27409 Mon Nov 25, 2024 NYT by Dena R. Witkes

Across Clues :

1. Spongy scrubber, 6. He-Man's twin sister, 11. 72, on many golf courses, 14. Harsh on the nose, 15. Capital of Vietnam, 16. "I'll take that as ___", 17. *Corporate investor, 19. Boxer's stat, for short, 20. Problem with an old sock, 21. Wows, 22. Cancels plans at the last minute, 24. Corn ___ (fall festival attraction), 26. Birthstone for a January baby, 27. *Difficult to wrangle, per an idiom, 32. Delta Center in Salt Lake City or United Center in Chicago, 33. Sch. with campuses in Boston and Worcester, 34. Implore, 35. Cleaned up after a haircut, 37. Pie ___ mode, 40. Really bothered, 42. Prepared to throw a dart, 44. *Advice to someone seeking happiness, 49. Crater Lake's state, 50. 100 centavos, 51. Harvard, to Yale, 52. Alan of "Marriage Story", 54. Dog docs, 58. Miss Piggy's pronoun, 59. Modern networking aid, as suggested by the starts of the answers to the starred clues, 62. Ginger ___, 63. One of 10 in a decathlon, 64. Roller coasters and log flumes, 65. Went first, 66. "Tell me if this needs salt", 67. Tuck away for safekeeping

Down Clues :

1. Mascara target, 2. Seis + dos, 3. ___ arguments, section of a Supreme Court case, 4. Members of New York's Bravest, e.g., 5. Suffix with Gator or hater, 6. Brief rainstorm, 7. Fit as a fiddle, 8. Bread loaf butts, 9. ___ v. Wade, 10. Inflatable auto safety devices, 11. Green coating on a statue, 12. Piece of jewelry that might complement a toe ring, 13. Perches in a coop, 18. Foggy mental state, 23. Rainbows and parentheses, shapewise, 25. "It all makes sense now!", 26. Pesky insect, 27. Hands-on science class, 28. Fury, 29. Brewery barrel, 30. As a result of, 31. Pesky kid, 35. Stitched up, 36. "Get out of my ___!", 37. Friend, en français, 38. Paul for whom a guitar is named, 39. Content between songs on Spotify, 40. Bit of pond scum, 41. One might include a hammer, wrench and screwdriver, 42. Components of a six-pack, 43. "Big fan!", 44. Like a black-tie wedding, 45. State bird of Maryland, 46. Imposed, as a tax, 47. Make more modern, 48. Unlike a figment of the imagination, 52. Las Vegas A's, 53. Jacket fuzz, 55. Icelandic literary saga, 56. No-win/no-lose situations, 57. Girl Scout's accessory, 60. Eggs at an I.V.F. clinic, 61. "The Marvelous ___ Maisel"

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 25, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, November 25, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: LOOFA

  Possible Answer : loofah, loufah_sponge, luffa, loofa




• The clue is 6. He-Man's twin sister. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHERA




• The clue is 11. 72, on many golf courses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer : par, equality, equivalence, equation




• The clue is 14. Harsh on the nose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRID

  Possible Answer : pungent, acid, sulphurous, virulent, acerbic, caustic, vitriolic, bitter, blistering, acerb, acrid, sulfurous




• The clue is 15. Capital of Vietnam. 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 16. "I'll take that as ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANO

  Possible Answer : Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, Abu_Nidal_Organization, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Black_September, ANO, Fatah-RC, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades




• The clue is 17. *Corporate investor. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SHAREHOLDER

  Possible Answer : stockholder, shareholder, shareowner




• The clue is 19. Boxer's stat, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TKO

  Possible Answer : TKO, technical_knockout




• The clue is 20. Problem with an old sock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLE

  Possible Answer : mess, hole, pickle, maw, gob, jam, golf_hole, yap, cakehole, hole_out, hollow, kettle_of_fish, trap, muddle, fix




• The clue is 21. Wows. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWES

  Possible Answer : fear, awe, veneration, reverence




• The clue is 22. Cancels plans at the last minute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAILS

  Possible Answer : bail_bond, bond, bail




• The clue is 24. Corn ___ (fall festival attraction). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAZE

  Possible Answer : labyrinth, snarl, maze, tangle




• The clue is 26. Birthstone for a January baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GARNET

  Possible Answer : garnet




• The clue is 27. *Difficult to wrangle, per an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIKEHERDINGCATS




• The clue is 32. Delta Center in Salt Lake City or United Center in Chicago. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARENA

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




• The clue is 33. Sch. with campuses in Boston and Worcester. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMASS




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

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

  The answer: BEG

  Possible Answer : implore, tap, beg, pray, solicit




• The clue is 35. Cleaned up after a haircut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEPT

  Possible Answer : sweep_up, span, swing, drag, drag_in, swing_out, tangle, embroil, sail, brush, cross, swept, traverse, sweep, broom

  Possible Opposite Answer : unswept




• The clue is 37. Pie ___ mode. 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 40. Really bothered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEAT




• The clue is 42. Prepared to throw a dart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIMED

  Possible Answer : purport, get, take, purpose, direct, train, aim, aspire, shoot_for, calculate, target, drive, propose, take_aim, draw_a_bead_on, point, place




• The clue is 44. *Advice to someone seeking happiness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOLLOWYOURBLISS




• The clue is 49. Crater Lake's state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREGON

  Possible Answer : OR, Oregon, Beaver_State




• The clue is 50. 100 centavos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESO

  Possible Answer : Guinea-Bissau_peso, Cuban_peso, Colombian_peso, Chilean_peso, Philippine_peso, Mexican_peso, peso, Uruguayan_peso, Dominican_peso




• The clue is 51. Harvard, to Yale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIVAL

  Possible Answer : challenger, contender, rival, competition, touch, match, equal, competitor




• The clue is 52. Alan of "Marriage Story". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALDA




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

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

  The answer: VETS

  Possible Answer : ex-serviceman, veterinarian, veteran, veterinary_surgeon, vet, veterinary




• The clue is 58. Miss Piggy's pronoun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOI




• The clue is 59. Modern networking aid, as suggested by the starts of the answers to the starred clues. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SOCIALMEDIA




• The clue is 62. Ginger ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 63. One of 10 in a decathlon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVENT

  Possible Answer : result, effect, outcome, case, upshot, event, consequence, issue




• The clue is 64. Roller coasters and log flumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDES

  Possible Answer : hinge_upon, bait, turn_on, depend_on, taunt, mount, cod, rag, ride, tantalise, hinge_on, drive, razz, depend_upon, disembarrass, twit, tease, free, rally, devolve_on, sit, rid, tantalize

  Possible Opposite Answer : walk




• The clue is 65. Went first. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer : run, lead, moderate, guide, result, contribute, direct, leave, LED, precede, top, head, extend, light-emitting_diode, go, conduct, take, conduce, pass, chair

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow




• The clue is 66. "Tell me if this needs salt". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASTE

  Possible Answer : tasting, preference, penchant, appreciation, gustation, sense_of_taste, taste, gustatory_modality, mouthful, sample, try_out, discernment, savor, predilection, smack, gustatory_perception, taste_perception, taste_sensation, gustatory_sensation, savour, try, perceptiveness




• The clue is 67. Tuck away for safekeeping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STASH

  Possible Answer : hoard, lay_away, stash, cache, hive_up, squirrel_away

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: LASH

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : unlash

• The clue is 2. Seis + dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCHO

• The clue is 3. ___ arguments, section of a Supreme Court case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

  Possible Answer: viva_voce, oral_exam, oral, unwritten, oral_examination, viva

  Possible Opposite Answer : anal, aboral

• The clue is 4. Members of New York's Bravest, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIREMEN

  Possible Answer: fire_fighter, relief_pitcher, fire-eater, firefighter, stoker, reliever, fireman

• The clue is 5. Suffix with Gator or hater. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADE

  Possible Answer: ade, fruit_drink

• The clue is 6. Brief rainstorm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOWER

  Possible Answer: exhibitioner, shower, shower_down, cascade, rain_shower, exhibitor, shower_bath, lavish

• The clue is 7. Fit as a fiddle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALE

  Possible Answer: coerce, George_Ellery_Hale, Nathan_Hale, Edward_Everett_Hale, haul, drag, Hale, whole, cart, pressure, squeeze, force, hale

• The clue is 8. Bread loaf butts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDS

  Possible Answer: remnant, stop, finish, ending, final_stage, goal, terminate, cease, end, last, destruction, remainder, closing, oddment, close, death, conclusion, terminal

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning

• The clue is 9. ___ v. Wade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: roe, hard_roe

• The clue is 10. Inflatable auto safety devices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRBAGS

• The clue is 11. Green coating on a statue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATINA

  Possible Answer: patina

• The clue is 12. Piece of jewelry that might complement a toe ring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANKLET

  Possible Answer: bobbysocks, anklet, bobbysock, anklets, ankle_bracelet

• The clue is 13. Perches in a coop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOSTS

  Possible Answer: roost, perch, rest

• The clue is 18. Foggy mental state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAZE

  Possible Answer: fog, daze, haze

• The clue is 23. Rainbows and parentheses, shapewise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCS

  Possible Answer: curve, electric_arc, electric_discharge, arch, discharge, arc, spark, bow

• The clue is 25. "It all makes sense now!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

• The clue is 26. Pesky insect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNAT

  Possible Answer: gnat

• The clue is 27. Hands-on science class. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAB

  Possible Answer: science_laboratory, research_lab, science_lab, research_laboratory, laboratory, lab

• The clue is 28. Fury. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer: ira, anger, choler, ire, wrath

• The clue is 29. Brewery barrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEG

  Possible Answer: kegful, keg

• The clue is 30. As a result of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUETO

• The clue is 31. Pesky kid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMP

  Possible Answer: brownie, hob, scamp, pixie, scallywag, rapscallion, scalawag, pixy, gremlin, imp, elf, rascal, monkey

• The clue is 35. Stitched up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEWN

  Possible Answer: tailor-make, sewn, stitch, stitched, tailor, sewed, run_up, sew, sew_together

• The clue is 36. "Get out of my ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAY

  Possible Answer: direction, right_smart, room, elbow_room, mode, style, fashion, path, manner, means, agency, way_of_life, way

• The clue is 37. Friend, en français. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 38. Paul for whom a guitar is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LES

  Possible Answer: lupus_erythematosus, LE

• The clue is 39. Content between songs on Spotify. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer: advertising, advertizing, advert, advertisement, advertizement, ad

• The clue is 40. Bit of pond scum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALGA

  Possible Answer: algae, alga

• The clue is 41. One might include a hammer, wrench and screwdriver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOLSET

• The clue is 42. Components of a six-pack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABS

  Possible Answer: abdominal, group_AB, Av, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, Ab, ab, type_AB, BA, Bachelor_of_Arts, Artium_Baccalaurens, ABS, AB, abdominal_muscle

• The clue is 43. "Big fan!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILOVEIT

• The clue is 44. Like a black-tie wedding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORMAL

  Possible Answer: formal, conventional, stately, dinner_dress, evening_gown, schematic, dinner_gown, ball, courtly

  Possible Opposite Answer : informal

• The clue is 45. State bird of Maryland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORIOLE

  Possible Answer: Old_World_oriole, American_oriole, New_World_oriole, oriole

• The clue is 46. Imposed, as a tax. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEVIED

  Possible Answer: raise, impose, recruit, levy

• The clue is 47. Make more modern. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPDATE

  Possible Answer: update

• The clue is 48. Unlike a figment of the imagination. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAL

  Possible Answer: literal, rattling, tangible, veridical, substantial, really, actual, real_number, very, real, genuine, existent, material

  Possible Opposite Answer : insubstantial, unreal, nominal

• The clue is 52. Las Vegas A's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACES

  Possible Answer: virtuoso, Allied_Command_Europe, whizz, ace, hotshot, sensation, whiz, adept, nail, superstar, wiz, star, I, sweep_through, ACE, breeze_through, single, champion, 1, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, maven, sail_through, mavin, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, unity, wizard, one, genius, pass_with_flying_colors

• The clue is 53. Jacket fuzz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINT

  Possible Answer: lint

• The clue is 55. Icelandic literary saga. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDDA

  Possible Answer: dasheen, edda, taro_root, cocoyam, taro, Edda

• The clue is 56. No-win/no-lose situations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIES

  Possible Answer: tie-up, sleeper, affiliation, marry, link_up, splice, connect, link, wed, draw, railroad_tie, necktie, crosstie, tie, bind, tie-in, bond, tie_beam, linkup, standoff, association, attach

  Possible Opposite Answer : untie, disconnect

• The clue is 57. Girl Scout's accessory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASH

  Possible Answer: waistcloth, waistband, cincture, sash, window_sash, girdle

• The clue is 60. Eggs at an I.V.F. clinic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVA

  Possible Answer: egg_cell, ovum

• The clue is 61. "The Marvelous ___ Maisel". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRS

  Possible Answer: Mrs, Mr, Mr., Mister, Mrs.

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (34 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (36 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. Phrase said indignantly before a citation	9
2A	10. Place with flasks and alcohol	3
3A	13. Nested birds?	9
4A	14. "___ Atardecer," Bad Bunny song whose name means "Another Sunset"	4
5A	16. "Argh! What is happening?"	15
6A	19. Philosopher Descartes	4
7A	20. Worried	6
8A	21. French word in the middle of a name	3
9A	22. Annoy	3
10A	23. The flying fox is a type of one	3
11A	24. Site with a monument that gets around 7 million ticketed visitors a year	4
12A	25. Totally down (for)	4
13A	27. Topical application	4
14A	29. Like the glass in many a Dale Chihuly sculpture	5
15A	30. Win-win	6
16A	32. California's San ___ Island	6
17A	33. Drift off	7
18A	35. Beatles song with the lyric "I tried to telephone / They said you were not home / That's a lie"	7
19A	36. Privileged groups	6
20A	37. Hot spot	6
21A	38. Unacceptable	5
22A	39. Remove, as from a cluttered container, with "out"	4
23A	40. Title derived from the Persian for "king"	4
24A	43. Anora's husband in "Anora"	4
25A	44. Sat ___ (GPS, to Brits)	3
26A	45. History unit	3
27A	46. One that's hard to catch	3
28A	47. Church congresses	6
29A	50. Foe of Wonder Woman	4
30A	51. Cold shoulder, so to speak	15
31A	54. ___ bar	4
32A	55. Get used to it	9
33A	56. Backup for a trapeze artist	3
34A	57. Popular antibiotic ointment	9

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Phrase said indignantly before a citation"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ANDIQUOTE

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2A: "10. Place with flasks and alcohol"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
• Similar words include: science lab, research laboratory, research lab
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAB

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3A: "13. Nested birds?"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TURDUCKEN

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4A: "14. "___ Atardecer," Bad Bunny song whose name means "Another Sunset""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OTRO

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5A: "16. "Argh! What is happening?""

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: AMILOSINGMYMIND

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6A: "19. Philosopher Descartes"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RENE

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7A: "20. Worried"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
• Similar words include: venerate, dread, fear
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FEARED

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8A: "21. French word in the middle of a name"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NEE

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9A: "22. Annoy"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that irritate or vex
• Similar words include: gall
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRK

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10A: "23. The flying fox is a type of one"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
• Similar words include: flutter, lick, cricket bat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BAT

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11A: "24. Site with a monument that gets around 7 million ticketed visitors a year"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AGRA

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12A: "25. Totally down (for)"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOIN

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13A: "27. Topical application"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
• Similar words include: unction, ointment, unguent
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BALM

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14A: "29. Like the glass in many a Dale Chihuly sculpture"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mix together different elements
• Similar words include: commingle, immix, meld
• Opposite of: defuse

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Answer: FUSED

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15A: "30. Win-win"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NOLOSE

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16A: "32. California's San ___ Island"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MIGUEL

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17A: "33. Drift off"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
• Similar words include: sidetrack, depart, divagate
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DIGRESS

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18A: "35. Beatles song with the lyric "I tried to telephone / They said you were not home / That's a lie""

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NOREPLY

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19A: "36. Privileged groups"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
• Similar words include: elite group, elite
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ELITES

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20A: "37. Hot spot"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that arid land with little or no vegetation
• Similar words include: abandon, defect, forsake
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DESERT

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21A: "38. Unacceptable"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOTOK

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22A: "39. Remove, as from a cluttered container, with "out""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
• Similar words include: angle, Pisces the Fishes, Pisces
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FISH

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23A: "40. Title derived from the Persian for "king""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that title for the former hereditary monarch of iran
• Similar words include: Shah of Iran
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHAH

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24A: "43. Anora's husband in "Anora""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IVAN

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25A: "44. Sat ___ (GPS, to Brits)"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAV

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26A: "45. History unit"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Similar words include: geological era, epoch, earned run average
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERA

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27A: "46. One that's hard to catch"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EEL

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28A: "47. Church congresses"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business
• Similar words include: synod
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SYNODS

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29A: "50. Foe of Wonder Woman"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
• Similar words include: ar, are
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARES

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30A: "51. Cold shoulder, so to speak"

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: SILENTTREATMENT

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31A: "54. ___ bar"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TIKI

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32A: "55. Get used to it"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that get used to a certain climate
• Similar words include: acclimatise, acclimatize
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ACCLIMATE

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33A: "56. Backup for a trapeze artist"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: final, mesh, clear
• Opposite of: gross

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Answer: NET

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34A: "57. Popular antibiotic ointment"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that trade name for a topical drug containing several antibacterials; used as an ointment for skin irritations and in the form of eyedrops for minor eye infections
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: NEOSPORIN

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Pop-punk band named after a video game company, with "The"	6
2D	2. Once, e.g.	6
3D	3. Fully appreciating something	15
4D	4. Wait for a passenger, perhaps	4
5D	5. Status ___	3
6D	6. Bay Area sch.	4
7D	7. "___ From Muskogee" (Merle Haggard song)	4
8D	8. Within the realm of reason	7
9D	9. "Storage unit" of memory in the brain	6
10D	10. W.N.B.A. star Jewell ___	4
11D	11. C-store offering	3
12D	12. Comes in last	15
13D	15. Like the original Looney Tunes shorts, lengthwise	7
14D	17. Linked up with	3
15D	18. Like assassins and some sins	6
16D	24. Helical tools	6
17D	26. Actor Edward of "A Complete Unknown"	6
18D	27. Big cheese	4
19D	28. Nincompoop	3
20D	29. Awesome, in slang	4
21D	31. Key ingredient in Bridget's blue soup, in "Bridget Jones's Diary"	4
22D	32. Dance wildly, in a way	4
23D	33. Ixnays	6
24D	34. "Yas queen!"	7
25D	35. Legend of Zelda console inits.	3
26D	37. Split decision?	7
27D	39. Chinese gambling game invented during the Northern and Southern dynasties	6
28D	41. "That's true about me, right?"	6
29D	42. Expedite	6
30D	44. Big Apple media inits.	3
31D	47. Mini-tantrum	4
32D	48. Empire State Building's style, informally	4
33D	49. Pizza shop in "Do the Right Thing"	4
34D	50. Snowballs, sometimes	4
35D	52. Squeeze (out)	3
36D	53. Q follower	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Pop-punk band named after a video game company, with "The""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ATARIS

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2D: "2. Once, e.g."

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NUMERO

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3D: "3. Fully appreciating something"

15 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: DRINKINGITALLIN

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4D: "4. Wait for a passenger, perhaps"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
• Similar words include: unfounded, jobless, groundless
• Opposite of: work, busy

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Answer: IDLE

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5D: "5. Status ___"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: QUO

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6D: "6. Bay Area sch."

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UCSF

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7D: "7. "___ From Muskogee" (Merle Haggard song)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OKIE

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8D: "8. Within the realm of reason"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that based on sound reasoning or evidence
• Similar words include: well-founded
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TENABLE

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9D: "9. "Storage unit" of memory in the brain"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory
• Similar words include: memory trace
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENGRAM

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10D: "10. W.N.B.A. star Jewell ___"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOYD

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11D: "11. C-store offering"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Similar words include: automated teller machine, standard atmosphere, atmosphere
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATM

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12D: "12. Comes in last"

15 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: BRINGSUPTHEREAR

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13D: "15. Like the original Looney Tunes shorts, lengthwise"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ONEREEL

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14D: "17. Linked up with"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that come together
• Similar words include: play, assemble, satisfy
• Opposite of: diverge

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Answer: MET

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15D: "18. Like assassins and some sins"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that causing or capable of causing death
• Similar words include: lifelessly, deathly, mortal
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DEADLY

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16D: "24. Helical tools"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
• Similar words include: plumber's snake, auger, wimble
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AUGERS

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17D: "26. Actor Edward of "A Complete Unknown""

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NORTON

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18D: "27. Big cheese"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who exercises control over workers
• Similar words include: chief, party boss, foreman
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BOSS

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19D: "28. Nincompoop"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Similar words include: posterior, AS, nookie
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASS

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20D: "29. Awesome, in slang"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the event of something burning (often destructive)
• Similar words include: fuel, force out, flack
• Opposite of: hire

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Answer: FIRE

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21D: "31. Key ingredient in Bridget's blue soup, in "Bridget Jones's Diary""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild allium ampeloprasum
• Similar words include: Allium porrum, scallion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LEEK

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22D: "32. Dance wildly, in a way"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dance the slam dance
• Similar words include: slam dance, thrash, slam
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOSH

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23D: "33. Ixnays"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that declare untrue; contradict
• Similar words include: abnegate, traverse, refuse
• Opposite of: allow, admit

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Answer: DENIES

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24D: "34. "Yas queen!""

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ILOVEIT

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25D: "35. Legend of Zelda console inits."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Similar words include: northeast, neon, Cornhusker State
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NES

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26D: "37. Split decision?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the legal dissolution of a marriage
• Similar words include: disjoint, disassociate, divorcement
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DIVORCE

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27D: "39. Chinese gambling game invented during the Northern and Southern dynasties"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)
• Similar words include: sevens, fan tan, parliament
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FANTAN

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28D: "41. "That's true about me, right?""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ARENTI

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29D: "42. Expedite"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that act or move at high speed
• Similar words include: rush, bucket along, hurry
• Opposite of: linger

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Answer: HASTEN

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30D: "44. Big Apple media inits."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NYT

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31D: "47. Mini-tantrum"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state of agitated irritation
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SNIT

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32D: "48. Empire State Building's style, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
• Similar words include: art deco
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DECO

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33D: "49. Pizza shop in "Do the Right Thing""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SALS

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34D: "50. Snowballs, sometimes"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that projectiles to be fired from a gun
• Similar words include: ammunition
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMMO

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35D: "52. Squeeze (out)"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EKE

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36D: "53. Q follower"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
• Similar words include: baksheesh, tilt, bakshis
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIP

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

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

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

34 Across Clues

36 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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