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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword January 10, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Podcasters' needs | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Meaty pasta sauce | 4 |
| 3A | 9. "Hey, by the way …" | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Apple with multiple cores | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Eurasian river | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Abstain from | 5 |
| 7A | 17. *Job for a coxswain with rowdy rowers? | 15 |
| 8A | 20. What's tolerated by every body? | 5 |
| 9A | 21. Natural hairstyles | 5 |
| 10A | 22. Poorly | 3 |
| 11A | 23. *Review for a so-so bakery? | 12 |
| 12A | 26. 2007 Michael Moore documentary about health care | 5 |
| 13A | 28. "You've got ___ nerve!" | 4 |
| 14A | 29. Melody | 4 |
| 15A | 30. It's often in stock | 4 |
| 16A | 34. Chose a course | 5 |
| 17A | 37. Dorothy Parker quality | 3 |
| 18A | 38. *Person who assigns the order of opening presents? | 7 |
| 19A | 40. "Yes," in Japanese | 3 |
| 20A | 41. Check box of last resort | 5 |
| 21A | 43. Norse protector of humankind | 4 |
| 22A | 44. Complain querulously | 4 |
| 23A | 45. Kyrgyzstan mountain range | 4 |
| 24A | 47. Extremist sects | 5 |
| 25A | 49. *Completes a superhero transformation? | 12 |
| 26A | 54. And others too numerous to mention | 3 |
| 27A | 55. Nary a soul | 5 |
| 28A | 56. Island nation whose currency is the tala | 5 |
| 29A | 60. Preschool teacher's mantra … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues | 15 |
| 30A | 63. Have a nibble of | 5 |
| 31A | 64. Brazilian berry | 4 |
| 32A | 65. She, on the Seine | 4 |
| 33A | 66. Expression that might accompany a mustache twirl | 5 |
| 34A | 67. Word repeated in a 1956 Doris Day single | 4 |
| 35A | 68. Brighter times | 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. Podcasters' needs"
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: MICS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Meaty pasta sauce"
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: RAGU
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Clue 3 Across: "9. "Hey, by the way …""
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: OHSAY
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Apple with multiple cores"
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: IMAC
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Clue 5 Across: "15. Eurasian river"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: URAL
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Abstain from"
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: NOTDO
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Clue 7 Across: "17. *Job for a coxswain with rowdy rowers?"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: TAMINGOFTHECREW
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Clue 8 Across: "20. What's tolerated by every body?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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: TYPEO
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Clue 9 Across: "21. Natural hairstyles"
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 rounded thickly curled hairdo
- Words that mean the same thing: Afro, Afro hairdo
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AFROS
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Clue 10 Across: "22. Poorly"
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 often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- Words that mean the same thing: poorly, badly, complaint
- The opposite would be: well
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ILL
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Clue 11 Across: "23. *Review for a so-so bakery?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: NOGREATCAKES
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Clue 12 Across: "26. 2007 Michael Moore documentary about health care"
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: SICKO
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Clue 13 Across: "28. "You've got ___ nerve!""
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 quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
- Words that mean the same thing: approximately, about, close to
- The opposite would be: no
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOME
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Clue 14 Across: "29. Melody"
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 succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- Words that mean the same thing: line, strain, tune up
- The opposite would be: untune
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TUNE
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Clue 15 Across: "30. It's often in stock"
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 rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
- Words that mean the same thing: off-white, drum, osseous tissue
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BONE
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Clue 16 Across: "34. Chose a course"
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 select as an alternative over another
- Words that mean the same thing: prefer, choose, opt
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPTED
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Clue 17 Across: "37. Dorothy Parker quality"
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 message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- Words that mean the same thing: mental capacity, humor, card
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WIT
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Clue 18 Across: "38. *Person who assigns the order of opening presents?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: GIFTCOP
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Clue 19 Across: "40. "Yes," in Japanese"
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: HAI
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Clue 20 Across: "41. Check box of last resort"
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 not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the white queen
- Words that mean the same thing: early, former
- The opposite would be: same
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OTHER
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Clue 21 Across: "43. Norse protector of humankind"
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 (norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with teutonic donar
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THOR
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Clue 22 Across: "44. Complain querulously"
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 lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
- Words that mean the same thing: chicane, cavil
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CARP
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Clue 23 Across: "45. Kyrgyzstan mountain range"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: ALAI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "47. Extremist sects"
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 followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
- Words that mean the same thing: fad, rage, craze
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CULTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "49. *Completes a superhero transformation?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: GETSINTOCAPE
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Clue 26 Across: "54. And others too numerous to mention"
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: ETC
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Clue 27 Across: "55. Nary a soul"
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: NOONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "56. Island nation whose currency is the tala"
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 a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of samoa in the south pacific
- Words that mean the same thing: Western Samoa, Samoa i Sisifo, Independent State of Samoa
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAMOA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "60. Preschool teacher's mantra … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: SHARINGISCARING
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Clue 30 Across: "63. Have a nibble of"
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 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: appreciation, try out, sense of taste
- 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 31 Across: "64. Brazilian berry"
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: ACAI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "65. She, on the Seine"
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: ELLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "66. Expression that might accompany a mustache twirl"
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 a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
- Words that mean the same thing: leer
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNEER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "67. Word repeated in a 1956 Doris Day single"
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 an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
- Words that mean the same thing: serum, blood serum
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "68. Brighter times"
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 time during which someone's life continues
- Words that mean the same thing: years, daylight, sidereal day
- The opposite would be: night
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAYS
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Solve the Down: NYT Wednesday Puzzle January 10, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. It's catching | 4 |
| 2D | 2. "Not sure yet" | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Something to make or break | 4 |
| 4D | 4. "Magic that works," per Vonnegut | 7 |
| 5D | 5. Runner on the ground? | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Like an excited crowd | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Social blunder | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Marine leader? | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Small ice cream order | 8 |
| 10D | 10. Ad ___ | 3 |
| 11D | 11. "Never mind what I just said!" | 10 |
| 12D | 12. One of the Astaires | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Caterwauls | 5 |
| 14D | 18. Cozy corner | 4 |
| 15D | 19. Romantic attraction, slangily, with "the" | 4 |
| 16D | 24. Its name means "waterless place" in Mongolian | 4 |
| 17D | 25. Hype (up) | 3 |
| 18D | 26. Something to follow, in cards | 4 |
| 19D | 27. "If so, then …" | 10 |
| 20D | 29. Number of graduates in the first class at West Point (1802) | 3 |
| 21D | 31. Poetic frequency | 3 |
| 22D | 32. Utmost | 3 |
| 23D | 33. Writer Umberto | 3 |
| 24D | 35. Buds go in them | 4 |
| 25D | 36. Dance floor flourish | 3 |
| 26D | 38. Less sharp, as footage | 8 |
| 27D | 39. Animal whose brain has the most gray matter of any mammal | 4 |
| 28D | 42. They're raised in Chi-Town | 3 |
| 29D | 44. Found innocent | 7 |
| 30D | 46. Part of, as a plot | 4 |
| 31D | 48. "___-daisy!" | 4 |
| 32D | 49. Tales of daring | 5 |
| 33D | 50. Frome of fiction | 5 |
| 34D | 51. Classical cover-ups | 5 |
| 35D | 52. Chilling | 5 |
| 36D | 53. Labor activist Chavez | 5 |
| 37D | 57. "___ 18" (novel by Leon Uris) | 4 |
| 38D | 58. Exclusively | 4 |
| 39D | 59. Wrinkles in time? | 4 |
| 40D | 61. Its ways are numbered: Abbr. | 3 |
| 41D | 62. O.S.S. successor | 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. It's catching"
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 (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- Words that mean the same thing: hand, glove, paw
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MITT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. "Not sure yet""
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: IMAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Something to make or break"
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 temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
- Words that mean the same thing: ingroup, pack, encampment
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAMP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. "Magic that works," per Vonnegut"
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 a particular branch of scientific knowledge
- Words that mean the same thing: scientific discipline, skill
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCIENCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Runner on the ground?"
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 floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
- Words that mean the same thing: carpet, carpeting
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RUG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Like an excited crowd"
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: AROAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Social blunder"
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 socially awkward or tactless act
- Words that mean the same thing: gaucherie, solecism, faux pas
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAFFE
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Marine leader?"
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 (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
- Words that mean the same thing: extremist, radical
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ULTRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Small ice cream order"
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: ONESCOOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Ad ___"
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: HOC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. "Never mind what I just said!""
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: STRIKETHAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. One of the Astaires"
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: ADELE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Caterwauls"
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 very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
- Words that mean the same thing: bellowing, bellow, yowl
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YOWLS
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Clue 14 Down: "18. Cozy corner"
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 sheltered and secluded place
- Words that mean the same thing: corner
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOOK
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Clue 15 Down: "19. Romantic attraction, slangily, with "the""
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: HOTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Its name means "waterless place" in Mongolian"
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 a desert in central china
- Words that mean the same thing: Gobi Desert
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOBI
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Clue 17 Down: "25. Hype (up)"
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 basic unit of electric current adopted under the systeme international d'unites
- Words that mean the same thing: A, ampere, adenosine monophosphate
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMP
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Clue 18 Down: "26. Something to follow, in cards"
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 set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
- Words that mean the same thing: wooing, case, suit of clothes
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUIT
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Clue 19 Down: "27. "If so, then …""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: INTHATCASE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "29. Number of graduates in the first class at West Point (1802)"
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 the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: ii, deuce, 2
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TWO
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Poetic frequency"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that many times at short intervals
- Words that mean the same thing: ofttimes, often, oftentimes
- The opposite would be: rarely, infrequently
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The answer is: OFT
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Clue 22 Down: "32. Utmost"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
- Words that mean the same thing: n-th
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NTH
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Writer Umberto"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about literature.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ECO
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Buds go in them"
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 sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Words that mean the same thing: capitulum, pinna, spike
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EARS
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Clue 25 Down: "36. Dance floor flourish"
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 depression in an otherwise level surface
- Words that mean the same thing: angle of dip, fall, pickpocket
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DIP
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Clue 26 Down: "38. Less sharp, as footage"
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 composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
- Words that mean the same thing: gritty, granular, farinaceous
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: GRAINIER
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Clue 27 Down: "39. Animal whose brain has the most gray matter of any mammal"
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 predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
- Words that mean the same thing: grampus, sea wolf, killer
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ORCA
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Clue 28 Down: "42. They're raised in Chi-Town"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
- Words that mean the same thing: elevated railway, elevated, elevation
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ELS
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Found innocent"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that rid of obstructions
- Words that mean the same thing: solve, realise, authorize
- The opposite would be: bounce, uncleared
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The answer is: CLEARED
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Clue 30 Down: "46. Part of, as a plot"
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: INON
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Clue 31 Down: "48. "___-daisy!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: UPSA
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Clue 32 Down: "49. Tales of daring"
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: GESTS
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Clue 33 Down: "50. Frome of fiction"
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: ETHAN
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Clue 34 Down: "51. Classical cover-ups"
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 one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient rome
- Words that mean the same thing: toga
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TOGAS
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Clue 35 Down: "52. Chilling"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ONICE
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Clue 36 Down: "53. Labor activist Chavez"
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: CESAR
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Clue 37 Down: "57. "___ 18" (novel by Leon Uris)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MILA
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Clue 38 Down: "58. Exclusively"
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 being the only one; single and isolated from others
- Words that mean the same thing: exclusively, solitary, simply
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ONLY
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Clue 39 Down: "59. Wrinkles in time?"
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 how long something has existed
- Words that mean the same thing: years, maturate, historic period
- The opposite would be: rejuvenate
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The answer is: AGES
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Clue 40 Down: "61. Its ways are numbered: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RTE
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Clue 41 Down: "62. O.S.S. successor"
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 independent agency of the united states government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the director of central intelligence under the supervision of the president and national security council
- Words that mean the same thing: Central Intelligence Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CIA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 56 | 73.7% |
| Short Answer | 13 | 17.1% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.6% |
| Literature | 2 | 2.6% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 28, 2025 at 09:41 AM
