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Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (35 Across, 43 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.7 letters
May 27, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Frasier's producer on "Frasier" | 3 |
| 2A | 4. Pass on, as knowledge | 6 |
| 3A | 10. Unruly hair | 3 |
| 4A | 13. Nondairy spread | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Yellow Teletubby | 6 |
| 6A | 16. Power group | 3 |
| 7A | 17. "Your fins are nice" and "You're a graceful swimmer"? | 15 |
| 8A | 20. "___ luck!" | 5 |
| 9A | 21. It can get you out of a place it rhymes with | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Butcher's stock | 4 |
| 11A | 23. Done some lassoing? | 11 |
| 12A | 26. Theater opening | 6 |
| 13A | 29. ___ Mahal | 3 |
| 14A | 30. Witty remark | 4 |
| 15A | 31. Big-bottomed fruit | 4 |
| 16A | 35. Sporty Mazda | 5 |
| 17A | 39. One might end with .com | 3 |
| 18A | 40. Relinquished ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across | 7 |
| 19A | 42. Really bother | 3 |
| 20A | 43. "Wouldja look at that!" | 5 |
| 21A | 45. Early 2000s sitcom set near Houston | 4 |
| 22A | 46. "OK, have it your way!" | 4 |
| 23A | 47. Suffix with pay | 3 |
| 24A | 49. Bikini blasts, informally | 6 |
| 25A | 51. Is unable to pronounce the name of a deodorant brand? | 11 |
| 26A | 56. San ___, Calif. | 4 |
| 27A | 57. Convince with smooth talk | 4 |
| 28A | 58. Very big | 5 |
| 29A | 62. Actress Sandra emoting? | 15 |
| 30A | 65. ___ Paulo, Brazil | 3 |
| 31A | 66. Standard things | 6 |
| 32A | 67. Lady in Arthurian romance | 4 |
| 33A | 68. Sister channel of HBO and Cinemax | 3 |
| 34A | 69. Department store department | 6 |
| 35A | 70. Where you might find a slop bucket | 3 |
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. Frasier's producer on "Frasier""
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: ROZ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "4. Pass on, as knowledge"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that transmit (knowledge or skills)
- Words that mean the same thing: leave, lend, channel
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMPART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Unruly hair"
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 cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
- Words that mean the same thing: mop up, swab, wipe up
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. Nondairy spread"
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 spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
- Words that mean the same thing: oleomargarine, marge, margarin
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLEO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Yellow Teletubby"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: LAALAA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Power group"
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 agency in the department of justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the united states
- Words that mean the same thing: in, atomic number 49, Immigration and Naturalization Service
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. "Your fins are nice" and "You're a graceful swimmer"?"
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: FISHCOMPLIMENTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "20. "___ luck!""
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: LOTSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. It can get you out of a place it rhymes with"
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 (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
- Words that mean the same thing: bail bond, bond
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Butcher's stock"
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 flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
- Words that mean the same thing: heart, substance, sum
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Done some lassoing?"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THROWNALOOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "26. Theater opening"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ACTONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "29. ___ Mahal"
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: TAJ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "30. Witty remark"
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 witty saying
- Words that mean the same thing: epigram, wisecrack, gag
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: QUIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. Big-bottomed fruit"
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 sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
- Words that mean the same thing: Pyrus communis, pear tree
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "35. Sporty Mazda"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
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: MIATA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "39. One might end with .com"
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 address of a web page on the world wide web
- Words that mean the same thing: universal resource locator, uniform resource locator
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: URL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "40. Relinquished ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across"
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 do without or cease to hold or adhere to
- Words that mean the same thing: forfeit, throw overboard, waive
- The opposite would be: postdate, claim
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FORGONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "42. Really bother"
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 cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- Words that mean the same thing: mystify, shake up, bewilder
- The opposite would be: reassure
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VEX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "43. "Wouldja look at that!""
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: ILLBE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "45. Early 2000s sitcom set near Houston"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REBA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "46. "OK, have it your way!""
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 money extracted as a penalty
- Words that mean the same thing: very well, ok, hunky-dory
- The opposite would be: coarse
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "47. Suffix with pay"
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 leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in india for writing paper
- Words that mean the same thing: olla
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "49. Bikini blasts, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: NTESTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "51. Is unable to pronounce the name of a deodorant brand?"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CANTSAYSURE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "56. San ___, Calif."
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: JOSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "57. Convince with smooth talk"
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 precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
- Words that mean the same thing: play false, C. P. Snow, Charles Percy Snow
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "58. Very big"
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 excessively fat
- Words that mean the same thing: rotund, corpulent, weighty
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBESE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "62. Actress Sandra emoting?"
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: OHCRYINGOUTLOUD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "65. ___ Paulo, Brazil"
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: SAO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "66. Standard things"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: USUALS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "67. Lady in Arthurian romance"
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 town in north central oklahoma
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "68. Sister channel of HBO and Cinemax"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
- Words that mean the same thing: trinitrotoluene
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TNT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "69. Department store department"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a young woman
- Words that mean the same thing: omit, fille, young lady
- The opposite would be: hit, have
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MISSES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "70. Where you might find a slop bucket"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
- Words that mean the same thing: stye, pigsty, eye infection
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STY
Great job if you got it right!
May 27, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. "That's hilarious!," in a text | 4 |
| 2D | 2. A little of this, a little of that | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Avidity | 4 |
| 4D | 4. U.N. workers' grp. | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Title dance in a 1999 #3 hit | 5 |
| 6D | 6. Tree of the custard apple family | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Gambler's aggressive bet | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Berate | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Bit of Highlands headgear | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Actor Sal of "Rebel Without a Cause" | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Ready as needed | 5 |
| 12D | 12. "Hey ... over here!" | 4 |
| 13D | 14. "Come on now -- you flatter me too much!" | 6 |
| 14D | 18. Lyricist Sammy | 4 |
| 15D | 19. Smiling Face With Heart-Eyes, e.g. | 5 |
| 16D | 24. Seized vehicle, for short | 4 |
| 17D | 25. Like a horse that can no longer be ridden | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Here, in Honduras | 4 |
| 19D | 27. What a bobby pin might help make | 4 |
| 20D | 28. Much change may come from this | 4 |
| 21D | 32. Slip up | 3 |
| 22D | 33. Word with old, new or school | 3 |
| 23D | 34. Stick up | 3 |
| 24D | 36. Commercial name that becomes another commercial name if you move its first letter to the end | 4 |
| 25D | 37. Rental for an outdoor reception | 4 |
| 26D | 38. Fires | 4 |
| 27D | 40. Sensed | 4 |
| 28D | 41. When repeated, Mork's farewell | 4 |
| 29D | 44. Slip-up | 5 |
| 30D | 46. Weak | 6 |
| 31D | 48. St. Francis of ___ | 6 |
| 32D | 50. Home run pace | 4 |
| 33D | 51. "Give My Regards to Broadway" composer | 5 |
| 34D | 52. Natty neckwear | 5 |
| 35D | 53. Year, in old Rome | 5 |
| 36D | 54. Hatha and Bikram, for two | 5 |
| 37D | 55. Bulging with muscles, in modern lingo | 5 |
| 38D | 56. Che's "Weekend Update" co-host on "S.N.L." | 4 |
| 39D | 59. Many millennia | 4 |
| 40D | 60. Something not worn on casual Friday | 4 |
| 41D | 61. Small whirlpool | 4 |
| 42D | 63. "Dee-lish!" | 3 |
| 43D | 64. ___ Constitution | 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. "That's hilarious!," in a text"
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: ROFL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. A little of this, a little of that"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLIO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Avidity"
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 vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
- Words that mean the same thing: spice up, piquantness, spice
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. U.N. workers' grp."
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 united nations agency concerned with the interests of labor
- Words that mean the same thing: International Labor Organization, International Labour Organization
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ILO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Title dance in a 1999 #3 hit"
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 latin american dance similar in rhythm to the rumba
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAMBO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Tree of the custard apple family"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that small tree native to the eastern united states having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
- Words that mean the same thing: papaw tree, Asimina triloba, pawpaw
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAPAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Gambler's aggressive bet"
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: ALLIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Berate"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium 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: RAILAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Bit of Highlands headgear"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a woolen cap of scottish origin
- Words that mean the same thing: tam-o'-shanter, tammy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Actor Sal of "Rebel Without a Cause""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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: MINEO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Ready as needed"
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: ONTAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. "Hey ... over here!""
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: PSST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. "Come on now -- you flatter me too much!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OHSTOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Lyricist Sammy"
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: CAHN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "19. Smiling Face With Heart-Eyes, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMOJI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Seized vehicle, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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: REPO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Like a horse that can no longer be ridden"
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 someone who doesn't understand what is going on
- Words that mean the same thing: halting, crippled, halt
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "26. Here, in Honduras"
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: AQUI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "27. What a bobby pin might help make"
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 round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- Words that mean the same thing: wave, Robert Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr.
- The opposite would be: uncoil
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CURL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "28. Much change may come from this"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
- Words that mean the same thing: money box, boulder clay, trough
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TILL
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Slip up"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Words that mean the same thing: mistake, slip, drift
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ERR
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Word with old, new or school"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that how long something has existed
- Words that mean the same thing: senesce, eld, long time
- The opposite would be: rejuvenate
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The answer is: AGE
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Clue 23 Down: "34. Stick up"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
- Words that mean the same thing: soak, fleece, plume
- The opposite would be: undercharge
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The answer is: ROB
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Clue 24 Down: "36. Commercial name that becomes another commercial name if you move its first letter to the end"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AVIS
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Rental for an outdoor reception"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
- Words that mean the same thing: camp, collapsible shelter, encamp
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TENT
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Clue 26 Down: "38. Fires"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
- Words that mean the same thing: axis vertebra, bloc, Axis
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AXES
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Clue 27 Down: "40. Sensed"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
- Words that mean the same thing: felt up, matte up, find
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: FELT
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Clue 28 Down: "41. When repeated, Mork's farewell"
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: NANU
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Slip-up"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an embarrassing mistake
- Words that mean the same thing: pratfall, bloomer, bungle
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BONER
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Clue 30 Down: "46. Weak"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
- Words that mean the same thing: faint, sapless, infirm
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: FEEBLE
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Clue 31 Down: "48. St. Francis of ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ASSISI
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Home run pace"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a slow pace of running
- Words that mean the same thing: pony, clip, jog
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TROT
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Clue 33 Down: "51. "Give My Regards to Broadway" composer"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
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- This could be something that united states songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942)
- Words that mean the same thing: George Michael Cohan, George M. Cohan
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: COHAN
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Clue 34 Down: "52. Natty neckwear"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ASCOT
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Clue 35 Down: "53. Year, in old Rome"
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: ANNUS
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Clue 36 Down: "54. Hatha and Bikram, for two"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
- Words that mean the same thing: yoga
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: YOGAS
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Clue 37 Down: "55. Bulging with muscles, in modern lingo"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SWOLE
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Clue 38 Down: "56. Che's "Weekend Update" co-host on "S.N.L.""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: JOST
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Clue 39 Down: "59. Many millennia"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the longest division of geological time
- Words that mean the same thing: eon, aeon
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EONS
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Clue 40 Down: "60. Something not worn on casual Friday"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- 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: courting, courtship, causa
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SUIT
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Clue 41 Down: "61. Small whirlpool"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
- Words that mean the same thing: whirlpool, whirl, Mary Morse Baker Eddy
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EDDY
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Clue 42 Down: "63. "Dee-lish!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YUM
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Clue 43 Down: "64. ___ Constitution"
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 north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
- Words that mean the same thing: the States, USA, America
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: USS
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 54 | 69.2% |
| Short Answer | 16 | 20.5% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.8% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 43 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.7 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!
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Last Updated: September 24, 2025 at 09:37 PM
