Tue Oct 01, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Stuff in Santa's footprints, 4. Exchanged for cash, in a way, 10. West Coast wine valley, 14. Buffett or Cook, for short, 15. Words after "Because" in a parent's explanation, 16. "Metamorphoses" poet, 17. A.F.C. South team ("Look in the lake! It's … ah, never mind"), 20. Triumphant shout, 21. Spot for abs or apple seeds, 22. Time spent in a seat, 23. Investigative journalism ("What was that in the sea?! I must be imagining things"), 28. Staggering this way and that, 30. Fe, to chemists, 31. 1/16 of a gallon, 32. Napoleon Dynamite's best friend, 33. Asia's disappearing ___ Sea, 34. Creates, as a goal, 35. Imperial unit of volume ("There's another one! I swear he just slipped into those trees …"), 38. Agile, 41. Good old-fashioned butt-kicking, 42. Corporate emblems, 46. Rage, 47. Place for ham-handed workers?, 48. Window dressing, 49. Professional proofreader ("Over there, in the snow! That had to be something, right?!"), 53. Frankenstein's assistant, 54. Smooth-talking, 55. Life forms, 57. Pseudoscientist investigating the "sightings" in this puzzle, 62. Word repeated four times in the chorus of Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off", 63. "Sign us up!", 64. Bear hair, 65. Wally ___, "famous" cookie maker, 66. Bare minimums, 67. "I didn't need to hear all that!"

Down Clues :

1. Play a part, or a play part, 2. "Now you listen to me …", 3. Paid homage to, 4. Santa Monica tourist attraction, 5. Silk-producing region of India, 6. Sch. located in St. Louis, not Seattle, 7. Bill ___, the Science Guy, 8. Compass heading, 9. Pointillism mark, 10. Against the rules, 11. Greed, 12. Pesto ingredient, 13. Many website banners, 18. What the ruthless show, 19. Declaration of determination, 22. Alternative to a swipe, for a credit card, 24. Lecture tour, 25. Company that merged with Heinz in 2015, 26. Caramel-filled candy, 27. Navigation aid that works through satellites, in brief, 29. Gehrig in Cooperstown, 33. Garlicky sauce, 34. Saving for later, 36. Born and ___, 37. Like Father Time, 38. [not my mistake], 39. "Get with the ___!", 40. Answer, as an email, 43. Purchase for a white elephant exchange, 44. North America's only marsupial, 45. To be, in Spanish, 47. Money owed, 50. "Yowzers!", 51. Orchestra woodwinds, 52. Ignited again, 56. They're not free of charge, 57. "___-ching!", 58. Pretentious friend of Winnie-the-Pooh, 59. Last section in a dictionary, 60. " … boy ___ girl?", 61. Numerical prefix that sounds like a verb

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 01, 2024

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

Tuesday  October 01, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Stuff in Santa's footprints. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer : ash, ash_tree




• The clue is 4. Exchanged for cash, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAWNED

  Possible Answer : pawn, hock, soak




• The clue is 10. West Coast wine valley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPA

  Possible Answer : Chinese_cabbage, pe-tsai, napa, celery_cabbage, Brassica_rapa_pekinensis




• The clue is 14. Buffett or Cook, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEO

  Possible Answer : CEO, chief_operating_officer, chief_executive_officer




• The clue is 15. Words after "Because" in a parent's explanation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISAYSO




• The clue is 16. "Metamorphoses" poet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVID

  Possible Answer : Ovid, Publius_Ovidius_Naso




• The clue is 17. A.F.C. South team ("Look in the lake! It's … ah, never mind"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENNESSEETITANS




• The clue is 20. Triumphant shout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOORAH




• The clue is 21. Spot for abs or apple seeds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORE

  Possible Answer : center, marrow, burden, meat, core, pith, magnetic_core, CORE, nitty-gritty, essence, nucleus, Congress_of_Racial_Equality, nub, sum, heart_and_soul, centre, effect, kernel, heart, substance, gist, inwardness, core_group




• The clue is 22. Time spent in a seat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TERM

  Possible Answer : condition, terminus, terminal_figure, term, full_term




• The clue is 23. Investigative journalism ("What was that in the sea?! I must be imagining things"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUCKRAKING

  Possible Answer : muckraking, muckrake




• The clue is 28. Staggering this way and that. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREEL




• The clue is 30. Fe, to chemists. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRON

  Possible Answer : cast-iron, smoothing_iron, iron, atomic_number_26, iron_out, branding_iron, Fe, press




• The clue is 31. 1/16 of a gallon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUP

  Possible Answer : transfuse, cupful, cup, loving_cup




• The clue is 32. Napoleon Dynamite's best friend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEDRO




• The clue is 33. Asia's disappearing ___ Sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAL




• The clue is 34. Creates, as a goal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 35. Imperial unit of volume ("There's another one! I swear he just slipped into those trees …"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUBICFOOT




• The clue is 38. Agile. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRY

  Possible Answer : agile, quick, spry, nimble




• The clue is 41. Good old-fashioned butt-kicking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROUT

  Possible Answer : gouge, expel, rout, spread-eagle, mob, root, spreadeagle, rabble, rout_out, rootle




• The clue is 42. Corporate emblems. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGOS

  Possible Answer : logo, Word, logotype, Son, Logos




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

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

  The answer: IRE

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




• The clue is 47. Place for ham-handed workers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELI

  Possible Answer : delicatessen, deli, food_shop




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

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

  The answer: DRAPE

  Possible Answer : robe, drapery, pall, cloak, drape, mantle, clothe, curtain




• The clue is 49. Professional proofreader ("Over there, in the snow! That had to be something, right?!"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPYEDITOR




• The clue is 53. Frankenstein's assistant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGOR




• The clue is 54. Smooth-talking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLIB

  Possible Answer : pat, slick, glib-tongued, glib, smooth-tongued




• The clue is 55. Life forms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEINGS

  Possible Answer : equal, organism, exist, existence, be, cost, represent, personify, being, make_up, comprise, constitute, embody, live, beingness, follow

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonexistence, nonbeing, differ




• The clue is 57. Pseudoscientist investigating the "sightings" in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRYPTOZOOLOGIST




• The clue is 62. Word repeated four times in the chorus of Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATE

  Possible Answer : detest, hate, hatred

  Possible Opposite Answer : love




• The clue is 63. "Sign us up!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEREIN




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

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

  The answer: FUR

  Possible Answer : fur, pelt




• The clue is 65. Wally ___, "famous" cookie maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOS

  Possible Answer : Book_of_Amos, Amos




• The clue is 66. Bare minimums. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEASTS

  Possible Answer : least




• The clue is 67. "I didn't need to hear all that!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TMI

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Play a part, or a play part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer: human_action, behave, human_activity, work, act_as, act, routine, move, represent, deed, playact, play, roleplay, do, turn, number, bit, dissemble, enactment, pretend

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain

• The clue is 2. "Now you listen to me …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEHERE

• The clue is 3. Paid homage to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONORED

  Possible Answer: reward, honor, esteemed, abide_by, respect, prestigious, honored, honour, observe

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, dishonor

• The clue is 4. Santa Monica tourist attraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIER

  Possible Answer: dock, wharf, wharfage, pier

• The clue is 5. Silk-producing region of India. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSAM

  Possible Answer: Assam

• The clue is 6. Sch. located in St. Louis, not Seattle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASHU

• The clue is 7. Bill ___, the Science Guy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYE

• The clue is 8. Compass heading. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

• The clue is 9. Pointillism mark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOT

  Possible Answer: disperse, Elvis, Transportation, dit, acid, pane, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, DoT, dose, superman, stud, back_breaker, Department_of_Transportation, point, sprinkle, battery-acid, constellate, dot, window_pane, loony_toons, Zen, scatter, dust

• The clue is 10. Against the rules. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTOK

• The clue is 11. Greed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVARICE

  Possible Answer: greed, cupidity, rapacity, avarice, avaritia, covetousness, avariciousness

• The clue is 12. Pesto ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINENUT

• The clue is 13. Many website banners. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

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

• The clue is 18. What the ruthless show. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOMERCY

• The clue is 19. Declaration of determination. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAN

• The clue is 22. Alternative to a swipe, for a credit card. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAP

  Possible Answer: tip, tapdance, beg, exploit, spigot, intercept, water_tap, water_faucet, dab, strike, knock, wiretap, hydrant, pat, rap, solicit, bug, pink, tap

• The clue is 24. Lecture tour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIRCUIT

  Possible Answer: lap, electric_circuit, circumference, tour, electrical_circuit, circuit, circle, racing_circuit

• The clue is 25. Company that merged with Heinz in 2015. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KRAFT

  Possible Answer: kraft_paper, kraft

• The clue is 26. Caramel-filled candy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROLO

• The clue is 27. Navigation aid that works through satellites, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPS

  Possible Answer: GPS, Global_Positioning_System

• The clue is 29. Gehrig in Cooperstown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOU

• The clue is 33. Garlicky sauce. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIOLI

  Possible Answer: aioli_sauce, garlic_sauce, aioli

• The clue is 34. Saving for later. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORING

  Possible Answer: stash_away, stack_away, store, put_in, lay_in, salt_away, hive_away

• The clue is 36. Born and ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRED

  Possible Answer: engender, breed, cover, spawn, multiply

• The clue is 37. Like Father Time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: sure-enough, onetime, quondam, erstwhile, sometime, Old, older, one-time, previous, honest-to-goodness, former, honest-to-god, old

  Possible Opposite Answer : young, new

• The clue is 38. [not my mistake]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer: sic, set

• The clue is 39. "Get with the ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROGRAM

  Possible Answer: political_program, course_of_study, political_platform, computer_programme, programme, computer_program, program, plan, broadcast, syllabus, curriculum, platform

• The clue is 40. Answer, as an email. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPLYTO

• The clue is 43. Purchase for a white elephant exchange. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAGGIFT

• The clue is 44. North America's only marsupial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPOSSUM

  Possible Answer: possum, opossum, phalanger

• The clue is 45. To be, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SER

• The clue is 47. Money owed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEBT

  Possible Answer: debt

• The clue is 50. "Yowzers!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIPES

  Possible Answer: yelp, yip, yap

• The clue is 51. Orchestra woodwinds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOES

  Possible Answer: oboe, hautbois, hautboy

• The clue is 52. Ignited again. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELIT

• The clue is 56. They're not free of charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONS

  Possible Answer: ion

• The clue is 57. "___-ching!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHA

• The clue is 58. Pretentious friend of Winnie-the-Pooh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWL

  Possible Answer: bird_of_night, bird_of_Minerva, owl, hooter

• The clue is 59. Last section in a dictionary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEE

  Possible Answer: z, izzard, zed, zee, Z, ezed

• The clue is 60. " … boy ___ girl?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

  Possible Answer: bone, operating_system, oculus_sinister, osmium, atomic_number_76, Os, OS, os

• The clue is 61. Numerical prefix that sounds like a verb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (39 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (40 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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. Change entirely	5
2A	6. Like former secrets	6
3A	12. Make like a frog	3
4A	15. One who doesn't speak while in a cast	5
5A	16. Balkan state that's been independent since 2008	6
6A	17. Like the name of former soccer star Mark De Man	3
7A	18. Cluster	12
8A	20. Density symbol	3
9A	21. Go for gold?	3
10A	22. It may be padded or slapped	4
11A	23. Do you read me?	5
12A	25. Veteran	6
13A	27. Agent	9
14A	31. Change logos, maybe	7
15A	33. "Bravo!"	3
16A	34. Dour	4
17A	35. Unnatural, in a way	4
18A	36. H.S. course covering integrals	6
19A	39. ___ trading	3
20A	40. Steam	10
21A	43. Sow, e.g.	3
22A	46. Black-and-orange bird	6
23A	47. Bob who painted "happy little trees"	4
24A	50. Jackie who co-starred in "Rush Hour"	4
25A	52. Top halves of centaurs	3
26A	53. They may be lifted ... or downed	7
27A	56. Gambit	9
28A	59. City with red buses	6
29A	60. Big or bad follower	5
30A	61. So-called "Land of a Million Elephants"	4
31A	63. Fripp & ___ (musical duo)	3
32A	64. ___ culpa	3
33A	65. Communication aid that helps make sense of the italicized clues	12
34A	70. Subj. for immigrants, maybe	3
35A	71. Training aids for a lab, say	6
36A	72. Plain	5
37A	73. ___ pad	3
38A	74. What headphones often play in	6
39A	75. Shark's mark	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Change entirely"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that device for resetting instruments or controls
• Similar words include: readjust
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RESET

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2A: "6. Like former secrets"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have in common
• Similar words include: apportion, divided up, share
• Opposite of: unshared

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Answer: SHARED

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3A: "12. Make like a frog"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
• Similar words include: record hop, skip, hop-skip
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HOP

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4A: "15. One who doesn't speak while in a cast"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a minor actor in crowd scenes
• Similar words include: spear carrier, additional, supernumerary
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EXTRA

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5A: "16. Balkan state that's been independent since 2008"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a serbian province in southern serbia and montenegro populated predominantly by albanians
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: KOSOVO

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6A: "17. Like the name of former soccer star Mark De Man"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
• Similar words include: minded, tending, given
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: APT

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7A: "18. Cluster"

12 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: CHARLIESHEEN

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8A: "20. Density symbol"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 17th letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RHO

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9A: "21. Go for gold?"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
• Similar words include: tangent, suntan, topaz
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAN

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10A: "22. It may be padded or slapped"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
• Similar words include: articulatio genus, human knee, stifle
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KNEE

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11A: "23. Do you read me?"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
• Similar words include: new, refreshing, fresh
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOVEL

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12A: "25. Veteran"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OLDPRO

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13A: "27. Agent"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ALPHAMALE

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14A: "31. Change logos, maybe"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: REBRAND

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15A: "33. "Bravo!""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OLE

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16A: "34. Dour"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
• Similar words include: dreary, downcast, dismal
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GRIM

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17A: "35. Unnatural, in a way"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that color with dye
• Similar words include: colored, bleached, dye
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DYED

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18A: "36. H.S. course covering integrals"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: APCALC

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19A: "39. ___ trading"

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, 24-hour interval, mean solar day
• Opposite of: night

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Answer: DAY

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20A: "40. Steam"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SIERRACLUB

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21A: "43. Sow, e.g."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that domestic swine
• Similar words include: grunter, Sus scrofa, bull
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PIG

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22A: "46. Black-and-orange bird"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
• Similar words include: Old World oriole, American oriole, New World oriole
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ORIOLE

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23A: "47. Bob who painted "happy little trees""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that scottish explorer who led arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the northwest passage (1777-1856)
• Similar words include: Betsy Ross, Sir John Ross, Nellie Ross
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROSS

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24A: "50. Jackie who co-starred in "Rush Hour""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CHAN

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25A: "52. Top halves of centaurs"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the force of workers available
• Similar words include: work force, manpower, man
• Opposite of: woman, civilian

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Answer: MEN

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26A: "53. They may be lifted ... or downed"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
• Similar words include: flavour, smell, liveliness
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SPIRITS

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27A: "56. Gambit"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: GOLFRANGE

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28A: "59. City with red buses"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital and largest city of england; located on the thames in southeastern england; financial and industrial and cultural center
• Similar words include: British capital, John Griffith Chaney, capital of the United Kingdom
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LONDON

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29A: "60. Big or bad follower"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
• Similar words include: orchard apple tree, Malus pumila
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: APPLE

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30A: "61. So-called "Land of a Million Elephants""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern asia; achieved independence from france in 1949
• Similar words include: Lao, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laotian
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAOS

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31A: "63. Fripp & ___ (musical duo)"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ENO

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32A: "64. ___ culpa"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MEA

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33A: "65. Communication aid that helps make sense of the italicized clues"

12 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: NATOALPHABET

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34A: "70. Subj. for immigrants, maybe"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ESL

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35A: "71. Training aids for a lab, say"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something considered choice to eat
• Similar words include: delicacy, goody, kickshaw
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TREATS

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36A: "72. Plain"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that open and observable; not secret or hidden
• Similar words include: open
• Opposite of: covert

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Answer: OVERT

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37A: "73. ___ pad"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
• Similar words include: soh, so, sol
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SOS

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38A: "74. What headphones often play in"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
• Similar words include: stereophonic system, stereoscopic picture, stereoscopic photograph
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STEREO

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39A: "75. Shark's mark"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
• Similar words include: mark, gull, soft touch
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PATSY

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Church leader	6
2D	2. Took one's breath away?	7
3D	3. Remain loyal to	7
4D	4. Pronounce "aisle" as it's spelled, e.g.	3
5D	5. It often leans left or right	9
6D	6. ___-Ball	4
7D	7. Joel follows it	5
8D	8. Flame's remains	3
9D	9. Lumpsucker eggs	3
10D	10. Biblical second coming?	3
11D	11. Prima ___	5
12D	12. University of Cambridge	7
13D	13. "Hamlet" noblewoman	7
14D	14. Developer of a geocentric model of the universe	7
15D	19. Words after cash or zero	4
16D	24. [Horrors!]	3
17D	26. Org. leader	4
18D	28. One who knows all the shortcuts, maybe	5
19D	29. Puts down	6
20D	30. Where Dante's path to paradise begins	4
21D	32. Panama's ___ National Park	6
22D	37. That's the whole point!	5
23D	38. Seller of knickknacks	9
24D	41. Gospel singer Franklin	4
25D	42. Like a zoomer after 1997	4
26D	43. Minecraft and World of Warcraft	7
27D	44. "If we're lucky!"	7
28D	45. Rhyming name for a certain group of friends	7
29D	48. It's not the main part of the action	7
30D	49. High achievers?	7
31D	51. Notable org. with 32 members	3
32D	54. Sit (down) heavily	4
33D	55. Arrogant	6
34D	57. Lets	5
35D	58. Really please	5
36D	62. Plus	4
37D	66. It might be left hanging	3
38D	67. Most common letter in this clue	3
39D	68. Boat propeller	3
40D	69. Director DuVernay	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Church leader"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person authorized to conduct religious worship
• Similar words include: curate, parson, minister
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RECTOR

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2D: "2. Took one's breath away?"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that give out (breath or an odor)
• Similar words include: emanate, expire, give forth
• Opposite of: inhale

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Answer: EXHALED

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3D: "3. Remain loyal to"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something that can be relied on when needed
• Similar words include: understudy
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: STANDBY

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4D: "4. Pronounce "aisle" as it's spelled, e.g."

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: mistake, slip, stray
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERR

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5D: "5. It often leans left or right"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TALKRADIO

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6D: "6. ___-Ball"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SKEE

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7D: "7. Joel follows it"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a minor hebrew prophet (8th century bc)
• Similar words include: Book of Hosea
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HOSEA

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8D: "8. Flame's remains"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Similar words include: ash tree
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASH

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9D: "9. Lumpsucker eggs"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Similar words include: hard roe
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ROE

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10D: "10. Biblical second coming?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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: evening, even, eventide
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EVE

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11D: "11. Prima ___"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an italian woman of rank
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DONNA

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12D: "12. University of Cambridge"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a university in massachusetts
• Similar words include: John Harvard, Harvard University
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HARVARD

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13D: "13. "Hamlet" noblewoman"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: OPHELIA

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14D: "14. Developer of a geocentric model of the universe"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late renaissance
• Similar words include: Claudius Ptolemaeus, Ptolemaic dynasty
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PTOLEMY

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15D: "19. Words after cash or zero"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INON

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16D: "24. [Horrors!]"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OMG

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17D: "26. Org. leader"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PRES

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18D: "28. One who knows all the shortcuts, maybe"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
• Similar words include: topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, local anaesthetic
• Opposite of: general, national

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Answer: LOCAL

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19D: "29. Puts down"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a point located with respect to surface features of some region
• Similar words include: billet, rate, office
• Opposite of: divest

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Answer: PLACES

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20D: "30. Where Dante's path to paradise begins"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any place of pain and turmoil
• Similar words include: netherworld, sin, underworld
• Opposite of: Heaven

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Answer: HELL

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21D: "32. Panama's ___ National Park"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DARIEN

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22D: "37. That's the whole point!"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a pointed projection
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PRONG

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23D: "38. Seller of knickknacks"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CURIOSHOP

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24D: "41. Gospel singer Franklin"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERMA

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25D: "42. Like a zoomer after 1997"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that british nuclear physicist (born in germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
• Similar words include: endure, innate, have a bun in the oven
• Opposite of: unborn

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Answer: BORN

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26D: "43. Minecraft and World of Warcraft"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PCGAMES

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27D: "44. "If we're lucky!""

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IHOPESO

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28D: "45. Rhyming name for a certain group of friends"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: GALPALS

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29D: "48. It's not the main part of the action"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SIDEBET

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30D: "49. High achievers?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)
• Similar words include: lapidator, stoner
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: STONERS

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31D: "51. Notable org. with 32 members"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NFL

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32D: "54. Sit (down) heavily"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
• Similar words include: plunk, plank, plump down
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PLOP

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33D: "55. Arrogant"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; -laurent le sage
• Similar words include: persnickety, bigheaded, uppish
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SNOTTY

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34D: "57. Lets"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
• Similar words include: rip, engage, take
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RENTS

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35D: "58. Really please"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
• Similar words include: lift up, uplift, pick up
• Opposite of: depress

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Answer: ELATE

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36D: "62. Plus"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in addition
• Similar words include: too, likewise, as well
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALSO

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37D: "66. It might be left hanging"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Similar words include: artistry, artwork, graphics
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ART

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38D: "67. Most common letter in this clue"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Similar words include: teeing ground, football tee, tee up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEE

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39D: "68. Boat propeller"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OAR

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40D: "69. Director DuVernay"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AVA

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

39 Across Clues

40 Down Clues

79 Total Clues

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