Saturday September 21, 2024 NY Times Crossword Answers

This crossword puzzle was in the New York times on the 21/09/2024 and there are several clues; some of them are literary while others are funny and creative. For those who appreciate crosswords, solving these clues is both enjoyable and a challenge. If you have a specific word in mind, which you are attempting to fit into the puzzle, or if you simply want to ensure you are correct in solving it, we assist in solving the puzzle. Below are the NYT crossword clues as well as professional advice and solutions that can be helpful in the process.

NY Times Crossword Clues for September 21, 2024

As to how this can be done, let’s start with the example of the NYT crossword puzzle for September 21, 2024, and the process of ignoring both the across and the down clues. Here are the answers, some of the reasons and for some of the more challenging ones, a few hints to start you off. tt all the information below.

Across Clues for September 21, 2024

• The clue is 1. Namesake of the channel separating Madagascar from the African mainland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOZAMBIQUE

  Possible Answer : Mocambique, Republic_of_Mozambique, Mozambique




• The clue is 11. Go quickly (past). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAIL

  Possible Answer : sweep, voyage, canvas, sail, canvass, cruise, sheet, navigate




• The clue is 15. "What a crazy thing to do!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREYOUNUTS




• The clue is 16. That being the case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFSO




• The clue is 17. "Been there". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANRELATE




• The clue is 18. Small songbirds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITS

  Possible Answer : knocker, nipple, boob, titmouse, breast, pap, titty, tit, bosom, mamilla, teat, mammilla




• The clue is 19. The W.N.B.A.'s Wings, on scoreboards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAL

  Possible Answer : dal, dekaliter, dkl, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre




• The clue is 20. Releaser of electrons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANODE

  Possible Answer : anode

  Possible Opposite Answer : cathode




• The clue is 21. Nickname for Alexander, in Slavic cultures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SACHA




• The clue is 22. Word on a construction sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOW

  Possible Answer : retard, tiresome, behind, sluggish, decelerate, boring, deadening, irksome, slowly, dumb, tardily, dim, slow_up, slack, dull, wearisome, dense, ho-hum, tedious, easy, slow_down, slow, slacken, obtuse

  Possible Opposite Answer : quickly, accelerate, fast




• The clue is 23. Appealing outcome, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETRIAL

  Possible Answer : retrial




• The clue is 25. They might bite the dust. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITES

  Possible Answer : speck, soupcon, pinch, tinge, hint, jot, mite, touch




• The clue is 27. Florida city where the "The Greatest Show on Earth" was once headquartered. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SARASOTA

  Possible Answer : Sarasota




• The clue is 28. Two o' clock?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANDS

  Possible Answer : workforce, script, paw, hand, manpower, helping_hand, bridge_player, hands, pass_on, give, men, reach, handwriting, hired_man, manus, work_force, turn_over, mitt, pass, deal, hired_hand, custody




• The clue is 29. Sharp, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANGY

  Possible Answer : lemony, tart, sourish, lemonlike, tangy




• The clue is 30. "Apocalypse Now" setting, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAM




• The clue is 31. Newspaper section. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer : artistic_creation, humanities, graphics, fine_art, humanistic_discipline, prowess, nontextual_matter, art, artwork, artistic_production, artistry, liberal_arts, arts




• The clue is 32. Business with the stock symbol WOOF. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETCO




• The clue is 33. Jamaican folk song about overnight labor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAYO




• The clue is 34. Sault ___ Marie International Bridge (Michigan-Ontario connector). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE




• The clue is 35. A whole bunch of people in a row. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELEE

  Possible Answer : melee, battle_royal, scrimmage




• The clue is 36. Works on a loop, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CODES

  Possible Answer : rag, twit, tantalise, dupe, tease, code, computer_code, tantalize, rally, taunt, encipher, put_on, slang, befool, cod, inscribe, write_in_code, encrypt, fool, take_in, put_one_over, cipher, put_one_across, cypher, ride, codification, razz, bait, gull




• The clue is 37. Sky-high prices?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: AIRFARES

  Possible Answer : airfare




• The clue is 39. Sci-fi awards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUGOS

  Possible Answer : Hugo, Victor-Marie_Hugo, Victor_Hugo




• The clue is 40. Put on an unconvincing accent or laugh way too hard, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAMITUP




• The clue is 41. Food often served with wet wipes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIBS

  Possible Answer : blackguard, ridicule, jest_at, guy, poke_fun, laugh_at, rib, costa, make_fun, roast




• The clue is 42. Top-tier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELITE

  Possible Answer : elite_group, elect, elite




• The clue is 43. Country with "kreyòl" as an official language. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAITI

  Possible Answer : Hayti, Haiti, Hispaniola, Republic_of_Haiti




• The clue is 45. What Los Angeles and New York are represented in twice: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NFL




• The clue is 48. "Stuff happens". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAS

  Possible Answer : unfortunately, ala, alas, regrettably, unluckily

  Possible Opposite Answer : fortunately, luckily




• The clue is 49. Custardy French dessert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POTDECREME




• The clue is 51. Actor Malek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMI

  Possible Answer : ramus




• The clue is 52. Poor resolution, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTICLIMAX

  Possible Answer : anticlimax, bathos




• The clue is 53. Osiris or Isis, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWIN

  Possible Answer : Twin, similitude, mate, matching, Gemini, match, counterpart, Twin_Falls, couple, twin, duplicate, pair, twinned, parallel




• The clue is 54. Butt text?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEACHEMOJI

Down Clues for September 21, 2024:

• The clue is 1. 2019 best seller subtitled "Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAID

  Possible Answer: amah, maiden, maidservant, housemaid, maid

• The clue is 2. Part of a pod. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

  Possible Answer: Orcinus_orca, killer, killer_whale, orca, sea_wolf, grampus

• The clue is 3. Fire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEAL

  Possible Answer: readiness, zeal, ardour, eagerness, forwardness, ardor, elan

• The clue is 4. First name in Objectivism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYN

• The clue is 5. Miles ___, Spider-Man's alter ego in the "Spider-Verse" movies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORALES

  Possible Answer: morale, esprit_de_corps, team_spirit

• The clue is 6. Half a South American capital name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUENOS

• The clue is 7. How a truck may descend a hill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INLOW

• The clue is 8. Difficult figure-skating jump. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUAD

  Possible Answer: musculus_quadriceps_femoris, quadriceps, space, quadrangle, quadriceps_femoris, quad, quadruplet

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

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

  The answer: UTTERANCE

  Possible Answer: utterance, vocalization

• The clue is 10. Commercial ending. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

• The clue is 11. Instruments with movable frets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITARS

  Possible Answer: sitar

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

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

  The answer: AFICIONADO

  Possible Answer: aficionado

• The clue is 13. "So, you're saying you're in?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISTHATAYES

• The clue is 14. U.S. city with the motto "Where Discoveries are Made". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSALAMOS

• The clue is 21. Inn range?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAY

  Possible Answer: persist, continue, ride_out, outride, appease, stoppage, check, hitch, stick, stay, stick_around, last_out, quell, remain, stop, delay, rest, detain, bide, arrest, stay_on, abide, stay_put, halt

  Possible Opposite Answer : depart, move, change

• The clue is 22. Health class topic, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STDS

  Possible Answer: dose, Cupid's_itch, sexually_transmitted_disease, STD, Doctor_of_Sacred_Theology, Venus's_curse, VD, venereal_infection, Cupid's_disease, social_disease, venereal_disease

• The clue is 24. That being the case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERGO

  Possible Answer: ergo

• The clue is 25. Something invoked in an emergency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARTIALLAW

• The clue is 26. Major League Soccer team with pink home jerseys. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTERMIAMI

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

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

  The answer: SATES

  Possible Answer: fill, sate, satiate, replete

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

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

  The answer: HASAHEART

• The clue is 29. Classic party game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TELEPHONE

  Possible Answer: telephone_set, telephony, call, telephone, call_up, phone, ring

• The clue is 32. Country name that's also the Portuguese word for "turkey". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERU

  Possible Answer: Peru, Republic_of_Peru

• The clue is 33. They might have bones to pick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGS

  Possible Answer: dog, blackguard, frump, heel, chase, wiener, andiron, tag, tail, hot_dog, pawl, wienerwurst, click, trail, firedog, Canis_familiaris, give_chase, track, hound, frankfurter, bounder, chase_after, frank, cad, domestic_dog, dog-iron, go_after, hotdog, detent, weenie

• The clue is 35. Start a family, or finish a game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATE

  Possible Answer: teammate, spouse, married_person, mate, first_mate, twin, Paraguay_tea, checkmate, Ilex_paraguariensis, better_half, match, copulate, pair, fellow, partner, couple

• The clue is 36. Box office?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUBICLE

  Possible Answer: carrell, kiosk, booth, carrel, stall, cubicle, cell

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

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

  The answer: FITSIN

• The clue is 39. Like next-gen devices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITECH

• The clue is 41. So absurd, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDIC

• The clue is 44. "___ girl!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTA

• The clue is 45. Spoiler alert: He's found in Sydney Harbour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEMO

• The clue is 46. Key of Beethoven's Sixth: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FMAJ

• The clue is 47. Golfer Thompson who qualified for the U.S. Women's Open at age 12. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEXI

• The clue is 49. ___ smear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAP

  Possible Answer: nipple, soft_diet, pap, pablum, tit, spoon_food, mamilla, teat, mammilla

• The clue is 50. Tire holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIM

  Possible Answer: flange, rim, brim, lip

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (32 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (38 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. Dis/cuss?	9
2A	10. Some radio messages, in brief	4
3A	14. Notions	10
4A	16. So-called "Island of a Thousand Temples"	4
5A	17. Festival at the center of the classic novel "Under the Volcano"	15
6A	19. Marching band?	4
7A	20. 21-time Emmy nominee for "All My Children"	10
8A	21. Add color to, perhaps	3
9A	22. Teensy amounts	5
10A	23. Unit on the autobahn, say: Abbr.	3
11A	24. Hwy. overseer, for short	3
12A	25. Wackadoodle	3
13A	27. Wear the same clothes, in slang	4
14A	30. Wirelessly driven toy, for short	5
15A	33. Field whose prospects are looking up?	9
16A	35. Like the 2003 Peace Nobelist Shirin Ebadi	7
17A	37. Some prominent Mexico City murals	7
18A	38. Rabelais character who, as a baby, was fed by 17,913 cows, "for it was impossible to find a nurse sufficient for him in all the country"	9
19A	40. "Shoot"	5
20A	41. Basilica setting for Bernini's Throne of Saint Peter	4
21A	42. Even so	3
22A	43. C-section sections	3
23A	44. Menopause treatment option, in brief	3
24A	46. Full of hot gossip	5
25A	48. Base unit	3
26A	51. Incredible, in modern parlance	10
27A	54. Erin's onetime love interest on "The Office"	4
28A	55. Attire for a ceremony at Westminster Abbey	15
29A	57. Bearing	4
30A	58. Fulfilled a business obligation	10
31A	59. "What ___?"	4
32A	60. Upset tummy, medically speaking	9

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Dis/cuss?"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: TRASHTALK

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2A: "10. Some radio messages, in brief"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: APBS

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3A: "14. Notions"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: VAGUEIDEAS

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4A: "16. So-called "Island of a Thousand Temples""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an island in indonesia to the east of java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BALI

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5A: "17. Festival at the center of the classic novel "Under the Volcano""

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DIADELOSMUERTOS

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6A: "19. Marching band?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Similar words include: ant, pismire, emmet
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ANTS

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7A: "20. 21-time Emmy nominee for "All My Children""

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SUSANLUCCI

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8A: "21. Add color to, perhaps"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: DYE

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9A: "22. Teensy amounts"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slight but appreciable amount
• Similar words include: soupcon, mite, jot
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MITES

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10A: "23. Unit on the autobahn, say: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
• Similar words include: km/h, kilometers per hour, kilometres per hour
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: KPH

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11A: "24. Hwy. overseer, for short"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very small circular shape
• Similar words include: Zen, dose, window pane
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DOT

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12A: "25. Wackadoodle"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that usually large hard-shelled seed
• Similar words include: junkie, testis, crank
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NUT

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13A: "27. Wear the same clothes, in slang"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
• Similar words include: pair, matching, Gemini
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TWIN

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14A: "30. Wirelessly driven toy, for short"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RCCAR

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15A: "33. Field whose prospects are looking up?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
• Similar words include: uranology
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ASTRONOMY

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16A: "35. Like the 2003 Peace Nobelist Shirin Ebadi"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of iran
• Similar words include: Iranian language, Irani, Persian
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IRANIAN

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17A: "37. Some prominent Mexico City murals"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that socialist mexican painter of murals (1886-1957)
• Similar words include: Rivera, Diego Rivera
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: RIVERAS

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18A: "38. Rabelais character who, as a baby, was fed by 17,913 cows, "for it was impossible to find a nurse sufficient for him in all the country""

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a voracious giant in francois rabelais' book of the same name
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: GARGANTUA

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19A: "40. "Shoot""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASKME

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20A: "41. Basilica setting for Bernini's Throne of Saint Peter"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
• Similar words include: apsis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: APSE

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21A: "42. Even so"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that up to the present time
• Similar words include: until now, as yet, nonetheless
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: YET

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22A: "43. C-section sections"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state in northwestern united states on the pacific
• Similar words include: Beaver State, surgery, OR
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORS

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23A: "44. Menopause treatment option, in brief"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
• Similar words include: hormone replacement therapy, hormone-replacement therapy
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HRT

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24A: "46. Full of hot gossip"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (informal british) sexually attractive
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DISHY

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25A: "48. Base unit"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: COT

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26A: "51. Incredible, in modern parlance"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: AMAZEBALLS

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27A: "54. Erin's onetime love interest on "The Office""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GABE

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28A: "55. Attire for a ceremony at Westminster Abbey"

15 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: CORONATIONROBES

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29A: "57. Bearing"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dignified manner or conduct
• Similar words include: bearing, presence, comportment
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MIEN

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30A: "58. Fulfilled a business obligation"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: METPAYROLL

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31A: "59. "What ___?""

4 letters Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELSE

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32A: "60. Upset tummy, medically speaking"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
• Similar words include: indigestion, stomach upset, upset stomach
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: DYSPEPSIA

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Frank Costanza or Morty Seinfeld, e.g.	5
2D	2. Precipitous?	5
3D	3. Source of some classic rock bands	5
4D	4. Brewski	4
5D	5. Part of a giggle	3
6D	6. Cheese named after a Prussian town near the Baltic coast	6
7D	7. Result of bad service, maybe	5
8D	8. Dials down	7
9D	9. Ancient text whose Sanskrit title means "Principles of Love"	9
10D	10. Opposite of verbosity	10
11D	11. A little of this and that	9
12D	12. Group of like-minded individuals	4
13D	13. Enthusiastic approval abroad	4
14D	15. Amar'e Stoudemire, for his first eight seasons in the N.B.A.	3
15D	18. Bugling game	3
16D	22. Durin's burial place in "The Lord of the Rings"	5
17D	24. Red light district?	10
18D	26. Angular opening?	3
19D	28. Divinely appointed successor of Muhammad, in Shia Islam	4
20D	29. The Big Board of Wall St.	4
21D	30. Capital on the mouth of the Daugava River	4
22D	31. Losing roll	4
23D	32. Alternatives to some rentals	9
24D	33. Showed up earlier than	9
25D	34. Egg maker	5
26D	36. "Your choice"	3
27D	39. Sewerage, for example	7
28D	43. Sassy response to a put-down	6
29D	45. Pearl Jam's debut album, which went 13x platinum	3
30D	47. Dinners in sties	5
31D	48. Los ___ (Mexican tourist destination)	5
32D	49. Manuscript marks	5
33D	50. Unit equal to one weber per square meter	5
34D	51. Fictional maker of Rocket-Powered Roller Skates and Dehydrated Boulders	4
35D	52. Participate in drudgery	4
36D	53. "Kapow!"	3
37D	54. Snack in a sack in a backpack	4
38D	56. Deli selection	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Frank Costanza or Morty Seinfeld, e.g."

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TVDAD

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2D: "2. Precipitous?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (of weather) wet by periods of rain
• Similar words include: showery
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RAINY

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3D: "3. Source of some classic rock bands"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AGATE

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4D: "4. Brewski"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the froth produced by soaps or detergents
• Similar words include: spume, froth, lather
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SUDS

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5D: "5. Part of a giggle"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HEE

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6D: "6. Cheese named after a Prussian town near the Baltic coast"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TILSIT

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7D: "7. Result of bad service, maybe"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADOUT

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8D: "8. Dials down"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that decrease in size, extent, or range
• Similar words include: diminish, subside, decrease
• Opposite of: increase

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Answer: LESSENS

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9D: "9. Ancient text whose Sanskrit title means "Principles of Love""

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (hinduism) an ancient sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with hindu law
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: KAMASUTRA

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10D: "10. Opposite of verbosity"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an abrupt discourteous manner
• Similar words include: steepness, precipitateness, precipitancy
• Opposite of: gradualness

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Answer: ABRUPTNESS

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11D: "11. A little of this and that"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
• Similar words include: patchwork quilt, hodgepodge, jumble
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: PATCHWORK

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12D: "12. Group of like-minded individuals"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group of countries in special alliance
• Similar words include: axis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BLOC

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13D: "13. Enthusiastic approval abroad"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SISI

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14D: "15. Amar'e Stoudemire, for his first eight seasons in the N.B.A."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
• Similar words include: sunshine, insolate, sunlight
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SUN

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15D: "18. Bugling game"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
• Similar words include: moose, Alces alces, red deer
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELK

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16D: "22. Durin's burial place in "The Lord of the Rings""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MORIA

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17D: "24. Red light district?"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: __________

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Answer: DANGERZONE

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18D: "26. Angular opening?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TRI

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19D: "28. Divinely appointed successor of Muhammad, in Shia Islam"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for shiites an imam is a recognized authority on islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
• Similar words include: imaum
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IMAM

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20D: "29. The Big Board of Wall St."

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a stock exchange in new york
• Similar words include: big board, N. Y. Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NYSE

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21D: "30. Capital on the mouth of the Daugava River"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a port city on the gulf of riga that is the capital and largest city of latvia; formerly a member of the hanseatic league
• Similar words include: capital of Latvia
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIGA

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22D: "31. Losing roll"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that obscene terms for feces
• Similar words include: shit, bullshit, defecate
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CRAP

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23D: "32. Alternatives to some rentals"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CARSHARES

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24D: "33. Showed up earlier than"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be earlier in time; go back further
• Similar words include: precede, forego, predate
• Opposite of: postdate

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Answer: ANTEDATED

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25D: "34. Egg maker"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OVARY

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26D: "36. "Your choice""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one or some or every or all without specification
• Similar words include: whatever, whatsoever
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANY

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27D: "39. Sewerage, for example"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
• Similar words include: usefulness, public utility company, service program
• Opposite of: inutility, uselessness

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Answer: UTILITY

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28D: "43. Sassy response to a put-down"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OHSNAP

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29D: "45. Pearl Jam's debut album, which went 13x platinum"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Similar words include: x, ten-spot, 10
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEN

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30D: "47. Dinners in sties"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
• Similar words include: spill, splatter, swill
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SLOPS

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31D: "48. Los ___ (Mexican tourist destination)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CABOS

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32D: "49. Manuscript marks"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OBELI

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33D: "50. Unit equal to one weber per square meter"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
• Similar words include: Nikola Tesla
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TESLA

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34D: "51. Fictional maker of Rocket-Powered Roller Skates and Dehydrated Boulders"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• Similar words include: pinnacle, top, peak
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACME

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35D: "52. Participate in drudgery"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be agitated
• Similar words include: dig, fag, grind
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOIL

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36D: "53. "Kapow!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ancient city in southeastern iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
• Similar words include: eruption, bang, blast
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BAM

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37D: "54. Snack in a sack in a backpack"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GORP

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38D: "56. Deli selection"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the seed of the cereal grass
• Similar words include: Secale cereale, rye whisky, rye whiskey
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RYE

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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.

Use Cross-References

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

Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

32 Across Clues

38 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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