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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Monday, September 25, 2023
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
September 25, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Tablet that comes with the FaceTime app | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Musical work that may be numbered | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Firm and brittle, as a cracker | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Shower love (on) | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Tirade | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Ship alongside the Niña and the Santa Maria | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Alif, ba, ta or hamza | 15 |
| 8A | 20. Give the cold shoulder | 4 |
| 9A | 21. Wall St. launch | 3 |
| 10A | 22. Bunch of bovines | 4 |
| 11A | 23. Math diagram with an array of dots | 11 |
| 12A | 27. Rock's ___ Speedwagon | 3 |
| 13A | 28. Stanley Cup org. | 3 |
| 14A | 29. Some reproductive cells | 3 |
| 15A | 30. What a poker face hides | 7 |
| 16A | 32. "___ Make a Deal" | 4 |
| 17A | 34. Org. that regulates hazardous waste | 3 |
| 18A | 36. Basketball hoops | 4 |
| 19A | 37. Color such as khaki or ocher | 9 |
| 20A | 41. Gun sound | 4 |
| 21A | 43. Droop | 3 |
| 22A | 44. Feature of the Capitol or the Taj Mahal | 4 |
| 23A | 48. Used a chair | 7 |
| 24A | 51. Undergarment with an underwire | 3 |
| 25A | 53. Oil-drilling structure | 3 |
| 26A | 54. Honest ___ (Lincoln) | 3 |
| 27A | 55. Preplanning activity | 11 |
| 28A | 58. Medieval castle defense | 4 |
| 29A | 60. U.S. org. with cryptologists | 3 |
| 30A | 61. "___ Lisa" | 4 |
| 31A | 62. "Care to fill me in?" … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 55-Across's final words | 15 |
| 32A | 67. Currently broadcasting | 5 |
| 33A | 68. Elite British boys' school | 4 |
| 34A | 69. Passed with flying colors | 4 |
| 35A | 70. Boy band with the hits "Bye Bye Bye" and "It's Gonna Be Me" | 5 |
| 36A | 71. Rip apart | 4 |
| 37A | 72. Real estate units | 4 |
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. Tablet that comes with the FaceTime app"
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!
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The answer is: IPAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Musical work that may be numbered"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a musical work that has been created
- Words that mean the same thing: piece, piece of music, composition
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Firm and brittle, as a cracker"
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 thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
- Words that mean the same thing: frizzly, curt, crispy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRISP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Shower love (on)"
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 be foolish or senile due to old age
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Tirade"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
- Words that mean the same thing: ranting, bombast, rabbit on
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RANT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Ship alongside the Niña and the Santa Maria"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PINTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Alif, ba, ta or hamza"
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!
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The answer is: ARABICCHARACTER
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Clue 8 Across: "20. Give the cold shoulder"
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 avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
- Words that mean the same thing: cast out, ban, ostracize
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHUN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. Wall St. launch"
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 corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
- Words that mean the same thing: initial offering, initial public offering
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IPO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Bunch of bovines"
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 group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
- Words that mean the same thing: ruck, crowd
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HERD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Math diagram with an array of dots"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about science/technology.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCATTERPLOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "27. Rock's ___ Speedwagon"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "28. Stanley Cup org."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NHL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Some reproductive cells"
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 female reproductive cell; the female gamete
- Words that mean the same thing: ovum, egg cell
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OVA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. What a poker face hides"
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 any strong feeling
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMOTION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. "___ Make a Deal""
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 brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
- Words that mean the same thing: lease, rent, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
- The opposite would be: disallow, prevent
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "34. Org. that regulates hazardous waste"
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 an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
- Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. Basketball hoops"
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 shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
- Words that mean the same thing: lip, brim, rim
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. Color such as khaki or ocher"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EARTHTONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "41. Gun sound"
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 vigorous blow
- Words that mean the same thing: bonk, bam, do it
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BANG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "43. Droop"
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 shape that sags
- Words that mean the same thing: flag, swag, sag down
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "44. Feature of the Capitol or the Taj Mahal"
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 concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
- Words that mean the same thing: bean, noggin, bonce
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "48. Used a chair"
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!
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The answer is: SATDOWN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "51. Undergarment with an underwire"
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 an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
- Words that mean the same thing: bandeau, brassiere
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "53. Oil-drilling structure"
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 gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
- Words that mean the same thing: set, trucking rig, rigging
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "54. Honest ___ (Lincoln)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "55. Preplanning activity"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOALSETTING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "58. Medieval castle defense"
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 ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
- Words that mean the same thing: fosse
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "60. U.S. org. with cryptologists"
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 united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
- Words that mean the same thing: National Security Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "61. "___ Lisa""
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 an island to the northwest of wales
- Words that mean the same thing: Anglesey, Anglesea Island, Anglesea
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MONA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "62. "Care to fill me in?" … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 55-Across's final words"
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!
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The answer is: SOWHATSTHESTORY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "67. Currently broadcasting"
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!
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The answer is: ONAIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "68. Elite British boys' school"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "69. Passed with flying colors"
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 succeed at easily
- Words that mean the same thing: sail through, ace, breeze through
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "70. Boy band with the hits "Bye Bye Bye" and "It's Gonna Be Me""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NSYNC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "71. Rip apart"
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 tear or be torn violently
- Words that mean the same thing: rip, rive, pull
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "72. Real estate units"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a large number or amount
- Words that mean the same thing: circle, set, mickle
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOTS
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Monday Crossword Down Clues - September 25, 2023 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. N.A.A.C.P. co-founder ___ B. Wells | 3 |
| 2D | 2. German automaker | 7 |
| 3D | 3. No longer moving | 7 |
| 4D | 4. First public appearance | 5 |
| 5D | 5. "The Lord of the Rings" monster | 3 |
| 6D | 6. "Super" campaign fund-raiser | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Not cool | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Paper clip alternative | 6 |
| 9D | 9. One auditing the books, in brief | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Calorie-laden | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Temporary, as a position of leadership | 7 |
| 12D | 12. Sound systems | 7 |
| 13D | 13. Presidential forgiveness | 6 |
| 14D | 18. "I don't wanna get ___ it" | 4 |
| 15D | 19. Hotel booking | 4 |
| 16D | 23. Weekend TV comedy show, in brief | 3 |
| 17D | 24. At any time | 4 |
| 18D | 25. Spellbound | 4 |
| 19D | 26. Ripped apart | 4 |
| 20D | 31. Like a game's score before overtime | 4 |
| 21D | 33. Button to press after composing an email | 4 |
| 22D | 35. Sounds of understanding | 3 |
| 23D | 38. Brimming with excitement | 4 |
| 24D | 39. File folder features | 4 |
| 25D | 40. Fearsome folklore figure | 4 |
| 26D | 41. Monkeys with long snouts | 7 |
| 27D | 42. Eroded | 7 |
| 28D | 45. Colombia/Venezuela border river | 7 |
| 29D | 46. Slender tower of a mosque | 7 |
| 30D | 47. Henhouse product | 3 |
| 31D | 48. Biblical judge whose hair gave him strength | 6 |
| 32D | 49. "___ Get Fooled Again" (the Who classic) | 4 |
| 33D | 50. Egypt's Lake ___, near Aswan Dam | 6 |
| 34D | 52. Bill dispensers, in brief | 4 |
| 35D | 56. Espresso drink | 5 |
| 36D | 57. Amount at the bottom of a receipt | 5 |
| 37D | 59. Slender | 4 |
| 38D | 63. Curved path | 3 |
| 39D | 64. Sweetie | 3 |
| 40D | 65. Word after living or dead | 3 |
| 41D | 66. Fabric-buying quantities: Abbr. | 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. N.A.A.C.P. co-founder ___ B. Wells"
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 an agency of the united nations affiliated with the world bank
- Words that mean the same thing: International Development Association
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. German automaker"
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!
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The answer is: PORSCHE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. No longer moving"
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!
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The answer is: ATAHALT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. First public appearance"
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 act of beginning something new
- Words that mean the same thing: launching, first appearance, introduction
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEBUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. "The Lord of the Rings" monster"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. "Super" campaign fund-raiser"
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 committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
- Words that mean the same thing: political action committee
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Not cool"
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!
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The answer is: UNHIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Paper clip alternative"
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 (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- Words that mean the same thing: staple fibre, basic, staple fiber
- The opposite would be: unstaple
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAPLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. One auditing the books, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
- Words that mean the same thing: certified public accountant
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Calorie-laden"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
- Words that mean the same thing: plenteous, productive, full-bodied
- The opposite would be: poor people, poor
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RICH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Temporary, as a position of leadership"
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 the time between one event, process, or period and another
- Words that mean the same thing: lag, meanwhile, meantime
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INTERIM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Sound systems"
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 reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
- Words that mean the same thing: stereo system, stereoscopic picture, stereo
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEREOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Presidential forgiveness"
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 the act of excusing a mistake or offense
- Words that mean the same thing: free pardon, amnesty, forgiveness
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PARDON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. "I don't wanna get ___ it""
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!
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The answer is: INTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "19. Hotel booking"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
- Words that mean the same thing: way, board, elbow room
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Weekend TV comedy show, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNL
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Clue 17 Down: "24. At any time"
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 at any time
- Words that mean the same thing: e'er, ever so, always
- The opposite would be: never
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The answer is: EVER
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Clue 18 Down: "25. Spellbound"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that feeling great rapture or delight
- Words that mean the same thing: ecstatic, rapturous, enraptured
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RAPT
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Clue 19 Down: "26. Ripped apart"
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 separate or cause to separate abruptly
- Words that mean the same thing: bust, pluck, lacerate
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TORN
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Clue 20 Down: "31. Like a game's score before overtime"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- Words that mean the same thing: laced, attach, bind
- The opposite would be: untied, unlaced
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The answer is: TIED
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Clue 21 Down: "33. Button to press after composing an email"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that cause to go somewhere
- Words that mean the same thing: direct, beam, transport
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SEND
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Clue 22 Down: "35. Sounds of understanding"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: AHS
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Clue 23 Down: "38. Brimming with excitement"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that highly excited
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AGOG
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Clue 24 Down: "39. File folder features"
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 bill in a restaurant
- Words that mean the same thing: pill, tab key, check
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TABS
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Clue 25 Down: "40. Fearsome folklore figure"
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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
- Words that mean the same thing: fiend, devil, demon
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OGRE
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Clue 26 Down: "41. Monkeys with long snouts"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
- Words that mean the same thing: baboon
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: BABOONS
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Clue 27 Down: "42. Eroded"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ATEAWAY
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Colombia/Venezuela border river"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
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- This could be something that a south american river 1,500 miles long; flows into the south atlantic
- Words that mean the same thing: Orinoco River
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ORINOCO
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Clue 29 Down: "46. Slender tower of a mosque"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that slender tower with balconies
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: MINARET
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Henhouse product"
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 animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
- Words that mean the same thing: orchis, eggs, testis
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EGG
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Biblical judge whose hair gave him strength"
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 (old testament) a judge of israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress delilah
- Words that mean the same thing: bruiser, bull, strapper
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SAMSON
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Clue 32 Down: "49. "___ Get Fooled Again" (the Who classic)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an established custom
- Words that mean the same thing: habit
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: WONT
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Clue 33 Down: "50. Egypt's Lake ___, near Aswan Dam"
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 egyptian statesman who nationalized the suez canal (1918-1970)
- Words that mean the same thing: Lake Nasser, Gamal Abdel Nasser
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: NASSER
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Clue 34 Down: "52. Bill dispensers, in brief"
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 unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
- Words that mean the same thing: atm, cash dispenser, ATM
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ATMS
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Clue 35 Down: "56. Espresso drink"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
- Words that mean the same thing: caffe latte
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LATTE
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Clue 36 Down: "57. Amount at the bottom of a receipt"
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 whole amount
- Words that mean the same thing: tot, sum up, full
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TOTAL
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Slender"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that lose thickness; become thin or thinner
- Words that mean the same thing: melt off, slenderize, slight
- The opposite would be: full, fat
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The answer is: THIN
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Clue 38 Down: "63. Curved path"
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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- Words that mean the same thing: spark, discharge, curve
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ARC
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Clue 39 Down: "64. Sweetie"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: HON
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Clue 40 Down: "65. Word after living or dead"
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 either extremity of something that has length
- Words that mean the same thing: oddment, cease, finish
- The opposite would be: begin, beginning
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The answer is: END
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Clue 41 Down: "66. Fabric-buying quantities: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YDS
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 50 | 64.1% |
| Short Answer | 19 | 24.4% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.6% |
| Literature | 2 | 2.6% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
| Science/Technology | 1 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 30, 2025 at 03:38 PM
