0916 NYT Crossword Monday, Sept 16, 2024 | Puzzle Answers

Complete Guide to NYT Crossword Monday, Sept 16, 2024 | Puzzle Answers

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 NYT Crossword puzzle answers and clues for Monday, September 16, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Similar (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AKIN

  Possible Answer : cognate, consanguineous, akin, kindred, kin, consanguineal, blood-related, consanguine




• The clue is 5. Place for luxurious pampering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

  Possible Answer : health_spa, watering_place, resort_hotel, spa, watering_hole, health_club




• The clue is 8. POTUS #43. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GWBUSH




• The clue is 14. One assigned female at birth and identifying as such. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CISWOMAN




• The clue is 16. Summon with a shout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YELLTO




• The clue is 17. N.B.A. team with LeBron and Bronny James, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LALAKERS




• The clue is 18. Tidy up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEATEN

  Possible Answer : square_away, straighten_out, straighten, clean_up, groom, neaten, tidy, tidy_up




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

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer : use, employ, apply, role, employment, expend, consumption, utilize, enjoyment, usage, purpose, exercise, utilise, usance, function, practice, manipulation, habituate, utilization, economic_consumption, use_of_goods_and_services, utilisation, habit




• The clue is 20. Lies in the hot, hot sun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAKES

  Possible Answer : broil, bake




• The clue is 22. Actor Pitt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAD

  Possible Answer : brad




• The clue is 23. Setting for "My Cousin Vinny". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: RURALALABAMA




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

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

  The answer: IDIOTS

  Possible Answer : half-wit, imbecile, cretin, moron, retard, changeling, idiot




• The clue is 29. Soprano family patriarch on "The Sopranos". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONY




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

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

  The answer: ADDS

  Possible Answer : tot, append, ADD, lend, tally, MBD, minimal_brain_dysfunction, hyperkinetic_syndrome, bring, ADHD, add_together, bestow, supply, contribute, attention_deficit_disorder, tote_up, sum_up, impart, sum, summate, add, attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder, minimal_brain_damage, add_up, total, tot_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : take_away, subtract




• The clue is 31. No longer a kid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GROWN

  Possible Answer : full-grown, fully_grown, acquire, develop, get, rise, grownup, maturate, farm, uprise, spring_up, arise, originate, raise, adult, grow, produce, turn, big, mature, grown




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

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

  The answer: AND




• The clue is 36. Youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALALAYOUSAFZAI




• The clue is 40. "See ya!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYE

  Possible Answer : au_revoir, bye, auf_wiedersehen, cheerio, goodbye, adieu, good_day, goodby, bye-bye, arrivederci, so_long, adios, pass, good-bye, sayonara, good-by




• The clue is 41. Not satisfied, as a requirement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNMET




• The clue is 42. San ___ Obispo, Calif.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUIS




• The clue is 43. What "muffin top" and "spare tire" are euphemisms for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAB

  Possible Answer : flab




• The clue is 44. Things cast by wizards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPELLS

  Possible Answer : tour, import, while, write, patch, magical_spell, turn, trance, piece, spell, magic_spell, go, enchantment, charm, spell_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : unspell




• The clue is 46. Sweet Starbucks order. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: VANILLALATTE




• The clue is 51. Rickman of the Harry Potter films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAN




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

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

  The answer: GIVER

  Possible Answer : presenter, conferrer, giver, donor, bestower




• The clue is 53. ___ date (pregnancy estimate). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUE

  Possible Answer : imputable, referable, ascribable, due

  Possible Opposite Answer : undue




• The clue is 56. Fruit that's a citrus, not a hybrid of a pomegranate and melon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POMELO

  Possible Answer : shaddock, Citrus_decumana, Citrus_grandis, pomelo_tree, Citrus_maxima, pummelo, pomelo




• The clue is 59. 2016 film starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 36- and 46-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LALALAND




• The clue is 61. "Be with you momentarily!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONESEC




• The clue is 62. Entered with a halting gait. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMPEDIN




• The clue is 63. Like athletes that are fresh off the bench. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTED

  Possible Answer : breathe, repose, rest, catch_one's_breath, remain, reside, roost, rested, take_a_breather, lie, pillow, stay, perch

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, tired, be_active




• The clue is 64. "Xanadu" band, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELO




• The clue is 65. Something mined in the 21st century. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DATA

  Possible Answer : data_point, information, data, datum

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Org. with the motto "Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACLU

• The clue is 2. Sorento and Sportage, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIAS

• The clue is 3. Speck of land in the ocean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  Possible Answer: islet, isle

• The clue is 4. "Straight Outta Compton" group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NWA

• The clue is 5. Negative campaign attacks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMEARS

  Possible Answer: slur, defame, stain, smear, spot, blur, cytosmear, besmirch, smirch, sully, denigrate, slander, cytologic_smear, malignment, smudge, smutch, calumniate, asperse, blot, daub, vilification

• The clue is 6. Coat with a fur-lined hood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARKA

  Possible Answer: windcheater, anorak, parka, windbreaker

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

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

  The answer: ANSEL

• The clue is 8. OB/___ (med. specialty). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYN

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

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

  The answer: WEE

  Possible Answer: piddle, itty-bitty, teensy, pass_water, make_water, teentsy, piss, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, teeny, make, puddle, itsy-bitsy, pee, micturate, take_a_leak, pee-pee, weeny, relieve_oneself, wee, wee-wee, weensy, bitty, urinate, bittie, spend_a_penny

• The clue is 10. Loose-lipped. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLABBY

  Possible Answer: blabbermouthed, blabby, bigmouthed, talkative

• The clue is 11. Very: Prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ULTRA

  Possible Answer: extremist, radical, ultra

• The clue is 12. What hot showers create. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAM

  Possible Answer: steamer, steam_clean, steam

• The clue is 13. Maker of the Civic and the CR-V. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONDA

• The clue is 15. "That may be the case; however ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKBUT

• The clue is 21. Decided to skip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATOUT

• The clue is 23. Civil rights activist Parks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSA

  Possible Answer: Rosa, genus_Rosa

• The clue is 24. Coolest temperatures of the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOWS

  Possible Answer: Sir_David_Low, Low, first, depression, David_Low, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low, first_gear, low_gear, moo, low

  Possible Opposite Answer : high

• The clue is 25. Tolstoy's "___ Karenina". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNA

  Possible Answer: anna

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

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

  The answer: IAMB

  Possible Answer: iambus, iamb

• The clue is 27. 6/6/1944, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DDAY

• The clue is 28. Not doing much of anything. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLE

  Possible Answer: unused, unwarranted, light, loose, dead, groundless, laze, out_of_work, idle, tick_over, unfounded, wild, stagnate, jobless, baseless, slug

  Possible Opposite Answer : work, busy, run

• The clue is 31. Athlete's tote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYMBAG

• The clue is 32. ___ v. Wade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: roe, hard_roe

• The clue is 33. Blue, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 34. Get exactly right. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIL

  Possible Answer: apprehend, pass_with_flying_colors, sweep_through, boom, nail, nail_down, cop, collar, smash, nab, breeze_through, blast, pick_up, arrest, peg, pinpoint, sail_through, ace, complete

• The clue is 35. Insult, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISS

  Possible Answer: Dis, diss, affront, Orcus, insult

• The clue is 37. Soothe, as into a false sense of security. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULL

  Possible Answer: tranquillise, calm, tranquillize, lull, calm_down, letup, quiet, quieten, tranquilize, still

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate

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

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

  The answer: ANAL

  Possible Answer: anal_retentive, anal

  Possible Opposite Answer : oral

• The clue is 39. Run away. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLEE

  Possible Answer: fly, flee, take_flight

• The clue is 43. Highest-quality. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINEST

  Possible Answer: okay, fine, all_right, o.k., hunky-dory, ok

  Possible Opposite Answer : coarse

• The clue is 44. Patron 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 45. Letter-shaped plumbing piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PTRAP

• The clue is 46. Fog or mist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAPOR

  Possible Answer: evaporation, vapour, vaporization, vaporisation, vapor

• The clue is 47. Unaccompanied. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALONE

  Possible Answer: unaccompanied, unparalleled, entirely, solely, alone, unequaled, unequalled, lone, unique, solitary, exclusively, lonely, solo, only

• The clue is 48. "Sorry, I'm bad with ___" (party excuse). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAMES

  Possible Answer: advert, constitute, call, appoint, key_out, mention, gens, name, refer, make, describe, list, epithet, key, discover, figure, public_figure, bring_up, nominate, distinguish, identify, cite, names, diagnose, name_calling

• The clue is 49. French birthplace of Charles de Gaulle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LILLE

  Possible Answer: Lille

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

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

  The answer: AVAIL

  Possible Answer: help, avail, service

• The clue is 53. Baby's first word, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DADA

  Possible Answer: dada, dad, pa, pop, pappa, daddy, dadaism, papa

• The clue is 54. Meter or milliliter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNIT

  Possible Answer: building_block, unit, unit_of_measurement, whole, social_unit

• The clue is 55. ___ Mode of "The Incredibles". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDNA

• The clue is 57. Harper who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEE

  Possible Answer: Lee, Spike_Lee, Lee_Yuen_Kam, Robert_E._Lee, Robert_Edward_Lee, lee_side, leeward, Richard_Henry_Lee, Gypsy_Rose_Lee, Bruce_Lee, Henry_Lee, Lighthorse_Harry_Lee, Tsung_Dao_Lee, lee, downwind, Shelton_Jackson_Lee, Rose_Louise_Hovick

  Possible Opposite Answer : windward

• The clue is 58. Anxiety-related condition, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCD

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

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer: LED, direct, chair, guide, head, go, conduce, contribute, run, take, precede, top, result, lead, conduct, leave, pass, extend, moderate, light-emitting_diode

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow

NY Times Crossword Answers July 15, 2021 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. "Delish!"

6-letter answer Answer: YUMYUM

Clue #2: 5. "___ Sexy" (1991 dance hit)

5-letter answer Answer: IMTOO

Clue #3: 10. Single at a bar, perhaps

3-letter answer Answer: TIP

Word Help: Synonyms: gratuity, topple, crest

Clue #4: 13. Brown powder

5-letter answer Answer: COCOA

Word Help: Synonyms: hot_chocolate, chocolate, cocoa

Clue #5: 15. Brown powder

5-letter answer Answer: CAROB

Word Help: Synonyms: locust_pod, carob_bean_tree, Ceratonia_siliqua

Clue #6: 16. Costa ___

4-letter answer Answer: RICA

Clue #7: 17. Popular pops

5-letter answer Answer: COKES

Word Help: Synonyms: coke, snow, Coke

Clue #8: 18. Point a finger at

5-letter answer Answer: BLAME

Word Help: Synonyms: goddamned, find_fault, charge
Antonyms: absolve

Clue #9: 19. Fan fave

4-letter answer Answer: IDOL

Word Help: Synonyms: idol, perfection, graven_image

Clue #10: 20. Kennel sound

3-letter answer Answer: ARF

Clue #11: 21. Southern newspaper that William Faulkner once contributed to, with "The"

13-letter answer Answer: TIMESPICAYUNE

Clue #12: 24. Prefix with beat or futurism

4-letter answer Answer: AFRO

Word Help: Synonyms: Afro, Afro_hairdo

Clue #13: 26. Toy dog from Tibet

9-letter answer Answer: LHASAAPSO

Clue #14: 27. Sport with Native American origins

8-letter answer Answer: LACROSSE

Word Help: Synonyms: lacrosse

Clue #15: 30. Melodramatist

3-letter answer Answer: HAM

Word Help: Synonyms: jambon, gammon, Ham
Antonyms: underact

Clue #16: 31. Kind of saxophone

4-letter answer Answer: ALTO

Word Help: Synonyms: alto, countertenor, contralto

Clue #17: 32. Rapper for whom Harvard's Hip-Hop Fellowship is named

3-letter answer Answer: NAS

Word Help: Synonyms: Na, sodium, atomic_number_11

Clue #18: 34. Get cozy

6-letter answer Answer: NESTLE

Word Help: Synonyms: nestle, cuddle, nuzzle

Clue #19: 39. Cultivars known for their yellow flesh

17-letter answer Answer: YUKONGOLDPOTATOES

Clue #20: 43. "Excuse me"

6-letter answer Answer: PARDON

Word Help: Synonyms: free_pardon, amnesty, forgiveness

Clue #21: 44. Do some patching, say

3-letter answer Answer: SEW

Word Help: Synonyms: stitch, sew, tailor-make

Clue #22: 45. Book after Joel

4-letter answer Answer: AMOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Book_of_Amos, Amos

Clue #23: 46. Compadre

3-letter answer Answer: PAL

Word Help: Synonyms: pal_up, buddy, chum

Clue #24: 48. Quantity that's tied to one's carbon footprint

9-letter answer Answer: ENERGYUSE

Clue #25: 51. Second way of viewing things, figuratively

9-letter answer Answer: OTHERHAND

Clue #26: 56. Appear

4-letter answer Answer: SEEM

Word Help: Synonyms: seem, look, appear

Clue #27: 57. What a solver might growl after catching on to this puzzle's theme?

12-letter answer Answer: WHYYOULITTLE

Clue #28: 59. Genre for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones

3-letter answer Answer: SKA

Clue #29: 62. Mine find

4-letter answer Answer: LODE

Word Help: Synonyms: lode, load

Clue #30: 63. Mother-of-pearl

5-letter answer Answer: NACRE

Word Help: Synonyms: mother-of-pearl, nacre

Clue #31: 64. Motorola smartphone

5-letter answer Answer: DROID

Clue #32: 66. Flubs it

4-letter answer Answer: ERRS

Word Help: Synonyms: slip, mistake, err

Clue #33: 67. Not using profanity, as a comedian

5-letter answer Answer: CLEAN

Word Help: Synonyms: sporting, fair, neat
Antonyms: dirty, unfairly

Clue #34: 68. "___ is easily deceived, because it is quick to hope": Aristotle

5-letter answer Answer: YOUTH

Word Help: Synonyms: youthfulness, youth, young
Antonyms: aged

Clue #35: 69. Central concept of philosopher Zhuangzi's teachings

3-letter answer Answer: TAO

Word Help: Synonyms: Tao, Taoist

Clue #36: 70. Repeatedly comments (on)

5-letter answer Answer: HARPS

Word Help: Synonyms: harp, dwell, mouth_harp

Clue #37: 71. The first one in The New York Times appeared in 1970

4-letter answer Answer: OPED

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Southwest desert plant

5-letter answer Answer: YUCCA

Word Help: Synonyms: yucca

Clue #2: 2. Dock

4-letter answer Answer: MOOR

Word Help: Synonyms: tie_up, moor, Moor

Clue #3: 3. Metric of grossness

10-letter answer Answer: YUCKFACTOR

Clue #4: 4. Classic comedy figure who sported a bowl cut

3-letter answer Answer: MOE

Clue #5: 5. Certain warhead transport, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: ICBM

Word Help: Synonyms: ICBM, intercontinental_ballistic_missile

Clue #6: 6. Phoenix and Washington, e.g.

9-letter answer Answer: MALELEADS

Clue #7: 7. Low culture, disparagingly

5-letter answer Answer: TRASH

Word Help: Synonyms: Methedrine, folderol, meth

Clue #8: 8. Brass band sound

6-letter answer Answer: OOMPAH

Clue #9: 9. Showily deferential

8-letter answer Answer: OBEISANT

Clue #10: 10. Neaten

6-letter answer Answer: TIDYUP

Clue #11: 11. Clickable things

5-letter answer Answer: ICONS

Word Help: Synonyms: image, icon, picture

Clue #12: 12. Prefix with -lithic

5-letter answer Answer: PALEO

Clue #13: 14. Lone Star State athlete

5-letter answer Answer: ASTRO

Clue #14: 16. Certifier of music sales, for short

4-letter answer Answer: RIAA

Clue #15: 22. Apple devices run on it

3-letter answer Answer: IOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Io

Clue #16: 23. "Along ___ spider ..."

5-letter answer Answer: CAMEA

Clue #17: 25. Palm part

5-letter answer Answer: FROND

Word Help: Synonyms: frond

Clue #18: 27. Easy two-pointer

5-letter answer Answer: LAYUP

Word Help: Synonyms: layup, lay-up

Clue #19: 28. ___-Seltzer

4-letter answer Answer: ALKA

Clue #20: 29. Not Ready for Prime Time Players show, for short

3-letter answer Answer: SNL

Clue #21: 33. Where a zipper gets caught?

9-letter answer Answer: SPEEDTRAP

Clue #22: 35. Put on

5-letter answer Answer: STAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: stagecoach, represent, degree

Clue #23: 36. Popular hot-and-sour Thai dish

10-letter answer Answer: TOMYUMSOUP

Clue #24: 37. Some summer babies

4-letter answer Answer: LEOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo

Clue #25: 38. To be: Lat.

4-letter answer Answer: ESSE

Clue #26: 40. Headgear for many an extreme athlete

5-letter answer Answer: GOPRO

Clue #27: 41. Using intuition

8-letter answer Answer: ONAHUNCH

Clue #28: 42. Have

3-letter answer Answer: OWN

Word Help: Synonyms: possess, ain, have

Clue #29: 47. Syllables said with fingers in one's ears

6-letter answer Answer: LALALA

Clue #30: 49. Night sch. class

3-letter answer Answer: ESL

Clue #31: 50. Thin, as a voice

5-letter answer Answer: REEDY

Word Help: Synonyms: reedy, reedlike, wheezy

Clue #32: 51. Small screech, for example

5-letter answer Answer: OWLET

Word Help: Synonyms: owlet

Clue #33: 52. Actress Birch

5-letter answer Answer: THORA

Clue #34: 53. Green power option, informally

5-letter answer Answer: HYDRO

Clue #35: 54. A scallop has up to 200 of these

4-letter answer Answer: EYES

Word Help: Synonyms: eyes, eyeball, centre

Clue #36: 55. Not so cold

5-letter answer Answer: NICER

Word Help: Synonyms: overnice, skillful, prissy
Antonyms: nasty

Clue #37: 58. Second place at a math competition?

4-letter answer Answer: TENS

Word Help: Synonyms: 10, decade, ten-spot

Clue #38: 60. Symbol of highness

4-letter answer Answer: KITE

Word Help: Synonyms: kite

Clue #39: 61. Focus problem, for short

4-letter answer Answer: ADHD

Word Help: Synonyms: attention_deficit_disorder, MBD, ADHD

Clue #40: 65. Joey of children's fiction

3-letter answer Answer: ROO

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (34 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (36 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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. Criticizes, in modern lingo	7
2A	8. Unruffled	6
3A	14. "Not to worry ..."	8
4A	16. Chichi	6
5A	17. One away from one's duties?	8
6A	18. French exit	6
7A	19. Hollywood is on it: Abbr.	3
8A	20. Secures, in a way	5
9A	22. Flubs	5
10A	23. Create a crispy crust for, say	7
11A	25. Coolers, for short	3
12A	26. "Jeez!"	5
13A	29. Touchy topic	8
14A	31. One of two in Raphael's "Sistine Madonna"	6
15A	33. Cartoonist who popularized the Democratic donkey	4
16A	34. "Bad hair day" hair	3
17A	36. Address no longer than 18 minutes	7
18A	38. Prepares for company, maybe	7
19A	40. Networking assets	3
20A	41. Second City district, with "the"	4
21A	43. Plumbing and welding, e.g.	6
22A	44. Really nasty fall?	8
23A	47. Date unlikely to be on a calendar	5
24A	48. Mammoth's home, for short	3
25A	49. Where to go for a run	7
26A	51. Peabody-winning journalist Steve	5
27A	53. Many a Chilango	5
28A	54. Formula 1 fig.	3
29A	57. "I'm this-a way!"	6
30A	59. Great depression?	8
31A	61. "Would you look at the time?!"	6
32A	62. Scrumdiddlyumptious	8
33A	63. Like some interests and stocks	6
34A	64. Feeds the kitty, say	7

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Criticizes, in modern lingo"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: HATESON

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2A: "8. Unruffled"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ATEASE

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3A: "14. "Not to worry ...""

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: THERENOW

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4A: "16. Chichi"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that imposingly fashionable and elegant
• Similar words include: swank
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SWANKY

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5A: "17. One away from one's duties?"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TAXEXILE

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6A: "18. French exit"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
• Similar words include: sally
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SORTIE

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7A: "19. Hollywood is on it: Abbr."

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that standard time in the 8th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the united states
• Similar words include: Pacific Time, Pacific Standard Time
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PST

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8A: "20. Secures, in a way"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the muslim people of north africa; of mixed arab and berber descent; converted to islam in the 8th century; conqueror of spain in the 8th century
• Similar words include: moor, moorland, wharf
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MOORS

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9A: "22. Flubs"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a socially awkward or tactless act
• Similar words include: slipperiness, skid, chemise
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SLIPS

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10A: "23. Create a crispy crust for, say"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: PANSEAR

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11A: "25. Coolers, for short"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
• Similar words include: alternating current, atomic number 89, actinium
• Opposite of: direct current

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Answer: ACS

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12A: "26. "Jeez!""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AWMAN

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13A: "29. Touchy topic"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SORESPOT

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14A: "31. One of two in Raphael's "Sistine Madonna""

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweet innocent baby
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CHERUB

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15A: "33. Cartoonist who popularized the Democratic donkey"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states political cartoonist (1840-1902)
• Similar words include: Thomas Nast
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NAST

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16A: "34. "Bad hair day" hair"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
• Similar words include: wipe up, mow, swob
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MOP

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17A: "36. Address no longer than 18 minutes"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TEDTALK

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18A: "38. Prepares for company, maybe"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that put (things or places) in order
• Similar words include: tidy up, neaten, groom
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NEATENS

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19A: "40. Networking assets"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an agency in the department of justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the united states
• Similar words include: Indiana, atomic number 49, IN
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INS

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20A: "41. Second City district, with "the""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
• Similar words include: grummet, loop topology, intertwine
• Opposite of: open circuit, uncoil

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Answer: LOOP

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21A: "43. Plumbing and welding, e.g."

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
• Similar words include: trade in, sell, craft
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TRADES

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22A: "44. Really nasty fall?"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ICESTORM

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23A: "47. Date unlikely to be on a calendar"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
• Similar words include: assignation, rendezvous
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TRYST

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24A: "48. Mammoth's home, for short"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NHL

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25A: "49. Where to go for a run"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SKIAREA

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26A: "51. Peabody-winning journalist Steve"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KROFT

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27A: "53. Many a Chilango"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the english `mr' or `sir'
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SENOR

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28A: "54. Formula 1 fig."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: KPH

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29A: "57. "I'm this-a way!""

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: YOOHOO

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30A: "59. Great depression?"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
• Similar words include: sink, swallow hole
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SINKHOLE

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31A: "61. "Would you look at the time?!""

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: IMLATE

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32A: "62. Scrumdiddlyumptious"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TODIEFOR

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33A: "63. Like some interests and stocks"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that provide with power and authority
• Similar words include: vest, invest, robe
• Opposite of: divest

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Answer: VESTED

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34A: "64. Feeds the kitty, say"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CATSITS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. It's usually followed by an "s"	4
2D	2. Indicators of awareness	4
3D	3. Ding thing?	4
4D	4. Bygone "before"	3
5D	5. Books that go into intimate detail?	10
6D	6. It might bring you to tears	5
7D	7. "Good riddance"	6
8D	8. Jerk	3
9D	9. All slam dunks	4
10D	10. Accessory turned down on a cap	6
11D	11. Humor without a traditional punch line	10
12D	12. Create ripple effects, in a way	10
13D	13. Scallops can have hundreds of tiny blue ones	4
14D	15. "It's a date!"	6
15D	21. It's a wrap!	5
16D	23. Hairstylist's concern	4
17D	24. Go back to the beginning	5
18D	26. Whence the line "Beware the ides of March" in "Julius Caesar"	4
19D	27. Comment from one who's going along	10
20D	28. Where to see fresh coats of white?	10
21D	30. First gear?	10
22D	32. Rorschach patterns	5
23D	35. "I'm this-a way!"	4
24D	37. Goofballs	5
25D	39. ___ Theatre, Atlanta art house named for a fictional estate	4
26D	42. White-collar figure	6
27D	45. Pointy-topped red-and-green headwear	6
28D	46. Tuber that's the source of tapioca	6
29D	50. ___ Rousey, first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo	5
30D	51. National capital that's home to Mykhailivska Square	4
31D	52. Schlep	4
32D	54. ___ Annan, former U.N. secretary general	4
33D	55. Something that's hatched	4
34D	56. Half of some matching sets	4
35D	58. Work that traces the evolution of lang. over 1,000 years	3
36D	60. "And ___ long gone when ___ next to me" (Taylor Swift lyric)	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. It's usually followed by an "s""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a protocol (utilizing tcp) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
• Similar words include: hypertext transfer protocol
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HTTP

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2D: "2. Indicators of awareness"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AHAS

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3D: "3. Ding thing?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the words of something written
• Similar words include: text edition, textual matter, textbook
• Opposite of: trade edition

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TEXT

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4D: "4. Bygone "before""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ERE

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5D: "5. Books that go into intimate detail?"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEXMANUALS

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6D: "6. It might bring you to tears"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bulb of an onion plant
• Similar words include: Allium cepa, onion plant
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ONION

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7D: "7. "Good riddance""

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NOLOSS

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8D: "8. Jerk"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Similar words include: fucking, piece of tail, Eastern Samoa
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASS

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9D: "9. All slam dunks"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: deuce, two, 2
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TWOS

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10D: "10. Accessory turned down on a cap"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm
• Similar words include: earflap
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EARLAP

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11D: "11. Humor without a traditional punch line"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ANTICOMEDY

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12D: "12. Create ripple effects, in a way"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SKIPSTONES

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13D: "13. Scallops can have hundreds of tiny blue ones"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that opinion or judgment
• Similar words include: center, middle, optic
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EYES

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14D: "15. "It's a date!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WEREON

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15D: "21. It's a wrap!"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SARAN

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16D: "23. Hairstylist's concern"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something determined in relation to something that includes it
• Similar words include: parting, percentage, take off
• Opposite of: wholly

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PART

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17D: "24. Go back to the beginning"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that device for resetting instruments or controls
• Similar words include: readjust
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RESET

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18D: "26. Whence the line "Beware the ides of March" in "Julius Caesar""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACTI

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19D: "27. Comment from one who's going along"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WHENINROME

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20D: "28. Where to see fresh coats of white?"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MEDSCHOOLS

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21D: "30. First gear?"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STARTERKIT

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22D: "32. Rorschach patterns"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a blemish made by dirt
• Similar words include: stain, smirch, slur
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BLOTS

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23D: "35. "I'm this-a way!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PSST

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24D: "37. Goofballs"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
• Similar words include: queer bird, odd fellow, odd man out
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KOOKS

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25D: "39. ___ Theatre, Atlanta art house named for a fictional estate"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a village in eastern ireland (northwest of dublin); seat of irish kings until 6th century
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TARA

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26D: "42. White-collar figure"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a clergyman in christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the holy orders
• Similar words include: non-Christian priest
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PRIEST

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27D: "45. Pointy-topped red-and-green headwear"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELFHAT

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28D: "46. Tuber that's the source of tapioca"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
• Similar words include: gari, tapioca plant, bitter cassava
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MANIOC

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29D: "50. ___ Rousey, first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RONDA

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30D: "51. National capital that's home to Mykhailivska Square"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KYIV

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31D: "52. Schlep"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a capacious bag or basket
• Similar words include: tote bag, tug, holdall
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TOTE

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32D: "54. ___ Annan, former U.N. secretary general"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KOFI

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33D: "55. Something that's hatched"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
• Similar words include: game, diagram, plot of land
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PLOT

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34D: "56. Half of some matching sets"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HERS

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35D: "58. Work that traces the evolution of lang. over 1,000 years"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
• Similar words include: O.E.D., Oxford English Dictionary
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OED

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36D: "60. "And ___ long gone when ___ next to me" (Taylor Swift lyric)"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in texas and kansas)
• Similar words include: helium, he, atomic number 2
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HES

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

Use Cross-References

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

Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

34 Across Clues

36 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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