July 19, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle July 19, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Began devouring, say	5
2A	6. Sign of love in Latin America	4
3A	10. "Dynamite" hitmakers, 2020	3
4A	13. "We ___ Blessed" (hymn)	5
5A	14. Drip with	5
6A	16. "I'm on to you now!"	3
7A	17. Deal with it!	11
8A	19. Fortuneteller's sphere	3
9A	20. Musician Brian	3
10A	21. Desert or tundra	5
11A	22. Opinions	5
12A	24. A comment may be dripping with it	7
13A	26. "Ya dig?"	6
14A	28. Stick with it!	12
15A	31. Gritty film	4
16A	34. Quick cut	4
17A	35. Jennings of "Jeopardy!"	3
18A	36. Electrical units	4
19A	37. Fast pitch?	5
20A	39. Part of many a friendship bracelet	4
21A	40. Not be square, say	3
22A	41. Analogous	4
23A	42. "Liberal" things	4
24A	43. Get on with it!	12
25A	48. Make cryptic	6
26A	49. Wasn't a myth	7
27A	53. Stringed instrument in some psychedelic music	5
28A	54. Kitchen wrap?	5
29A	56. Yes, to Yves	3
30A	57. Residue from a barbecue	3
31A	58. Roll with it!	11
32A	61. Thurman of "Pulp Fiction"	3
33A	62. Slowpoke	5
34A	63. Painter's prop	5
35A	64. Do-over, of a sort	3
36A	65. What some butterfly wings appear to have	4
37A	66. Do over	5

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. Began devouring, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HADAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Sign of love in Latin America"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "Dynamite" hitmakers, 2020"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. "We ___ Blessed" (hymn)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Drip with"

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 release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
• Words that mean the same thing: transude, ooze out, ooze
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "I'm on to you now!""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Deal with it!"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECKOFCARDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Fortuneteller's sphere"

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 ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• Words that mean the same thing: revolve, eyeball, globe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Musician Brian"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Desert or tundra"

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 major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Opinions"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
• Words that mean the same thing: take in, hold, deal
• The opposite would be: obviate, abstain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. A comment may be dripping with it"

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 witty language used to convey insults or scorn; ; ; --jonathan swift
• Words that mean the same thing: caustic remark, satire, irony
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SARCASM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. "Ya dig?""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FEELME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Stick with it!"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADHESIVETAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Gritty film"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Quick cut"

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 state of arrangement or appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: pare, bring down, shipshape
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Jennings of "Jeopardy!""

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 range of what one can know or understand
• Words that mean the same thing: cognizance, sight
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Electrical units"

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 electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
• Words that mean the same thing: Ohm, ohm, Georg Simon Ohm
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OHMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Fast pitch?"

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 plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
• Words that mean the same thing: play, patter, line of gab
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPIEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Part of many a friendship bracelet"

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 small ball with a hole through the middle
• Words that mean the same thing: beadwork, astragal, beading
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Not be square, say"

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 be obliged to pay or repay
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Analogous"

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 similar in quality or character
• Words that mean the same thing: consanguineous, consanguine, consanguineal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AKIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. "Liberal" things"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
• Words that mean the same thing: liberal arts, humanities, artwork
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Get on with it!"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BOARDINGPASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Make cryptic"

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 convert information into code
• The opposite would be: decode
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENCODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Wasn't a myth"

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 have an existence, be extant
• Words that mean the same thing: survive, live, be
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXISTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Stringed instrument in some psychedelic music"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a stringed instrument of india; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SITAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Kitchen wrap?"

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 garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
• Words that mean the same thing: forestage, proscenium
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Yes, to Yves"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OUI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Residue from a barbecue"

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 residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Roll with it!"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOWLINGBALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Thurman of "Pulp Fiction""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a benevolent aspect of devi; `splendor'
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Uma
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Slowpoke"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
• Words that mean the same thing: escargot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Painter's prop"

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 an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Do-over, of a sort"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Words that mean the same thing: have, Army of the Righteous, net ball
• The opposite would be: disallow, prevent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. What some butterfly wings appear to have"

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 opinion or judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: optic, oculus, eye
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Do over"

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 hear or try a court case anew
• Words that mean the same thing: rehear
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Wednesday Puzzle July 19, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Ruler of a mythological underworld	5
2D	2. A court may be in the middle of one	5
3D	3. Look of a room	5
4D	4. Big ___ (serious favor)	3
5D	5. "Sorry, not sorry!"	6
6D	6. Morph into	6
7D	7. Event often in caps on a syllabus	4
8D	8. Can't-miss	8
9D	9. Not even	3
10D	10. Creator of a spread	9
11D	11. Winning feat achieved twice by the Green Bay Packers (1929-31, 1965-67)	9
12D	12. Breaks down	4
13D	15. Respect	6
14D	18. Rummage (around)	4
15D	23. Lead-in to country or rock	3
16D	25. 2006 animated film that really should have starred Adam Driver and Parker Posey?	4
17D	27. Not good	4
18D	29. Defend the hive, in a way	5
19D	30. Tips	4
20D	31. One getting pwned, often	4
21D	32. Classic melodramatic cry	9
22D	33. "Seriously!"	9
23D	37. Kind of mark	4
24D	38. Be forlorn	8
25D	39. Prominent instrument in "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"	4
26D	41. Like a cutie patootie	6
27D	44. Record label for Diana Ross and Elvis Presley	3
28D	45. Hazards	6
29D	46. Neuron fiber	4
30D	47. Karaoke participant	6
31D	50. A goner	5
32D	51. Pioneer in calculus notation	5
33D	52. Humdinger	5
34D	53. Pulitzer winner Bellow	4
35D	55. Demi-___ (ballet move)	4
36D	59. United	3
37D	60. Modern love?	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. Ruler of a mythological underworld"

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 (greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of zeus and husband of persephone
• Words that mean the same thing: netherworld, Hell, infernal region
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HADES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. A court may be in the middle of one"

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 particular environment or walk of life
• Words that mean the same thing: sports stadium, scene of action, stadium
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Look of a room"

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 decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
• Words that mean the same thing: interior decoration
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Big ___ (serious favor)"

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 inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: expect, inquire, call for
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Sorry, not sorry!""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOOBAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Morph into"

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 enter or assume a certain state or condition
• Words that mean the same thing: go, turn, get
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BECOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Event often in caps on a syllabus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
• Words that mean the same thing: test, examination
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Can't-miss"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUREFIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Not even"

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 not divisible by two
• Words that mean the same thing: funny, rum, queer
• The opposite would be: even
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Creator of a spread"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
• Words that mean the same thing: bookie
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOOKMAKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Winning feat achieved twice by the Green Bay Packers (1929-31, 1965-67)"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THREEPEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Breaks down"

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 dyspneic condition
• Words that mean the same thing: shortness of breath, asshole, motherfucker
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Respect"

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 condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
• Words that mean the same thing: regard as, prize, look upon
• The opposite would be: disesteem, disrespect
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESTEEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Rummage (around)"

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 any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
• Words that mean the same thing: Pisces, angle, Pisces the Fishes
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Lead-in to country or rock"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Words that mean the same thing: elevation, EL, altitude
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. 2006 animated film that really should have starred Adam Driver and Parker Posey?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Words that mean the same thing: auto, machine, railway car
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Not good"

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 morally objectionable behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: malign, iniquity, immorality
• The opposite would be: good, goodness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Defend the hive, in a way"

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 kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
• Words that mean the same thing: bunco game, hustle, burn
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Tips"

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

  The answer is: ENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. One getting pwned, often"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Classic melodramatic cry"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OHWOEISME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. "Seriously!""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IMEANTHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Kind of mark"

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 one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
• Words that mean the same thing: slide, brake shoe, shoe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Be forlorn"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PINEAWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Prominent instrument in "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'""

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 the lowest part of the musical range
• Words that mean the same thing: basso, bass part, deep
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Like a cutie patootie"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADORBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Record label for Diana Ross and Elvis Presley"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Hazards"

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 source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
• Words that mean the same thing: riskiness, threaten, queer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Neuron fiber"

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 long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
• Words that mean the same thing: axone
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AXON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Karaoke participant"

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 person who sings
• Words that mean the same thing: Isaac Bashevis Singer, vocalist, vocalizer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SINGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. A goner"

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 slices of bread that have been toasted
• Words that mean the same thing: goner, pledge, crisp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Pioneer in calculus notation"

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 swiss mathematician (1707-1783)
• Words that mean the same thing: Leonhard Euler
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EULER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Humdinger"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DILLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Pulitzer winner Bellow"

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 (old testament) the first king of the israelites who defended israel against many enemies (especially the philistines)
• Words that mean the same thing: St. Paul, Paul the Apostle, Apostle Paul
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Demi-___ (ballet move)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PLIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. United"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: unity, nonpareil, ace
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Modern love?"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	73.0%
Short Answer	14	18.9%
Music	2	2.7%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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 Wednesday, 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: August 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM

XWordHint Crossword Answers April 03, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (35 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

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. ___ Hoffman, member of the Chicago Seven	5
2A	6. Trace	4
3A	10. Influence on the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus"	4
4A	14. Words before a dash	10
5A	16. Crazy, in Coahuila	4
6A	17. Coy response to "Why do you ask?"	10
7A	18. Traced, e.g.	4
8A	19. S.I. or GQ	3
9A	20. Corn whole?	3
10A	21. Hymn's finale?	7
11A	23. Baltic and Mediterranean: Abbr.	4
12A	25. Sponsor of auto racing's Sprint Cup Series	3
13A	27. Conductor Previn with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy	5
14A	28. Writer's fillip	5
15A	30. Throw in the towel	5
16A	33. Sculler's instrument	3
17A	34. All-natural juice?	11
18A	37. Hit HBO series inspired by a post-apocalyptic video game	11
19A	38. One offering biting critiques?	11
20A	39. Brand whose products often come with caps	3
21A	40. "m" or "n"	5
22A	41. Dine at home ... or at a restaurant	5
23A	45. Like many replays in sports	5
24A	47. ___ Nation (entertainment company founded by Jay-Z)	3
25A	49. Swimmer's assignment	4
26A	50. Tundra, for one	7
27A	53. "Yellowjackets" airer, for short	3
28A	55. Secrecy-ensuring document, in brief	3
29A	56. Apogee	4
30A	57. Fusion pastry made with glutinous rice flour	10
31A	60. Really get to	4
32A	61. It might be worth just as much as you pay for it	10
33A	62. Mates	4
34A	63. Blend	4
35A	64. More grounded	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. ___ Hoffman, member of the Chicago Seven"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ABBIE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2A: "6. Trace"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an indirect suggestion
• Similar words include: touch, wind, suggest
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HINT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3A: "10. Influence on the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
• Similar words include: Elvis, back breaker, acerb
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACID

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4A: "14. Words before a dash"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: READYSETGO

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5A: "16. Crazy, in Coahuila"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
• Similar words include: kookie, round the bend, whacky
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LOCO

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6A: "17. Coy response to "Why do you ask?""

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OHNOREASON

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7A: "18. Traced, e.g."

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states actor (born in ireland); father of georgiana emma barrymore (1827-1862)
• Similar words include: drag, suck, get out
• Opposite of: push, repel

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DREW

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8A: "19. S.I. or GQ"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
• Similar words include: magazine
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MAG

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9A: "20. Corn whole?"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Similar words include: spike, capitulum, auricle
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EAR

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10A: "21. Hymn's finale?"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SILENTN

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11A: "23. Baltic and Mediterranean: Abbr."

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (ornithology) the class of birds
• Similar words include: class Aves
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AVES

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12A: "25. Sponsor of auto racing's Sprint Cup Series"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that standard temperature and pressure
• Similar words include: s.t.p.
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STP

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13A: "27. Conductor Previn with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ANDRE

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14A: "28. Writer's fillip"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
• Similar words include: seriph
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SERIF

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15A: "30. Throw in the towel"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BAGIT

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16A: "33. Sculler's instrument"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OAR

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17A: "34. All-natural juice?"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GREENENERGY

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18A: "37. Hit HBO series inspired by a post-apocalyptic video game"

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: THELASTOFUS

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19A: "38. One offering biting critiques?"

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TASTETESTER

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20A: "39. Brand whose products often come with caps"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BIC

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21A: "40. "m" or "n""

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
• Similar words include: rhinal, pinched, nasal consonant
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NASAL

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22A: "41. Dine at home ... or at a restaurant"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EATIN

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23A: "45. Like many replays in sports"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SLOMO

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24A: "47. ___ Nation (entertainment company founded by Jay-Z)"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROC

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25A: "49. Swimmer's assignment"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrow way or road
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LANE

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26A: "50. Tundra, for one"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
• Similar words include: home ground
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HABITAT

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27A: "53. "Yellowjackets" airer, for short"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SHO

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28A: "55. Secrecy-ensuring document, in brief"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NDA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

29A: "56. Apogee"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the highest point (of something)
• Similar words include: solar apex, vertex, apex of the sun's way
• Opposite of: antapex

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: APEX

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30A: "57. Fusion pastry made with glutinous rice flour"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MOCHIDONUT

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31A: "60. Really get to"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
• Similar words include: irritate, chafe, annoy
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RILE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

32A: "61. It might be worth just as much as you pay for it"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FREEADVICE

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33A: "62. Mates"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PALS

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34A: "63. Blend"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
• Similar words include: melt, commingle, mix
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MELD

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35A: "64. More grounded"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
• Similar words include: sane, reasonable
• Opposite of: insane

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SANER

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. They're often picked up at coffee shops	6
2D	2. Parent's warning	6
3D	3. Sausage, in British lingo	6
4D	4. Spousal vow	3
5D	5. Brontë heroine	4
6D	6. Ticks of a ticker	10
7D	7. "___ no use"	3
8D	8. GLAAD and CARE, for two	4
9D	9. Author Morrison	4
10D	10. Actor Ehrenreich of "Oppenheimer"	5
11D	11. Some fair fare	8
12D	12. Cube producer	7
13D	13. Bummer	6
14D	15. Baltic and Mediterranean	4
15D	22. What autopay helps avoid	7
16D	24. Responses suggesting "Here we go again"	5
17D	26. Brown on the outside	7
18D	29. "It'll all be OK!"	7
19D	31. Become well lubricated	10
20D	32. After regulation play, for short	4
21D	35. Zeno of ___, Greek philosopher who rejected the existence of space, time and motion	4
22D	36. Like some wide-open spaces	5
23D	37. International fast-food chain without a location in Mexico, interestingly	8
24D	38. Popular food fish	7
25D	39. C's equivalent	6
26D	42. Compound in wine or tea	6
27D	43. Bring about	6
28D	44. Less of a mess	6
29D	46. Socializes	5
30D	48. ___ Pet	4
31D	51. Bands together?	4
32D	52. Rent	4
33D	54. Betting figures	4
34D	58. ___ shading (animation technique)	3
35D	59. Some small donations	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. They're often picked up at coffee shops"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any property detected by the olfactory system
• Similar words include: aroma, olfactory property, smell
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AROMAS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2D: "2. Parent's warning"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
• Similar words include: conduct, acquit, deport
• Opposite of: misbehave

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BEHAVE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3D: "3. Sausage, in British lingo"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (british informal) pork sausage
• Similar words include: firecracker, cracker
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BANGER

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4D: "4. Spousal vow"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IDO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

5D: "5. Brontë heroine"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
• Similar words include: Lake Eyre
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EYRE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

6D: "6. Ticks of a ticker"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
• Similar words include: beat, jiffy, trice
• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HEARTBEATS

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7D: "7. "___ no use""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
• Similar words include: information technology, IT
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ITS

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8D: "8. GLAAD and CARE, for two"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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, NGO
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NGOS

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9D: "9. Author Morrison"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TONI

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10D: "10. Actor Ehrenreich of "Oppenheimer""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALDEN

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11D: "11. Some fair fare"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CORNDOGS

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12D: "12. Cube producer"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tray for making cubes of ice in a refrigerator
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ICETRAY

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13D: "13. Bummer"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
• Similar words include: sedative, sedative drug, depressant
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DOWNER

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14D: "15. Baltic and Mediterranean"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Similar words include: sea, ocean
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SEAS

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15D: "22. What autopay helps avoid"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LATEFEE

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16D: "24. Responses suggesting "Here we go again""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an utterance made by exhaling audibly
• Similar words include: suspiration, suspire, sigh
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SIGHS

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17D: "26. Brown on the outside"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PANSEAR

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18D: "29. "It'll all be OK!""

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FRETNOT

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19D: "31. Become well lubricated"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: GETSLOSHED

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20D: "32. After regulation play, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INOT

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21D: "35. Zeno of ___, Greek philosopher who rejected the existence of space, time and motion"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELEA

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22D: "36. Like some wide-open spaces"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that living in or characteristic of farming or country life
• Opposite of: urban
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RURAL

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23D: "37. International fast-food chain without a location in Mexico, interestingly"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TACOBELL

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24D: "38. Popular food fish"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a genus of cichlidae
• Similar words include: genus Tilapia
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TILAPIA

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25D: "39. C's equivalent"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BSHARP

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26D: "42. Compound in wine or tea"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine
• Similar words include: tannic acid
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TANNIN

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27D: "43. Bring about"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to arise
• Similar words include: make, cause, get
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: INDUCE

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28D: "44. Less of a mess"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that clean or organized
• Similar words include: neat, corking, swell
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NEATER

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29D: "46. Socializes"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
• Similar words include: shuffle, premix, unify
• Opposite of: segregate

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Answer: MIXES

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30D: "48. ___ Pet"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CHIA

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31D: "51. Bands together?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMFM

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32D: "52. Rent"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: TORE

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33D: "54. Betting figures"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Similar words include: betting odds
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ODDS

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34D: "58. ___ shading (animation technique)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CEL

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35D: "59. Some small donations"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
• Similar words include: ovum, egg cell
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OVA

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

35 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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