Thu Oct 10, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Site for a light bite, 5. Cy Young winners, e.g., 9. Dog leg terminus, 12. Like many Keats works, 13. Swahili honorific, 14. "Lucy and ___" (2022 documentary), 15. Instrument panels, 17. Landed, 18. Sweatshirt style, 19. Syllables of laughter, 21. Word on a nutrition label, 23. "Educated insolence," per Aristotle, 24. Gesture of reassurance, 25. Long time span, 26. Subject to damages, 28. Trademark of deadpan stand-ups, 30. Lou Grant's wife on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", 31. Bugs, perhaps, 33. Areas that are lower than their surrounding terrain, 35. "I'm flexible", 36. Toss out, 40. Like the femur, among all bones in the body, 43. Quiet period, 44. What lies before you, with "the", 47. Not ruling out, 49. Black ___, 50. Stopover, 51. What makes a sticker stickier?, 52. Do some garden work, 53. Dance floor lighting option, 55. Text massager, 57. Ungulate feature, 58. Author's concern that, when parsed as four parts, provides a hint to this puzzle's theme, 62. Sufficient, informally, 63. Bold, energetic and ambitious type, it's said, 64. Speed, 65. Collector's goal, 66. Give, but expect back, 67. Words to a betrayer

Thu Oct 10, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. Major food source animal, 2. Computing pioneer Lovelace, 3. Swerve wildly from side to side, as a car, 4. ___ Park, neighborhood of Los Angeles, 5. Anticipate, 6. Mind, 7. Burnt bit of brisket, 8. Confidently struts, 9. ___ Bay, neighborhood of the Bronx, 10. Italian cheese, 11. Fail to act decisively in the face of a challenge, 13. Legislative collectives, 14. One of three in an SOS message, 16. Part of a pipe, 20. Melancholy Musketeer, 21. Raced, as away from danger, 22. Right hand, 24. Feeds (on), 27. "Twilight" protagonist, 28. Lavishly regaled, in a way, 29. Scooby-Doo, to Scrappy-Doo, 32. Druid, e.g., 34. Indian honorific, 37. Goes hog-wild, 38. Prefix with cumulus, 39. Move forward resolutely, 41. Fountain of Youth's promise, 42. Old-timey medicines, 44. Things listed on a wedding registry, 45. Play opener, 46. "Stee-RIKE three!" follower, 48. Essence, 51. Put two and two together, say, 54. Not quite right, 55. Whistle-blower Brockovich, 56. Sludge, 59. Rich rock, 60. Private sleeping accommodations?, 61. Big bird

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 10, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Site for a light bite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAFE

  Possible Answer : coffeehouse, cafe, coffee_bar, coffee_shop




• The clue is 5. Cy Young winners, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACES

  Possible Answer : ace, virtuoso, sweep_through, maven, champion, 1, sail_through, one, hotshot, nail, unity, I, wizard, genius, ACE, whiz, sensation, superstar, adept, star, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, single, whizz, wiz, mavin, Allied_Command_Europe, pass_with_flying_colors, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, breeze_through




• The clue is 9. Dog leg terminus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAW

  Possible Answer : paw, hand, mitt, manus




• The clue is 12. Like many Keats works. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIC




• The clue is 13. Swahili honorific. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BWANA




• The clue is 14. "Lucy and ___" (2022 documentary). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESI




• The clue is 15. Instrument panels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASHBOARDS

  Possible Answer : splashboard, washboard




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

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

  The answer: ALIT




• The clue is 18. Sweatshirt style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOODIE




• The clue is 19. Syllables of laughter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAHHAH




• The clue is 21. Word on a nutrition label. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAT

  Possible Answer : fatness, fatten_out, avoirdupois, fatty, fatty_tissue, blubber, juicy, productive, fat, flesh_out, adipose_tissue, fill_out, fatten, fertile, plump, fatten_up, rich, plump_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : thin, nonfat, leanness




• The clue is 23. "Educated insolence," per Aristotle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIT

  Possible Answer : mentality, humor, witticism, mental_capacity, brain, learning_ability, humour, card, brainpower, wittiness, wit, wag




• The clue is 24. Gesture of reassurance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAT

  Possible Answer : tap, rap, pat, slick, dab, glib, chuck




• The clue is 25. Long time span. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGE

  Possible Answer : historic_period, geezerhood, years, senesce, mature, eld, long_time, get_on, age, old_age, maturate

  Possible Opposite Answer : rejuvenate




• The clue is 26. Subject to damages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIABLE

  Possible Answer : unresistant, apt, nonresistant, nonimmune, liable




• The clue is 28. Trademark of deadpan stand-ups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WRYHUMOR




• The clue is 30. Lou Grant's wife on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIE




• The clue is 31. Bugs, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIESON




• The clue is 33. Areas that are lower than their surrounding terrain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WELLS

  Possible Answer : fountainhead, swell, H._G._Wells, Wells, wellspring, well, Herbert_George_Wells




• The clue is 35. "I'm flexible". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANY

  Possible Answer : whatever, whatsoever, any




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

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

  The answer: SCRAP

  Possible Answer : quarrel, argufy, flake, scrap, trash, fighting, junk, fleck, chip, dispute, fight, combat, altercate, bit, rubbish




• The clue is 40. Like the femur, among all bones in the body. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARGEST

  Possible Answer : enceinte, declamatory, bombastic, with_child, big, expectant, large, great, magnanimous, heavy, gravid, orotund, tumid, turgid, prominent

  Possible Opposite Answer : little, small




• The clue is 43. Quiet period. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULL

  Possible Answer : quieten, letup, tranquillize, quiet, tranquillise, tranquilize, calm_down, still, lull, calm

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate




• The clue is 44. What lies before you, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAYAHEAD




• The clue is 47. Not ruling out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPENTO




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

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

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer : Methedrine, internal-combustion_engine, trash, frost, methamphetamine, shabu, frappe, ice-skating_rink, chalk, crank, ICE, sparkler, meth, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, deoxyephedrine, ice_rink, glass, water_ice, frosting, icing, chicken_feed, ice




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

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

  The answer: INN

  Possible Answer : inn, auberge, lodge, hostelry, hostel




• The clue is 51. What makes a sticker stickier?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer : ani




• The clue is 52. Do some garden work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOW

  Possible Answer : seed, sow_in, sow, inseminate




• The clue is 53. Dance floor lighting option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STROBE

  Possible Answer : stroboscope, strobe_light, strobe




• The clue is 55. Text massager. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDITOR

  Possible Answer : editor, editor_program, editor_in_chief




• The clue is 57. Ungulate feature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOF

  Possible Answer : leg_it, hoof, foot, hoof_it




• The clue is 58. Author's concern that, when parsed as four parts, provides a hint to this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORDCHOICE




• The clue is 62. Sufficient, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENUF




• The clue is 63. Bold, energetic and ambitious type, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIES

  Possible Answer : Aries, Aries_the_Ram, Ram




• The clue is 64. Speed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOOM

  Possible Answer : whizz, soar_up, rapid_growth, zoom, surge, whizz_along, soar_upwards, rapid_climb, zoom_along, soar




• The clue is 65. Collector's goal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SET

  Possible Answer : readiness, adjust, coiffe, band, hardened, solidification, stage_set, gear_up, bent, determine, exercise_set, go_down, define, sic, mark, dictated, countersink, Set, curing, set_up, localize, located, fructify, fit, fix, fixed, pose, correct, go_under, circle, ready, primed, rigid, specify, lay, typeset, placed, set, congeal, Seth, coif, localise, jell, lay_out, put, arrange, coiffure, determined, do, position, dress, laid, plant, place, limit, prepare, lot, hardening, solidifying, situated, rig

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 66. Give, but expect back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEND

  Possible Answer : bring, add, bestow, contribute, loan, impart, lend

  Possible Opposite Answer : borrow




• The clue is 67. Words to a betrayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Major food source animal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COD

  Possible Answer: pod, seedcase, rag, ride, take_in, C.O.D., put_on, fool, COD, rally, gull, dupe, collect, bait, twit, cod, put_one_over, tantalise, tease, put_one_across, slang, razz, befool, tantalize, cash_on_delivery, taunt, codfish

• The clue is 2. Computing pioneer Lovelace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADA

  Possible Answer: adenosine_deaminase, ADA

• The clue is 3. Swerve wildly from side to side, as a car. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FISHTAIL

  Possible Answer: fishtail

• The clue is 4. ___ Park, neighborhood of Los Angeles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer: sound_reflection, ring, reverberation, resound, Echo, repeat, replication, reverberate, echo, recall

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

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

  The answer: AWAIT

  Possible Answer: look, await, wait, expect

• The clue is 6. Mind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARE

  Possible Answer: upkeep, worry, attention, guardianship, tending, manage, concern, give_care, like, aid, caution, wish, charge, tutelage, fear, forethought, maintenance, handle, care, deal, precaution

• The clue is 7. Burnt bit of brisket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer: cease, goal, close, destruction, stop, final_stage, terminate, end, oddment, death, last, remainder, remnant, terminal, conclusion, ending, closing, finish

  Possible Opposite Answer : beginning, begin

• The clue is 8. Confidently struts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASHAYS

  Possible Answer: jaunt, cock, excursion, pleasure_trip, expedition, sashay, sidle, junket, swagger, prance, strut, outing, ruffle, tittup, chasse

• The clue is 9. ___ Bay, neighborhood of the Bronx. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PELHAM

  Possible Answer: Pelham

• The clue is 10. Italian cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIAGO

• The clue is 11. Fail to act decisively in the face of a challenge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DITHER

  Possible Answer: pother, flap, fuss, dither, tizzy

• The clue is 13. Legislative collectives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BODIES

  Possible Answer: consistence, personify, torso, eubstance, soundbox, consistency, organic_structure, dead_body, body, physical_structure, trunk

• The clue is 14. One of three in an SOS message. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAH

  Possible Answer: dah, dash

• The clue is 16. Part of a pipe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOWL

  Possible Answer: pipe_bowl, arena, roll, sports_stadium, stadium, bowling_ball, trough, bowl, bowlful

• The clue is 20. Melancholy Musketeer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATHOS

  Possible Answer: Mount_Athos, Athos

• The clue is 21. Raced, as away from danger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLED

  Possible Answer: take_flight, flee, fly

• The clue is 22. Right hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDE

  Possible Answer: aide, adjutant, auxiliary, aide-de-camp

• The clue is 24. Feeds (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PREYS

  Possible Answer: fair_game, predate, prey, target, feed, raven, quarry

• The clue is 27. "Twilight" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELLA

• The clue is 28. Lavishly regaled, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINED

  Possible Answer: din, dine, boom

• The clue is 29. Scooby-Doo, to Scrappy-Doo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNCLE

  Possible Answer: uncle

  Possible Opposite Answer : aunt

• The clue is 32. Druid, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAGAN

  Possible Answer: heathen, gentile, heathenish, ethnic, hedonist, pleasure_seeker, infidel, pagan

• The clue is 34. Indian honorific. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAHIB

  Possible Answer: sahib

• The clue is 37. Goes hog-wild. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNSRIOT

• The clue is 38. Prefix with cumulus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTO

  Possible Answer: countertenor, contralto, alto

• The clue is 39. Move forward resolutely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOD

  Possible Answer: trudge, tramp, footslog, slog, pad, plodding, plod

• The clue is 41. Fountain of Youth's promise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENEWAL

  Possible Answer: rehabilitation, renewal, reclamation, replacement, refilling, replenishment

• The clue is 42. Old-timey medicines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONICS

  Possible Answer: soda, keynote, tonic, soda_pop, quinine_water, tonic_water, restorative, pop, soda_water

• The clue is 44. Things listed on a wedding registry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISHES

  Possible Answer: dish, peach, looker, stunner, serve, dishful, dish_aerial, ravisher, lulu, beauty, knockout, sweetheart, saucer, serve_up, smasher, cup_of_tea, dish_out, bag, mantrap, dish_up, dish_antenna

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

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

  The answer: ACTONE

• The clue is 46. "Stee-RIKE three!" follower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEROUT

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

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

  The answer: PITH

  Possible Answer: nitty-gritty, sum, gist, nub, meat, heart, inwardness, essence, substance, core, centre, heart_and_soul, marrow, center, kernel, pith

• The clue is 51. Put two and two together, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDED

  Possible Answer: tot, bring, sum, add, append, bestow, contribute, supply, impart, tot_up, summate, add_up, tote_up, sum_up, tally, add_together, total, lend

  Possible Opposite Answer : take_away, subtract

• The clue is 54. Not quite right. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFF

  Possible Answer: away, bump_off, remove, sour, turned, slay, forth, murder, off, cancelled, dispatch, polish_off, hit

  Possible Opposite Answer : on

• The clue is 55. Whistle-blower Brockovich. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIN

  Possible Answer: Erin

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

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

  The answer: OOZE

  Possible Answer: goop, seepage, oozing, seep, ooze_out, transude, exudate, ooze, guck, gook, goo, sludge, gunk, muck, exude, slime

• The clue is 59. Rich rock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORE

  Possible Answer: ore

• The clue is 60. Private sleeping accommodations?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COT

  Possible Answer: crib, fingerstall, cot, camp_bed

• The clue is 61. Big bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer: electromagnetic_unit, Emu_novaehollandiae, emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae

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Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Near

4-letter answer Answer: NIGH

Word Help: Synonyms: nearly, near, well-nigh
Antonyms: far

Clue #2: 5. Fashion's Jimmy whose surname aptly rhymes with "shoe"

4-letter answer Answer: CHOO

Clue #3: 9. Squeak remover

4-letter answer Answer: LUBE

Word Help: Synonyms: lubricator, lubricate, lubricant

Clue #4: 13. Look bad?

4-letter answer Answer: OGLE

Word Help: Synonyms: ogle

Clue #5: 14. Not his

4-letter answer Answer: HERS

Clue #6: 15. "By Jove!"

4-letter answer Answer: ISAY

Clue #7: 16. Offset, as something on a scale

14-letter answer Answer: COUNTERBALANCE

Word Help: Synonyms: compensate, countervail, neutralize

Clue #8: 19. It might be swiped for cash

7-letter answer Answer: ATMCARD

Clue #9: 20. Org. that was a frequent James Bond foe

3-letter answer Answer: KGB

Word Help: Synonyms: Committee_for_State_Security, Soviet_KGB, KGB

Clue #10: 21. Mo. setting

3-letter answer Answer: CST

Word Help: Synonyms: CST, Central_Standard_Time, Central_Time

Clue #11: 23. M.L.B.'er in a blue-and-orange uniform

5-letter answer Answer: NYMET

Clue #12: 24. Gad about at a banquet

8-letter answer Answer: TABLEHOP

Clue #13: 26. John or Jane of anonymity

3-letter answer Answer: DOE

Word Help: Synonyms: DOE, Energy, Energy_Department

Clue #14: 27. Bite at a bar

4-letter answer Answer: TAPA

Word Help: Synonyms: tapa_bark, tappa, tapa

Clue #15: 30. Job security, for some

6-letter answer Answer: TENURE

Word Help: Synonyms: land_tenure, tenure, term_of_office

Clue #16: 31. Not just my

3-letter answer Answer: OUR

Clue #17: 32. Mind-boggling designs

5-letter answer Answer: OPART

Clue #18: 34. Like hand-me-downs

4-letter answer Answer: USED

Word Help: Synonyms: put-upon, employ, utilize
Antonyms: misused

Clue #19: 35. Rely on the hospitality of friends for lodging

9-letter answer Answer: COUCHSURF

Clue #20: 38. "Star Wars" species on Tatooine

4-letter answer Answer: JAWA

Clue #21: 41. Sentiment on el Día de San Valentín

5-letter answer Answer: TEAMO

Clue #22: 42. Card

3-letter answer Answer: WIT

Word Help: Synonyms: wit, card, brainpower

Clue #23: 45. Brewer Coors

6-letter answer Answer: ADOLPH

Clue #24: 48. Once, once

4-letter answer Answer: ERST

Word Help: Synonyms: formerly, once, at_one_time

Clue #25: 49. Perfect serve

3-letter answer Answer: ACE

Word Help: Synonyms: ace, whizz, nail

Clue #26: 50. Hit the pubs

8-letter answer Answer: BARCRAWL

Clue #27: 52. Had

5-letter answer Answer: OWNED

Word Help: Synonyms: have, possess, own
Antonyms: unowned

Clue #28: 54. Bygone initials at JFK

3-letter answer Answer: SST

Clue #29: 55. "Mr. Blue Sky" band, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: ELO

Clue #30: 56. Be afraid to

7-letter answer Answer: DARENOT

Clue #31: 58. Rainy-day game for children, whose play is punnily suggested by 16-, 24-, 35- and 50-Across

14-letter answer Answer: THEFLOORISLAVA

Clue #32: 61. Capital on the Baltic Sea

4-letter answer Answer: RIGA

Word Help: Synonyms: Riga, capital_of_Latvia

Clue #33: 62. Went through channels?

4-letter answer Answer: SWAM

Word Help: Synonyms: drown, float, swim
Antonyms: sink

Clue #34: 63. Medicinal name in the shampoo aisle

4-letter answer Answer: TGEL

Clue #35: 64. Short first step

4-letter answer Answer: ATOB

Clue #36: 65. Takes up, as some new pants

4-letter answer Answer: HEMS

Word Help: Synonyms: ahem, hem

Clue #37: 66. Pennsylvania city or its county

4-letter answer Answer: YORK

Word Help: Synonyms: House_of_York, York

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. "Impossible!"

7-letter answer Answer: NOCANDO

Clue #2: 2. "Ha ha ha!," on April Fools' Day

7-letter answer Answer: IGOTYOU

Clue #3: 3. Not so happy

7-letter answer Answer: GLUMMER

Word Help: Synonyms: sullen, morose, glum

Clue #4: 4. Therefore

5-letter answer Answer: HENCE

Word Help: Synonyms: thus, so, hence

Clue #5: 5. Acting Oscar winner inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

4-letter answer Answer: CHER

Clue #6: 6. What's rounded up in a roundup

4-letter answer Answer: HERD

Word Help: Synonyms: herd, ruck, crowd

Clue #7: 7. Earth or sun, for example

3-letter answer Answer: ORB

Word Help: Synonyms: globe, orbit, eyeball

Clue #8: 8. Home to the oldest Buddhist temple in Japan (built in A.D. 593)

5-letter answer Answer: OSAKA

Word Help: Synonyms: Osaka

Clue #9: 9. Likely (to)

6-letter answer Answer: LIABLE

Word Help: Synonyms: nonresistant, liable, nonimmune

Clue #10: 10. SEAL's org.

3-letter answer Answer: USN

Word Help: Synonyms: United_States_Navy, US_Navy, USN

Clue #11: 11. Wine god of myth

7-letter answer Answer: BACCHUS

Word Help: Synonyms: Bacchus

Clue #12: 12. House with a long-unmowed lawn, e.g.

7-letter answer Answer: EYESORE

Word Help: Synonyms: eyesore

Clue #13: 17. Anchor or heart, maybe

6-letter answer Answer: TATTOO

Word Help: Synonyms: tattoo

Clue #14: 18. Letters before Q, sometimes

4-letter answer Answer: LGBT

Clue #15: 22. "Decorated," as a house for Halloween

4-letter answer Answer: TPED

Clue #16: 24. North Carolina athlete

7-letter answer Answer: TARHEEL

Word Help: Synonyms: North_Carolinian, Tarheel

Clue #17: 25. Broadway's "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is ___"

4-letter answer Answer: ENUF

Clue #18: 28. "The Simpsons" shopkeeper

3-letter answer Answer: APU

Clue #19: 29. What a handshake may lead to

4-letter answer Answer: PACT

Word Help: Synonyms: treaty, accord, pact

Clue #20: 33. Ruling title that dates back to the Byzantine Empire

4-letter answer Answer: TSAR

Word Help: Synonyms: tzar, czar, tsar

Clue #21: 35. Course that may follow trig

4-letter answer Answer: CALC

Clue #22: 36. Verbal hesitations

3-letter answer Answer: UMS

Clue #23: 37. Chopper parts

6-letter answer Answer: ROTORS

Word Help: Synonyms: rotor, rotor_coil
Antonyms: stator

Clue #24: 38. Pokes in the ring

4-letter answer Answer: JABS

Word Help: Synonyms: jab, jabbing, poke

Clue #25: 39. 2019 Brad Pitt sci-fi thriller

7-letter answer Answer: ADASTRA

Clue #26: 40. "I don't care what that cost!"

7-letter answer Answer: WORTHIT

Clue #27: 42. "You in?"

7-letter answer Answer: WANNAGO

Clue #28: 43. Freeze up

7-letter answer Answer: ICEOVER

Clue #29: 44. The first one was delivered in 1984

7-letter answer Answer: TEDTALK

Clue #30: 46. Like a house built in a day, say

6-letter answer Answer: PREFAB

Word Help: Synonyms: prefab

Clue #31: 47. Long way to go?

4-letter answer Answer: HALL

Word Help: Synonyms: Charles_Francis_Hall, residence_hall, residence

Clue #32: 51. "Sound" of a point sailing over someone's head

5-letter answer Answer: WOOSH

Word Help: Synonyms: woosh, whoosh

Clue #33: 53. Eudora ___, Pulitzer winner for "The Optimist's Daughter"

5-letter answer Answer: WELTY

Word Help: Synonyms: Eudora_Welty, Welty

Clue #34: 56. Small amount of whiskey

4-letter answer Answer: DRAM

Word Help: Synonyms: drachma, dram, drachm

Clue #35: 57. Goals

4-letter answer Answer: AIMS

Word Help: Synonyms: intent, objective, place

Clue #36: 59. It's not you, it's me

3-letter answer Answer: EGO

Word Help: Synonyms: self, ego, egotism

Clue #37: 60. "You ___ me!"

3-letter answer Answer: OWE

Word Help: Synonyms: owe

Expert Solving Strategies

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• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (35 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. TikTok stars, to many	5
2A	6. Locale for an old flame?	4
3A	10. Shell in the water	4
4A	14. December air	5
5A	15. Who's that woman in Paris?	4
6A	16. Red-haired outdoorsman in Genesis	4
7A	17. Per_w_nkle?	10
8A	19. Rider's line	4
9A	20. Raison d'___	4
10A	21. Holding liable	7
11A	23. More apt to cut in line, say	7
12A	26. Keep from leaving port through low visibility	5
13A	27. New Year's date, concisely	6
14A	28. Simulator of coastal phenomena	8
15A	31. Cleared of dust, say	5
16A	32. Targets for hawks	4
17A	33. Literary name that's a letter short of its holder's occupation	3
18A	34. Proc_dur_?	15
19A	38. Horror director Aster	3
20A	39. Starting points of many Jewish observances	4
21A	40. Dull and dim	5
22A	41. Abstract	8
23A	44. Oldest sister on "The Brady Bunch"	6
24A	45. Bad spelling, perhaps	5
25A	46. Ground-dwelling game bird of the western U.S.	7
26A	47. Portmanteau for a radical environmentalist	7
27A	49. ["Your fly is open"]	4
28A	50. Choo-choo noise	4
29A	51. Grou_ of _or_oises?	10
30A	56. Dance done in concentric circles	4
31A	57. Leaves for drinks	4
32A	58. Construction site sight	5
33A	59. Decides to take part, with "in"	4
34A	60. Skin-care brand with a "cheer"-ful sounding name	4
35A	61. Filler akin to "like ..." or "I mean ..."	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. TikTok stars, to many"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a material effigy that is worshipped
• Similar words include: graven image, matinee idol, god
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IDOLS

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2A: "6. Locale for an old flame?"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
• Similar words include: taper
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WICK

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3A: "10. Shell in the water"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
• Similar words include: Isaac Hull, Kingston-upon Hull, Cordell Hull
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HULL

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4A: "14. December air"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that joyful religious song celebrating the birth of christ
• Similar words include: Christmas carol
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CAROL

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5A: "15. Who's that woman in Paris?"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELLE

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6A: "16. Red-haired outdoorsman in Genesis"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) the eldest son of isaac who would have inherited the covenant that god made with abraham and that abraham passed on to isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother jacob for a mess of pottage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESAU

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7A: "17. Per_w_nkle?"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: EYESOFBLUE

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8A: "19. Rider's line"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
• Similar words include: draw rein, rule, rein in
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: REIN

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9A: "20. Raison d'___"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETRE

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10A: "21. Holding liable"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that put or pin the blame on
• Similar words include: blame, charge, find fault
• Opposite of: absolve

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Answer: BLAMING

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11A: "23. More apt to cut in line, say"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
• Similar words include: pushful, pushy
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PUSHIER

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12A: "26. Keep from leaving port through low visibility"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FOGIN

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13A: "27. New Year's date, concisely"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ONEONE

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14A: "28. Simulator of coastal phenomena"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: WAVETANK

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15A: "31. Cleared of dust, say"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sweep across or over
• Similar words include: tangle, drag, sail
• Opposite of: unswept

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Answer: SWEPT

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16A: "32. Targets for hawks"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
• Similar words include: shiner, mouse, computer mouse
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MICE

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17A: "33. Literary name that's a letter short of its holder's occupation"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states writer and poet (1809-1849)
• Similar words include: Edgar Allan Poe
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: POE

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18A: "34. Proc_dur_?"

15 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: EASEOFOPERATION

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19A: "38. Horror director Aster"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ARI

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20A: "39. Starting points of many Jewish observances"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Similar words include: Eve, even, eve
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EVES

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21A: "40. Dull and dim"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
• Similar words include: muddy, dreary, grubby
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DINGY

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22A: "41. Abstract"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
• Similar words include: precis, abstract, outline
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SYNOPSIS

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23A: "44. Oldest sister on "The Brady Bunch""

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MARCIA

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24A: "45. Bad spelling, perhaps"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
• Similar words include: damn, bane, anathemise
• Opposite of: bless, communicate

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Answer: CURSE

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25A: "46. Ground-dwelling game bird of the western U.S."

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SAGEHEN

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26A: "47. Portmanteau for a radical environmentalist"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ECOTEUR

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27A: "49. ["Your fly is open"]"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
• Similar words include: hem
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AHEM

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28A: "50. Choo-choo noise"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the dull explosive noise made by an engine
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CHUG

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29A: "51. Grou_ of _or_oises?"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: PEASINAPOD

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30A: "56. Dance done in concentric circles"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HORA

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31A: "57. Leaves for drinks"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: TEAS

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32A: "58. Construction site sight"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states writer (1871-1900)
• Similar words include: Grus, Harold Hart Crane, stretch out
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CRANE

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33A: "59. Decides to take part, with "in""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that select as an alternative over another
• Similar words include: opt, choose, prefer
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OPTS

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34A: "60. Skin-care brand with a "cheer"-ful sounding name"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OLAY

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35A: "61. Filler akin to "like ..." or "I mean ...""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: YKNOW

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Winter coat?	3
2D	2. Word with trader or tripper	3
3D	3. Something you might search for in vein?	3
4D	4. Despair	8
5D	5. Find a spot for, as on a schedule	8
6D	6. Utah's ___ State University	5
7D	7. Laid up	3
8D	8. Grooved parts of golf irons	9
9D	9. Go *clunk*	8
10D	10. Solitary sort	6
11D	11. Min_sc_le q_antity?	11
12D	12. Reposed	4
13D	13. Pipe organ?	4
14D	18. Not busy	4
15D	22. Season	3
16D	23. Represent	6
17D	24. Incautious	6
18D	25. Pla_e for a _ase?	11
19D	28. Supplies for a diaper change	5
20D	29. Annoying knuckling	6
21D	30. Like 29 winners in the first 50 New York City Marathons	6
22D	32. Rotating feature at the cinema	9
23D	35. Take responsibility for, in a way	8
24D	36. Pitching staff?	8
25D	37. Evidence of burning rubber	8
26D	42. Release volatile compounds to the air	6
27D	43. Vent opening?	3
28D	44. When doubled, Hawaiian for "very strong"	4
29D	46. Irreverent	5
30D	47. Say again	4
31D	48. Dice, e.g.	4
32D	52. Remote power source	3
33D	53. Completely savage	3
34D	54. Middle name shared by Sean and John Lennon	3
35D	55. Ground water?	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Winter coat?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water frozen in the solid state
• Similar words include: Methedrine, icing, meth
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ICE

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2D: "2. Word with trader or tripper"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that time for earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
• Similar words include: daytime, solar day, twenty-four hour period
• Opposite of: night

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Answer: DAY

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3D: "3. Something you might search for in vein?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORE

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4D: "4. Despair"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LOSEHOPE

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5D: "5. Find a spot for, as on a schedule"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SLOTINTO

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6D: "6. Utah's ___ State University"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells
• Similar words include: Wb, E. H. Weber, Wilhelm Eduard Weber
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WEBER

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7D: "7. Laid up"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Similar words include: badly, complaint, ominous
• Opposite of: well

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Answer: ILL

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8D: "8. Grooved parts of golf irons"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CLUBFACES

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9D: "9. Go *clunk*"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KEELOVER

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10D: "10. Solitary sort"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one retired from society for religious reasons
• Similar words include: anchorite, recluse, troglodyte
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HERMIT

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11D: "11. Min_sc_le q_antity?"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: USEINAPINCH

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12D: "12. Reposed"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
• Similar words include: lie in, consist, lie down
• Opposite of: arise, stand

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Answer: LAIN

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13D: "13. Pipe organ?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LUNG

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14D: "18. Not busy"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that people who are free
• Similar words include: discharge, gratuitous, disengage
• Opposite of: confine, freeze

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Answer: FREE

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15D: "22. Season"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that how long something has existed
• Similar words include: senesce, geezerhood, maturate
• Opposite of: rejuvenate

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Answer: AGE

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16D: "23. Represent"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: POSEAS

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17D: "24. Incautious"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not alert to danger or deception; ; ; - o.j.campbell
• Opposite of: wary
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: UNWARY

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18D: "25. Pla_e for a _ase?"

11 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: SEESINCOURT

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19D: "28. Supplies for a diaper change"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of rubbing or wiping
• Similar words include: pass over, wipe, rub
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WIPES

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20D: "29. Annoying knuckling"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NOOGIE

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21D: "30. Like 29 winners in the first 50 New York City Marathons"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of kenya
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: KENYAN

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22D: "32. Rotating feature at the cinema"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: MOVIEREEL

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23D: "35. Take responsibility for, in a way"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FESSUPTO

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24D: "36. Pitching staff?"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ADAGENCY

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25D: "37. Evidence of burning rubber"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TIREMARK

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26D: "42. Release volatile compounds to the air"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OUTGAS

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27D: "43. Vent opening?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PRE

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28D: "44. When doubled, Hawaiian for "very strong""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MAHI

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29D: "46. Irreverent"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that improperly forward or bold
• Similar words include: saucy, overbold, impudent
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SASSY

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30D: "47. Say again"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
• Similar words include: resound, reverberate, repeat
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ECHO

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31D: "48. Dice, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
• Similar words include: chopper, chop up, hack
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CHOP

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32D: "52. Remote power source"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
• Similar words include: abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AAA

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33D: "53. Completely savage"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
• Similar words include: goat god, trash, pan out
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAN

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34D: "54. Middle name shared by Sean and John Lennon"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Similar words include: Yoko Ono
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ONO

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35D: "55. Ground water?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DEW

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35 Across Clues

35 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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