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Date: Thursday, May 14, 2020
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (33 Across, 45 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
May 14, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Squabble | 4 |
| 2A | 5. "Um, sure" | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Old detective magazines, e.g. | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Astringent target | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Indian tourist mecca | 4 |
| 6A | 16. "Word on the street is ..." | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Bingo, in Scrabble | 15 |
| 8A | 20. One of the friends on "Friends" | 4 |
| 9A | 21. Upscale San Francisco neighborhood | 7 |
| 10A | 22. Site for a rite | 5 |
| 11A | 25. Something with a belt and coat | 3 |
| 12A | 26. Assembly line? | 3 |
| 13A | 27. "B-I-N-G-O," e.g. | 12 |
| 14A | 32. Cellular plan? | 3 |
| 15A | 33. Flirt (with) | 3 |
| 16A | 34. Second Amendment focus | 4 |
| 17A | 37. Breakfast aisle option for a wheat allergy | 16 |
| 18A | 42. Solomonic sort | 4 |
| 19A | 43. Russian yeses | 3 |
| 20A | 44. Zip | 3 |
| 21A | 46. Bingo, for one | 12 |
| 22A | 51. Indian honorific | 3 |
| 23A | 54. Towering tree | 3 |
| 24A | 55. ___ Castle, Japanese landmark | 5 |
| 25A | 56. Residents of the Friendly Islands | 7 |
| 26A | 59. "Such a shame" | 4 |
| 27A | 61. "Bingo!" | 15 |
| 28A | 66. Arose | 5 |
| 29A | 67. Dust Bowl traveler | 4 |
| 30A | 68. Perforate, in a way | 4 |
| 31A | 69. Batting avg. and such | 5 |
| 32A | 70. Barclays Center team | 4 |
| 33A | 71. Scrap | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Squabble"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a quarrel about petty points
- Words that mean the same thing: ptyalise, fuss, sprinkle
- The opposite would be: boo
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. "Um, sure""
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 not only so, but
- Words that mean the same thing: yea
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YEAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Old detective magazines, e.g."
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 any soft or soggy mass
- Words that mean the same thing: pulp magazine, pulp, mush
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PULPS
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Astringent target"
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 tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
- Words that mean the same thing: rivet, focus, centre
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PORE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Indian tourist mecca"
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 city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGRA
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Clue 6 Across: "16. "Word on the street is ...""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IHEAR
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Bingo, in Scrabble"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: FIFTYPOINTBONUS
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Clue 8 Across: "20. One of the friends on "Friends""
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 scottish explorer who led arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the northwest passage (1777-1856)
- Words that mean the same thing: Nellie Tayloe Ross, Nellie Ross, John Ross
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROSS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. Upscale San Francisco neighborhood"
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: NOBHILL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Site for a rite"
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 table in christian churches where communion is given
- Words that mean the same thing: Lord's table, communion table
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALTAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "25. Something with a belt and coat"
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 motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- Words that mean the same thing: automobile, gondola, elevator car
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "26. Assembly line?"
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 not this merely but also; not only so but
- The opposite would be: yea
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "27. "B-I-N-G-O," e.g."
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!
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The answer is: NURSERYRHYME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "32. Cellular plan?"
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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
- Words that mean the same thing: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Flirt (with)"
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 an artifact designed to be played with
- Words that mean the same thing: plaything, toy dog, fiddle
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "34. Second Amendment focus"
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 weapons considered collectively
- Words that mean the same thing: gird, fortify, implements of war
- The opposite would be: disarm
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "37. Breakfast aisle option for a wheat allergy"
Quick Info: This answer has 16 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: GLUTENFREECEREAL
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Clue 18 Across: "42. Solomonic sort"
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 mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
- Words that mean the same thing: sage-green, salvia
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "43. Russian yeses"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of several small ungulate mammals of africa and asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
- Words that mean the same thing: DA, cony, coney
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "44. Zip"
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 quantity of no importance
- Words that mean the same thing: nix, nada, zero
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "46. Bingo, for one"
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!
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The answer is: GAMEOFCHANCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "51. Indian honorific"
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: SRI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "54. Towering tree"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
- Words that mean the same thing: elm tree, elmwood
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "55. ___ Castle, Japanese landmark"
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 port city on southern honshu on osaka bay; a commercial and industrial center of japan
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OSAKA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "56. Residents of the Friendly Islands"
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 polynesian native or inhabitant of tonga
- Words that mean the same thing: Tongan
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TONGANS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "59. "Such a shame""
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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- Words that mean the same thing: ala, unluckily, regrettably
- The opposite would be: fortunately, luckily
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "61. "Bingo!""
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: ABSOLUTELYRIGHT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "66. Arose"
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!
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The answer is: GOTUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "67. Dust Bowl traveler"
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: OKIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "68. Perforate, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sudden sharp feeling
- Words that mean the same thing: pang, knife thrust, dig
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "69. Batting avg. and such"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "70. Barclays Center team"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- Words that mean the same thing: earnings, profits, network
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "71. Scrap"
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 act of flipping a coin
- Words that mean the same thing: flip, jactitate, sky
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOSS
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword May 14, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. 50 is a high one: Abbr. | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Luau bowlful | 3 |
| 3D | 3. "C'mon, throw me a bone already!" | 3 |
| 4D | 4. Low-maintenance fish | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Jibber-jabbers | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Things coaches handle | 4 |
| 7D | 7. N.L. West team: Abbr. | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Palindromic woman's name | 6 |
| 9D | 9. ___ Xtra (soda) | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Worrisome word at a nuclear plant | 4 |
| 11D | 11. 2017 biography subtitled "The Man, the Dictator, and the Master of Terror" | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Pulitzer-winning playwright Vogel | 5 |
| 13D | 13. "r u kidding me?!" | 5 |
| 14D | 18. Arthurian times, say | 4 |
| 15D | 19. Boris Johnson, for one | 4 |
| 16D | 22. Word often shortened to its middle letter | 3 |
| 17D | 23. Pulmonologist's study | 5 |
| 18D | 24. Musical syllables | 5 |
| 19D | 25. 1987 drama set in apartheid-era South Africa | 10 |
| 20D | 28. Number in a shield symbol: Abbr. | 3 |
| 21D | 29. Over there | 3 |
| 22D | 30. Spoil | 3 |
| 23D | 31. 'Fore | 3 |
| 24D | 35. Sustenance from heaven | 5 |
| 25D | 36. Smooth-talking | 5 |
| 26D | 38. Comfy boot | 3 |
| 27D | 39. Leaves before paying the check? | 3 |
| 28D | 40. Half-___ (order for a barista) | 3 |
| 29D | 41. Key to get out of full-screen video | 3 |
| 30D | 45. Pasture | 3 |
| 31D | 47. One might be dropped in a to-go bag | 4 |
| 32D | 48. Yankees great Howard | 6 |
| 33D | 49. Frost | 4 |
| 34D | 50. What might help you make your goal? | 6 |
| 35D | 51. Bucks | 5 |
| 36D | 52. "I'm not a ___" (captcha phrase) | 5 |
| 37D | 53. Popular photo app, informally | 5 |
| 38D | 57. Joint problem | 4 |
| 39D | 58. Feature of the Swiss Miss logo | 4 |
| 40D | 59. Dismounted | 4 |
| 41D | 60. Harmful substances to swallow | 4 |
| 42D | 62. Squeak (out) | 3 |
| 43D | 63. Muscular Pontiac | 3 |
| 44D | 64. Orders | 3 |
| 45D | 65. Atlanta-based TV inits. | 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. 50 is a high one: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
- Words that mean the same thing: sun protection factor
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Luau bowlful"
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 hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. "C'mon, throw me a bone already!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Low-maintenance fish"
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 brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
- Words that mean the same thing: tetra
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TETRAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Jibber-jabbers"
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 informal terms for the mouth
- Words that mean the same thing: gob, yip, trap
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YAPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Things coaches handle"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- Words that mean the same thing: self, self-importance, egotism
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. N.L. West team: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Palindromic woman's name"
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: HANNAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. ___ Xtra (soda)"
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: PIBB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Worrisome word at a nuclear plant"
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: UHOH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. 2017 biography subtitled "The Man, the Dictator, and the Master of Terror""
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 russian founder of the bolsheviks and leader of the russian revolution and first head of the ussr (1870-1924)
- Words that mean the same thing: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LENIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Pulitzer-winning playwright Vogel"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAULA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. "r u kidding me?!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SRSLY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Arthurian times, say"
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 time long past
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YORE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "19. Boris Johnson, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an american who favored the british side during the american revolution
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TORY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. Word often shortened to its middle letter"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: AND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "23. Pulmonologist's study"
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 either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
- Words that mean the same thing: lung
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LUNGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "24. Musical syllables"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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!
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The answer is: TRALA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "25. 1987 drama set in apartheid-era South Africa"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: CRYFREEDOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "28. Number in a shield symbol: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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: RTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "29. Over there"
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 distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
- Words that mean the same thing: yonder
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YON
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Clue 22 Down: "30. Spoil"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the month following february and preceding april
- Words that mean the same thing: defect, March, impair
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MAR
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Clue 23 Down: "31. 'Fore"
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: ERE
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Sustenance from heaven"
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 hardened sugary exudation of various trees
- Words that mean the same thing: manna from heaven, miraculous food
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MANNA
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Clue 25 Down: "36. Smooth-talking"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a slippery smoothness
- Words that mean the same thing: slipperiness, dodgy, guileful
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SLICK
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Clue 26 Down: "38. Comfy boot"
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: UGG
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Clue 27 Down: "39. Leaves before paying the check?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
- Words that mean the same thing: Camellia sinensis, teatime, tea leaf
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TEA
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Clue 28 Down: "40. Half-___ (order for a barista)"
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: CAF
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Clue 29 Down: "41. Key to get out of full-screen video"
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: ESC
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Pasture"
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 unit of length of thread or yarn
- Words that mean the same thing: pasture, ley, pastureland
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: LEA
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Clue 31 Down: "47. One might be dropped in a to-go bag"
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 list of dishes available at a restaurant
- Words that mean the same thing: computer menu, fare, carte
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MENU
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Clue 32 Down: "48. Yankees great Howard"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ELSTON
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Clue 33 Down: "49. Frost"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
- Words that mean the same thing: grizzly, gray-headed, hoary
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HOAR
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Clue 34 Down: "50. What might help you make your goal?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- Words that mean the same thing: wait on, assistance, serve
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ASSIST
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Clue 35 Down: "51. Bucks"
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 male deer, especially an adult male red deer
- Words that mean the same thing: betray, shit, hart
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: STAGS
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Clue 36 Down: "52. "I'm not a ___" (captcha phrase)"
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 mechanism that can move automatically
- Words that mean the same thing: automaton, golem
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ROBOT
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Clue 37 Down: "53. Popular photo app, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: INSTA
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Clue 38 Down: "57. Joint problem"
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 painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
- Words that mean the same thing: gouty arthritis, urarthritis
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GOUT
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Clue 39 Down: "58. Feature of the Swiss Miss logo"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a large mountain system in south-central europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
- Words that mean the same thing: the Alps, alp
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ALPS
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Clue 40 Down: "59. Dismounted"
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: ALIT
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Clue 41 Down: "60. Harmful substances to swallow"
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 strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
- Words that mean the same thing: lye
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LYES
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Clue 42 Down: "62. Squeak (out)"
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: EKE
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Clue 43 Down: "63. Muscular Pontiac"
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: GTO
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Clue 44 Down: "64. Orders"
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 (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
- Words that mean the same thing: own, give, consume
- The opposite would be: refuse, lack
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The answer is: HAS
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Clue 45 Down: "65. Atlanta-based TV inits."
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 metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
- Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 65, TB, T.B.
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TBS
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 48 | 61.5% |
| Short Answer | 23 | 29.5% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| History | 2 | 2.6% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 45 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 16 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 medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 25, 2025 at 05:41 AM
