27407 Fri Nov 22, 2024 NYT by Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa

Across Clues :

1. One with an "accept all cookies" policy?, 6. Ladies' night attendee, 12. Bunch of Daisies, 13. Language written with runes, 15. Macronutrient grouping?, 16. Took advantage of a Saturday, say, 17. "You sure about that?", 18. Dentist's directive, 19. Allied (with), 20. Google's former motto, 23. Makeup brand known for its risqué product names, 24. "Wow, what a thrill!", 26. Bêtise, 28. Adroit, 29. Name that sounds like its first letter, 32. Sauce for a caprese sandwich, 33. Lead-in to ✔ on a boarding pass, 34. Tolerate, 36. Be in the picture?, 37. Home to Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 39. Beliefs, 40. Awkward setups, perhaps, 42. Irritation treated with a warm compress, 45. Ordinary person, idiomatically, 48. Puts on the back burner, say, 50. ___ lesson, 51. One is seen above the pretzel in the Auntie Anne's logo, 52. Field of stars?, 54. Like the subject of politics in a job interview, often, 55. "You should leave", 56. Divvy up, 57. Understudy opportunities?, 58. Staff figures

Down Clues :

1. Humorless, 2. Playground comeback, 3. "Really, allow me!", 4. [Hey! The light turned green!], 5. Toon whose last name is Nahasapeemapetilon, 6. The U.S. has the world's largest, 7. Creatures that sleep by taking hundreds of minute-long naps throughout the day, 8. Reacting to a meme, maybe, 9. Hermès competitor, 10. Daisylike bloom, 11. City between York and Manchester, 13. Youngest artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 14. Album whose creation is profiled in 2021's "The Beatles: Get Back", 16. ___ script (screenwriter's pitch), 18. Like many Halloween costumes, 21. "Don't embarrass me!", 22. Small small?, 25. Close by, 26. "Hazy" beverage, 27. Cal. ender, 29. Where small plates are served?, 30. ___ Annie, role for which Ali Stroker was the first wheelchair user to win a Tony, 31. "May I help you?", 33. Fragrant fire fodder, 35. Oktoberfest establishment, 38. "I Don't Know How to Love ___" ("Jesus Christ Superstar" song), 39. Made it, 40. Reveal unintentionally, 41. Go up against, 42. Fashion, 43. His birthday is celebrated as National Science Day in Serbia, 44. English filmmaker David or Peter, 46. Cool, 47. Takes badly?, 49. Slugger with 609 career home runs, 53. "___ Fleurs du Mal" (Charles Baudelaire poetry collection), 54. Part of OOO

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 22, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, November 22, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. One with an "accept all cookies" policy?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANTA

  Possible Answer : Santa_Claus, Santa, Father_Christmas, Saint_Nicholas, St._Nick, Saint_Nick, Kriss_Kringle




• The clue is 6. Ladies' night attendee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALPAL




• The clue is 12. Bunch of Daisies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROOP

  Possible Answer : parade, flock, scout_troop, promenade, troop, scout_group




• The clue is 13. Language written with runes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDNORSE




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

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

  The answer: AEIOU




• The clue is 16. Took advantage of a Saturday, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEPTLATE




• The clue is 17. "You sure about that?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISIT




• The clue is 18. Dentist's directive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

  Possible Answer : spittle, ptyalise, spew, sprinkle, expectoration, ptyalize, spatter, saliva, tongue, pitter-patter, patter, skewer, spue, spit_out, spitting, spit




• The clue is 19. Allied (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIDED

  Possible Answer : side




• The clue is 20. Google's former motto. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONTBEEVIL




• The clue is 23. Makeup brand known for its risqué product names. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NARS




• The clue is 24. "Wow, what a thrill!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOEXCITING




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

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

  The answer: IDIOCY

  Possible Answer : idiocy, amentia




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

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

  The answer: ABLE

  Possible Answer : able, capable, able-bodied

  Possible Opposite Answer : unable




• The clue is 29. Name that sounds like its first letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAY




• The clue is 32. Sauce for a caprese sandwich. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESTO

  Possible Answer : pesto




• The clue is 33. Lead-in to ✔ on a boarding pass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRE




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

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

  The answer: ABIDE

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




• The clue is 36. Be in the picture?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 37. Home to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHIO

  Possible Answer : Buckeye_State, Ohio, Ohio_River, OH




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

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

  The answer: CREDOS

  Possible Answer : credo, creed




• The clue is 40. Awkward setups, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLINDDATES




• The clue is 42. Irritation treated with a warm compress. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYE

  Possible Answer : hordeolum, sty, eye_infection, stye




• The clue is 45. Ordinary person, idiomatically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEREMORTAL




• The clue is 48. Puts on the back burner, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEATS

  Possible Answer : heating_plant, heating, stir_up, heating_system, high_temperature, ignite, estrus, oestrus, heat_energy, fire_up, warmth, hotness, wake, heat_up, rut, passion, hot_up, heat, inflame

  Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus, coldness, cool




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

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

  The answer: LIFE

  Possible Answer : life-time, aliveness, life_story, life_sentence, life, lifetime, living, biography, lifespan, sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life_history, animation




• The clue is 51. One is seen above the pretzel in the Auntie Anne's logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALO

  Possible Answer : anchor_ring, ring, annulus, aureole, doughnut, aura, gloriole, nimbus, glory, halo




• The clue is 52. Field of stars?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTROLOGY

  Possible Answer : astrology, star_divination




• The clue is 54. Like the subject of politics in a job interview, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABOO

  Possible Answer : forbidden, out, proscribed, prohibited, verboten, tabu, taboo




• The clue is 55. "You should leave". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEASEGO




• The clue is 56. Divvy up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLOT

  Possible Answer : assign, parcel_out, grant, shell_out, dish_out, mete_out, administer, accord, lot, portion, allot, distribute, dole_out, dispense, deal_out, deal




• The clue is 57. Understudy opportunities?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASYAS




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

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

  The answer: CLEFS

  Possible Answer : clef

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: STAID

  Possible Answer: staid, sedate

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

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

  The answer: ARESO

• The clue is 3. "Really, allow me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOIINSIST

• The clue is 4. [Hey! The light turned green!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOTTOOT

• The clue is 5. Toon whose last name is Nahasapeemapetilon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APU

• The clue is 6. The U.S. has the world's largest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GDP

  Possible Answer: gross_domestic_product, GDP

• The clue is 7. Creatures that sleep by taking hundreds of minute-long naps throughout the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTS

  Possible Answer: emmet, pismire, ant

• The clue is 8. Reacting to a meme, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOLING

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

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

  The answer: PRADA

• The clue is 10. Daisylike bloom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTER

  Possible Answer: aster

• The clue is 11. City between York and Manchester. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEEDS

  Possible Answer: Leeds

• The clue is 13. Youngest artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLIVIARODRIGO

• The clue is 14. Album whose creation is profiled in 2021's "The Beatles: Get Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETITBE

• The clue is 16. ___ script (screenwriter's pitch). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEC

  Possible Answer: spec, specification

• The clue is 18. Like many Halloween costumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXY

  Possible Answer: aphrodisiacal, aphrodisiac, sexy

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsexy, anaphrodisiac

• The clue is 21. "Don't embarrass me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BECOOL

• The clue is 22. Small small?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIL

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

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

  The answer: NEARTO

• The clue is 26. "Hazy" beverage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPA

• The clue is 27. Cal. ender. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEC

  Possible Answer: Dec, December, dec, declination, celestial_latitude

• The clue is 29. Where small plates are served?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIDSTABLE

• The clue is 30. ___ Annie, role for which Ali Stroker was the first wheelchair user to win a Tony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADO

  Possible Answer: hustle, ado, stir, fuss, bustle, flurry

• The clue is 31. "May I help you?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer: yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no

• The clue is 33. Fragrant fire fodder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINELOG

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

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

  The answer: BEERHALL

• The clue is 38. "I Don't Know How to Love ___" ("Jesus Christ Superstar" song). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIM

• The clue is 39. Made it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAME

  Possible Answer: number, come_up, add_up, descend, do, get_along, arrive, hail, come_in, occur, issue_forth, total, follow, get, come, amount, fall, fare, derive, make_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : go, leave

• The clue is 40. Reveal unintentionally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BETRAY

  Possible Answer: snitch, cheat_on, cuckold, sell, betray, rat, tell_on, wander, shit, deceive, grass, shop, lead_astray, give_away, fail, bewray, denounce, cheat, stag

  Possible Opposite Answer : undeceive

• The clue is 41. Go up against. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEFY

  Possible Answer: hold_up, resist, withstand, refuse, hold, dare, defy

  Possible Opposite Answer : lend_oneself

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

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

  The answer: SHAPE

  Possible Answer: conformation, contour, shape, pattern, forge, form, configuration, mould, Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe, determine, figure, influence, regulate, cast, work, chassis, SHAPE, frame, physical_body, soma, physique, flesh, embodiment, human_body, bod, condition, anatomy, material_body, build, mold

• The clue is 43. His birthday is celebrated as National Science Day in Serbia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESLA

  Possible Answer: Nikola_Tesla, tesla, Tesla

• The clue is 44. English filmmaker David or Peter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YATES

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

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

  The answer: ALOOF

  Possible Answer: distant, upstage, aloof

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

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

  The answer: LOOTS

  Possible Answer: scratch, sugar, strip, swag, wampum, simoleons, prize, rifle, shekels, gelt, despoil, lettuce, loot, pelf, bread, boodle, cabbage, foray, plunder, booty, lucre, clams, dirty_money, dough, ransack, moolah, pillage, reave, kale, lolly, dinero

• The clue is 49. Slugger with 609 career home runs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSA

• The clue is 53. "___ Fleurs du Mal" (Charles Baudelaire poetry collection). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LES

  Possible Answer: lupus_erythematosus, LE

• The clue is 54. Part of OOO. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAC

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (36 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: Tricky

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. One who makes a living from fish	9
2A	10. Taxing, as a test	5
3A	15. Screen grab?	9
4A	16. Prefix with -centric	5
5A	17. Like the crescendo in Ravel's "Boléro"	9
6A	18. Prayer presenter	5
7A	19. What travellers typically have in America?	4
8A	20. Flash	4
9A	21. Word that comes from the Japanese for "picture" + "character"	5
10A	22. M.R.I. induction units	6
11A	24. Makeup of a plot	4
12A	26. Walked off with	3
13A	27. Part of a Grim Reaper costume	4
14A	29. Controller of floods in the video game Pharaoh	6
15A	31. Closing	5
16A	35. Directive in an order	4
17A	37. R&B's Braxton	4
18A	38. "Does anyone else sense impending doom?"	7
19A	40. Sémillon rouge and Médoc noir	7
20A	42. Noncommittal	4
21A	43. You might dance on one	4
22A	45. Location of a notorious 33-Down: Abbr.	5
23A	46. Envelop with a ring	6
24A	48. When strikes go on the longest?	4
25A	50. Cavity	3
26A	51. No. 2	4
27A	53. Like the layout of the central 13 black squares in this puzzle	6
28A	58. Open the gate for	5
29A	60. What first has over second	4
30A	62. Woman central to electioneering?	4
31A	63. "Big Little Lies" author Moriarty	5
32A	64. Totality of everything, in sci-fi-speak	9
33A	66. Ninnyhammer	5
34A	67. "Say whatever you're gonna say!"	9
35A	68. It keeps a narrow passage passable	5
36A	69. "Heavens!"	9

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. One who makes a living from fish"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CARDSHARK

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2A: "10. Taxing, as a test"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the rear part of a ship
• Similar words include: nates, fundament, strict
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STERN

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3A: "15. Screen grab?"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: STARPOWER

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4A: "16. Prefix with -centric"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HELIO

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5A: "17. Like the crescendo in Ravel's "Boléro""

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: POCOAPOCO

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6A: "18. Prayer presenter"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that spiritual leader of a jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply jewish law
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RABBI

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7A: "19. What travellers typically have in America?"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONEL

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8A: "20. Flash"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Similar words include: style, dash, ardour
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELAN

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9A: "21. Word that comes from the Japanese for "picture" + "character""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMOJI

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10A: "22. M.R.I. induction units"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
• Similar words include: Nikola Tesla, tesla, Tesla
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TESLAS

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11A: "24. Makeup of a plot"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the land on which real estate is located
• Similar words include: demesne, body politic, set down
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAND

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12A: "26. Walked off with"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money in south korea
• Similar words include: acquire, advance, bring home the bacon
• Opposite of: lost, fall back

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Answer: WON

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13A: "27. Part of a Grim Reaper costume"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
• Similar words include: cowling, hood, bonnet
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COWL

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14A: "29. Controller of floods in the video game Pharaoh"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of isis; father of horus
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OSIRIS

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15A: "31. Closing"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
• Similar words include: terminal, final exam, final examination
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FINAL

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16A: "35. Directive in an order"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that as soon as possible
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASAP

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17A: "37. R&B's Braxton"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TONI

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18A: "38. "Does anyone else sense impending doom?""

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AMINUTS

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19A: "40. Sémillon rouge and Médoc noir"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that black wine grape originally from the region of bordeaux
• Similar words include: Merlot
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: MERLOTS

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20A: "42. Noncommittal"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
• Similar words include: canny, clever, cagey
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CAGY

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21A: "43. You might dance on one"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden desire
• Similar words include: whimsy, caprice, notion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WHIM

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22A: "45. Location of a notorious 33-Down: Abbr."

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELMST

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23A: "46. Envelop with a ring"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ENHALO

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24A: "48. When strikes go on the longest?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the middle of the day
• Similar words include: midday, noontide, noonday
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOON

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25A: "50. Cavity"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
• Similar words include: nether region, pock, cavity
• Opposite of: Heaven

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Answer: PIT

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26A: "51. No. 2"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASST

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27A: "53. Like the layout of the central 13 black squares in this puzzle"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
• Similar words include: specked, scatter, constellate
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DOTTED

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28A: "58. Open the gate for"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
• Similar words include: take on, take, allow
• Opposite of: exclude, reject

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Answer: ADMIT

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29A: "60. What first has over second"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an advantage held by a competitor in a race
• Similar words include: take, tip, star
• Opposite of: deficit, follow

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Answer: LEAD

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30A: "62. Woman central to electioneering?"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IONE

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31A: "63. "Big Little Lies" author Moriarty"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LIANE

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32A: "64. Totality of everything, in sci-fi-speak"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: OMNIVERSE

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33A: "66. Ninnyhammer"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person of subnormal intelligence
• Similar words include: retard, half-wit, imbecile
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MORON

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34A: "67. "Say whatever you're gonna say!""

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SPITITOUT

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35A: "68. It keeps a narrow passage passable"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STENT

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36A: "69. "Heavens!""

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: HOLYMOSES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. 100 bones	5
2D	2. Act constructively from contrition	5
3D	3. Wife-carrying in Finland and cheese-rolling in England	5
4D	4. Waggish	5
5D	5. Spot for a sweat	3
6D	6. "God willing!"	6
7D	7. Ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen's status, repeatedly, in "Catch-22"	4
8D	8. Takes off-road?	7
9D	9. Money in Reykjavík	5
10D	10. Throws spray, in surfer lingo	6
11D	11. Band	4
12D	12. What's lacking in a crowded elevator	9
13D	13. Establishments where smoking is allowed	9
14D	14. Reply while fighting for the check	9
15D	23. First Amendment protector, in brief	4
16D	25. "Far from it"	4
17D	28. Dry streambed	4
18D	30. "___ do"	4
19D	31. Gestures of incredulity	9
20D	32. "D'oh!"	9
21D	33. Cause of a cold sweat, perhaps	9
22D	34. Taylor-Joy of "Furiosa"	4
23D	36. What arms may hold, informally	4
24D	39. Low notes, but not the lowest	4
25D	41. Home of the National Automobile Museum	4
26D	44. At the designated speed	7
27D	47. Not yet seen, say	6
28D	49. Rare bird	6
29D	52. Move about, as liquid	5
30D	54. Connect with	5
31D	55. Estoques are pointed at them	5
32D	56. Transpire thereupon	5
33D	57. Not just the headline gossip, slangily	5
34D	59. Part of, as a racket	4
35D	61. Dye-yielding shrub	4
36D	65. Energy	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. 100 bones"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CSPOT

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2D: "2. Act constructively from contrition"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make amends for
• Similar words include: aby, repent, expiate
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ATONE

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3D: "3. Wife-carrying in Finland and cheese-rolling in England"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any competition
• Similar words include: subspecies, cannonball along, raceway
• Opposite of: linger

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Answer: RACES

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4D: "4. Waggish"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that comical in an odd or whimsical manner
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DROLL

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5D: "5. Spot for a sweat"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Similar words include: watering hole, health spa, resort hotel
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SPA

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6D: "6. "God willing!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HOPESO

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7D: "7. Ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen's status, repeatedly, in "Catch-22""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one who is away or absent without leave
• Similar words include: truant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AWOL

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8D: "8. Takes off-road?"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
• Similar words include: recall, think, hark back
• Opposite of: issue, forget

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Answer: RECALLS

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9D: "9. Money in Reykjavík"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money in sweden
• Similar words include: Icelandic krona, Swedish krona
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KRONA

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10D: "10. Throws spray, in surfer lingo"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Similar words include: tittle, smidgen, tag
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHREDS

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11D: "11. Band"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
• Similar words include: squad, team up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEAM

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12D: "12. What's lacking in a crowded elevator"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ELBOWROOM

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13D: "13. Establishments where smoking is allowed"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: RIBJOINTS

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14D: "14. Reply while fighting for the check"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: NOIINSIST

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15D: "23. First Amendment protector, in brief"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ACLU

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16D: "25. "Far from it""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOPE

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17D: "28. Dry streambed"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a thin coat of water-base paint
• Similar words include: wash off, laundry, dampen
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WASH

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18D: "30. "___ do""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ITLL

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19D: "31. Gestures of incredulity"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FACEPALMS

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20D: "32. "D'oh!""

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: IMANIDIOT

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21D: "33. Cause of a cold sweat, perhaps"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a situation resembling a terrifying dream
• Similar words include: incubus
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: NIGHTMARE

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22D: "34. Taylor-Joy of "Furiosa""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANYA

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23D: "36. What arms may hold, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that projectiles to be fired from a gun
• Similar words include: ammunition
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMMO

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24D: "39. Low notes, but not the lowest"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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: two, deuce, II
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TWOS

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25D: "41. Home of the National Automobile Museum"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RENO

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26D: "44. At the designated speed"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: INTEMPO

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27D: "47. Not yet seen, say"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LATENT

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28D: "49. Rare bird"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that eccentricity that is not easily explained
• Similar words include: crotchet, oddness, rarity
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ODDITY

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29D: "52. Move about, as liquid"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make a splashing sound
• Similar words include: slush around, splosh, slop
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SLOSH

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30D: "54. Connect with"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TIETO

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31D: "55. Estoques are pointed at them"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TOROS

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32D: "56. Transpire thereupon"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
• Similar words include: result
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENSUE

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33D: "57. Not just the headline gossip, slangily"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DEETS

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34D: "59. Part of, as a racket"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: INON

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35D: "61. Dye-yielding shrub"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
• Similar words include: Indigofera anil, indigotin, Indigofera suffruticosa
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANIL

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36D: "65. Energy"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
• Similar words include: muscularity, vigor, vitality
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VIM

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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.

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Build Vocabulary

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

Today's Puzzle Stats

36 Across Clues

36 Down Clues

72 Total Clues

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