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Date: Thursday, December 03, 2020
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle December 03, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Fools | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Huger than huge | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Weed killer's target | 4 |
| 4A | 13. Size in a lingerie shop | 4 |
| 5A | 14. Modest skirt | 4 |
| 6A | 15. Softly | 5 |
| 7A | 16. College named after a Scottish island | 4 |
| 8A | 17. Word before "Streets" and "Girls" in film titles | 4 |
| 9A | 18. Certain chamber ensemble | 5 |
| 10A | 19. This occurs at least once - and never more than three times - in a year | 13 |
| 11A | 22. ___ workings | 5 |
| 12A | 23. Cut out | 4 |
| 13A | 24. Where frozen concentrated orange juice and Gatorade were invented: Abbr. | 3 |
| 14A | 27. Something to teach a dog | 5 |
| 15A | 30. Memorable launch of April 11, 1970 | 8 |
| 16A | 32. Go ___ | 3 |
| 17A | 34. Modern lead-in to scrolling | 4 |
| 18A | 36. It's a downer | 6 |
| 19A | 37. Championship memento | 4 |
| 20A | 39. Like some suspects | 5 |
| 21A | 41. Alternative to an elbow poke | 4 |
| 22A | 42. Part of a parkway | 6 |
| 23A | 44. Bygone TV part | 4 |
| 24A | 46. Experiences | 3 |
| 25A | 47. 2007 heist film sequel | 8 |
| 26A | 49. "To weep is to make less the depth of ___": Shak. | 5 |
| 27A | 51. Texas' ___ River, formerly part of the U.S./Mexico border | 3 |
| 28A | 52. Grocery section | 4 |
| 29A | 54. Convenience stores | 5 |
| 30A | 57. Bad fortune ... as suggested by 19-, 30- and 47-Across? | 12 |
| 31A | 60. Emphatic affirmation | 5 |
| 32A | 63. Pop-pop's partner | 4 |
| 33A | 64. Object of a search in an animated 2003 film | 4 |
| 34A | 65. Preppy clothing brand | 5 |
| 35A | 66. Booking.com booking | 4 |
| 36A | 67. Weizman who once headed the Israeli Air Force | 4 |
| 37A | 68. Bracket position | 4 |
| 38A | 69. TVs | 4 |
| 39A | 70. Conserve energy | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Fools"
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 watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
- Words that mean the same thing: tire, sap, exhaust
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Huger than huge"
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 long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
- Words that mean the same thing: heroic, epical, epos
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Weed killer's target"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
- Words that mean the same thing: take root, solution, base
- The opposite would be: descendant
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. Size in a lingerie shop"
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: CCUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "14. Modest skirt"
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 southern part of france
- Words that mean the same thing: musical instrument digital interface
- The opposite would be: maxi
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIDI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "15. Softly"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
- Words that mean the same thing: soft, forte-piano, pianoforte
- The opposite would be: forte
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PIANO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "16. College named after a Scottish island"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IONA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "17. Word before "Streets" and "Girls" in film titles"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- Words that mean the same thing: think, average, entail
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "18. Certain chamber ensemble"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
- Words that mean the same thing: eighter, ogdoad, octonary
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OCTET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "19. This occurs at least once - and never more than three times - in a year"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________13__
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FRIDAYTHE13TH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. ___ workings"
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 located inward; - leonard bernstein; - david denby; - a.r.gurney,jr.
- Words that mean the same thing: inside, internal, privileged
- The opposite would be: outer
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INNER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Cut out"
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 prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- Words that mean the same thing: leave out, pretermit, drop
- The opposite would be: include, attend to
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OMIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "24. Where frozen concentrated orange juice and Gatorade were invented: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. Something to teach a dog"
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 a cunning or deceitful action or device
- Words that mean the same thing: illusion, fox, deception
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRICK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Memorable launch of April 11, 1970"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______13
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APOLLO13
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. Go ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
- Words that mean the same thing: imitator, caricature, copycat
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "34. Modern lead-in to scrolling"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
- Words that mean the same thing: sentence, condemn, doomsday
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. It's a downer"
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 a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPIATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. Championship memento"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a characteristic sound
- Words that mean the same thing: surround, annulus, ringing
- The opposite would be: open chain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. Like some suspects"
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 occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
- Words that mean the same thing: common
- The opposite would be: unusual
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USUAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. Alternative to an elbow poke"
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: PSST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. Part of a parkway"
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 the value below which 50% of the cases fall
- Words that mean the same thing: average, medial, median value
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEDIAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. Bygone TV part"
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 face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
- Words that mean the same thing: telephone dial
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "46. Experiences"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
- Words that mean the same thing: hour angle, own, have got
- The opposite would be: lack, abstain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. 2007 heist film sequel"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______13
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OCEANS13
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "49. "To weep is to make less the depth of ___": Shak."
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 intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
- Words that mean the same thing: brokenheartedness, heartache, heartbreak
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GRIEF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "51. Texas' ___ River, formerly part of the U.S./Mexico border"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
- Words that mean the same thing: red-faced, crimson, flushed
- The opposite would be: gain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "52. Grocery section"
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 shop selling ready-to-eat food products
- Words that mean the same thing: food shop, delicatessen
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DELI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "54. Convenience stores"
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 an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
- Words that mean the same thing: market place, marketplace, mart
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MARTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "57. Bad fortune ... as suggested by 19-, 30- and 47-Across?"
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: UNLUCKYBREAK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "60. Emphatic affirmation"
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: DIDSO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "63. Pop-pop's partner"
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: NANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "64. Object of a search in an animated 2003 film"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: NEMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "65. Preppy clothing brand"
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: JCREW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "66. Booking.com booking"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
- Words that mean the same thing: trip-up, actuate, activate
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "67. Weizman who once headed the Israeli Air Force"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EZER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "68. Bracket position"
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 small hard fruit
- Words that mean the same thing: seminal fluid, seeded player, germ
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "69. TVs"
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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- Words that mean the same thing: determine, fructify, rig
- The opposite would be: rise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "70. Conserve energy"
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 something left after other parts have been taken away
- Words that mean the same thing: repose, rest period, perch
- The opposite would be: change, be active
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REST
Great job if you got it right!
December 03, 2020 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. "Westworld" genre, informally | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Hard nut to crack | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Parenthetical comment after an ambiguous witticism | 11 |
| 4D | 4. Actor James | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Part of EGOT | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Artist Mondrian | 4 |
| 7D | 7. The U.S. Forest Service owns about 38% of it | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Films | 6 |
| 9D | 9. High-G.D.P. | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Kind of milk | 3 |
| 11D | 11. 2000 Beatles album ... or its peak position on Billboard | 3 |
| 12D | 12. Add (up) | 3 |
| 13D | 15. Palindromic kitchen item | 6 |
| 14D | 20. Droughty | 4 |
| 15D | 21. Marked by opposite extremes | 7 |
| 16D | 24. Preserve, in a way | 11 |
| 17D | 25. Countless, informally | 5 |
| 18D | 26. Runs interference for the offense? | 5 |
| 19D | 28. Sixth Amendment right | 7 |
| 20D | 29. Flattens, in brief | 3 |
| 21D | 31. Bit of insolence | 3 |
| 22D | 32. Tanks and such | 5 |
| 23D | 33. Slice | 5 |
| 24D | 35. Nasty campaign charges | 3 |
| 25D | 38. Actress Scala | 3 |
| 26D | 40. Big co. in the 2008 financial meltdown | 3 |
| 27D | 43. Emcee's segue | 6 |
| 28D | 45. Life partner? | 4 |
| 29D | 48. Big joints | 6 |
| 30D | 50. Breadwinner | 6 |
| 31D | 53. Words of empathy | 5 |
| 32D | 55. Busts | 5 |
| 33D | 56. Hybrid tennis attire | 5 |
| 34D | 57. Like items at a Goodwill store | 4 |
| 35D | 58. Join | 4 |
| 36D | 59. Talks, talks, talks | 4 |
| 37D | 60. Some party hires, for short | 3 |
| 38D | 61. "___ or no ___?" (server's question) | 3 |
| 39D | 62. Music's Dr. ___ | 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. "Westworld" genre, informally"
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: SCIFI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Hard nut to crack"
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 fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACORN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Parenthetical comment after an ambiguous witticism"
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: PUNINTENDED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Actor James"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium 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: SPADER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Part of EGOT"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an annual award by the academy of television arts and sciences for outstanding achievements in television
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMMY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Artist Mondrian"
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: PIET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. The U.S. Forest Service owns about 38% of it"
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 state in the rocky mountains
- Words that mean the same thing: ID, Gem State
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDAHO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Films"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a medium that disseminates moving pictures
- Words that mean the same thing: celluloid, movie theater, movie theatre
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CINEMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. High-G.D.P."
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 people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
- Words that mean the same thing: plentiful, fertile, racy
- The opposite would be: poor, lean
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RICH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Kind of milk"
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 annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. 2000 Beatles album ... or its peak position on Billboard"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: i, unity, peerless
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Add (up)"
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 amount (especially of a drink)
- Words that mean the same thing: tote up, add, sum up
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "15. Palindromic kitchen item"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POTTOP
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Clue 14 Down: "20. Droughty"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that lacking sufficient water or rainfall
- Words that mean the same thing: waterless, desiccate, desiccated
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ARID
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Clue 15 Down: "21. Marked by opposite extremes"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that of or relating to manic depressive illness
- The opposite would be: unipolar
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: BIPOLAR
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Clue 16 Down: "24. Preserve, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ___________
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The answer is: FLASHFREEZE
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Clue 17 Down: "25. Countless, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LOTSA
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Clue 18 Down: "26. Runs interference for the offense?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
- Words that mean the same thing: abet
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ABETS
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Sixth Amendment right"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a lawyer who pleads cases in court
- Words that mean the same thing: pleader, direction, advise
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: COUNSEL
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Flattens, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that (in india) a unit of length having different values in different localities
- Words that mean the same thing: coss, knockout, KO
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: KOS
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Bit of insolence"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
- Words that mean the same thing: mouth, sassing, backtalk
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: LIP
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Clue 22 Down: "32. Tanks and such"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that protective covering made of metal and used in combat
- Words that mean the same thing: armour
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ARMOR
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Slice"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a separate part of a whole
- Words that mean the same thing: piece of music, opus, slice
- The opposite would be: disassemble
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The answer is: PIECE
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Nasty campaign charges"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that water soaked soil; soft wet earth
- Words that mean the same thing: mire, muck, clay
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MUD
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Actress Scala"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that a terrorist organization of islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular algerian regime and replace it with an islamic state
- Words that mean the same thing: Armed Islamic Group
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: GIA
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Big co. in the 2008 financial meltdown"
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: AIG
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Clue 27 Down: "43. Emcee's segue"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ANDNOW
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Life partner?"
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 one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
- Words that mean the same thing: arm, tree branch, branch
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LIMB
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Clue 29 Down: "48. Big joints"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that make less intense
- Words that mean the same thing: deaden, numb, dull
- The opposite would be: enliven, sharpen
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The answer is: BLUNTS
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Clue 30 Down: "50. Breadwinner"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that someone who earn wages in return for their labor
- Words that mean the same thing: wage earner
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: EARNER
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Clue 31 Down: "53. Words of empathy"
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: ICARE
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Clue 32 Down: "55. Busts"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that correct by punishment or discipline
- Words that mean the same thing: chasten, reclaim, naturalise
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TAMES
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Clue 33 Down: "56. Hybrid tennis attire"
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: SKORT
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Clue 34 Down: "57. Like items at a Goodwill store"
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 put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
- Words that mean the same thing: habituate, victimised, victimized
- The opposite would be: misused
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The answer is: USED
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Clue 35 Down: "58. Join"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a fabric made by knitting
- Words that mean the same thing: knitting, knitwork, knit stitch
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: KNIT
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Clue 36 Down: "59. Talks, talks, talks"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that informal terms for the mouth
- Words that mean the same thing: cakehole, yelp, maw
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: YAPS
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Clue 37 Down: "60. Some party hires, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- This could be something that a person who announces and plays popular recorded music
- Words that mean the same thing: disk jockey, disc jockey, disc-jockey
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DJS
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Clue 38 Down: "61. "___ or no ___?" (server's question)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that water frozen in the solid state
- Words that mean the same thing: Methedrine, meth, internal-combustion engine
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ICE
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Clue 39 Down: "62. Music's Dr. ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DRE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 56 | 71.8% |
| Short Answer | 9 | 11.5% |
| Movies/Film | 4 | 5.1% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.6% |
| Music | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 39 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
