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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Thursday, December 15, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 81 (39 Across, 42 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
December 15, 2022 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Pulling up pots in Chesapeake Bay, say | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Nobel Institute city | 4 |
| 3A | 11. Like some suspects in lineups, informally | 4 |
| 4A | 15. Start of a classic question in Shakespeare | 6 |
| 5A | 16. "What a relief!" | 4 |
| 6A | 17. Singer/activist ___ Simone | 4 |
| 7A | 18. Two pounds, peeled and chopped | 11 |
| 8A | 20. Riga resident | 4 |
| 9A | 21. ___ souci (carefree) | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Mythical figure often pictured holding a book | 4 |
| 11A | 23. Oils, watercolors and acrylics, for artists | 5 |
| 12A | 24. Hubbub | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Five cups, after lengthy simmering | 12 |
| 14A | 28. Lose | 7 |
| 15A | 30. Don't lose | 3 |
| 16A | 31. Teeny-tiny | 3 |
| 17A | 32. Mountain nymph | 5 |
| 18A | 33. Daily nourishment | 4 |
| 19A | 35. "Toy Story" boy | 4 |
| 20A | 36. One cup, after cooling | 10 |
| 21A | 40. ___ Houdini, co-star in her husband Harry's act | 4 |
| 22A | 43. Stead | 4 |
| 23A | 44. Missionary work? | 5 |
| 24A | 48. Spanish article | 3 |
| 25A | 49. Poet who wrote the line "But we loved with a love that was more than love" | 3 |
| 26A | 50. Keeper of some official documents | 7 |
| 27A | 52. Four cups, cleaned and sliced | 12 |
| 28A | 56. Home shopping channel | 3 |
| 29A | 57. Steerable electronic toy, for short | 5 |
| 30A | 58. ___ Reader (digital digest) | 4 |
| 31A | 59. Plains language | 4 |
| 32A | 60. Words repeated in "___ what ___" | 4 |
| 33A | 61. Soup made with this puzzle's ingredients | 11 |
| 34A | 64. Bad impression? | 4 |
| 35A | 65. Part of the "back forty" | 4 |
| 36A | 66. Onion-shaped | 6 |
| 37A | 67. Tense | 4 |
| 38A | 68. Villain's look | 4 |
| 39A | 69. Baking needs | 6 |
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. Pulling up pots in Chesapeake Bay, say"
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!
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The answer is: EELING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. Nobel Institute city"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
- Words that mean the same thing: Christiania, capital of Norway
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OSLO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "11. Like some suspects in lineups, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "15. Start of a classic question in Shakespeare"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OROMEO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "16. "What a relief!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PHEW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "17. Singer/activist ___ Simone"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of ea
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NINA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "18. Two pounds, peeled and chopped"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEWPOTATOES
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Clue 8 Across: "20. Riga resident"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LETT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. ___ souci (carefree)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SANS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Mythical figure often pictured holding a book"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) the muse of history
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLIO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Oils, watercolors and acrylics, for artists"
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 means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
- Words that mean the same thing: metier, medium, spiritualist
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEDIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Hubbub"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a rapid active commotion
- Words that mean the same thing: hustle, bustle, fuss
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Five cups, after lengthy simmering"
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!
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The answer is: CHICKENSTOCK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Lose"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GETBEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Don't lose"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a victory (as in a race or other competition)
- Words that mean the same thing: gain, advance, pull ahead
- The opposite would be: fall back, losings
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "31. Teeny-tiny"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a short time
- Words that mean the same thing: piddle, weeny, itty-bitty
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "32. Mountain nymph"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OREAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "33. Daily nourishment"
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 prescribed selection of foods
- Words that mean the same thing: dieting
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "35. "Toy Story" boy"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANDY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "36. One cup, after cooling"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEAVYCREAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "40. ___ Houdini, co-star in her husband Harry's act"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "43. Stead"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- Words that mean the same thing: position, stead, place
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIEU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. Missionary work?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sacred writings of the christian religions
- Words that mean the same thing: Scripture, Holy Writ, Book
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIBLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "48. Spanish article"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "49. Poet who wrote the line "But we loved with a love that was more than love""
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 united states writer and poet (1809-1849)
- Words that mean the same thing: Edgar Allan Poe
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "50. Keeper of some official documents"
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 a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked
- Words that mean the same thing: strongbox
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEEDBOX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "52. Four cups, cleaned and sliced"
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!
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The answer is: SAUTEEDLEEKS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "56. Home shopping channel"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: QVC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "57. Steerable electronic toy, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RCCAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "58. ___ Reader (digital digest)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UTNE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "59. Plains language"
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 member of an algonquian people living in central canada
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CREE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "60. Words repeated in "___ what ___""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "61. Soup made with this puzzle's ingredients"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VICHYSSOISE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "64. Bad impression?"
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 an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
- Words that mean the same thing: gouge, prick, slit
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "65. Part of the "back forty""
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 area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
- Words that mean the same thing: Akka, Accho, Akko
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "66. Onion-shaped"
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 having a bulb
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BULBED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "67. Tense"
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 being in a tense state
- Words that mean the same thing: overstrung, jumpy, nervy
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDGY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "68. Villain's look"
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 facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
- Words that mean the same thing: sneer
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "69. Baking needs"
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 commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
- Words that mean the same thing: barm, yeast
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YEASTS
Great job if you got it right!
December 15, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Way back when | 7 |
| 2D | 2. Nook, e.g. | 7 |
| 3D | 3. Bummer | 7 |
| 4D | 4. Little rascals | 4 |
| 5D | 5. ___-Latin (Renaissance language) | 3 |
| 6D | 6. "April Fools!" | 6 |
| 7D | 7. ___ nerve | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Agitated | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Surname derived from the Chinese word for "plum" | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Pained shrieks | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Harbor opening | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Subside | 7 |
| 13D | 13. Tempted | 7 |
| 14D | 14. Tool for a cryptographer | 7 |
| 15D | 19. Came down | 4 |
| 16D | 23. Yahoo rival | 3 |
| 17D | 25. Relinquish | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Pitcher | 4 |
| 19D | 27. Time of day in commercials | 4 |
| 20D | 29. Cries of disgust | 4 |
| 21D | 33. Some food coloring | 3 |
| 22D | 34. Post-op stop | 3 |
| 23D | 35. In | 4 |
| 24D | 37. Soothing application | 4 |
| 25D | 38. Locked horns (with) | 4 |
| 26D | 39. Fivers | 4 |
| 27D | 40. One means of commuting | 7 |
| 28D | 41. Put into law | 7 |
| 29D | 42. Pouring gravy on, say | 7 |
| 30D | 45. Cookout entree, in brief | 7 |
| 31D | 46. Court shutout | 7 |
| 32D | 47. Tops | 7 |
| 33D | 49. Each | 3 |
| 34D | 50. Declare not to be so | 4 |
| 35D | 51. Barely makes it | 6 |
| 36D | 53. Delicious | 5 |
| 37D | 54. Ill-gotten gains | 5 |
| 38D | 55. Anesthetic since the 1840s | 5 |
| 39D | 59. Cherry ___ | 4 |
| 40D | 61. Kilmer of "Batman Forever" | 3 |
| 41D | 62. Put away | 3 |
| 42D | 63. Seek damages | 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. Way back when"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EONSAGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Nook, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EREADER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Bummer"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOWNOTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Little rascals"
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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Words that mean the same thing: imp, monkey, scallywag
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. ___-Latin (Renaissance language)"
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 (used as a combining form) recent or new
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. "April Fools!""
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!
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The answer is: GOTCHA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ nerve"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the organ of sight
- Words that mean the same thing: visual, opthalmic, oculus
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPTIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Agitated"
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 a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
- Words that mean the same thing: rock, shake off, stimulate
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHOOK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Surname derived from the Chinese word for "plum""
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 united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
- Words that mean the same thing: Shelton Jackson Lee, Spike Lee, Bruce Lee
- The opposite would be: windward
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Pained shrieks"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OWS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Harbor opening"
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 arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
- Words that mean the same thing: intake, recess
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INLET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Subside"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIEDOWN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Tempted"
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 provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
- Words that mean the same thing: entice, tempt, lure
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENTICED
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Clue 14 Down: "14. Tool for a cryptographer"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DATAKEY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "19. Came down"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Yahoo rival"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MSN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Relinquish"
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 give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- Words that mean the same thing: deliver, grant, surrender
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CEDE
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Clue 18 Down: "26. Pitcher"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
- Words that mean the same thing: pitcher
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EWER
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Clue 19 Down: "27. Time of day in commercials"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NITE
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Cries of disgust"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: BAHS
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Clue 21 Down: "33. Some food coloring"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about food & drink.
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- This could be something that a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- Words that mean the same thing: dyestuff
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DYE
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Clue 22 Down: "34. Post-op stop"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
- Words that mean the same thing: intensive care unit
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ICU
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Clue 23 Down: "35. In"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AMID
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Soothing application"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ALOE
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Locked horns (with)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
- Words that mean the same thing: contend, compete, vie
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: VIED
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Clue 26 Down: "39. Fivers"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ABES
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Clue 27 Down: "40. One means of commuting"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: BUSRIDE
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Clue 28 Down: "41. Put into law"
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 order by virtue of superior authority; decree
- Words that mean the same thing: enact, ordain, act out
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ENACTED
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Clue 29 Down: "42. Pouring gravy on, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that behave saucily or impudently towards
- Words that mean the same thing: sauce
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: SAUCING
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Cookout entree, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: BBQRIBS
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Court shutout"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: LOVESET
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Clue 32 Down: "47. Tops"
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 be greater in scope or size than some standard
- Words that mean the same thing: surpass, pass, exceed
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: EXCEEDS
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Clue 33 Down: "49. Each"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PER
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Clue 34 Down: "50. Declare not to be so"
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 declare untrue; contradict
- Words that mean the same thing: traverse, refuse, abnegate
- The opposite would be: admit, allow
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The answer is: DENY
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Clue 35 Down: "51. Barely makes it"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: EKESBY
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Clue 36 Down: "53. Delicious"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that pleasing to the sense of taste
- The opposite would be: tasteless
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TASTY
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Clue 37 Down: "54. Ill-gotten gains"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that informal terms for money
- Words that mean the same thing: net income, dough, pelf
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LUCRE
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Clue 38 Down: "55. Anesthetic since the 1840s"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- Words that mean the same thing: diethyl ether, divinyl ether, ethyl ether
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ETHER
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Clue 39 Down: "59. Cherry ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that large genus of african trees bearing kola nuts
- Words that mean the same thing: Costa Rican colon, El Salvadoran colon, genus Cola
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: COLA
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Clue 40 Down: "61. Kilmer of "Batman Forever""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: VAL
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Clue 41 Down: "62. Put away"
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 water frozen in the solid state
- Words that mean the same thing: methamphetamine, deoxyephedrine, water ice
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ICE
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Clue 42 Down: "63. Seek damages"
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 french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
- Words that mean the same thing: Eugene Sue, litigate, process
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SUE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 58 | 71.6% |
| Short Answer | 15 | 18.5% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.7% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.5% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.2% |
| History | 1 | 1.2% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.2% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 39 |
| Down Clues | 42 |
| Total Clues | 81 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 05, 2025 at 02:19 PM
