27452 Wed Jan 08, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Suddenly stopped moving, 6. Japanese noodle, 10. Pronoun that's falling into disuse, 14. Japanese noodle soup, 15. Chicago paper, familiarly, with "the", 16. Virtue signal?, 17. In plain sight, 18. The devil's workshop, it's said, 20. Hiccup, 22. Like tres and cuatro relative to uno and dos, 23. Shade of black, 24. Pasture sound, 27. Casserole topped with guacamole or sour cream, 31. They elevate a choir's performance, 33. www addresses, 34. Comedian's stage performance, 37. Talk excessively, 39. State leader?, 40. Relating to form, 41. Burst of energy, 44. Actress Skye of "Say Anything …", 45. Hole near a sole, 46. Corridor, 48. Surveyor's measure, 49. Home plate is the "fourth" one, 52. Michelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short, 53. Common volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together, 58. Most tacky, 61. Wrinkle remover, 62. Dad humor, perhaps, 63. Bread in a tandoor, 64. Papal vestment, 65. Sacrifice a fly?, 66. Younger Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones", 67. Book often shelved on its side

Down Clues :

1. Word on a gift tag, 2. Shankar who performed at Woodstock, 3. Black cat, maybe, 4. "Fiddler on the Roof" star, 5. Catch in a sting, 6. Soup recipe instruction, 7. Surgeon, informally, 8. Shire resident, 9. Héloise's lover, 10. "Kapow!", 11. Ancient Chinese dynasty, 12. Word with style or fashioned, 13. Sept. and Oct., 19. Element named after the Greek word for "sun", 21. Pitchfork-shaped letters, 24. Place to pick daisies, 25. Mysterious knowledge, 26. Rick of Rickrolling fame, 27. Earl of food storage fame, 28. Southwestern gully, 29. Attacked, as by a tiger, 30. Shakespearean dying words, 32. Party pooper, 35. Flight board posting: Abbr., 36. Near, 38. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth, 42. Cross-country runner's asset, 43. Big ___ (Seton Hall's conference), 47. Portugal's capital, in Portugal, 50. Warrior's weapon, 51. Assignment often graded with a red pen, 53. Not quite broken, say, 54. Mountain above Vulcan's forge, 55. Right-leaning type?: Abbr., 56. Nut that's a source of caffeine, 57. Noneternal flames?, 58. Loops in, in a way, 59. It's not one of the five W's, 60. The "E" of B.C.E.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 08, 2025

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

Wed Jan 08, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Suddenly stopped moving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROZE

  Possible Answer : freeze_down, suspend, freeze_out, block, immobilise, stop_dead, freeze, immobilize

  Possible Opposite Answer : boil, unblock, unfreeze




• The clue is 6. Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOBA




• The clue is 10. Pronoun that's falling into disuse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOM




• The clue is 14. Japanese noodle soup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMEN




• The clue is 15. Chicago paper, familiarly, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIB




• The clue is 16. Virtue signal?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALO

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




• The clue is 17. In plain sight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERT

  Possible Answer : open, overt

  Possible Opposite Answer : covert




• The clue is 18. The devil's workshop, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLEHANDS




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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: MINORPROBLEM




• The clue is 22. Like tres and cuatro relative to uno and dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAS

  Possible Answer : Master_of_Arts, MA, momma, mom, mummy, AM, mama, mamma, mum, Artium_Magister, milliampere, Massachusetts, Bay_State, mA, Old_Colony, mammy, mommy, ma




• The clue is 23. Shade of black. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COAL

  Possible Answer : coal, ember, char




• The clue is 24. Pasture sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAA




• The clue is 27. Casserole topped with guacamole or sour cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACOPIE




• The clue is 31. They elevate a choir's performance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RISERS

  Possible Answer : riser_pipe, riser_pipeline, riser, riser_main




• The clue is 33. www addresses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URLS

  Possible Answer : URL, universal_resource_locator, uniform_resource_locator




• The clue is 34. Comedian's stage performance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANDUPACT




• The clue is 37. Talk excessively. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRATE

  Possible Answer : blabber, prattle, tattle, gabble, chin_music, palaver, maunder, clack, gibber, chatter, piffle, twaddle, blether, idle_talk, tittle-tattle, blab, prate




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

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

  The answer: TRI




• The clue is 40. Relating to form. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MODAL

  Possible Answer : modal_verb, modal_auxiliary, average, modal_auxiliary_verb, modal




• The clue is 41. Burst of energy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POWERSURGE




• The clue is 44. Actress Skye of "Say Anything …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONE




• The clue is 45. Hole near a sole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYELET

  Possible Answer : cringle, grommet, grummet, eyelet, eyehole, loop




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

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

  The answer: HALLWAY

  Possible Answer : hall, hallway




• The clue is 48. Surveyor's measure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROD

  Possible Answer : rod, gat, retinal_rod, pole, rod_cell, perch




• The clue is 49. Home plate is the "fourth" one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASE

  Possible Answer : foot, stem, theme, baseborn, immoral, foundation, alkali, ground, home, cornerstone, nucleotide, lowly, stand, bag, root, basis, radical, base, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, root_word, fundament, establish, understructure, found, substructure, humble, al-Qaida, infrastructure, base_of_operations, floor, free-base, mean, groundwork, radix, meanspirited, Qaeda, Base, basal, pedestal




• The clue is 52. Michelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIS

  Possible Answer : Si, Systeme_International, International_System, International_System_of_Units, silicon, SI_unit, si, SI_system, te, sister, Systeme_International_d'Unites, SI, ti, sis, atomic_number_14

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother




• The clue is 53. Common volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: BUMPSETSPIKE




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

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

  The answer: CHEESIEST

  Possible Answer : cheesy, cheap, chintzy, punk, tinny, sleazy, bum, crummy




• The clue is 61. Wrinkle remover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTOX

  Possible Answer : Botox, botulinum_toxin_A




• The clue is 62. Dad humor, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORN

  Possible Answer : corn_whisky, Zea_mays, maize, clavus, corn_whiskey, corn, Indian_corn, edible_corn




• The clue is 63. Bread in a tandoor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAAN

  Possible Answer : naan, nan




• The clue is 64. Papal vestment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALE




• The clue is 65. Sacrifice a fly?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAT

  Possible Answer : swat




• The clue is 66. Younger 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 67. Book often shelved on its side. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLAS

  Possible Answer : map_collection, atlas_vertebra, Atlas, atlas, telamon, book_of_maps

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Word on a gift tag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROM

• The clue is 2. Shankar who performed at Woodstock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVI

• The clue is 3. Black cat, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer: augur, Oman, predict, forecast, prognostication, foretell, omen, bode, prefigure, prognosticate, auspicate, portent, presage, prognostic, Sultanate_of_Oman, foreshadow, Muscat_and_Oman, portend, prodigy, betoken

• The clue is 4. "Fiddler on the Roof" star. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEROMOSTEL

• The clue is 5. Catch in a sting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRAP

  Possible Answer: trammel, ensnare, trap, entrap, set_up, snare, frame

• The clue is 6. Soup recipe instruction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STIR

  Possible Answer: stir, conjure, splash, invoke, bustle, excite, arouse, conjure_up, shift, call_down, call_forth, put_forward, budge, agitate, stimulate, shake_up, hustle, fuss, shake, raise, touch, bring_up, flurry, ado, evoke

• The clue is 7. Surgeon, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORDOC

• The clue is 8. Shire resident. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BILBO

• The clue is 9. Héloise's lover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABELARD

  Possible Answer: Abelard, Peter_Abelard, Pierre_Abelard

• The clue is 10. "Kapow!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHAM

  Possible Answer: wham, wallop, whop, whack

• The clue is 11. Ancient Chinese dynasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer: Han_dynasty, Han

• The clue is 12. Word with style or fashioned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: previous, old, former, quondam, erstwhile, honest-to-god, one-time, sometime, honest-to-goodness, older, onetime, sure-enough, Old

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

• The clue is 13. Sept. and Oct.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOS

  Possible Answer: Mo, MO, minute, mo, bit, Show_Me_State, second, molybdenum, atomic_number_42, Missouri, moment

• The clue is 19. Element named after the Greek word for "sun". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELIUM

  Possible Answer: He, atomic_number_2, helium

• The clue is 21. Pitchfork-shaped letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSIS

  Possible Answer: pounds_per_square_inch, psi

• The clue is 24. Place to pick daisies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEADOW

  Possible Answer: hayfield, meadow

• The clue is 25. Mysterious knowledge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCANA

  Possible Answer: secret, arcanum

• The clue is 26. Rick of Rickrolling fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTLEY

• The clue is 27. Earl of food storage fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUPPER

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

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

  The answer: ARROYO

  Possible Answer: arroyo

• The clue is 29. Attacked, as by a tiger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAWED

  Possible Answer: clawed, taloned, claw

• The clue is 30. Shakespearean dying words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTU

• The clue is 32. Party pooper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOILSPORT

  Possible Answer: spoilsport, killjoy, wet_blanket, party_pooper

• The clue is 35. Flight board posting: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARR

• The clue is 36. Near. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIGH

  Possible Answer: nearly, virtually, close, well-nigh, about, almost, near, most, nigh

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

• The clue is 38. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EREBUS

  Possible Answer: Erebus

• The clue is 42. Cross-country runner's asset. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAMINA

  Possible Answer: stamina, staying_power, toughness, stamen

• The clue is 43. Big ___ (Seton Hall's conference). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAST

  Possible Answer: eastern_United_States, East, Orient, E, east, eastward, due_east

  Possible Opposite Answer : west

• The clue is 47. Portugal's capital, in Portugal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISBOA

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Portugal, Lisbon, Lisboa

• The clue is 50. Warrior's weapon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEAR

  Possible Answer: lance, fizgig, spear, gig, fishgig, spear_up, shaft

• The clue is 51. Assignment often graded with a red pen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSAY

  Possible Answer: seek, examine, prove, assay, try, attempt, try_out, test, essay

• The clue is 53. Not quite broken, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENT

  Possible Answer: stoop, deflect, crouch, crumpled, knack, set, dented, flex, turn_away, twist, turn, bend, hang, bent-grass, deform, out_to, bended, dead_set, bow, bent_on, bent, bent_grass

  Possible Opposite Answer : straighten, unbend

• The clue is 54. Mountain above Vulcan's forge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

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

• The clue is 55. Right-leaning type?: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITAL

• The clue is 56. Nut that's a source of caffeine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOLA

  Possible Answer: kola_nut_tree, Daba, Kola, Cola_acuminata, kola, Musgoi, goora_nut, kola_nut

• The clue is 57. Noneternal flames?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXES

  Possible Answer: x, ex-wife, ex-husband, X, ex

• The clue is 58. Loops in, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCS

  Possible Answer: millilitre, mil, ml, cubic_centimeter, cubic_centimetre, cc, milliliter

• The clue is 59. It's not one of the five W's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOW

• The clue is 60. The "E" of B.C.E.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

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

27416 Mon Feb 12, 2024 NYT by Jess Shulman and Amie Walker

Across Clues :

1. Front's opposite, 5. Some male deer, 10. What gives Scotch an earthy flavor, 14. Long, cylindrical instrument, 15. Kind of bond in chemistry, 16. "That hurts!", 17. [Get my innuendo?], 19. Beech or birch, 20. When a plane is due, for short, 21. Show hosts, in brief, 22. "Doesn't matter who", 24. Actress Jessica, 25. Close by, 26. Something a digital crossword solver doesn't need, 29. Winter hours in N.Y.C., 31. Exploding stars, 35. "Relax, soldier", 37. [Get my innuendo?], 39. Moderate gait for a horse, 40. "Later, dudes", 42. Response to the Little Red Hen, 43. [Get my innuendo?], 45. Worked, 47. Younger Obama daughter, 48. "That's all ___ wrote", 50. Takes in what someone wrote, 51. Engrave, 53. Dozes (off), 55. "That's what people tell me, anyway", 58. Midori ___, first woman to land a triple axel in competition, 59. Chop (off), 62. Bridal veil fabric, 63. [Get my innuendo?], 66. Furniture store known for its cafeterias' meatballs, 67. Message on a candy heart, 68. Classic pie crust ingredient, 69. "Hey you!", 70. Painter Degas, 71. Membership fees

Down Clues :

1. Chicken leftover, 2. Be adjacent to, 3. Musician's conclusion, 4. Beer barrel, 5. "___ U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson hit), 6. Mess up, as hair, 7. As well as, 8. Beyond big, 9. Big public argument, 10. Baked things that might get people baked, 11. Currency that replaced the mark and peseta, 12. Got an A+ on, 13. ___/them pronouns, 18. Mideast leaders, 23. Tug hard, 24. Keep cool in a pool, perhaps, 26. Trails, 27. Open-air lobbies, 28. Menial workers, dismissively, 30. Strip of mowed grass, 32. EGOT-winning actress Davis, 33. Contributed to a kitty, 34. Loses traction on the road, 36. Commercial lead-in to Pen, 38. Take-home amount, 41. Cover completely, 44. "Anger leads to ___. ___ leads to suffering": Yoda, 46. Surgeon, for short, 49. Riddle, 52. Something you might clear to improve memory, 54. Catchall category, 55. Undergarment for a dress, 56. Acorn producers, 57. Frosts, as a cake, 59. Hawaiian banquet, 60. Fairy tale baddie, 61. Professors' degs., 64. Big name in fleecy boots, 65. What a good joke never gets

Break down the NYT Crosswords: February 12, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, February 12, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Front's opposite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACK

  Possible Answer : hinder, rearward, dorsum, gage, backbone, book_binding, backrest, endorse, plunk_for, binding, spine, vertebral_column, indorse, back_up, stake, cover, rachis, back, punt, bet_on, support, rearwards, spinal_column, game, backward, rear, backwards, hind, second, plump_for

  Possible Opposite Answer : veer, forward, front, ahead, advance




• The clue is 5. Some male deer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAGS

  Possible Answer : rat, stag, snoop, spy, sleuth, hart, give_away, denounce, grass, betray, snitch, shit, tell_on, shop




• The clue is 10. What gives Scotch an earthy flavor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEAT

  Possible Answer : peat




• The clue is 14. Long, cylindrical instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer : hautboy, hautbois, oboe




• The clue is 15. Kind of bond in chemistry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIC

  Possible Answer : Attic, Ionic, Ionic_dialect, Classical_Greek, ionic

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonionic




• The clue is 16. "That hurts!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUCH




• The clue is 17. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUDGENUDGE




• The clue is 19. Beech or birch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREE

  Possible Answer : corner, Tree, tree, tree_diagram, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, shoetree




• The clue is 20. When a plane is due, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

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




• The clue is 21. Show hosts, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCS

  Possible Answer : MHz, Mc, megacycle_per_second, megahertz, megacycle




• The clue is 22. "Doesn't matter who". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYBODY




• The clue is 24. Actress Jessica. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIEL




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

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

  The answer: NEAR

  Possible Answer : approximate, almost, nearly, most, draw_near, penny-pinching, come_on, go_up, draw_close, virtually, come_near, cheeseparing, approach, dear, near, well-nigh, good, skinny, close, nigh, about

  Possible Opposite Answer : far




• The clue is 26. Something a digital crossword solver doesn't need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPER

  Possible Answer : newspaper, theme, wallpaper, composition, paper, newspaper_publisher, report




• The clue is 29. Winter hours in N.Y.C.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EST

  Possible Answer : Eastern_Time, EST, Eastern_Standard_Time




• The clue is 31. Exploding stars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOVAS

  Possible Answer : nova




• The clue is 35. "Relax, soldier". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEASE




• The clue is 37. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINKWINK




• The clue is 39. Moderate gait for a horse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROT

  Possible Answer : jog, crib, lope, Trotskyist, Trot, Trotskyite, clip, trot, pony




• The clue is 40. "Later, dudes". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEACE

  Possible Answer : serenity, ataraxis, peace_of_mind, heartsease, pacification, peacefulness, peace_treaty, public_security, peace, repose

  Possible Opposite Answer : war




• The clue is 42. Response to the Little Red Hen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTI




• The clue is 43. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HINTHINT




• The clue is 45. Worked. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOILED

  Possible Answer : travail, fag, labour, labor, grind, drudge, dig, toil, moil




• The clue is 47. Younger Obama daughter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASHA




• The clue is 48. "That's all ___ wrote". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHE




• The clue is 50. Takes in what someone wrote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READS

  Possible Answer : take, study, learn, say, register, interpret, show, translate, scan, understand, record, read




• The clue is 51. Engrave. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCH

  Possible Answer : engrave, etch




• The clue is 53. Dozes (off). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODS

  Possible Answer : nod




• The clue is 55. "That's what people tell me, anyway". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOIHEAR




• The clue is 58. Midori ___, first woman to land a triple axel in competition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITO




• The clue is 59. Chop (off). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOP

  Possible Answer : prune, trim, sever, clip, lop, crop, cut_back, discerp, snip, dress




• The clue is 62. Bridal veil fabric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACE

  Possible Answer : spike, plait, interlace, entwine, lace, lacing, fortify, enlace, twine, intertwine, lace_up, braid

  Possible Opposite Answer : untwine




• The clue is 63. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COUGHCOUGH




• The clue is 66. Furniture store known for its cafeterias' meatballs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEA




• The clue is 67. Message on a candy heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUGME




• The clue is 68. Classic pie crust ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARD

  Possible Answer : pad, embroider, aggrandize, dramatise, aggrandise, dramatize, blow_up, embellish, lard




• The clue is 69. "Hey you!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST




• The clue is 70. Painter Degas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGAR

  Possible Answer : Edgar




• The clue is 71. Membership fees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUES

  Possible Answer : due

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: BONE

  Possible Answer: swot_up, cram, get_up, ivory, grind_away, bone, osseous_tissue, drum, swot, bone_up, mug_up, os, debone, off-white, pearl

• The clue is 2. Be adjacent to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUT

  Possible Answer: butt, butt_against, edge, butt_on, adjoin, border, march, abut

• The clue is 3. Musician's conclusion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CODA

  Possible Answer: coda, finale

• The clue is 4. Beer barrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEG

  Possible Answer: kegful, keg

• The clue is 5. "___ U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINCE

• The clue is 6. Mess up, as hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUSLE

  Possible Answer: dishevel, tangle, tousle

• The clue is 7. As well as. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AND

• The clue is 8. Beyond big. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIGANTIC

  Possible Answer: mammoth, gigantic

• The clue is 9. Big public argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCENE

  Possible Answer: view, conniption, setting, panorama, prospect, tantrum, vista, picture, scene, scenery, fit, aspect, shot

• The clue is 10. Baked things that might get people baked. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POTBROWNIES

• The clue is 11. Currency that replaced the mark and peseta. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EURO

  Possible Answer: euro

• The clue is 12. Got an A+ on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACED

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

• The clue is 13. ___/them pronouns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEY

• The clue is 18. Mideast leaders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIRS

  Possible Answer: emir, emeer, amir, ameer

• The clue is 23. Tug hard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YANK

  Possible Answer: Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle, jerk, yank, Northerner

• The clue is 24. Keep cool in a pool, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEATTHEHEAT

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

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

  The answer: PATHS

  Possible Answer: route, way_of_life, path, way, course, itinerary, track

• The clue is 27. Open-air lobbies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATRIA

  Possible Answer: atrium

• The clue is 28. Menial workers, dismissively. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEONS

  Possible Answer: peon, navvy, drudge, galley_slave

• The clue is 30. Strip of mowed grass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWATH

  Possible Answer: swath, belt

• The clue is 32. EGOT-winning actress Davis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIOLA

  Possible Answer: viola, Viola, genus_Viola

• The clue is 33. Contributed to a kitty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTED

  Possible Answer: ante

• The clue is 34. Loses traction on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIDS

  Possible Answer: sideslip, skid, brake_shoe, slew, slide, slue, shoe, slip

• The clue is 36. Commercial lead-in to Pen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPI

  Possible Answer: EPI, Eysenck_Personality_Inventory

• The clue is 38. Take-home amount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NET

  Possible Answer: sack, network, sack_up, meshwork, profit, net_profit, last, nett, internet, clear, cyberspace, lucre, meshing, web, profits, earnings, net_income, final, mesh, net

  Possible Opposite Answer : gross

• The clue is 41. Cover completely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENSHROUD

  Possible Answer: shroud, cover, enshroud, hide

• The clue is 44. "Anger leads to ___. ___ leads to suffering": Yoda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATE

  Possible Answer: hate, hatred, detest

  Possible Opposite Answer : love

• The clue is 46. Surgeon, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORDOC

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

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

  The answer: ENIGMA

  Possible Answer: closed_book, brain-teaser, conundrum, riddle, enigma, secret, mystery

• The clue is 52. Something you might clear to improve memory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CACHE

  Possible Answer: cache, squirrel_away, hive_up, memory_cache, stash, lay_away, hoard

• The clue is 54. Catchall category. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTHER

  Possible Answer: other, early, former

  Possible Opposite Answer : same

• The clue is 55. Undergarment for a dress. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIP

  Possible Answer: faux_pas, trip, gaffe, skid, sideslip, slew, sneak, luxate, dislocate, slickness, moorage, shimmy, berth, slip, err, pillow_slip, cutting, gaucherie, slipperiness, slip_one's_mind, eluding, slide, drop_away, elusion, mooring, mistake, slip-up, shift, slick, strip, steal, slip_of_paper, solecism, chemise, slue, splay, miscue, pillowcase, drop_off, parapraxis, teddy, case, fall_away

• The clue is 56. Acorn producers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAKS

  Possible Answer: oak, oak_tree

• The clue is 57. Frosts, as a cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICES

  Possible Answer: shabu, crank, chalk, chicken_feed, icing, ice_rink, methamphetamine, water_ice, frappe, glass, deoxyephedrine, frost, ICE, frosting, ice, trash, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, meth, sparkler, ice-skating_rink, internal-combustion_engine, Methedrine

• The clue is 59. Hawaiian banquet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUAU

  Possible Answer: luau

• The clue is 60. Fairy tale baddie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGRE

  Possible Answer: devil, demon, fiend, ogre, monster

• The clue is 61. Professors' degs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHDS

  Possible Answer: Ph.D., PhD

• The clue is 64. Big name in fleecy boots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGG

• The clue is 65. What a good joke never gets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: one-time, quondam, onetime, former, erstwhile, sometime, previous, old, honest-to-god, Old, sure-enough, older, honest-to-goodness

  Possible Opposite Answer : young, new

XWordHint Crossword Answers June 02, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (41 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Capital located on a fjord	4
2A	5. Battling militarily	5
3A	10. State with the highest Mormon population	4
4A	14. Snow clearer	4
5A	15. Selected	5
6A	16. ___ minimum	4
7A	17. "You missed your chance!"	10
8A	19. Silver weapon brandished by one hoping for gold	4
9A	20. Huge	7
10A	21. "It's legit!"	7
11A	23. ___ Rica	5
12A	24. One with special access, in brief	3
13A	25. Gets a pooch to attack	12
14A	33. One who might call you out if you get home late?	3
15A	36. Hindi term meaning "master"... or "mister"	5
16A	37. "My apologies!"	5
17A	38. Part of a house or a mouth	4
18A	40. Obstetrician's specialty	5
19A	42. Part of a shoe or many a bra	4
20A	43. Setting for Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"	5
21A	45. Dance for flexible people	5
22A	47. It might say "Home Sweet Home"	3
23A	48. Picked at one's food, in an avian metaphor	12
24A	51. Baton Rouge sch.	3
25A	52. Wash with a glycol spray, as an airplane wing	5
26A	56. With 63-Across, question hinted at by the beginnings of 17-, 21-, 25- and 48-Across	7
27A	60. Marsupial whose name sometimes omits its first letter	7
28A	62. Tony ___, former Cowboys QB	4
29A	63. See 56-Across	10
30A	65. All over again	4
31A	66. "No bid from me"	5
32A	67. Bad forecast for a parade	4
33A	68. Ivy in Philadelphia, familiarly	4
34A	69. Letter-shaped groove for a fastener	5
35A	70. Barely made, with "out"	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Capital located on a fjord"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
• Similar words include: Christiania, capital of Norway
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OSLO

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2A: "5. Battling militarily"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ATWAR

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3A: "10. State with the highest Mormon population"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state in the western united states; settled in 1847 by mormons led by brigham young
• Similar words include: UT, Beehive State, Mormon State
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UTAH

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4A: "14. Snow clearer"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
• Similar words include: handle, deal, cover
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PLOW

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5A: "15. Selected"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
• Similar words include: pick out, take, choose
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CHOSE

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6A: "16. ___ minimum"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make public
• Similar words include: stark, strip, stripped
• Opposite of: sheathed, covered

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Answer: BARE

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7A: "17. "You missed your chance!""

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: TOOLATENOW

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8A: "19. Silver weapon brandished by one hoping for gold"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EPEE

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9A: "20. Huge"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - w.r.inge
• Similar words include: Brobdingnagian, vast, huge
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IMMENSE

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10A: "21. "It's legit!""

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FORREAL

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11A: "23. ___ Rica"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
• Similar words include: rib
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: COSTA

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12A: "24. One with special access, in brief"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
• Similar words include: high muckamuck, dignitary, high-up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VIP

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13A: "25. Gets a pooch to attack"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: SICSTHEDOGON

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14A: "33. One who might call you out if you get home late?"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an official at a baseball game
• Similar words include: umpire
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UMP

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15A: "36. Hindi term meaning "master"... or "mister""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that formerly a term of respect for important white europeans in colonial india; used after the name
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAHIB

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16A: "37. "My apologies!""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
• Similar words include: grim, no-account, disconsolate
• Opposite of: unregretful

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Answer: SORRY

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17A: "38. Part of a house or a mouth"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ROOF

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18A: "40. Obstetrician's specialty"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
• Similar words include: undertaking, drudge, dig
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LABOR

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19A: "42. Part of a shoe or many a bra"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
• Similar words include: entwine, enlace, spike
• Opposite of: untwine

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Answer: LACE

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20A: "43. Setting for Arthur Miller's "The Crucible""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that capital of the state of oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the willamette river
• Similar words include: capital of Oregon
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SALEM

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21A: "45. Dance for flexible people"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of being disregarded or forgotten
• Similar words include: oblivion
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LIMBO

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22A: "47. It might say "Home Sweet Home""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
• Similar words include: matt, lustrelessness, felt up
• Opposite of: disentangle, unsnarl

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Answer: MAT

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23A: "48. Picked at one's food, in an avian metaphor"

12 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: ATELIKEABIRD

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24A: "51. Baton Rouge sch."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LSU

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25A: "52. Wash with a glycol spray, as an airplane wing"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make or become free of frost or ice
• Similar words include: de-ice, defrost
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DEICE

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26A: "56. With 63-Across, question hinted at by the beginnings of 17-, 21-, 25- and 48-Across"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: WHODOWE

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27A: "60. Marsupial whose name sometimes omits its first letter"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small furry australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
• Similar words include: possum, phalanger
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: OPOSSUM

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28A: "62. Tony ___, former Cowboys QB"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROMO

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29A: "63. See 56-Across"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
• Similar words include: treasure, take account, prize
• Opposite of: depreciate

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Answer: APPRECIATE

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30A: "65. All over again"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that again but in a new or different way
• Similar words include: afresh
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANEW

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31A: "66. "No bid from me""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IPASS

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32A: "67. Bad forecast for a parade"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
• Similar words include: rain down, pelting, rainfall
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RAIN

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33A: "68. Ivy in Philadelphia, familiarly"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that englishman and quaker who founded the colony of pennsylvania (1644-1718)
• Similar words include: William Penn, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PENN

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34A: "69. Letter-shaped groove for a fastener"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TSLOT

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35A: "70. Barely made, with "out""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EKED

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Kind of nerve that connects to the eye	5
2D	2. Manner in which sports replays are shown, familiarly	5
3D	3. Hangs (over)	5
4D	4. Babies that are supposed to be up all night?	6
5D	5. Five things in each of Shakespeare's plays	4
6D	6. "My country, 'tis of ___ ..."	4
7D	7. Was victorious	3
8D	8. Since	4
9D	9. Fixed, as a tapestry or a tatami	6
10D	10. Original name of a popular shared-ride service	8
11D	11. Word after video or Scotch	4
12D	12. About 8,100 square feet, for a baseball infield	4
13D	13. What helps you get a leg up?	4
14D	18. Eroticist Nin	5
15D	22. Purges, with "of"	4
16D	26. Baseball Hall-of-Famer ___ Ripken	3
17D	27. Rock that's fracked to release oil	5
18D	28. Bone in the lower leg	5
19D	29. Fusion weapon, familiarly	5
20D	30. Weight unit at British markets	4
21D	31. Sea sight in black and white	4
22D	32. The decline of Russia?	4
23D	33. Lead-in to Major or Minor in the night sky	4
24D	34. What a drawbridge might cross	4
25D	35. Word with vault or position	4
26D	39. Collapsed	8
27D	41. One of four generated by a grand slam, for short	3
28D	44. Kind of soup often served with sushi	4
29D	46. Surgeon, informally	5
30D	49. Emirate that was the site of Operation Desert Storm	6
31D	50. Longing	6
32D	53. Chris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game"	5
33D	54. One who's "adorbs"	5
34D	55. Revise, as text	5
35D	56. Prepare for gifting	4
36D	57. Sharpen	4
37D	58. Finding a penny with the tails side up is said to be a bad one	4
38D	59. Actor/rapper Omar	4
39D	60. "In that neighborhood"	4
40D	61. Gnat or nit	4
41D	64. Bud	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Kind of nerve that connects to the eye"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the organ of sight
• Similar words include: visual, opthalmic, optical
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OPTIC

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2D: "2. Manner in which sports replays are shown, familiarly"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SLOMO

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3D: "3. Hangs (over)"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
• Similar words include: loom, brood, hover
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LOOMS

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4D: "4. Babies that are supposed to be up all night?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Similar words include: owlet
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OWLETS

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5D: "5. Five things in each of Shakespeare's plays"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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: number, routine, represent
• Opposite of: refrain

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Answer: ACTS

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6D: "6. "My country, 'tis of ___ ...""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: THEE

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7D: "7. Was victorious"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money in south korea
• Similar words include: come through, North Korean won, gain ground
• Opposite of: lose, fall back

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Answer: WON

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8D: "8. Since"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASOF

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9D: "9. Fixed, as a tapestry or a tatami"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: REWOVE

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10D: "10. Original name of a popular shared-ride service"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: UBERPOOL

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11D: "11. Word after video or Scotch"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
• Similar words include: tape recording, magnetic tape, tapeline
• Opposite of: erase

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Answer: TAPE

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12D: "12. About 8,100 square feet, for a baseball infield"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Similar words include: orbit, country, region
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AREA

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13D: "13. What helps you get a leg up?"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
• Similar words include: list, cad, dog
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HEEL

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14D: "18. Eroticist Nin"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANAIS

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15D: "22. Purges, with "of""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that relieve from
• Similar words include: rid, disembarrass, free
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIDS

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16D: "26. Baseball Hall-of-Famer ___ Ripken"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CAL

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17D: "27. Rock that's fracked to release oil"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHALE

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18D: "28. Bone in the lower leg"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
• Similar words include: shin, shinbone, shin bone
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TIBIA

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19D: "29. Fusion weapon, familiarly"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HBOMB

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20D: "30. Weight unit at British markets"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
• Similar words include: g, gm, Hans C. J. Gram
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GRAM

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21D: "31. Sea sight in black and white"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Similar words include: killer whale, killer, Orcinus orca
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ORCA

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22D: "32. The decline of Russia?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NYET

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23D: "33. Lead-in to Major or Minor in the night sky"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: URSA

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24D: "34. What a drawbridge might cross"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
• Similar words include: fosse
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MOAT

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25D: "35. Word with vault or position"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
• Similar words include: perch, magnetic pole, terminal
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POLE

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26D: "39. Collapsed"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FELLDOWN

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27D: "41. One of four generated by a grand slam, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a run that is the result of the batter's performance
• Similar words include: run batted in
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RBI

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28D: "44. Kind of soup often served with sushi"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in japanese cooking to make soups or sauces
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MISO

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29D: "46. Surgeon, informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ORDOC

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30D: "49. Emirate that was the site of Operation Desert Storm"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a seaport on the persian gulf and capital of kuwait
• Similar words include: Koweit, Kuwait City, State of Kuwait
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: KUWAIT

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31D: "50. Longing"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
• Similar words include: trust, want, hope
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DESIRE

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32D: "53. Chris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ISAAK

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33D: "54. One who's "adorbs""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CUTIE

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34D: "55. Revise, as text"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make improvements or corrections to
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EMEND

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35D: "56. Prepare for gifting"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
• Similar words include: enwrap, enfold, wrapping
• Opposite of: unwrap, unwind

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Answer: WRAP

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36D: "57. Sharpen"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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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37D: "58. Finding a penny with the tails side up is said to be a bad one"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sign of something about to happen
• Similar words include: presage, Muscat and Oman, foretell
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OMEN

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38D: "59. Actor/rapper Omar"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EPPS

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39D: "60. "In that neighborhood""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ORSO

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40D: "61. Gnat or nit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
• Similar words include: cuss, blighter, pesterer
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PEST

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41D: "64. Bud"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Similar words include: chum, brother, sidekick
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PAL

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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