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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (37 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: Moderate
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Tried-and-true choice, informally | 4 |
| 2A | 5. It's perfect for some musicians | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Motorcyclist's invitation | 5 |
| 4A | 15. Asia's shrinking ___ Sea | 4 |
| 5A | 16. Ruckus | 5 |
| 6A | 17. Where Boise is | 5 |
| 7A | 18. It's a piece of cake | 10 |
| 8A | 20. Computer geeks | 5 |
| 9A | 21. Source of some South American wool | 5 |
| 10A | 22. Alaska politico Palin | 5 |
| 11A | 24. ___-Ball | 4 |
| 12A | 25. Alternative to a Word doc | 3 |
| 13A | 27. It's child's play | 9 |
| 14A | 29. Glassblower, e.g. | 7 |
| 15A | 33. One of three statistical averages | 4 |
| 16A | 34. M.L.B. stadium demolished in 2009 | 4 |
| 17A | 35. Ones always blowing off steam? | 7 |
| 18A | 39. Altar promise | 3 |
| 19A | 42. It's a no-brainer | 16 |
| 20A | 45. Starchy tuber | 3 |
| 21A | 46. 2016 Ariana Grande love song | 7 |
| 22A | 47. Drug buster | 4 |
| 23A | 48. Heavy, spiked club | 4 |
| 24A | 50. Bared one's teeth, say | 7 |
| 25A | 52. It's a breeze | 9 |
| 26A | 57. ___-fi | 3 |
| 27A | 58. Sudden or impulsive, as a decision | 4 |
| 28A | 59. Lipstick blunder | 5 |
| 29A | 61. Intermittently offered fast-food pork sandwich | 5 |
| 30A | 65. Oscars host, e.g. | 5 |
| 31A | 67. It's a walk in the park | 10 |
| 32A | 69. Abandon prematurely, as a mission | 5 |
| 33A | 70. Piano exercise | 5 |
| 34A | 71. Fencing blade | 4 |
| 35A | 72. "OMG, same!" | 5 |
| 36A | 73. About 50.7% of all Americans | 5 |
| 37A | 74. Like typical communicators in sign language | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Tried-and-true choice, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GOTO
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2A: "5. It's perfect for some musicians"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- Similar words include: auction pitch, tilt, toss
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PITCH
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3A: "10. Motorcyclist's invitation"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HOPON
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4A: "15. Asia's shrinking ___ Sea"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ARAL
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5A: "16. Ruckus"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HOOHA
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6A: "17. Where Boise is"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state in the rocky mountains
- Similar words include: Gem State, ID
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IDAHO
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7A: "18. It's a piece of cake"
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- Think of something that small finger-shaped sponge cake
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: LADYFINGER
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8A: "20. Computer geeks"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
- Similar words include: technical school, tech
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TECHS
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9A: "21. Source of some South American wool"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that wild or domesticated south american cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LLAMA
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10A: "22. Alaska politico Palin"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (old testament) the wife of abraham and mother of isaac
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SARAH
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11A: "24. ___-Ball"
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SKEE
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12A: "25. Alternative to a Word doc"
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PDF
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13A: "27. It's child's play"
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- Pattern: _________
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Answer: SIMONSAYS
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14A: "29. Glassblower, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
- Similar words include: craftsman, artificer, journeyman
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ARTISAN
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15A: "33. One of three statistical averages"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- Similar words include: tight, signify, mean value
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MEAN
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16A: "34. M.L.B. stadium demolished in 2009"
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SHEA
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17A: "35. Ones always blowing off steam?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
- Similar words include: kettleful, kettle, boiler
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: KETTLES
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18A: "39. Altar promise"
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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19A: "42. It's a no-brainer"
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- Pattern: ________________
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Answer: HEADLESSHORSEMAN
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20A: "45. Starchy tuber"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that edible tuber of any of several yams
- Similar words include: yam plant
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: YAM
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21A: "46. 2016 Ariana Grande love song"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: INTOYOU
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22A: "47. Drug buster"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
- Similar words include: narcotics agent, nark
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NARC
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23A: "48. Heavy, spiked club"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
- Similar words include: Chemical Mace, macebearer, macer
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MACE
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24A: "50. Bared one's teeth, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
- Similar words include: snarl up, entangle, knotty
- Opposite of: disentangle, unsnarl
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Answer: SNARLED
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25A: "52. It's a breeze"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: TRADEWIND
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26A: "57. ___-fi"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SCI
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27A: "58. Sudden or impulsive, as a decision"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any red eruption of the skin
- Similar words include: foolhardy, blizzard, efflorescence
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RASH
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28A: "59. Lipstick blunder"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that slanderous defamation
- Similar words include: calumniate, daub, smudge
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SMEAR
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29A: "61. Intermittently offered fast-food pork sandwich"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MCRIB
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30A: "65. Oscars host, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
- Similar words include: compere, host, master of ceremonies
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EMCEE
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31A: "67. It's a walk in the park"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: NATUREHIKE
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32A: "69. Abandon prematurely, as a mission"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ABORT
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33A: "70. Piano exercise"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ETUDE
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34A: "71. Fencing blade"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EPEE
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35A: "72. "OMG, same!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a capacious bag or basket
- Similar words include: total, tote, tug
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOTES
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36A: "73. About 50.7% of all Americans"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
- Similar words include: woman, cleaning woman, adult female
- Opposite of: man
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Answer: WOMEN
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37A: "74. Like typical communicators in sign language"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that people who have severe hearing impairments
- Similar words include: indifferent, deafen
- Opposite of: hearing
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Answer: DEAF
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Effrontery | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Not in writing, as an exam | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Magician's "Look what I did!" | 4 |
| 4D | 4. International competition in math, science and other disciplines | 8 |
| 5D | 5. Greek letter that looks like an "O" superimposed with an "I" | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Charged particles | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Roman robes | 5 |
| 8D | 8. French sweetheart | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Prohibited in Islam | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Chart-topper | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Texas setting for 2004's "Friday Night Lights" | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Mule or burro | 10 |
| 13D | 13. "Fancy seeing you here!" | 5 |
| 14D | 14. They may be counted when taking attendance | 5 |
| 15D | 19. Bell-bottom jeans and pet rocks, in the 1970s | 4 |
| 16D | 23. Undeniable successes | 8 |
| 17D | 26. Media misinformation | 8 |
| 18D | 28. Loch ___ monster | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Like a campfire by morning, typically | 4 |
| 20D | 30. Flightless bird from South America | 4 |
| 21D | 31. Figure in a school pep rally | 10 |
| 22D | 32. Empty ___ (home after the kids go off to college) | 4 |
| 23D | 36. Chinese general on a menu | 3 |
| 24D | 37. "___ will be done" | 3 |
| 25D | 38. English facilities | 4 |
| 26D | 40. "Don't you ___!" | 4 |
| 27D | 41. How much 1990s music was issued | 4 |
| 28D | 43. Pet pests | 4 |
| 29D | 44. Having added nutrients | 8 |
| 30D | 49. Obey, with "to" | 6 |
| 31D | 51. Apex | 4 |
| 32D | 52. Pay for at a restaurant, say | 5 |
| 33D | 53. Title role for Sylvester Stallone | 5 |
| 34D | 54. "This is my first day on the job" | 5 |
| 35D | 55. "Groovy" | 5 |
| 36D | 56. Unit of information | 5 |
| 37D | 60. Like checking a dating app while you're on a date | 4 |
| 38D | 62. Fully matured | 4 |
| 39D | 63. Swedish furniture supplier | 4 |
| 40D | 64. Complaint, informally | 4 |
| 41D | 66. Arrivals in the 2016 thriller "Arrival," in brief | 3 |
| 42D | 68. ___ Faire (historical event) | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Effrontery"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
- Similar words include: saddle sore, freshness, irk
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: GALL
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2D: "2. Not in writing, as an exam"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an examination conducted by spoken communication
- Similar words include: viva voce, viva, oral exam
- Opposite of: aboral, anal
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Answer: ORAL
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3D: "3. Magician's "Look what I did!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TADA
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4D: "4. International competition in math, science and other disciplines"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that one of the four-year intervals between olympic games; used to reckon time in ancient greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 bc
- Similar words include: Olympics, Olympic Games
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: OLYMPIAD
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5D: "5. Greek letter that looks like an "O" superimposed with an "I""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the 21st letter of the greek alphabet
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PHI
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6D: "6. Charged particles"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
- Similar words include: ion
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IONS
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7D: "7. Roman robes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient rome
- Similar words include: toga
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOGAS
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8D: "8. French sweetheart"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: CHERI
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9D: "9. Prohibited in Islam"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HARAM
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10D: "10. Chart-topper"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
- Similar words include: stumble, reach, slay
- Opposite of: miss
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Answer: HIT
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11D: "11. Texas setting for 2004's "Friday Night Lights""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a port city of south central ukraine on an arm of the black sea
- Similar words include: Odesa
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ODESSA
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12D: "12. Mule or burro"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: PACKANIMAL
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13D: "13. "Fancy seeing you here!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OHHEY
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14D: "14. They may be counted when taking attendance"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
- Similar words include: horn in, wind, pry
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NOSES
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15D: "19. Bell-bottom jeans and pet rocks, in the 1970s"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
- Similar words include: craze, rage, cult
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FADS
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16D: "23. Undeniable successes"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: HOMERUNS
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17D: "26. Media misinformation"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: FAKENEWS
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18D: "28. Loch ___ monster"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a strip of land projecting into a body of water
- Similar words include: cape
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NESS
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19D: "29. Like a campfire by morning, typically"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that of a light grey
- Similar words include: ash-grey, ash-gray
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ASHY
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20D: "30. Flightless bird from South America"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fertility goddess in ancient greek mythology; wife of cronus and mother of zeus; identified with roman ops and cybele of ancient asia minor
- Similar words include: nandu, Pterocnemia pennata, Rhea americana
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: RHEA
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21D: "31. Figure in a school pep rally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: TEAMMASCOT
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22D: "32. Empty ___ (home after the kids go off to college)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- Similar words include: snuggle, draw close, cuddle
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NEST
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23D: "36. Chinese general on a menu"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TSO
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24D: "37. "___ will be done""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: THY
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25D: "38. English facilities"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that austrian architect (1870-1933)
- Similar words include: closet, Adolf Loos, water closet
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOOS
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26D: "40. "Don't you ___!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
- Similar words include: defy, presume, make bold
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DARE
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27D: "41. How much 1990s music was issued"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ONCD
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28D: "43. Pet pests"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
- Similar words include: bird louse, worm, dirt ball
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LICE
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29D: "44. Having added nutrients"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make better or improve in quality
- Similar words include: enrich
- Opposite of: deprive, impoverish
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Answer: ENRICHED
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30D: "49. Obey, with "to""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that be compatible or in accordance with
- Similar words include: bind, bond, hold fast
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ADHERE
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31D: "51. Apex"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- Similar words include: vertex, summit, pinnacle
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACME
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32D: "52. Pay for at a restaurant, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that something considered choice to eat
- Similar words include: care for, plow, deal
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TREAT
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33D: "53. Title role for Sylvester Stallone"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RAMBO
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34D: "54. "This is my first day on the job""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: IMNEW
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35D: "55. "Groovy""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: NEATO
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36D: "56. Unit of information"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
- Similar words include: data point
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DATUM
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37D: "60. Like checking a dating app while you're on a date"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that socially incorrect in behavior
- Similar words include: uncivil, unmannered, underbred
- Opposite of: civil
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Answer: RUDE
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38D: "62. Fully matured"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
- Similar words include: right, advanced, mature
- Opposite of: green
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Answer: RIPE
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39D: "63. Swedish furniture supplier"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IKEA
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40D: "64. Complaint, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cattle that are reared for their meat
- Similar words include: gripe, bellyache, bitch
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BEEF
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41D: "66. Arrivals in the 2016 thriller "Arrival," in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ETS
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42D: "68. ___ Faire (historical event)"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: REN
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Today's Puzzle Stats
37 Across Clues
42 Down Clues
79 Total Clues
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