27450 Sun Jan 05, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 05, 2025

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. Turmoil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRIFE

  Possible Answer : discord, strife




• The clue is 7. Protagonist of Arabian folk tales. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIBABA




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

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

  The answer: SLASH

  Possible Answer : lash, welt, diagonal, slash, flog, jactitate, thrash_about, slice, convulse, cut, trounce, toss, strap, stroke, virgule, solidus, cut_down, thresh_about, thresh, lather, whip, thrash, separatrix, gash




• The clue is 19. They might be sewn in at a beauty parlor. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: HAIREXTENSIONS




• The clue is 21. Mustangs sometimes race with them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMAROS




• The clue is 22. Many a Quentin Tarantino film role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMEO

  Possible Answer : cameo




• The clue is 23. Classic Chevys. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPALAS

  Possible Answer : impala, Aepyceros_melampus




• The clue is 24. Vanity fare?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOTRIP

  Possible Answer : egotrip




• The clue is 25. Super-excited. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYPER




• The clue is 26. Donkey Kong, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APE

  Possible Answer : emulator, imitator, anthropoid, caricature, copycat, ape, aper




• The clue is 27. Some chords. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIADS

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




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

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

  The answer: PAN

  Possible Answer : tear_apart, pan_out, Pan, trash, goat_god, cooking_pan, pan, pan_off, genus_Pan




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

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

  The answer: BOOERS




• The clue is 31. Live interview shout-out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIMOM




• The clue is 32. Common sales promotion. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: BUYONEGETONEFREE




• The clue is 34. End of fall?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAFETYNET




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

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

  The answer: UPS

  Possible Answer : up




• The clue is 39. Made less effective, in gamer slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NERFED




• The clue is 40. Like some picture frames. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVAL

  Possible Answer : egg-shaped, oviform, elliptical, ellipse, ovoid, oval, elliptic, ovate, prolate, oval-shaped




• The clue is 41. Part of a fishing line to which a hook is attached. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNELL




• The clue is 43. Characters from Homer and Herodotus?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAS

  Possible Answer : ETA, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, eta, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna




• The clue is 44. Goes higher, at an auction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REBIDS




• The clue is 47. Part of a modern assembly line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROBOTARM




• The clue is 50. Some works of Pablo Neruda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODES

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 54. Landmark featured in "Roman Holiday". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREVIFOUNTAIN




• The clue is 57. Reveals everything. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARESITALL




• The clue is 59. Biblical inspiration for Caleb, in Steinbeck's "East of Eden". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAIN

  Possible Answer : Cain




• The clue is 60. Landscaper's roll-out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOD

  Possible Answer : sod, superoxide_dismutase, sodomite, sodomist, greensward, SOD, sward, turf, bugger




• The clue is 61. Jason of "Aquaman". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOMOA




• The clue is 62. Sign on a tray at a cash register … or a hint to entering 32-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (21 letters)

  The answer: TAKEAPENNYLEAVEAPENNY




• The clue is 71. Like Sherlock Holmes's "game". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFOOT

  Possible Answer : afoot, underway




• The clue is 72. Away from work, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOO




• The clue is 73. Bit of plankton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALGA

  Possible Answer : algae, alga




• The clue is 74. Place for some light rest?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANNINGBED




• The clue is 78. Band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" … or a hint to entering 54-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NICKELBACK




• The clue is 84. Long-running tour title for Taylor Swift. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

  Possible Answer : era, ERA, geological_era, epoch, earned_run_average




• The clue is 85. Cultural meeting place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTSALON




• The clue is 87. Washington airport, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEATAC




• The clue is 88. Smartphone precursors, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDAS

  Possible Answer : personal_digital_assistant, organizer, organiser, PDA, personal_organizer, personal_organiser




• The clue is 89. Typical features of locker rooms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODORS

  Possible Answer : olfactory_sensation, smell, scent, olfactory_property, aroma, olfactory_perception, odor, odour




• The clue is 92. European capital said to be the site of the first decorated Christmas tree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIGA

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Latvia, Riga




• The clue is 93. Gin or djinn, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIRIT

  Possible Answer : feel, tone, spirit, flavour, disembodied_spirit, emotional_state, flavor, intent, sprightliness, feeling, smell, purport, life, heart, look, inspirit, spirit_up, liveliness




• The clue is 96. Part of overalls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIB

  Possible Answer : bib, tipple




• The clue is 98. Mercilessly harsh treatment, in an expression … or a hint to entering 117-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOQUARTER




• The clue is 101. Pivot without warning … or a hint to entering 19-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TURNONADIME




• The clue is 103. Not straight, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURLY

  Possible Answer : curly

  Possible Opposite Answer : straight




• The clue is 104. Pilot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVIATE

  Possible Answer : fly, aviate, pilot




• The clue is 105. Questionable gift, for short?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESP

  Possible Answer : extrasensory_perception, E.S.P., second_sight, ESP, clairvoyance




• The clue is 106. Musician once nicknamed "The Beale Street Blues Boy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BBKING




• The clue is 108. One of 10 on each end of a beer pong table. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUP

  Possible Answer : transfuse, cup, loving_cup, cupful




• The clue is 111. Tough-guy title role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMBO




• The clue is 112. "Nice going!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTABOY




• The clue is 114. Harsh "reading". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIOTACT




• The clue is 116. Part of a bridal gown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAIN

  Possible Answer : take_aim, rail, gear, geartrain, develop, trail, string, educate, direct, civilise, take, school, power_train, aim, cultivate, prepare, condition, railroad_train, check, discipline, wagon_train, groom, train, civilize, gearing, coach, caravan




• The clue is 117. ¼. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERCENT

  Possible Answer : percent, per_centum, pct, percentage




• The clue is 118. Registers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENROLLS

  Possible Answer : enter, recruit, inscribe, enroll, enrol




• The clue is 119. Some bank deposits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SILTS

  Possible Answer : silt_up, silt




• The clue is 120. Mentee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROTEGE

  Possible Answer : protege




• The clue is 121. Start to boil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETMAD

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Like most Iraqis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIA

  Possible Answer: Shiah, Shiah_Islam, Shia

• The clue is 2. Pack (down). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMP

  Possible Answer: tamp_down, tamping_bar, tamp, pack, tamper

• The clue is 3. Perfect for a salad, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIPE

  Possible Answer: mature, ripe, advanced, good, right

  Possible Opposite Answer : green

• The clue is 4. Something often rolled over, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRA

  Possible Answer: Irish_Republican_Army, individual_retirement_account, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, wrath, Provisional_IRA, ire, anger, IRA, ira, Provos

• The clue is 5. Was deeply affected by something. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FELTIT

• The clue is 6. No longer in service?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXARMY

• The clue is 7. Passed with flying colors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACED

  Possible Answer: breeze_through, pass_with_flying_colors, nail, sail_through, ace, sweep_through

• The clue is 8. Agonizing occurrences in online games. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAGS

  Possible Answer: put_behind_bars, incarcerate, interim, put_away, gaol, retardation, dawdle, fall_back, meantime, imprison, jug, meanwhile, lag, stave, immure, jail, remand, fall_behind, slowdown

• The clue is 9. Bit of text pontification. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMO

  Possible Answer: IMO, International_Maritime_Organization

• The clue is 10. Baby in a cave. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATPUP

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

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

  The answer: ARRAYS

  Possible Answer: array, set_out, align, raiment, lay_out, range, regalia

• The clue is 12. Sound of spring?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOING

• The clue is 13. Potentially lethal snake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASP

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

• The clue is 14. Some multi-masted ships. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCHOONERS

  Possible Answer: schooner

• The clue is 15. "Quit hounding me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAYOFF

  Possible Answer: layoff

• The clue is 16. Current measure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMPERE

  Possible Answer: A, international_ampere, amp, ampere

• The clue is 17. Start to boil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEERED

• The clue is 18. Mess (around). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORSE

  Possible Answer: knight, horse, buck, sawbuck, cavalry, sawhorse, horse_cavalry, Equus_caballus, gymnastic_horse

• The clue is 20. Emotional strains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENSIONS

  Possible Answer: latent_hostility, tautness, tension, stress, tenseness, tensity

• The clue is 28. Last word of the New Testament. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEN

  Possible Answer: Amun, Amon, Amen

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

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

  The answer: BTEAMS

• The clue is 31. Prefix with -centric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELIO

• The clue is 32. Onion or garlic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BULB

  Possible Answer: lightbulb, bulb, medulla_oblongata, medulla, incandescent_lamp, electric-light_bulb, light_bulb, electric_light

• The clue is 33. 2024 Shakira single "(___ Paréntesis)". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRE

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

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

  The answer: SORT

  Possible Answer: variety, sort, kind, screen, screen_out, sieve, assort, sorting, classify, class, sort_out, separate, form

• The clue is 35. Swear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVER

  Possible Answer: verify, affirm, swear, allege, swan, assert, say, aver, avow

• The clue is 36. Quintet of experts on "Queer Eye," familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FABFIVE

• The clue is 37. Late actress Garr. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TERI

• The clue is 42. Chaney of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LON

• The clue is 43. Pointy part on a husky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

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

• The clue is 45. Italian motorcycle brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUCATI

• The clue is 46. Insta alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer: lose_it, ginger_nut, piece_of_cake, catch, pushover, rupture, cracking, walkover, click, snapshot, child's_play, snap_bean, gingersnap, snarl, photograph, snap, tear, break_down, bust, duck_soup, crack, shot, ginger_snap, breeze, snatch, grab, shoot, centering, picnic, cinch, elasticity, flick, press_stud, snap_fastener, snatch_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity

• The clue is 48. Prominent instrument in Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" and Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer: hautboy, oboe, hautbois

• The clue is 49. Revealing word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TADA

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

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

  The answer: OTOE

  Possible Answer: Oto, Otoe

• The clue is 51. "Hot ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAMN

  Possible Answer: goddam, blame, damned, damn, darn, beshrew, imprecate, curse, anathemize, goddamn, shucks, blasted, infernal, red_cent, goddamned, tinker's_damn, blamed, all-fired, tinker's_dam, hoot, blessed, deuced, shit, bedamn, maledict, darned, anathemise, bloody

  Possible Opposite Answer : bless

• The clue is 52. North Carolina campus town. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELON

• The clue is 53. Leave rolling in the aisles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAY

  Possible Answer: hit, off, polish_off, murder, slay, bump_off, dispatch, remove

• The clue is 55. Love all, essentially. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIE

  Possible Answer: linkup, affiliation, marry, splice, draw, tie, railroad_tie, wed, tie-in, tie-up, tie_beam, link, link_up, attach, association, necktie, sleeper, standoff, crosstie, bind, connect, bond

  Possible Opposite Answer : untie, disconnect

• The clue is 56. One of the Wilsons of Heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANN

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

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

  The answer: IMPALE

  Possible Answer: empale, stake, spike, transfix, impale

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

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

  The answer: SLO

• The clue is 62. ___ Modern (London attraction). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATE

  Possible Answer: Allen_Tate, Tate, John_Orley_Allen_Tate

• The clue is 63. Way off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFAR

  Possible Answer: afar

• The clue is 64. Coffee named for the district it's grown in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KONA

• The clue is 65. Many, many moons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EONS

  Possible Answer: eon, aeon

• The clue is 66. Rejections. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOES

  Possible Answer: atomic_number_102, no, No, nobelium

  Possible Opposite Answer : yes

• The clue is 67. Weird Al Yankovic's parody of the song "Lola". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YODA

• The clue is 68. Little suck-up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAC

  Possible Answer: vac

• The clue is 69. Antlered animal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELK

  Possible Answer: wapiti, American_elk, European_elk, elk, moose, red_deer, Alces_alces, Cervus_elaphus, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis

• The clue is 70. Many moons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGES

  Possible Answer: mature, age, years, eld, geezerhood, senesce, old_age, get_on, long_time, historic_period, maturate

  Possible Opposite Answer : rejuvenate

• The clue is 75. Gordimer who wrote "The Conservationist". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NADINE

• The clue is 76. Non ___ (unwelcome). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRATA

• The clue is 77. Major K-pop septet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BTS

• The clue is 78. Nonverbal OK. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOD

  Possible Answer: nod

• The clue is 79. Privy to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INON

• The clue is 80. The Flash's civilian identity ___ Allen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARRY

• The clue is 81. Bickering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATIT

• The clue is 82. Structure for a shark dive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAGE

  Possible Answer: cage_in, John_Cage, John_Milton_Cage_Jr., Cage, coop, batting_cage, cage

• The clue is 83. 1980s Chrysler debut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KCAR

• The clue is 86. Brain piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOBE

  Possible Answer: lobe

• The clue is 88. Oxygen atoms have eight of them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROTONS

  Possible Answer: proton

• The clue is 90. Queen's realm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROCK

  Possible Answer: rock, stone, rock_candy, rock_'n'_roll, rock_and_roll, careen, John_Rock, rock_music, sway, tilt, rock-and-roll, Rock, rock'n'roll, shake

• The clue is 91. One working the knight shift?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SQUIRE

  Possible Answer: squire, gallant

• The clue is 93. Mena of the "American Pie" films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUVARI

• The clue is 94. Elemental. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRIMAL

  Possible Answer: primaeval, primeval, key, cardinal, central, primordial, aboriginal, primal, fundamental

• The clue is 95. Pretty soon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INABIT

• The clue is 96. Parisian eatery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BISTRO

  Possible Answer: bistro

• The clue is 97. Effect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPACT

  Possible Answer: shock, touch_on, impingement, wallop, bear_on, encroachment, bear_upon, touch, affect, impact

• The clue is 99. Storing, as some ashes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URNING

• The clue is 100. Vice president with a Nobel Peace Prize. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALGORE

• The clue is 101. Fruit pastries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARTS

  Possible Answer: harlot, cyprian, working_girl, woman_of_the_street, bawd, prostitute, tart, whore, fancy_woman, lady_of_pleasure, sporting_lady, cocotte

• The clue is 102. Put off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DETER

  Possible Answer: dissuade, deter, discourage

  Possible Opposite Answer : persuade

• The clue is 106. Head shop purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONG

  Possible Answer: bong

• The clue is 107. Memory unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYTE

  Possible Answer: byte

• The clue is 108. Pacify. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CALM

  Possible Answer: cool_it, simmer_down, unagitated, chill_out, tranquillize, equanimity, still, quieten, tranquil, cool_off, calmness, calm, quiet, becalm, tranquillise, settle_down, sedate, composure, tranquilize, steady, serene, calm_air, calm_down, lull

  Possible Opposite Answer : stimulate, discomposure, stormy, agitate

• The clue is 109. Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UCLA

• The clue is 110. Vet's concern. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PTSD

  Possible Answer: PTSD, posttraumatic_stress_disorder

• The clue is 112. TikTok, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APP

• The clue is 113. "Busy" one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEE

  Possible Answer: bee

• The clue is 115. Littl'un. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOT

  Possible Answer: tally, add_together, sum, summate, toddler, yearling, total, add, tot_up, tote_up, tot, sum_up, bambino, add_up

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 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. Auto on the autobahn	3
2A	4. Sign of justice	5
3A	9. Middling grade	5
4A	14. Acknowledgment of applause, maybe	3
5A	15. Lead-up to a ski jump	5
6A	16. Spots for solar panels	5
7A	17. Really spectacular drill component?	9
8A	19. Midwest city known as the "Rubber Capital of the World"	5
9A	20. ___ Root, U.S. secretary of war who received a Nobel Peace Prize	5
10A	21. Hobbled, in gamer slang	6
11A	23. Seedy bar	4
12A	24. Lively kind of saw for cutting intricate shapes?	10
13A	28. Large catch of fish, say	6
14A	30. Whole bunch	3
15A	31. Host Glass of radio's "This American Life"	3
16A	32. Pecan-chocolate-caramel candy	6
17A	34. Noted chairman?	5
18A	36. Truly awesome implement for ensuring stability?	9
19A	39. "The Master Builder" playwright	5
20A	42. Launches	6
21A	44. Word that's often shortened to its middle letter in texts	3
22A	45. Sister network of Paramount+, for short	3
23A	48. General Motors subsidiary	6
24A	50. Ideal instrument for shaping wood surfaces?	10
25A	53. Always	4
26A	55. Girlfriends in Madrid	6
27A	56. Banish	5
28A	57. Bit of grillmaster's attire	5
29A	59. Something you might exclaim when talking about 17-, 24-, 36- or 50-Across?	9
30A	62. Compose	5
31A	63. Protection	5
32A	64. Record label for SZA and A$AP Rocky	3
33A	65. Falls short, say	5
34A	66. Medium-term govt. security	5
35A	67. Cerulean expanse	3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Auto on the autobahn"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BMW

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2A: "4. Sign of justice"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in libra
• Similar words include: Libra the Scales, Balance, Libra the Balance
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LIBRA

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3A: "9. Middling grade"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CPLUS

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4A: "14. Acknowledgment of applause, maybe"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
• Similar words include: prow, submit, curtain call
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BOW

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5A: "15. Lead-up to a ski jump"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INRUN

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6A: "16. Spots for solar panels"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
• Similar words include: cap, ceiling, roof
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROOFS

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7A: "17. Really spectacular drill component?"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: QUITEABIT

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8A: "19. Midwest city known as the "Rubber Capital of the World""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in northeastern ohio; the heart of the united states rubber industry
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AKRON

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9A: "20. ___ Root, U.S. secretary of war who received a Nobel Peace Prize"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELIHU

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10A: "21. Hobbled, in gamer slang"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NERFED

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11A: "23. Seedy bar"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
• Similar words include: prima donna, nose dive, diving
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DIVE

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12A: "24. Lively kind of saw for cutting intricate shapes?"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: JIGGETYJIG

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13A: "28. Large catch of fish, say"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NETFUL

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14A: "30. Whole bunch"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a man who serves as a sailor
• Similar words include: Jack, trap, cakehole
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GOB

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15A: "31. Host Glass of radio's "This American Life""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Similar words include: Provos, individual retirement account, anger
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRA

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16A: "32. Pecan-chocolate-caramel candy"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
• Similar words include: capsize, polo-neck, turn turtle
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TURTLE

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17A: "34. Noted chairman?"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978)
• Similar words include: Charles Eames
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EAMES

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18A: "36. Truly awesome implement for ensuring stability?"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BOSSLEVEL

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19A: "39. "The Master Builder" playwright"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that realistic norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
• Similar words include: Henrik Johan Ibsen, Henrik Ibsen
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IBSEN

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20A: "42. Launches"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the beginning of anything
• Similar words include: starting signal, protrude, lead off
• Opposite of: finish, middle

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Answer: STARTS

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21A: "44. Word that's often shortened to its middle letter in texts"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Similar words include: embody, be, equal
• Opposite of: differ

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Answer: ARE

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22A: "45. Sister network of Paramount+, for short"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TMC

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23A: "48. General Motors subsidiary"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ONSTAR

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24A: "50. Ideal instrument for shaping wood surfaces?"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: MODELPLANE

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25A: "53. Always"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that at any time
• Similar words include: ever so, always, of all time
• Opposite of: never

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Answer: EVER

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26A: "55. Girlfriends in Madrid"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AMIGAS

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27A: "56. Banish"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
• Similar words include: expat, deportee, transportation
• Opposite of: repatriate

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Answer: EXILE

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28A: "57. Bit of grillmaster's attire"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
• Similar words include: proscenium, forestage
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: APRON

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29A: "59. Something you might exclaim when talking about 17-, 24-, 36- or 50-Across?"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: WHATATOOL

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30A: "62. Compose"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that produce a literary work
• Similar words include: publish, spell, pen
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WRITE

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31A: "63. Protection"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that kindly endorsement and guidance
• Similar words include: protection, egis, breastplate
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AEGIS

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32A: "64. Record label for SZA and A$AP Rocky"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RCA

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33A: "65. Falls short, say"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
• Similar words include: misplace, fall back, fall behind
• Opposite of: gain, win

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Answer: LOSES

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34A: "66. Medium-term govt. security"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TNOTE

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35A: "67. Cerulean expanse"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
• Similar words include: flip, pitch, toss
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SKY

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Like some briskets and pork ribs, informally	5
2D	2. "___ Rouge!" (2001 musical film)	6
3D	3. One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief	7
4D	4. Place	4
5D	5. ___ while	3
6D	6. "Hang on a sec"	3
7D	7. Feeling remorse for	5
8D	8. Tidbit popular in Thai cuisine	6
9D	9. Artisanal brewers' offerings	10
10D	10. Lockup	5
11D	11. Joseph Conrad novel made into a 1965 film starring Peter O'Toole	7
12D	12. Frequent conspiracy subject	3
13D	13. Something usually kept private, for short	3
14D	18. London's underground	7
15D	22. ___ Speed Wagon (vintage vehicle)	3
16D	24. Protrudes	4
17D	25. Unfortunate situations	4
18D	26. Fury	3
19D	27. Grand old time, in slang	3
20D	29. Area of greatest danger	10
21D	33. Llama's head?	3
22D	35. Description of an online image	7
23D	37. Kind of collar	4
24D	38. It's blowing in the wind	4
25D	39. "___ what ___"	3
26D	40. "Dude …"	3
27D	41. Humorist who describes his stint working as a Macy's Christmas elf in "Santaland Diaries"	7
28D	43. Hero lifeguards, e.g.	7
29D	46. Efficiency stat not needed in an E.V.	3
30D	47. Scratch	6
31D	49. Secure again, as a door	6
32D	51. Overact	5
33D	52. Visibly afraid	5
34D	54. Race with an anchor	5
35D	56. Comfort	4
36D	57. Hole puncher	3
37D	58. Reason to consider something favorably	3
38D	60. Long ___	3
39D	61. Relative of the chickadee	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Like some briskets and pork ribs, informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BBQED

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2D: "2. "___ Rouge!" (2001 musical film)"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MOULIN

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3D: "3. One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: WWIIVET

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4D: "4. Place"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
• Similar words include: place, stead, position
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LIEU

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5D: "5. ___ while"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INA

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6D: "6. "Hang on a sec""

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BRB

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7D: "7. Feeling remorse for"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
• Similar words include: rue, repent, regret
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RUING

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8D: "8. Tidbit popular in Thai cuisine"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ANTEGG

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9D: "9. Artisanal brewers' offerings"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: CRAFTBEERS

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10D: "10. Lockup"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
• Similar words include: gaol, jail, poky
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: POKEY

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11D: "11. Joseph Conrad novel made into a 1965 film starring Peter O'Toole"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LORDJIM

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12D: "12. Frequent conspiracy subject"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
• Similar words include: flying saucer, unidentified flying object
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UFO

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13D: "13. Something usually kept private, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SSN

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14D: "18. London's underground"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: THETUBE

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15D: "22. ___ Speed Wagon (vintage vehicle)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REO

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16D: "24. Protrudes"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
• Similar words include: gibbosity, extrusion, gibbousness
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JUTS

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17D: "25. Unfortunate situations"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Similar words include: ill, complaint, ailment
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ILLS

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18D: "26. Fury"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Similar words include: anger, choler, wrath
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRE

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19D: "27. Grand old time, in slang"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
• Similar words include: gaseous state, gas pedal, vaunt
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GAS

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20D: "29. Area of greatest danger"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: FRONTLINES

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21D: "33. Llama's head?"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Similar words include: elevated railroad, el, elevated railway
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELS

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22D: "35. Description of an online image"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALTTEXT

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23D: "37. Kind of collar"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETON

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24D: "38. It's blowing in the wind"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
• Similar words include: wind vane, weather vane, web
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VANE

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25D: "39. "___ what ___""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IAM

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26D: "40. "Dude …""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BRO

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27D: "41. Humorist who describes his stint working as a Macy's Christmas elf in "Santaland Diaries""

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEDARIS

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28D: "43. Hero lifeguards, e.g."

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a teacher and prophet born in bethlehem and active in nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for christianity (circa 4 bc - ad 29)
• Similar words include: Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, savior
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SAVIORS

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29D: "46. Efficiency stat not needed in an E.V."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MPG

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30D: "47. Scratch"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CLAWAT

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31D: "49. Secure again, as a door"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RELOCK

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32D: "51. Overact"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMOTE

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33D: "52. Visibly afraid"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - mary w. shelley
• Similar words include: bloodless, white, blanched
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ASHEN

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34D: "54. Race with an anchor"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
• Similar words include: electrical relay, relay race
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RELAY

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35D: "56. Comfort"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
• Similar words include: simplicity, repose, relief
• Opposite of: difficulty

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Answer: EASE

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36D: "57. Hole puncher"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AWL

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37D: "58. Reason to consider something favorably"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an athlete who plays for pay
• Similar words include: professional
• Opposite of: anti, con

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Answer: PRO

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38D: "60. Long ___"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gone by; or in the past
• Similar words include: agone
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AGO

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39D: "61. Relative of the chickadee"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
• Similar words include: titmouse, bosom, breast
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIT

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

74 Total Clues

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