2410 Fri Oct 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. [Chef's kiss], 5. Tablet that's impossible to swallow?, 9. Some ballpark figures, 13. Burgundy specialty, 15. Fair sight, 16. Place to conceal oneself, 17. Onetime home of the world's largest pineapple plantation, 18. Lock horns (with), 19. Customarily, 21. Part of a speaker's introduction, 24. Inscrutable sorts, 26. Word said with a salute, 27. Email status, 29. Initialism that precedes "+", 31. Pluses and minuses, e.g., 32. Common suspect in a murder mystery, 33. It has an alumni magazine called Shipmate, in brief, 35. Pennsylvanie, e.g., 36. Frequent Missy Elliott collaborator, 37. "Citizen ___" (2021 documentary about a tennis icon), 38. Take in a spread, 39. Code inits., 40. Down state?, 41. Landing site for Raptors and Eagles, 43. Once, for one, 44. Business name abbr., 45. Many, 47. Make soaking wet, 48. "This is heaven!", 50. Acrobat displays, 52. Prepare to swing, say, 53. Things that might get broken at a raucous party, 58. Bitter green, 59. In the buff, 60. Weight, 61. Heart of the matter, 62. Demo for many parents of Alphas

Down Clues :

1. Speed reading, for short, 2. ___ Sports (hit video game), 3. It can lead to a longer sentence, 4. Landscapers' tools, 5. Under control, 6. Indian fried bread, 7. Suffer, 8. Certain romantic ideal, 9. Sound from a jubilant crowd, 10. Periodical supplements, 11. Long lunch?, 12. Less forward, 14. Go-getters, often, 15. So-called "explosion shot" from a sand trap, 20. Big name in hummus, 21. Cleared up after waiting, perhaps, 22. Form instruction, 23. What often carries a U.S.D.A. seal, 25. Shone brightly, 28. Step into, 30. Pang of conscience, 32. Runs into some difficulties, 34. High-end skin-care brand, 36. Total disarray, 40. Self-serving arrangement?, 42. Momentary disruptions, 43. Acknowledges tacitly, 44. Shut securely, 46. Classic ice-skating moves, 49. Intense craving, 51. Metaphor for idleness, 54. Cannes "confirm"?, 55. "___ not!", 56. Liu regarded as China's first supermodel, 57. Apt letters missing from _ _ ipper _

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 04, 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. [Chef's kiss]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MWAH




• The clue is 5. Tablet that's impossible to swallow?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPAD




• The clue is 9. Some ballpark figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RBIS

  Possible Answer : run_batted_in, rbi




• The clue is 13. Burgundy specialty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINOTNOIR




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

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

  The answer: BOOTH

  Possible Answer : booth, Booth, kiosk, stall, John_Wilkes_Booth, cubicle




• The clue is 16. Place to conceal oneself. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIDEYHOLE




• The clue is 17. Onetime home of the world's largest pineapple plantation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LANAI

  Possible Answer : Lanai_Island, Lanai, lanai




• The clue is 18. Lock horns (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAR

  Possible Answer : spar, sparring




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

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

  The answer: ASARULE




• The clue is 21. Part of a speaker's introduction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIO




• The clue is 24. Inscrutable sorts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENIGMAS

  Possible Answer : closed_book, mystery, brain-teaser, enigma, conundrum, secret, riddle




• The clue is 26. Word said with a salute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIR

  Possible Answer : Sir, sir




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

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

  The answer: UNREAD

  Possible Answer : unread




• The clue is 29. Initialism that precedes "+". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LGBTQIA




• The clue is 31. Pluses and minuses, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIGNS

  Possible Answer : signal, signalise, contract, bless, augury, sign_of_the_zodiac, polarity, signalize, mark, planetary_house, ratify, signboard, sign_on, signaling, sign_up, mansion, house, preindication, subscribe, sign, foretoken, star_sign




• The clue is 32. Common suspect in a murder mystery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEIR

  Possible Answer : inheritor, heir, successor, heritor




• The clue is 33. It has an alumni magazine called Shipmate, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USNA




• The clue is 35. Pennsylvanie, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAT




• The clue is 36. Frequent Missy Elliott collaborator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIARA




• The clue is 37. "Citizen ___" (2021 documentary about a tennis icon). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHE

  Possible Answer : Ashe, Arthur_Ashe, Arthur_Robert_Ashe




• The clue is 38. Take in a spread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINE

  Possible Answer : dine




• The clue is 39. Code inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HTML

  Possible Answer : hypertext_mark-up_language, HTML, hypertext_markup_language




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

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

  The answer: BLUES

  Possible Answer : blue_angel, blue_sky, bluing, blueness, blue_devil, blue_devils, blueing, blue, vapors, Amytal, blues, vapours, blue_air, amobarbital_sodium, megrims, wild_blue_yonder




• The clue is 41. Landing site for Raptors and Eagles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRBASE




• The clue is 43. Once, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMERO




• The clue is 44. Business name abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LLC




• The clue is 45. Many. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOADSOF




• The clue is 47. Make soaking wet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOP

  Possible Answer : soak, dowse, SOP, standard_procedure, sop, douse, souse, sops, soak_through, standing_operating_procedure, standard_operating_procedure, drench




• The clue is 48. "This is heaven!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHBLISS




• The clue is 50. Acrobat displays. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDFS




• The clue is 52. Prepare to swing, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEEUP




• The clue is 53. Things that might get broken at a raucous party. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOISELAWS




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

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

  The answer: CRESS

  Possible Answer : cress_plant, cress




• The clue is 59. In the buff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUNATUREL




• The clue is 60. Weight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEFT

  Possible Answer : massiveness, heftiness, heft, heave_up, heft_up, heave, ponderousness, ponderosity




• The clue is 61. Heart of the matter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIST

  Possible Answer : core, pith, essence, centre, nub, inwardness, gist, kernel, heart_and_soul, heart, sum, effect, nitty-gritty, burden, substance, meat, marrow, center




• The clue is 62. Demo for many parents of Alphas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENY

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Speed reading, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MPH

  Possible Answer: miles_per_hour, mph

• The clue is 2. ___ Sports (hit video game). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WII

• The clue is 3. It can lead to a longer sentence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AND

• The clue is 4. Landscapers' tools. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOES

  Possible Answer: hoe

• The clue is 5. Under control. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INHAND

• The clue is 6. Indian fried bread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORI

• The clue is 7. Suffer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIL

  Possible Answer: ail, trouble, pain, garlic

• The clue is 8. Certain romantic ideal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DREAMGIRL

• The clue is 9. Sound from a jubilant crowd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROAR

  Possible Answer: hollo, boom, bellowing, bellow, howl, ululate, yowl, wail, yaup, holler, holloa, yawl, hollering, roar, holla, thunder, roaring

• The clue is 10. Periodical supplements. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONUSISSUES

• The clue is 11. Long lunch?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITALIANHERO

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

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

  The answer: SHIER

  Possible Answer: timid, shy, unsure, diffident

  Possible Opposite Answer : confident

• The clue is 14. Go-getters, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPEAS

• The clue is 15. So-called "explosion shot" from a sand trap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLAST

  Possible Answer: flack, savage, shell, shoot, nail, blare, fire, pillory, blow, gust, boom, crucify, eruption, attack, flak, smash, bam, blast, clap, bang, knock_down, good_time

• The clue is 20. Big name in hummus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SABRA

  Possible Answer: sabra

• The clue is 21. Cleared up after waiting, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUSED

  Possible Answer: bus

• The clue is 22. Form instruction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INITIALHERE

• The clue is 23. What often carries a U.S.D.A. seal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORGANICBEEF

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

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

  The answer: GLEAMED

  Possible Answer: shine, glitter, gleam, glisten, glint, glimmer

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

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

  The answer: ENTER

  Possible Answer: introduce, enroll, go_into, record, embark, come_in, recruit, insert, participate, infix, figure, enter, inscribe, accede, move_into, enrol, put_down, get_in, go_in, get_into

  Possible Opposite Answer : drop_out, exit

• The clue is 30. Pang of conscience. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUALM

  Possible Answer: queasiness, scruple, misgiving, qualm, squeamishness

• The clue is 32. Runs into some difficulties. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITSASNAG

• The clue is 34. High-end skin-care brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AESOP

  Possible Answer: Aesop

• The clue is 36. Total disarray. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAOS

  Possible Answer: bedlam, chaos, topsy-turvydom, pandemonium, Chaos, topsy-turvyness

• The clue is 40. Self-serving arrangement?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUFFET

  Possible Answer: buff, knock_about, sideboard, buffet, snack_counter, counter, batter, snack_bar

• The clue is 42. Momentary disruptions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLIPS

  Possible Answer: pip, blip, radar_target

• The clue is 43. Acknowledges tacitly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODSAT

• The clue is 44. Shut securely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATCH

  Possible Answer: latch, door_latch

• The clue is 46. Classic ice-skating moves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPINS

  Possible Answer: twirl, tailspin, reel, twisting, spin_around, birl, spin, twist, whirl, spin_out, gyrate

• The clue is 49. Intense craving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUST

  Possible Answer: crave, thirst, luxuria, lust, lecherousness, lustfulness, starve, hunger

• The clue is 51. Metaphor for idleness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLUG

  Possible Answer: bullet, punch, slug, clout, sluggard, poke, slog, swig, lick, laze, biff, idle, stagnate, type_slug

  Possible Opposite Answer : work

• The clue is 54. Cannes "confirm"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUI

• The clue is 55. "___ not!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARE

  Possible Answer: equal, live, exist, follow, represent, comprise, constitute, are, cost, be, make_up, ar, personify, embody

  Possible Opposite Answer : differ

• The clue is 56. Liu regarded as China's first supermodel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEN

  Possible Answer: pilar_cyst, steatocystoma, wen, sebaceous_cyst

• The clue is 57. Apt letters missing from _ _ ipper _. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLY

  Possible Answer: foxy, tricksy, tricky, dodgy, crafty, slick, wily, knavish, guileful, cunning, sly

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Published on Friday, August 01, 2025 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lover who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Today is Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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

🔍 Across Clues - Strategic Hints (35 clues)

🧩 1A: "1. Stringy parts of oranges"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
• Similar words include: meat, pith, sum
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PITHS

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🧩 2A: "6. Regarding"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INRE

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🧩 3A: "10. Longtime airer of the docuseries "American Greed""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CNBC

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🧩 4A: "14. Offerings from a truck or cart"

📏 10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: STREETFOOD

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🧩 5A: "16. Carrier lead-in to méxico"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AERO

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🧩 6A: "17. Phish-monger?"

📏 10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SCAMARTIST

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🧩 7A: "18. [Love ya!]"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MWAH

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🧩 8A: "19. "The devil take ___ soul!": Laertes"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: THY

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🧩 9A: "20. Possible response to "Who's ready?""

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WEARE

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🧩 10A: "21. Start of a rally"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
• Similar words include: function, suffice, do
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SERVE

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🧩 11A: "22. Direction in a grilling recipe"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make very hot and dry
• Similar words include: parch, sere, char
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SEAR

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🧩 12A: "23. Substack alternative"

📏 7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PATREON

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🧩 13A: "25. Was out for a bit"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take a siesta
• Similar words include: catnap, nap, catch a wink
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NAPPED

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🧩 14A: "28. "Come on, stop dreaming""

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BEREAL

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🧩 15A: "29. Insect that can reproduce with or without mating"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various small plant-sucking insects
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: APHID

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🧩 16A: "30. Oatmeal, e.g."

📏 9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HOTCEREAL

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🧩 17A: "33. Nano devices"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (trademark) a pocket-sized device used to play music files
• Similar words include: iPod
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IPODS

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🧩 18A: "34. Hour, in Italy"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
• Similar words include: OS, atomic number 76, os
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORA

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🧩 19A: "35. "See ya later!""

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state prevailing during the absence of war
• Similar words include: heartsease, peacefulness, repose
• Opposite of: war

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Answer: PEACE

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🧩 20A: "36. Beginning of Taurus season"

📏 9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _________

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Answer: LATEAPRIL

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🧩 21A: "38. Zapped, in a way"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LASED

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🧩 22A: "39. Sale sign words"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ORLESS

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🧩 23A: "40. Meals at which Elijah's cup is poured"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of passover
• Similar words include: Seder, Passover supper
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SEDERS

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🧩 24A: "41. Ay, there's the rub!"

📏 7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
• Similar words include: knead, rub down
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MASSAGE

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🧩 25A: "43. Bordering on inappropriate, in a way"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that full of zest or vigor
• Similar words include: robust, rich, naughty
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RACY

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🧩 26A: "44. Needed a 41-Across"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Think of something that feel physical pain
• Similar words include: ache, yearn, smart
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ACHED

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🧩 27A: "45. Golf course part"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
• Similar words include: boisterous, pugnacious, bumpy
• Opposite of: smooth, cut

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Answer: ROUGH

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🧩 28A: "47. Nephew of Abraham"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Similar words include: deal, set, luck
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LOT

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🧩 29A: "50. Locale of the Sea of Serenity"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the natural satellite of the earth
• Similar words include: lunar month, daydream, moon around
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOON

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🧩 30A: "51. Literally, "grilled meat""

📏 10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: __________

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Answer: CARNEASADA

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🧩 31A: "53. Homeboys"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BROS

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🧩 32A: "54. One way to the highway"

📏 10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ACCESSROAD

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🧩 33A: "55. Opposite of post-"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANTE

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🧩 34A: "56. Complimentary assortment in a hotel room's kitchenette, maybe"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: TEAS

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🧩 35A: "57. Padding for a grade point average"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EASYA

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🔍 Down Clues - Strategic Hints (35 clues)

🧩 1D: "1. Alternative to "Hey!""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PSST

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🧩 2D: "2. Nagging desire"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
• Similar words include: scabies, itchiness, itching
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ITCH

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🧩 3D: "3. It may come with breakfast in bed"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TRAY

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🧩 4D: "4. Sew what?"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
• Similar words include: ahem
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HEM

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🧩 5D: "5. Green poke bowl topping"

📏 12 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: SEAWEEDSALAD

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🧩 6D: "6. Evening meal during Ramadan"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IFTAR

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🧩 7D: "7. Genre of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Big Sleep""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOIR

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🧩 8D: "8. Bit of scattered Valentine's Day décor"

📏 9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ROSEPETAL

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🧩 9D: "9. D.C. summer hrs."

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EDT

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🧩 10D: "10. Finished with hair and makeup, say"

📏 11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: CAMERAREADY

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🧩 11D: "11. Exciting announcement from a musician"

📏 10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: NEWRELEASE

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🧩 12D: "12. "Well done!""

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
• Similar words include: assassin, assassinator
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BRAVO

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🧩 13D: "13. Clinton's last defense secretary"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: COHEN

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🧩 14D: "15. Riser's partner"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a step in walking or running
• Similar words include: trample, pace, stride
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TREAD

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🧩 15D: "21. Olympic track event in which Kenya dominates"

📏 12 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump
• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: STEEPLECHASE

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🧩 16D: "22. Intuitive ability in the Marvel Universe"

📏 11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: SPIDERSENSE

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🧩 17D: "24. Hero's journey, say"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Similar words include: spark, electric arc, arch
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ARC

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🧩 18D: "25. Hit hard"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
• Similar words include: cop, pick up, nab
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NAIL

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🧩 19D: "26. Dad, in Korean"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: APPA

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🧩 20D: "27. Job for a model"

📏 10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: PHOTOSHOOT

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🧩 21D: "28. Chess great Spassky"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BORIS

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🧩 22D: "30. Who's ahead and who's not in campaign coverage, so to speak"

📏 9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HORSERACE

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🧩 23D: "31. Early Chromebook manufacturer"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
• Similar words include: genus Acer
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACER

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🧩 24D: "32. Energy-efficient bulbs, for short"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
• Similar words include: LED, light-emitting diode
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LEDS

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🧩 25D: "37. Identify (as)"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
• Similar words include: thole, nog, peg down
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PEG

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🧩 26D: "40. Wise ones"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
• Similar words include: sage, sag down, droop
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAGES

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🧩 27D: "41. Black ___, nickname for Kobe Bryant"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that arboreal snake of central and southern africa whose bite is often fatal
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MAMBA

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🧩 28D: "42. What fell on Chicken Little's head"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ACORN

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🧩 29D: "43. Medieval characters"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any character from an ancient germanic alphabet used in scandinavia from the 3rd century to the middle ages
• Similar words include: feed, fly the coop, hightail it
• Opposite of: malfunction, idle

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Answer: RUNES

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🧩 30D: "46. Pod member"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Similar words include: sea wolf, grampus, killer
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ORCA

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🧩 31D: "47. One of the three landlocked countries with four-letter names, aside from Chad and Mali"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern asia; achieved independence from france in 1949
• Similar words include: Lao, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laotian
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAOS

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🧩 32D: "48. R&B/pop singer Aubrey"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ODAY

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🧩 33D: "49. "Look what I did!""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TADA

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🧩 34D: "51. "You cannot look at a sleeping ___ and feel tense": Jane Pauley"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
• Similar words include: guy, spue, qat
• Opposite of: keep down

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Answer: CAT

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🧩 35D: "52. Montevideo Mrs."

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SRA

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🧠 Expert Solving Strategies

🎯 Start Smart

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❓ Decode the Clues

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