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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.2 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle July 26, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Vocal range below soprano | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Sports org. for the Sky and the Sun | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Audible response of contempt | 5 |
| 4A | 14. What's all around ewe? | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Broke ground, in a way | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Solitary sort | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Apple product that's not suitable for kids | 9 |
| 8A | 19. Playground retort | 5 |
| 9A | 20. Coin slot directive | 6 |
| 10A | 21. Hairy cousin in "The Addams Family" | 3 |
| 11A | 23. French wine | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Hotelier Helmsley or singer Lewis | 5 |
| 13A | 25. Certain spousal state | 8 |
| 14A | 28. Equivalents of ums | 3 |
| 15A | 29. Newspapers, books or magazines | 11 |
| 16A | 32. Bad button to click accidentally | 4 |
| 17A | 33. They rise during inflation | 6 |
| 18A | 34. Credit figs. | 4 |
| 19A | 38. Jeweler's eyepiece | 5 |
| 20A | 40. Wasps' home | 4 |
| 21A | 41. What Brits call a biscuit | 6 |
| 22A | 43. Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona ___" | 4 |
| 23A | 45. Ideal marks for scammers | 11 |
| 24A | 47. Slumber party attire, informally | 3 |
| 25A | 50. More eye roll-inducing, maybe | 8 |
| 26A | 51. Gold standard | 5 |
| 27A | 53. "Eureka!" | 3 |
| 28A | 54. N.B.A. official | 3 |
| 29A | 55. Capital of Montana | 6 |
| 30A | 56. Helpful theorem, in math | 5 |
| 31A | 58. Breakfast order visually suggested three times in this puzzle's grid | 9 |
| 32A | 61. Planet's path | 5 |
| 33A | 62. It can harden into igneous rock | 4 |
| 34A | 63. Uncute fruit | 4 |
| 35A | 64. Maine-to-Florida rte. | 5 |
| 36A | 65. Examined | 4 |
| 37A | 66. Santa's bagful | 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. Vocal range below soprano"
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 singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
- Words that mean the same thing: contralto, countertenor
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Sports org. for the Sky and the Sun"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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: WNBA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Audible response of contempt"
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 disrespectful laugh
- Words that mean the same thing: boo, razzing, snigger
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNORT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. What's all around ewe?"
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 fabric made from the hair of sheep
- Words that mean the same thing: woolen, woollen, fleece
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WOOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Broke ground, in a way"
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 dig with a hoe
- Words that mean the same thing: hoe
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOED
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Solitary sort"
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 person who avoids the company or assistance of others
- Words that mean the same thing: lone hand, lone wolf
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LONER
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Apple product that's not suitable for kids"
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: HARDCIDER
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Playground retort"
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: ARESO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Coin slot directive"
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 folded section placed between the leaves of another publication
- Words that mean the same thing: stick in, enter, sneak in
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INSERT
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Clue 10 Across: "21. Hairy cousin in "The Addams Family""
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: ITT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. French wine"
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: VIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Hotelier Helmsley or singer Lewis"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEONA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Certain spousal state"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WIFEHOOD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Equivalents of ums"
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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
- Words that mean the same thing: emergency room, erbium, ER
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. Newspapers, books or magazines"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRINTMEDIUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. Bad button to click accidentally"
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 cause to go somewhere
- Words that mean the same thing: get off, charge, mail
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. They rise during inflation"
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 the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
- Words that mean the same thing: monetary value, cost, toll
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRICES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Credit figs."
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 month following march and preceding may
- Words that mean the same thing: Apr, April
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APRS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "38. Jeweler's eyepiece"
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 small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists
- Words that mean the same thing: jeweler's loupe
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOUPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. Wasps' home"
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 structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- Words that mean the same thing: draw close, nestle, nuzzle
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. What Brits call a biscuit"
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 any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the british term)
- Words that mean the same thing: cooky, biscuit
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COOKIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "43. Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona ___""
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: LISA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "45. Ideal marks for scammers"
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!
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The answer is: EASYTARGETS
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Clue 24 Across: "47. Slumber party attire, informally"
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: PJS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "50. More eye roll-inducing, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that of very poor quality; flimsy
- Words that mean the same thing: sleazy, punk, cheap
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHEESIER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "51. Gold standard"
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 unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
- Words that mean the same thing: kt, carat
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KARAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "53. "Eureka!""
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: AHA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "54. N.B.A. official"
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 (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
- Words that mean the same thing: referee
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "55. Capital of Montana"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that capital of the state of montana; located in western montana
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Montana
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HELENA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "56. Helpful theorem, in math"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
- Words that mean the same thing: flowering glume
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEMMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "58. Breakfast order visually suggested three times in this puzzle's grid"
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: FRIEDEGGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "61. Planet's path"
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 (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
- Words that mean the same thing: orb, area, electron orbit
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORBIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "62. It can harden into igneous rock"
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 rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAVA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "63. Uncute fruit"
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 large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
- Words that mean the same thing: tangelo, ugli fruit
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UGLI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "64. Maine-to-Florida rte."
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: USONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "65. Examined"
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 having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
- Words that mean the same thing: eye, eyeball
- The opposite would be: eyeless
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "66. Santa's bagful"
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 artifact designed to be played with
- Words that mean the same thing: miniature, toy, diddle
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOYS
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle July 26, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Some time | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Short-term offering from an auto shop | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Middle parts of bodies | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Like days of yore | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Tiny amount | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Silent approval | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Symbol of busyness | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Floating aimlessly | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Spread thickly, as sunscreen | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Neither's partner | 3 |
| 11D | 11. What those in agreement speak with | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Traces left behind | 8 |
| 13D | 13. 1982 film inspired by Pong | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Game where rolling two fours is a "square pair" | 5 |
| 15D | 22. Blustery storm | 7 |
| 16D | 25. Lover of the grape | 4 |
| 17D | 26. Allow oneself the pleasure | 7 |
| 18D | 27. Thor's father | 4 |
| 19D | 30. Press statement | 7 |
| 20D | 31. Winter hrs. in Denver | 3 |
| 21D | 34. Virtuoso | 3 |
| 22D | 35. Illegal hunters | 8 |
| 23D | 36. Rock-paper-scissors, by another name | 8 |
| 24D | 37. Scottish isle with a namesake terrier | 4 |
| 25D | 39. Fishing site | 4 |
| 26D | 42. State repeatedly | 7 |
| 27D | 44. Sought consent | 5 |
| 28D | 46. Leaf (through) | 6 |
| 29D | 47. Expecting a baby, in slang | 6 |
| 30D | 48. Sounding like keys or loose change | 6 |
| 31D | 49. Equilibrium | 6 |
| 32D | 52. Language related to Inupiaq and Yupik | 5 |
| 33D | 53. Baseball family name | 4 |
| 34D | 55. Leader | 4 |
| 35D | 57. 60 secs. | 3 |
| 36D | 59. Beam of sunshine | 3 |
| 37D | 60. "___ had it!" | 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. Some time"
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 for a short time
- Words that mean the same thing: for a while
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AWHILE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Short-term offering from an auto shop"
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 someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters
- Words that mean the same thing: lender
- The opposite would be: borrower
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOANER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Middle parts of bodies"
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 the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
- Words that mean the same thing: body, trunk, torso
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TORSOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Like days of yore"
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: OLDEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Tiny amount"
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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- Words that mean the same thing: smidgen, tittle, scintilla
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WHIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Silent approval"
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 sign of assent or salutation or command
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOD
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Symbol of busyness"
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 any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Floating aimlessly"
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 aimlessly drifting
- Words that mean the same thing: directionless, aimless, planless
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADRIFT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Spread thickly, as sunscreen"
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 spread thickly
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLATHER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Neither's partner"
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: NOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. What those in agreement speak with"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ONEVOICE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Traces left behind"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that matter that remains after something has been removed
- Words that mean the same thing: rest, remainder, residuum
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RESIDUES
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Clue 13 Down: "13. 1982 film inspired by Pong"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
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: TRON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Game where rolling two fours is a "square pair""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
- Words that mean the same thing: shite, stool, defecate
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRAPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Blustery storm"
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 a violent commotion or disturbance
- Words that mean the same thing: storm
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEMPEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "25. Lover of the grape"
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 chronic drinker
- Words that mean the same thing: sot, drunkard, inebriate
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WINO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "26. Allow oneself the pleasure"
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 give free rein to
- Words that mean the same thing: gratify, cocker, featherbed
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INDULGE
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Clue 18 Down: "27. Thor's father"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (norse mythology) ruler of the aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of frigg; identified with the teutonic wotan
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ODIN
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Clue 19 Down: "30. Press statement"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
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- This could be something that merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
- Words that mean the same thing: going, let go of, let go
- The opposite would be: confine, freeze
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The answer is: RELEASE
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Clue 20 Down: "31. Winter hrs. in Denver"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that standard time in the 7th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain states of the united states
- Words that mean the same thing: Mountain Time, Mountain Standard Time
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MST
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Clue 21 Down: "34. Virtuoso"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: angiotensin-converting enzyme, virtuoso, single
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ACE
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Clue 22 Down: "35. Illegal hunters"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
- Words that mean the same thing: poacher, sea poker, sea poacher
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: POACHERS
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Rock-paper-scissors, by another name"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: ROSHAMBO
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Scottish isle with a namesake terrier"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SKYE
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Fishing site"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
- Words that mean the same thing: wharfage, dock, wharf
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PIER
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Clue 26 Down: "42. State repeatedly"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
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- This could be something that to say, state, or perform again
- Words that mean the same thing: reiterate, repeat, restate
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ITERATE
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Clue 27 Down: "44. Sought consent"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that inquire about
- Words that mean the same thing: need, expect, require
- The opposite would be: obviate
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The answer is: ASKED
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Clue 28 Down: "46. Leaf (through)"
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 small wave on the surface of a liquid
- Words that mean the same thing: undulate, flip, thumb
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: RIFFLE
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Clue 29 Down: "47. Expecting a baby, in slang"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: PREGGO
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Clue 30 Down: "48. Sounding like keys or loose change"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together
- Words that mean the same thing: jangling
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: JANGLY
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Clue 31 Down: "49. Equilibrium"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: STASIS
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Clue 32 Down: "52. Language related to Inupiaq and Yupik"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a member of the people inhabiting the aleutian islands and southwestern alaska
- Words that mean the same thing: Aleutian
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ALEUT
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Clue 33 Down: "53. Baseball family name"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ALOU
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Clue 34 Down: "55. Leader"
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 the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
- Words that mean the same thing: point, guide, brain
- The opposite would be: rear, tail
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The answer is: HEAD
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Clue 35 Down: "57. 60 secs."
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 unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
- Words that mean the same thing: Fukkianese, Taiwanese, minute
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MIN
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Clue 36 Down: "59. Beam of sunshine"
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 column of light (as from a beacon)
- Words that mean the same thing: shaft, irradiation, shaft of light
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RAY
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Clue 37 Down: "60. "___ had it!""
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: IVE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 50 | 67.6% |
| Short Answer | 14 | 18.9% |
| Geography | 4 | 5.4% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.7% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.4% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.4% |
| Science/Technology | 1 | 1.4% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.2 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 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 Tuesday, 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!
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: September 08, 2025 at 12:45 PM
