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Date: Friday, August 02, 2019
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.4 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle August 02, 2019
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. General plan? | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Reproductive part | 6 |
| 3A | 13. Locks that might not be totally secure? | 7 |
| 4A | 15. Cause of wheezing | 6 |
| 5A | 16. Put on the line, perhaps | 8 |
| 6A | 18. Check names | 6 |
| 7A | 19. It gets cleared for takeoff | 8 |
| 8A | 21. Bit of gymnastics equipment | 3 |
| 9A | 22. Important thing to know, if you will | 9 |
| 10A | 24. Big biceps, in slang | 4 |
| 11A | 25. Photos from drones, e.g. | 5 |
| 12A | 26. Trail mix morsel | 3 |
| 13A | 27. "How ___ it?" | 3 |
| 14A | 28. Some works by poets laureate | 4 |
| 15A | 29. Crime for which Al Capone went to prison | 10 |
| 16A | 33. Yank | 3 |
| 17A | 34. Put on the line | 7 |
| 18A | 35. PC "brain" | 3 |
| 19A | 36. Character raised in "Rosemary's Baby" | 10 |
| 20A | 38. In the thick of | 4 |
| 21A | 39. One relatively close either way? | 3 |
| 22A | 40. Female role in "Pulp Fiction" | 3 |
| 23A | 41. Silly | 5 |
| 24A | 42. Pitfall | 4 |
| 25A | 44. Theater ticket option | 9 |
| 26A | 46. Debtor's letters | 3 |
| 27A | 47. Ones flying in circles | 8 |
| 28A | 48. BBQ offering | 6 |
| 29A | 50. Settlers of disputes | 8 |
| 30A | 54. Noted library opened in 2001 | 6 |
| 31A | 55. Traveler who picks up three companions in a classic film | 7 |
| 32A | 56. Pledge to | 6 |
| 33A | 57. Ill will | 6 |
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. General plan?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
- Words that mean the same thing: still-hunt, lying in wait, waylay
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMBUSH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. Reproductive part"
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 the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PISTIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "13. Locks that might not be totally secure?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness
- Words that mean the same thing: toupee, toupe
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOUPEES
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Clue 4 Across: "15. Cause of wheezing"
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 respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
- Words that mean the same thing: asthma attack, bronchial asthma
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASTHMA
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Clue 5 Across: "16. Put on the line, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: AIRDRIED
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Clue 6 Across: "18. Check names"
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 person to whom money is paid
- Words that mean the same thing: payee
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAYEES
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Clue 7 Across: "19. It gets cleared for takeoff"
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: AISLEWAY
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Clue 8 Across: "21. Bit of gymnastics equipment"
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 thick flat pad used as a floor covering
- Words that mean the same thing: matte up, mat up, entangle
- The opposite would be: unsnarl, disentangle
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAT
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Clue 9 Across: "22. Important thing to know, if you will"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert 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: ESTATELAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "24. Big biceps, in slang"
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 weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
- Words that mean the same thing: artillery, accelerator pedal, torpedo
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GUNS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "25. Photos from drones, e.g."
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: INTEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "26. Trail mix morsel"
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 usually large hard-shelled seed
- Words that mean the same thing: nut case, addict, fruitcake
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NUT
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Clue 13 Across: "27. "How ___ it?""
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 state in northwestern united states on the pacific
- Words that mean the same thing: exist, follow, cost
- The opposite would be: differ
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Some works by poets laureate"
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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
- Words that mean the same thing: ode
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. Crime for which Al Capone went to prison"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: TAXEVASION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "33. Yank"
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 sudden abrupt pull
- Words that mean the same thing: tower, lug, jerk
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TUG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "34. Put on the line"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that stake on the outcome of an issue
- Words that mean the same thing: bet, play, wager
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WAGERED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "35. PC "brain""
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 (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
- Words that mean the same thing: central processing unit, central processor, mainframe
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CPU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "36. Character raised in "Rosemary's Baby""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that address to an absent or imaginary person
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APOSTROPHE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "38. In the thick of"
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: AMID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "39. One relatively close either way?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a female person who has the same parents as another person
- Words that mean the same thing: SI, te, Systeme International
- The opposite would be: brother
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "40. Female role in "Pulp Fiction""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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: MIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "41. Silly"
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 devoid of intelligence
- Words that mean the same thing: fatuous, vacuous, mindless
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INANE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "42. Pitfall"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
- Words that mean the same thing: yap, maw, pin down
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "44. Theater ticket option"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that first or lowest balcony
- Words that mean the same thing: mezzanine floor, first balcony, entresol
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEZZANINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "46. Debtor's letters"
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 an informal debt instrument; representing `i owe you'
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IOU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "47. Ones flying in circles"
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 new world vulture that is common in south america and central america and the southern united states
- Words that mean the same thing: buzzard, Buteo buteo, turkey vulture
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUZZARDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "48. BBQ offering"
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 united states jurist appointed chief justice of the united states supreme court by richard nixon (1907-1995)
- Words that mean the same thing: Warren Burger, hamburger, Warren E. Burger
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BURGER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "50. Settlers of disputes"
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 someone with the power to settle matters at will
- Words that mean the same thing: arbitrator, umpire, supreme authority
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARBITERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "54. Noted library opened in 2001"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ITUNES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "55. Traveler who picks up three companions in a classic film"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
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: DOROTHY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "56. Pledge to"
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 make certain of
- Words that mean the same thing: reassure, guarantee, insure
- The opposite would be: worry
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASSURE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "57. Ill will"
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 feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- Words that mean the same thing: gall, resentment, bitterness
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RANCOR
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - August 02, 2019 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. One-time connection | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Affected response to an allegation | 3 |
| 3D | 3. Prickly husk | 3 |
| 4D | 4. Keeps current | 7 |
| 5D | 5. First podcast to win a Peabody Award (2015) | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Job requiring a car, say | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Fruit in the custard apple family | 5 |
| 8D | 8. "Here's my two cents ..." | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Dump | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Tony winner set in River City, Iowa | 11 |
| 11D | 11. "Um ... er ..." | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Doesn't die | 5 |
| 13D | 14. Singer with the #1 albums "Stars Dance" (2013) and "Revival" (2015) | 11 |
| 14D | 17. Pie that comes "fully loaded" | 11 |
| 15D | 20. Green protector | 11 |
| 16D | 22. Become, finally | 5 |
| 17D | 23. Colorado's official state dinosaur | 11 |
| 18D | 24. Wonderful time | 3 |
| 19D | 25. Tiny bit | 4 |
| 20D | 27. Roll of bread | 3 |
| 21D | 29. Road goo | 3 |
| 22D | 30. Peace sign | 3 |
| 23D | 31. Pontificate | 5 |
| 24D | 32. Titian's "Venus Anadyomene," e.g. | 4 |
| 25D | 34. Lbs. and ozs. | 3 |
| 26D | 37. Tiny bit | 3 |
| 27D | 38. "Friends" co-star | 7 |
| 28D | 41. One of the Gandhis | 6 |
| 29D | 42. Shankbone | 5 |
| 30D | 43. Romps | 5 |
| 31D | 44. Modern handbag portmanteau | 5 |
| 32D | 45. Shady area | 5 |
| 33D | 47. Zymurgist's interest | 4 |
| 34D | 49. Animal that doesn't have a sound coming out of its head? | 3 |
| 35D | 51. Series end | 3 |
| 36D | 52. P | 3 |
| 37D | 53. Aleppo's land: Abbr. | 3 |
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. One-time connection"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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: ATA
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Clue 2 Down: "2. Affected response to an allegation"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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: MOI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Prickly husk"
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 seed vessel having hooks or prickles
- Words that mean the same thing: burr
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUR
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Keeps current"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that news that updates your information
- Words that mean the same thing: update
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UPDATES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. First podcast to win a Peabody Award (2015)"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a serialized set of programs
- Words that mean the same thing: sequent, serial publication, series
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SERIAL
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Job requiring a car, 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 the act of stealing
- Words that mean the same thing: stickup, burglarize, rip-off
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Fruit in the custard apple family"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that small tree native to the eastern united states having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
- Words that mean the same thing: pawpaw, Asimina triloba, papaw tree
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAPAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. "Here's my two cents ...""
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: ISAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Dump"
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 an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
- Words that mean the same thing: pigpen, eye infection, pigsty
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Tony winner set in River City, Iowa"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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: THEMUSICMAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. "Um ... er ...""
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: IMEAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Doesn't die"
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 temporal end; the concluding time
- Words that mean the same thing: endure, hold out, finale
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LASTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Singer with the #1 albums "Stars Dance" (2013) and "Revival" (2015)"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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: SELENAGOMEZ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "17. Pie that comes "fully loaded""
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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: DELUXEPIZZA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "20. Green protector"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: WATERHAZARD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. Become, finally"
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: ENDUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "23. Colorado's official state dinosaur"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon
- Words that mean the same thing: Stegosaur stenops, stegosaur
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEGOSAURUS
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Clue 18 Down: "24. Wonderful time"
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 the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
- Words that mean the same thing: accelerator pedal, shoot a line, brag
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "25. Tiny bit"
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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- Words that mean the same thing: smidgen, shred, smidgeon
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IOTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "27. Roll of bread"
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 small mass of soft material
- Words that mean the same thing: hatful, plug, raft
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "29. Road goo"
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 any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- Words that mean the same thing: seaman, Jack, gob
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAR
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Clue 22 Down: "30. Peace sign"
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: VEE
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Clue 23 Down: "31. Pontificate"
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 express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
- Words that mean the same thing: speak up, think, suppose
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OPINE
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Clue 24 Down: "32. Titian's "Venus Anadyomene," 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 painting of a naked human figure
- Words that mean the same thing: bare, nude painting, nude statue
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NUDE
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Clue 25 Down: "34. Lbs. and ozs."
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: WTS
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Clue 26 Down: "37. Tiny bit"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a small drink
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SIP
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Clue 27 Down: "38. "Friends" co-star"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ANISTON
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Clue 28 Down: "41. One of the Gandhis"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: INDIRA
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Clue 29 Down: "42. Shankbone"
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 inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
- Words that mean the same thing: shin bone, shin, shinbone
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TIBIA
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Clue 30 Down: "43. Romps"
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 a disorderly crowd of people
- Words that mean the same thing: mob, expel, gouge
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ROUTS
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Clue 31 Down: "44. Modern handbag portmanteau"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: MURSE
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Clue 32 Down: "45. Shady area"
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 tree (as opposed to shrub)
- Words that mean the same thing: bower, arbour, mandril
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARBOR
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Clue 33 Down: "47. Zymurgist's interest"
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 general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: BEER
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Clue 34 Down: "49. Animal that doesn't have a sound coming out of its head?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that large african antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
- Words that mean the same thing: wildebeest
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GNU
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Clue 35 Down: "51. Series end"
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: ETC
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Clue 36 Down: "52. P"
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 the 17th letter of the greek alphabet
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RHO
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Clue 37 Down: "53. Aleppo's land: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SYR
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 40 | 57.1% |
| Short Answer | 21 | 30.0% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.3% |
| History | 2 | 2.9% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.9% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 70 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.4 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 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 Friday, 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: October 01, 2025 at 07:40 AM
