27394 Fri Nov 08, 2024 NYT by Evans Clinchy

Across Clues :

1. "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious ___": Arthur Conan Doyle, 5. Jerks, 11. Potsticker vessel, 14. French bread, 15. Co-star of Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy", 17. Wax-coated wheel, 18. "Hold up, what?!", 19. Sitcom that popularized the phrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?", 21. Travels all over, 22. Spoken-word performer ___ Scott-Heron, 23. Big brothers?, 25. Fanaticism, 30. Old Hollywood collectibles, 31. Where to take the high road?, 32. Retailer with the tagline "A Life Outdoors Is a Life Well Lived", 33. Makes angry, 34. ___-watch, 35. Allocate, 36. Goof, 37. "Lord of the Flies" boy, 38. Pizza topping, 39. Robin Williams called it "a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there", 41. Having kinks, say, 42. Earth, e.g., 43. Bump above a belt, 44. One working on a long-distance relationship, 51. Dessert that, despite its name, is better classified as a pie or tart, 52. Word with room or bot, 53. Humble requests, 54. Part of a succession plan, 55. Windows forerunner, in brief, 56. Lowdown, 57. Man, for one

Down Clues :

1. Put coins in, 2. Parent company of Bentley, 3. Pricey flight options, perhaps, 4. Doofuses, 5. Some underground channels, 6. Doesn't just wing it, 7. Settled (on), 8. Parks oneself, 9. Turn upside down, as a Monopoly deed card, 10. Beyond clean, 11. Constitutional, 12. Eyeball, 13. E and G, e.g., 16. ___ Banchero, 2023 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year, 20. Same-old same-olds, 23. Cinematic friend of Scuttle, Flounder and Sebastian, 24. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" quipper, 25. Sick burns, 26. Risqué, 27. Dairy-heavy dessert popular throughout Latin America, 28. Fix, as a bow, 29. Bond return, 31. Baltic capital, 34. Life-changing opportunity, maybe, 35. Style of music with a vihuela and guitarrón, 37. Examines closely, 38. Word before or after head, 40. One who's on a roll, 41. Twee, 43. Like many wine barrels, 44. Kept up to speed, in a way, 45. "Dream on!", 46. "Sure, I'm game", 47. When Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor, 48. Reclined, 49. It comes down hard, 50. "Sommes" and "serai" are forms of it

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 08, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious ___": Arthur Conan Doyle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FACT

  Possible Answer : fact




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

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

  The answer: SPASMS

  Possible Answer : muscle_spasm, cramp, spasm




• The clue is 11. Potsticker vessel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOK

  Possible Answer : wok




• The clue is 14. French bread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EURO

  Possible Answer : euro




• The clue is 15. Co-star of Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIOTPAGE




• The clue is 17. Wax-coated wheel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDAM

  Possible Answer : Edam




• The clue is 18. "Hold up, what?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAITREALLY




• The clue is 19. Sitcom that popularized the phrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIFFRENTSTROKES




• The clue is 21. Travels all over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOURS

  Possible Answer : turn, hitch, circuit, Tours, tour_of_duty, spell, enlistment, term_of_enlistment, duty_tour, go, tour




• The clue is 22. Spoken-word performer ___ Scott-Heron. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIL




• The clue is 23. Big brothers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABBOTS

  Possible Answer : archimandrite, abbot




• The clue is 25. Fanaticism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEALOTRY

  Possible Answer : fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry




• The clue is 30. Old Hollywood collectibles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REELS

  Possible Answer : spin, lurch, stagger, bobbin, swag, keel, whirl, Scottish_reel, gyrate, spin_around, careen, Virginia_reel, reel, spool




• The clue is 31. Where to take the high road?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDGE

  Possible Answer : ridgepole, ridge, ridgeline, rooftree




• The clue is 32. Retailer with the tagline "A Life Outdoors Is a Life Well Lived". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REI




• The clue is 33. Makes angry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRES

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




• The clue is 34. ___-watch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BINGE

  Possible Answer : bust, overeat, overgorge, glut, stuff, tear, ingurgitate, gormandize, gormandise, splurge, engorge, bout, overindulge, orgy, englut, binge, pig_out, satiate, gourmandize, scarf_out, gorge




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

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

  The answer: METE

  Possible Answer : boundary_line, borderline, border, mete, delimitation




• The clue is 36. Goof. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer : stray, slip, err, drift, mistake




• The clue is 37. "Lord of the Flies" boy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIGGY

  Possible Answer : piggish, porcine, swinish, hoggish, shoat, piglet, shote, piggy




• The clue is 38. Pizza topping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASIL

  Possible Answer : St._Basil, Basil_the_Great, basil, sweet_basil, St._Basil_the_Great, Basil, Basil_of_Caesarea




• The clue is 39. Robin Williams called it "a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASVEGAS




• The clue is 41. Having kinks, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURLED

  Possible Answer : kink, curve, curled, curling, curl, coil, loop, wave, curl_up, draw_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil




• The clue is 42. Earth, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORB

  Possible Answer : revolve, eyeball, ball, orb, globe, orbit




• The clue is 43. Bump above a belt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTIE




• The clue is 44. One working on a long-distance relationship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CULTURALATTACHE




• The clue is 51. Dessert that, despite its name, is better classified as a pie or tart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHEESECAKE

  Possible Answer : cheesecake




• The clue is 52. Word with room or bot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAT

  Possible Answer : chew_the_fat, chit-chat, chat, visit, schmooze, jaw, claver, confabulate, chatter, Old_World_chat, confabulation, New_World_chat, gossip, schmoose, natter, chitchat, chaffer, shoot_the_breeze, confab




• The clue is 53. Humble requests. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTREATIES

  Possible Answer : appeal, prayer, entreaty




• The clue is 54. Part of a succession plan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEIR

  Possible Answer : successor, inheritor, heir, heritor




• The clue is 55. Windows forerunner, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOS

  Possible Answer : ut, disk_operating_system, make_out, execute, perform, answer, behave, coiffe, exercise, arrange, manage, dress, Doctor_of_Osteopathy, do, State_Department, coiffure, set, bash, practise, Department_of_State, DOS, cause, get_along, serve, DO, United_States_Department_of_State, DoS, suffice, practice, come, act, make, doh, fare, brawl, coif, State

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake




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

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

  The answer: SKINNY

  Possible Answer : tightly_fitting, cheeseparing, close, tightfitting, scraggy, near, penny-pinching, weedy, tight_fitting, tight-fitting, scrawny, skinny, underweight, boney




• The clue is 57. Man, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  Possible Answer : islet, isle

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Put coins in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEED

  Possible Answer: feast, tip, run, course, feed_in, flow, eat, provender, fertilise, prey, fertilize, fee, bung, give, feed

  Possible Opposite Answer : starve

• The clue is 2. Parent company of Bentley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUDI

• The clue is 3. Pricey flight options, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAFTBEERS

• The clue is 4. Doofuses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMFOOLS

  Possible Answer: sap, fool, saphead, tomfool, muggins

• The clue is 5. Some underground channels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEWERS

  Possible Answer: toilet, gutter, sewerage, cloaca, sewer

• The clue is 6. Doesn't just wing it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLANS

  Possible Answer: program, project, programme, contrive, architectural_plan, design, plan, be_after

• The clue is 7. Settled (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIT

• The clue is 8. Parks oneself. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 9. Turn upside down, as a Monopoly deed card. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORTGAGE

  Possible Answer: mortgage

• The clue is 10. Beyond clean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STERILE

  Possible Answer: uninspired, unfertile, aseptic, sterile, uninventive, unimaginative, infertile

  Possible Opposite Answer : fertile

• The clue is 11. Constitutional. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WALK

  Possible Answer: pass, manner_of_walking, walk_of_life, walking, walkway, walk, take_the_air, base_on_balls, paseo

  Possible Opposite Answer : ride

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

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

  The answer: OGLE

  Possible Answer: ogle

• The clue is 13. E and G, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEYS

  Possible Answer: Florida_key, headstone, winder, samara, tonality, key_fruit, key, cay, identify, discover, Key, Francis_Scott_Key, key_out, keystone, paint, describe, distinguish, name

  Possible Opposite Answer : atonality

• The clue is 16. ___ Banchero, 2023 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAOLO

• The clue is 20. Same-old same-olds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUTS

  Possible Answer: groove, rut, furrow, estrus, heat, oestrus

  Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus

• The clue is 23. Cinematic friend of Scuttle, Flounder and Sebastian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIEL

• The clue is 24. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" quipper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERRA

  Possible Answer: Berra, Yogi_Berra, Yogi, Lawrence_Peter_Berra

• The clue is 25. Sick burns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZINGS

  Possible Answer: dynamism, pizzaz, pizzazz, zing, oomph

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

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

  The answer: EDGY

  Possible Answer: restive, uptight, highly_strung, high-strung, edgy, nervy, jittery, jumpy, overstrung

• The clue is 27. Dairy-heavy dessert popular throughout Latin America. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRESLECHES

• The clue is 28. Fix, as a bow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETIE

  Possible Answer: retie

• The clue is 29. Bond return. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIELD

  Possible Answer: relent, pay, concede, afford, fruit, give_way, give_in, give, cede, bear, grant, issue, buckle_under, render, generate, payoff, move_over, takings, return, yield, soften, proceeds, production, output, ease_up, knuckle_under, succumb, take

  Possible Opposite Answer : survive, stand

• The clue is 31. Baltic capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIGA

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Latvia, Riga

• The clue is 34. Life-changing opportunity, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGBREAK

• The clue is 35. Style of music with a vihuela and guitarrón. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARIACHI

  Possible Answer: mariachi

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

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

  The answer: PERUSES

  Possible Answer: peruse

• The clue is 38. Word before or after head. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTT

  Possible Answer: laughingstock, fundament, rear_end, coffin_nail, can, target, buns, fag, seat, border, bottom, bunt, tail_end, butt_against, bum, stern, tooshie, nates, butt_on, posterior, fanny, keister, derriere, rear, butt, backside, adjoin, tush, goat, tail, march, prat, edge, butt_joint, ass, cigaret, cigarette, stooge, abut, behind, rump, arse, stub, hind_end, buttocks, hindquarters, butt_end

• The clue is 40. One who's on a roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOTER

  Possible Answer: elector, voter

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

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

  The answer: CUTESY

• The clue is 43. Like many wine barrels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAKEN

  Possible Answer: oaken

• The clue is 44. Kept up to speed, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCED

• The clue is 45. "Dream on!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UHNO

• The clue is 46. "Sure, I'm game". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETS

  Possible Answer: Lashkar-e-Toiba, allow, let, Lashkar-e-Taiba, countenance, rent, LET, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, get, have, permit, Army_of_the_Pure, Army_of_the_Righteous, net_ball, lease

  Possible Opposite Answer : disallow, forbid, prevent

• The clue is 47. When Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTI

• The clue is 48. Reclined. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAIN

  Possible Answer: consist, rest, lie_in, lie_down, dwell, lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 49. It comes down hard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAIL

  Possible Answer: acclaim, hail, herald, come

• The clue is 50. "Sommes" and "serai" are forms of it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETRE

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

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. Safe place to stand on a diamond	4
2A	5. Bout rout	4
3A	9. Chatted via Teams, say	4
4A	13. Tail-less cat breed	4
5A	14. Still single	5
6A	15. Defense grp. since 1949	4
7A	16. "Been a while! Any updates?"	15
8A	19. Take giant steps	6
9A	20. "Oof, that's rough"	6
10A	21. Locale for a lab rat	4
11A	22. Board game set in a mansion	4
12A	24. To the ___ degree	3
13A	26. Talks through a sticking point, say	11
14A	32. Angers	4
15A	34. Big name in pest control	4
16A	35. Catch the vibe of	5
17A	36. Network junction points	5
18A	38. Force of habit, for some, in brief	3
19A	39. Chess defeats	5
20A	40. Basic unit of work	5
21A	41. Boring routines	4
22A	43. Whiskey portion of a boilermaker	4
23A	44. Online storage option since 2011	11
24A	47. Cincinnati trio?	3
25A	48. Capital of Qatar	4
26A	49. Batch of ale	4
27A	51. Disney film featuring the Oscar-winning song "Let It Go"	6
28A	55. Temp workers dressed in red	6
29A	57. Ranch fixtures for livestock	15
30A	61. Colorful eye part	4
31A	62. Quintet seen in order in 16-, 26-, 44- and 57-Across	5
32A	63. "Come on already!"	4
33A	64. Direction for prairie schooners	4
34A	65. ___ tide	4
35A	66. "Green-eyed" emotion	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Safe place to stand on a diamond"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that installation from which a military force initiates operations
• Similar words include: stand, foundation, substructure
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BASE

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2A: "5. Bout rout"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
• Similar words include: KO, knock cold, knock out
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KAYO

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3A: "9. Chatted via Teams, say"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IMED

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4A: "13. Tail-less cat breed"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the ancient gaelic formerly spoken on the isle of man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions
• Similar words include: Manx cat
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MANX

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5A: "14. Still single"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of someone who has not been married
• Similar words include: unwedded
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: UNWED

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6A: "15. Defense grp. since 1949"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
• Similar words include: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NATO

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7A: "16. "Been a while! Any updates?""

15 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: WHATSNEWWITHYOU

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8A: "19. Take giant steps"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a step in walking or running
• Similar words include: pace, footstep, tread
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STRIDE

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9A: "20. "Oof, that's rough""

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OHDANG

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10A: "21. Locale for a lab rat"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
• Similar words include: coop, John Milton Cage Jr., cage in
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CAGE

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11A: "22. Board game set in a mansion"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slight indication
• Similar words include: cue, clew, hint
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CLUE

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12A: "24. To the ___ degree"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Similar words include: n-th
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NTH

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13A: "26. Talks through a sticking point, say"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: HASHESITOUT

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14A: "32. Angers"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Similar words include: wrath, anger, ira
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IRES

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15A: "34. Big name in pest control"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DCON

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16A: "35. Catch the vibe of"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a general conscious awareness
• Similar words include: sensory faculty, feel, common sense
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SENSE

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17A: "36. Network junction points"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a connecting point at which several lines come together
• Similar words include: client, nod, knob
• Opposite of: antinode

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Answer: NODES

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18A: "38. Force of habit, for some, in brief"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OCD

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19A: "39. Chess defeats"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a pair of people who live together
• Similar words include: fellow, twin, matte
• Opposite of: disentangle, unsnarl

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Answer: MATES

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20A: "40. Basic unit of work"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
• Similar words include: J, watt second, James Prescott Joule
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: JOULE

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21A: "41. Boring routines"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
• Similar words include: groove, furrow, rut
• Opposite of: anestrus

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Answer: RUTS

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22A: "43. Whiskey portion of a boilermaker"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of firing a projectile
• Similar words include: flash, pip, spud
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHOT

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23A: "44. Online storage option since 2011"

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: APPLEICLOUD

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24A: "47. Cincinnati trio?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that half the width of an em
• Similar words include: nut, en
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ENS

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25A: "48. Capital of Qatar"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital and chief port of qatar
• Similar words include: Bida, capital of Qatar, El Beda
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DOHA

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26A: "49. Batch of ale"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
• Similar words include: brewage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BREW

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27A: "51. Disney film featuring the Oscar-winning song "Let It Go""

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that stop moving or become immobilized
• Similar words include: immobilise, glacial, stop dead
• Opposite of: unblock, boil

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Answer: FROZEN

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28A: "55. Temp workers dressed in red"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at christmas
• Similar words include: Kriss Kringle, Father Christmas, Santa
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SANTAS

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29A: "57. Ranch fixtures for livestock"

15 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: WATERINGTROUGHS

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30A: "61. Colorful eye part"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
• Similar words include: flag, fleur-de-lis, iris diaphragm
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IRIS

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31A: "62. Quintet seen in order in 16-, 26-, 44- and 57-Across"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AEIOU

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32A: "63. "Come on already!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DOIT

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33A: "64. Direction for prairie schooners"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the countries of (originally) europe and (now including) north america and south america
• Similar words include: Benjamin West, Rebecca West, due west
• Opposite of: east

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Answer: WEST

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34A: "65. ___ tide"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
• Similar words include: neap tide
• Opposite of: springtide

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Answer: NEAP

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35A: "66. "Green-eyed" emotion"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
• Similar words include: invidia, begrudge, enviousness
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ENVY

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Mini maker	3
2D	2. Circus crowd chorus	4
3D	3. Grabbed, as sale items	10
4D	4. Surplus	5
5D	5. Lederhosen typically end just above one	4
6D	6. "Totes adorbs!"	3
7D	7. Bowmaker's wood	3
8D	8. Repulsive	6
9D	9. Like most TV shows, nowadays	4
10D	10. Chichén Itzá people	4
11D	11. Prep school on the Thames	4
12D	12. ___ Ross, George Clooney's role on "ER"	4
13D	14. Zombie's status	6
14D	17. [Alas!]	4
15D	18. Belief in God or gods	6
16D	22. Count in the cereal aisle	7
17D	23. Furnish with temporarily	6
18D	24. Expert in stealth	5
19D	25. Scouting party	5
20D	27. Burn while ironing, say	6
21D	28. Lipton choices	4
22D	29. Done with boozing	10
23D	30. Apply to, as an ointment	5
24D	31. Lab work	5
25D	33. Auction off	4
26D	37. Lawn-starting tool	6
27D	42. Automaker with a six-star logo	6
28D	45. ___ Sea, body between Sicily and Greece	6
29D	46. Early 007 adversary	4
30D	50. Piano practice piece	5
31D	51. "Just so you know," online	4
32D	52. Few and far between	4
33D	53. Soul legend Redding	4
34D	54. Salsa quality	4
35D	55. Dot on a transit map	4
36D	56. Jailhouse weapon	4
37D	58. Originally named	3
38D	59. Actress Scala	3
39D	60. Complete dump	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Mini maker"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BMW

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2D: "2. Circus crowd chorus"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Similar words include: ooh, aah
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AAHS

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3D: "3. Grabbed, as sale items"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SNATCHEDUP

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4D: "4. Surplus"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a minor actor in crowd scenes
• Similar words include: surplus, spear carrier, superfluous
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EXTRA

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5D: "5. Lederhosen typically end just above one"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
• Similar words include: knee joint, genu, stifle
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KNEE

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6D: "6. "Totes adorbs!""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AWW

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7D: "7. Bowmaker's wood"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the english yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YEW

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8D: "8. Repulsive"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - edmund burke
• Similar words include: abominable, execrable, detestable
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ODIOUS

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9D: "9. Like most TV shows, nowadays"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INHD

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10D: "10. Chichén Itzá people"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of an american indian people of yucatan and belize and guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between ad 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
• Similar words include: Mayan, Mayan language
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MAYA

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11D: "11. Prep school on the Thames"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETON

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12D: "12. ___ Ross, George Clooney's role on "ER""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DOUG

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13D: "14. Zombie's status"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: UNDEAD

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14D: "17. [Alas!]"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an utterance made by exhaling audibly
• Similar words include: suspiration, suspire
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SIGH

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15D: "18. Belief in God or gods"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the doctrine or belief in the existence of a god or gods
• Opposite of: atheism
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: THEISM

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16D: "22. Count in the cereal aisle"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CHOCULA

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17D: "23. Furnish with temporarily"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LENDTO

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18D: "24. Expert in stealth"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NINJA

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19D: "25. Scouting party"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group of soldiers
• Similar words include: scout troop, scout group, promenade
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TROOP

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20D: "27. Burn while ironing, say"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a surface burn
• Similar words include: singe, sear, blacken
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SCORCH

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21D: "28. Lipton choices"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Similar words include: tea, teatime, afternoon tea
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEAS

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22D: "29. Done with boozing"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ONTHEWAGON

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23D: "30. Apply to, as an ointment"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: USEON

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24D: "31. Lab work"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that trying something to find out about it
• Similar words include: try, psychometric test, mental test
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TESTS

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25D: "33. Auction off"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the activity of persuading someone to buy
• Similar words include: deal, betray, trade
• Opposite of: buy

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Answer: SELL

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26D: "37. Lawn-starting tool"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who seeds clouds
• Similar words include: cloud seeder
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SEEDER

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27D: "42. Automaker with a six-star logo"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SUBARU

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28D: "45. ___ Sea, body between Sicily and Greece"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric greeks
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: IONIAN

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29D: "46. Early 007 adversary"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DRNO

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30D: "50. Piano practice piece"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ETUDE

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31D: "51. "Just so you know," online"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FWIW

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32D: "52. Few and far between"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
• Similar words include: rarefied, rarified, uncommon
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RARE

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33D: "53. Soul legend Redding"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
• Similar words include: Elisha Graves Otis, genus Otis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OTIS

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34D: "54. Salsa quality"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
• Similar words include: spice up, tanginess, piquancy
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ZEST

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35D: "55. Dot on a transit map"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the event of something ending
• Similar words include: occlusive, period, blockage
• Opposite of: start, continue

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Answer: STOP

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36D: "56. Jailhouse weapon"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a knife used as a weapon
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHIV

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37D: "58. Originally named"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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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38D: "59. Actress Scala"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: Armed Islamic Group
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GIA

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39D: "60. Complete dump"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Similar words include: hordeolum, stye, eye infection
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: STY

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

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

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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

35 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

74 Total Clues

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