2408 Fri Aug 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "Pretty Little Liars" author Shepard, 5. Trap for the unwary, 10. High-end hotel amenities, 14. Takeoff announcement?, 16. Rocked, in a way, 17. "Future me — don't forget this!", 18. Holly genus, 19. Gave a once-over, 20. Begrudging assent, 22. Jazz trumpeter Jones, 23. Spiny reptile that, despite its name, is actually a lizard, 24. The Flyers, on a scoreboard, 25. Famed recipient of a lesser blessing, 27. "Eww, enough!", 28. Cry of fear, 29. Makes, as a putt, 31. Some Reichstag votes, 35. Stage group often dressed in black, 37. Struggles, 39. [And just like that ...], 40. "TiK ToK" creator, 42. "Any ___?", 44. Makeup ingredient?, 45. Soldier of Sauron, 47. Cubism-inspired style, 48. Like 30-Down, 49. Make a deal official, say, 53. The average person will shed at least one every day, 55. Spice derived from the inner bark of a tropical tree, 56. Like some broken records, 58. Antagonist in a 1604 play … or a 1992 animated movie, 59. Forest, in a metaphor, 61. Breezed (by), 62. Try to get the upper hand?, 63. Afflictions, 64. Infinitesimal, 65. Wine bottle spec

Fri Aug 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. 0, for 180°, 2. Bit of salty language?, 3. Some announcements from the Fed, 4. Cosmetics brand owned by Estée Lauder, 5. Organ piece, 6. KenKen entries: Abbr., 7. "For real?!", 8. Minos or Midas, 9. Member of la famille, 10. Fan base added to the O.E.D. in 2023, 11. Oral vaccine target, 12. Sphere, 13. Planned Parenthood offering, informally, 15. Warm-up pieces, 21. "How Firm a Foundation," for one, 23. Where VietJet Air is headquartered, 24. Half a half-bushel, 26. Watch, in a way, 30. Winter forecast, 32. Debated, 33. Comedian Aparna who wrote "Unreliable Narrator", 34. Do a certain veterinary job, 36. "It's anyone's guess", 38. West Coast political hub, familiarly, 41. What an integral can compute, 43. Comfort, 46. Fighting, 49. Genre celebrated at the annual Worldcon, 50. Meeting greeting, 51. Well-behaved sort, 52. Color of a proverbial French beast, 54. Chichi, 56. Like the coats of many terriers, 57. Free-roaming residents of Japan's Nara Park, 60. Beat decisively, in video game lingo

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 23, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Pretty Little Liars" author Shepard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA




• The clue is 5. Trap for the unwary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNARE

  Possible Answer : trammel, hook, side_drum, snare_drum, gin, entrap, noose, ensnare, trap, snare




• The clue is 10. High-end hotel amenities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAS

  Possible Answer : health_club, watering_place, spa, health_spa, resort_hotel, watering_hole




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

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

  The answer: IHAVETORUN




• The clue is 16. Rocked, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORE

  Possible Answer : tire, wear_thin, tire_out, get_into, endure, put_on, fag, don, break, bust, outwear, assume, fatigue, have_on, wear, fall_apart, hold_out, wear_off, bear, wear_out, weary, jade, fag_out, wear_upon, wear_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh




• The clue is 17. "Future me — don't forget this!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTETOSELF




• The clue is 18. Holly genus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILEX

  Possible Answer : genus_Ilex, Ilex




• The clue is 19. Gave a once-over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYEDUP




• The clue is 20. Begrudging assent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAHFINE




• The clue is 22. Jazz trumpeter Jones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THAD




• The clue is 23. Spiny reptile that, despite its name, is actually a lizard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORNYTOAD




• The clue is 24. The Flyers, on a scoreboard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHI

  Possible Answer : phi




• The clue is 25. Famed recipient of a lesser blessing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESAU

  Possible Answer : Esau




• The clue is 27. "Eww, enough!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TMI




• The clue is 28. Cry of fear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEK




• The clue is 29. Makes, as a putt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINKS

  Possible Answer : subside, bury, go_down, dip, sink, slump, drop, pass, sump, drop_down, swallow_hole, settle, slide_down, go_under, sinkhole, fall_off, cesspool, cesspit, lapse

  Possible Opposite Answer : source, float




• The clue is 31. Some Reichstag votes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEINS




• The clue is 35. Stage group often dressed in black. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREW

  Possible Answer : work_party, crew, crowd, gang, bunch




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

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

  The answer: TOILS

  Possible Answer : labour, fag, dig, travail, drudge, moil, labor, grind, toil




• The clue is 39. [And just like that ...]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer : break_down, snapshot, flick, cinch, child's_play, click, piece_of_cake, ginger_snap, snatch_up, shot, snap_fastener, grab, bust, snap_bean, tear, rupture, snap, duck_soup, centering, pushover, shoot, gingersnap, walkover, snarl, photograph, catch, cracking, ginger_nut, press_stud, snatch, elasticity, picnic, lose_it, crack, breeze

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity




• The clue is 40. "TiK ToK" creator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KESHA




• The clue is 42. "Any ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEAS

  Possible Answer : melodic_theme, estimation, mind, estimate, thought, idea, theme, musical_theme, approximation




• The clue is 44. Makeup ingredient?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DNA

  Possible Answer : deoxyribonucleic_acid, desoxyribonucleic_acid, DNA




• The clue is 45. Soldier of Sauron. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORC




• The clue is 47. Cubism-inspired style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECO

  Possible Answer : art_deco, deco




• The clue is 48. Like 30-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICY

  Possible Answer : frozen, polar, glacial, arctic, wintry, gelid, frosty, frigid, icy




• The clue is 49. Make a deal official, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAKEONIT




• The clue is 53. The average person will shed at least one every day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASH

  Possible Answer : welt, eyelash, flog, whip, slash, lash, thong, whiplash, strap, cilium, lather, trounce

  Possible Opposite Answer : unlash




• The clue is 55. Spice derived from the inner bark of a tropical tree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CINNAMON

  Possible Answer : Ceylon_cinnamon_tree, cinnamon, cinnamon_bark, Cinnamomum_zeylanicum, Ceylon_cinnamon




• The clue is 56. Like some broken records. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARPED

  Possible Answer : heave, buckle, warp, garble, distort, falsify, warped




• The clue is 58. Antagonist in a 1604 play … or a 1992 animated movie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAGO

  Possible Answer : Iago




• The clue is 59. Forest, in a metaphor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGPICTURE




• The clue is 61. Breezed (by). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLEW

  Possible Answer : flee, vaporize, wing, aviate, fly, vanish, take_flight, pilot, fell




• The clue is 62. Try to get the upper hand?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMWRESTLE




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

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

  The answer: ILLS

  Possible Answer : ill, complaint, ailment




• The clue is 64. Infinitesimal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENY

  Possible Answer : teentsy, itty-bitty, weensy, bitty, wee, itsy-bitsy, weeny, bittie, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny




• The clue is 65. Wine bottle spec. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAR

  Possible Answer : yr, twelvemonth, class, year

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. 0, for 180°. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINE

  Possible Answer: sine, sin

• The clue is 2. Bit of salty language?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHOYTHERE

• The clue is 3. Some announcements from the Fed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RATEHIKES

• The clue is 4. Cosmetics brand owned by Estée Lauder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVEDA

• The clue is 5. Organ piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOP

  Possible Answer: halt, layover, block_off, block, hitch, block_up, hold_back, stop_over, discontinue, stop_consonant, contain, turn_back, check, quit, kibosh, break, occlusion, arrest, blockage, stopover, finish, plosive, give_up, period, occlusive, stay, catch, stop, full_point, break_off, cease, barricade, blockade, full_stop, lay_off, intercept, hold_on, diaphragm, closure, point, plosive_consonant, plosive_speech_sound, stoppage, terminate, bar, end

  Possible Opposite Answer : start, continue, begin, continuant_consonant

• The clue is 6. KenKen entries: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOS

  Possible Answer: nobelium, No, no, atomic_number_102

  Possible Opposite Answer : yes

• The clue is 7. "For real?!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: AREYOUKIDDINGME

• The clue is 8. Minos or Midas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RULER

  Possible Answer: rule, ruler, swayer

• The clue is 9. Member of la famille. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENFANT

• The clue is 10. Fan base added to the O.E.D. in 2023. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWIFTIES

• The clue is 11. Oral vaccine target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLIO

  Possible Answer: acute_anterior_poliomyelitis, polio, infantile_paralysis, poliomyelitis

• The clue is 12. Sphere. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARENA

  Possible Answer: sphere, field, arena, sports_stadium, orbit, bowl, area, stadium, domain, scene_of_action

• The clue is 13. Planned Parenthood offering, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXED

  Possible Answer: excite, sex, arouse, wind_up, turn_on, sexed

• The clue is 15. Warm-up pieces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETUDES

  Possible Answer: etude

• The clue is 21. "How Firm a Foundation," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYMN

  Possible Answer: hymn, anthem

• The clue is 23. Where VietJet Air is headquartered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANOI

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Vietnam, Hanoi

• The clue is 24. Half a half-bushel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PECK

  Possible Answer: mint, tidy_sum, passel, quite_a_little, slew, heap, mountain, hen-peck, deal, smack, pick, nag, peck, spate, mess, pile, hatful, peck_at, raft, mickle, stack, muckle, good_deal, wad, beak, pick_up, sight, great_deal, batch, mass, flock, lot, pot, plenty, pick_at

• The clue is 26. Watch, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIT

  Possible Answer: pose, sit_down, model, ride, sit_around, sit, posture, baby-sit, seat

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 30. Winter forecast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEET

  Possible Answer: sleet

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

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

  The answer: INDISPUTE

• The clue is 33. Comedian Aparna who wrote "Unreliable Narrator". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NANCHERLA

• The clue is 34. Do a certain veterinary job. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAY

  Possible Answer: castrate, alter, spay, neuter

• The clue is 36. "It's anyone's guess". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOKNOWS

• The clue is 38. West Coast political hub, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAC

  Possible Answer: pocket, Sauk, theca, pouch, sack, Sac, sac

• The clue is 41. What an integral can compute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREA

  Possible Answer: sphere, field, arena, surface_area, country, orbit, region, area, expanse, domain

• The clue is 43. Comfort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLACE

  Possible Answer: console, solace, comfort, soothe, solacement, consolation

• The clue is 46. Fighting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COMBAT

  Possible Answer: scrap, fighting, fight, combat, armed_combat, battle

• The clue is 49. Genre celebrated at the annual Worldcon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCIFI

• The clue is 50. Meeting greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIALL

• The clue is 51. Well-behaved sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGEL

  Possible Answer: Angel_Falls, Angel, holy_person, holy_man, backer, saint, angel

• The clue is 52. Color of a proverbial French beast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOIRE

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

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

  The answer: ARTSY

• The clue is 56. Like the coats of many terriers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIRY

  Possible Answer: stringy, wiry

• The clue is 57. Free-roaming residents of Japan's Nara Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEER

  Possible Answer: deer, cervid

• The clue is 60. Beat decisively, in video game lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PWN

NYT Crossword - January 05, 1990 | XWordHint

Published on Friday, January 05, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 05, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (38 clues)

1A: "1. U.S. soprano Gluck"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALMA

2A: "5. A Spaniard's home is his ___"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CASA

3A: "9. Kimono sash"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
• Similar words include: obeah
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OBI

4A: "12. Brag"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that speaking of yourself in superlatives
• Similar words include: shoot a line, swash, blow
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BOAST

5A: "14. Rara ___"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AVIS

6A: "15. Change"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a circular segment of a curve
• Similar words include: round, crook, work
• Opposite of: unbend

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TURN

7A: "16. In trouble"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: UPTHECREEK

8A: "18. Of the ear"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to near the ear
• Similar words include: auricular
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OTIC

9A: "19. Golfer's cheapest purchase"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Similar words include: teeing ground, tee up, football tee
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TEE

10A: "20. Strap"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
• Similar words include: lash, G-string, flip-flop
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: THONG

11A: "21. Regional animal and plant life"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that all the plant and animal life of a particular region
• Similar words include: biology
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BIOTA

12A: "22. Up and ___ (active)"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that carry out or perform an action
• Similar words include: make out, arrange, practice
• Opposite of: unmake

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DOING

13A: "23. Ego"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that your consciousness of your own identity
• Similar words include: ego
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SELF

14A: "24. Circa"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in the area or vicinity
• Similar words include: or so, close to, some
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AROUND

15A: "27. Warehouse"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties
• Similar words include: transshipment center, storage, storehouse
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENTREPOT

16A: "31. Unaspirated consonant"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LENE

17A: "32. Boy singer of the 30's"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BREEN

18A: "33. A Tai language"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
• Similar words include: Laotian
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LAO

19A: "34. Pugilist"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who fights (or is fighting)
• Similar words include: fighter, combatant, scrapper
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BATTLER

20A: "37. Estate manager"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
• Similar words include: keeper, shop steward, flight attendant
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STEWARD

21A: "39. Berliner's "Alas!""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACH

22A: "40. "The Girl ___ Behind Me," Colonial song"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ILEFT

23A: "42. ___ tea"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that decorate with frosting
• Similar words include: frost, ice
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ICED

24A: "43. More hot and humid"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
• Similar words include: turned on, ruttish, horny
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STEAMIER

25A: "45. Human beings, e.g."

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an animal with two feet
• Similar words include: biped
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BIPEDS

26A: "47. Drones"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
• Similar words include: be, live, comprise
• Opposite of: differ

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BEES

27A: "48. Poem by Cynewulf"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELENE

28A: "50. Lithuanians, e.g."

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BALTS

29A: "52. E.r.a., r.b.i., etc."

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STATS

30A: "53. So, in Glasgow"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAE

31A: "56. Thrill for the Met set"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an elaborate song for solo voice
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARIA

32A: "57. Extemporaneously"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OFFTHECUFF

33A: "59. Carry on"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
• Similar words include: blah, spout, ranting
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RANT

34A: "60. ___ Centre, Minn."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the algonquian people formerly living in wisconsin in the fox river valley and on the shores of green bay
• Similar words include: Sac
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAUK

35A: "61. Negotiate"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something considered choice to eat
• Similar words include: cover, care for, handle
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TREAT

36A: "62. Cuttlefish exudation"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: INK

37A: "63. Spindle"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shaft on which a wheel rotates
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AXLE

38A: "64. Hockey great's family"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that canadian hockey player (born 1948)
• Similar words include: Bobby Orr, Robert Orr, Orr
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ORRS

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (40 clues)

1D: "1. Border on"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
• Similar words include: edge, butt on, adjoin
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ABUT

2D: "2. ___ de Vega"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slow pace of running
• Similar words include: canter, trot, jog
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LOPE

3D: "3. One of a pair"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the officer below the master on a commercial ship
• Similar words include: Ilex paraguariensis, checkmate, married person
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MATE

4D: "4. Tough, elastic wood"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Similar words include: ash tree
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASH

5D: "5. "Gigi" star"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CARON

6D: "6. Nemesis"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who takes vengeance
• Similar words include: retaliator
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AVENGER

7D: "7. Victory, to Hans"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SIEG

8D: "8. Request"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that inquire about
• Similar words include: take, need, call for
• Opposite of: obviate

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASK

9D: "9. Inappropriate"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OUTOFPLACE

10D: "10. Englishman, for short"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of great britain
• Similar words include: Britisher, britt, Briton
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BRIT

11D: "11. Quechuan"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Similar words include: Inka, Incan
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: INCA

12D: "13. Wyo.'s ___ Range"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the large western branch of sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
• Similar words include: Lakota, Teton Sioux, Teton Dakota
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TETON

13D: "15. Sheer fabric"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TOILE

14D: "17. Reproved"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that censure severely or angrily
• Similar words include: call down, chew up, scold
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CHID

15D: "21. He wrote "Games People Play""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital of switzerland; located in western switzerland
• Similar words include: Bern, capital of Switzerland
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BERNE

16D: "22. MacDonald-Eddy specialty"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that two items of the same kind
• Similar words include: distich, dyad, pas de deux
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DUET

17D: "23. Galley word"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STET

18D: "24. Aubades"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALBAS

19D: "25. Respond to a stimulus"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that show a response or a reaction to something
• Similar words include: respond, oppose
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REACT

20D: "26. Out of order"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ONTHEBLINK

21D: "28. Raven's haven"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
• Similar words include: nestle, snuggle, draw close
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NEST

22D: "29. Propelled a gig"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OARED

23D: "30. Lincoln's in-laws"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
• Similar words include: Sir Alexander Robertus Todd, Sweeney Todd, Lord Todd
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TODDS

24D: "32. Jane Fonda's Oscar-winning role: 1971"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BREE

25D: "35. Citrus fruits"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
• Similar words include: calcium oxide, birdlime, slaked lime
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LIMES

26D: "36. Ancient site of Olympia"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELIS

27D: "38. Dry the dishes"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of rubbing or wiping
• Similar words include: pass over, rub
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: WIPE

28D: "41. Peevish"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that nervous and unable to relax
• Similar words include: itchy, querulous, antsy
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: FRETFUL

29D: "44. Aged: Lat. abbr."

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AETAT

30D: "45. One of the March girls"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 2nd letter of the hebrew alphabet
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BETH

31D: "46. Map part"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
• Similar words include: insert, gusset
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: INSET

32D: "49. Jewish potato pancake"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that made of grated potato and egg with a little flour
• Similar words include: potato pancake
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LATKE

33D: "50. Italian seaport"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that capital city of the apulia region on the adriatic coast
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BARI

34D: "51. Irish isle"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARAN

35D: "52. Tunisian seaport"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the second largest city in tunisia; located in eastern tunisia near a phosphate region
• Similar words include: Safaqis
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SFAX

36D: "53. Plaintiff"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a man who courts a woman
• Similar words include: wooer, petitioner, suitor
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SUER

37D: "54. Distantly"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AFAR

38D: "55. Newts"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a newt in its terrestrial stage of development
• Similar words include: eft
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EFTS

39D: "57. Spanish she-bear"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OSA

40D: "58. ___-Magnon"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
• Similar words include: scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, oscilloscope
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CRO

Puzzle Stats

38 Across

40 Down

78 Total

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