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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

NYT Down Today November 11, 2025: Complete Vertical Clues Walkthrough

Down Clues NYT November 11, 2025 - Today's Complete Vertical Solutions

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 36 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down clues solutions for November 11, 2025
NYT Down Clues - Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Down Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date November 11, 2025
Day of Week Tuesday
Total Down Clues 36 clues
Direction Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty Easy

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 36 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 1. Blubber
2 Down 2. Número de planetas
3 Down 3. Mega or jumbo ending
4 Down 4. Forrest Gump, for one
5 Down 5. Inactive periods
6 Down 6. Many a midnight movie
7 Down 7. Home of the Braves: Abbr.
8 Down 8. Completely goes along with
9 Down 9. Playful teasing
10 Down 10. Quite some time, antonymously
11 Down 11. "Dirty Jobs" host Mike
12 Down 12. Where Coca-Cola is KO
13 Down 17. An elver is a young one
14 Down 18. Cask
15 Down 22. Leaders in assists, typically
16 Down 24. Place for cafe art
17 Down 25. Singer with the 1998 #1 hit "Nice & Slow"
18 Down 26. Canada's features a unicorn
19 Down 28. One of the five W's
20 Down 30. For rent
21 Down 31. ___ nous
22 Down 33. "I so did not need to hear that!"
23 Down 35. Penultimate stop on the red BART line, in brief
24 Down 38. Minor-league level
25 Down 39. 1957 Danny & the Juniors hit about a school dance
26 Down 44. Show with a laugh track
27 Down 46. Wet, with thunder and lightning
28 Down 49. Poe's "The Murders in the ___ Morgue"
29 Down 51. Some music sales, for short
30 Down 52. Convince
31 Down 53. "You talkin' ___?"
32 Down 54. Its website has a "Fantasy" tab
33 Down 56. On now
34 Down 57. "Fearless" and "Folklore," for Taylor Swift
35 Down 58. Move, in real estate lingo
36 Down 60. "The ___ of Pooh" (1982 best seller)

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:

Complete Down Solutions:

1 Down: "1. Blubber"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: B__L
  • Similar words: bellow, yawp
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: shout loudly and without restraint
  • This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BAWL

2 Down: "2. Número de planetas"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: O__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OCHO

3 Down: "3. Mega or jumbo ending"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: T__N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TRON

4 Down: "4. Forrest Gump, for one"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S______T
  • Similar words: sergeant-at-law, serjeant-at-law
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SERGEANT

5 Down: "5. Inactive periods"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S____S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer STASES

6 Down: "6. Many a midnight movie"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'C'
  • Word pattern: C_________C
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CULTCLASSIC

7 Down: "7. Home of the Braves: Abbr."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'L'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ATL

8 Down: "8. Completely goes along with"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B__S
  • Similar words: steal, purchase
  • Opposite of: sell
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an advantageous purchase
  • This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BUYS

9 Down: "9. Playful teasing"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: B____R
  • Similar words: chaff, kid
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: light teasing repartee
  • This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BANTER

10 Down: "10. Quite some time, antonymously"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AHOTMINUTE

11 Down: "11. "Dirty Jobs" host Mike"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ROWE

12 Down: "12. Where Coca-Cola is KO"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: N__E
  • Similar words: big board
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a stock exchange in New York
  • This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NYSE

13 Down: "17. An elver is a young one"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'L'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EEL

14 Down: "18. Cask"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'G'
  • Similar words: kegful
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the quantity contained in a keg
  • This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer KEG

15 Down: "22. Leaders in assists, typically"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T_________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TEAMPLAYERS

16 Down: "24. Place for cafe art"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: L___E
  • Similar words: caffe latte
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LATTE

17 Down: "25. Singer with the 1998 #1 hit "Nice & Slow""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: U___R
  • Similar words: doorkeeper, Ussher
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer USHER

18 Down: "26. Canada's features a unicorn"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer COATOFARMS

19 Down: "28. One of the five W's"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'Y'
  • Similar words: wherefore
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation
  • This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer WHY

20 Down: "30. For rent"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: T___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TOLET

21 Down: "31. ___ nous"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ENTRE

22 Down: "33. "I so did not need to hear that!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'W'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EWW

23 Down: "35. Penultimate stop on the red BART line, in brief"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SFO

24 Down: "38. Minor-league level"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AAA

25 Down: "39. 1957 Danny & the Juniors hit about a school dance"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: A______P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ATTHEHOP

26 Down: "44. Show with a laugh track"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: S____M
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SITCOM

27 Down: "46. Wet, with thunder and lightning"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: S____Y
  • Similar words: tempestuous
  • Opposite of: calm
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer STORMY

28 Down: "49. Poe's "The Murders in the ___ Morgue""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: sorrow, regret
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RUE

29 Down: "51. Some music sales, for short"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: Cd, cadmium
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CDS

30 Down: "52. Convince"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: S__Y
  • Similar words: tilt, shake
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: controlling influence
  • This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SWAY

31 Down: "53. "You talkin' ___?""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: T__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a (usually) large and scholarly book
  • This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TOME

32 Down: "54. Its website has a "Fantasy" tab"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: E__N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ESPN

33 Down: "56. On now"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: L__E
  • Similar words: springy, lively
  • Opposite of: recorded
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
  • This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LIVE

34 Down: "57. "Fearless" and "Folklore," for Taylor Swift"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E__S
  • Similar words: era, epoch
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ERAS

35 Down: "58. Move, in real estate lingo"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: R__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RELO

36 Down: "60. "The ___ of Pooh" (1982 best seller)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'O'
  • Similar words: Taoist
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an adherent of any branch of Taoism
  • This is Down clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TAO

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

  • Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
  • Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
  • Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
  • Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
  2. Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically

Time-Saving Down Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Down first Get a mental map of the vertical flow
Fill short Down words 3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors
Use crossing letters Across letters help confirm Down answers
Look for themes Related Down answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 36 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

Down and Across clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

About This Page: We provide comprehensive Down clues solutions and hints for the NYT Crossword to help you improve your solving skills. This site is not affiliated with The New York Times.

Last Updated: November 11, 2025 at 05:14 AM

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Friday, July 19, 2024

February 13, 1997 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - February 13, 1997

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is a most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today puzzle:

Across:

  • 1. Raises: ERECTS
  • 7. Coal-mining waste: SLAG
  • 11. Interruption: GAP
  • 14. Cores: NUCLEI
  • 15. Grand Prix, for instance: AUTORACE
  • 17. One of the lanthanides: CERIUM
  • 18. Accumulates: STORESUP
  • 19. What's NEW?: UPTOTHEMINUTE
  • 21. Hugs, symbolically: OOO
  • 22. Spanish dramatist ___ de Vega: LOPE
  • 23. What's KNEW?: HADINMEMORY
  • 30. Fragrant resin: ELEMI
  • 31. Member of the flock: EWE
  • 32. Spill the beans: BLAB
  • 36. What's GNU?: AFRICANANTELOPE
  • 40. Opposite of bless: DAMN
  • 41. River to the Mississippi: RED
  • 42. Provincial pronoun: YOUSE
  • 43. What's NU?: GREEKLETTER
  • 46. Athens's home: OHIO
  • 49. Suffix with libel: OUS
  • 50. What's NOUS?: FRENCHPRONOUN
  • 56. "A Raisin in the Sun" writer Hansberry: LORRAINE
  • 57. Quiver contents: ARROWS
  • 60. Support: UNDERLIE
  • 61. Where to get fast service?: TENNIS
  • 62. Derek and Diddley: BOS
  • 63. Honky-___: TONK
  • 64. Ancient Qumran inhabitant: ESSENE

Down:

  • 1. Abbr. at the bottom of a letter: ENC
  • 2. Curse the day: RUE
  • 3. Brown shade: ECRU
  • 4. Illegal block: CLIP
  • 5. German: TEUTONIC
  • 6. Violent Saharan wind: SIMOOM
  • 7. Pane's place: SASH
  • 8. Pear-shaped instrument: LUTE
  • 9. Fermi's fascination: ATOM
  • 10. How horror scenes are often depicted: GORILY
  • 11. Refuel: GASUP
  • 12. Intense: ACUTE
  • 13. "___ Le Moko" (1937 Duvivier drama): PEPE
  • 16. Slots site: RENO
  • 20. Water tester: TOE
  • 23. Intellect: HEAD
  • 24. ___ Romeo: ALFA
  • 25. Skin: Suffix: DERM
  • 26. "___ love!": IMIN
  • 27. Gettysburg victor: MEADE
  • 28. Have the rights to: OWN
  • 29. No longer active: Abbr.: RET
  • 32. Stain: BLOT
  • 33. Ill-mannered one: LOUT
  • 34. Basilica section: APSE
  • 35. Cold one: BEER
  • 37. Opposite of dep.: ARR
  • 38. Obit word: NEE
  • 39. Trash bins, graffiti, etc.: EYESORES
  • 43. Track speedster: GOCART
  • 44. Chinese diplomat Wellington ___: KOO
  • 45. Crescent-shaped: LUNATE
  • 46. Down East college town: ORONO
  • 47. Zebra groups: HERDS
  • 48. Pertaining to: INRE
  • 50. Bungle: FLUB
  • 51. Seat of Hawaii County: HILO
  • 52. Nabokov novel: PNIN
  • 53. Stench: REEK
  • 54. Tomb items: URNS
  • 55. Not a lick: NONE
  • 58. Carry the day: WIN
  • 59. Wind dir.: SSE
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

270824 Tuesday, August NYT Crossword hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 27, 2024

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

Tuesday Auguest 27, NYT Crossword Clues
Tuesday Auguest 27,  NYT Crossword Clues 

Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Campy rock subgenre of the early 1970s. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GLAM


  • The clue is 5. Dance in single file. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CONGA

    Possible Answer : conga


  • The clue is 10. Totally smitten. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GAGA

    Possible Answer : crazy, doddering, doddery, dotty, senile, wild, gaga


  • The clue is 14. Social activity that one tries to get out of?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESCAPEROOM


  • The clue is 16. Super-. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UBER


  • The clue is 17. Mathematician Benoit ___, coiner of the word "fractal". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MANDELBROT

    Possible Answer : Benoit_Mandelbrot, Mandelbrot


  • The clue is 18. Shelter that's pitched. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TENT

    Possible Answer : encamp, bivouac, tent, collapsible_shelter, camp_out, camp


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

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

    The answer: STEER

    Possible Answer : maneuver, bullock, head, manoeuver, confidential_information, manoeuvre, direct, point, guide, tip, channelise, wind, steer, hint, channelize, lead


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

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

    The answer: DRAFTEE

    Possible Answer : draftee, inductee, conscript

    Possible Opposite Answer : volunteer


  • The clue is 22. "You're the One That I Want," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DUET

    Possible Answer : pas_de_deux, twosome, dyad, yoke, span, duo, couple, couplet, pair, duette, duet, duad, distich, brace, twain


  • The clue is 25. Rank above viscount. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EARL

    Possible Answer : earl


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

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

    The answer: AGNOSTIC

    Possible Answer : agnostic, doubter, agnostical

    Possible Opposite Answer : gnostic


  • The clue is 30. Former capital of Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KYOTO

    Possible Answer : Kyoto


  • The clue is 33. Lead-in to algebra or calculus. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PRE


  • The clue is 34. ___ nous (between us). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENTRE


  • The clue is 36. Cornmeal cake in Colombian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AREPA


  • The clue is 38. Epigram or elegy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POEM

    Possible Answer : verse_form, poem


  • The clue is 40. Set straight. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALIGN

    Possible Answer : line_up, aline, align, adjust, ordinate, array, coordinate

    Possible Opposite Answer : skew


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

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

    The answer: ANTI

    Possible Answer : anti

    Possible Opposite Answer : pro


  • The clue is 43. Fizzy drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SODAS

    Possible Answer : washing_soda, soda_water, tonic, soda_ash, sal_soda, pop, soda_pop, soda, sodium_carbonate


  • The clue is 45. Incorporate, as a hyperlink. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMBED

    Possible Answer : embed, implant, engraft, plant, imbed


  • The clue is 47. Sitcom narrator Mosby. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TED

    Possible Answer : Ted, Teddy_boy


  • The clue is 48. "I tip ___ to you!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MYHAT


  • The clue is 50. Fashion designer in "The Incredibles". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDNAMODE


  • The clue is 52. Start of a texter's two cents. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMHO


  • The clue is 54. Storm relief org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FEMA

    Possible Answer : Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency, FEMA


  • The clue is 55. Give one's two cents. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHIMEIN


  • The clue is 58. Nobel Peace Prize winner Sadat. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANWAR


  • The clue is 62. Covid-19, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RONA


  • The clue is 63. Copywriter's handbook. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STYLEGUIDE


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

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

    The answer: ITCH

    Possible Answer : itch, spoil, rub, scratch, scabies, urge, itching, itchiness


  • The clue is 68. Messy end to a relationship, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BADBREAKUP


  • The clue is 69. Asian cuisine choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THAI

    Possible Answer : Tai, Siamese, Thai, Central_Thai


  • The clue is 70. ___ salts. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EPSOM


  • The clue is 71. "Slander!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIES

    Possible Answer : lie, lie_down, Lie, consist, prevarication, rest, lie_in, dwell, Trygve_Halvden_Lie, Trygve_Lie

    Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand


Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

    The answer: GEMS

    Possible Answer: gemstone, precious_stone, treasure, stone, muffin, gem, jewel

  • The clue is 2. Future J.D.'s exam. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LSAT

  • The clue is 3. Skin affliction. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACNE

    Possible Answer: acne

  • The clue is 4. Worked with what's available. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MADEDO

  • The clue is 5. Animation frame. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CEL

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

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

    The answer: ORB

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

  • The clue is 7. "Water, water, every where, / ___ any drop to drink": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOR

  • The clue is 8. Johnny B. of song. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GOODE

  • The clue is 9. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMTRAK

  • The clue is 10. Micro-organisms in the digestive tract. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GUTFLORA

  • The clue is 11. Aid's partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABET

    Possible Answer: abet

  • The clue is 12. Apt name for a DNA expert?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GENE

    Possible Answer: factor, cistron, gene

  • The clue is 13. Commedia dell'___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARTE

  • The clue is 15. Read carefully ... or leisurely. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PERUSE

    Possible Answer: peruse

  • The clue is 21. Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARYA

  • The clue is 23. Europe's tallest active volcano. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETNA

    Possible Answer: etna, bunsen_burner, Mt_Etna, Mount_Etna, Etna, bunsen

  • The clue is 24. Museum placard info. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TITLE

    Possible Answer: deed, statute_title, entitle, title_of_respect, deed_of_conveyance, style, championship, form_of_address, title, rubric, claim

  • The clue is 26. Phone screen array. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APPS

  • The clue is 27. Bachelor party V.I.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GROOM

    Possible Answer: neaten, stableman, dress, stableboy, groom, prepare, train, bridegroom, hostler, curry, ostler

  • The clue is 28. Down-and-out. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEEDY

    Possible Answer: destitute, necessitous, poverty-stricken, needy, indigent, impoverished

  • The clue is 29. True ___ (podcast genre). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CRIME

    Possible Answer: crime, offence, offense, criminal_offense, law-breaking, criminal_offence

  • The clue is 31. Fifty minutes past the hour. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TENTO

  • The clue is 32. Made a choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPTED

    Possible Answer: choose, prefer, opt

  • The clue is 35. Musical staff letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EGBDF

  • The clue is 37. Capitol Hill staffer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AIDE

    Possible Answer: aide, adjutant, aide-de-camp, auxiliary

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

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

    The answer: MAHIMAHI

    Possible Answer: dolphinfish, mahimahi, dolphin

  • The clue is 41. Hawaiian goose. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NENE

  • The clue is 44. Word before day or difference. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAME

    Possible Answer: Lapp, Saame, Saami, like, Lapplander, same, Sami, Same

    Possible Opposite Answer : other, different, unlike

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

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

    The answer: DAMAGE

    Possible Answer: impairment, terms, price, wrong, damage, scathe, hurt, harm, legal_injury, equipment_casualty

  • The clue is 49. Pyramus' beloved, in myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THISBE

  • The clue is 51. Not automatic. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MANUAL

    Possible Answer: manual, manual_of_arms

    Possible Opposite Answer : automatic

  • The clue is 53. Ready for use. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONTAP

  • The clue is 55. Feedback session in art school, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CRIT

  • The clue is 56. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOTH

    Possible Answer: Hodur, Hoder, Hoth, Hodr, Hothr

  • The clue is 57. Largest empire in pre-Columbian America. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INCA

    Possible Answer: Inca, Incan, Inka

  • The clue is 59. Reference site, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WIKI

  • The clue is 60. Together, in music. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADUE

  • The clue is 61. Workout units. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REPS

    Possible Answer: rep, repp

  • The clue is 64. Gridiron gains: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YDS

  • The clue is 65. Wall St. acquisition. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LBO

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

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

    The answer: ERM

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XWordHint Crossword Answers January 11, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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

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January 11, 2026 NYT Crossword Solutions

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Tennis superstar Nadal, familiarly 4
2A 5. "Wicked" director Jon M. ___ 3
3A 8. Unspecified degree 3
4A 11. Pack (down) 4
5A 15. "Sign me up!" 4
6A 16. Bygone carrier that had a fleet of "Clippers" 5
7A 19. Really like 5
8A 21. Woodwind related to the cor anglais 4
9A 22. Article of sports equipment that typically has two rubber sheets of different colors 14
10A 24. Delivery option 5
11A 25. Sound from a ragdoll 4
12A 26. Division signs, more formally 5
13A 27. Word sung three times in a row in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" 4
14A 28. Et ___ (and others) 4
15A 29. Games on some kids' menus 5
16A 30. Boss at a blaze 9
17A 32. Game on some kids' menus 16
18A 34. "King Kong" actress Wray 3
19A 35. What might pop up from time to time? 7
20A 37. Item in a numismatist's collection 4
21A 38. "S.N.L." alum Nora 4
22A 39. Champagne giant 4
23A 42. Patient watchers 6
24A 46. Birthstone before opal 8
25A 49. Longtime NASCAR sponsor 3
26A 51. Ladybug's prey 5
27A 53. Debaters who use deceptive arguments 8
28A 55. Stag 5
29A 56. Oscar-winning actress Loren 6
30A 57. Lower-right button on YouTube ads 4
31A 59. ___ nous (between us) 5
32A 60. Kristen of "Bridesmaids" 4
33A 61. Seduce 5
34A 62. "In my estimation ..." 5
35A 64. Rubber end of a golf club 4
36A 65. Ninth inning, usually 3
37A 66. Flooded 5
38A 67. Iridescent jewelry material 5
39A 68. Rug cleaner, for short 3
40A 69. Lead-in to aging or anxiety 4
41A 70. Two-time capital of the Mughal Empire 5
42A 71. Biting pests 5
43A 72. Follower of catch or latch 4
44A 74. Former times 5
45A 76. Cameron who voiced Princess Fiona in the "Shrek" movies 4
46A 77. Flo Rida title sung before the words "just a little" 4
47A 78. Big cat hybrid 5
48A 79. No Shave November growth, informally 6
49A 81. Mimic 3
50A 82. Connecticut governor Lamont 3
51A 83. N.B.A. team that plays at Gainbridge Fieldhouse 6
52A 84. Compound that ripens bananas 6
53A 86. Computer menu heading 4
54A 88. Owlish, in a way 4
55A 89. Brontë heroine 4
56A 91. Bit of entertainment for a morning commute, maybe 7
57A 94. A-one ... or an "A" worth one 3
58A 97. Beachy footwear 15
59A 103. "I'm fine, but thanks anyway!" 9
60A 105. Literally, "the god" 5
61A 106. Provocative 4
62A 107. Parcel of land 4
63A 108. Classic origami design 5
64A 109. Medallions might be seen in them 4
65A 110. ___ Games, event first held in 70-Across 5
66A 111. Tupac and Eminem, for two 13
67A 113. Give off 4
68A 114. Like an authoritarian 5
69A 115. ___ Montoya, "The Princess Bride" swordsman 5
70A 116. Telly channel, with "the" 4
71A 117. Well-grounded 4
72A 118. Hit title for Abba or Rihanna 3
73A 119. Email category 3
74A 120. Website with a "Craft Supplies & Tools" page 4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Tennis superstar Nadal, familiarly"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RAFA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2A: "5. "Wicked" director Jon M. ___"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CHU

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3A: "8. Unspecified degree"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
  • Similar words include: n-th
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NTH

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4A: "11. Pack (down)"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
  • Similar words include: tamper, pack, tamping bar
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TAMP

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5A: "15. "Sign me up!""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IMIN

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6A: "16. Bygone carrier that had a fleet of "Clippers""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PANAM

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7A: "19. Really like"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that love intensely
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ADORE

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8A: "21. Woodwind related to the cor anglais"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
  • Similar words include: hautbois, hautboy
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OBOE

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9A: "22. Article of sports equipment that typically has two rubber sheets of different colors"

14 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PINGPONGPADDLE

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10A: "24. Delivery option"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FEDEX

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11A: "25. Sound from a ragdoll"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
  • Similar words include: birr, whirr, whir
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PURR

Remember this word for future puzzles!

12A: "26. Division signs, more formally"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OBELI

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13A: "27. Word sung three times in a row in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
  • Similar words include: origin, stem, tooth root
  • Opposite of: descendant
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ROOT

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14A: "28. Et ___ (and others)"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALIA

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15A: "29. Games on some kids' menus"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
  • Similar words include: labyrinth, maze, tangle
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MAZES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

16A: "30. Boss at a blaze"

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FIRECHIEF

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17A: "32. Game on some kids' menus"

16 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CRISSCROSSPUZZLE

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18A: "34. "King Kong" actress Wray"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
  • Similar words include: faerie, sprite, faery
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FAY

Remember this word for future puzzles!

19A: "35. What might pop up from time to time?"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture
  • Similar words include: wassailer
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TOASTER

Remember this word for future puzzles!

20A: "37. Item in a numismatist's collection"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
  • Similar words include: strike, mint
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: COIN

Remember this word for future puzzles!

21A: "38. "S.N.L." alum Nora"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DUNN

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22A: "39. Champagne giant"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MOET

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23A: "42. Patient watchers"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
  • Similar words include: breastfeed, harbour, nursemaid
  • Opposite of: bottlefeed
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NURSES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

24A: "46. Birthstone before opal"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
  • Similar words include: sky-blue, lazuline, azure
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SAPPHIRE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

25A: "49. Longtime NASCAR sponsor"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that standard temperature and pressure
  • Similar words include: s.t.p.
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: STP

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26A: "51. Ladybug's prey"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of various small plant-sucking insects
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: APHID

Remember this word for future puzzles!

27A: "53. Debaters who use deceptive arguments"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of a group of greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century bc who speculated on a wide range of subjects
  • Similar words include: Sophist, sophist, casuist
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SOPHISTS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

28A: "55. Stag"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that isolated from others
  • Similar words include: only, unaccompanied, unequaled
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALONE

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29A: "56. Oscar-winning actress Loren"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SOPHIA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

30A: "57. Lower-right button on YouTube ads"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a gait in which steps and hops alternate
  • Similar words include: hop-skip, bound off, hop
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SKIP

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31A: "59. ___ nous (between us)"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ENTRE

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32A: "60. Kristen of "Bridesmaids""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WIIG

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33A: "61. Seduce"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that dispose or incline or entice to
  • Similar words include: invite, lure, influence
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TEMPT

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34A: "62. "In my estimation ...""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IDSAY

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35A: "64. Rubber end of a golf club"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the act of grasping
  • Similar words include: travelling bag, traction, clutch
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GRIP

Remember this word for future puzzles!

36A: "65. Ninth inning, usually"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that either extremity of something that has length
  • Similar words include: conclusion, destruction, goal
  • Opposite of: beginning, begin
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: END

Remember this word for future puzzles!

37A: "66. Flooded"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that covered with water
  • Similar words include: afloat, overflowing, flooded
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AWASH

Remember this word for future puzzles!

38A: "67. Iridescent jewelry material"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
  • Similar words include: mother-of-pearl
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NACRE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

39A: "68. Rug cleaner, for short"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that informal term for vacation
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: VAC

Remember this word for future puzzles!

40A: "69. Lead-in to aging or anxiety"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
  • Opposite of: pro
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ANTI

Remember this word for future puzzles!

41A: "70. Two-time capital of the Mughal Empire"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a city in north central india
  • Similar words include: Old Delhi
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DELHI

Remember this word for future puzzles!

42A: "71. Biting pests"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
  • Similar words include: gnat
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GNATS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

43A: "72. Follower of catch or latch"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ONTO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

44A: "74. Former times"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the time that has elapsed
  • Similar words include: yesteryear, past tense, past times
  • Opposite of: future
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PASTS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

45A: "76. Cameron who voiced Princess Fiona in the "Shrek" movies"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first european to get round the cape of good hope (thus establishing a sea route from the atlantic to asia) (1450-1500)
  • Similar words include: Dias, Bartholomeu Diaz, Bartholomeu Dias
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DIAZ

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46A: "77. Flo Rida title sung before the words "just a little""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ICRY

Remember this word for future puzzles!

47A: "78. Big cat hybrid"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that offspring of a male lion and a female tiger
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LIGER

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48A: "79. No Shave November growth, informally"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: STACHE

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49A: "81. Mimic"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
  • Similar words include: aper, anthropoid, copycat
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: APE

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50A: "82. Connecticut governor Lamont"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: NED

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51A: "83. N.B.A. team that plays at Gainbridge Fieldhouse"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a horse used to set the pace in racing
  • Similar words include: pacer, pacesetter, pacemaker
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: PACERS

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52A: "84. Compound that ripens bananas"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic
  • Similar words include: ethylene
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ETHENE

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53A: "86. Computer menu heading"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
  • Similar words include: redact, blue-pencil, cut
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: EDIT

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54A: "88. Owlish, in a way"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a way of doing or being
  • Similar words include: knowing, Isaac Mayer Wise, heady
  • Opposite of: foolish
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Answer: WISE

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55A: "89. Brontë heroine"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
  • Similar words include: Lake Eyre
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: EYRE

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56A: "91. Bit of entertainment for a morning commute, maybe"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: PODCAST

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57A: "94. A-one ... or an "A" worth one"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • Similar words include: nail, topnotch, champion
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ACE

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58A: "97. Beachy footwear"

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
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Answer: FLIPFLOPSANDALS

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59A: "103. "I'm fine, but thanks anyway!""

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: OHTHATSOK

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60A: "105. Literally, "the god""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that muslim name for the one and only god
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ALLAH

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61A: "106. Provocative"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that being in a tense state
  • Similar words include: restive, jittery, overstrung
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: EDGY

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62A: "107. Parcel of land"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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63A: "108. Classic origami design"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states writer (1871-1900)
  • Similar words include: Harold Hart Crane, Stephen Crane, stretch out
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: CRANE

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64A: "109. Medallions might be seen in them"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
  • Similar words include: hack, cab, cabriolet
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: CABS

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65A: "110. ___ Games, event first held in 70-Across"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a native or inhabitant of asia
  • Similar words include: Asiatic
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASIAN

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66A: "111. Tupac and Eminem, for two"

13 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____________
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Answer: HIPHOPARTISTS

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67A: "113. Give off"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that expel (gases or odors)
  • Similar words include: let loose, give out, utter
  • Opposite of: absorb
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Answer: EMIT

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68A: "114. Like an authoritarian"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the rear part of a ship
  • Similar words include: buttocks, nates, butt
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: STERN

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69A: "115. ___ Montoya, "The Princess Bride" swordsman"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: INIGO

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70A: "116. Telly channel, with "the""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: BEEB

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71A: "117. Well-grounded"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
  • Similar words include: reasonable
  • Opposite of: insane
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Answer: SANE

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72A: "118. Hit title for Abba or Rihanna"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
  • Similar words include: sol, soh, so
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SOS

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73A: "119. Email category"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
  • Similar words include: newfangled, young, novel
  • Opposite of: old, worn
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Answer: NEW

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74A: "120. Website with a "Craft Supplies & Tools" page"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETSY

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Take to the cleaners 6
2D 2. Class with frogs 8
3D 3. Dressy clothes 6
4D 4. Point of view 5
5D 5. Filing pro 3
6D 6. Roman emperor with a namesake wall 7
7D 7. Hits Ctrl+Z to fix 6
8D 8. Error message on a Blu-Ray display 6
9D 9. Benedict Arnold's offense 7
10D 10. Practice witchcraft on 3
11D 11. Birthstone after opal 5
12D 12. Filled with activity 5
13D 13. Mushroom often added to cream sauces 5
14D 14. Inherently 5
15D 17. In the air 5
16D 18. ___ Gala 3
17D 19. Way off in the distance 4
18D 20. Classical Greek precinct with a noted oracle 6
19D 23. Imagine 7
20D 29. Randall who created the webcomic "xkcd" 6
21D 31. Sharpen 4
22D 32. ___-Magnon 3
23D 33. Apt name of 12 popes 4
24D 36. Felt someone's pain 10
25D 38. Prank of doorbell ringing and running 13
26D 40. Gradually entering, as a hot tub 10
27D 41. Modern social media craze 11
28D 43. Melodic way of speaking 13
29D 44. Turn off 8
30D 45. Less laissez-faire 8
31D 46. Cutter with teeth 3
32D 47. Make an enemy of 8
33D 48. Identifies digitally? 8
34D 49. Part of the Horn of Africa 7
35D 50. Perfect condition 11
36D 52. Throw out 7
37D 54. Leaf-turning mo. 3
38D 56. Put in stitches 5
39D 58. Subject of an R.S.V.P. 5
40D 61. Tiny amount 3
41D 63. "Absolutely!" 3
42D 69. Tough H.S. classes 3
43D 73. Hosp. surgical sites 3
44D 75. "You've gotta be kidding!" 6
45D 78. Swan song 7
46D 80. Mononymous singer who popularized "New Celtic" music 4
47D 83. "Baloney!" 4
48D 85. Birth name of Che Guevara 7
49D 87. Computer addresses, for short 3
50D 88. Light bulb measure 7
51D 90. Swirling currents 6
52D 92. Intelligent sea mammal 7
53D 93. Composer of the "Raindrop" prelude 6
54D 94. How china is often sold 6
55D 95. Short adventure tales 6
56D 96. Barely manages to get through 6
57D 97. Goes up against 5
58D 98. Beast domesticated by the Incas 5
59D 99. Longtime TV personality Regis 7
60D 100. Tomato product 5
61D 101. Culture medium 4
62D 102. Country singer Loretta 4
63D 104. "Survivor" group 5
64D 107. Greek letter that resembles an "I" atop an "O," as seen eight times in this puzzle 3
65D 110. Jerk 3
66D 112. Period in the periodic table 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Take to the cleaners"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: RIPOFF

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2D: "2. Class with frogs"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians
  • Similar words include: class Amphibia
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: AMPHIBIA

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3D: "3. Dressy clothes"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that elaborate or showy attire and accessories
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: FINERY

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4D: "4. Point of view"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
  • Similar words include: tip, lean, weight
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ANGLE

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5D: "5. Filing pro"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
  • Similar words include: certified public accountant
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: CPA

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6D: "6. Roman emperor with a namesake wall"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that roman emperor who was the adoptive son of trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to britain in 122 he ordered the construction of hadrian's wall (76-138)
  • Similar words include: Publius Aelius Hadrianus, Adrian
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: HADRIAN

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7D: "7. Hits Ctrl+Z to fix"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
  • Similar words include: loosen, unmake, untie
  • Opposite of: wrap, make
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: UNDOES

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8D: "8. Error message on a Blu-Ray display"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: NODISC

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9D: "9. Benedict Arnold's offense"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a crime that undermines the offender's government
  • Similar words include: subversiveness, betrayal, high treason
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: TREASON

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10D: "10. Practice witchcraft on"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an evil spell
  • Similar words include: bewitch, enchant, jinx
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: HEX

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11D: "11. Birthstone after opal"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a yellow quartz
  • Similar words include: common topaz, tan, false topaz
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOPAZ

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12D: "12. Filled with activity"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that noisy like the sound of a bee
  • Similar words include: buzzing
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ABUZZ

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13D: "13. Mushroom often added to cream sauces"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of various edible mushrooms of the genus morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: MOREL

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14D: "14. Inherently"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PERSE

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15D: "17. In the air"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ALOFT

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16D: "18. ___ Gala"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that come together
  • Similar words include: match, get together, come across
  • Opposite of: diverge
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Answer: MET

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17D: "19. Way off in the distance"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: AFAR

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18D: "20. Classical Greek precinct with a noted oracle"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an ancient greek city on the slopes of mount parnassus; site of the oracle of delphi
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: DELPHI

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19D: "23. Imagine"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
  • Similar words include: figure, render, exposure
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: PICTURE

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20D: "29. Randall who created the webcomic "xkcd""

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: MUNROE

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21D: "31. Sharpen"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
  • Similar words include: perfect
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: HONE

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22D: "32. ___-Magnon"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
  • Similar words include: scope, oscilloscope, cathode-ray oscilloscope
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: CRO

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23D: "33. Apt name of 12 popes"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PIUS

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24D: "36. Felt someone's pain"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that be understanding of
  • Similar words include: empathise, sympathise, sympathize
  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: EMPATHIZED

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25D: "38. Prank of doorbell ringing and running"

13 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____________
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Answer: DINGDONGDITCH

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26D: "40. Gradually entering, as a hot tub"

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: EASINGINTO

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27D: "41. Modern social media craze"

11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: TIKTOKDANCE

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28D: "43. Melodic way of speaking"

13 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____________
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Answer: SINGSONGVOICE

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29D: "44. Turn off"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that remove from customary environment or associations
  • Similar words include: disaffect, alienate, alien
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: ESTRANGE

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30D: "45. Less laissez-faire"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
  • Similar words include: stern, strict, rigid
  • Opposite of: indulgent
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Answer: STRICTER

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31D: "46. Cutter with teeth"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
  • Similar words include: figure, picture, pick up
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SAW

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32D: "47. Make an enemy of"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
  • Similar words include: estrange, disaffect, alien
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALIENATE

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33D: "48. Identifies digitally?"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: POINTSAT

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34D: "49. Part of the Horn of Africa"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a republic in extreme eastern africa on the somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: SOMALIA

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35D: "50. Perfect condition"

11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: TIPTOPSHAPE

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36D: "52. Throw out"

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that anything that is cast aside or discarded
  • Similar words include: throwing away, toss away, chuck out
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: DISCARD

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37D: "54. Leaf-turning mo."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the month following august and preceding october
  • Similar words include: Sept, September
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SEP

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38D: "56. Put in stitches"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that fasten by sewing; do needlework
  • Similar words include: sew, stitched, stitch
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SEWED

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39D: "58. Subject of an R.S.V.P."

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an organization to gain political power
  • Similar words include: company, political party
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PARTY

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40D: "61. Tiny amount"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a slight amount or degree of difference
  • Similar words include: shade
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAD

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41D: "63. "Absolutely!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an affirmative
  • Opposite of: no
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: YES

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42D: "69. Tough H.S. classes"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: APS

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43D: "73. Hosp. surgical sites"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a state in northwestern united states on the pacific
  • Similar words include: Beaver State, operating room, operating theater
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ORS

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44D: "75. "You've gotta be kidding!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: SHEESH

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45D: "78. Swan song"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: LASTACT

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46D: "80. Mononymous singer who popularized "New Celtic" music"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ENYA

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47D: "83. "Baloney!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PISH

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48D: "85. Birth name of Che Guevara"

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: ERNESTO

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49D: "87. Computer addresses, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
  • Similar words include: informatics, information science, IP
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IPS

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50D: "88. Light bulb measure"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the product of voltage and current
  • Similar words include: electrical power, electric power
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WATTAGE

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51D: "90. Swirling currents"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
  • Similar words include: whirl, swirl, purl
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EDDIES

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52D: "92. Intelligent sea mammal"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around hawaii)
  • Similar words include: dolphinfish, mahimahi
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DOLPHIN

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53D: "93. Composer of the "Raindrop" prelude"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the music of chopin
  • Similar words include: Kate O'Flaherty Chopin, Kate Chopin, Frederic Francois Chopin
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CHOPIN

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54D: "94. How china is often sold"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ASASET

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55D: "95. Short adventure tales"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: CONTES

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56D: "96. Barely manages to get through"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: EKESBY

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57D: "97. Goes up against"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
  • Similar words include: boldness, side, present
  • Opposite of: back, avoid
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Answer: FACES

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58D: "98. Beast domesticated by the Incas"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that wild or domesticated south american cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: LLAMA

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59D: "99. Longtime TV personality Regis"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: PHILBIN

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60D: "100. Tomato product"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
  • Similar words include: library paste, spread, glue
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: PASTE

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61D: "101. Culture medium"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
  • Similar words include: agar-agar, nutrient agar
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: AGAR

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62D: "102. Country singer Loretta"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: LYNN

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63D: "104. "Survivor" group"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a social division of (usually preliterate) people
  • Similar words include: folk, kindred, kin group
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: TRIBE

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64D: "107. Greek letter that resembles an "I" atop an "O," as seen eight times in this puzzle"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the 21st letter of the greek alphabet
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: PHI

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65D: "110. Jerk"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • Similar words include: buttocks, nates, butt
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ASS

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66D: "112. Period in the periodic table"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
  • Similar words include: words, course, dustup
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ROW

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Today's Puzzle Stats

74 Across Clues
66 Down Clues
140 Total Clues

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