No 27390, Mon Nov 04, 2024 NYT by Colin Adams

Across Clues :

1. [Hey, over here!], 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short, 9. Grub, 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby, 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice, 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam", 16. Keep a close eye on, 19. Unit of biological inheritance, 20. Gives the go-ahead for, 21. Form of nonviolent protest, 22. www.wikipedia.___, 23. Anger, 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much", 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say, 29. Extremely off-putting, 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur, 31. Still up in the air, for short, 34. Remove from political office, 35. Fraction of a byte, 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board, 37. Speedometer stat, 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald, 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg, 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!", 44. Rainy-day reserves, 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr., 48. Dec. 31, in brief, 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation, 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing", 51. Nickel or dime, 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across, 56. Give off, 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino, 58. Regarding, 59. Deteriorates, like old wood, 60. Double-reed woodwind, 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

Down Clues :

1. Turned on, as a laptop, 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example, 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person, 4. Special attention, for short, 5. Houston N.B.A. player, 6. Historical stretches, 7. ___ for the course, 8. Cry at a bullring, 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does, 10. 18 on a golf course, 11. Basic skateboarding trick, 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City, 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon, 18. Stand at the side of, 19. Make a loud exploding noise, 23. Promise to pay, 24. "___ just me, or ...?", 25. Scam, 27. Little kid, 28. Friendship, 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator, 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell", 33. Overwhelm with noise, 35. Hangers from cave ceilings, 36. Toy pellets, for short, 38. Largest branch of Islam, 39. Marlboro offering, informally, 40. Hullabaloo, 41. Tax-collecting agcy., 42. Tourist guide listings, 43. Strange case, 44. Less dangerous, 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember", 46. Pop in on, 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross, 51. House, in Havana, 53. "Well, lookie there!", 54. Noggin, in slang, 55. Roll of cash

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 04, 2024

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

"New York Times, Monday, November 4, 2024"

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. [Hey, over here!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST




• The clue is 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPO




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

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

  The answer: CHOW

  Possible Answer : Chou, Chou_dynasty, chuck, eats, chow_chow, Zhou_dynasty, Chow, grub, Zhou, Chow_dynasty, chow




• The clue is 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer : opal




• The clue is 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal




• The clue is 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOLA




• The clue is 16. Keep a close eye on. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: WATCHCAREFULLY




• The clue is 19. Unit of biological inheritance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENE

  Possible Answer : gene, cistron, factor




• The clue is 20. Gives the go-ahead for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKS

  Possible Answer : OK, Sooner_State, okay, O.K., okey, Oklahoma, okeh




• The clue is 21. Form of nonviolent protest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIEIN




• The clue is 22. www.wikipedia.___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORG




• The clue is 23. Anger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRE

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




• The clue is 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANSEE




• The clue is 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: BELTOUTASONG




• The clue is 29. Extremely off-putting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIOUS

  Possible Answer : odious, abominable, execrable, detestable




• The clue is 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINK

  Possible Answer : mink, mink_coat




• The clue is 31. Still up in the air, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBD




• The clue is 34. Remove from political office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer : boot_out, expel, oust, kick_out, throw_out, drum_out




• The clue is 35. Fraction of a byte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIT

  Possible Answer : morsel, turn, flake, routine, snatch, chip, burn, fleck, scrap, piece, prick, spot, bite, seize_with_teeth, mo, moment, second, sting, act, minute, bit, number




• The clue is 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIE

  Possible Answer : Brie




• The clue is 37. Speedometer stat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MPH

  Possible Answer : miles_per_hour, mph




• The clue is 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCAT

  Possible Answer : lam, break_away, scat, scarper, head_for_the_hills, take_to_the_woods, hightail_it, run, turn_tail, run_away, bunk, scat_singing, fly_the_coop, escape




• The clue is 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIBULA

  Possible Answer : fibula, calf_bone




• The clue is 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: SUITYOURSELF




• The clue is 44. Rainy-day reserves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAVINGS

  Possible Answer : rescue, saving, economy, delivery, preservation, deliverance, nest_egg, savings




• The clue is 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRS




• The clue is 48. Dec. 31, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYE




• The clue is 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIGN

  Possible Answer : line_up, adjust, coordinate, align, aline, ordinate, array

  Possible Opposite Answer : skew




• The clue is 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADO

  Possible Answer : ado, hustle, stir, flurry, bustle, fuss




• The clue is 51. Nickel or dime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COIN

  Possible Answer : mint, strike, coin




• The clue is 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: FASHIONFORWARD




• The clue is 56. Give off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIT

  Possible Answer : give_off, give_out, breathe, utter, pass_off, let_loose, let_out, emit

  Possible Opposite Answer : absorb




• The clue is 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORN

  Possible Answer : automobile_horn, trump, horn, hooter, car_horn, French_horn, motor_horn, saddle_horn, tusk, cornet, trumpet




• The clue is 58. Regarding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTO




• The clue is 59. Deteriorates, like old wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTS

  Possible Answer : waste, hogwash, moulder, rotting, bunkum, molder, guff, bunk, buncombe, decomposition, rot, putrefaction, decompose




• The clue is 60. Double-reed woodwind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer : hautbois, oboe, hautboy




• The clue is 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAHL

  Possible Answer : pigeon_pea, catjang_pea, pigeon-pea_plant, dhal, Cajanus_cajan, red_gram, dahl, cajan_pea

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Turned on, as a laptop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POWEREDUP

• The clue is 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPANGLISH

• The clue is 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATE

  Possible Answer: satiate, replete, fill, sate

• The clue is 4. Special attention, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TLC

  Possible Answer: TLC, tender_loving_care

• The clue is 5. Houston N.B.A. player. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROCKET

  Possible Answer: projectile, roquette, Eruca_sativa, Eruca_vesicaria_sativa, skyrocket, rocket_salad, rocket_engine, garden_rocket, rocket, arugula

• The clue is 6. Historical stretches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

  Possible Answer: ERA, geological_era, epoch, era, earned_run_average

• The clue is 7. ___ for the course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer: equation, equality, equivalence, par

• The clue is 8. Cry at a bullring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

• The clue is 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLUING

  Possible Answer: clew, clue

• The clue is 10. 18 on a golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLES

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

• The clue is 11. Basic skateboarding trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

• The clue is 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAYNE

  Possible Answer: Anthony_Wayne, Duke_Wayne, Mad_Anthony_Wayne, John_Wayne, Wayne

• The clue is 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORUS

  Possible Answer: Horus

• The clue is 18. Stand at the side of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLANK

  Possible Answer: wing, flank

• The clue is 19. Make a loud exploding noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOBOOM

• The clue is 23. Promise to pay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOU

  Possible Answer: IOU

• The clue is 24. "___ just me, or ...?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISIT

• The clue is 25. Scam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CON

  Possible Answer: con_game, yard_bird, scam, confidence_trick, gyp, learn, convict, confidence_game, gip, nobble, memorize, short-change, inmate, con, bunko, hornswoggle, yardbird, bunco, goldbrick, mulct, swindle, defraud, victimize, bunko_game, bunco_game, sting, hustle, rook, memorise, flimflam, diddle

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro

• The clue is 27. Little kid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOT

  Possible Answer: total, sum, tally, bambino, add, tote_up, add_together, add_up, tot, summate, sum_up, yearling, tot_up, toddler

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

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

  The answer: AMITY

  Possible Answer: amity, cordiality

• The clue is 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRUENORTH

• The clue is 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BILLYIDOL

• The clue is 33. Overwhelm with noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAFEN

  Possible Answer: deafen, deaf

• The clue is 35. Hangers from cave ceilings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATS

  Possible Answer: barmy, loony, balmy, nuts, bonkers, kookie, kooky, nutty, batty, crackers, flutter, squash_racket, drub, loopy, daft, fruity, round_the_bend, wacky, haywire, chiropteran, cream, lick, cracked, around_the_bend, whacky, bats, bat, thrash, clobber, cricket_bat, buggy, at-bat, dotty, loco, squash_racquet

• The clue is 36. Toy pellets, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BBS

  Possible Answer: BB, bulletin_board_system, BB_shot, bulletin_board, electronic_bulletin_board, bbs

• The clue is 38. Largest branch of Islam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNNI

  Possible Answer: Sunni_Muslim, Sunnite, Sunni_Islam, Sunni

• The clue is 39. Marlboro offering, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIG

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

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

  The answer: FUROR

  Possible Answer: fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage

• The clue is 41. Tax-collecting agcy.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRS

  Possible Answer: Internal_Revenue_Service, IRS

• The clue is 42. Tourist guide listings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIGHTS

  Possible Answer: great_deal, ken, muckle, wad, pot, deal, sights, tidy_sum, flock, raft, visual_sense, mountain, spy, pile, vision, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, survey, peck, mint, slew, batch, good_deal, plenty, sight, view, mass, mickle, mess, visual_modality, spate

• The clue is 43. Strange case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODDONE

• The clue is 44. Less dangerous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAFER

  Possible Answer: secure, good, safe, dependable

  Possible Opposite Answer : out, dangerous

• The clue is 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer: Alamo

• The clue is 46. Pop in on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VISIT

  Possible Answer: chaffer, inspect, chew_the_fat, travel_to, bring_down, inflict, impose, chitchat, natter, call_in, chatter, jaw, call, claver, chat, chit-chat, gossip, visit, shoot_the_breeze, confab, confabulate, see, sojourn

• The clue is 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFRO

  Possible Answer: Afro_hairdo, Afro

• The clue is 51. House, in Havana. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASA

• The clue is 53. "Well, lookie there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHO

• The clue is 54. Noggin, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOB

  Possible Answer: toff, nob

• The clue is 55. Roll of cash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAD

  Possible Answer: great_deal, muckle, wad, jampack, pot, deal, tidy_sum, flock, cud, chew, raft, mountain, plug, chock_up, pile, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, peck, chaw, mint, jam, slew, batch, compact, pack, cram, good_deal, plenty, sight, quid, ram, mass, mickle, mess, bundle, spate

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Sahara-esque	4
2A	5. Exams for high school jrs.	5
3A	10. Private sleeping accommodations?	4
4A	14. "Didn't you get the ___?"	4
5A	15. Wipe from one's memory, so to speak	5
6A	16. Section in a textbook	4
7A	17. "___ She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder hit)	4
8A	18. Deceptive move in fencing	5
9A	19. Depend (on)	4
10A	20. Natural pillow filling	13
11A	23. Graffiti, to some	3
12A	24. Three unnamed things, in shorthand	3
13A	25. Quinceañeras, e.g.	5
14A	28. Lifted	5
15A	30. Services for senior citizens	9
16A	34. Hybrid tennis attire	5
17A	36. Word with pan, pump or paint	3
18A	37. ___ Minor	4
19A	38. Unofficial vote	9
20A	41. President who was a heavyweight wrestling champion in college	4
21A	44. "___ got it!"	3
22A	45. Cats and dogs, for example	5
23A	48. Old West outlaw who left behind poetic messages after some robberies	9
24A	51. Excludes	5
25A	53. Mount ___ Health System	5
26A	54. Immature high score initials on an arcade game	3
27A	56. Something to trust	3
28A	57. Hides one's central point, in a way ... with a doubly homophonic hint to 20-, 30-, 38- and 48-Across	13
29A	62. They offer support	4
30A	64. Speak at a political convention, perhaps	5
31A	65. Field	4
32A	66. Facility	4
33A	67. 2008 film about a solitary trash-compacting robot	5
34A	68. Semiaquatic relative of a weasel	4
35A	69. Blue No. 1 and Yellow No. 6	4
36A	70. Fall bloom	5
37A	71. Cave wall hangings?	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Sahara-esque"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lacking sufficient water or rainfall
• Similar words include: waterless, desiccated, desiccate
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARID

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2A: "5. Exams for high school jrs."

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PSATS

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3A: "10. Private sleeping accommodations?"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sheath worn to protect a finger
• Similar words include: camp bed, cot, fingerstall
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COTS

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4A: "14. "Didn't you get the ___?""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a written proposal or reminder
• Similar words include: memorandum, memoranda
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MEMO

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5A: "15. Wipe from one's memory, so to speak"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: UNSEE

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6A: "16. Section in a textbook"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
• Similar words include: whole, building block, unit of measurement
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UNIT

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7A: "17. "___ She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder hit)"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISNT

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8A: "18. Deceptive move in fencing"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FEINT

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9A: "19. Depend (on)"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have confidence or faith in
• Similar words include: bank, swear, trust
• Opposite of: mistrust

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Answer: RELY

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10A: "20. Natural pillow filling"

13 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: GOOSEFEATHERS

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11A: "23. Graffiti, to some"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ART

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12A: "24. Three unnamed things, in shorthand"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: XYZ

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13A: "25. Quinceañeras, e.g."

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
• Similar words include: religious rite, ritual, rite
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RITES

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14A: "28. Lifted"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
• Similar words include: steal, slip
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STOLE

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15A: "30. Services for senior citizens"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ELDERCARE

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16A: "34. Hybrid tennis attire"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SKORT

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17A: "36. Word with pan, pump or paint"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
• Similar words include: petroleum, embrocate, crude
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OIL

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18A: "37. ___ Minor"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: URSA

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19A: "38. Unofficial vote"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: STRAWPOLL

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20A: "41. President who was a heavyweight wrestling champion in college"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states sculptor (1860-1936)
• Similar words include: Lorado Taft, William Howard Taft, President Taft
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TAFT

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21A: "44. "___ got it!""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IVE

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22A: "45. Cats and dogs, for example"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
• Similar words include: noun
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOUNS

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23A: "48. Old West outlaw who left behind poetic messages after some robberies"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BLACKBART

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24A: "51. Excludes"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• Similar words include: except, take out, leave out
• Opposite of: include, attend to

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Answer: OMITS

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25A: "53. Mount ___ Health System"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mountain peak in the southern sinai peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which moses received the ten commandments
• Similar words include: Mount Sinai, Sinai Peninsula, Sinai Desert
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SINAI

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26A: "54. Immature high score initials on an arcade game"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Similar words include: prat, tooshie, fundament
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASS

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27A: "56. Something to trust"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
• Similar words include: intestine, catgut, bowel
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GUT

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28A: "57. Hides one's central point, in a way ... with a doubly homophonic hint to 20-, 30-, 38- and 48-Across"

13 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: BURIESTHELEDE

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29A: "62. They offer support"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
• Similar words include: brassiere, bandeau, bra
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BRAS

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30A: "64. Speak at a political convention, perhaps"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that talk pompously
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ORATE

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31A: "65. Field"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Similar words include: domain, surface area, arena
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AREA

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32A: "66. Facility"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
• Similar words include: relieve, still, alleviate
• Opposite of: difficulty

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Answer: EASE

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33A: "67. 2008 film about a solitary trash-compacting robot"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WALLE

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34A: "68. Semiaquatic relative of a weasel"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the expensive fur of a mink
• Similar words include: mink coat
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MINK

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35A: "69. Blue No. 1 and Yellow No. 6"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
• Similar words include: dye, dyestuff
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DYES

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36A: "70. Fall bloom"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus aster with showy daisylike flowers
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASTER

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37A: "71. Cave wall hangings?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
• Similar words include: kooky, wacky, at-bat
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BATS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Female friends from Fuenlabrada	6
2D	2. Some vacation destinations	7
3D	3. "My mood is pretty low"	7
4D	4. Top three sights in Fiji?	4
5D	5. Like eyes during an allergy attack	5
6D	6. "Bless you!" elicitor	6
7D	7. ___ Minor	4
8D	8. Something that's pitched	4
9D	9. "Family Guy" creator MacFarlane	4
10D	10. Set of courses offered	10
11D	11. Miserable rating	7
12D	12. "___ death do us part"	3
13D	13. What a parent might compare a messy bedroom to	3
14D	21. Put forth	5
15D	22. Drop the ball	3
16D	26. Verbal hesitations	3
17D	27. Neptune's territory	3
18D	29. Situations one might no longer put effort into	10
19D	31. Drop	5
20D	32. Drop	3
21D	33. North Carolina university	4
22D	35. Chicago paper, with "the"	4
23D	39. ___ Max, singer of the 2018 hit "Sweet but Psycho"	3
24D	40. Not taut	5
25D	41. Longtime "American Dad!" airer	3
26D	42. 2001 biopic starring Will Smith	3
27D	43. The "Beyhive" for Beyoncé, e.g.	7
28D	46. Country bordering Chad and Benin	7
29D	47. Lecture attendee	7
30D	49. ___ royale (Champagne cocktail)	3
31D	50. Rat (on)	6
32D	52. They can be well-done	6
33D	55. See-through	5
34D	58. Part of the Corn Belt	4
35D	59. Important stretches	4
36D	60. The word "salary" derives from the Latin for this	4
37D	61. What a shepherd may shepherd	4
38D	62. Bouncy part of a trampoline	3
39D	63. "A drop of golden sun," in song	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Female friends from Fuenlabrada"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AMIGAS

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2D: "2. Some vacation destinations"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hotel located in a resort area
• Similar words include: resort hotel, recur, recourse
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: RESORTS

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3D: "3. "My mood is pretty low""

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IMNOTOK

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4D: "4. Top three sights in Fiji?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very small circular shape
• Similar words include: constellate, sprinkle, dit
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DOTS

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5D: "5. Like eyes during an allergy attack"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
• Similar words include: turgid, gusty, tumescent
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PUFFY

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6D: "6. "Bless you!" elicitor"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
• Similar words include: sneezing, sternutation
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SNEEZE

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7D: "7. ___ Minor"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASIA

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8D: "8. Something that's pitched"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
• Similar words include: camp, encamp, collapsible shelter
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TENT

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9D: "9. "Family Guy" creator MacFarlane"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) third son of adam and eve; given by god in place of the murdered abel
• Similar words include: Set
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SETH

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10D: "10. Set of courses offered"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an integrated course of academic studies
• Similar words include: course of study, syllabus, program
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: CURRICULUM

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11D: "11. Miserable rating"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONESTAR

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12D: "12. "___ death do us part""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIL

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13D: "13. What a parent might compare a messy bedroom to"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Similar words include: eye infection, pigsty, hordeolum
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: STY

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14D: "21. Put forth"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have and exercise
• Similar words include: exercise, wield, maintain
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EXERT

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15D: "22. Drop the ball"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ERR

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16D: "26. Verbal hesitations"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Similar words include: Er, ER, emergency room
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ERS

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17D: "27. Neptune's territory"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Similar words include: ocean
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEA

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18D: "29. Situations one might no longer put effort into"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: LOSTCAUSES

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19D: "31. Drop"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the lower of two berths
• Similar words include: lour, humiliated, miserable
• Opposite of: raise, high

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Answer: LOWER

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20D: "32. Drop"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a depression in an otherwise level surface
• Similar words include: angle of dip, magnetic inclination, drop
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DIP

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21D: "33. North Carolina university"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELON

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22D: "35. Chicago paper, with "the""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TRIB

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23D: "39. ___ Max, singer of the 2018 hit "Sweet but Psycho""

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AVA

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24D: "40. Not taut"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that grant freedom to; free from confinement
• Similar words include: liberal, liberate, wanton
• Opposite of: tight, affixed

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Answer: LOOSE

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25D: "41. Longtime "American Dad!" airer"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
• Similar words include: terbium, terabyte, Tb
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TBS

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26D: "42. 2001 biopic starring Will Smith"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
• Similar words include: Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Muhammad Ali
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALI

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27D: "43. The "Beyhive" for Beyoncé, e.g."

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FANBASE

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28D: "46. Country bordering Chad and Benin"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic in west africa on the gulf of guinea; gained independence from britain in 1960; most populous african country
• Similar words include: Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NIGERIA

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29D: "47. Lecture attendee"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
• Similar words include: bookman, pupil, educatee
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: STUDENT

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30D: "49. ___ royale (Champagne cocktail)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: KIR

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31D: "50. Rat (on)"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that disclosing information or giving evidence about another
• Similar words include: let the cat out of the bag, blab, peach
• Opposite of: keep quiet

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Answer: TATTLE

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32D: "52. They can be well-done"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
• Similar words include: steak
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STEAKS

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33D: "55. See-through"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that turn sharply; change direction abruptly
• Similar words include: transparent, gauze-like, vapourous
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SHEER

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34D: "58. Part of the Corn Belt"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
• Similar words include: IA, Hawkeye State, Ioway
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IOWA

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35D: "59. Important stretches"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Similar words include: geological era, earned run average, era
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERAS

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36D: "60. The word "salary" derives from the Latin for this"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
• Similar words include: table salt, common salt, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SALT

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37D: "61. What a shepherd may shepherd"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that young sheep
• Similar words include: Elia, dear, Charles Lamb
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LAMB

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38D: "62. Bouncy part of a trampoline"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Similar words include: make love, kip down, roll in the hay
• Opposite of: get up, turn out

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BED

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39D: "63. "A drop of golden sun," in song"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a column of light (as from a beacon)
• Similar words include: beam of light, shaft of light, shaft
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RAY

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

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

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

Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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