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Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
March 18, 2020 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Annual tennis or golf championship | 6 |
| 2A | 7. "Sign me up!" | 4 |
| 3A | 11. ___ dispenser | 3 |
| 4A | 14. Team spirit | 6 |
| 5A | 15. Detective Wolfe | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Friend for Philippe | 3 |
| 7A | 17. Zombies with a sense of humor? | 11 |
| 8A | 19. Pinch | 3 |
| 9A | 20. What to do after saying grace | 3 |
| 10A | 21. Spree | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Removes, as from a club | 5 |
| 12A | 24. Had high hopes | 7 |
| 13A | 27. Gay rights or climate change | 5 |
| 14A | 29. Grizzlies that don't fall for traps? | 12 |
| 15A | 33. Writer who went through hell? | 5 |
| 16A | 36. Rat-___ | 4 |
| 17A | 37. Cheer from the stands | 3 |
| 18A | 38. Greek god who fought with the mortal Hercules | 4 |
| 19A | 39. Many a time | 5 |
| 20A | 41. Prefix with space | 4 |
| 21A | 42. Small set | 3 |
| 22A | 43. Surrealist Maar | 4 |
| 23A | 44. Called off | 5 |
| 24A | 45. Exam in an interior design class? | 12 |
| 25A | 49. Singer Luis with the 13x platinum hit "Despacito" | 5 |
| 26A | 50. Write the book on, so to speak | 7 |
| 27A | 54. Automaton of folklore | 5 |
| 28A | 56. Like some spicy food | 4 |
| 29A | 58. "Snakes ___ Plane" (2006 film) | 3 |
| 30A | 59. Abbr. before an alias | 3 |
| 31A | 60. Terrible attempts at peeling corn? | 11 |
| 32A | 64. Org. that collects 1099s | 3 |
| 33A | 65. Wonder Woman, for Gal Gadot | 4 |
| 34A | 66. Mexican dish prepared in a cornhusk | 6 |
| 35A | 67. "Hmm, I don't think so" | 3 |
| 36A | 68. Shift and Tab, for two | 4 |
| 37A | 69. Less fresh | 6 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Annual tennis or golf championship"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USOPEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. "Sign me up!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMIN
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Clue 3 Across: "11. ___ dispenser"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEZ
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Team spirit"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
- Words that mean the same thing: team spirit, esprit de corps
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MORALE
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Clue 5 Across: "15. Detective Wolfe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that roman emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of rome in 64) but the roman empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
- Words that mean the same thing: Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NERO
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Friend for Philippe"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMI
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Zombies with a sense of humor?"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PLAYFULDEAD
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Pinch"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small drink of liquor
- Words that mean the same thing: savour, smack, snip
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. What to do after saying grace"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that take in solid food
- Words that mean the same thing: feed, use up, exhaust
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Spree"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a blast of a horn
- Words that mean the same thing: claxon, blare, bender
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Removes, as from a club"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that remove from a position or office
- Words that mean the same thing: boot out, expel, oust
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OUSTS
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Clue 12 Across: "24. Had high hopes"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
- Words that mean the same thing: stargaze, daydream, dream
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DREAMED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "27. Gay rights or climate change"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
- Words that mean the same thing: drive, induce, causal agency
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAUSE
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Clue 14 Across: "29. Grizzlies that don't fall for traps?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAREFULBEARS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Writer who went through hell?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an italian poet famous for writing the divine comedy that describes a journey through hell and purgatory and paradise guided by virgil and his idealized beatrice (1265-1321)
- Words that mean the same thing: Dante Alighieri
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DANTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "36. Rat-___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "37. Cheer from the stands"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "38. Greek god who fought with the mortal Hercules"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
- Words that mean the same thing: ar, are
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. Many a time"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that many times at short intervals
- Words that mean the same thing: a great deal, much, ofttimes
- The opposite would be: rarely, infrequently
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OFTEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "41. Prefix with space"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AERO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "42. Small set"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small elite group
- The opposite would be: many
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FEW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "43. Surrealist Maar"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DORA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. Called off"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
- Words that mean the same thing: terminated, complete, over
- The opposite would be: begin
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENDED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "45. Exam in an interior design class?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TASTEFULTEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "49. Singer Luis with the 13x platinum hit "Despacito""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FONSI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "50. Write the book on, so to speak"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EXCELAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "54. Automaton of folklore"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means
- Words that mean the same thing: robot, automaton
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOLEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "56. Like some spicy food"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a native or inhabitant of thailand
- Words that mean the same thing: Tai, Central Thai, Siamese
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THAI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "58. "Snakes ___ Plane" (2006 film)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "59. Abbr. before an alias"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AKA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "60. Terrible attempts at peeling corn?"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AWFULSHUCKS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "64. Org. that collects 1099s"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
- Words that mean the same thing: Internal Revenue Service
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "65. Wonder Woman, for Gal Gadot"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- Words that mean the same thing: character, theatrical role, function
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "66. Mexican dish prepared in a cornhusk"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a city in northern ghana
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAMALE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "67. "Hmm, I don't think so""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "68. Shift and Tab, for two"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- Words that mean the same thing: keystone, distinguish, tonality
- The opposite would be: atonality
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KEYS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "69. Less fresh"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
- Words that mean the same thing: cold, moth-eaten, dusty
- The opposite would be: fresh
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STALER
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - March 18, 2020 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Called balls and strikes | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Word before system or panel | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Deliver a stemwinder | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Be punished (for) | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Figure in Santa's workshop | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Neither feminine nor masculine | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Lead-in to China | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Introductory scene in some rom-coms | 8 |
| 9D | 9. Subj. of the federal tax form 5498 | 3 |
| 10D | 10. "For sure" | 7 |
| 11D | 11. Like some salmon that's not baked or broiled | 9 |
| 12D | 12. Give off | 4 |
| 13D | 13. 10001, 10002, etc., informally | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Ore source | 4 |
| 15D | 23. Exercise | 3 |
| 16D | 25. Fifth book of the New Testament | 4 |
| 17D | 26. Daisy ___ (character who loved Li'l Abner) | 3 |
| 18D | 28. Astronaut Shepard, first American in space | 4 |
| 19D | 30. Like almost 0% of tarantula bites | 5 |
| 20D | 31. Like blue moons | 4 |
| 21D | 32. Having footwear | 4 |
| 22D | 33. Harebrained | 4 |
| 23D | 34. ___ 51 | 4 |
| 24D | 35. "Hey, let me be the first to tell you ..." | 9 |
| 25D | 39. Reactions to gut punches | 4 |
| 26D | 40. Orchard pest | 8 |
| 27D | 41. Up the ___ | 4 |
| 28D | 43. Nation whose flag is a white cross on a red background | 7 |
| 29D | 44. Neighbor of F1 and a tilde | 3 |
| 30D | 46. Outer edge of a golf club | 3 |
| 31D | 47. Shade akin to turquoise | 4 |
| 32D | 48. Is | 6 |
| 33D | 51. One giving directions to a tourist, say | 5 |
| 34D | 52. Where a pant leg and a sock meet | 5 |
| 35D | 53. It'll give you a shock | 5 |
| 36D | 54. Benefit | 4 |
| 37D | 55. Vegetable that's frequently fried | 4 |
| 38D | 57. Colors | 4 |
| 39D | 61. Great distress | 3 |
| 40D | 62. Lid, so to speak | 3 |
| 41D | 63. Thurman of "Pulp Fiction" | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Called balls and strikes"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UMPED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Word before system or panel"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOLAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Deliver a stemwinder"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that talk pompously
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Be punished (for)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that something that remunerates
- Words that mean the same thing: yield, salary, give
- The opposite would be: default
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Figure in Santa's workshop"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Words that mean the same thing: pixie, extremely low frequency, brownie
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Neither feminine nor masculine"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
- Words that mean the same thing: spay, sexless, castrate
- The opposite would be: masculine
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEUTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Lead-in to China"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INDO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Introductory scene in some rom-coms"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEETCUTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Subj. of the federal tax form 5498"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
- Words that mean the same thing: ire, Provisional Irish Republican Army, wrath
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. "For sure""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NODOUBT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Like some salmon that's not baked or broiled"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PANSEARED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Give off"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that expel (gases or odors)
- Words that mean the same thing: let loose, let out, give off
- The opposite would be: absorb
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. 10001, 10002, etc., informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a quantity of no importance
- Words that mean the same thing: zip, slide fastener, nil
- The opposite would be: unzip
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZIPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Ore source"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
- Words that mean the same thing: load
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LODE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "23. Exercise"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the act of using
- Words that mean the same thing: economic consumption, expend, utilization
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "25. Fifth book of the New Testament"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a new testament book describing the development of the early church from christ's ascension to paul's sojourn at rome
- Words that mean the same thing: number, human activity, Acts of the Apostles
- The opposite would be: refrain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "26. Daisy ___ (character who loved Li'l Abner)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MAE
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Clue 18 Down: "28. Astronaut Shepard, first American in space"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ALAN
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Clue 19 Down: "30. Like almost 0% of tarantula bites"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that bringing death
- Words that mean the same thing: calamitous, disastrous, black
- The opposite would be: nonfatal
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The answer is: FATAL
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Clue 20 Down: "31. Like blue moons"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
- Words that mean the same thing: rarefied, uncommon, rarified
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RARE
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Having footwear"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that furnish with shoes
- Words that mean the same thing: shodden, calced, shoe
- The opposite would be: discalced, unshod
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The answer is: SHOD
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Harebrained"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- Words that mean the same thing: buggy, loco, barmy
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DAFT
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Clue 23 Down: "34. ___ 51"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
- Words that mean the same thing: region, arena, country
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AREA
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Clue 24 Down: "35. "Hey, let me be the first to tell you ...""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- Words that mean the same thing: news bulletin, newsbreak, flash
- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: NEWSFLASH
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Reactions to gut punches"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OOFS
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Orchard pest"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: FRUITFLY
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Clue 27 Down: "41. Up the ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ANTE
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Clue 28 Down: "43. Nation whose flag is a white cross on a red background"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a constitutional monarchy in northern europe; consists of the mainland of jutland and many islands between the north sea and the baltic sea
- Words that mean the same thing: Kingdom of Denmark, Danmark
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: DENMARK
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Neighbor of F1 and a tilde"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ESC
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Clue 30 Down: "46. Outer edge of a golf club"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that one of the digits of the foot
- Words that mean the same thing: toenail
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TOE
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Clue 31 Down: "47. Shade akin to turquoise"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a blue-green color or pigment
- Words that mean the same thing: blue-green, cyan, bluish green
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TEAL
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Clue 32 Down: "48. Is"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that have an existence, be extant
- Words that mean the same thing: be, exist, subsist
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: EXISTS
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Clue 33 Down: "51. One giving directions to a tourist, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
- Words that mean the same thing: local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anesthetic
- The opposite would be: national, express
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The answer is: LOCAL
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Clue 34 Down: "52. Where a pant leg and a sock meet"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
- Words that mean the same thing: mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis, ankle joint
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ANKLE
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Clue 35 Down: "53. It'll give you a shock"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TASER
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Clue 36 Down: "54. Benefit"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a quantity that is added
- Words that mean the same thing: derive, addition, pull in
- The opposite would be: loss, fall back
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The answer is: GAIN
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Clue 37 Down: "55. Vegetable that's frequently fried"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
- Words that mean the same thing: okra plant, Hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OKRA
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Clue 38 Down: "57. Colors"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
- Words that mean the same thing: imbue, hue, chromaticity
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HUES
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Clue 39 Down: "61. Great distress"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that misery resulting from affliction
- Words that mean the same thing: suffering, woefulness
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: WOE
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Clue 40 Down: "62. Lid, so to speak"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
- Words that mean the same thing: lid, chapeau
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: HAT
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Clue 41 Down: "63. Thurman of "Pulp Fiction""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a benevolent aspect of devi; `splendor'
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Uma
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: UMA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 50 | 64.1% |
| Short Answer | 17 | 21.8% |
| Literature | 3 | 3.8% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.6% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 12 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
