27413 Thu Nov 28, 2024 NYY by Ricky J. Sirois

Across Clues :

1. Run down, 6. "Then again," in texts, 10. "Abbott Elementary" principal, 13. Nutrient-rich soil component, 14. Negative, 15. Editorial notation for an error, 16. Opt, 17. Considerable, 19. Common order at a hoagie shop, 21. Beyond the pale, 22. British designer Crawford awarded a C.B.E. in 2021, 23. Embellish, 25. Clip, 27. It might be mashed (in more ways than one!), 29. Grandiose, 33. Legal org., 34. 8 or 9, in a golf bag, 35. Haunted ___ (Halloween activity), 36. Doesn't have enough, 38. Grammy, in Germany, 39. Bumpkin, 40. Slam on the brakes, 41. Capitalized on an opportunity, 43. Actor Daniel ___ Kim, 44. Canadian fuel brand, 45. Hackneyed, 46. Figs. counted in some diets, 47. Praiseful poet, 49. Supermarket section, 51. Old Glory, 54. Ruse designed to disguise, 57. Amounts to nothing, as a plan, 60. "Key ___ " (Bogart movie), 61. R&B icon Rawls, 62. Ask for someone else's cig, 63. Natural dos, 64. Since January 1: Abbr., 65. French, in England, 66. Saw points

Down Clues :

1. Jazz great Baker, 2. Streaming giant, 3. Some coffee orders, 4. Feed like a baby, 5. ___ Park, Colo., 6. Abbr. in a birth announcement, 7. Vietnamese New Year, 8. Delivery person?, 9. Uprightness, 10. "You wish!", 11. "___ Las Vegas", 12. Big name in laptops, 14. Digital newsletter platform, 18. Color printer supplies, 20. Mythological creature with origins in Sherpa folklore, 23. Hanna-Barbera character who co-starred with Secret Squirrel, 24. Response to "Gracias", 25. Examine in great detail, as a text, 26. Is adjacent to, 28. Bakery byproducts, 30. Home away from home, 31. Best possible, 32. Yields, 34. Pancake order, 35. Place to find a needle, maybe, 37. Winds, 42. Trees along the National Mall, 45. '90s rapper with the hit "Still Not a Player", 46. Pitcher for the reds?, 48. Applies carelessly, as paint, 50. Flamboyant display, 51. Like many Christmas sweaters, 52. Flue residue, 53. Longstanding rivalry, 54. Factory chimney, 55. Showbiz awards acronym, 56. Nibble, 58. Qualifying abbreviation, 59. Bug

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 28, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, November 28, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Run down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHASE

  Possible Answer : Chase, chamfer, furrow, track, pursuit, Salmon_Portland_Chase, dog, chase_after, chase, following, go_after, give_chase, trail, tail, pursual, tag, Salmon_P._Chase




• The clue is 6. "Then again," in texts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOH




• The clue is 10. "Abbott Elementary" principal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVA




• The clue is 13. Nutrient-rich soil component. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUMUS

  Possible Answer : hommos, hummus, hoummos, humus, humous




• The clue is 14. Negative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUBZERO




• The clue is 15. Editorial notation for an error. 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 16. Opt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELECT

  Possible Answer : elite, chosen, elect




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

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

  The answer: SUBSTANTIVE

  Possible Answer : meaty, essential, substantial, substantive

  Possible Opposite Answer : adjective




• The clue is 19. Common order at a hoagie shop. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: TURKEYSUB




• The clue is 21. Beyond the pale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOFAR




• The clue is 22. British designer Crawford awarded a C.B.E. in 2021. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILSE




• The clue is 23. Embellish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADORN

  Possible Answer : embellish, deck, decorate, beautify, grace, invest, ornament, adorn, clothe




• The clue is 25. Clip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PACE

  Possible Answer : pace, stride, tread, yard, gait, step, rate, tempo, footstep




• The clue is 27. It might be mashed (in more ways than one!). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATER

  Possible Answer : Irish_potato, white_potato, tater, potato, murphy, spud




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

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

  The answer: EPIC

  Possible Answer : larger-than-life, heroic_poem, epic, epical, heroic, epic_poem, epos




• The clue is 33. Legal org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABA

  Possible Answer : aba




• The clue is 34. 8 or 9, in a golf bag. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: SHORTIRON




• The clue is 35. Haunted ___ (Halloween activity). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYRIDE




• The clue is 36. Doesn't have enough. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: RUNSSHORT




• The clue is 38. Grammy, in Germany. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMA




• The clue is 39. Bumpkin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYSEED

  Possible Answer : chawbacon, rube, hick, yahoo, yokel, hayseed, bumpkin




• The clue is 40. Slam on the brakes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: STOPSHORT




• The clue is 41. Capitalized on an opportunity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADEHAY




• The clue is 43. Actor Daniel ___ Kim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAE




• The clue is 44. Canadian fuel brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO




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

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

  The answer: BANAL

  Possible Answer : banal, old-hat, trite, hackneyed, timeworn, shopworn, commonplace, stock, threadbare, well-worn, tired




• The clue is 46. Figs. counted in some diets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CALS




• The clue is 47. Praiseful poet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIST

  Possible Answer : odist




• The clue is 49. Supermarket section. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEAT

  Possible Answer : kernel, substance, essence, meat, inwardness, nub, sum, nitty-gritty, center, centre, gist, heart, heart_and_soul, pith, marrow, core




• The clue is 51. Old Glory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USFLAG




• The clue is 54. Ruse designed to disguise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKESCREEN

  Possible Answer : smoke_screen, smokescreen




• The clue is 57. Amounts to nothing, as a plan. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: GOESUPINSMOKE




• The clue is 60. "Key ___ " (Bogart movie). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARGO

  Possible Answer : largo




• The clue is 61. R&B icon Rawls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOU




• The clue is 62. Ask for someone else's cig. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: BUMASMOKE




• The clue is 63. Natural dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFROS

  Possible Answer : Afro_hairdo, Afro




• The clue is 64. Since January 1: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YTD




• The clue is 65. French, in England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOG

  Possible Answer : snog, buss, osculate, kiss




• The clue is 66. Saw points. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEETH

  Possible Answer : tooth, teeth, dentition

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Jazz great Baker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHET

• The clue is 2. Streaming giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HULU

• The clue is 3. Some coffee orders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMERICANOS

• The clue is 4. Feed like a baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKLE

  Possible Answer: suck, suckle, give_suck, wet-nurse, breastfeed, lactate, nurse

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottlefeed

• The clue is 5. ___ Park, Colo.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTES

• The clue is 6. Abbr. in a birth announcement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OZS

• The clue is 7. Vietnamese New Year. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TET

  Possible Answer: Tet

• The clue is 8. Delivery person?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORATOR

  Possible Answer: speechifier, orator, public_speaker, speechmaker, rhetorician

• The clue is 9. Uprightness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONOR

  Possible Answer: pureness, accolade, purity, laurels, honor, respect, abide_by, reward, observe, honour, award

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, dishonor

• The clue is 10. "You wish!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIF

• The clue is 11. "___ Las Vegas". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIVA

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

• The clue is 12. Big name in laptops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACER

  Possible Answer: genus_Acer, Acer

• The clue is 14. Digital newsletter platform. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUBSTACK

• The clue is 18. Color printer supplies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONERS

  Possible Answer: toner

• The clue is 20. Mythological creature with origins in Sherpa folklore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: abominable_snowman, yeti

• The clue is 23. Hanna-Barbera character who co-starred with Secret Squirrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOMANT

• The clue is 24. Response to "Gracias". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENADA

• The clue is 25. Examine in great detail, as a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARSE

  Possible Answer: parse

• The clue is 26. Is adjacent to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUTS

  Possible Answer: march, adjoin, butt_on, edge, butt_against, butt, border, abut

• The clue is 28. Bakery byproducts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROMAS

  Possible Answer: odour, smell, aroma, perfume, scent, fragrance, olfactory_property, odor

• The clue is 30. Home away from home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIEDATERRE

• The clue is 31. Best possible. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEAL

  Possible Answer: nonsuch, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, idealistic, paragon

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

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

  The answer: CEDES

  Possible Answer: surrender, deliver, grant, concede, cede, give_up, yield

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

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

  The answer: SHORTSTACK

• The clue is 35. Place to find a needle, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYSTACK

  Possible Answer: haystack, rick, hayrick

• The clue is 37. Winds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOOLS

  Possible Answer: spool, bobbin, reel

• The clue is 42. Trees along the National Mall. 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 45. '90s rapper with the hit "Still Not a Player". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGPUN

• The clue is 46. Pitcher for the reds?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARAFE

  Possible Answer: decanter, carafe

• The clue is 48. Applies carelessly, as paint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAUBS

  Possible Answer: smirch, blot, slur, plaster, smudge, smear, daub, spot

• The clue is 50. Flamboyant display. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECLAT

  Possible Answer: eclat, acclamation, pomp, acclaim, plaudit, plaudits

• The clue is 51. Like many Christmas sweaters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGLY

  Possible Answer: slimy, unworthy, despicable, wretched, frightful, surly, horrible, atrocious, horrifying, vile, worthless, ugly

  Possible Opposite Answer : beautiful

• The clue is 52. Flue residue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOOT

  Possible Answer: soot, smut, carbon_black, lampblack, crock

• The clue is 53. Longstanding rivalry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEUD

  Possible Answer: feud

• The clue is 54. Factory chimney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKESTACK

  Possible Answer: stack, smokestack

• The clue is 55. Showbiz awards acronym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 56. Nibble. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSH

  Possible Answer: nosh, snack

• The clue is 58. Qualifying abbreviation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMO

  Possible Answer: International_Maritime_Organization, IMO

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

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

  The answer: NAG

  Possible Answer: jade, hack, peck, scold, common_scold, scolder, nag, hen-peck, plug, nagger

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (34 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (34 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. Withholding something?	3
2A	4. It'll pass!	3
3A	7. Silent type	4
4A	11. Sex work?	9
5A	14. Screen name	4
6A	15. Tennis feat involving four consecutive major tournament wins in two calendar years	10
7A	16. Grime	4
8A	17. Honey, for example	7
9A	18. Energy source for distance runners	3
10A	20. World Economic Forum, e.g., for short	3
11A	21. Tripping	5
12A	22. Style secured with a scrunchie	8
13A	24. Tobiko or masago	3
14A	25. Twists of fate, say	11
15A	28. Pharyngitis docs	4
16A	30. Exuding joy	9
17A	31. Went hell for leather	4
18A	33. Cry when shaking hands	4
19A	34. "This is too much"	9
20A	37. Blind component	4
21A	41. Wiseacre	11
22A	43. What a closed fist with an extended index finger represents, in A.S.L.	3
23A	44. Where to be above all the drama?	8
24A	45. Pierre : French :: ___ : Russian	5
25A	47. Maryland governor Moore	3
26A	48. Perspective, for short	3
27A	49. Casual Friday option	7
28A	51. Result of a shopping spree	4
29A	53. Highly flexible discipline?	10
30A	55. Brazilian state whose name is a unit of measurement	4
31A	56. Relative of a tumbler	9
32A	57. Cuisine with tom kha kai	4
33A	58. Business with lockers	3
34A	59. All good	3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Withholding something?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
• Similar words include: assess, task, revenue enhancement
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAX

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2A: "4. It'll pass!"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
• Similar words include: cult, furor, craze
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FAD

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3A: "7. Silent type"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
• Similar words include: mummer, pantomimer, mimer
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MIME

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4A: "11. Sex work?"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (hinduism) an ancient sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with hindu law
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: KAMASUTRA

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5A: "14. Screen name"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IMAX

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6A: "15. Tennis feat involving four consecutive major tournament wins in two calendar years"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SERENASLAM

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7A: "16. Grime"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
• Similar words include: scandal, grease, grunge
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DIRT

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8A: "17. Honey, for example"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PETNAME

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9A: "18. Energy source for distance runners"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
• Similar words include: colloidal gel, mousse, gelatin
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GEL

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10A: "20. World Economic Forum, e.g., for short"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
• Similar words include: nongovernmental organization
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NGO

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11A: "21. Tripping"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ONLSD

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12A: "22. Style secured with a scrunchie"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PONYTAIL

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13A: "24. Tobiko or masago"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Similar words include: hard roe
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROE

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14A: "25. Twists of fate, say"

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: UPSANDDOWNS

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15A: "28. Pharyngitis docs"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ENTS

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16A: "30. Exuding joy"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ALLSMILES

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17A: "31. Went hell for leather"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
• Similar words include: buck, torus, charge
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TORE

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18A: "33. Cry when shaking hands"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular instance of buying or selling
• Similar words include: shell out, mint, administer
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEAL

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19A: "34. "This is too much""

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ICANTEVEN

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20A: "37. Blind component"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a thin strip (wood or metal)
• Similar words include: spline
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SLAT

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21A: "41. Wiseacre"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: SMARTYPANTS

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22A: "43. What a closed fist with an extended index finger represents, in A.S.L."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: ane, unity, unmatched
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ONE

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23A: "44. Where to be above all the drama?"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: OPERABOX

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24A: "45. Pierre : French :: ___ : Russian"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PYOTR

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25A: "47. Maryland governor Moore"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WES

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26A: "48. Perspective, for short"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: POV

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27A: "49. Casual Friday option"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
• Similar words include: canary, stoolpigeon, snitcher
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SNEAKER

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28A: "51. Result of a shopping spree"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of drawing or hauling something
• Similar words include: haulage, drag, catch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAUL

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29A: "53. Highly flexible discipline?"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: AERIALYOGA

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30A: "55. Brazilian state whose name is a unit of measurement"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Similar words include: Accho, Akka, Akko
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACRE

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31A: "56. Relative of a tumbler"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TRAVELMUG

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32A: "57. Cuisine with tom kha kai"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of thailand
• Similar words include: Siamese, Tai, Central Thai
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: THAI

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33A: "58. Business with lockers"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Similar words include: watering hole, resort hotel, watering place
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SPA

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34A: "59. All good"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Similar words include: determine, readiness, rig
• Opposite of: rise

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Answer: SET

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Palm-sized pastry	7
2D	2. Assenting chorus	5
3D	3. Shangri-La	6
4D	4. Make one	4
5D	5. Seat of Fulton County: Abbr.	3
6D	6. British counterpart to "Shark Tank"	10
7D	7. Just OK, in modern lingo	3
8D	8. "Mind. Blown."	7
9D	9. Part of Fermat's copy of "Arithmetica" where he wrote his Last Theorem	7
10D	10. Glorifies	6
11D	11. Into	6
12D	12. Tech mogul Altman	3
13D	13. Change for a bill	9
14D	15. Reproductive part of a fern	5
15D	19. Youngest Bennet sister in "Pride and Prejudice"	5
16D	22. Patrick, to SpongeBob	3
17D	23. Rings	5
18D	26. Venue for events that guests are always on board to attend?	9
19D	27. Some all-nighters	10
20D	29. "Yellow Submarine" lead vocalist	5
21D	32. Ready to go	5
22D	34. Censure, in a way	7
23D	35. Formal pause in a line of poetry	7
24D	36. Certain shot, colloquially	3
25D	38. "Heads up!"	7
26D	39. Insect product in the salad yum khai mod daeng	6
27D	40. ___ incognita	5
28D	41. "And ...?"	6
29D	42. Brief periods	6
30D	46. Self-congratulation	5
31D	49. Hindu deity depicted with four arms	4
32D	50. Denial in Aberdeen	3
33D	52. Chain that can symbolize friendship	3
34D	54. Genre for Logic	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Palm-sized pastry"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small tart usually used as a canape
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TARTLET

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2D: "2. Assenting chorus"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
• Similar words include: Amon, Amun, Amen
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AMENS

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3D: "3. Shangri-La"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: XANADU

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4D: "4. Make one"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
• Similar words include: mix, primer, commingle
• Opposite of: defuse

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Answer: FUSE

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5D: "5. Seat of Fulton County: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATL

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6D: "6. British counterpart to "Shark Tank""

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: DRAGONSDEN

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7D: "7. Just OK, in modern lingo"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that used in combination to denote the middle
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MID

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8D: "8. "Mind. Blown.""

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IMINAWE

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9D: "9. Part of Fermat's copy of "Arithmetica" where he wrote his Last Theorem"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
• Similar words include: security deposit, allowance, leeway
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MARGINS

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10D: "10. Glorifies"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that praise, glorify, or honor
• Similar words include: exalt, extol, glorify
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EXTOLS

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11D: "11. Into"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: KEENON

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12D: "12. Tech mogul Altman"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
• Similar words include: surface-to-air missile
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAM

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13D: "13. Change for a bill"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of amending or correcting
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: AMENDMENT

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14D: "15. Reproductive part of a fern"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SPORE

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15D: "19. Youngest Bennet sister in "Pride and Prejudice""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ancient region on the coast of western asia minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the persians in 546 bc
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LYDIA

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16D: "22. Patrick, to SpongeBob"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: PAL

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17D: "23. Rings"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
• Similar words include: toll, bell, cost
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TOLLS

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18D: "26. Venue for events that guests are always on board to attend?"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: PARTYBOAT

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19D: "27. Some all-nighters"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children)
• Similar words include: sleepover
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SLEEPOVERS

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20D: "29. "Yellow Submarine" lead vocalist"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rock star and drummer for the beatles (born in 1940)
• Similar words include: Ringo Starr, Starkey, Richard Starkey
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STARR

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21D: "32. Ready to go"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ONTAP

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22D: "34. Censure, in a way"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that challenge the honesty or veracity of
• Similar words include: criminate, accuse, incriminate
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IMPEACH

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23D: "35. Formal pause in a line of poetry"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a pause or interruption (as in a conversation)
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CAESURA

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24D: "36. Certain shot, colloquially"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VAX

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25D: "38. "Heads up!""

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
• Similar words include: watch, observation post, spotter
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LOOKOUT

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26D: "39. Insect product in the salad yum khai mod daeng"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ANTEGG

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27D: "40. ___ incognita"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TERRA

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28D: "41. "And ...?""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SOWHAT

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29D: "42. Brief periods"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
• Similar words include: spell, trance, tour
• Opposite of: unspell

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Answer: SPELLS

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30D: "46. Self-congratulation"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YAYME

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31D: "49. Hindu deity depicted with four arms"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later hindu pantheon
• Similar words include: Shiva
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SIVA

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32D: "50. Denial in Aberdeen"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAE

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33D: "52. Chain that can symbolize friendship"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Similar words include: garland, chaplet, wreath
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LEI

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34D: "54. Genre for Logic"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Similar words include: blame, whang, strike
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAP

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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

34 Across Clues

34 Down Clues

68 Total Clues

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