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NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 19, 2025

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Across Clues and Answers (38)

Clue #1: 1. Occasion for pampering

6-letter answer Answer: SPADAY

Clue #2: 7. Like a baby's bottom

4-letter answer Answer: SOFT

Word Help: Synonyms: diffuse, easy, gentle
Antonyms: loud, hard

Clue #3: 11. Taxi

3-letter answer Answer: CAB

Word Help: Synonyms: hack, taxi, cabriolet

Clue #4: 14. The "T" of B.L.T.

6-letter answer Answer: TOMATO

Word Help: Synonyms: Lycopersicon_esculentum, tomato_plant, love_apple

Clue #5: 15. Queen of the Nile, informally

4-letter answer Answer: CLEO

Clue #6: 16. Miley Cyrus's "Party in the ___"

3-letter answer Answer: USA

Word Help: Synonyms: USA, US_Army, America

Clue #7: 17. Casual dining chain with unlimited breadsticks

11-letter answer Answer: OLIVEGARDEN

Clue #8: 19. Take a load off, say

3-letter answer Answer: SIT

Word Help: Synonyms: sit_around, pose, posture
Antonyms: arise, stand

Clue #9: 20. Shake, as a dog's tail

3-letter answer Answer: WAG

Word Help: Synonyms: card, wit, wag

Clue #10: 21. Most-desired group of invitees

5-letter answer Answer: ALIST

Clue #11: 22. Home to Zion National Park

4-letter answer Answer: UTAH

Word Help: Synonyms: UT, Beehive_State, Mormon_State

Clue #12: 23. Capital of Italia

4-letter answer Answer: ROMA

Word Help: Synonyms: Romany, Rommany, Roma

Clue #13: 26. Caller of balls and strikes

3-letter answer Answer: UMP

Word Help: Synonyms: umpire, ump

Clue #14: 27. "... or that's what I think, anyway," online

3-letter answer Answer: IMO

Word Help: Synonyms: International_Maritime_Organization, IMO

Clue #15: 28. Event whose symbol is five interlocking rings

12-letter answer Answer: OLYMPICGAMES

Clue #16: 33. Discontinued Apple program for organizing images

6-letter answer Answer: IPHOTO

Clue #17: 36. Make a digital image of

4-letter answer Answer: SCAN

Word Help: Synonyms: scan, CAT_scan, rake

Clue #18: 37. Race of mythical beings, in fantasy fiction

3-letter answer Answer: FAE

Word Help: Synonyms: fuel-air_explosive, FAE

Clue #19: 38. Musical genre for D'Angelo and Erykah Badu

7-letter answer Answer: NEOSOUL

Clue #20: 40. Some R-rated material

7-letter answer Answer: EROTICA

Word Help: Synonyms: erotica, porno, smut

Clue #21: 42. Number of amendments in the Bill of Rights

3-letter answer Answer: TEN

Word Help: Synonyms: tenner, decade, 10

Clue #22: 43. Jacket closer that's not a button

4-letter answer Answer: SNAP

Word Help: Synonyms: flick, breeze, crack
Antonyms: inelasticity

Clue #23: 45. "We hold these ___ to be self-evident"

6-letter answer Answer: TRUTHS

Word Help: Synonyms: Truth, the_true, trueness
Antonyms: inaccuracy, falsity

Clue #24: 46. Theater binoculars

12-letter answer Answer: OPERAGLASSES

Clue #25: 49. Number of faces on a cube

3-letter answer Answer: SIX

Word Help: Synonyms: sextuplet, sestet, half-dozen

Clue #26: 50. Craftsmanship

3-letter answer Answer: ART

Word Help: Synonyms: graphics, artistic_creation, artistic_production

Clue #27: 51. Silverstein who wrote "A Boy Named Sue"

4-letter answer Answer: SHEL

Clue #28: 54. President's "no"

4-letter answer Answer: VETO

Word Help: Synonyms: negative, nix, blackball
Antonyms: permit, allow

Clue #29: 56. Glimmer

5-letter answer Answer: GLEAM

Word Help: Synonyms: gleam, gleaming, glow

Clue #30: 58. Govt. rule

3-letter answer Answer: REG

Clue #31: 60. "Red" or "Reputation," for Taylor Swift

3-letter answer Answer: ERA

Word Help: Synonyms: era, epoch, geological_era

Clue #32: 61. Starting point for Tropicana or Florida's Natural juice

11-letter answer Answer: ORANGEGROVE

Clue #33: 64. Tease

3-letter answer Answer: RIB

Word Help: Synonyms: laugh_at, jest_at, roast

Clue #34: 65. Dryer fuzz

4-letter answer Answer: LINT

Word Help: Synonyms: lint

Clue #35: 66. Word before name or voyage

6-letter answer Answer: MAIDEN

Word Help: Synonyms: maiden_over, initiatory, maid

Clue #36: 67. Buzzer near a flower

3-letter answer Answer: BEE

Word Help: Synonyms: bee

Clue #37: 68. Odds and ___

4-letter answer Answer: ENDS

Word Help: Synonyms: closing, finish, stop
Antonyms: begin, beginning

Clue #38: 69. "Yikes!" ... or, phonetically, a hint to 17-, 28-, 46- and 61-Across

6-letter answer Answer: OHGEEZ

Across Clues and Answers (38)

Clue #1: 1. Place in an overhead compartment

4-letter answer Answer: STOW

Word Help: Synonyms: stow

Clue #2: 2. From the Arctic

5-letter answer Answer: POLAR

Word Help: Synonyms: glacial, polar, diametric
Antonyms: equatorial

Clue #3: 3. Compadre

5-letter answer Answer: AMIGO

Word Help: Synonyms: amigo

Clue #4: 4. ___ Pilkey, author/illustrator who created Captain Underpants

3-letter answer Answer: DAV

Clue #5: 5. Chowed down

3-letter answer Answer: ATE

Word Help: Synonyms: corrode, Ate, use_up

Clue #6: 6. Meditation method

4-letter answer Answer: YOGA

Word Help: Synonyms: yoga

Clue #7: 7. Pinches pennies, say

7-letter answer Answer: SCRIMPS

Word Help: Synonyms: skimp, scrimp, stint

Clue #8: 8. Alternative to Axe or Brut

8-letter answer Answer: OLDSPICE

Clue #9: 9. Poetical units

4-letter answer Answer: FEET

Word Help: Synonyms: ft, metrical_foot, understructure
Antonyms: head

Clue #10: 10. Colossal amount

3-letter answer Answer: TON

Word Help: Synonyms: gross_ton, ton, long_ton

Clue #11: 11. Personalized in sizing

9-letter answer Answer: CUSTOMFIT

Clue #12: 12. Home of China and India

4-letter answer Answer: ASIA

Word Help: Synonyms: Asia

Clue #13: 13. Relaxing soak

4-letter answer Answer: BATH

Word Help: Synonyms: bath, bathing_tub, Bath

Clue #14: 18. Former student, for short

4-letter answer Answer: ALUM

Word Help: Synonyms: ammonium_alum, alum, potash_alum

Clue #15: 22. Thurman of "Pulp Fiction"

3-letter answer Answer: UMA

Word Help: Synonyms: Uma, genus_Uma

Clue #16: 24. Cow sounds

4-letter answer Answer: MOOS

Word Help: Synonyms: low, moo

Clue #17: 25. Woodwind in a jazz band

7-letter answer Answer: ALTOSAX

Clue #18: 27. Pays no heed to

7-letter answer Answer: IGNORES

Word Help: Synonyms: push_aside, snub, disregard
Antonyms: notice, know

Clue #19: 29. Calves, kittens and cubs

5-letter answer Answer: YOUNG

Word Help: Synonyms: Pres_Young, immature, untried
Antonyms: aged, old

Clue #20: 30. Grocery conveyances

5-letter answer Answer: CARTS

Word Help: Synonyms: hale, cart, handcart

Clue #21: 31. Per person

4-letter answer Answer: EACH

Word Help: Synonyms: for_each_one, from_each_one, apiece

Clue #22: 32. Sail the seven ___

4-letter answer Answer: SEAS

Word Help: Synonyms: sea, ocean

Clue #23: 33. A fan of

4-letter answer Answer: INTO

Clue #24: 34. "Not another ___ out of you!"

4-letter answer Answer: PEEP

Word Help: Synonyms: chirp, cheep, peek

Clue #25: 35. Nickname for Lincoln

9-letter answer Answer: HONESTABE

Clue #26: 39. Film incorrectly announced as Best Picture before "Moonlight"

8-letter answer Answer: LALALAND

Clue #27: 41. Patootie

4-letter answer Answer: TUSH

Word Help: Synonyms: rear, bottom, hind_end

Clue #28: 44. Mom and dad

7-letter answer Answer: PARENTS

Word Help: Synonyms: raise, nurture, rear
Antonyms: child

Clue #29: 47. Carnaval city

3-letter answer Answer: RIO

Word Help: Synonyms: Rio, Rio_de_Janeiro

Clue #30: 48. Kind of party for men only

4-letter answer Answer: STAG

Word Help: Synonyms: tell_on, hart, rat

Clue #31: 52. Wear away, as soil

5-letter answer Answer: ERODE

Word Help: Synonyms: gnaw_at, fret, eat_at

Clue #32: 53. Flood embankment

5-letter answer Answer: LEVEE

Word Help: Synonyms: levee

Clue #33: 54. What often follows a noun

4-letter answer Answer: VERB

Word Help: Synonyms: verb

Clue #34: 55. Pennsylvania city on a Great Lake

4-letter answer Answer: ERIE

Word Help: Synonyms: Erie, Lake_Erie

Clue #35: 56. Ear-to-ear expression

4-letter answer Answer: GRIN

Word Help: Synonyms: smile, grin, smiling

Clue #36: 57. Office missive

4-letter answer Answer: MEMO

Word Help: Synonyms: memo, memoranda, memorandum

Clue #37: 59. Cohort that grew up with the internet

4-letter answer Answer: GENZ

Clue #38: 61. Cry at a bullfight

3-letter answer Answer: OLE

Clue #39: 62. "Argh!"

3-letter answer Answer: GAH

Clue #40: 63. Fix, as an outcome

3-letter answer Answer: RIG

Word Help: Synonyms: set, fishing_gear, set_up

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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Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is a most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today puzzle:

Across:

• 1. A Morse "I" consists of two: DITS
• 5. Penultimate fairy tale word: EVER
• 9. Deadly snake: COBRA
• 14. "Climb ___ Mountain": EVRY
• 15. Long skirt: MAXI
• 16. Break point: ADOUT
• 17. With 59-Across, A-B-C-A in the illustration: MAIN
• 18. Ship in "Pirates of the Caribbean": BLACKPEARL
• 20. Stop ___ dime: ONA
• 21. Half of a mountaineering expedition: DESCENT
• 22. Dressed like a certain keg party attendee: TOGAED
• 24. Prefix with lateral: TRI
• 25. F-G: KEEL
• 29. Ship's christening, e.g.: EVENT
• 30. C-D: MAST
• 31. "___ expert, but ...": IMNO
• 32. Certain California wines: NAPAS
• 34. Pirating: TAKING
• 36. "Top Hat" dancer: ASTAIRE
• 39. Does some electrical work on: REWIRES
• 40. Counterpart of un ángel: DIABLO
• 41. Santa-tracking org.: NORAD
• 42. End in ___: ATIE
• 43. A-B: BOOM
• 45. Send, as payment: REMIT
• 49. E-F-G-H-E: HULL
• 50. Part of U.C.L.A.: LOS
• 51. Brainstorm: IDEATE
• 52. People in fierce snowball fights: PELTERS
• 54. Yearbook sect.: SRS
• 55. Ship to the New World: SANTAMARIA
• 59. See 17-Across: SAIL
• 60. Ancient theater: ODEON
• 61. Makeup of some little balls: LINT
• 62. Response to a charge: PLEA
• 63. Stethoscope users, at times: YEGGS
• 64. Away from the wind: ALEE
• 65. Lava lamps and pet rocks, once: FADS

Down:

• 1. Bump down but keep on: DEMOTE
• 2. Chekhov play or its antihero: IVANOV
• 3. "M*A*S*H" procedure: TRIAGE
• 4. Lexicographical abbr.: SYN
• 5. Incorporate, as a YouTube video into a Web site: EMBED
• 6. Actor Kilmer and others: VALS
• 7. Horse-race bets on win and place: EXACTAS
• 8. Kitchen gadgets: RICERS
• 9. Hook or Cook: Abbr.: CAPT
• 10. Tribute with feet: ODE
• 11. Deadly snake: BOA
• 12. 1921 play that introduced the word "robot": RUR
• 13. One of the oceans: Abbr.: ATL
• 19. One who may put you in stitches?: KNITTER
• 21. Part of a larger picture: DETAIL
• 23. Poe's "___ Lee": ANNABEL
• 25. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" duettist, 1976: KIKIDEE
• 26. Mideast V.I.P.: EMIR
• 27. Cousin of -trix: ENNE
• 28. Old shipbuilding needs: LOGS
• 30. Writer Rita ___ Brown: MAE
• 33. Leak on a ship, e.g.: PROBLEM
• 35. Tournament wrap-up: AWARDS
• 36. Wife of Esau: ADAH
• 37. In ___ (as found): SITU
• 38. Following detective: TAIL
• 39. CD-___: ROM
• 41. It may be flared: NOSTRIL
• 44. "Yowie, zowie!": OOLALA
• 46. "Mississippi ___" (1992 film): MASALA
• 47. Words of resignation: ITRIED
• 48. Magnetic induction units: TESLAS
• 51. Livid: IRATE
• 52. D- reviews: PANS
• 53. Aachen article: EINE
• 55. ___ sauce: SOY
• 56. Suffix with many fruit names: ADE
• 57. Minus: Abbr.: NEG
• 58. Dress (up): TOG
• 59. Number on a bottle at the beach: SPF

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Across

Clue	Answer	Letters
Pillow structure	FORT	4
Quick reminder	NOTE	4
Mario racing vehicle	KART	4
Wading bird	IBIS	4
Board game based on pachisi	SORRY!	6
Pelvic bones	ILIA	4
Arugula researcher at Cambridge?	ROCKET SCIENTIST	15
“Is it clear?”	SEE?	3
Be for Halloween	GO AS	5
Deep-fryer compartment	BASKET	6
Shower time?	APRIL	5
Grand crime	LARCENY	7
Pristine field for Manchester United?	PERFECT PITCH	13
Flying	ALOFT	5
Hostess snack cake	HO HO	4
Yoko who said, “You can be very wild and still be very wise”	ONO	3
Trapped fluff	LINT	4
Schematics	PLANS	5
Saharan country next to Sudan	CHAD	4
Island ring	LEI	3
Some Korean compacts	KIAS	4
Cran cocktail	COSMO	5
Sweater for a thrill-seeker’s leap off Tower Bridge?	BUNGEE JUMPER	12
Prioritizes patients	TRIAGES	7
Afro-Cuban dance	RUMBA	5
__ to the core	ROTTEN	6
Digital indulgence, casually	PEDI	4
Vintage TV brand	RCA	3
Pure sausages at the Rose & Crown pub?	ABSOLUTE BANGERS	15
Highlighter tone	NEON	4
Doughnut, mathematically	TORUS	5
Frantically	AMOK	4
Randomly generated IDs	SSNS	4
Soaks (up)	SOPS	4
Sutures	SEWS	4

Down

Clue	Answer	Letters
Some December decor	FIRS	4
__ d’amore	OBOE	4
Brand with a cable car logo	RICE-A-RONI	9
“Shame” sound	TSK	3
Pretzel option	NO SALT	7
Tolkien baddies	ORCS	4
Part of TNT	TRI-	3
Safety stations in some labs	EYE BATHS	8
Lowbrow art	KITSCH	6
Tough to tell apart	ALIKE	5
Out of bed	RISEN	5
Frayed	TATTY	5
Immovable	STOIC	5
Wading bird	EGRET	5
DEA agent	NARCO	5
Deflating sound	PFFT!	4
Animal helped by a mouse in a fable	LION	4
Shadow	PALL	4
Author Wiesel	ELIE	4
Temporary stage	PHASE	5
“For crying out loud”	OH, SPARE ME	10
Identify	NAME	4
What wavy lines might represent in a comic	ODOR	4
Pesto need	PINE NUTS	9
Falls behind	LAGS	4
Word with over or through	COMB	4
Passover potato pie	KUGEL	5
Chutney seed	CUMIN	5
Conductors’ tools	BATONS	6
Darkness personified, in Greek mythology	EREBUS	6
Notorious apostle	JUDAS	5
Like one honored by a pink, blue, and white flag	TRANS	5
Garb donned by Oxford dons	ROBES	5
“Them’s fightin’ words!”	IT’S ON!	7
Crime drama suspect	PERP	4
Cornfield nuisance	CROW	4
Queries	ASKS	4
All __ often	TOO	3
Electric alternative	GAS	3

27409 Mon Nov 25, 2024 NYT by Dena R. Witkes

Across Clues :

1. Spongy scrubber, 6. He-Man's twin sister, 11. 72, on many golf courses, 14. Harsh on the nose, 15. Capital of Vietnam, 16. "I'll take that as ___", 17. *Corporate investor, 19. Boxer's stat, for short, 20. Problem with an old sock, 21. Wows, 22. Cancels plans at the last minute, 24. Corn ___ (fall festival attraction), 26. Birthstone for a January baby, 27. *Difficult to wrangle, per an idiom, 32. Delta Center in Salt Lake City or United Center in Chicago, 33. Sch. with campuses in Boston and Worcester, 34. Implore, 35. Cleaned up after a haircut, 37. Pie ___ mode, 40. Really bothered, 42. Prepared to throw a dart, 44. *Advice to someone seeking happiness, 49. Crater Lake's state, 50. 100 centavos, 51. Harvard, to Yale, 52. Alan of "Marriage Story", 54. Dog docs, 58. Miss Piggy's pronoun, 59. Modern networking aid, as suggested by the starts of the answers to the starred clues, 62. Ginger ___, 63. One of 10 in a decathlon, 64. Roller coasters and log flumes, 65. Went first, 66. "Tell me if this needs salt", 67. Tuck away for safekeeping

Down Clues :

1. Mascara target, 2. Seis + dos, 3. ___ arguments, section of a Supreme Court case, 4. Members of New York's Bravest, e.g., 5. Suffix with Gator or hater, 6. Brief rainstorm, 7. Fit as a fiddle, 8. Bread loaf butts, 9. ___ v. Wade, 10. Inflatable auto safety devices, 11. Green coating on a statue, 12. Piece of jewelry that might complement a toe ring, 13. Perches in a coop, 18. Foggy mental state, 23. Rainbows and parentheses, shapewise, 25. "It all makes sense now!", 26. Pesky insect, 27. Hands-on science class, 28. Fury, 29. Brewery barrel, 30. As a result of, 31. Pesky kid, 35. Stitched up, 36. "Get out of my ___!", 37. Friend, en français, 38. Paul for whom a guitar is named, 39. Content between songs on Spotify, 40. Bit of pond scum, 41. One might include a hammer, wrench and screwdriver, 42. Components of a six-pack, 43. "Big fan!", 44. Like a black-tie wedding, 45. State bird of Maryland, 46. Imposed, as a tax, 47. Make more modern, 48. Unlike a figment of the imagination, 52. Las Vegas A's, 53. Jacket fuzz, 55. Icelandic literary saga, 56. No-win/no-lose situations, 57. Girl Scout's accessory, 60. Eggs at an I.V.F. clinic, 61. "The Marvelous ___ Maisel"

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 25, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, November 25, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Spongy scrubber. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOFA

  Possible Answer : loofah, loufah_sponge, luffa, loofa




• The clue is 6. He-Man's twin sister. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHERA




• The clue is 11. 72, on many golf courses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer : par, equality, equivalence, equation




• The clue is 14. Harsh on the nose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRID

  Possible Answer : pungent, acid, sulphurous, virulent, acerbic, caustic, vitriolic, bitter, blistering, acerb, acrid, sulfurous




• The clue is 15. Capital of Vietnam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANOI

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Vietnam, Hanoi




• The clue is 16. "I'll take that as ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANO

  Possible Answer : Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, Abu_Nidal_Organization, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Black_September, ANO, Fatah-RC, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades




• The clue is 17. *Corporate investor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAREHOLDER

  Possible Answer : stockholder, shareholder, shareowner




• The clue is 19. Boxer's stat, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TKO

  Possible Answer : TKO, technical_knockout




• The clue is 20. Problem with an old sock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLE

  Possible Answer : mess, hole, pickle, maw, gob, jam, golf_hole, yap, cakehole, hole_out, hollow, kettle_of_fish, trap, muddle, fix




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

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

  The answer: AWES

  Possible Answer : fear, awe, veneration, reverence




• The clue is 22. Cancels plans at the last minute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAILS

  Possible Answer : bail_bond, bond, bail




• The clue is 24. Corn ___ (fall festival attraction). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAZE

  Possible Answer : labyrinth, snarl, maze, tangle




• The clue is 26. Birthstone for a January baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GARNET

  Possible Answer : garnet




• The clue is 27. *Difficult to wrangle, per an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: LIKEHERDINGCATS




• The clue is 32. Delta Center in Salt Lake City or United Center in Chicago. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARENA

  Possible Answer : field, orbit, arena, area, stadium, bowl, domain, scene_of_action, sphere, sports_stadium




• The clue is 33. Sch. with campuses in Boston and Worcester. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMASS




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

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

  The answer: BEG

  Possible Answer : implore, tap, beg, pray, solicit




• The clue is 35. Cleaned up after a haircut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEPT

  Possible Answer : sweep_up, span, swing, drag, drag_in, swing_out, tangle, embroil, sail, brush, cross, swept, traverse, sweep, broom

  Possible Opposite Answer : unswept




• The clue is 37. Pie ___ mode. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer : ala




• The clue is 40. Really bothered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEAT




• The clue is 42. Prepared to throw a dart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIMED

  Possible Answer : purport, get, take, purpose, direct, train, aim, aspire, shoot_for, calculate, target, drive, propose, take_aim, draw_a_bead_on, point, place




• The clue is 44. *Advice to someone seeking happiness. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: FOLLOWYOURBLISS




• The clue is 49. Crater Lake's state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREGON

  Possible Answer : OR, Oregon, Beaver_State




• The clue is 50. 100 centavos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESO

  Possible Answer : Guinea-Bissau_peso, Cuban_peso, Colombian_peso, Chilean_peso, Philippine_peso, Mexican_peso, peso, Uruguayan_peso, Dominican_peso




• The clue is 51. Harvard, to Yale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIVAL

  Possible Answer : challenger, contender, rival, competition, touch, match, equal, competitor




• The clue is 52. Alan of "Marriage Story". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALDA




• The clue is 54. Dog docs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VETS

  Possible Answer : ex-serviceman, veterinarian, veteran, veterinary_surgeon, vet, veterinary




• The clue is 58. Miss Piggy's pronoun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOI




• The clue is 59. Modern networking aid, as suggested by the starts of the answers to the starred clues. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOCIALMEDIA




• The clue is 62. Ginger ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 63. One of 10 in a decathlon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVENT

  Possible Answer : result, effect, outcome, case, upshot, event, consequence, issue




• The clue is 64. Roller coasters and log flumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDES

  Possible Answer : hinge_upon, bait, turn_on, depend_on, taunt, mount, cod, rag, ride, tantalise, hinge_on, drive, razz, depend_upon, disembarrass, twit, tease, free, rally, devolve_on, sit, rid, tantalize

  Possible Opposite Answer : walk




• The clue is 65. Went first. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer : run, lead, moderate, guide, result, contribute, direct, leave, LED, precede, top, head, extend, light-emitting_diode, go, conduct, take, conduce, pass, chair

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow




• The clue is 66. "Tell me if this needs salt". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASTE

  Possible Answer : tasting, preference, penchant, appreciation, gustation, sense_of_taste, taste, gustatory_modality, mouthful, sample, try_out, discernment, savor, predilection, smack, gustatory_perception, taste_perception, taste_sensation, gustatory_sensation, savour, try, perceptiveness




• The clue is 67. Tuck away for safekeeping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STASH

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

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Mascara target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASH

  Possible Answer: thong, trounce, eyelash, strap, flog, lather, cilium, whiplash, slash, lash, whip, welt

  Possible Opposite Answer : unlash

• The clue is 2. Seis + dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCHO

• The clue is 3. ___ arguments, section of a Supreme Court case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

  Possible Answer: viva_voce, oral_exam, oral, unwritten, oral_examination, viva

  Possible Opposite Answer : anal, aboral

• The clue is 4. Members of New York's Bravest, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIREMEN

  Possible Answer: fire_fighter, relief_pitcher, fire-eater, firefighter, stoker, reliever, fireman

• The clue is 5. Suffix with Gator or hater. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADE

  Possible Answer: ade, fruit_drink

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

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

  The answer: SHOWER

  Possible Answer: exhibitioner, shower, shower_down, cascade, rain_shower, exhibitor, shower_bath, lavish

• The clue is 7. Fit as a fiddle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALE

  Possible Answer: coerce, George_Ellery_Hale, Nathan_Hale, Edward_Everett_Hale, haul, drag, Hale, whole, cart, pressure, squeeze, force, hale

• The clue is 8. Bread loaf butts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning

• The clue is 9. ___ v. Wade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: roe, hard_roe

• The clue is 10. Inflatable auto safety devices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRBAGS

• The clue is 11. Green coating on a statue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATINA

  Possible Answer: patina

• The clue is 12. Piece of jewelry that might complement a toe ring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANKLET

  Possible Answer: bobbysocks, anklet, bobbysock, anklets, ankle_bracelet

• The clue is 13. Perches in a coop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOSTS

  Possible Answer: roost, perch, rest

• The clue is 18. Foggy mental state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAZE

  Possible Answer: fog, daze, haze

• The clue is 23. Rainbows and parentheses, shapewise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCS

  Possible Answer: curve, electric_arc, electric_discharge, arch, discharge, arc, spark, bow

• The clue is 25. "It all makes sense now!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

• The clue is 26. Pesky insect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNAT

  Possible Answer: gnat

• The clue is 27. Hands-on science class. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAB

  Possible Answer: science_laboratory, research_lab, science_lab, research_laboratory, laboratory, lab

• The clue is 28. Fury. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer: ira, anger, choler, ire, wrath

• The clue is 29. Brewery barrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEG

  Possible Answer: kegful, keg

• The clue is 30. As a result of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUETO

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

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

  The answer: IMP

  Possible Answer: brownie, hob, scamp, pixie, scallywag, rapscallion, scalawag, pixy, gremlin, imp, elf, rascal, monkey

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

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

  The answer: SEWN

  Possible Answer: tailor-make, sewn, stitch, stitched, tailor, sewed, run_up, sew, sew_together

• The clue is 36. "Get out of my ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAY

  Possible Answer: direction, right_smart, room, elbow_room, mode, style, fashion, path, manner, means, agency, way_of_life, way

• The clue is 37. Friend, en français. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 38. Paul for whom a guitar is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LES

  Possible Answer: lupus_erythematosus, LE

• The clue is 39. Content between songs on Spotify. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer: advertising, advertizing, advert, advertisement, advertizement, ad

• The clue is 40. Bit of pond scum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALGA

  Possible Answer: algae, alga

• The clue is 41. One might include a hammer, wrench and screwdriver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOLSET

• The clue is 42. Components of a six-pack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABS

  Possible Answer: abdominal, group_AB, Av, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, Ab, ab, type_AB, BA, Bachelor_of_Arts, Artium_Baccalaurens, ABS, AB, abdominal_muscle

• The clue is 43. "Big fan!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILOVEIT

• The clue is 44. Like a black-tie wedding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORMAL

  Possible Answer: formal, conventional, stately, dinner_dress, evening_gown, schematic, dinner_gown, ball, courtly

  Possible Opposite Answer : informal

• The clue is 45. State bird of Maryland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORIOLE

  Possible Answer: Old_World_oriole, American_oriole, New_World_oriole, oriole

• The clue is 46. Imposed, as a tax. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEVIED

  Possible Answer: raise, impose, recruit, levy

• The clue is 47. Make more modern. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPDATE

  Possible Answer: update

• The clue is 48. Unlike a figment of the imagination. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAL

  Possible Answer: literal, rattling, tangible, veridical, substantial, really, actual, real_number, very, real, genuine, existent, material

  Possible Opposite Answer : insubstantial, unreal, nominal

• The clue is 52. Las Vegas A's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACES

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

• The clue is 53. Jacket fuzz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINT

  Possible Answer: lint

• The clue is 55. Icelandic literary saga. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDDA

  Possible Answer: dasheen, edda, taro_root, cocoyam, taro, Edda

• The clue is 56. No-win/no-lose situations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIES

  Possible Answer: tie-up, sleeper, affiliation, marry, link_up, splice, connect, link, wed, draw, railroad_tie, necktie, crosstie, tie, bind, tie-in, bond, tie_beam, linkup, standoff, association, attach

  Possible Opposite Answer : untie, disconnect

• The clue is 57. Girl Scout's accessory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASH

  Possible Answer: waistcloth, waistband, cincture, sash, window_sash, girdle

• The clue is 60. Eggs at an I.V.F. clinic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVA

  Possible Answer: egg_cell, ovum

• The clue is 61. "The Marvelous ___ Maisel". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRS

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