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Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.1 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle July 29, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Small building blocks | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Wisecracking bear of film | 3 |
| 3A | 9. Things finished with handshakes | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Specifically | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Certain craft beer, for short | 3 |
| 6A | 16. Something that is bid | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Animal known scientifically as Alces alces | 5 |
| 8A | 18. Breathful | 3 |
| 9A | 19. Church Lady's foe | 5 |
| 10A | 20. Reduced-fat option | 14 |
| 11A | 23. Relaxation station | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Imitates | 4 |
| 13A | 25. Entree baked in a tin | 6 |
| 14A | 29. Apt rhyme for "casino" | 4 |
| 15A | 30. Sch. in Ypsilanti | 3 |
| 16A | 33. Mobile device that debuted in 2016 | 15 |
| 17A | 36. Poop | 4 |
| 18A | 37. Forensic letters | 3 |
| 19A | 38. Father | 4 |
| 20A | 39. Highly sought-after restaurant rating | 15 |
| 21A | 44. State-of-the-art | 3 |
| 22A | 45. Zeus's weapon | 4 |
| 23A | 46. Things often found near cloverleafs | 6 |
| 24A | 47. Cause of ruin | 4 |
| 25A | 48. Post-___ (some hosp. patients) | 3 |
| 26A | 49. It may require letters, a number and a special character -- as seen in 20-, 33- and 39-Across | 14 |
| 27A | 56. Certain school athletics | 5 |
| 28A | 57. Links org. | 3 |
| 29A | 58. Bit of paperless reading | 5 |
| 30A | 60. Unit in a baby announcement | 5 |
| 31A | 61. "Yikes!" | 3 |
| 32A | 62. Place for a beverage cart | 5 |
| 33A | 63. Dwindle, with "out" | 5 |
| 34A | 64. Part of the D.O.J. | 3 |
| 35A | 65. Quick to snap | 5 |
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. Small building blocks"
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 (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- Words that mean the same thing: molecule, mote, speck
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATOMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Wisecracking bear of film"
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 a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing edwardian style clothes
- Words that mean the same thing: Teddy boy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Things finished with handshakes"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
- Words that mean the same thing: pact, treaty, accord
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PACTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Specifically"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: TOWIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Certain craft beer, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: IPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Something that is bid"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a farewell remark
- Words that mean the same thing: good day, au revoir, arrivederci
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADIEU
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Animal known scientifically as Alces alces"
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 large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
- Words that mean the same thing: Alces alces, elk, European elk
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOOSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Breathful"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
- Words that mean the same thing: melody, melodic phrase, publicise
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Church Lady's foe"
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 (judeo-christian and islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of god; tempter of mankind; master of hell
- Words that mean the same thing: Lucifer, Prince of Darkness, Beelzebub
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SATAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Reduced-fat option"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: TWOPERCENTMILK
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Clue 11 Across: "23. Relaxation station"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
- Words that mean the same thing: health spa, health club, resort hotel
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Imitates"
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 the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977
- Words that mean the same thing: practice, answer, suffice
- The opposite would be: unmake
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Entree baked in a tin"
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 deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POTPIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Apt rhyme for "casino""
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 city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RENO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Sch. in Ypsilanti"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
- Words that mean the same thing: Emu novaehollandiae, electromagnetic unit, Dromaius novaehollandiae
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "33. Mobile device that debuted in 2016"
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: IPHONESEVENPLUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "36. Poop"
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 hoop that covers a wheel
- Words that mean the same thing: wear down, sap, tire out
- The opposite would be: refresh, interest
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "37. Forensic letters"
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: CSI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "38. Father"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- Words that mean the same thing: engender, mother, beget
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. Highly sought-after restaurant rating"
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: ONEMICHELINSTAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "44. State-of-the-art"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
- Words that mean the same thing: novel, young, fresh
- The opposite would be: worn, old
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "45. Zeus's weapon"
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 discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
- Words that mean the same thing: smack, bolt out, bang
- The opposite would be: unbolt
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOLT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "46. Things often found near cloverleafs"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a motor hotel
- Words that mean the same thing: motel
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOTELS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "47. Cause of ruin"
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 something causing misery or death
- Words that mean the same thing: nemesis, curse, scourge
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BANE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "48. Post-___ (some hosp. patients)"
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 (roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of saturn; counterpart of greek rhea and cybele of ancient asia minor
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "49. It may require letters, a number and a special character -- as seen in 20-, 33- and 39-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: STRONGPASSWORD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "56. Certain school athletics"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a line or route along which something travels or moves
- Words that mean the same thing: get across, caterpillar tread, cartroad
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRACK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "57. Links org."
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: PGA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "58. Bit of paperless reading"
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: EBOOK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "60. Unit in a baby announcement"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
- Words that mean the same thing: troy ounce, Panthera uncia, apothecaries' ounce
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OUNCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "61. "Yikes!""
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: EEK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "62. Place for a beverage cart"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
- Words that mean the same thing: gangway
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AISLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "63. Dwindle, with "out""
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 disciple of jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by catholics as the vicar of christ on earth and first pope
- Words that mean the same thing: pecker, St. Peter, shaft
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PETER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "64. Part of the D.O.J."
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 federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
- Words that mean the same thing: Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "65. Quick to snap"
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 easily irritated or annoyed
- Words that mean the same thing: nettlesome, cranky, irritable
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TESTY
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Wednesday Puzzle July 29, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. ___ card | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Friendly honk | 4 |
| 3D | 3. "I'm in pain! I'm in pain!" | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Traditional Japanese seasoning | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Intercedes | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Princess' headwear | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Greater than great | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Adventure seeker | 9 |
| 9D | 9. Affix with adhesive | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Actress Amy with six Oscar nominations | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Commercial lead-in to card | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Blue-green shade | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Like many ships in the Bermuda Triangle | 4 |
| 14D | 21. Something waved in the Olympics | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Option that's almost always listed last | 4 |
| 16D | 25. Mountain climber's aid | 5 |
| 17D | 26. Venture a thought | 5 |
| 18D | 27. Cast | 5 |
| 19D | 28. Many a hymn, essentially | 4 |
| 20D | 29. "Undo" button | 5 |
| 21D | 30. Select few | 5 |
| 22D | 31. Unframed artwork | 5 |
| 23D | 32. Clientele | 5 |
| 24D | 34. Lugged | 9 |
| 25D | 35. "Hey! Over here!" | 4 |
| 26D | 40. Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley employee, informally | 7 |
| 27D | 41. Capitol Hill org. | 4 |
| 28D | 42. Little pranksters | 4 |
| 29D | 43. "Easy peasy!" | 7 |
| 30D | 47. Bowling game | 5 |
| 31D | 48. Tennis pro Naomi | 5 |
| 32D | 49. Subway station | 4 |
| 33D | 50. "I'd have to agree" | 4 |
| 34D | 51. Tweetstorm, e.g. | 4 |
| 35D | 52. Pulitzer-winning James | 4 |
| 36D | 53. Award co-administered by the American Theater Wing since 2014 | 4 |
| 37D | 54. One of the friends on "Friends" | 4 |
| 38D | 55. Bonehead | 4 |
| 39D | 59. Aid for a decoder | 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. ___ card"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
- Words that mean the same thing: automated teller, asynchronous transfer mode, automatic teller
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Friendly honk"
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 blast of a horn
- Words that mean the same thing: bender, beep, booze-up
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. "I'm in pain! I'm in pain!""
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: OWOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Traditional Japanese seasoning"
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 thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in japanese cooking to make soups or sauces
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MISO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Intercedes"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: STEPSIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Princess' headwear"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIARA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Greater than great"
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 long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
- Words that mean the same thing: epos, epic poem, epical
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Adventure seeker"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
- Words that mean the same thing: temerarious, madcap, lunatic
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAREDEVIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Affix with adhesive"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: PASTEON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Actress Amy with six Oscar nominations"
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 american revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the boston tea party and signer of the declaration of independence (1722-1803)
- Words that mean the same thing: Mount Adams, Sam Adams, Adam
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADAMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Commercial lead-in to card"
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: CITI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Blue-green shade"
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 blue-green color or pigment
- Words that mean the same thing: bluish green, blue green, cyan
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Like many ships in the Bermuda Triangle"
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 fall or descend to a lower place or level
- Words that mean the same thing: pass, dip, fall off
- The opposite would be: float
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUNK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. Something waved in the Olympics"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Option that's almost always listed last"
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 canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "25. Mountain climber's aid"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PITON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "26. Venture a thought"
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 express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
- Words that mean the same thing: suppose, think, sound off
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPINE
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Clue 18 Down: "27. Cast"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that propel through the air
- Words that mean the same thing: hurl, fuddle, drop
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: THREW
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Many a hymn, essentially"
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 composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
- Words that mean the same thing: verse form
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: POEM
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Clue 20 Down: "29. "Undo" button"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that device for resetting instruments or controls
- Words that mean the same thing: readjust
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: RESET
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Select few"
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 group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
- Words that mean the same thing: elite group, elect
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ELITE
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Clue 22 Down: "31. Unframed artwork"
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 painting that is applied to a wall surface
- Words that mean the same thing: wall painting
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MURAL
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Clue 23 Down: "32. Clientele"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
- Words that mean the same thing: drug user, substance abuser, exploiter
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: USERS
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Lugged"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SCHLEPPED
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Clue 25 Down: "35. "Hey! Over here!""
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: PSST
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley employee, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: IBANKER
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Clue 27 Down: "41. Capitol Hill org."
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: CONG
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Clue 28 Down: "42. Little pranksters"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Words that mean the same thing: hob, elf, rascal
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IMPS
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Clue 29 Down: "43. "Easy peasy!""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: NOSWEAT
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Bowling game"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
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- This could be something that italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
- Words that mean the same thing: bocci, boccie
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BOCCE
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Tennis pro Naomi"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that port city on southern honshu on osaka bay; a commercial and industrial center of japan
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OSAKA
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Clue 32 Down: "49. Subway station"
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 event of something ending
- Words that mean the same thing: catch, kibosh, stop consonant
- The opposite would be: continuant consonant, continue
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The answer is: STOP
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Clue 33 Down: "50. "I'd have to agree""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
- Words that mean the same thing: true up, genuine, straight
- The opposite would be: untruthful, false
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The answer is: TRUE
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Clue 34 Down: "51. Tweetstorm, e.g."
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 loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
- Words that mean the same thing: bombast, rabbit on, rave
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RANT
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Clue 35 Down: "52. Pulitzer-winning James"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that united states novelist (1909-1955)
- Words that mean the same thing: James Agee
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AGEE
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Clue 36 Down: "53. Award co-administered by the American Theater Wing since 2014"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OBIE
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Clue 37 Down: "54. One of the friends on "Friends""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that scottish explorer who led arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the northwest passage (1777-1856)
- Words that mean the same thing: Sir Ronald Ross, Sir John Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ROSS
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Clue 38 Down: "55. Bonehead"
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 person who is not very bright
- Words that mean the same thing: pudden-head, pillock, stupid person
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DOLT
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Clue 39 Down: "59. Aid for a decoder"
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 metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- Words that mean the same thing: headstone, tonality, Francis Scott Key
- The opposite would be: atonality
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The answer is: KEY
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 55 | 74.3% |
| Short Answer | 10 | 13.5% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.7% |
| History | 2 | 2.7% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.7% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.1 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 moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 23, 2025 at 02:44 PM
