XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: July 02, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 02 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (36)
Clue #1: 1. ___ salad
Clue #2: 5. Site for techies
Clue #3: 9. One of the hues in a Crayola eight-pack
Antonyms: whiten, white
Clue #4: 14. Shape of many a racetrack
Clue #5: 15. Fit as a fiddle
Clue #6: 16. "… for He is ___" (Matthew 28:6)
Antonyms: sit_down, set
Clue #7: 17. Did you know?! The most common bar name in the U.K. is The Red Lion
Clue #8: 19. Enough
Antonyms: meager
Clue #9: 20. W.W.E. star Dumas
Clue #10: 21. Portfolio portion, in brief
Clue #11: 22. It hangs on in the winter
Clue #12: 23. Did you know?! The oldest known porno movie is the 1907 short film "El Satario"
Clue #13: 27. One might charge el capote rojo
Clue #14: 29. 2014 Winter Olympics host
Clue #15: 30. Iridescent gemstones
Clue #16: 32. Bingo relative
Clue #17: 34. Squid's ink holder
Clue #18: 37. Did you know?! Engaging in leisure activities has been shown to reduce stress levels by over 30%
Clue #19: 40. Did you know?! Before mastering fire, cave men ate uncooked meat for the first million years of human existence
Clue #20: 42. Official currency of Ecuador and Guam: Abbr.
Clue #21: 43. "___ move"
Clue #22: 45. Cabinet department since 1913
Clue #23: 46. Nudges against
Clue #24: 49. Room for growth?
Clue #25: 50. Did you know?! America's first chartered money supplier opened in Philadelphia on January 7, 1782
Clue #26: 56. Enemy vessels in W.W. II
Clue #27: 57. Outfit that might have satin lapels, informally
Clue #28: 58. Key near F1
Clue #29: 61. Spanish island with many nightclubs
Clue #30: 62. Did you know?! Diamonds are 58 times more resistant to pressure than rubies or sapphires
Clue #31: 65. "___ est mort" ("the king is dead")
Clue #32: 66. Modern aerosol emitter, for short
Clue #33: 67. x times y, potentially
Clue #34: 68. Boxer nicknamed "Kid Dynamite"
Clue #35: 69. "... or ___!" (threat)
Clue #36: 70. "College GameDay" airer
Across Clues and Answers (36)
Clue #1: 1. ___ América (international football competition)
Clue #2: 2. Tube descender
Clue #3: 3. Step up from an upright piano
Clue #4: 4. Layered lunch offering, informally
Clue #5: 5. Tweets
Clue #6: 6. Language of W.W. II "code talkers": Var.
Clue #7: 7. Inventor Whitney
Clue #8: 8. Beverage in Wonderland
Clue #9: 9. Leg support
Antonyms: de-energize, de-energise
Clue #10: 10. Minimum or maximum
Clue #11: 11. Pet safety org.
Clue #12: 12. Chamber group instruments
Clue #13: 13. Genuflect
Clue #14: 18. Narrow inlet
Clue #15: 22. "Uncut Gems" actress Menzel
Clue #16: 24. "The Sound of Music" antagonist
Clue #17: 25. "Ugh!"
Clue #18: 26. Only acting Oscar winner in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Clue #19: 27. Common stir-fry ingredient
Clue #20: 28. Grand work
Clue #21: 31. For example
Clue #22: 33. One who gives a hoot
Clue #23: 34. Ones wreaking havoc
Clue #24: 35. ___ bomb
Clue #25: 36. No-no in many fad diets
Clue #26: 38. Thoroughly covers
Clue #27: 39. Low-pitched musical instrument
Clue #28: 41. "Rosy-fingered" time of day in the "Odyssey"
Antonyms: sunset
Clue #29: 44. Don't get stuck in it!
Antonyms: anestrus
Clue #30: 47. Onetime geometric game fad
Clue #31: 48. What mascara might do
Clue #32: 50. Muscular
Clue #33: 51. "The Sound of Music" locale
Clue #34: 52. "The Third Man" and "Kiss Me Deadly," for two
Clue #35: 53. Creator of a lot of buzz in the music scene
Clue #36: 54. Laundry problem
Clue #37: 55. No. after a tel. no.
Clue #38: 59. Part of a plan
Clue #39: 60. Jackie of martial arts films
Clue #40: 62. Bit of a laugh
Clue #41: 63. Femur/tibia connector, in brief
Clue #42: 64. Issa of Hollywood
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Wednesday, August 04, 2004 | NYT crossword clues answers - Blogs
The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.
Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 04, 2004
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues and Answers:
- 1. Variety of guitar -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
- 6. Walked (on) -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 10. Touches with a live wire -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer : atomize, nuke, atomise, vaporize, zap, microwave, micro-cook
- 14. Volcanic creation -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
- 15. Part to play -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer : theatrical_role, persona, character, office, part, role, purpose, use, function
- 16. Jacques's steady -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 17. Make smooth -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
Possible Answer : level, aeroplane, sheet, planing_machine, carpenter's_plane, plane, planer, flat, skim, shave, airplane, woodworking_plane
- 18. Crude org. -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer : OPEC, Organization_of_Petroleum-Exporting_Countries
- 19. Mushroom cap part -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 20. Hand raiser's declaration -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (11 letters)
- 23. ___ de guerre -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)
- 24. Far from haute cuisine -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 25. 1945 John Wayne western -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)
Possible Answer : Dakota
- 27. Hand raiser's shout -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (12 letters)
- 32. The Louisville Lip -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)
Possible Answer : Cassius_Marcellus_Clay, Muhammad_Ali, Cassius_Clay, Ali
- 33. Freedom from hardship -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (8 letters)
Possible Answer : relaxation, ease, simplicity, easiness, simpleness
Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty
- 37. "Tell Laura ___ Her" (1960 hit) -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
- 40. Burrowing insect -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)
- 41. "I mean it!" -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
- 42. Leeway -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (8 letters)
Possible Answer : parallel_of_latitude, latitude, parallel, line_of_latitude
- 44. Not healthy -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)
Possible Answer : sick, poorly, complaint, ailment, inauspicious, ominous, badly, ill
Possible Opposite Answer : well
- 45. Hand raiser's cry -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (12 letters)
- 50. Fountain basin feature -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)
Possible Answer : photomosaic, arial_mosaic, mosaic, Mosaic
- 53. Violinist Leopold -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 54. Yes, to 16-Across -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)
- 55. Hand raiser's request -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (11 letters)
- 61. Girl in Lou Bega's "Mambo No. 5" -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 63. "Dies ___" -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 64. Confident way to solve crosswords -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
- 65. Not completely closed -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer : ajar
- 66. "Don't look at me!" -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 67. Griffin of the N.B.A. -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
- 68. Bird that "at heaven's gate sings," in Shakespeare -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer : sport, frolic, cavort, romp, frisk, rollick, run_around, pipit, gambol, meadowlark, lark, titlark, disport, lark_about, skylark, escapade
- 69. Within the hour -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer : shortly, before_long, soon, presently
- 70. Rough tools -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
Down Clues and Answers:
- 1. Stock market turns -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer: magnetic_inclination, douse, souse, dunk, inclination, drop, fall, angle_of_dip, duck, pickpocket, free_fall, cutpurse, dip, dim, plunge, sink, magnetic_dip
- 2. Parliament city -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer: Oslo, Christiania, capital_of_Norway
- 3. Not piquant -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 4. Take back -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)
Possible Answer: renege_on, revoke, renegue_on, renege, go_back_on
- 5. Opera with "Ave Maria" -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)
- 6. ___ l'oeil -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)
- 7. Part of a climber's gear -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer: lasso, roach, rope, rophy, R-2, roofy, leash, circle, forget_me_drug, Mexican_valium
- 8. Couturier Cassini -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 9. Figures out -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)
Possible Answer: decipher, decode, decrypt
Possible Opposite Answer : encode
- 10. Quick sidestep -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)
- 11. Protein acid -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
Possible Answer: amino, aminic, amino_group
- 12. Person who sits in front of a cabin -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
Possible Answer: pilot_burner, original, pilot_light, airplane_pilot, fly, navigate, buffer, pilot_film, cowcatcher, pilot_program, archetype, fender, pilot, aviate
- 13. City famously visited by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965 -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
Possible Answer: Selma
- 21. Motion picture angle: Abbr. -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)
- 22. "Beyond the Sea" singer, 1960 -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
- 26. Numbers game -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 27. Banshee's cry -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer: ululate, pule, yaup, lamentation, mewl, yawl, roar, howl, lament, wail, whimper, plaint
- 28. "___ Enchanted" (2004 film) -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 29. Gasser -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer: rioting, thigh-slapper, debauchery, scream, riot, orgy, drunken_revelry, saturnalia, sidesplitter, belly_laugh, wow, public_violence, bacchanalia, carouse, howler, debauch, roister, bacchanal
- 30. Ask for more issues -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
Possible Answer: renew, reincarnate, regenerate
- 31. Beaver, e.g. -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)
- 34. "Dream Children" essayist -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer: Lamb, Charles_Lamb, Elia
- 35. Threshold -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer: sill
- 36. Peddle -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer: deal, betray, sell, trade
Possible Opposite Answer : buy
- 38. Short biography -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 39. Body of good conduct -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
Possible Answer: value_orientation, ethical_code, value-system, ethic, moral_principle
- 40. Hurry-scurry -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)
- 43. Waifs -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)
Possible Answer: urchin
- 46. Adopt, as a pet -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)
- 47. March sound -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)
- 48. Harder to grasp -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)
- 49. "Beverly Hills 90210" girl -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)
- 50. Fable conclusion -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
Possible Answer: lesson, moral
Possible Opposite Answer : immoral
- 51. Board used in "The Exorcist" -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
Possible Answer: Ouija, Ouija_board
- 52. It was played by George Harrison -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)
Possible Answer: sitar
- 56. Suffix with sock -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 57. Denouncer of Caesar, 63 B.C. -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 58. Supports -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer: help, care, assist, AIDS, economic_aid, acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome, financial_aid, attention, assistance, aid, tending
- 59. Use scissors -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
Possible Answer: nip_off, cut_back, trim, prune, snippet, clip, lop, nip, crop, clipping, snip, snip_off, snipping, dress
- 60. Squeezes (out) -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)
- 62. Torah holder -
Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)
Possible Answer: Ark_of_the_Covenant, ark, Ark
Friday, August 29, 2025
November 24, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (37 clues)
- Down Clues (33 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, November 24, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 70 (37 Across, 33 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.6 letters
Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword November 24, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Lottery game originally played using Chinese characters | 4 |
| 2A | 5. "___ Indahouse" (2002 comedy) | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Bad lighting? | 5 |
| 4A | 14. ___ Sea | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Word before and after "a" | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Back in | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Hackathons and "Star Trek" conventions, say | 9 |
| 8A | 19. Had in mind | 5 |
| 9A | 20. Trial that might involve a monologue | 10 |
| 10A | 22. Love, they say | 4 |
| 11A | 23. When some people meet for lunch | 5 |
| 12A | 24. Fuel-efficient option | 5 |
| 13A | 26. Kind of housing aimed at low-income residents, in brief | 3 |
| 14A | 27. Sydney's home, for short | 3 |
| 15A | 28. Locale for a lowing herd in Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" | 3 |
| 16A | 30. Part that may be contracted | 7 |
| 17A | 32. Actor Mortensen | 5 |
| 18A | 34. Double-texted, say | 6 |
| 19A | 35. "Actually, this is what we're doing now …" | 13 |
| 20A | 38. Present-day vehicle? | 6 |
| 21A | 39. Half-human/half-bird creature of myth | 5 |
| 22A | 40. Some "bearded" dogs | 7 |
| 23A | 42. Campsite org. | 3 |
| 24A | 43. Bygone ___ | 3 |
| 25A | 46. Drill sound | 3 |
| 26A | 47. Color akin to "driftwood" | 5 |
| 27A | 49. Class or order | 5 |
| 28A | 51. "___ of Dogs" (hit 2018 animated film) | 4 |
| 29A | 53. Kids acting out? | 10 |
| 30A | 55. Omega alternative | 5 |
| 31A | 57. What might cover a lid | 9 |
| 32A | 58. Like Mufasa, but not Nala, in "The Lion King" | 5 |
| 33A | 59. What a kid drinks from | 4 |
| 34A | 60. Apportion | 4 |
| 35A | 61. Fuzzy finish | 5 |
| 36A | 62. Brand of cooler | 4 |
| 37A | 63. Hydrogen sulfide has a distinctive one | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Lottery game originally played using Chinese characters"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
- Words that mean the same thing: lotto, beano, bingo
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KENO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. "___ Indahouse" (2002 comedy)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALIG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Bad lighting?"
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 malicious burning to destroy property
- Words that mean the same thing: incendiarism, fire-raising
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARSON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. ___ Sea"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Word before and after "a""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MANO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Back in"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fashion reminiscent of the past
- Words that mean the same thing: ex post facto, retroactive
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RETRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Hackathons and "Star Trek" conventions, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NERDFESTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. Had in mind"
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 mean or intend to express or convey
- Words that mean the same thing: mean, signify, think
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEANT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Trial that might involve a monologue"
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!
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The answer is: SCREENTEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Love, they 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 substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
- Words that mean the same thing: do drugs, dose
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DRUG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. When some people meet for lunch"
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 make amends for
- Words that mean the same thing: repent, abye, expiate
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Fuel-efficient option"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRIUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. Kind of housing aimed at low-income residents, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. Sydney's home, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare
- Words that mean the same thing: Naval Special Warfare
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NSW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "28. Locale for a lowing herd in Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of length of thread or yarn
- Words that mean the same thing: pastureland, pasture, grazing land
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "30. Part that may be contracted"
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 stipulated condition
- Words that mean the same thing: provision
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PROVISO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "32. Actor Mortensen"
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!
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The answer is: VIGGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Double-texted, say"
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 to push against gently
- Words that mean the same thing: nudge, poke at, prod
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NUDGED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "35. "Actually, this is what we're doing now …""
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHANGEOFPLANS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "38. Present-day vehicle?"
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 vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- Words that mean the same thing: sledge, sled
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLEIGH
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Clue 21 Across: "39. Half-human/half-bird creature of myth"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a malicious woman with a fierce temper
- Words that mean the same thing: tube-nosed bat, harpy bat, hellcat
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HARPY
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Clue 22 Across: "40. Some "bearded" dogs"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in scotland
- Words that mean the same thing: collie, soil, begrime
- The opposite would be: clean
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COLLIES
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Clue 23 Across: "42. Campsite org."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KOA
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Clue 24 Across: "43. Bygone ___"
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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: geological era, epoch, earned run average
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERA
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Clue 25 Across: "46. Drill sound"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HUP
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Clue 26 Across: "47. Color akin to "driftwood""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a greyish brown
- Words that mean the same thing: fuscous
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAUPE
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Clue 27 Across: "49. Class or order"
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 animal or plant group having natural relations
- Words that mean the same thing: taxonomic category, taxonomic group
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAXON
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Clue 28 Across: "51. "___ of Dogs" (hit 2018 animated film)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small island
- Words that mean the same thing: islet
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISLE
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Clue 29 Across: "53. Kids acting out?"
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!
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The answer is: DRAMACLUBS
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Clue 30 Across: "55. Omega alternative"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEIKO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "57. What might cover a lid"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYESHADOW
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Clue 32 Across: "58. Like Mufasa, but not Nala, in "The Lion King""
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 take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
- Words that mean the same thing: man
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MANED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "59. What a kid drinks from"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the small projection of a mammary gland
- Words that mean the same thing: nipple, mammilla, pap
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEAT
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Clue 34 Across: "60. Apportion"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a line that indicates a boundary
- Words that mean the same thing: border, delimitation, borderline
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: METE
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Clue 35 Across: "61. Fuzzy finish"
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 leather with a napped surface
- Words that mean the same thing: suede leather, suede cloth
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUEDE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "62. Brand of cooler"
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 large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the himalayas
- Words that mean the same thing: abominable snowman
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YETI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "63. Hydrogen sulfide has a distinctive one"
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 any property detected by the olfactory system
- Words that mean the same thing: olfactory sensation, odour, olfactory perception
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODOR
Great job if you got it right!
November 24, 2023 Friday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Dwight Eisenhower, for one | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Puts up | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Come to a point? | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Like days long past | 5 |
| 5D | 5. "Couldn't agree more!" | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Where a whodunit may reveal "who done it" | 8 |
| 7D | 7. Bury | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Spill it! | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Spot for a shot | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Easily swayed person, metaphorically | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Something a birthdate determines | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Workers who must maintain a sterile environment, in brief | 8 |
| 13D | 13. "Uh-oh" | 7 |
| 14D | 18. Vibing with something | 9 |
| 15D | 21. Go into the majors, say | 7 |
| 16D | 25. Facial hair also known as a "mouche" | 9 |
| 17D | 29. Ivory tower sort | 7 |
| 18D | 31. Celebration over the end of W.W. II, informally | 4 |
| 19D | 32. Colorado ski mecca | 4 |
| 20D | 33. "Whoa!" | 3 |
| 21D | 35. Fictional detective first seen in a 1964 film | 8 |
| 22D | 36. A counselor may be at the end of one | 8 |
| 23D | 37. Option for a vegetarian | 8 |
| 24D | 38. Splits | 7 |
| 25D | 41. Feeling of conviction | 6 |
| 26D | 43. Gave off | 6 |
| 27D | 44. "Mr. ___" (1983 Styx hit) | 6 |
| 28D | 45. Something "Jeopardy!" gives you | 6 |
| 29D | 48. Part of a check list? | 5 |
| 30D | 50. Budget alternative | 5 |
| 31D | 52. Just made, with "out" | 4 |
| 32D | 54. Province in Piedmont | 4 |
| 33D | 56. "Intimations of Immortality," for one | 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. Dwight Eisenhower, for one"
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 native or resident of kansas
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: KANSAN
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Clue 2 Down: "2. Puts up"
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 construct, build, or erect
- Words that mean the same thing: erect, raise, rear
- The opposite would be: level
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERECTS
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Clue 3 Down: "3. Come to a point?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
- Words that mean the same thing: narrow down, pin down, constrict
- The opposite would be: broad-minded, diversify
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NARROW
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Like days long past"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLDEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. "Couldn't agree more!""
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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
- Words that mean the same thing: Amun, Amon
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Where a whodunit may reveal "who done it""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LASTPAGE
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Bury"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that place in a grave or tomb
- Words that mean the same thing: inhume, entomb, lay to rest
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INTER
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Spill it!"
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 light informal conversation for social occasions
- Words that mean the same thing: scuttlebutt, dish the dirt, gabfest
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOSSIP
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Clue 9 Down: "9. Spot for a shot"
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 human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
- Words that mean the same thing: branch, build up, fortify
- The opposite would be: disarm
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Easily swayed person, metaphorically"
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 tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
- Words that mean the same thing: John Reed, beating-reed instrument, reed instrument
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Something a birthdate determines"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STARSIGN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Workers who must maintain a sterile environment, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORNURSES
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Clue 13 Down: "13. "Uh-oh""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOTGOOD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Vibing with something"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FEELINGIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Go into the majors, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TURNPRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "25. Facial hair also known as a "mouche""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOULPATCH
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Clue 17 Down: "29. Ivory tower sort"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an intellectual; a very studious and academic person
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGGHEAD
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Clue 18 Down: "31. Celebration over the end of W.W. II, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VDAY
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Clue 19 Down: "32. Colorado ski mecca"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VAIL
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Clue 20 Down: "33. "Whoa!""
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 express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
- Words that mean the same thing: aah
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OOH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "35. Fictional detective first seen in a 1964 film"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLOUSEAU
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Clue 22 Down: "36. A counselor may be at the end of one"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HELPLINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "37. Option for a vegetarian"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FAKEMEAT
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Clue 24 Down: "38. Splits"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that division of a group into opposing factions
- Words that mean the same thing: split, schism
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCHISMS
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Clue 25 Down: "41. Feeling of conviction"
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 something clearly established
- Words that mean the same thing: hostage, guarantor, warrantor
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SURETY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Down: "43. Gave off"
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 release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
- Words that mean the same thing: transude, exudate, ooze out
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EXUDED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Down: "44. "Mr. ___" (1983 Styx hit)"
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!
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The answer is: ROBOTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Down: "45. Something "Jeopardy!" gives you"
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 statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
- Words that mean the same thing: result, solvent, reply
- The opposite would be: question
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANSWER
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Clue 29 Down: "48. Part of a check list?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person to whom money is paid
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAYEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Down: "50. Budget alternative"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a siege and massacre at a mission in san antonio in 1836; mexican forces under santa anna besieged and massacred american rebels who were fighting to make texas independent of mexico
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALAMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Down: "52. Just made, with "out""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EKED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Down: "54. Province in Piedmont"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Down: "56. "Intimations of Immortality," for one"
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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODE
Great job if you got it right!
Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 55 | 78.6% |
| Short Answer | 7 | 10.0% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.9% |
| Movies/Film | 2 | 2.9% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.4% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.4% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 33 |
| Total Clues | 70 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.6 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM