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Date: Friday, October 23, 2020
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.4 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle October 23, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Cable news lineup | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Only character with the same name in both "Rent" and "La Bohème" | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Some urgent messages, in brief | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Dramatic device | 5 |
| 5A | 15. What's before after, at the end? | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Kaplan course subj. | 4 |
| 7A | 17. "That's enough for now" | 10 |
| 8A | 19. Singular | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Most promising slate of candidates | 9 |
| 10A | 21. Decision spot | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Dark half | 3 |
| 12A | 23. Sexy | 3 |
| 13A | 24. One who might have a brush with fame? | 6 |
| 14A | 26. Jobs at Apple, once | 3 |
| 15A | 27. Prom night worry | 4 |
| 16A | 29. Puzzle solver's cry | 3 |
| 17A | 30. Legal pad alternative | 13 |
| 18A | 33. Lightly lined apparel | 13 |
| 19A | 34. Batting equipment? | 13 |
| 20A | 35. Cost-of-living fig. | 3 |
| 21A | 36. Array on a screen | 4 |
| 22A | 37. The season opener? | 3 |
| 23A | 38. Author who was a childhood friend of Harper Lee | 6 |
| 24A | 40. Filch | 3 |
| 25A | 41. Melissa Jefferson ___ Lizzo | 3 |
| 26A | 44. Spots for bulbs | 4 |
| 27A | 45. Celebrity's influence | 9 |
| 28A | 48. Overhaul | 4 |
| 29A | 49. Goes in 100% | 10 |
| 30A | 50. Single piece of underwear, paradoxically | 4 |
| 31A | 51. Highland slope | 4 |
| 32A | 52. Background distraction | 5 |
| 33A | 53. Some are traditional, in brief | 4 |
| 34A | 54. Steel (oneself) | 4 |
| 35A | 55. Mount | 5 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Cable news lineup"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
- Words that mean the same thing: gore, control panel, jury
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PANEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Only character with the same name in both "Rent" and "La Bohème""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIMI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Some urgent messages, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Dramatic device"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
- Words that mean the same thing: excursus, apart, divagation
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASIDE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. What's before after, at the end?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that at any time
- Words that mean the same thing: of all time, e'er, always
- The opposite would be: never
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EVER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Kaplan course subj."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LSAT
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Clue 7 Across: "17. "That's enough for now""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAKEABREAK
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Singular"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that lacking companions or companionship
- Words that mean the same thing: alone, sole, lonesome
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Most promising slate of candidates"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
- Words that mean the same thing: short list
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHORTLIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Decision spot"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that cutlery used for serving and eating food
- Words that mean the same thing: branch, pitchfork, forking
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FORK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Dark half"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the dark negative feminine principle in chinese dualistic cosmology
- The opposite would be: yang
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Sexy"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- Words that mean the same thing: blistering, spicy, red-hot
- The opposite would be: cold
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "24. One who might have a brush with fame?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
- Words that mean the same thing: creative person
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARTIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. Jobs at Apple, once"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
- Words that mean the same thing: chief executive officer, chief operating officer
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CEO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "27. Prom night worry"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACNE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "29. Puzzle solver's cry"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AHA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "30. Legal pad alternative"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WORDPROCESSOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "33. Lightly lined apparel"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PINSTRIPESUIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "34. Batting equipment?"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FAKEEYELASHES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "35. Cost-of-living fig."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer
- Words that mean the same thing: consumer price index, cost-of-living index, California Personality Inventory
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CPI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "36. Array on a screen"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "37. The season opener?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
- Words that mean the same thing: si, ti, Ti
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "38. Author who was a childhood friend of Harper Lee"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head
- Words that mean the same thing: hooded coat, hooded cloak
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAPOTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "40. Filch"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
- Words that mean the same thing: pig, knock off, glom
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "41. Melissa Jefferson ___ Lizzo"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AKA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "44. Spots for bulbs"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
- Words that mean the same thing: get laid, have a go at it, sleep with
- The opposite would be: turn out, get up
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "45. Celebrity's influence"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STARPOWER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "48. Overhaul"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that do over, as of (part of) a house
- Words that mean the same thing: reconstruct, remake, remodel
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REDO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "49. Goes in 100%"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RISKSITALL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "50. Single piece of underwear, paradoxically"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a set of two similar things considered as a unit
- Words that mean the same thing: yoke, distich, twin
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "51. Highland slope"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a slope or hillside
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRAE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "52. Background distraction"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
- Words that mean the same thing: disturbance, stochasticity, make noise
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOISE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "53. Some are traditional, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
- Words that mean the same thing: wrath, individual retirement account, ira
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "54. Steel (oneself)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that prepare oneself for a military confrontation
- Words that mean the same thing: encircle, girdle, fortify
- The opposite would be: disarm
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GIRD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "55. Mount"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GETON
Great job if you got it right!
October 23, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Mark | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Japanese beer brand | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Camera mentioned in Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" (not a Kodak!) | 5 |
| 4D | 4. River of Germany | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Upgrade at a dealership | 12 |
| 6D | 6. Warrant | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Singer/actor who narrated 1964's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Gist | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Put out | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Divvy up | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Autoimmune condition with itchy skin | 9 |
| 12D | 12. Use of a cushion or a backboard | 8 |
| 13D | 13. Anne or Jeanne: Abbr. | 3 |
| 14D | 18. B+ or A- | 9 |
| 15D | 21. E-tail perk | 12 |
| 16D | 24. Tree toppers | 9 |
| 17D | 25. Pine product | 3 |
| 18D | 26. Pine product | 4 |
| 19D | 27. Pieces of pomegranate | 5 |
| 20D | 28. Nightclub of song, familiarly | 4 |
| 21D | 30. Resource with content in 300+ languages | 9 |
| 22D | 31. ___ school | 4 |
| 23D | 32. Seeks judgment, in a way | 4 |
| 24D | 33. Fairy tale patriarch | 8 |
| 25D | 34. Grp. that watches TV | 3 |
| 26D | 39. Some may linger | 5 |
| 27D | 40. Encrusted | 5 |
| 28D | 41. Be in store | 5 |
| 29D | 42. Ashton Kutcher's role on "That '70s Show" | 5 |
| 30D | 43. Longtime senator Specter | 5 |
| 31D | 45. Who asks "What can I help you with?" | 4 |
| 32D | 46. Former Bulgarian monarch | 4 |
| 33D | 47. Omaha relative | 4 |
| 34D | 48. Tech sch. in upstate N.Y. | 3 |
| 35D | 49. Initials of the person who said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Mark"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- Words that mean the same thing: mug, soft touch, fall guy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PATSY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Japanese beer brand"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASAHI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Camera mentioned in Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" (not a Kodak!)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NIKON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. River of Germany"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Upgrade at a dealership"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEATHERSEATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Warrant"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any admirable quality or attribute
- Words that mean the same thing: deserve, virtue, deservingness
- The opposite would be: demerit
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MERIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Singer/actor who narrated 1964's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
- Words that mean the same thing: James Ives, James Merritt Ives, Charles Edward Ives
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IVES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Gist"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
- Words that mean the same thing: core, heart and soul, nitty-gritty
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Put out"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that irritate or vex
- Words that mean the same thing: gall
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Divvy up"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that allow to have
- Words that mean the same thing: grant, deal out, administer
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALLOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Autoimmune condition with itchy skin"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PSORIASIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Use of a cushion or a backboard"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BANKSHOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Anne or Jeanne: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. B+ or A-"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BLOODTYPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. E-tail perk"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FREESHIPPING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Tree toppers"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- Words that mean the same thing: ascendent, ascendant, root
- The opposite would be: descendant
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANCESTORS
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Clue 17 Down: "25. Pine product"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- Words that mean the same thing: Jack-tar, pitch, seafarer
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "26. Pine product"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any cone-shaped artifact
- Words that mean the same thing: retinal cone, conoid, cone cell
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "27. Pieces of pomegranate"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed
- Words that mean the same thing: aril
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARILS
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Clue 20 Down: "28. Nightclub of song, familiarly"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: COPA
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Resource with content in 300+ languages"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: WIKIPEDIA
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Clue 22 Down: "31. ___ school"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- Words that mean the same thing: preparation, homework
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PREP
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Clue 23 Down: "32. Seeks judgment, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
- Words that mean the same thing: Eugene Sue, sue, process
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SUES
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Clue 24 Down: "33. Fairy tale patriarch"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: PAPABEAR
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Clue 25 Down: "34. Grp. that watches TV"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite
- Words that mean the same thing: Federal Communications Commission
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: FCC
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Clue 26 Down: "39. Some may linger"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any property detected by the olfactory system
- Words that mean the same thing: odour, odor, olfactory perception
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ODORS
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Clue 27 Down: "40. Encrusted"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that form a coat over
- Words that mean the same thing: cake, coat
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CAKED
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Clue 28 Down: "41. Be in store"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that look forward to the probable occurrence of
- Words that mean the same thing: expect, look, wait
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: AWAIT
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Clue 29 Down: "42. Ashton Kutcher's role on "That '70s Show""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: KELSO
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Clue 30 Down: "43. Longtime senator Specter"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ARLEN
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Clue 31 Down: "45. Who asks "What can I help you with?""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SIRI
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Clue 32 Down: "46. Former Bulgarian monarch"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
- Words that mean the same thing: czar, tzar
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TSAR
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Clue 33 Down: "47. Omaha relative"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a member of the siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the platte and missouri rivers in nebraska
- Words that mean the same thing: Oto
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OTOE
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Clue 34 Down: "48. Tech sch. in upstate N.Y."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RPI
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Clue 35 Down: "49. Initials of the person who said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RBG
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 49 | 70.0% |
| Short Answer | 12 | 17.1% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.3% |
| History | 2 | 2.9% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.9% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
| Music | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 35 |
| Total Clues | 70 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.4 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 21, 2025 at 06:45 PM
