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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, March 09, 2022
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle March 09, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Italian sauce with meat and tomatoes | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Person seeking damages | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Letter that's only 25% of the way through the Greek alphabet, surprisingly | 4 |
| 4A | 13. Cheers for banderilleros | 4 |
| 5A | 14. Martial artist/actor who played the emperor of China in 2020's "Mulan" | 5 |
| 6A | 15. Good name for an ophthalmologist | 4 |
| 7A | 16. "You and I should eat that" | 10 |
| 8A | 18. Salmon, e.g. | 4 |
| 9A | 19. Force out | 7 |
| 10A | 20. Flowering plants associated with the Augusta National golf course | 7 |
| 11A | 22. Utter | 3 |
| 12A | 23. Actress Garr | 4 |
| 13A | 25. Dating app description | 3 |
| 14A | 26. Kid at a college bar who seems, to me as a bouncer, too young to allow in | 13 |
| 15A | 32. Palestinian president starting in 2005 | 5 |
| 16A | 34. Place | 4 |
| 17A | 35. Calendar box | 3 |
| 18A | 36. Essential point | 4 |
| 19A | 37. Bill worth billions | 5 |
| 20A | 39. When most Geminis are born | 4 |
| 21A | 40. Spoil | 3 |
| 22A | 41. Dog breed whose coat resembles dreadlocks | 4 |
| 23A | 42. Drinks at soda shops | 5 |
| 24A | 43. Easter item that the woman is going to decorate | 13 |
| 25A | 47. More, in Mexico | 3 |
| 26A | 48. Short johns? | 4 |
| 27A | 49. Nowhere to be found, informally | 3 |
| 28A | 52. Risk territory bordering Siberia | 7 |
| 29A | 56. Sponsored boys at baptisms | 7 |
| 30A | 58. Desertlike | 4 |
| 31A | 59. What the couple dressed in lupine costumes said | 10 |
| 32A | 61. It's worth zero in baccarat | 4 |
| 33A | 62. Gets wind of | 5 |
| 34A | 63. Land whose prime minister is known as the Taoiseach | 4 |
| 35A | 64. "For Pete's ___!" | 4 |
| 36A | 65. Stops waffling | 4 |
| 37A | 66. Licks, maybe | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Italian sauce with meat and tomatoes"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAGU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Person seeking damages"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a man who courts a woman
- Words that mean the same thing: petitioner, wooer, suitor
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Letter that's only 25% of the way through the Greek alphabet, surprisingly"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the 6th letter of the greek alphabet
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZETA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. Cheers for banderilleros"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "14. Martial artist/actor who played the emperor of China in 2020's "Mulan""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JETLI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "15. Good name for an ophthalmologist"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
- Words that mean the same thing: iris diaphragm, sword lily, flag
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "16. "You and I should eat that""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LETSHAVEIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Salmon, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a light shade of red
- Words that mean the same thing: pinkish, knock, garden pink
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PINK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Force out"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that form or shape by forcing through an opening
- Words that mean the same thing: squeeze out
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EXTRUDE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Flowering plants associated with the Augusta National golf course"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
- Words that mean the same thing: azalea
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AZALEAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Utter"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the chance to speak
- Words that mean the same thing: suppose, enjoin, read
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Actress Garr"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TERI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Dating app description"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. Kid at a college bar who seems, to me as a bouncer, too young to allow in"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STUDENTIDCARD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "32. Palestinian president starting in 2005"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABBAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "34. Place"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
- Words that mean the same thing: web site, land site, locate
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SITE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "35. Calendar box"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that time for earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
- Words that mean the same thing: mean solar day, daytime, twenty-four hour period
- The opposite would be: night
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. Essential point"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the milky way near centaurus
- Words that mean the same thing: Crux Australis, crux of the matter, Southern Cross
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRUX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. Bill worth billions"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the united states (born in 1955)
- Words that mean the same thing: Bill Gates, William Henry Gates, logic gate
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GATES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. When most Geminis are born"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the month following may and preceding july
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JUNE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "40. Spoil"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the month following february and preceding april
- Words that mean the same thing: impair, spoil, mutilate
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "41. Dog breed whose coat resembles dreadlocks"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that 100 puls equal 1 afghani in afghanistan
- Words that mean the same thing: pul
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PULI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "42. Drinks at soda shops"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a milkshake made with malt powder
- Words that mean the same thing: malt, malt liquor, malted milk
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MALTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "43. Easter item that the woman is going to decorate"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGGSHELLPAINT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. More, in Mexico"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that informal terms for a mother
- Words that mean the same thing: milliampere, Bay State, mum
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "48. Short johns?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- Words that mean the same thing: lav, can, lavatory
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAVS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "49. Nowhere to be found, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "52. Risk territory bordering Siberia"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YAKUTSK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "56. Sponsored boys at baptisms"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a male godchild
- Words that mean the same thing: godson
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GODSONS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "58. Desertlike"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that lacking sufficient water or rainfall
- Words that mean the same thing: waterless, desiccated, desiccate
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "59. What the couple dressed in lupine costumes said"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
- Words that mean the same thing: werewolf, lycanthrope, wolfman
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WEREWOLVES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "61. It's worth zero in baccarat"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- Words that mean the same thing: Billie Jean Moffitt King, mogul, business leader
- The opposite would be: female monarch, queen
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "62. Gets wind of"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
- Words that mean the same thing: find out, see, take heed
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEARS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "63. Land whose prime minister is known as the Taoiseach"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
- Words that mean the same thing: Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EIRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "64. "For Pete's ___!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a reason for wanting something done
- Words that mean the same thing: interest, saki, rice beer
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "65. Stops waffling"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that select as an alternative over another
- Words that mean the same thing: opt, choose, prefer
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "66. Licks, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that wetness caused by water
- Words that mean the same thing: moisture, wet
- The opposite would be: dry
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WETS
Great job if you got it right!
March 09, 2022 Wednesday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Hats, so to speak | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Siri : Apple :: ___ : Amazon | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Seat of Pennsylvania's Adams County | 10 |
| 4D | 4. Losing team in the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Harsh | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Shoshonean language | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Director Kazan | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Little Nabisco crackers | 8 |
| 9D | 9. Bag brand | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Great Lakes port | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Mother of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Requests | 4 |
| 13D | 14. Affected by ennui | 5 |
| 14D | 17. Most Rwandans and Burundians | 5 |
| 15D | 21. Member of a support staff | 4 |
| 16D | 24. Impart, as values | 7 |
| 17D | 27. Dodgers might not pay it | 3 |
| 18D | 28. "Jeopardy!" impossibility | 3 |
| 19D | 29. XXX film | 10 |
| 20D | 30. Speak hysterically | 4 |
| 21D | 31. Batiking needs | 4 |
| 22D | 32. High point | 4 |
| 23D | 33. Talk big | 4 |
| 24D | 37. "Tell me if you recognize me from just my voice and the feel of my hands over your eyes" | 8 |
| 25D | 38. Last word of the Pledge of Allegiance | 3 |
| 26D | 39. Middle Brady family daughter | 3 |
| 27D | 41. Cool, in old slang | 4 |
| 28D | 42. Botch | 5 |
| 29D | 44. Photocopy flaw | 6 |
| 30D | 45. Waiters at busy restaurants might be handed them | 6 |
| 31D | 46. Declares openly | 5 |
| 32D | 50. Like helium | 5 |
| 33D | 51. Sure-footed pack animals | 5 |
| 34D | 52. Sure-footed pack animals | 4 |
| 35D | 53. Number that's often in Italian | 4 |
| 36D | 54. Sharp twist, as in a hose | 4 |
| 37D | 55. Remain fresh | 4 |
| 38D | 57. Whole bunch | 4 |
| 39D | 60. Tattletale | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Hats, so to speak"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- Words that mean the same thing: use, part, office
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROLES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Siri : Apple :: ___ : Amazon"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALEXA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Seat of Pennsylvania's Adams County"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small town in southern pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
- Words that mean the same thing: Battle of Gettysburg
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GETTYSBURG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Losing team in the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
- Words that mean the same thing: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet Union, Russia
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USSR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Harsh"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- Words that mean the same thing: stark, austere, spartan
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEVERE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Shoshonean language"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Director Kazan"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that english essayist (1775-1834)
- Words that mean the same thing: Lamb, Charles Lamb
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Little Nabisco crackers"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RITZBITS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Bag brand"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZIPLOC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Great Lakes port"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
- Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Mother of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TINA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Requests"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that inquire about
- Words that mean the same thing: involve, demand, call for
- The opposite would be: obviate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASKS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Affected by ennui"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
- Words that mean the same thing: wearied, wear upon, tire
- The opposite would be: refresh
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JADED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "17. Most Rwandans and Burundians"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of a bantu people living in rwanda and burundi
- Words that mean the same thing: Hutu
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HUTUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Member of a support staff"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
- Words that mean the same thing: adjutant, auxiliary, aide-de-camp
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AIDE
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Clue 16 Down: "24. Impart, as values"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that impart gradually
- Words that mean the same thing: ingrain, impress, tincture
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: INSTILL
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Clue 17 Down: "27. Dodgers might not pay it"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
- Words that mean the same thing: task, taxation, assess
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TAX
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Clue 18 Down: "28. "Jeopardy!" impossibility"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
- Words that mean the same thing: tie-in, wed, affiliation
- The opposite would be: untie, disconnect
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The answer is: TIE
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Clue 19 Down: "29. XXX film"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
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- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: ADULTMOVIE
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Clue 20 Down: "30. Speak hysterically"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
- Words that mean the same thing: mouth off, spout, fustian
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RANT
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Batiking needs"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- Words that mean the same thing: dye, dyestuff
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DYES
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Clue 22 Down: "32. High point"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- Words that mean the same thing: vertex, apex, top
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ACME
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Talk big"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an instance of boastful talk
- Words that mean the same thing: gas, boast, bragging
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: BRAG
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Clue 24 Down: "37. "Tell me if you recognize me from just my voice and the feel of my hands over your eyes""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: GUESSWHO
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Last word of the Pledge of Allegiance"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
- Words that mean the same thing: entirely, altogether, totally
- The opposite would be: some, partly
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The answer is: ALL
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Clue 26 Down: "39. Middle Brady family daughter"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
- Words that mean the same thing: January
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: JAN
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Clue 27 Down: "41. Cool, in old slang"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PHAT
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Clue 28 Down: "42. Botch"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that do wrongly or improperly
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MISDO
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Photocopy flaw"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a smoky fire to drive away insects
- Words that mean the same thing: smutch, smear, slur
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SMUDGE
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Waiters at busy restaurants might be handed them"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged
- Words that mean the same thing: pager, beeper
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: PAGERS
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Declares openly"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- Words that mean the same thing: assert, avouch, avow
- The opposite would be: disavow
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The answer is: AVOWS
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Like helium"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that unable to move or resist motion
- Words that mean the same thing: soggy, sluggish, torpid
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: INERT
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Clue 33 Down: "51. Sure-footed pack animals"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- Words that mean the same thing: bum, tail end, fanny
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ASSES
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Clue 34 Down: "52. Sure-footed pack animals"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that large long-haired wild ox of tibet often domesticated
- Words that mean the same thing: gab, yak, Bos grunniens
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: YAKS
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Clue 35 Down: "53. Number that's often in Italian"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an elaborate song for solo voice
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ARIA
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Clue 36 Down: "54. Sharp twist, as in a hose"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are british)
- Words that mean the same thing: wrick, curve, frizz
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: KINK
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Clue 37 Down: "55. Remain fresh"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the financial means whereby one lives
- Words that mean the same thing: save, prevent, proceed
- The opposite would be: lose, discontinue
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The answer is: KEEP
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Clue 38 Down: "57. Whole bunch"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- Words that mean the same thing: curve, mickle, mountain
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SLEW
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Clue 39 Down: "60. Tattletale"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- Words that mean the same thing: stinkpot, bum, scab
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RAT
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 57 | 75.0% |
| Short Answer | 12 | 15.8% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
