27427 Sat Dec 14, 2024 NY Times by Owen Bergstein

Across Clues :

1. The 20th-century king Peter the Liberator, for one, 5. Electric Nissan model, 9. Chips and such, 13. Cutesy expression borrowed from French, 16. Prefix meaning "other", 17. Under-the-table alliance, 18. Sound preceding a ripple, 19. Expiate, with "for", 20. Like the biggest stars, 22. Titular TV role for Sandra Oh, 23. Panini, e.g., 24. Grp. whose first letter is now outdated, 25. Team in the N.H.L.'s Atlantic Division, 27. A Swiftie might have a favorite one, 28. Put-down, 29. Brainwave-amplifying headpiece worn by Marvel's Professor X, 30. Post-run celebrations, 32. Subject of United States v. Windsor (2013), 33. Fashion aesthetic with flower crowns and rustic dresses, 34. Service providers, 35. Tone, 36. Boy band whose members include Suga, Jimin and Jungkook, 39. Matched up, 40. Many graders, for short, 41. Whom God asked "Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen?", 42. Something taken from waiters to get waters?, 43. Arabic for "greater", 45. Grub, 46. "Wrong!", 48. What might come up organically, 50. Spanish cheers, 51. Laundry room leftover, 52. "Dear ___ …", 53. One giveaway for the wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood", 54. Indoor-grown marijuana, in slang

Down Clues :

1. A little bit of everything?, 2. New Hampshire school, 3. Soft drink since 1905, 4. Feeling overworked, with "out", 5. Rent, 6. They really take a toll nowadays, 7. Doja Cat's given first name, for which her debut album is named, 8. Central points, 9. Bug, 10. Award-winning journalist Linda, 11. Symbols much seen on March 17, 12. "Fingers crossed!", 14. Take in, 15. "This relationship could be the one", 21. Rare and then some, 24. Midwest city named in an attempt to attract German settlers, 26. Fawn relative, 28. Annual NASCAR race, familiarly, 29. Electric vehicle's need, 30. Slyly spiteful, 31. Before, 32. Tea supplier, 33. Sicilian treat, 34. Uprights, e.g., 36. Devoid of all life, 37. Recorded, in a way, 38. Leave la-la land, 40. Country singer Tucker, 41. Store, 44. Drip … or drill, 45. Mexican pop's ___ Temerarios, 47. Lead character in "Stranger Things"?, 49. ___ Fields

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 14, 2024

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

New York Times, Saturday, December 14, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. The 20th-century king Peter the Liberator, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERB

  Possible Answer : Serbian, Serb




• The clue is 5. Electric Nissan model. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAF

  Possible Answer : leafage, leaf, folio, foliage, thumb, flip, flick, riff, riffle




• The clue is 9. Chips and such. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TECH

  Possible Answer : technical_school, tech




• The clue is 13. Cutesy expression borrowed from French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXCUSEZMOI




• The clue is 16. Prefix meaning "other". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLO




• The clue is 17. Under-the-table alliance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECRETPACT




• The clue is 18. Sound preceding a ripple. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOP

  Possible Answer : plop, flump, plunk_down, plump, plonk, plank, plunk, plump_down




• The clue is 19. Expiate, with "for". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATONE

  Possible Answer : repent, aby, expiate, atone, abye




• The clue is 20. Like the biggest stars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIST




• The clue is 22. Titular TV role for Sandra Oh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVE

  Possible Answer : eventide, even, eve, Eve, evening




• The clue is 23. Panini, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELT

  Possible Answer : thawing, melt, mellow, evaporate, fade, unthaw, disappear, melting, run, melt_down, thaw, meld, dethaw, dissolve, mellow_out, unfreeze




• The clue is 24. Grp. whose first letter is now outdated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BSA




• The clue is 25. Team in the N.H.L.'s Atlantic Division. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SABRES

  Possible Answer : cavalry_sword, saber, sabre




• The clue is 27. A Swiftie might have a favorite one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer : ERA, era, earned_run_average, epoch, geological_era




• The clue is 28. Put-down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIS

  Possible Answer : Dis, Orcus




• The clue is 29. Brainwave-amplifying headpiece worn by Marvel's Professor X. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEREBRO




• The clue is 30. Post-run celebrations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASTPARTIES




• The clue is 32. Subject of United States v. Windsor (2013). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAYMARRIAGE




• The clue is 33. Fashion aesthetic with flower crowns and rustic dresses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COTTAGECORE




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

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

  The answer: PASTORS

  Possible Answer : Pastor, parson, curate, rector, subgenus_Pastor, minister, minister_of_religion, pastor




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

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

  The answer: HUE

  Possible Answer : imbue, chromaticity, hue




• The clue is 36. Boy band whose members include Suga, Jimin and Jungkook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BTS




• The clue is 39. Matched up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSYNC




• The clue is 40. Many graders, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAS

  Possible Answer : tantalum, atomic_number_73, Ta




• The clue is 41. Whom God asked "Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAIN

  Possible Answer : Cain




• The clue is 42. Something taken from waiters to get waters?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer : ani




• The clue is 43. Arabic for "greater". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AKBAR




• The clue is 45. Grub. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARVA

  Possible Answer : larva




• The clue is 46. "Wrong!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOPE




• The clue is 48. What might come up organically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONGMOCROP




• The clue is 50. Spanish cheers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLES




• The clue is 51. Laundry room leftover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRYERSHEET




• The clue is 52. "Dear ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRS

  Possible Answer : Sir, sir




• The clue is 53. One giveaway for the wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARS

  Possible Answer : ear, spike, capitulum, pinna, auricle




• The clue is 54. Indoor-grown marijuana, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDO

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. A little bit of everything?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SESAME

  Possible Answer: Sesamum_indicum, benne, benni, sesame, benny

• The clue is 2. New Hampshire school. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXETER

• The clue is 3. Soft drink since 1905. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RCCOLA

• The clue is 4. Feeling overworked, with "out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BURNT

  Possible Answer: sting, burn_down, burn, burn_up, glow, incinerate, cauterize, burnt, burnt-out, cut, fire, bite, sunburn, combust, cauterise, burned, burn_off, burned-out, burned-over

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

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

  The answer: LET

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : forbid, prevent, disallow

• The clue is 6. They really take a toll nowadays. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EZPASSTAGS

• The clue is 7. Doja Cat's given first name, for which her debut album is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMALA

• The clue is 8. Central points. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOCI

  Possible Answer: focal_point, focussing, direction, centering, stress, focus, focusing, nidus

• The clue is 9. Bug. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAP

  Possible Answer: intercept, hydrant, dab, tapdance, rap, beg, solicit, wiretap, bug, water_faucet, spigot, knock, tip, water_tap, tap, strike, exploit, pink, pat

• The clue is 10. Award-winning journalist Linda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLERBEE

• The clue is 11. Symbols much seen on March 17. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLOVERS

  Possible Answer: trefoil, clover

• The clue is 12. "Fingers crossed!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOPESO

• The clue is 14. Take in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEE

  Possible Answer: understand, hear, watch, run_into, encounter, ascertain, ensure, attend, go_through, construe, project, run_across, view, take_care, figure, look, come_across, go_steady, get_a_line, see_to_it, go_out, experience, learn, reckon, consider, date, determine, escort, examine, image, witness, realise, control, check, see, envision, fancy, catch, visualise, get_wind, pick_up, regard, visit, insure, realize, interpret, meet, take_in, assure, find, discover, find_out, get_word, visualize, picture

• The clue is 15. "This relationship could be the one". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSSERIOUS

• The clue is 21. Rare and then some. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARTARE

• The clue is 24. Midwest city named in an attempt to attract German settlers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BISMARCKND

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

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

  The answer: BEIGE

  Possible Answer: beige, ecru

• The clue is 28. Annual NASCAR race, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAYTONA

• The clue is 29. Electric vehicle's need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARCHARGER

• The clue is 30. Slyly spiteful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATTY

  Possible Answer: cattie, catty, bitchy, cattish

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

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

  The answer: PRE

• The clue is 32. Tea supplier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOSSIPER

  Possible Answer: rumourmonger, gossipmonger, newsmonger, gossip, gossiper, rumormonger

• The clue is 33. Sicilian treat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANNOLI

• The clue is 34. Uprights, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIANOS

  Possible Answer: pianoforte, forte-piano, piano, pianissimo

• The clue is 36. Devoid of all life. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARREN

  Possible Answer: free, barren, devoid, desolate, destitute, innocent, bare, stark, waste, bleak, wasteland

• The clue is 37. Recorded, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIVOED

• The clue is 38. Leave la-la land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAPTO

• The clue is 40. Country singer Tucker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANYA

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

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

  The answer: CACHE

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

• The clue is 44. Drip … or drill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORE

  Possible Answer: tire, support, take_over, deport, calibre, bore-hole, bear, hold, dullard, have_a_bun_in_the_oven, tidal_bore, endure, pay, give_birth, carry, gestate, yield, tolerate, eager, wear, suffer, digest, comport, have, contain, stand, drill, expect, birth, acquit, bore, abide, accept, gauge, stick_out, caliber, conduct, brook, aegir, stomach, turn_out, assume, eagre, deliver, drill_hole, behave, put_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : interest

• The clue is 45. Mexican pop's ___ Temerarios. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOS

• The clue is 47. Lead character in "Stranger Things"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESS

  Possible Answer: einsteinium, atomic_number_99, Es, E

• The clue is 49. ___ Fields. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRS

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

April 28, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, April 28, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

April 28, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Sitcom joke involving a change in setting	10
2A	11. Hollow, perhaps	4
3A	15. What plastic wrap is designed for	10
4A	16. ___ something	4
5A	17. Zesty liqueur	10
6A	18. Not following, maybe	4
7A	19. Lift up	5
8A	20. Part of a paw print	3
9A	21. Surname that's also transliterated as Zuo	3
10A	22. Cautionary conjunction	4
11A	25. Buzzkill's response while playing Would You Rather	7
12A	28. On, say	3
13A	31. Bird named for a Titan	4
14A	33. Bad mouths?	6
15A	34. "___ was!" ("No way!," in German)	3
16A	35. Panels at anime conventions	5
17A	37. Asian wrap	4
18A	38. Gil Scott-Heron poem inspired by 1969 events	15
19A	42. Mouthy?	4
20A	43. This old thing?	5
21A	44. Lump	3
22A	45. World capital whose last two letters are its first two letters upside down	6
23A	47. Curing agent	4
24A	48. High key	3
25A	49. Where the first five counting numbers are "üks kaks kolm neli viis"	7
26A	51. Knife cut	4
27A	53. ___ Nguyen Dan (celebration of spring)	3
28A	54. Major lobby in D.C.	3
29A	56. Lead-in to mail or box	5
30A	60. Lover of Rochester, in fiction	4
31A	62. World capital on the Aker River	10
32A	65. Scar line?	4
33A	66. Priceless, in a way	10
34A	67. Participates in a Seder, say	4
35A	68. Deification	10

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. Sitcom joke involving a change in setting"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUTAWAYGAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. Hollow, perhaps"

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 the habitation of wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: den
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. What plastic wrap is designed for"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONETIMEUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. ___ something"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Zesty liqueur"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIMONCELLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Not following, maybe"

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 people who are destined to die soon
• Words that mean the same thing: fall behind, fall back, bewildered
• The opposite would be: keep, won
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Lift up"

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 praise, glorify, or honor
• Words that mean the same thing: exhilarate, invigorate, thrill
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Part of a paw print"

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 number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
• Words that mean the same thing: blow up, tablet, digs
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Surname that's also transliterated as Zuo"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Cautionary conjunction"

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 being ten more than forty
• Words that mean the same thing: fifty, l, 50
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Buzzkill's response while playing Would You Rather"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not either; not one or the other
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEITHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "28. On, say"

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 humanistic study of a body of literature
• Words that mean the same thing: perch, fall, lighted
• The opposite would be: extinguish, unlighted
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "31. Bird named for a Titan"

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 fertility goddess in ancient greek mythology; wife of cronus and mother of zeus; identified with roman ops and cybele of ancient asia minor
• Words that mean the same thing: Rhea americana, nandu, Pterocnemia pennata
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. Bad mouths?"

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 facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
• Words that mean the same thing: leer, sneer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNEERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. "___ was!" ("No way!," in German)"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Panels at anime conventions"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MANGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Asian wrap"

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 dress worn primarily by hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
• Words that mean the same thing: saree
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Gil Scott-Heron poem inspired by 1969 events"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHITEYONTHEMOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Mouthy?"

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 examination conducted by spoken communication
• Words that mean the same thing: unwritten, viva, viva voce
• The opposite would be: anal, aboral
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. This old thing?"

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 an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
• Words that mean the same thing: keepsake, token, souvenir
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Lump"

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 lump or protuberance
• Words that mean the same thing: substance, meat, heart and soul
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. World capital whose last two letters are its first two letters upside down"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city of central european russia; formerly capital of both the soviet union and soviet russia; since 1991 the capital of the russian federation
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of the Russian Federation, Russian capital
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOSCOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Curing agent"

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 compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
• Words that mean the same thing: salinity, saltiness, common salt
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. High key"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Where the first five counting numbers are "üks kaks kolm neli viis""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a republic in northeastern europe on the baltic sea
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Estonia, Esthonia
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESTONIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Knife cut"

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 narrow opening
• Words that mean the same thing: cunt, dent, prick
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. ___ Nguyen Dan (celebration of spring)"

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 new year in vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after january 20th
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Major lobby in D.C."

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Lead-in to mail or box"

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 distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
• Words that mean the same thing: vocalisation, vox, representative
• The opposite would be: devoice
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VOICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Lover of Rochester, in fiction"

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 shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Eyre
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. World capital on the Aker River"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSLONORWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "65. Scar line?"

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 a deep prolonged loud noise
• Words that mean the same thing: holler, howl, boom
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "66. Priceless, in a way"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOTFORSALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "67. Participates in a Seder, say"

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 amount of liquid food
• Words that mean the same thing: sup, swallow
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "68. Deification"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
• Words that mean the same thing: nonesuch, exaltation, ideal
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APOTHEOSIS

  Great job if you got it right!

April 28, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. King of verse	4
2D	2. System for servers	4
3D	3. Ghanaian city that's an anagram of 27-Down	4
4D	4. Coral arrangement	5
5D	5. Fruit also called a wax gourd	11
6D	6. Theater inits.	3
7D	7. "___-haw!"	3
8D	8. [This is looking very bad for me]	4
9D	9. Literary stand-in for Christ	5
10D	10. Glam rock pieces?	6
11D	11. Text that's often an exaggeration	3
12D	12. "Where do all of these keep coming from?!"	10
13D	13. "I think I can see a future with him"	10
14D	14. Turning points	6
15D	23. Actress Mitchell of "Pretty Little Liars"	4
16D	24. Range just below 55-Down	5
17D	26. One eating a lot of wings	11
18D	27. New York Liberty, e.g.	4
19D	28. Translation of "torah"	3
20D	29. Select words?	10
21D	30. Sexy selfie posted on social media, in lingo	10
22D	32. French film director Varda	5
23D	36. Provider of a broad world view	5
24D	39. One may be ordered "con todo"	4
25D	40. Sledding site	4
26D	41. Division of Comcast	3
27D	45. Poetic considerations	6
28D	46. Activist LaDuke who was twice a Green Party vice-presidential candidate	6
29D	50. Man known for his morals	5
30D	52. Middle section	5
31D	55. See 24-Down	4
32D	57. "___ born by the river / In a little tent" (start of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come")	4
33D	58. Sactown's locale	4
34D	59. Looks over	4
35D	61. Sounds of uncertainty	3
36D	63. Way more than ne'er	3
37D	64. Japanese masked drama	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. King of verse"

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 hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
• Words that mean the same thing: borecole, kail, kale
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. System for servers"

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 trademark for a powerful operating system
• Words that mean the same thing: UNIX operating system, UNIX system
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Ghanaian city that's an anagram of 27-Down"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Coral arrangement"

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 island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATOLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Fruit also called a wax gourd"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WINTERMELON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Theater inits."

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "___-haw!""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. [This is looking very bad for me]"

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 a large and hurried swallow
• Words that mean the same thing: draft, swig, draught
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GULP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Literary stand-in for Christ"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Glam rock pieces?"

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 (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
• Words that mean the same thing: geode
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Text that's often an exaggeration"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Where do all of these keep coming from?!""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANOTHERONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "I think I can see a future with him""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITSSERIOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Turning points"

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 the rotating armature of a motor or generator
• Words that mean the same thing: rotor, rotor coil
• The opposite would be: stator
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROTORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Actress Mitchell of "Pretty Little Liars""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse
• Words that mean the same thing: chaise
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Range just below 55-Down"

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 adult male singing voice above baritone
• Words that mean the same thing: tenor voice, strain
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. One eating a lot of wings"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSECTIVORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. New York Liberty, e.g."

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 cooperative unit (especially in sports)
• Words that mean the same thing: team up, squad
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Translation of "torah""

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 collection of rules imposed by authority
• Words that mean the same thing: legal philosophy, police, natural law
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Select words?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICHOOSEYOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Sexy selfie posted on social media, in lingo"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THIRSTTRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. French film director Varda"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGNES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Provider of a broad world view"

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 (greek mythology) a titan who was forced by zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
• Words that mean the same thing: book of maps, telamon, atlas vertebra
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATLAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. One may be ordered "con todo""

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 (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of mexican descent
• Words that mean the same thing: greaser, wetback
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TACO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Sledding site"

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 local and well-defined elevation of the land
• Words that mean the same thing: Alfred Hawthorne, J. J. Hill, Benny Hill
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Division of Comcast"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Poetic considerations"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the basic unit of length adopted under the systeme international d'unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
• Words that mean the same thing: cadence, beat, metre
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: METERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Activist LaDuke who was twice a Green Party vice-presidential candidate"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WINONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Man known for his morals"

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 greek author of fables (circa 620-560 bc)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AESOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "52. Middle section"

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 body excluding the head and neck and limbs
• Words that mean the same thing: body, trunk
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "55. See 24-Down"

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 singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Words that mean the same thing: countertenor, contralto
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "57. "___ born by the river / In a little tent" (start of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come")"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IWAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "58. Sactown's locale"

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 city in southwestern colombia in a rich agricultural area
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "59. Looks over"

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 opinion or judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, heart, centre
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "61. Sounds of uncertainty"

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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: ER, emergency room, erbium
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "63. Way more than ne'er"

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 many times at short intervals
• Words that mean the same thing: oftentimes, frequently, ofttimes
• The opposite would be: infrequently, rarely
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "64. Japanese masked drama"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	65.3%
Short Answer	14	19.4%
History	4	5.6%
Geography	3	4.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.2%
Literature	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 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 Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 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 02, 2025 at 07:15 PM