XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 17, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 17 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (34)
Clue #1: 1. Ride-or-dies, in brief
Clue #2: 5. Healthy ones may be square
Clue #3: 10. Lively party
Clue #4: 14. Came down to earth
Clue #5: 15. Skate park trick
Clue #6: 16. Defaulter's loss, in brief
Clue #7: 17. Classic Beatles song written and sung by George Harrison
Clue #8: 20. Windstorm often accompanied by rain
Clue #9: 21. Shakespeare's Globe, e.g.
Clue #10: 22. Auction offer
Clue #11: 23. Outdoor gear giant
Clue #12: 25. Volcanic output
Clue #13: 26. Mathematician/philosopher who wrote "I think, therefore I am"
Clue #14: 30. Sidekick
Clue #15: 31. Talks in all caps, say
Clue #16: 32. Pedicured digit
Clue #17: 34. Pilots a plane
Clue #18: 37. Experience humiliation
Clue #19: 40. With 41-Across, popular candy represented by the circled letters in 17-, 26- and 57-Across?
Clue #20: 41. See 40-Across
Antonyms: disassemble
Clue #21: 42. Like Santa's helpers
Clue #22: 43. Many an I.R.S. employee
Clue #23: 46. Like many dorm rooms
Clue #24: 47. Went through the air like a perfectly thrown football
Clue #25: 50. Shady, in modern lingo
Clue #26: 53. Aware of, as dangers
Clue #27: 54. Insta upload
Clue #28: 57. Does some door-to-door campaigning
Clue #29: 60. Own up to
Antonyms: deny, reject
Clue #30: 61. Reason for overtime
Antonyms: disconnect, untie
Clue #31: 62. Bloke
Clue #32: 63. Spades or diamonds
Clue #33: 64. "Chandelier" singer, 2014
Clue #34: 65. Typical high school student ... like this puzzle's constructor!
Across Clues and Answers (34)
Clue #1: 1. Money in Thailand
Clue #2: 2. Skedaddle
Clue #3: 3. Something one probably won't change one's mind on
Clue #4: 4. Intervene
Clue #5: 5. Cattle calls
Clue #6: 6. Street liners in parts of New England
Clue #7: 7. Word after ginger or pale
Clue #8: 8. Online post whose title may begin "The Top 10 Best ..."
Clue #9: 9. Rogen of "The Studio" and "The Interview"
Clue #10: 10. Choice at KFC
Clue #11: 11. They're a matter of taste
Clue #12: 12. Cowboy boot attachment
Clue #13: 13. Sharpen, as skills
Clue #14: 18. Surrender
Clue #15: 19. Learn by word of mouth
Clue #16: 24. Subj. for some new U.S. residents
Clue #17: 26. Get tangled up
Antonyms: unknot, ravel
Clue #18: 27. Easter egg colorings
Clue #19: 28. "Make it snappy!"
Clue #20: 29. Sensitive skin spots
Clue #21: 30. Cut back
Clue #22: 33. Handicrafts site
Clue #23: 35. Garage sale caveat
Clue #24: 36. A sixth of the way through the hour
Clue #25: 38. R&R
Clue #26: 39. Proof of ownership
Clue #27: 43. Wave peaks
Clue #28: 44. Sequel title ender
Clue #29: 45. Tennis's Gibson who won back-to-back Wimbledons and U.S. Opens
Clue #30: 48. Suffix with percent
Clue #31: 49. Wireless standard inits.
Clue #32: 50. Relaxing retreats
Clue #33: 51. Language in which the first four counting numbers are ek, do, tin, char
Clue #34: 52. 18-wheeler
Clue #35: 54. Sports star who debuted with the New York Cosmos in 1975
Clue #36: 55. Tahiti, e.g.
Clue #37: 56. Jackie of "Rush Hour"
Clue #38: 58. Host's directive to a guest
Antonyms: stand, arise
Clue #39: 59. Tennis do-over
Antonyms: prevent, forbid
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
No. 27,384 Tue Oct 29, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Kathy Lowden
Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 29, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| Tue Oct 29, 2024 NY Times Crossword |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Alternatives to Ubers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CABS
Possible Answer : cabriolet, taxicab, cab, hack, taxi
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The clue is 5. Game also called "hoops". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BBALL
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The clue is 10. "I'll drink to ___!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: THAT
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The clue is 14. Eleven, in Évian. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ONZE
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The clue is 15. Stan's partner in old comedy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OLLIE
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The clue is 16. ___ cava (blood line to the heart). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: VENA
Possible Answer : vein, venous_blood_vessel, vena
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The clue is 17. Whole bunch at a family reunion?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: DOZENSOFCOUSINS
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The clue is 20. Give for safekeeping. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ENTRUST
Possible Answer : commit, entrust, trust, leave, confide, intrust
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The clue is 21. Titular film character who lives in a swamp. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SHREK
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The clue is 22. Parent company of Instagram. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: META
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The clue is 24. Kerfuffle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ADO
Possible Answer : hustle, stir, flurry, ado, bustle, fuss
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The clue is 25. Large array for a desk?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: SCORESOFDRAWERS
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The clue is 33. Author Horatio. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ALGER
Possible Answer : Alger, Horatio_Alger
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The clue is 34. "___ the season!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TIS
Possible Answer : atomic_number_22, Cordyline_terminalis, si, ti, titanium, te, Ti
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The clue is 35. Customizable Nintendo avatar. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MII
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The clue is 36. Kind of salad with celery, apples, walnuts and grapes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: WALDORF
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The clue is 39. Performing group at a homecoming game. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: PEPBAND
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The clue is 42. Uno + due. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TRE
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The clue is 43. The sun or the moon. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ORB
Possible Answer : revolve, globe, orb, eyeball, orbit, ball
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The clue is 45. You might ask for one at an annual review. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RAISE
Possible Answer : heighten, upraise, enhance, parent, set_up, upgrade, climb, ascent, acclivity, farm, enkindle, conjure_up, leaven, bring_up, hike, resurrect, rise, lift, grow, stir, wage_hike, produce, promote, salary_increase, advance, raise, nurture, get_up, call_forth, wage_increase, conjure, invoke, kick_upstairs, heave, kindle, put_forward, erect, evoke, fire, recruit, elicit, levy, arouse, put_up, prove, elevate, rear, provoke, call_down
Possible Opposite Answer : level, descent, lower, demote
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The clue is 46. Big group in a dog show?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: OODLESOFPOODLES
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The clue is 51. Word before cream or crystals. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ICE
Possible Answer : methamphetamine_hydrochloride, sparkler, ice, water_ice, ice-skating_rink, glass, icing, ice_rink, chalk, shabu, frosting, frost, chicken_feed, internal-combustion_engine, crank, ICE, meth, frappe, Methedrine, methamphetamine, deoxyephedrine, trash
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The clue is 52. Mattress specification. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FIRM
Possible Answer : unbendable, steady, steadfast, unfluctuating, loyal, unwaveringly, unshakable, business_firm, strong, immobile, unfaltering, house, stiff, truehearted, fast, firm, steadfastly, solid, firmly, tauten, unwavering
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The clue is 53. Lead-in to soprano. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MEZZO
Possible Answer : mezzo, mezzo-soprano
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The clue is 56. Suddenly started speaking. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: PIPEDUP
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The clue is 61. Massive collection for an alchemist?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: OCEANSOFPOTIONS
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The clue is 65. Blacken on the grill. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CHAR
Possible Answer : blacken, charr, sear, charwoman, coal, char, cleaning_woman, scorch, cleaning_lady, woman
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The clue is 66. Be behind. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TRAIL
Possible Answer : give_chase, lead, dog, get_behind, train, track, drag, drop_back, chase_after, chase, hang_back, go_after, shack, tail, trail, drop_behind, tag
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The clue is 67. Boring routines. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RUTS
Possible Answer : groove, furrow, rut, estrus, heat, oestrus
Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus
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The clue is 68. Word after "Going once, going twice!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SOLD
Possible Answer : trade, betray, sell, sold, deal
Possible Opposite Answer : buy, unsold
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The clue is 69. Tube-shaped pasta. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PENNE
Possible Answer : penne
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The clue is 70. Achievement for Elton John and John Legend, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EGOT
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. With 28-Down, emergency status. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CODE
Possible Answer: codification, write_in_code, computer_code, encipher, inscribe, cypher, cipher, code, encrypt
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The clue is 2. Unknown writer, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANON
Possible Answer: anon
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The clue is 3. [Wrong answer!]. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BZZT
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The clue is 4. Oracle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SEER
Possible Answer: illusionist, vaticinator, prophet, seer, prophesier, visionary, oracle
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The clue is 5. Office heads. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: BOSSES
Possible Answer: knob, chief, honcho, hirer, boss, party_boss, gaffer, emboss, foreman, stamp, political_boss
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The clue is 6. Drunk as a skunk. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: BLOTTO
Possible Answer: soused, blotto, smashed, pixilated, sloshed, loaded, wet, cockeyed, crocked, blind_drunk, plastered, tight, sozzled, stiff, fuddled, pissed, slopped, besotted, soaked, squiffy, pie-eyed
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The clue is 7. Sitcom extraterrestrial. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ALF
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The clue is 8. D.M.V. document: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LIC
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The clue is 9. Virgo preceder. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LEO
Possible Answer: Lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo
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The clue is 10. "Nashville" or "Atlanta," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TVSHOW
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The clue is 11. ___ apparent. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HEIR
Possible Answer: inheritor, heritor, successor, heir
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The clue is 12. Name shared by two of King Henry VIII's wives. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANNE
Possible Answer: Anne
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The clue is 13. Job. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TASK
Possible Answer: chore, task, project, undertaking, labor, tax, job
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The clue is 18. Uno or due. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: NUMERO
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The clue is 19. Org. that grades meat. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: USDA
Possible Answer: Agriculture, USDA, Agriculture_Department, Department_of_Agriculture
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The clue is 23. Fore's counterpart. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AFT
Possible Answer: astern, aft, abaft
Possible Opposite Answer : fore
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The clue is 24. Rear end, in London's West End. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ARSE
Possible Answer: behind, butt, stern, fundament, can, tush, keister, asshole, buns, backside, bum, tooshie, bottom, posterior, tail_end, buttocks, prat, nates, arse, tail, ass, seat, bunghole, fanny, arsehole, rump, hind_end, hindquarters, rear, derriere, rear_end
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The clue is 25. Took care of. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SAWTO
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The clue is 26. "Of course!," in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CLARO
Possible Answer: claro
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The clue is 27. Looked at rudely. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OGLED
Possible Answer: ogle
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The clue is 28. See 1-Down. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RED
Possible Answer: Marxist, Red_River, cherry, violent, redness, ruddy, red, red_ink, cerise, crimson, ruby, Bolshevik, Red, blood-red, reddish, flushed, cherry-red, bolshie, bolshy, red-faced, reddened, carmine, ruby-red, scarlet, loss
Possible Opposite Answer : gain
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The clue is 29. Guacamole or hummus. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DIP
Possible Answer: drop, magnetic_dip, fall, magnetic_inclination, douse, cutpurse, dim, free_fall, plunge, pickpocket, inclination, dip, duck, souse, sink, dunk, angle_of_dip
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The clue is 30. It might be spam. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EMAIL
Possible Answer: netmail, email, e-mail, electronic_mail
Possible Opposite Answer : snail_mail
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The clue is 31. Lather, ___, repeat. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RINSE
Possible Answer: wash, gargle, rinse_off, rinse, rinsing
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The clue is 32. Diner add-ons. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SIDES
Possible Answer: side_of_meat, side, incline, position, slope, face, English
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The clue is 37. Warm pink hue. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ROSE
Possible Answer: climb_up, heighten, jump, blush_wine, uprise, climb, rebel, ascend, resurrect, roseate, rise, lift, grow, originate, come_up, move_up, wax, arise, develop, pink_wine, stand_up, rosiness, go_up, get_up, rose, rosebush, rose_wine, rosaceous, turn_out, prove, surface, rise_up, mount, rear, spring_up
Possible Opposite Answer : fall, turn_in, go_to_bed, wane, sit_down, set
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The clue is 38. To and ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: FRO
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The clue is 40. Not tardy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: PROMPT
Possible Answer: immediate, prompt, quick, actuate, move, prompting, motivate, instigate, remind, command_prompt, propel, incite, inspire, cue, straightaway
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The clue is 41. Misbehaving. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BAD
Possible Answer: spoilt, spoiled, speculative, defective, regretful, forged, tough, uncollectible, bad, high-risk, badness, unfit, unsound, badly, big, risky, sorry
Possible Opposite Answer : goodness, unregretful, good
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The clue is 44. Very good pal, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BFF
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The clue is 47. ___ brain (source of our primal instincts, it's said). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LIZARD
Possible Answer: lounge_lizard, lizard
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The clue is 48. Supply-and-demand subj.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ECON
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The clue is 49. Broadway musical about the son of Charlemagne. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: PIPPIN
Possible Answer: Pippin
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The clue is 50. Baltimore ballplayer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ORIOLE
Possible Answer: oriole, American_oriole, Old_World_oriole, New_World_oriole
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The clue is 53. Slipperlike shoes, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MOCS
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The clue is 54. Repeat word for word. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ECHO
Possible Answer: reverberate, repeat, resound, recall, Echo, ring, sound_reflection, reverberation, echo, replication
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The clue is 55. Ardent enthusiasm. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ZEAL
Possible Answer: zeal, ardour, elan, eagerness, forwardness, readiness, ardor
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The clue is 57. Ireland, to the Irish. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EIRE
Possible Answer: Republic_of_Ireland, Irish_Republic, Ireland, Eire
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The clue is 58. ___ Emhoff, husband of Kamala Harris. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DOUG
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The clue is 59. "For ___ us a child is born". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: UNTO
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The clue is 60. Vowelless attention-getter. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PSST
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The clue is 62. Pit stop brand. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: STP
Possible Answer: STP, s.t.p.
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The clue is 63. Something crushed during a gold rush. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ORE
Possible Answer: ore
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The clue is 64. Devotee. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: FAN
Possible Answer: winnow, devotee, lover, rooter, buff, fan, sports_fan
Thursday, July 2, 2026
XWordHint Crossword Answers July 02, 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.
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (42 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (43 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. Flying high | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Romulus and Remus, e.g., for short | 4 |
| 3A | 10. "Hey ...!" | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Skateboarding trick | 5 |
| 5A | 15. "There is nothing on earth so powerful as an ___ whose time has come" (proverb) | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Bird related to the 46-Down | 4 |
| 7A | 17. City center, often | 5 |
| 8A | 18. Groups at the First Continental Congress in 1774 | 11 |
| 9A | 20. "Les ___" | 3 |
| 10A | 21. Open mic performer, often | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Setting of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" | 4 |
| 12A | 23. 10 Hamiltons | 8 |
| 13A | 25. American Revolution heroes | 8 |
| 14A | 27. Fig. at a bus depot | 3 |
| 15A | 28. Defeats convincingly | 7 |
| 16A | 31. Fancy Dan | 3 |
| 17A | 32. Daiquiri flavor | 6 |
| 18A | 34. Bit of lore | 4 |
| 19A | 35. Overdo it at the beach, say | 3 |
| 20A | 36. George Washington's presidential status on February 4, 1789 | 5 |
| 21A | 37. Chrome alternative | 6 |
| 22A | 39. Simple wooden shoes | 6 |
| 23A | 42. Last full year of John Adams's presidency | 5 |
| 24A | 46. Heart chart, for short | 3 |
| 25A | 49. Fail to engage | 4 |
| 26A | 50. Jewish mysticism | 6 |
| 27A | 52. "Nixon in China" tenor | 3 |
| 28A | 53. Periodic survey started under Secy. of State Thomas Jefferson | 8 |
| 29A | 55. Trunk part | 3 |
| 30A | 56. Disunites | 6 |
| 31A | 58. "Father of the Constitution" and his family | 8 |
| 32A | 60. Like the Revolutionary War battles led by John Paul Jones | 5 |
| 33A | 61. Apple Store offerings | 4 |
| 34A | 63. Show of friendliness | 3 |
| 35A | 64. First signer of the Declaration of Independence | 11 |
| 36A | 66. "The Divine ___" (showbiz nickname) | 5 |
| 37A | 68. Conglomeration | 4 |
| 38A | 69. Regarding, on a memo | 4 |
| 39A | 70. Soul singer Adams | 5 |
| 40A | 71. Angler's hope | 4 |
| 41A | 72. TV programmer's slate, in brief | 4 |
| 42A | 73. American settlement until 1776 ... or a hint to 13 squares in this puzzle | 6 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Flying high"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- Similar words include: glad, well-chosen, felicitous
- Opposite of: unhappy
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Remember this word for future puzzles!
2A: "6. Romulus and Remus, e.g., for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person's brother or sister
- Similar words include: sibling, cognate, sib
- Pattern: ____
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Remember this word for future puzzles!
3A: "10. "Hey ...!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Remember this word for future puzzles!
4A: "14. Skateboarding trick"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Remember this word for future puzzles!
5A: "15. "There is nothing on earth so powerful as an ___ whose time has come" (proverb)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- Similar words include: theme, estimation, musical theme
- Pattern: ____
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Remember this word for future puzzles!
6A: "16. Bird related to the 46-Down"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fertility goddess in ancient greek mythology; wife of cronus and mother of zeus; identified with roman ops and cybele of ancient asia minor
- Similar words include: Rhea americana, Pterocnemia pennata, nandu
- Pattern: ____
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Remember this word for future puzzles!
7A: "17. City center, often"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a public square with room for pedestrians
- Similar words include: place, mall, shopping mall
- Pattern: _____
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Remember this word for future puzzles!
8A: "18. Groups at the First Continental Congress in 1774"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a group of representatives or delegates
- Similar words include: commission, delegacy, relegation
- Pattern: ___________
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9A: "20. "Les ___""
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- Pattern: ___
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10A: "21. Open mic performer, often"
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- Think of something that a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
- Pattern: ____
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11A: "22. Setting of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape""
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- Think of something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
- Similar words include: Ioway, IA, Hawkeye State
- Pattern: ____
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12A: "23. 10 Hamiltons"
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- Think of something that gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
- Similar words include: benzoin, gum benjamin, asa dulcis
- Pattern: ________
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13A: "25. American Revolution heroes"
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- Think of something that one who loves and defends his or her country
- Similar words include: nationalist, patriot
- Pattern: ________
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14A: "27. Fig. at a bus depot"
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- Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
- Similar words include: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom
- Pattern: ___
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15A: "28. Defeats convincingly"
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- Pattern: _______
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16A: "31. Fancy Dan"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- Similar words include: fashion plate, clotheshorse, swell
- Pattern: ___
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17A: "32. Daiquiri flavor"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
- Similar words include: banana tree
- Pattern: ______
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18A: "34. Bit of lore"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- Similar words include: narrative, fib, story
- Pattern: ____
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19A: "35. Overdo it at the beach, say"
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- Think of something that english painter and art critic (1866-1934)
- Similar words include: nipper, electrocute, Roger Fry
- Pattern: ___
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20A: "36. George Washington's presidential status on February 4, 1789"
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- Think of something that an exclusive group of people
- Similar words include: chosen, elite
- Pattern: _____
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21A: "37. Chrome alternative"
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- Think of something that an overland journey by hunters (especially in africa)
- Similar words include: hunting expedition, campaign
- Pattern: ______
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22A: "39. Simple wooden shoes"
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- Think of something that a shoe carved from a single block of wood
- Similar words include: patten, wooden shoe, geta
- Pattern: ______
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23A: "42. Last full year of John Adams's presidency"
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- Pattern: _____
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24A: "46. Heart chart, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
- Similar words include: EKG, cardiogram, electrocardiogram
- Pattern: ___
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25A: "49. Fail to engage"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who evokes boredom
- Similar words include: tire, digest, have a bun in the oven
- Opposite of: interest
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26A: "50. Jewish mysticism"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an esoteric or occult matter resembling the kabbalah that is traditionally secret
- Similar words include: kabbalah, kabala, qabala
- Pattern: ______
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27A: "52. "Nixon in China" tenor"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)
- Similar words include: Mao Zedong, Mao Tsetung, monoamine oxidase
- Pattern: ___
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28A: "53. Periodic survey started under Secy. of State Thomas Jefferson"
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- Pattern: ________
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29A: "55. Trunk part"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that support resembling the rib of an animal
- Similar words include: make fun, blackguard, roast
- Pattern: ___
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30A: "56. Disunites"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that undo the ties of
- Similar words include: unbrace, untie, loosen
- Opposite of: tie
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31A: "58. "Father of the Constitution" and his family"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that 4th president of the united states; member of the continental congress and rapporteur at the constitutional convention in 1776; helped frame the bill of rights (1751-1836)
- Similar words include: President Madison, capital of Wisconsin, Madison
- Pattern: ________
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32A: "60. Like the Revolutionary War battles led by John Paul Jones"
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- Think of something that connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
- Pattern: _____
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33A: "61. Apple Store offerings"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
- Similar words include: mack, macintosh, mackintosh
- Pattern: ____
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34A: "63. Show of friendliness"
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- Think of something that a tight or amorous embrace
- Similar words include: squeeze, bosom, clinch
- Pattern: ___
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35A: "64. First signer of the Declaration of Independence"
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- Pattern: ___________
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36A: "66. "The Divine ___" (showbiz nickname)"
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- Pattern: _____
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37A: "68. Conglomeration"
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- Pattern: ____
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38A: "69. Regarding, on a memo"
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- Pattern: ____
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39A: "70. Soul singer Adams"
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- Pattern: _____
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40A: "71. Angler's hope"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- Similar words include: chomp, seize with teeth, morsel
- Pattern: ____
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41A: "72. TV programmer's slate, in brief"
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- Pattern: ____
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42A: "73. American settlement until 1776 ... or a hint to 13 squares in this puzzle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
- Similar words include: settlement, dependency
- Pattern: ______
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Word with bar or bunny | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Unadulterated by plastic, say | 8 |
| 3D | 3. Ordinary | 9 |
| 4D | 4. You knead dough to make it | 5 |
| 5D | 5. A word of support | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Location of "Sloop John B" on the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album | 7 |
| 7D | 7. Just chillaxing | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Salad ingredient often paired with goat cheese | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Long account | 4 |
| 10D | 10. A ___ | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Hot dog on a roll? | 7 |
| 12D | 12. One whose qualifications are enumerated in Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution | 7 |
| 13D | 13. Some coll. instructors | 3 |
| 14D | 19. Uneasy giggle | 6 |
| 15D | 21. Printing size | 4 |
| 16D | 23. Two-time Tony winner Neuwirth | 4 |
| 17D | 24. "Yowza!" | 3 |
| 18D | 25. Comedian Poundstone | 5 |
| 19D | 26. Bug exterminator? | 3 |
| 20D | 29. ___ Island | 6 |
| 21D | 30. Graceless ones | 4 |
| 22D | 33. Gets going | 4 |
| 23D | 37. Ticked off | 4 |
| 24D | 38. Website that added podcast info in 2021 | 4 |
| 25D | 40. Granada grandma | 6 |
| 26D | 41. Pears used for cooking | 5 |
| 27D | 43. Musical with the song "What's the Use of Wond'rin'?" | 8 |
| 28D | 44. Doesn't let go of | 8 |
| 29D | 45. Street fleet | 4 |
| 30D | 46. World's second-tallest bird | 3 |
| 31D | 47. Trattoria treat in a shell | 7 |
| 32D | 48. Doubled, say | 7 |
| 33D | 50. Things to chew on | 4 |
| 34D | 51. Start to live and breathe? | 3 |
| 35D | 54. Kissed or whacked | 7 |
| 36D | 57. Rowena's love, in fiction | 7 |
| 37D | 59. 1970 Neil Diamond song about an imaginary childhood friend | 5 |
| 38D | 61. One living an orderly life? | 4 |
| 39D | 62. 4,840 square yards | 4 |
| 40D | 64. ZipRecruiter listing | 3 |
| 41D | 65. CBS drama starting in 2003 | 4 |
| 42D | 66. Soft slip-on, for short | 3 |
| 43D | 67. Lots of | 4 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Word with bar or bunny"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
- Similar words include: hop-skip, skip, hops
- Pattern: ___
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2D: "2. Unadulterated by plastic, say"
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- Pattern: ________
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3D: "3. Ordinary"
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- Pattern: _________
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4D: "4. You knead dough to make it"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese
- Similar words include: pizza pie
- Pattern: _____
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5D: "5. A word of support"
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- Think of something that an affirmative
- Similar words include: yeah
- Opposite of: nay
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6D: "6. Location of "Sloop John B" on the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album"
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- Pattern: _______
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7D: "7. Just chillaxing"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- Similar words include: slug, unused, light
- Opposite of: busy, work
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8D: "8. Salad ingredient often paired with goat cheese"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that biennial eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
- Similar words include: common beet, beetroot, Beta vulgaris
- Pattern: ____
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9D: "9. Long account"
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- Think of something that a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
- Pattern: ____
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10D: "10. A ___"
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- Pattern: ______
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11D: "11. Hot dog on a roll?"
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- Pattern: _______
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12D: "12. One whose qualifications are enumerated in Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution"
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- Think of something that a member of a senate
- Pattern: _______
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13D: "13. Some coll. instructors"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
- Similar words include: tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73
- Pattern: ___
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14D: "19. Uneasy giggle"
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- Think of something that a nervous restrained laugh
- Similar words include: giggle
- Pattern: ______
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15D: "21. Printing size"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
- Similar words include: pica em, em, genus Pica
- Pattern: ____
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16D: "23. Two-time Tony winner Neuwirth"
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- Pattern: ____
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17D: "24. "Yowza!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- Similar words include: humankind, human race, valet
- Opposite of: civilian, woman
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18D: "25. Comedian Poundstone"
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- Pattern: _____
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19D: "26. Bug exterminator?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- Similar words include: snoop, sight, spot
- Pattern: ___
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20D: "29. ___ Island"
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- Pattern: ______
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21D: "30. Graceless ones"
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- Think of something that an awkward stupid person
- Similar words include: gawk, lout, lummox
- Pattern: ____
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22D: "33. Gets going"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a new testament book describing the development of the early church from christ's ascension to paul's sojourn at rome
- Similar words include: human activity, dissemble, do
- Opposite of: refrain
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23D: "37. Ticked off"
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- Think of something that an open skin infection
- Similar words include: mad, tender, painful
- Pattern: ____
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24D: "38. Website that added podcast info in 2021"
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- Pattern: ____
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25D: "40. Granada grandma"
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- Pattern: ______
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26D: "41. Pears used for cooking"
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- Think of something that greenish-yellow pear
- Similar words include: bosc
- Pattern: _____
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27D: "43. Musical with the song "What's the Use of Wond'rin'?""
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- Think of something that a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers
- Similar words include: whirligig, roundabout, carrousel
- Pattern: ________
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28D: "44. Doesn't let go of"
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- Pattern: ________
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29D: "45. Street fleet"
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- Think of something that a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
- Similar words include: hack, taxi, cab
- Pattern: ____
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30D: "46. World's second-tallest bird"
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- Think of something that any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
- Similar words include: Emu novaehollandiae, electromagnetic unit, Dromaius novaehollandiae
- Pattern: ___
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31D: "47. Trattoria treat in a shell"
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- Pattern: _______
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32D: "48. Doubled, say"
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- Pattern: _______
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33D: "50. Things to chew on"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again
- Similar words include: wad, chew, chaw
- Pattern: ____
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34D: "51. Start to live and breathe?"
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- Pattern: ___
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35D: "54. Kissed or whacked"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that deliver a hard blow to
- Similar words include: peck, thwack, smack
- Pattern: _______
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36D: "57. Rowena's love, in fiction"
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- Pattern: _______
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37D: "59. 1970 Neil Diamond song about an imaginary childhood friend"
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- Pattern: _____
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38D: "61. One living an orderly life?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
- Similar words include: Thelonious Sphere Monk, Thelonious Monk, monastic
- Pattern: ____
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39D: "62. 4,840 square yards"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
- Similar words include: Akko, Akka, Accho
- Pattern: ____
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40D: "64. ZipRecruiter listing"
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- Think of something that the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- Similar words include: caper, line of work, line
- Pattern: ___
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41D: "65. CBS drama starting in 2003"
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- Pattern: ____
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42D: "66. Soft slip-on, for short"
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- Pattern: ___
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43D: "67. Lots of"
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- Think of something that a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number
- Opposite of: few
- Pattern: ____
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