27436 Mon Dec 23, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues by xword hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 23, 2024

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

Mon Dec 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues by xword hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Christmas baubles, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORBS

  Possible Answer : orb, globe, eyeball, ball, revolve, orbit




• The clue is 5. Ontario-based network that aired "Schitt's Creek". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBC

  Possible Answer : blood_profile, CBC, complete_blood_count




• The clue is 8. Billiards bounces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAROMS

  Possible Answer : carom, cannon, ricochet




• The clue is 14. Leafy vegetable in some Caesar salads. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KALE

  Possible Answer : loot, clams, borecole, dough, bread, kail, lolly, shekels, wampum, lettuce, Brassica_oleracea_acephala, sugar, dinero, cole, colewort, boodle, cabbage, kale, pelf, gelt, moolah, simoleons, scratch, lucre




• The clue is 15. Former N.B.A. star ___ Ming. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAO




• The clue is 16. "So done with that". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERIT




• The clue is 17. *Hodgepodge bowlful of munchies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNACKMIX

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• The clue is 19. Become a new country, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECEDE

  Possible Answer : break_away, splinter, secede




• The clue is 20. Horses' homes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STABLES

  Possible Answer : stalls, stable, horse_barn




• The clue is 22. Joie de vivre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELAN

  Possible Answer : ardour, zeal, flair, elan, ardor, dash, style, panache




• The clue is 23. Trim from the roster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUT

  Possible Answer : thin, slice, shortened, track, reduce, baseball_swing, slew, weakened, cut_back, ignore, hack, cut, stinger, issue, write_out, rationalize, sheer, cutting, prune, foreshorten, abbreviate, deletion, swerve, edit, turn_off, turn_out, thin_out, rationalise, tailor, geld, burn, cold_shoulder, veer, swing, disregard, bring_down, trimmed, cut_of_meat, cut_off, slashed, thinned, trend, skip, slue, gelded, trim_down, excision, trim_back, dilute, curve, edit_out, switch_off, cutting_off, slash, shorten, cut_down, gash, snub, trim, make_out, emasculated, undercut, contract, abridge, mown

  Possible Opposite Answer : untrimmed, expand, unmown, uncut, switch_on




• The clue is 25. *Buses, trains, subways, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: MASSTRANSIT




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

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

  The answer: GLOBAL

  Possible Answer : globose, spherical, worldwide, global, world, ball-shaped, planetary, spheric, orbicular, globular, world-wide




• The clue is 30. Hoppy holiday?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASTER

  Possible Answer : Easter, easter, easterly, east_wind




• The clue is 31. The "I" of FYI, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INFO

  Possible Answer : information, info




• The clue is 32. Look forward to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWAIT

  Possible Answer : expect, wait, look, await




• The clue is 34. CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson ... or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: AFTERMIDNIGHT




• The clue is 40. Dirty, like a chimney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOOTY

  Possible Answer : jet, pitchy, sooty, jet-black, coal-black




• The clue is 41. Q: "Why shouldn't you tell secrets on a farm?" A: "Because the corn has ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARS

  Possible Answer : capitulum, pinna, spike, ear, auricle




• The clue is 43. Whipped dessert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOUSSE

  Possible Answer : gel, hair_mousse, hair_gel, mousse




• The clue is 46. ___ Mae (college loan provider). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALLIE




• The clue is 48. *Rodeo footwear. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: COWBOYBOOTS




• The clue is 51. Sly animal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOX

  Possible Answer : dodger, George_Fox, confound, pull_a_fast_one_on, confuse, trick, play_a_joke_on, throw, fox, play_tricks, fuddle, slyboots, play_a_trick_on, fob, discombobulate, flim-flam, bedevil, Charles_James_Fox, Fox, befuddle




• The clue is 52. The "A" in A.D.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNO




• The clue is 53. Money owed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARREARS

  Possible Answer : arrears




• The clue is 55. Tire patterns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREADS

  Possible Answer : pace, step, tread, trample, stride




• The clue is 58. *Portrait artist's medium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OILPAINT




• The clue is 61. Rich cakes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORTES

  Possible Answer : torte




• The clue is 62. ___ de plume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOM




• The clue is 63. P, R, N, D or L. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEAR

  Possible Answer : geartrain, power_train, pitch, gear, gear_wheel, cogwheel, paraphernalia, appurtenance, train, gear_mechanism, geared_wheel, gearing




• The clue is 64. Military affirmative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YESSIR




• The clue is 65. Musician/activist Yoko. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer : Yoko_Ono, Ono




• The clue is 66. Award such as Best Comeback Athlete or Best Team. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPY

  Possible Answer : descry, spy, espy, spot

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Gives the green light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKS

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

• The clue is 2. Operated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAN

  Possible Answer: move, course, lead, tend, ladder, execute, flow, unravel, black_market, scarper, scat, take_to_the_woods, range, lam, die_hard, bleed, operate, run_for, race, melt, draw, run, run_away, hightail_it, consort, guide, melt_down, fly_the_coop, hunt, carry, work, prevail, function, endure, extend, play, bunk, pass, be_given, persist, escape, feed, lean, track_down, turn_tail, ply, campaign, incline, go, head_for_the_hills, hunt_down, break_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : malfunction, idle

• The clue is 3. Words after "3, 2, 1 ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLASTOFF

  Possible Answer: blastoff, shot

• The clue is 4. Religious offshoot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECT

  Possible Answer: faction, religious_sect, sect, religious_order

• The clue is 5. Drum kit component. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CYMBAL

  Possible Answer: cymbal

• The clue is 6. Backs out at the last second. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAILS

  Possible Answer: bail_bond, bond, bail

• The clue is 7. Rowing crew captains, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COXES

  Possible Answer: cyclooxygenase, coxswain, Cox, cox

• The clue is 8. Counterpart of sin, in trigonometry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COS

  Possible Answer: atomic_number_27, cosine, cos, Colorado, cobalt, romaine_lettuce, romaine, cos_lettuce, carbon_monoxide, carbon_monoxide_gas, CO, Co, conscientious_objector, Centennial_State

• The clue is 9. "___ Maria" (hymn). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVE

• The clue is 10. Like yesterday. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECENT

  Possible Answer: recent, Recent_epoch, Holocene_epoch, Recent, late, Holocene

• The clue is 11. Ending words of an ultimatum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORELSE

• The clue is 12. Where juggling balls are often seen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDAIR

  Possible Answer: midair

• The clue is 13. Arterial insert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STENT

  Possible Answer: stent

• The clue is 18. ___ Sutra. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAMA

  Possible Answer: Kama

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

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

  The answer: STEADY

  Possible Answer: unwavering, regular, brace, steadily, stabilise, sweetheart, unfaltering, steadfast, firm, calm, stiff, sweetie, unbendable, truelove, becalm, stabilize, unshakable, steady, unfluctuating

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsteady, unsteadily

• The clue is 23. Hollywood special effects, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CGI

• The clue is 24. Forearm bone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ULNA

  Possible Answer: ulna, elbow_bone

• The clue is 26. Rarity in a drought. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIN

  Possible Answer: pelting, rainfall, rain, rainwater, rain_down

• The clue is 27. Sparkling Italian wine, or the region it comes from. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTI

• The clue is 29. Spam spreader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOT

  Possible Answer: bot

• The clue is 32. Single-celled organism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOEBA

  Possible Answer: amoeba, ameba

• The clue is 33. Cleverness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIT

  Possible Answer: wittiness, humor, wag, humour, wit, brain, brainpower, card, learning_ability, mental_capacity, mentality, witticism

• The clue is 35. Canadian gas brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO

• The clue is 36. Optimistic, like an outlook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSY

  Possible Answer: blushful, rose-cheeked, fortunate, rosy, rosy-cheeked, flushed, rose-colored

• The clue is 37. Hair stiffener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEL

  Possible Answer: gel, colloidal_gel, mousse, gelatin

• The clue is 38. Two equal parts, to kids. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALFSIES

• The clue is 39. Duo + one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIO

  Possible Answer: 3, trio, leash, threesome, triad, trey, trinity, ternary, troika, triple, tercet, ternion, III, triplet, terzetto, trine, deuce-ace, three, tierce

• The clue is 42. Madonna coffee table book released a day after her 1992 album "Erotica". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEX

  Possible Answer: wind_up, arouse, excite, turn_on, sexual_practice, sex_activity, sex, gender, sexual_urge, sexual_activity, sexuality

• The clue is 43. Marilyn of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONROE

  Possible Answer: Marilyn_Monroe, Norma_Jean_Baker, James_Monroe, President_Monroe, Monroe

• The clue is 44. Deed holders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWNERS

  Possible Answer: possessor, proprietor, owner

• The clue is 45. W.W. II naval menaces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBOATS

• The clue is 46. Heavenly protector of sailors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STELMO

• The clue is 47. "I need it yesterday!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASAP

  Possible Answer: ASAP

• The clue is 48. Snarky, as a remark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATTY

  Possible Answer: bitchy, cattie, cattish, catty

• The clue is 49. University of Maine town. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORONO

  Possible Answer: Orono

• The clue is 50. Constellation with a belt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORION

  Possible Answer: Hunter, Orion

• The clue is 54. Apt anagram of ANGER minus N. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGE

  Possible Answer: fury, craze, storm, rage, fad, madness, passion, furore, ramp, cult, furor

• The clue is 56. Opus ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEI

• The clue is 57. Latvia or Estonia, pre-1991: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSR

• The clue is 59. Short snooze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAP

  Possible Answer: nap, forty_winks, pile, sleep, catnap, short_sleep, cat_sleep, snooze, Napoleon, catch_a_wink

• The clue is 60. Give some effort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer: attempt, assay, test, try, judge, taste, try_out, effort, sample, adjudicate, render, seek, essay, stress, strain, endeavor, prove, examine, hear, try_on, endeavour

NYT0903 Tuesday Sep 03, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Fanged menaces, 5. Word with League or Spring, 9. "What's the big ___?", 13. Clown role in Chinese opera, 14. Crayon choice, 16. Dallas hoopers, informally, 17. Brand of kitchen storage containers, 19. Pub pints, 20. Mathematical suffix with quin- or sex-, 21. $1,000,000, casually, 22. Alley division, 23. Can. province between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, 24. The second "S" of U.S.S.R., 26. Hug, 29. Gender identity prefix, 30. Overly, 31. Strong desire, 34. Fracas, 38. Political configurations suggested by the answers (and their circled letters) at 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across?, 42. Egyptian symbols of life, 43. Parisian pal, 44. Helpful suggestion, 45. "___ who you know" (networking principle), 47. Force of nature?, 50. When the skeletons in one's closet might be brought out, 55. Smidgen, 56. Cain's victim, 57. Feeling crummy, 58. Call off, as a takeoff, 60. Second part of a notable Latin boast, 61. Alexander Hamilton, politically, 64. Upper hand, 65. Small component of an immune response, 66. Pale yellow cheese, 67. Groks, 68. Run-D.M.C. or De La Soul, 69. Actress Hatcher

Down Clues :

1. Play division, 2. Close, 3. Story that jumps off the page?, 4. "Last" thing in a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, 5. Farm measure, 6. Argument, 7. Site of a famous 1836 battle, 8. Kind of acid used to make Silly Putty, 9. "No more for me, thanks", 10. ___ Lama, 11. Some bets in roulette, 12. Flexibility, for a dancer, 15. Archeological find, 18. Director Kazan, 24. Big name in mattresses, 25. Goals, 26. ___ James, 2008 film role for Beyoncé, 27. Like a well-manicured lawn, 28. Junkyard dog, 32. Student-run class?, 33. Digitally endorse, 35. Use one's winnings for the next bet, in casino lingo, 36. Give off, 37. Arthur Ashe Courage Award, e.g., 39. Baseball franchise with a bell in its logo, 40. "___ your other question ...", 41. Ending for law or saw, 46. "You Belong With Me" singer, 48. "Take a Chance on Me" group, 49. Rainbow hue, 50. Privileged group, 51. Put up with, 52. Shelf, 53. Yard sign word, 54. Grandparent, e.g., 58. Folk singer Guthrie, 59. Ruler at the Winter Palace, 62. Name found in "Yale library," appropriately, 63. "Spare me the deets!"

Tuesdat Sep 03, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 03, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Fanged menaces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASPS

  Possible Answer : Egyptian_cobra, asp, Vipera_aspis, asp_viper, Naja_haje




• The clue is 5. Word with League or Spring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAB

  Possible Answer : Arabian, Arab




• The clue is 9. "What's the big ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEA

  Possible Answer : idea, melodic_theme, estimate, musical_theme, approximation, theme, thought, mind, estimation




• The clue is 13. Clown role in Chinese opera. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHOU

  Possible Answer : Chow_dynasty, Chow, Zhou_dynasty, Zhou, Chou_dynasty, Chou, cabbage, cream_puff, chou




• The clue is 14. Crayon choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLOR

  Possible Answer : colouring, coloring, coloration, emblazon, vividness, people_of_colour, coloring_material, semblance, colorise, people_of_color, color_in, distort, color, discolor, tinge, colourize, colourise, colouring_material, colour_in, colour, colorize, discolour, gloss, colouration

  Possible Opposite Answer : black-and-white, discolor, colorlessness




• The clue is 16. Dallas hoopers, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAVS




• The clue is 17. Brand of kitchen storage containers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUPPERWARE




• The clue is 19. Pub pints. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALES

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 20. Mathematical suffix with quin- or sex-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUPLE




• The clue is 21. $1,000,000, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIL

  Possible Answer : Swedish_mile, mil, cubic_centimetre, ml, mile, millilitre, milliliter, cubic_centimeter, cc




• The clue is 22. Alley division. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LANE

  Possible Answer : lane




• The clue is 23. Can. province between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEI

  Possible Answer : Ieoh_Ming_Pei, Pei, I._M._Pei




• The clue is 24. The second "S" of U.S.S.R.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOCIALIST

  Possible Answer : socialistic, socialist

  Possible Opposite Answer : capitalistic




• The clue is 26. Hug. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMBRACE

  Possible Answer : embracing, sweep_up, comprehend, cover, embrace, bosom, embracement, adopt, squeeze, hug, espouse, encompass




• The clue is 29. Gender identity prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIS

  Possible Answer : curie, CIS, Ci, Commonwealth_of_Independent_States




• The clue is 30. Overly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOO

  Possible Answer : besides, too, likewise, to_a_fault, also, as_well, overly, excessively




• The clue is 31. Strong desire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URGE

  Possible Answer : cheer, press, exhort, recommend, inspire, root_on, barrack, urge_on, itch, advocate, impulse, pep_up, urge




• The clue is 34. Fracas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELEE

  Possible Answer : melee, scrimmage, battle_royal




• The clue is 38. Political configurations suggested by the answers (and their circled letters) at 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: TWOPARTYSYSTEMS




• The clue is 42. Egyptian symbols of life. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANKHS




• The clue is 43. Parisian pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMIE




• The clue is 44. Helpful suggestion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIP

  Possible Answer : bakshish, fee, baksheesh, hint, peak, backsheesh, confidential_information, bakshis, tumble, tip, tip_off, gratuity, steer, tap, bung, topple, crown, tilt, top, angle, tiptoe, lean, point, tippytoe, wind, summit, slant, crest, pourboire, lead




• The clue is 45. "___ who you know" (networking principle). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : information_technology, IT




• The clue is 47. Force of nature?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAVITY

  Possible Answer : soberness, graveness, somberness, sobriety, solemnity, gravitational_attraction, gravitation, sombreness, gravitational_force, gravity

  Possible Opposite Answer : levity




• The clue is 50. When the skeletons in one's closet might be brought out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALLOWEEN

  Possible Answer : Halloween, Hallowe'en, Allhallows_Eve




• The clue is 55. Smidgen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIT

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




• The clue is 56. Cain's victim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABEL

  Possible Answer : Niels_Henrik_Abel, Abel, Niels_Abel




• The clue is 57. Feeling crummy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILL

  Possible Answer : poorly, sick, complaint, ill, ailment, ominous, badly, inauspicious

  Possible Opposite Answer : well




• The clue is 58. Call off, as a takeoff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABORT

  Possible Answer : abort




• The clue is 60. Second part of a notable Latin boast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIDI




• The clue is 61. Alexander Hamilton, politically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEDERALIST

  Possible Answer : federalist, Federalist




• The clue is 64. Upper hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGE

  Possible Answer : bound, march, edge, inch, adjoin, abut, butt_against, butt_on, border, butt, boundary, sharpness




• The clue is 65. Small component of an immune response. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TCELL




• The clue is 66. Pale yellow cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDAM

  Possible Answer : Edam




• The clue is 67. Groks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEES

  Possible Answer : visualize, go_steady, fancy, visualise, ascertain, get_word, picture, go_out, visit, hear, examine, project, regard, realize, watch, take_in, determine, attend, pick_up, witness, experience, catch, check, learn, assure, run_into, get_wind, ensure, go_through, understand, meet, take_care, envision, interpret, discover, construe, realise, look, see_to_it, escort, find_out, find, consider, reckon, encounter, come_across, see, date, insure, view, control, get_a_line, image, run_across, figure




• The clue is 68. Run-D.M.C. or De La Soul. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIO

  Possible Answer : 3, tierce, threesome, triplet, leash, triple, trey, ternion, III, trine, triad, tercet, trinity, three, terzetto, troika, trio, deuce-ace, ternary




• The clue is 69. Actress Hatcher. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TERI

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Play division. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer: human_activity, play, turn, enactment, do, move, routine, playact, human_action, act_as, pretend, work, deed, dissemble, bit, represent, roleplay, behave, act, number

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain

• The clue is 2. Close. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHUT

  Possible Answer: shut_out, keep_out, exclude, close, closed, unopen, shut

  Possible Opposite Answer : admit, open

• The clue is 3. Story that jumps off the page?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POPUPBOOK

• The clue is 4. "Last" thing in a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUPPER

  Possible Answer: supper

• The clue is 5. Farm measure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRE

  Possible Answer: Acre, Accho, Akka, Akko, acre

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

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

  The answer: ROW

  Possible Answer: run-in, rowing, words, quarrel, dustup, course, wrangle, row

• The clue is 7. Site of a famous 1836 battle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer: Alamo

• The clue is 8. Kind of acid used to make Silly Putty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORIC

  Possible Answer: boric, boracic

• The clue is 9. "No more for me, thanks". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMALLSET

• The clue is 10. ___ Lama. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DALAI

• The clue is 11. Some bets in roulette. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVENS

  Possible Answer: evening, eve, flush, level, even, eventide, even_out

• The clue is 12. Flexibility, for a dancer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSET

  Possible Answer: asset, plus

  Possible Opposite Answer : liability

• The clue is 15. Archeological find. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELIC

  Possible Answer: souvenir, token, relic, keepsake

• The clue is 18. Director Kazan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIA

  Possible Answer: Charles_Lamb, Elia, Lamb

• The clue is 24. Big name in mattresses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERTA

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

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

  The answer: AIMS

  Possible Answer: aim, bearing, train, draw_a_bead_on, shoot_for, aspire, intention, take_aim, purpose, objective, target, purport, get, heading, direct, place, object, calculate, propose, drive, intent, point, design, take

• The clue is 26. ___ James, 2008 film role for Beyoncé. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTA

• The clue is 27. Like a well-manicured lawn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOWN

  Possible Answer: cut, mow, mown, cut_down, mop, pout

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmown

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

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

  The answer: CUR

  Possible Answer: cur, mutt, mongrel

• The clue is 32. Student-run class?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYM

  Possible Answer: gym, gymnasium

• The clue is 33. Digitally endorse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESIGN

• The clue is 35. Use one's winnings for the next bet, in casino lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETITRIDE

• The clue is 36. Give off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : absorb

• The clue is 37. Arthur Ashe Courage Award, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPY

  Possible Answer: spot, spy, descry, espy

• The clue is 39. Baseball franchise with a bell in its logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHILLIES

• The clue is 40. "___ your other question ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTO

• The clue is 41. Ending for law or saw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YER

• The clue is 46. "You Belong With Me" singer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWIFT

  Possible Answer: Jonathan_Swift, western_fence_lizard, swift, Swift, Gustavus_Franklin_Swift, fleet, Sceloporus_occidentalis, Dean_Swift, blue-belly

• The clue is 48. "Take a Chance on Me" group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABBA

• The clue is 49. Rainbow hue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIOLET

  Possible Answer: purple, violet, purplish, reddish_blue

• The clue is 50. Privileged group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAVES

  Possible Answer: suffer, give_birth, own, deliver, have_got, take_in, induce, have, throw, feature, possess, sustain, get, experience, bear, wealthy_person, ingest, cause, let, receive, stimulate, give, hold, take, birth, rich_person, consume, make, accept

  Possible Opposite Answer : abstain, lack, refuse

• The clue is 51. Put up with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABIDE

  Possible Answer: stay, digest, abide, endure, bide, suffer, tolerate, put_up, support, brook, stand, stick_out, stomach, bear

• The clue is 52. Shelf. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEDGE

  Possible Answer: ledge, shelf

• The clue is 53. Yard sign word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELECT

  Possible Answer: elite, chosen, elect

• The clue is 54. Grandparent, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELDER

  Possible Answer: senior, older, sr., elder, elderberry_bush

• The clue is 58. Folk singer Guthrie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARLO

• The clue is 59. Ruler at the Winter Palace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSAR

  Possible Answer: tsar, czar, tzar

• The clue is 62. Name found in "Yale library," appropriately. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI

• The clue is 63. "Spare me the deets!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TMI

NYT Monday, 03 Sept, 2023 Crossword Clues

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (63 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (75 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. They need fans to stay cool	5
2A	6. Philippine marinades	6
3A	12. Second first lady, after Martha	7
4A	19. Cheap cigar	6
5A	20. Philippine capital	6
6A	21. Contrition	7
7A	22. Prime-time time	6
8A	23. We're literally giving away our rental cars!	14
9A	25. Resembling bone	7
10A	27. Overnight option	3
11A	28. Pull some strings?	5
12A	29. Phony social media follower	3
13A	30. It hurts how much we're overcharging for this detergent!	12
14A	34. ___ Constitution	3
15A	37. Winter measure	8
16A	40. "Nostalgia is a seductive ___": George W. Ball	4
17A	41. Spider's pouch	6
18A	43. Inappropriately appropriated	7
19A	45. Crush a test	5
20A	48. Muse depicted with a lyre	5
21A	49. Like raw footage	5
22A	51. Alexander ___, 1980s secretary of state	4
23A	53. Competition with clowns, maybe	5
24A	55. Showbiz "grand slam," familiarly	4
25A	56. Scrooge's shout	3
26A	57. Our planes don't have seats!	13
27A	61. Social worker?	3
28A	62. Undertake, as a journey	7
29A	64. College admissions fig.	3
30A	65. Whence St. Francis	6
31A	67. Quite spirited	6
32A	68. Bulletin board addition	7
33A	71. A chair might cover one	6
34A	74. Place to store magazines	6
35A	76. Broody genre	3
36A	77. First college in the modern era to boast a 15-0 football team	7
37A	78. Bump on the head, say?	3
38A	80. Our tech products fall apart easily!	13
39A	84. However, in texts	3
40A	85. Sportsbook figures	4
41A	87. Grinning Face With Sweat, for one	5
42A	88. Winnow	4
43A	89. Some exits in Exeter	5
44A	91. Japanese healing discipline	5
45A	93. Hägar the Horrible's dog	5
46A	95. Like a wrung-out mop	7
47A	97. Some commotion in a sheepfold	6
48A	99. Rep	4
49A	101. Most ridiculous	8
50A	104. Monopolist's portion	3
51A	105. Our cable channel is devoted to censorship!	12
52A	109. Dripping, say	3
53A	110. White's longtime co-host	5
54A	111. Many a book fair sponsor, for short	3
55A	112. [Look below for more info]	7
56A	115. Go ahead and shoplift one pair of our jeans!	14
57A	121. Bolts (down)	6
58A	122. Home country of the Center for Civil Liberties, jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize	7
59A	123. Monkey's place, maybe	6
60A	124. Article of jewelry worn around the biceps	6
61A	125. Erudite	7
62A	126. Stylishly elegant	6
63A	127. Shoe leather for Elvis	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. They need fans to stay cool"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a material effigy that is worshipped
• Similar words include: graven image, matinee idol, perfection
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IDOLS

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2A: "6. Philippine marinades"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice
• Similar words include: adobo
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ADOBOS

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3A: "12. Second first lady, after Martha"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ABIGAIL

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4A: "19. Cheap cigar"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cheap cigar
• Similar words include: stogy
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: STOGIE

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5A: "20. Philippine capital"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. manila hemp
• Similar words include: manilla, manila paper, capital of the Philippines
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MANILA

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6A: "21. Contrition"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
• Similar words include: compunction, self-reproach
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: REMORSE

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7A: "22. Prime-time time"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NINEPM

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8A: "23. We're literally giving away our rental cars!"

14 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: FREEENTERPRISE

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9A: "25. Resembling bone"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: OSTEOID

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10A: "27. Overnight option"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Similar words include: lodge, auberge, hostelry
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INN

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11A: "28. Pull some strings?"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that undo the ties of
• Similar words include: unlace, unbrace, undo
• Opposite of: tie

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Answer: UNTIE

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12A: "29. Phony social media follower"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BOT

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13A: "30. It hurts how much we're overcharging for this detergent!"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: NOPAINNOGAIN

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14A: "34. ___ Constitution"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: US, United States of America, United States
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: USS

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15A: "37. Winter measure"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
• Similar words include: snow
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SNOWFALL

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16A: "40. "Nostalgia is a seductive ___": George W. Ball"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
• Similar words include: prevaricator
• Opposite of: square shooter

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Answer: LIAR

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17A: "41. Spider's pouch"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EGGSAC

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18A: "43. Inappropriately appropriated"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
• Similar words include: assume, usurp, arrogate
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: USURPED

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19A: "45. Crush a test"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ACEIT

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20A: "48. Muse depicted with a lyre"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) the muse of lyric and love poetry
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ERATO

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21A: "49. Like raw footage"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not trimmed
• Similar words include: rough, untrimmed, full-length
• Opposite of: cut, mown

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Answer: UNCUT

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22A: "51. Alexander ___, 1980s secretary of state"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAIG

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23A: "53. Competition with clowns, maybe"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an exhibition of cowboy skills
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RODEO

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24A: "55. Showbiz "grand slam," familiarly"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EGOT

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25A: "56. Scrooge's shout"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BAH

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26A: "57. Our planes don't have seats!"

13 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: UNITEDWESTAND

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27A: "61. Social worker?"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

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: emmet, pismire
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ANT

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28A: "62. Undertake, as a journey"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate)
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: ENTERON

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29A: "64. College admissions fig."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
• Similar words include: grade point average
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GPA

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30A: "65. Whence St. Francis"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ASSISI

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31A: "67. Quite spirited"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RAHRAH

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32A: "68. Bulletin board addition"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
• Similar words include: card, post, mail
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: POSTING

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33A: "71. A chair might cover one"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
• Similar words include: schedule, order of business, agendum
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AGENDA

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34A: "74. Place to store magazines"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a collection of resources
• Similar words include: arsenal, inventory, armoury
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ARMORY

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35A: "76. Broody genre"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EMO

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36A: "77. First college in the modern era to boast a 15-0 football team"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CLEMSON

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37A: "78. Bump on the head, say?"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
• Similar words include: hickey, pimple
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ZIT

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38A: "80. Our tech products fall apart easily!"

13 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: APPLECRUMBLES

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39A: "84. However, in texts"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a branch of the tai languages
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: THO

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40A: "85. Sportsbook figures"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Similar words include: betting odds
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ODDS

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41A: "87. Grinning Face With Sweat, for one"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMOJI

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42A: "88. Winnow"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that decrease gradually or bit by bit
• Similar words include: skin, peel, trim
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PARE

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43A: "89. Some exits in Exeter"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TATAS

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44A: "91. Japanese healing discipline"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REIKI

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45A: "93. Hägar the Horrible's dog"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SNERT

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46A: "95. Like a wrung-out mop"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that slightly wet
• Similar words include: moist, damp
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DAMPISH

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47A: "97. Some commotion in a sheepfold"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cry plaintively
• Similar words include: blate, bleat, blat
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BAAING

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48A: "99. Rep"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
• Similar words include: street credibility, street cred
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CRED

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49A: "101. Most ridiculous"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ludicrous, foolish
• Similar words include: whacky, silly, sappy
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: GOOFIEST

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50A: "104. Monopolist's portion"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
• Similar words include: wholly, whole, totally
• Opposite of: some, partly

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Answer: ALL

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51A: "105. Our cable channel is devoted to censorship!"

12 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: LIFETIMEBANS

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52A: "109. Dripping, say"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wetness caused by water
• Similar words include: crocked, soaked, squiffy
• Opposite of: dry

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Answer: WET

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53A: "110. White's longtime co-host"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAJAK

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54A: "111. Many a book fair sponsor, for short"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PTA

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55A: "112. [Look below for more info]"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SEENOTE

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56A: "115. Go ahead and shoplift one pair of our jeans!"

14 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: JUSTTAKEAGUESS

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57A: "121. Bolts (down)"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
• Similar words include: scarf, scarf joint
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SCARFS

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58A: "122. Home country of the Center for Civil Liberties, jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic in southeastern europe; formerly a european soviet; the center of the original russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
• Similar words include: Ukrayina
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: UKRAINE

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59A: "123. Monkey's place, maybe"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
• Similar words include: cask, drum, barrelful
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BARREL

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60A: "124. Article of jewelry worn around the biceps"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a band worn around the arm for decoration
• Similar words include: arm band
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ARMLET

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61A: "125. Erudite"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gain knowledge or skills
• Similar words include: instruct, check, erudite
• Opposite of: unconditioned

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Answer: LEARNED

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62A: "126. Stylishly elegant"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that elegant and fashionable; ; ; ; - julia child
• Similar words include: swish, posh
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CLASSY

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63A: "127. Shoe leather for Elvis"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that leather with a napped surface
• Similar words include: suede leather, suede cloth
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SUEDE

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. "This. Means. War!"	6
2D	2. Our soap is deadly!	17
3D	3. Serpentine shape in architecture	4
4D	4. Certain cosmetic surgery, familiarly	4
5D	5. High class?	7
6D	6. Big letters in bowling	3
7D	7. "Beavis and Butt-Head" spinoff	5
8D	8. Common soccer score	6
9D	9. Two-year periods	7
10D	10. Common soccer cheer	3
11D	11. With 44-Down, home of the U.S.'s most-visited municipal zoo	3
12D	12. ___ rock (music genre)	5
13D	13. Nickname for Britain's King Edward VII	6
14D	14. Encroach (on)	7
15D	15. Horror movie staple	4
16D	16. Grande's perfume line	3
17D	17. Major research lab for astronauts, for short	3
18D	18. Actress Jamie ___ Curtis	3
19D	19. Highfalutin sorts	5
20D	24. Yank	3
21D	26. Creature with a signature whistle it can use to identify itself	7
22D	31. Accordion fold	5
23D	32. Iridescent shell material	5
24D	33. Dirt pie ingredients	5
25D	34. Our magazine hates everything and everyone!	17
26D	35. Squelched	5
27D	36. Michael ___, Steve Carell's role on "The Office"	5
28D	38. Sch. endearingly called "Wazzu"	3
29D	39. Animated TV series set in the 31st century	8
30D	42. LSAT alternative, for some law schools	3
31D	44. See 11-Down	5
32D	46. Lab label	5
33D	47. Afternoon socials	4
34D	49. It'll take you for a ride	4
35D	50. Mama's mama	4
36D	52. Natl. economic yardsticks	4
37D	54. Discounted	6
38D	58. Zero chance	6
39D	59. Something well-taken?	5
40D	60. Chartreuse or brandy, e.g.	8
41D	63. Mess up	3
42D	66. Part of a sch. year	3
43D	68. Orange cone, say	5
44D	69. "No cause for alarm!"?	4
45D	70. Land rover	5
46D	72. Home of Qatar Airways	4
47D	73. A long time, in Spain	4
48D	75. Tach stats	4
49D	77. Sax player Clarence	7
50D	78. "The Greek" in a 1964 film	5
51D	79. Optimal	5
52D	81. Emergency option for a fighter pilot	5
53D	82. High, wispy clouds	5
54D	83. Alice of TV's "Queen of the South"	5
55D	86. Manage moguls, say	3
56D	90. "___ expected"	3
57D	92. Like many legal phrases	7
58D	94. Fried Japanese fare	7
59D	96. Impersonates	7
60D	98. 1997 Demi Moore military drama	6
61D	100. Hampers	6
62D	102. Fixed rate	6
63D	103. Statistics tool used to find significant differences	5
64D	106. Not real	5
65D	107. ___ out an existence	3
66D	108. They might be loaded or stolen	5
67D	110. Headliner	4
68D	113. Neutral tone	4
69D	114. April or May, e.g.	4
70D	115. Q3 starter: Abbr.	3
71D	116. Luau instrument, in brief	3
72D	117. Mme., across the Pyrenees	3
73D	118. "The Bachelor" network	3
74D	119. Actress Gadot	3
75D	120. Foxy	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. "This. Means. War!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ITISON

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2D: "2. Our soap is deadly!"

17 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________________

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Answer: DONTTOUCHTHATDIAL

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3D: "3. Serpentine shape in architecture"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a molding that (in section) has the shape of an s with the convex part above and the concave part below
• Similar words include: cyma reversa
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OGEE

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4D: "4. Certain cosmetic surgery, familiarly"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LIPO

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5D: "5. High class?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any meeting for an exchange of ideas
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SEMINAR

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6D: "6. Big letters in bowling"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AMF

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7D: "7. "Beavis and Butt-Head" spinoff"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DARIA

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8D: "8. Common soccer score"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ONENIL

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9D: "9. Two-year periods"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BIENNIA

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10D: "10. Common soccer cheer"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OLE

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11D: "11. With 44-Down, home of the U.S.'s most-visited municipal zoo"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SAN

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12D: "12. ___ rock (music genre)"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular environment or walk of life
• Similar words include: stadium, bowl, sports stadium
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ARENA

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13D: "13. Nickname for Britain's King Edward VII"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BERTIE

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14D: "14. Encroach (on)"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that impinge or infringe upon
• Similar words include: encroach, infringe, entrench
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IMPINGE

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15D: "15. Horror movie staple"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that vice president of the united states under bill clinton (born in 1948)
• Similar words include: Albert Gore Jr., bloodshed, panel
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GORE

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16D: "16. Grande's perfume line"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ARI

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17D: "17. Major research lab for astronauts, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ISS

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18D: "18. Actress Jamie ___ Curtis"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Similar words include: Robert Edward Lee, Tsung Dao Lee, Bruce Lee
• Opposite of: windward

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Answer: LEE

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19D: "19. Highfalutin sorts"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Similar words include: snob, snot, snoot
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SNOBS

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20D: "24. Yank"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden abrupt pull
• Similar words include: jerk, tower, lug
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TUG

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21D: "26. Creature with a signature whistle it can use to identify itself"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around hawaii)
• Similar words include: mahimahi, dolphinfish
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DOLPHIN

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22D: "31. Accordion fold"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
• Similar words include: ruffle, plicate, plait
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PLEAT

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23D: "32. Iridescent shell material"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
• Similar words include: mother-of-pearl
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NACRE

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24D: "33. Dirt pie ingredients"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Similar words include: oreo, oreo cookie
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OREOS

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25D: "34. Our magazine hates everything and everyone!"

17 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________________

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Answer: USAGAINSTTHEWORLD

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26D: "35. Squelched"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SATON

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27D: "36. Michael ___, Steve Carell's role on "The Office""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that award-winning united states film actor (1928-1999)
• Similar words include: Dred Scott, Robert Falcon Scott, Walter Scott
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SCOTT

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28D: "38. Sch. endearingly called "Wazzu""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WSU

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29D: "39. Animated TV series set in the 31st century"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FUTURAMA

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30D: "42. LSAT alternative, for some law schools"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GRE

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31D: "44. See 11-Down"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DIEGO

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32D: "46. Lab label"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IDTAG

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33D: "47. Afternoon socials"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Similar words include: afternoon tea, teatime, tea
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEAS

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34D: "49. It'll take you for a ride"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UBER

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35D: "50. Mama's mama"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NANA

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36D: "52. Natl. economic yardsticks"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the measure of an economy adopted by the united states in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually 1 year)
• Similar words include: gross domestic product, GDP
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GDPS

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37D: "54. Discounted"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ONSALE

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38D: "58. Zero chance"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NOHOPE

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39D: "59. Something well-taken?"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
• Similar words include: piss, urine, water supply
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WATER

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40D: "60. Chartreuse or brandy, e.g."

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: DIGESTIF

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41D: "63. Mess up"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ERR

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42D: "66. Part of a sch. year"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEM

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43D: "68. Orange cone, say"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
• Similar words include: power pylon
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PYLON

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44D: "69. "No cause for alarm!"?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IMUP

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45D: "70. Land rover"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOMAD

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46D: "72. Home of Qatar Airways"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital and chief port of qatar
• Similar words include: El Beda, capital of Qatar, Bida
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DOHA

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47D: "73. A long time, in Spain"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the plo in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
• Similar words include: Arab Revolutionary Brigades, ANO, Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANOS

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48D: "75. Tach stats"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rate of revolution of a motor
• Similar words include: rev, rpm, revolutions per minute
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RPMS

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49D: "77. Sax player Clarence"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CLEMONS

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50D: "78. "The Greek" in a 1964 film"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ZORBA

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51D: "79. Optimal"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
• Similar words include: saint, idealistic, apotheosis
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IDEAL

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52D: "81. Emergency option for a fighter pilot"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that put out or expel from a place
• Similar words include: force out, chuck out, discharge
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EJECT

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53D: "82. High, wispy clouds"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that usually coiled
• Similar words include: cirrus, cirrhus, cirrus cloud
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CIRRI

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54D: "83. Alice of TV's "Queen of the South""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ancient city in northern portugal
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BRAGA

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55D: "86. Manage moguls, say"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SKI

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56D: "90. "___ expected""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASI

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57D: "92. Like many legal phrases"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: INLATIN

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58D: "94. Fried Japanese fare"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TEMPURA

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59D: "96. Impersonates"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: POSESAS

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60D: "98. 1997 Demi Moore military drama"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GIJANE

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61D: "100. Hampers"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that try to prevent; show opposition to
• Similar words include: deter, dissuade, discourage
• Opposite of: persuade

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Answer: DETERS

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62D: "102. Fixed rate"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SETFEE

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63D: "103. Statistics tool used to find significant differences"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TTEST

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64D: "106. Not real"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make a copy of with the intent to deceive
• Similar words include: fake, bull, manipulate
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FAKED

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65D: "107. ___ out an existence"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EKE

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66D: "108. They might be loaded or stolen"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that installation from which a military force initiates operations
• Similar words include: foundation, Base, groundwork
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BASES

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67D: "110. Headliner"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• Similar words include: wiz, asterisk, mavin
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STAR

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68D: "113. Neutral tone"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very light brown
• Similar words include: beige
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ECRU

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69D: "114. April or May, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a language unit by which a person or thing is known
• Similar words include: distinguish, advert, call
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NAME

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70D: "115. Q3 starter: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: JUL

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71D: "116. Luau instrument, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small guitar having four strings
• Similar words include: ukulele
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UKE

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72D: "117. Mme., across the Pyrenees"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SRA

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73D: "118. "The Bachelor" network"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Similar words include: ABC's, first rudiment, rudiment
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABC

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74D: "119. Actress Gadot"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
• Similar words include: gallon
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GAL

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75D: "120. Foxy"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by skill in deception
• Similar words include: guileful, tricksy, crafty
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SLY

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

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

63 Across Clues

75 Down Clues

138 Total Clues

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