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Date: Tuesday, April 07, 2020
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.1 letters
April 07, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Measure of time or airplane wings | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Makeup of the first house in "The Three Little Pigs" | 5 |
| 3A | 10. A tall one is exaggerated | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Fabled race loser | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Boxer Ali | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Big name in skin care | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Taiwanese PC maker | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Fred's neckwear on "Scooby-Doo" | 5 |
| 9A | 19. Time long past | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Dreaming state | 15 |
| 11A | 23. Lavish celebration | 4 |
| 12A | 24. Like the summer sun | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Knights' mounts | 6 |
| 14A | 28. Big name in smoothies and juices | 7 |
| 15A | 32. Beats again and again, in slang | 4 |
| 16A | 33. "Tippy" craft | 5 |
| 17A | 35. Relative of a paddle | 3 |
| 18A | 36. Practical state | 15 |
| 19A | 40. Sleeve's contents | 3 |
| 20A | 41. Takeaway of a fable | 5 |
| 21A | 42. Coif that might use pins and spray | 4 |
| 22A | 43. Classic catalog for air passengers | 7 |
| 23A | 45. Symbol of sudden, brilliant success | 6 |
| 24A | 47. It ends with diciembre | 3 |
| 25A | 48. Dalai ___ | 4 |
| 26A | 49. Crass state | 15 |
| 27A | 57. Like dissertation defenses | 4 |
| 28A | 58. In adulthood | 5 |
| 29A | 59. Early stop for presidential candidates | 4 |
| 30A | 60. Indian flatbread | 4 |
| 31A | 61. Like unexplained house creaks, say | 5 |
| 32A | 62. Big name in bubbly | 4 |
| 33A | 63. Door handle | 4 |
| 34A | 64. Televised comedy event | 5 |
| 35A | 65. Otherwise | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Measure of time or airplane wings"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the complete duration of something
- Words that mean the same thing: brace, straddle, yoke
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Makeup of the first house in "The Three Little Pigs""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
- Words that mean the same thing: chaff, stubble, wheat
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STRAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. A tall one is exaggerated"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- Words that mean the same thing: narration, taradiddle, narrative
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TALE
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Fabled race loser"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
- Words that mean the same thing: rabbit
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Boxer Ali"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAILA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Big name in skin care"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Taiwanese PC maker"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Acer
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Fred's neckwear on "Scooby-Doo""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASCOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Time long past"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that time long past
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YORE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Dreaming state"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEADINTHECLOUDS
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Clue 11 Across: "23. Lavish celebration"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an elaborate party (often outdoors)
- Words that mean the same thing: feast, fiesta, celebrate
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FETE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Like the summer sun"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- Words that mean the same thing: red-hot, live, raging
- The opposite would be: cold
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Knights' mounts"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (literary) a spirited horse for state or war
- Words that mean the same thing: steed
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEEDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Big name in smoothies and juices"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODWALLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "32. Beats again and again, in slang"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that have ownership or possession of
- Words that mean the same thing: possess, own, have
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OWNS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "33. "Tippy" craft"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CANOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "35. Relative of a paddle"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. Practical state"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FEETONTHEGROUND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "40. Sleeve's contents"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
- Words that mean the same thing: branch, limb, subdivision
- The opposite would be: disarm
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "41. Takeaway of a fable"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the significance of a story or event
- Words that mean the same thing: lesson
- The opposite would be: immoral
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MORAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "42. Coif that might use pins and spray"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UPDO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "43. Classic catalog for air passengers"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SKYMALL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "45. Symbol of sudden, brilliant success"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
- Words that mean the same thing: meteoroid, shooting star
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: METEOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "47. It ends with diciembre"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the plo in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
- Words that mean the same thing: Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Fatah Revolutionary Council, Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "48. Dalai ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a tibetan or mongolian priest of lamaism
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Lama
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "49. Crass state"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MINDINTHEGUTTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "57. Like dissertation defenses"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an examination conducted by spoken communication
- Words that mean the same thing: viva, unwritten, oral exam
- The opposite would be: anal, aboral
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "58. In adulthood"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- Words that mean the same thing: grow, originate, produce
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GROWN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "59. Early stop for presidential candidates"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
- Words that mean the same thing: IA, Ioway, Hawkeye State
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IOWA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "60. Indian flatbread"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "61. Like unexplained house creaks, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
- Words that mean the same thing: eery
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EERIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "62. Big name in bubbly"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "63. Door handle"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a circular rounded projection or protuberance
- Words that mean the same thing: thickening, boss, node
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KNOB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "64. Televised comedy event"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
- Words that mean the same thing: poke fun, blackguard, guy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROAST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "65. Otherwise"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELSE
Great job if you got it right!
April 07, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Ousted Iranian leader | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Duel unit | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Researcher's specialty | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Comic con, e.g., stereotypically | 8 |
| 5D | 5. Viewpoints | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Refinement | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Like Mr. Moneybags | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Plant that yields a salve | 4 |
| 9D | 9. OSHA or the F.C.C. | 8 |
| 10D | 10. "Let's Go Places" sloganeer | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Felipe or Moises of major-league baseball | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Grease for baking | 4 |
| 13D | 13. The ___ (apt anagram for "they see") | 4 |
| 14D | 21. Iraq War danger, for short | 3 |
| 15D | 22. Bring down, as a flag | 5 |
| 16D | 25. TV viewers' vantage points | 5 |
| 17D | 26. Bring up the rear? | 5 |
| 18D | 27. The Joker, to Batman | 5 |
| 19D | 28. Student in a Contracts class, typically | 4 |
| 20D | 29. Jeweler's instrument | 5 |
| 21D | 30. ___ Calrissian, member of the Rebel Alliance in "Star Wars" | 5 |
| 22D | 31. Fire in the belly | 5 |
| 23D | 33. Abbr. before C, F, V or X | 4 |
| 24D | 34. Sound of insight | 3 |
| 25D | 37. Muscat resident | 5 |
| 26D | 38. Opposite of "from here on" | 8 |
| 27D | 39. DeLorean license plate in "Back to the Future" | 8 |
| 28D | 44. Fill-in-the-blanks story | 6 |
| 29D | 45. Note holder on a refrigerator | 6 |
| 30D | 46. Big bird Down Under | 3 |
| 31D | 48. Puppeteer Shari | 5 |
| 32D | 49. Breakout role for Robin Williams | 4 |
| 33D | 50. Soldering device | 4 |
| 34D | 51. Defense alliance since 1949 | 4 |
| 35D | 52. Bygone smartphone | 4 |
| 36D | 53. Jewish wedding dance | 4 |
| 37D | 54. Soldering 50-Down, e.g. | 4 |
| 38D | 55. She sheep | 4 |
| 39D | 56. $100/night, e.g. | 4 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Ousted Iranian leader"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that title for the former hereditary monarch of iran
- Words that mean the same thing: Shah of Iran
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Duel unit"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- Words that mean the same thing: rate, footstep, step
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Researcher's specialty"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
- Words that mean the same thing: orbit, sphere, field
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AREA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Comic con, e.g., stereotypically"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NERDFEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Viewpoints"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a biased way of looking at or presenting something
- Words that mean the same thing: slant, tip, angle
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLANTS
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Refinement"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
- Words that mean the same thing: taste perception, savor, sample
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TASTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Like Mr. Moneybags"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
- Words that mean the same thing: fat, rich people, copious
- The opposite would be: poor people, lean
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RICH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Plant that yields a salve"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. OSHA or the F.C.C."
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste
- Words that mean the same thing: guard dog
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WATCHDOG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. "Let's Go Places" sloganeer"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an industrial city of japan in southern honshu
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOYOTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Felipe or Moises of major-league baseball"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALOU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Grease for baking"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
- Words that mean the same thing: aggrandize, blow up, dramatise
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LARD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. The ___ (apt anagram for "they see")"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that opinion or judgment
- Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, heart, centre
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. Iraq War danger, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an explosive device that is improvised
- Words that mean the same thing: improvised explosive device, I.E.D.
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Bring down, as a flag"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the lower of two berths
- Words that mean the same thing: depressed, downhearted, low
- The opposite would be: high, raise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOWER
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Clue 16 Down: "25. TV viewers' vantage points"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an upholstered seat for more than one person
- Words that mean the same thing: lounge, couch, sofa
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOFAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "26. Bring up the rear?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TWERK
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Clue 18 Down: "27. The Joker, to Batman"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an opposing military force
- Words that mean the same thing: foeman, foe, opposition
- The opposite would be: friend
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The answer is: ENEMY
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Student in a Contracts class, typically"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ONEL
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Jeweler's instrument"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists
- Words that mean the same thing: jeweler's loupe
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LOUPE
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Clue 21 Down: "30. ___ Calrissian, member of the Rebel Alliance in "Star Wars""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LANDO
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Clue 22 Down: "31. Fire in the belly"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
- Words that mean the same thing: zeal, fire, ardour
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ARDOR
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Abbr. before C, F, V or X"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CTRL
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Sound of insight"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: AHA
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Muscat resident"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a native or inhabitant of oman
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OMANI
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Clue 26 Down: "38. Opposite of "from here on""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: NOLONGER
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Clue 27 Down: "39. DeLorean license plate in "Back to the Future""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: OUTATIME
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Clue 28 Down: "44. Fill-in-the-blanks story"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: MADLIB
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Clue 29 Down: "45. Note holder on a refrigerator"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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- This could be something that (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
- Words that mean the same thing: attractor, attraction, attracter
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: MAGNET
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Clue 30 Down: "46. Big bird Down Under"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
- Words that mean the same thing: Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae, electromagnetic unit
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EMU
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Puppeteer Shari"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that united states rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
- Words that mean the same thing: Meriwether Lewis, Clive Staples Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LEWIS
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Clue 32 Down: "49. Breakout role for Robin Williams"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MORK
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Clue 33 Down: "50. Soldering device"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
- Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 26, iron out, branding iron
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IRON
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Clue 34 Down: "51. Defense alliance since 1949"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
- Words that mean the same thing: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NATO
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Clue 35 Down: "52. Bygone smartphone"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TREO
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Clue 36 Down: "53. Jewish wedding dance"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HORA
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Clue 37 Down: "54. Soldering 50-Down, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an implement used in the practice of a vocation
- Words that mean the same thing: creature, shaft, instrument
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TOOL
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Clue 38 Down: "55. She sheep"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
- Words that mean the same thing: Ewe, ewe
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EWES
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Clue 39 Down: "56. $100/night, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
- Words that mean the same thing: charge per unit, value, pace
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RATE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 60 | 81.1% |
| Short Answer | 6 | 8.1% |
| History | 3 | 4.1% |
| Geography | 3 | 4.1% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.4% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.1 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
