27453 Thu Jan 09, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 09, 2025

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

Thu Jan 09, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Eat dirt, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BITEIT




• The clue is 7. Info at JFK or LAX. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer : eta, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, ETA, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty




• The clue is 10. One image on a Monopoly board. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAIL

  Possible Answer : put_away, imprison, jailhouse, jail, lag, slammer, incarcerate, jug, gaol, pokey, clink, immure, put_behind_bars, remand, poky




• The clue is 14. Longtime Ford S.U.V.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRONCO

  Possible Answer : bronco, broncho, bronc




• The clue is 15. Bring trouble to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEX

  Possible Answer : chafe, get, amaze, get_to, perplex, devil, nark, nettle, raise_up, stupefy, annoy, shake_up, beat, pose, bother, agitate, flummox, stir_up, stick, rag, bewilder, vex, disturb, mystify, dumbfound, nonplus, irritate, get_at, gravel, worry, rile, commove, puzzle, baffle

  Possible Opposite Answer : reassure




• The clue is 16. Knight of film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEDI




• The clue is 17. Charlie horse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLYDESDALE

  Possible Answer : Clydesdale




• The clue is 19. "To suffer ___ which Hope thinks infinite": Shelley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOES

  Possible Answer : suffering, woefulness, woe




• The clue is 20. Fictional thief Lupin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARSENE




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

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

  The answer: PANDA

  Possible Answer : Ailurus_fulgens, giant_panda, red_panda, bear_cat, panda, lesser_panda, coon_bear, cat_bear, panda_bear, Ailuropoda_melanoleuca




• The clue is 22. Body with many pages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENATE

  Possible Answer : US_Senate, Senate, U.S._Senate, senate, United_States_Senate




• The clue is 24. Awesome, in 1990s slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHAT




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

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

  The answer: SERGIO




• The clue is 27. Tango number. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIRTEEN

  Possible Answer : long_dozen, XIII, thirteen, baker's_dozen, xiii, 13




• The clue is 31. Twin actress Mary-Kate or Ashley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLSEN




• The clue is 32. Harbor markers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUOYS

  Possible Answer : buoy, buoy_up




• The clue is 33. Longtime wire service inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPI




• The clue is 34. Haunted house feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEAR

  Possible Answer : reverence, fear, fright, awe, concern, care, venerate, veneration, revere, dread, fearfulness

  Possible Opposite Answer : fearlessness




• The clue is 35. Italian for "baked". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COTTA




• The clue is 36. Mystery writer, in brief?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANON

  Possible Answer : anon




• The clue is 37. Danger in a Wile E. Coyote cartoon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  Possible Answer : trinitrotoluene, TNT




• The clue is 38. Point at, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODTO




• The clue is 39. Pizzeria purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLICE

  Possible Answer : gash, slit, slicing, slash, slice, piece, fade, cut, slice_up




• The clue is 40. Golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAZPACHO

  Possible Answer : gazpacho




• The clue is 42. Whiskey soda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WELCHS

  Possible Answer : welsh, welch




• The clue is 43. Yours, in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOI




• The clue is 44. Dave or Ray of the Kinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAVIES

  Possible Answer : Sir_Humphrey_Davy, Davy, Humphrey_Davy




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

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

  The answer: QUITO

  Possible Answer : Quito, capital_of_Ecuador




• The clue is 48. Cut some slack?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAUTEN

  Possible Answer : tauten, firm




• The clue is 50. Strong push. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URGE

  Possible Answer : urge_on, exhort, pep_up, impulse, itch, root_on, barrack, urge, recommend, press, cheer, inspire, advocate




• The clue is 51. Alpha male (double). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTHURASHE




• The clue is 55. Stands at first, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISON




• The clue is 56. Vivacious, theatrical and passionate type, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer : Leo_the_Lion, Lion, Leo




• The clue is 57. Info in a job posting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALARY

  Possible Answer : wage, earnings, pay, remuneration, salary




• The clue is 58. Casting director's offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PART

  Possible Answer : divide, separate, parting, split_up, depart, set_forth, set_out, partially, persona, character, partly, component, voice, function, region, portion, set_off, part, take_off, section, constituent, office, start, split, start_out, break, contribution, role, share, division, percentage, piece, theatrical_role, disunite, break_up, component_part

  Possible Opposite Answer : wholly




• The clue is 59. Candy in plastic dispensers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEZ




• The clue is 60. "Maybe. Give me time to think". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILLSEE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Fleabag" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BBC

• The clue is 2. Off-line, to those online. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRL

• The clue is 3. Plaything. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOY

  Possible Answer: toy, flirt, plaything, toy_dog, miniature, fiddle, dally, play, diddle

• The clue is 4. Put at risk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDANGER

  Possible Answer: scupper, queer, jeopardize, jeopardise, expose, endanger, threaten, peril, menace, imperil

• The clue is 5. Cold-weather driving hazard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICERAIN

• The clue is 6. Lob in the direction of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOSSTO

• The clue is 7. Film writer/director Goldberg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVAN

• The clue is 8. Kind of lens for long-distance shots. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: TELEPHOTO

  Possible Answer: telephotograph, telephoto

• The clue is 9. Bit of medieval weaponry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer: ax, axe

• The clue is 10. Three-time N.F.L. Defensive Player of the Year (2012, 2014 and 2015). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JJWATT

• The clue is 11. Long, long time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AEON

  Possible Answer: aeon, eon

• The clue is 12. Pointed the finger at. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDED

• The clue is 13. TV journalist Ling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISA

• The clue is 18. Poor mark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEE

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

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

  The answer: PARS

  Possible Answer: par, equality, equation, equivalence

• The clue is 22. Singer Gomez. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELENA

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

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

  The answer: ERSATZ

  Possible Answer: substitute, ersatz

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

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

  The answer: HIYA

• The clue is 26. Leader of Germany?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFTG

• The clue is 27. Entire, in Italian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUTTO

• The clue is 28. ___ Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EUNICE

• The clue is 29. Time periods. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPOCHS

  Possible Answer: date_of_reference, era, epoch

• The clue is 30. To the ___ (with style). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINES

  Possible Answer: IX, ball_club, club, nine, 9, Nina_from_Carolina, nine-spot, baseball_club, ennead, niner

• The clue is 32. Notable site of enlightenment. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: BODHITREE

• The clue is 35. Pixar film set in the fictional town of Santa Cecilia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCO

  Possible Answer: coconut_palm, coco, coconut_tree, coconut, coco_palm, cocoa_palm, Cocos_nucifera

• The clue is 36. At the end of the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLINALL

• The clue is 38. Grp. whose alphabet is used eight times in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NATO

  Possible Answer: NATO, North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization

• The clue is 39. More than a few. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEVERAL

  Possible Answer: respective, various, several

• The clue is 41. One of 3,000+ annually for IBM. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATENT

  Possible Answer: evident, apparent, manifest, patent, unmistakable, letters_patent, plain, patent_of_invention

• The clue is 42. 1960s dance craze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WATUSI

  Possible Answer: Watutsi, Tutsi, Watusi

• The clue is 44. "Obviously!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUH

• The clue is 45. Groucho Marx specialty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUIP

  Possible Answer: wisecrack, quip, crack, gag, sally, epigram

• The clue is 46. ___ Major. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URSA

• The clue is 47. Composer Stravinsky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGOR

• The clue is 49. The whole shebang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOZ

• The clue is 51. Challenge for a skier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALP

  Possible Answer: alp

• The clue is 52. One of the founding airlines of Star Alliance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAS

  Possible Answer: SAS, SA, Special_Air_Service, Storm_Troops, Sturmabteilung

• The clue is 53. Realm of Charlemagne, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HRE

• The clue is 54. Fashion designer's asset. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYE

  Possible Answer: center, middle, eye, optic, eyeball, heart, oculus, centre

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (34 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (42 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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. Some terminals	6
2A	7. Gamer's state of invincibility enabled by a cheat code	7
3A	14. Listens to, as a radio station	7
4A	16. Achieves success for the first time	7
5A	17. *They may result in people wrongly being sent to jail	7
6A	18. *Bonny young girl	7
7A	19. Spanner of 11 time zones	4
8A	20. Klondike territory	5
9A	22. Copacabana locale	3
10A	23. *Exercise experts	8
11A	26. Bit of improv	4
12A	28. One end of a playground "telephone"	6
13A	30. Wish for a romantic pairing between, in modern lingo	4
14A	33. "Thor: Ragnarok" actress Thompson	5
15A	35. *Advocate of women's equality	8
16A	38. Tower in the water	3
17A	39. Hi-fi spinners	3
18A	41. Ewe said it!	3
19A	42. School org.	3
20A	43. *"Let's pick up the pace!"	8
21A	46. Preschooler's wheels	5
22A	48. Trivia contest venues	4
23A	49. Restaurant icon McDonald	6
24A	51. Breakfast that may be prepared overnight	4
25A	54. *Some online courses	8
26A	58. "The Matrix" character	3
27A	60. N.C.A.A. basketball powerhouse, informally	5
28A	62. Cantina freebie	4
29A	63. With 65-Across, market no-no ... or a hint to entering the answers to the starred clues	7
30A	65. See 63-Across	7
31A	68. Simply taboo	7
32A	69. Melted adhesive	7
33A	70. Categorizes	7
34A	71. Removes a curse?	6

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Some terminals"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
• Similar words include: anode
• Opposite of: cathode

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Answer: ANODES

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2A: "7. Gamer's state of invincibility enabled by a cheat code"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GODMODE

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3A: "14. Listens to, as a radio station"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TUNESIN

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4A: "16. Achieves success for the first time"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
• Similar words include: make it, come, get in
• Opposite of: leave

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Answer: ARRIVES

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5A: "17. *They may result in people wrongly being sent to jail"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BADRAPS

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6A: "18. *Bonny young girl"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: WEELASS

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7A: "19. Spanner of 11 time zones"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASIA

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8A: "20. Klondike territory"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a north american river that flows westward from the yukon territory through central alaska to the bering sea
• Similar words include: Yukon River, Yukon Territory
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YUKON

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9A: "22. Copacabana locale"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
• Similar words include: Rio de Janeiro
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RIO

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10A: "23. *Exercise experts"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one who trains other persons or animals
• Similar words include: flight simulator, trainer
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TRAINERS

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11A: "26. Bit of improv"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short theatrical episode
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SKIT

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12A: "28. One end of a playground "telephone""

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TINCAN

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13A: "30. Wish for a romantic pairing between, in modern lingo"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vessel that carries passengers or freight
• Similar words include: send, transport, embark
• Opposite of: disembark

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Answer: SHIP

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14A: "33. "Thor: Ragnarok" actress Thompson"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TESSA

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15A: "35. *Advocate of women's equality"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a supporter of feminism
• Similar words include: women's liberationist, libber, women's rightist
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FEMINIST

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16A: "38. Tower in the water"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden abrupt pull
• Similar words include: labor, tugboat, drive
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TUG

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17A: "39. Hi-fi spinners"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm
• Similar words include: LP, L-P
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LPS

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18A: "41. Ewe said it!"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cry made by sheep
• Similar words include: blate, blat, bleat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BAA

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19A: "42. School org."

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NEA

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20A: "43. *"Let's pick up the pace!""

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: STEPONIT

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21A: "46. Preschooler's wheels"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
• Similar words include: velocipede, tricycle
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TRIKE

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22A: "48. Trivia contest venues"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
• Similar words include: gin mill, pothouse, pub
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PUBS

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23A: "49. Restaurant icon McDonald"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RONALD

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24A: "51. Breakfast that may be prepared overnight"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• Similar words include: oat
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OATS

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25A: "54. *Some online courses"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: WEBINARS

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26A: "58. "The Matrix" character"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (used as a combining form) recent or new
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NEO

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27A: "60. N.C.A.A. basketball powerhouse, informally"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: UCONN

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28A: "62. Cantina freebie"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that largest known toad species; native to central america; valuable destroyer of insect pests
• Similar words include: agua toad, Bufo marinus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AGUA

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29A: "63. With 65-Across, market no-no ... or a hint to entering the answers to the starred clues"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: INSIDER

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30A: "65. See 63-Across"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that buying or selling securities or commodities
• Similar words include: sell, switch, trade
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TRADING

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31A: "68. Simply taboo"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NOTDONE

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32A: "69. Melted adhesive"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HOTGLUE

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33A: "70. Categorizes"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that keep company with; hang out with
• Similar words include: classify, class, affiliate
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ASSORTS

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34A: "71. Removes a curse?"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
• Similar words include: beep, bleep
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BLEEPS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Up	5
2D	2. Front-line hero during the 2020 pandemic	5
3D	3. "We're live!" studio sign	5
4D	4. Goes	7
5D	5. Spanish pronoun	3
6D	6. The Science Kid, in children's television	3
7D	7. Get an eyeful	4
8D	8. Some McFlurry ingredients	5
9D	9. Knocked back a few	5
10D	10. Bad start?	3
11D	11. Analyze excessively	9
12D	12. Slicer's place	4
13D	13. ExxonMobil brand	4
14D	15. "Bye Bye Bye" boy band	5
15D	21. Falcons' grp.	4
16D	24. Congressional divide	5
17D	25. Like purchases made while playing freemium games	5
18D	27. Distinctive doctrine	3
19D	29. Point of writing	3
20D	31. "So that's how it is"	4
21D	32. Organizer of an after-school event, in brief	3
22D	33. You might go on tiptoe in this	4
23D	34. Consequences of compliments	9
24D	36. Sharansky who wrote the memoir "Fear No Evil"	5
25D	37. Country rocker Steve with the album "Exit 0"	5
26D	38. Medicinal amt.	3
27D	40. Paul McCartney, for one	3
28D	44. Org. that hires cryptanalysts	3
29D	45. Minor municipality	4
30D	47. Conventioneer's passport	7
31D	50. First grade of high school, typically	5
32D	52. Old royal house	5
33D	53. Lilac, e.g.	5
34D	55. Twinkle-toed	5
35D	56. Preceding time	5
36D	57. Solomonic figures	5
37D	58. 1492 caravel	4
38D	59. Grandson of Eve	4
39D	61. Get a lode of these!	4
40D	64. Words sealed with a kiss	3
41D	66. ___ blind	3
42D	67. W.N.B.A.'s Dream, on scoreboards	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Up"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ATBAT

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2D: "2. Front-line hero during the 2020 pandemic"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
• Similar words include: entertain, suckle, hold
• Opposite of: bottlefeed

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Answer: NURSE

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3D: "3. "We're live!" studio sign"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ONAIR

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4D: "4. Goes"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that move away from a place into another direction
• Similar words include: deviate, start, pull up stakes
• Opposite of: conform, stay

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Answer: DEPARTS

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5D: "5. Spanish pronoun"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ESA

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6D: "6. The Science Kid, in children's television"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SID

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7D: "7. Get an eyeful"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an awkward stupid person
• Similar words include: clod, lump, goon
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GAWK

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8D: "8. Some McFlurry ingredients"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Similar words include: oreo cookie, oreo
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OREOS

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9D: "9. Knocked back a few"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take in liquids
• Similar words include: toast, salute, drink
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DRANK

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10D: "10. Bad start?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
• Similar words include: stat mi, Military Intelligence Section 5, knot
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MIS

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11D: "11. Analyze excessively"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: OVERTHINK

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12D: "12. Slicer's place"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
• Similar words include: food shop, delicatessen
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DELI

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13D: "13. ExxonMobil brand"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESSO

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14D: "15. "Bye Bye Bye" boy band"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NSYNC

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15D: "21. Falcons' grp."

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the airforce of the united states of america; the agency that defends the united states through control and exploitation of air and space
• Similar words include: Air Force, U. S. Air Force, United States Air Force
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: USAF

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16D: "24. Congressional divide"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
• Similar words include: gangway
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AISLE

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17D: "25. Like purchases made while playing freemium games"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INAPP

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18D: "27. Distinctive doctrine"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
• Similar words include: philosophical system, philosophy, doctrine
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ISM

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19D: "29. Point of writing"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the writing point of a pen
• Similar words include: pecker, beak, neb
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NIB

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20D: "31. "So that's how it is""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISEE

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21D: "32. Organizer of an after-school event, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PTA

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22D: "33. You might go on tiptoe in this"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that south african prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)
• Similar words include: ballet skirt, Desmond Tutu
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TUTU

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23D: "34. Consequences of compliments"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: EGOBOOSTS

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24D: "36. Sharansky who wrote the memoir "Fear No Evil""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NATAN

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25D: "37. Country rocker Steve with the album "Exit 0""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EARLE

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26D: "38. Medicinal amt."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TSP

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27D: "40. Paul McCartney, for one"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that term of address for a man
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SIR

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28D: "44. Org. that hires cryptanalysts"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
• Similar words include: National Security Agency
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NSA

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29D: "45. Minor municipality"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
• Similar words include: townsfolk, Ithiel Town, township
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TOWN

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30D: "47. Conventioneer's passport"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IDBADGE

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31D: "50. First grade of high school, typically"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that position nine in a countable series of things
• Similar words include: 9th, one-ninth
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NINTH

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32D: "52. Old royal house"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an english dynasty descended from henry tudor; tudor monarchs ruled from henry vii to elizabeth i (from 1485 to 1603)
• Similar words include: House of Tudor, Antony Tudor
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TUDOR

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33D: "53. Lilac, e.g."

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a distinctive odor that is pleasant
• Similar words include: odour, fragrance, odorize
• Opposite of: deodorize, deodourise

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Answer: SCENT

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34D: "55. Twinkle-toed"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that moving quickly and lightly
• Similar words include: nimble, quick, spry
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AGILE

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35D: "56. Preceding time"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
• Similar words include: run-up
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RUNUP

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36D: "57. Solomonic figures"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
• Similar words include: swag, salvia, sag
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAGES

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37D: "58. 1492 caravel"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of ea
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NINA

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38D: "59. Grandson of Eve"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ENOS

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39D: "61. Get a lode of these!"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Similar words include: ore
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ORES

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40D: "64. Words sealed with a kiss"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IDO

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41D: "66. ___ blind"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
• Similar words include: surcharge, hook, overcharge
• Opposite of: undercharge

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Answer: ROB

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42D: "67. W.N.B.A.'s Dream, on scoreboards"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATL

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

34 Across Clues

42 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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