words include: enter, enrol, recruit
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENROLL

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32A: "59. ___ method (type of teaching)"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to socrates or to his method of teaching
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SOCRATIC

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33A: "61. Bloom whose toxic nectar is one source of "mad honey""

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AZALEA

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34A: "62. Flower found along a metaphorical path of ease"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
• Similar words include: primula
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PRIMROSE

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35A: "63. A bad review might merit a rotten one"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
• Similar words include: love apple, tomato plant, Lycopersicon esculentum
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TOMATO

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36A: "64. Like some advice"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
• Similar words include: salvia, sage-green
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAGE

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37A: "65. Manhattan liquor"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seed of the cereal grass
• Similar words include: Secale cereale, rye whiskey, rye whisky
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RYE

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. First sign of fall	5
2D	2. Family tree addition	5
3D	3. One of 12 in a Pulitzer-winning piece by composer/pianist William Bolcom	5
4D	4. Blossom in a lei	8
5D	5. Period in history	3
6D	6. Bed cover	5
7D	7. Scary Spice, by another nickname	4
8D	8. Texter's "just a sec"	3
9D	9. Harvesting machine	6
10D	10. Cousin of edelweiss	5
11D	11. Pattern based on nature, for short	4
12D	12. Stylish flair	4
13D	13. Turn down	4
14D	15. King, in Portuguese	3
15D	21. First word from a wedding officiant	6
16D	25. Home of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music	7
17D	27. Alice, in Wonderland	7
18D	28. Part of M.I.T.: Abbr.	4
19D	29. Very, slangily	5
20D	30. Politician Buttigieg	4
21D	31. Partner of born	4
22D	32. Sport with throws	4
23D	33. Siete + uno	4
24D	34. Cry in a gunfight	4
25D	35. Cutie pie	4
26D	36. Gives a lift	6
27D	37. Besties	4
28D	39. "I'll pass"	8
29D	43. Flower found at the end of a rainbow?	6
30D	45. Cold, hard cash	5
31D	46. Ancient marketplace	5
32D	47. Company man?	5
33D	48. "Link" in a botanical chain	5
34D	49. Play the host	5
35D	50. Nitty-gritty	4
36D	51. Automaker Ferrari	4
37D	52. Airport transport	4
38D	54. Some vipers	4
39D	56. Viper, e.g.	3
40D	58. Language of Vientiane	3
41D	60. Smoke	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. First sign of fall"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in libra
• Similar words include: Libra the Scales, Libra the Balance, Balance
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LIBRA

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2D: "2. Family tree addition"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INLAW

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3D: "3. One of 12 in a Pulitzer-winning piece by composer/pianist William Bolcom"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ETUDE

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4D: "4. Blossom in a lei"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any plant of the genus hibiscus
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: HIBISCUS

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5D: "5. Period in history"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that how long something has existed
• Similar words include: mature, historic period, maturate
• Opposite of: rejuvenate

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Answer: AGE

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6D: "6. Bed cover"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MULCH

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7D: "7. Scary Spice, by another nickname"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MELB

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8D: "8. Texter's "just a sec""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BRB

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9D: "9. Harvesting machine"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who helps to gather the harvest
• Similar words include: harvester, Grim Reaper
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REAPER

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10D: "10. Cousin of edelweiss"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus aster with showy daisylike flowers
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASTER

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11D: "11. Pattern based on nature, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
• Similar words include: camouflage
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CAMO

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12D: "12. Stylish flair"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Similar words include: dash, flair, panache
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELAN

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13D: "13. Turn down"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that declare untrue; contradict
• Similar words include: traverse, refuse, abnegate
• Opposite of: admit, allow

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Answer: DENY

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14D: "15. King, in Portuguese"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REI

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15D: "21. First word from a wedding officiant"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in a sincere and heartfelt manner
• Similar words include: affectionately, dear, in a heartfelt way
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DEARLY

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16D: "25. Home of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that largest city of tennessee; located in southwestern tennessee on bluffs overlooking the mississippi river
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MEMPHIS

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17D: "27. Alice, in Wonderland"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who visits
• Similar words include: visitant
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: VISITOR

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18D: "28. Part of M.I.T.: Abbr."

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in or of the present month
• Similar words include: instant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INST

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19D: "29. Very, slangily"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HELLA

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20D: "30. Politician Buttigieg"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PETE

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21D: "31. Partner of born"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that copulate with a female, used especially of horses
• Similar words include: engender, multiply, cover
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BRED

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22D: "32. Sport with throws"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in japan
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JUDO

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23D: "33. Siete + uno"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OCHO

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24D: "34. Cry in a gunfight"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a gully that is shallower than a ravine
• Similar words include: drawing card, tie, delineate
• Opposite of: push, deposit

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DRAW

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25D: "35. Cutie pie"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small replica of a person; used as a toy
• Similar words include: chick, bird, skirt
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DOLL

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26D: "36. Gives a lift"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of giving hope or support to someone
• Similar words include: cost increase, boost, hike up
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BOOSTS

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27D: "37. Besties"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Similar words include: pal, brother, chum
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PALS

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28D: "39. "I'll pass""

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NOTFORME

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29D: "43. Flower found at the end of a rainbow?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
• Similar words include: purplish, reddish blue, purple
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: VIOLET

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30D: "45. Cold, hard cash"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MOOLA

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31D: "46. Ancient marketplace"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in israel
• Similar words include: public square
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AGORA

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32D: "47. Company man?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a theatrical performer
• Similar words include: doer, thespian, role player
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ACTOR

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33D: "48. "Link" in a botanical chain"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DAISY

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34D: "49. Play the host"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
• Similar words include: host, compere, master of ceremonies
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMCEE

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35D: "50. Nitty-gritty"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
• Similar words include: gist, center, sum
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MEAT

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36D: "51. Automaker Ferrari"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ENZO

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37D: "52. Airport transport"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
• Similar words include: trolley car, tramway, aerial tramway
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TRAM

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38D: "54. Some vipers"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASPS

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39D: "56. Viper, e.g."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Similar words include: railcar, railway car, auto
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CAR

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40D: "58. Language of Vientiane"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
• Similar words include: Laotian
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LAO

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41D: "60. Smoke"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CIG

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

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

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Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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