27445 Wed Jan 01, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Rapscallion, 6. Certain tankful, 9. Kind of game that's a pitcher's dream, 14. Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor", 15. Tuna type, 16. Airport near the intersection of I-90 and I-294, 17. Cove, 18. On the ___, 19. Christopher who directed "Oppenheimer", 20. Slangy suffix with "most", 21. "OK ... tell me", 24. N.B.A. 1-pointers: Abbr., 25. Exclamation from Homer, 26. Hero of "The Matrix", 27. "A work of ___ that isn't based on feeling isn't ___ at all": Cézanne, 28. "Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___" ("Grease" song), 29. Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood", 31. Chinese greeting, 33. Tool for a pineapple, 35. 1990s sitcom featuring a bookstore, 38. You can count on them, 39. Rating for junk bonds, 42. Candymaker Wonka, 43. Chauvinist or racist, 44. In the style of, 45. Start of Caesar's boast, 46. Actress Hatcher, 47. Deposit, as an egg, 48. Patrick Stewart and Elton John, for two, 49. Singer on "Give Peace a Chance", 51. "Golden Girls" actress Arthur, 52. Sheds, with "off", 56. Stylish tote for an executive, 60. Worshiping rows, 61. Cousin of a croc, 63. The Emerald Isle, 64. "___ have to do", 65. Like the breeds Shetland and merino, 66. TALK LIKE THIS!, 67. Like a yenta, 68. Props for close-up magicians, 69. Arrogant sort

Down Clues :

1. Worked for the C.I.A., perhaps, 2. Playground retort, 3. Super-trendy, 4. West who said "Men are my life, diamonds are my career", 5. Set down on paper, 6. Cider unit, 7. Starbuck's higher-up?, 8. Ape or monkey, 9. In the dark about something nefarious, 10. "Well, lookee there!", 11. Place to see J.F.K., 12. Hopping mad, 13. Past, present or future, 22. Flowery necklace, 23. Multisport race, in short, 30. In a prim and proper way, 32. Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire", 33. What you might call a tipsy friend, 34. Last words?, 36. Symbols of wisdom, 37. 12/31, 39. Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr., 40. Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song, 41. Coral island, 50. "Yikes!", 51. Puts to sleep, say, 52. Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results), 53. Oscar-winning Jared, 54. Symbols of wisdom, 55. Word processing command, 56. Policy nerd, 57. "Très ___", 58. Singer Guthrie, 59. Chocolate money won or lost in this puzzle's game, 62. ___-tac-toe

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 01, 2025

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

27445 Wed Jan 01, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: SCAMP

  Possible Answer : imp, scalawag, rascal, monkey, rapscallion, scamp, scallywag




• The clue is 6. Certain tankful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAS

  Possible Answer : brag, petrol, swash, tout, bluster, shoot_a_line, gas_pedal, gas, gun, gasconade, vaunt, flatulency, boast, gaseous_state, flatulence, gasolene, throttle, natural_gas, accelerator_pedal, gasoline, blow, accelerator




• The clue is 9. Kind of game that's a pitcher's dream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOHIT




• The clue is 14. Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALAU

  Possible Answer : TT, Republic_of_Palau, Palau_Islands, Palau, Belau, Pelew




• The clue is 15. Tuna type. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHI




• The clue is 16. Airport near the intersection of I-90 and I-294. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHARE




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

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

  The answer: INLET

  Possible Answer : intake, inlet, recess




• The clue is 18. On the ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAM

  Possible Answer : scarper, escape, flail, break_away, scat, lam, take_to_the_woods, bunk, fly_the_coop, run, hightail_it, head_for_the_hills, run_away, getaway, thrash, thresh, turn_tail




• The clue is 19. Christopher who directed "Oppenheimer". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOLAN




• The clue is 20. Slangy suffix with "most". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EST

  Possible Answer : Eastern_Time, EST, Eastern_Standard_Time




• The clue is 21. "OK ... tell me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILLBITE




• The clue is 24. N.B.A. 1-pointers: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FTS

  Possible Answer : foot, ft




• The clue is 25. Exclamation from Homer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOH

  Possible Answer : do, doh, ut




• The clue is 26. Hero of "The Matrix". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer : neo




• The clue is 27. "A work of ___ that isn't based on feeling isn't ___ at all": Cézanne. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

  Possible Answer : graphics, art, artistic_production, artistry, nontextual_matter, artwork, artistic_creation, prowess, fine_art




• The clue is 28. "Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___" ("Grease" song). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEE




• The clue is 29. Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDWIN

  Possible Answer : Edwin




• The clue is 31. Chinese greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIHAO




• The clue is 33. Tool for a pineapple. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORER

  Possible Answer : corer




• The clue is 35. 1990s sitcom featuring a bookstore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLEN




• The clue is 38. You can count on them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABACI

  Possible Answer : abacus




• The clue is 39. Rating for junk bonds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCC

  Possible Answer : three_hundred, ccc, 300




• The clue is 42. Candymaker Wonka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WILLY




• The clue is 43. Chauvinist or racist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGOT

  Possible Answer : bigot




• The clue is 44. In the style of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer : ala




• The clue is 45. Start of Caesar's boast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAME




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

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

  The answer: TERI




• The clue is 47. Deposit, as an egg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAY

  Possible Answer : repose, position, consist, place, lay, put_down, dwell, lie_down, laic, pose, ballad, set, secular, rest, put, lie_in, lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand




• The clue is 48. Patrick Stewart and Elton John, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRS

  Possible Answer : Sir, sir




• The clue is 49. Singer on "Give Peace a Chance". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer : Yoko_Ono, Ono




• The clue is 51. "Golden Girls" actress Arthur. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEA




• The clue is 52. Sheds, with "off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOUGHS

  Possible Answer : sphacelus, shed, slough, molt, moult, exuviate, gangrene




• The clue is 56. Stylish tote for an executive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORKBAG

  Possible Answer : workbag, workbox, workbasket




• The clue is 60. Worshiping rows. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEWS

  Possible Answer : pew, church_bench




• The clue is 61. Cousin of a croc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GATOR

  Possible Answer : alligator, gator




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

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

  The answer: EIRE

  Possible Answer : Ireland, Irish_Republic, Republic_of_Ireland, Eire




• The clue is 64. "___ have to do". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITLL




• The clue is 65. Like the breeds Shetland and merino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVINE

  Possible Answer : ovine




• The clue is 66. TALK LIKE THIS!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YELL

  Possible Answer : shout, vociferation, holler, cry, yell, shout_out, scream, squall, outcry, call, hollo




• The clue is 67. Like a yenta. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSY

  Possible Answer : nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy




• The clue is 68. Props for close-up magicians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECKS

  Possible Answer : knock_down, adorn, embellish, bedight, beautify, coldcock, dump, deck, pack_of_cards, deck_of_cards, grace, decorate, floor, bedeck




• The clue is 69. Arrogant sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOT

  Possible Answer : snot, snob, prig, snoot

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Worked for the C.I.A., perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIED

  Possible Answer: sight, spy, stag, descry, snoop, spot, sleuth, espy

• The clue is 2. Playground retort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANSO

• The clue is 3. Super-trendy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLTHERAGE

• The clue is 4. West who said "Men are my life, diamonds are my career". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAE

• The clue is 5. Set down on paper. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: PUTINWRITING

• The clue is 6. Cider unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALLON

  Possible Answer: congius, gal, Imperial_gallon, gallon

• The clue is 7. Starbuck's higher-up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHAB

  Possible Answer: Ahab

• The clue is 8. Ape or monkey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIMIAN

  Possible Answer: simian

• The clue is 9. In the dark about something nefarious. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: NONETHEWISER

• The clue is 10. "Well, lookee there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHO

• The clue is 11. Place to see J.F.K.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALFDOLLAR

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

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

  The answer: IRATE

  Possible Answer: ireful, irate

• The clue is 13. Past, present or future. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENSE

  Possible Answer: strain, tense, tense_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : unstrain, lax, relax, relaxed

• The clue is 22. Flowery necklace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEI

  Possible Answer: garland, chaplet, wreath, lei, leu, coronal

• The clue is 23. Multisport race, in short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI

• The clue is 30. In a prim and proper way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECOROUSLY

  Possible Answer: decorously

  Possible Opposite Answer : indecorously

• The clue is 32. Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALICIAKEYS

• The clue is 33. What you might call a tipsy friend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAB

  Possible Answer: taxicab, cabriolet, cab, taxi, hack

• The clue is 34. Last words?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBIT

  Possible Answer: necrology, obituary, obit

• The clue is 36. Symbols of wisdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMS

  Possible Answer: elm_tree, elm, elmwood

• The clue is 37. 12/31. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYE

• The clue is 39. Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAL

• The clue is 40. Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAY

  Possible Answer: mud, Lucius_Clay, cadaver, clay, Lucius_DuBignon_Clay, the_Great_Compromiser, corpse, Clay, remains, Henry_Clay, stiff

• The clue is 41. Coral island. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAY

  Possible Answer: key, cay, Florida_key

• The clue is 50. "Yikes!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHGOD

• The clue is 51. Puts to sleep, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORES

  Possible Answer: caliber, drill_hole, calibre, bore-hole, tidal_bore, eager, dullard, drill, tire, gauge, bore, eagre, aegir

  Possible Opposite Answer : interest

• The clue is 52. Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIN

  Possible Answer: twist, reel, gyrate, tailspin, spin_out, birl, whirl, spin, twirl, twisting, spin_around

• The clue is 53. Oscar-winning Jared. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETO

  Possible Answer: Leto, Latona

• The clue is 54. Symbols of wisdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWLS

  Possible Answer: bird_of_night, hooter, owl, bird_of_Minerva

• The clue is 55. Word processing command. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAVE

  Possible Answer: deliver, economise, salve, redeem, keep_open, save_up, write, salvage, relieve, save, spare, lay_aside, bring_through, make_unnecessary, hold_open, economize, preserve, keep, pull_through, carry_through

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

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

  The answer: WONK

  Possible Answer: grind, nerd, swot, dweeb, wonk

• The clue is 57. "Très ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIEN

• The clue is 58. Singer Guthrie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARLO

• The clue is 59. Chocolate money won or lost in this puzzle's game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GELT

  Possible Answer: pelf, shekels, lolly, lucre, dough, boodle, moolah, simoleons, clams, sugar, loot, cabbage, scratch, bread, geld, dinero, gelt, wampum, lettuce, cut, kale

• The clue is 62. ___-tac-toe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIC

  Possible Answer: tic

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (37 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Coaster, usually	4
2A	5. Start of some temple names	4
3A	9. Bug spray ingredient	4
4A	13. Kind of rover	5
5A	14. Figure with two tails	9
6A	16. Habitation	5
7A	17. Queen's guard?	9
8A	18. Language whose name consists of four consecutive U.S. state postal abbreviations	8
9A	20. Genre for 5-Down	5
10A	21. Certain graph shape	3
11A	22. Word with Man or can	3
12A	23. Per ___	4
13A	24. Places where it's OK to push someone at school	9
14A	27. Evidence of a fire	3
15A	30. Christmas story villain	5
16A	31. Plot device in many a rom-com	8
17A	33. Samurai with no master	5
18A	34. Big bust	3
19A	35. Little pieces	5
20A	36. Welcome sight for a business	8
21A	38. What fan fiction is not	5
22A	39. "Odds" follower	3
23A	40. Loaded with excitement	9
24A	42. Blow off steam, say	4
25A	43. Start to do?	3
26A	44. Some Slack convos	3
27A	47. Happiness and excitement, for two	5
28A	49. Four-star review, say	8
29A	51. Spitting contest?	9
30A	53. Manage to lose	5
31A	54. Some workplace perks	9
32A	55. "Seriously!," in slang	5
33A	56. Fighters on the beach in 2023's "Barbie"	4
34A	57. Old car concern	4
35A	58. Preschoolers, e.g.	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Coaster, usually"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
• Similar words include: disk, platter, record
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DISC

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2A: "5. Start of some temple names"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BNAI

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3A: "9. Bug spray ingredient"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEET

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4A: "13. Kind of rover"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to or associated with the moon
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LUNAR

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5A: "14. Figure with two tails"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BELLCURVE

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6A: "16. Habitation"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
• Similar words include: bear, support, dwelling
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ABODE

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7A: "17. Queen's guard?"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: KILLERBEE

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8A: "18. Language whose name consists of four consecutive U.S. state postal abbreviations"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern asia
• Similar words include: Citrus reticulata, mandarin orange, Mandarin dialect
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MANDARIN

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9A: "20. Genre for 5-Down"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a type of folksong that originated among black americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
• Similar words include: vapours, blueing, blue devils
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BLUES

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10A: "21. Certain graph shape"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
• Similar words include: Proto-Indo European
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PIE

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11A: "22. Word with Man or can"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Similar words include: atomic number 50, Sn, tin can
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIN

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12A: "23. Per ___"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DIEM

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13A: "24. Places where it's OK to push someone at school"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SWINGSETS

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14A: "27. Evidence of a fire"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

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

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15A: "30. Christmas story villain"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that king of judea who (according to the new testament) tried to kill jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in bethlehem (73-4 bc)
• Similar words include: Herod the Great
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HEROD

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16A: "31. Plot device in many a rom-com"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MEETCUTE

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17A: "33. Samurai with no master"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RONIN

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18A: "34. Big bust"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who is unsuccessful
• Similar words include: flop, misfire, washout
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DUD

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19A: "35. Little pieces"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Similar words include: shred, scintilla, iota
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IOTAS

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20A: "36. Welcome sight for a business"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who pays for goods or services
• Similar words include: client
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: CUSTOMER

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21A: "38. What fan fiction is not"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy
• Similar words include: canyon
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CANON

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22A: "39. "Odds" follower"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Similar words include: make up, represent, embody
• Opposite of: differ

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Answer: ARE

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23A: "40. Loaded with excitement"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FUNFILLED

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24A: "42. Blow off steam, say"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
• Similar words include: fustian, harangue, claptrap
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RANT

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25A: "43. Start to do?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DEE

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26A: "44. Some Slack convos"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IMS

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27A: "47. Happiness and excitement, for two"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
• Similar words include: humor, humour, modality
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MOODS

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28A: "49. Four-star review, say"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ILOVEDIT

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29A: "51. Spitting contest?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: RAPBATTLE

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30A: "53. Manage to lose"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• Similar words include: fudge, bilk, hedge
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EVADE

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31A: "54. Some workplace perks"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FREEMEALS

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32A: "55. "Seriously!," in slang"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOCAP

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33A: "56. Fighters on the beach in 2023's "Barbie""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that range of what one can know or understand
• Similar words include: sight, cognizance, ken
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KENS

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34A: "57. Old car concern"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
• Similar words include: eat, rust-brown, rusting
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RUST

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35A: "58. Preschoolers, e.g."

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small amount (especially of a drink)
• Similar words include: summate, add, sum up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TOTS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Home to the torus-shaped Museum of the Future	5
2D	2. By some measure	10
3D	3. Safety org. for young people	4
4D	4. Painting on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, with "The"	14
5D	5. "The Thrill Is Gone" musician, 1970	6
6D	6. Kant's "no"	4
7D	7. Even more than most	3
8D	8. "OK, now you've got me intrigued ..."	7
9D	9. Macaroni wheat	5
10D	10. Kathryn of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"	4
11D	11. Anticipatory times	4
12D	12. Anger, with "off"	3
13D	13. Lantern, e.g.	4
14D	15. Eclipse, for one	14
15D	19. Peel	4
16D	23. Proof of a plot	4
17D	25. Order in the court	4
18D	26. 1980s cartoon foe of Gargamel	5
19D	27. Library regular, perhaps	10
20D	28. Eminem song that samples Dido	4
21D	29. "___ a real nowhere man ..."	3
22D	30. Billing unit	4
23D	32. Dog's post-op wear	4
24D	33. Label that sold the first 33 1/3 r.p.m. records	3
25D	34. Make an impression on	4
26D	37. Member of a 1960s TV family	7
27D	38. Geppetto's pet goldfish in Disney's "Pinocchio"	4
28D	41. Least active	6
29D	42. They might hang out in a hotel room	5
30D	45. Big name in mufflers	5
31D	46. Bit of a how-to	4
32D	47. Stable mate	4
33D	48. Move the first pawn, say	4
34D	49. Troubles	4
35D	50. High-quality flavoring for salad dressings, in brief	4
36D	51. Inits. of the statesman who said "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly"	3
37D	52. Time constant symbol in physics	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Home to the torus-shaped Museum of the Future"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that port city in the united arab emirates on the persian gulf
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DUBAI

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2D: "2. By some measure"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: INONESENSE

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3D: "3. Safety org. for young people"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SADD

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4D: "4. Painting on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, with "The""

14 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: CREATIONOFADAM

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5D: "5. "The Thrill Is Gone" musician, 1970"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BBKING

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6D: "6. Kant's "no""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NEIN

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7D: "7. Even more than most"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
• Similar words include: whole, totally, altogether
• Opposite of: partly, some

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Answer: ALL

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8D: "8. "OK, now you've got me intrigued ...""

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ILLBITE

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9D: "9. Macaroni wheat"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern russia, north africa, and northern central north america
• Similar words include: hard wheat, durum wheat, Triticum turgidum
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DURUM

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10D: "10. Kathryn of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERBE

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11D: "11. Anticipatory times"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Similar words include: evening, eve, Eve
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EVES

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12D: "12. Anger, with "off""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: TEE

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13D: "13. Lantern, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an artificial source of visible illumination
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAMP

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14D: "15. Eclipse, for one"

14 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: CELESTIALEVENT

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15D: "19. Peel"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIND

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16D: "23. Proof of a plot"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
• Similar words include: act, human activity, title
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEED

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17D: "25. Order in the court"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
• Similar words include: judicial writ
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WRIT

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18D: "26. 1980s cartoon foe of Gargamel"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SMURF

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19D: "27. Library regular, perhaps"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who has taught himself
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: AUTODIDACT

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20D: "28. Eminem song that samples Dido"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STAN

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21D: "29. "___ a real nowhere man ...""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in texas and kansas)
• Similar words include: helium, He, atomic number 2
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HES

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22D: "30. Billing unit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
• Similar words include: time of day, minute, 60 minutes
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HOUR

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23D: "32. Dog's post-op wear"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any cone-shaped artifact
• Similar words include: conoid, strobilus, cone shape
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CONE

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24D: "33. Label that sold the first 33 1/3 r.p.m. records"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RCA

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25D: "34. Make an impression on"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
• Similar words include: slit, indent, scratch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DENT

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26D: "37. Member of a 1960s TV family"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MUNSTER

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27D: "38. Geppetto's pet goldfish in Disney's "Pinocchio""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CLEO

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28D: "41. Least active"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not in action or at work
• Similar words include: out of work, loose, unused
• Opposite of: busy

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Answer: IDLEST

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29D: "42. They might hang out in a hotel room"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any loose flowing garment
• Similar words include: soak, fleece, robe
• Opposite of: undercharge

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Answer: ROBES

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30D: "45. Big name in mufflers"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek legend) the greedy king of phrygia who dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MIDAS

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31D: "46. Bit of a how-to"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
• Similar words include: footprint, footfall, whole tone
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STEP

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32D: "47. Stable mate"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that female equine animal
• Similar words include: female horse, maria
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MARE

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33D: "48. Move the first pawn, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Similar words include: overt, undecided, heart-to-heart
• Opposite of: close, unreceptive

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Answer: OPEN

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34D: "49. Troubles"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Similar words include: ill, ailment, complaint
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ILLS

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35D: "50. High-quality flavoring for salad dressings, in brief"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EVOO

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36D: "51. Inits. of the statesman who said "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RFK

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37D: "52. Time constant symbol in physics"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 19th letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAU

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

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Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

72 Total Clues

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