27409 Mon Nov 25, 2024 NYT by Dena R. Witkes

Across Clues :

1. Spongy scrubber, 6. He-Man's twin sister, 11. 72, on many golf courses, 14. Harsh on the nose, 15. Capital of Vietnam, 16. "I'll take that as ___", 17. *Corporate investor, 19. Boxer's stat, for short, 20. Problem with an old sock, 21. Wows, 22. Cancels plans at the last minute, 24. Corn ___ (fall festival attraction), 26. Birthstone for a January baby, 27. *Difficult to wrangle, per an idiom, 32. Delta Center in Salt Lake City or United Center in Chicago, 33. Sch. with campuses in Boston and Worcester, 34. Implore, 35. Cleaned up after a haircut, 37. Pie ___ mode, 40. Really bothered, 42. Prepared to throw a dart, 44. *Advice to someone seeking happiness, 49. Crater Lake's state, 50. 100 centavos, 51. Harvard, to Yale, 52. Alan of "Marriage Story", 54. Dog docs, 58. Miss Piggy's pronoun, 59. Modern networking aid, as suggested by the starts of the answers to the starred clues, 62. Ginger ___, 63. One of 10 in a decathlon, 64. Roller coasters and log flumes, 65. Went first, 66. "Tell me if this needs salt", 67. Tuck away for safekeeping

Down Clues :

1. Mascara target, 2. Seis + dos, 3. ___ arguments, section of a Supreme Court case, 4. Members of New York's Bravest, e.g., 5. Suffix with Gator or hater, 6. Brief rainstorm, 7. Fit as a fiddle, 8. Bread loaf butts, 9. ___ v. Wade, 10. Inflatable auto safety devices, 11. Green coating on a statue, 12. Piece of jewelry that might complement a toe ring, 13. Perches in a coop, 18. Foggy mental state, 23. Rainbows and parentheses, shapewise, 25. "It all makes sense now!", 26. Pesky insect, 27. Hands-on science class, 28. Fury, 29. Brewery barrel, 30. As a result of, 31. Pesky kid, 35. Stitched up, 36. "Get out of my ___!", 37. Friend, en français, 38. Paul for whom a guitar is named, 39. Content between songs on Spotify, 40. Bit of pond scum, 41. One might include a hammer, wrench and screwdriver, 42. Components of a six-pack, 43. "Big fan!", 44. Like a black-tie wedding, 45. State bird of Maryland, 46. Imposed, as a tax, 47. Make more modern, 48. Unlike a figment of the imagination, 52. Las Vegas A's, 53. Jacket fuzz, 55. Icelandic literary saga, 56. No-win/no-lose situations, 57. Girl Scout's accessory, 60. Eggs at an I.V.F. clinic, 61. "The Marvelous ___ Maisel"

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 25, 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, November 25, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Spongy scrubber. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOFA

  Possible Answer : loofah, loufah_sponge, luffa, loofa




• The clue is 6. He-Man's twin sister. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHERA




• The clue is 11. 72, on many golf courses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer : par, equality, equivalence, equation




• The clue is 14. Harsh on the nose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRID

  Possible Answer : pungent, acid, sulphurous, virulent, acerbic, caustic, vitriolic, bitter, blistering, acerb, acrid, sulfurous




• The clue is 15. Capital of Vietnam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANOI

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Vietnam, Hanoi




• The clue is 16. "I'll take that as ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANO

  Possible Answer : Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, Abu_Nidal_Organization, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Black_September, ANO, Fatah-RC, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades




• The clue is 17. *Corporate investor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAREHOLDER

  Possible Answer : stockholder, shareholder, shareowner




• The clue is 19. Boxer's stat, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TKO

  Possible Answer : TKO, technical_knockout




• The clue is 20. Problem with an old sock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLE

  Possible Answer : mess, hole, pickle, maw, gob, jam, golf_hole, yap, cakehole, hole_out, hollow, kettle_of_fish, trap, muddle, fix




• The clue is 21. Wows. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWES

  Possible Answer : fear, awe, veneration, reverence




• The clue is 22. Cancels plans at the last minute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAILS

  Possible Answer : bail_bond, bond, bail




• The clue is 24. Corn ___ (fall festival attraction). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAZE

  Possible Answer : labyrinth, snarl, maze, tangle




• The clue is 26. Birthstone for a January baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GARNET

  Possible Answer : garnet




• The clue is 27. *Difficult to wrangle, per an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: LIKEHERDINGCATS




• The clue is 32. Delta Center in Salt Lake City or United Center in Chicago. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARENA

  Possible Answer : field, orbit, arena, area, stadium, bowl, domain, scene_of_action, sphere, sports_stadium




• The clue is 33. Sch. with campuses in Boston and Worcester. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMASS




• The clue is 34. Implore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEG

  Possible Answer : implore, tap, beg, pray, solicit




• The clue is 35. Cleaned up after a haircut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEPT

  Possible Answer : sweep_up, span, swing, drag, drag_in, swing_out, tangle, embroil, sail, brush, cross, swept, traverse, sweep, broom

  Possible Opposite Answer : unswept




• The clue is 37. Pie ___ mode. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer : ala




• The clue is 40. Really bothered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEAT




• The clue is 42. Prepared to throw a dart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIMED

  Possible Answer : purport, get, take, purpose, direct, train, aim, aspire, shoot_for, calculate, target, drive, propose, take_aim, draw_a_bead_on, point, place




• The clue is 44. *Advice to someone seeking happiness. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: FOLLOWYOURBLISS




• The clue is 49. Crater Lake's state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREGON

  Possible Answer : OR, Oregon, Beaver_State




• The clue is 50. 100 centavos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESO

  Possible Answer : Guinea-Bissau_peso, Cuban_peso, Colombian_peso, Chilean_peso, Philippine_peso, Mexican_peso, peso, Uruguayan_peso, Dominican_peso




• The clue is 51. Harvard, to Yale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIVAL

  Possible Answer : challenger, contender, rival, competition, touch, match, equal, competitor




• The clue is 52. Alan of "Marriage Story". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALDA




• The clue is 54. Dog docs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VETS

  Possible Answer : ex-serviceman, veterinarian, veteran, veterinary_surgeon, vet, veterinary




• The clue is 58. Miss Piggy's pronoun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOI




• The clue is 59. Modern networking aid, as suggested by the starts of the answers to the starred clues. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOCIALMEDIA




• The clue is 62. Ginger ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 63. One of 10 in a decathlon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVENT

  Possible Answer : result, effect, outcome, case, upshot, event, consequence, issue




• The clue is 64. Roller coasters and log flumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDES

  Possible Answer : hinge_upon, bait, turn_on, depend_on, taunt, mount, cod, rag, ride, tantalise, hinge_on, drive, razz, depend_upon, disembarrass, twit, tease, free, rally, devolve_on, sit, rid, tantalize

  Possible Opposite Answer : walk




• The clue is 65. Went first. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer : run, lead, moderate, guide, result, contribute, direct, leave, LED, precede, top, head, extend, light-emitting_diode, go, conduct, take, conduce, pass, chair

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow




• The clue is 66. "Tell me if this needs salt". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASTE

  Possible Answer : tasting, preference, penchant, appreciation, gustation, sense_of_taste, taste, gustatory_modality, mouthful, sample, try_out, discernment, savor, predilection, smack, gustatory_perception, taste_perception, taste_sensation, gustatory_sensation, savour, try, perceptiveness




• The clue is 67. Tuck away for safekeeping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STASH

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

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Mascara target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASH

  Possible Answer: thong, trounce, eyelash, strap, flog, lather, cilium, whiplash, slash, lash, whip, welt

  Possible Opposite Answer : unlash

• The clue is 2. Seis + dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCHO

• The clue is 3. ___ arguments, section of a Supreme Court case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

  Possible Answer: viva_voce, oral_exam, oral, unwritten, oral_examination, viva

  Possible Opposite Answer : anal, aboral

• The clue is 4. Members of New York's Bravest, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIREMEN

  Possible Answer: fire_fighter, relief_pitcher, fire-eater, firefighter, stoker, reliever, fireman

• The clue is 5. Suffix with Gator or hater. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADE

  Possible Answer: ade, fruit_drink

• The clue is 6. Brief rainstorm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOWER

  Possible Answer: exhibitioner, shower, shower_down, cascade, rain_shower, exhibitor, shower_bath, lavish

• The clue is 7. Fit as a fiddle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALE

  Possible Answer: coerce, George_Ellery_Hale, Nathan_Hale, Edward_Everett_Hale, haul, drag, Hale, whole, cart, pressure, squeeze, force, hale

• The clue is 8. Bread loaf butts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDS

  Possible Answer: remnant, stop, finish, ending, final_stage, goal, terminate, cease, end, last, destruction, remainder, closing, oddment, close, death, conclusion, terminal

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning

• The clue is 9. ___ v. Wade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: roe, hard_roe

• The clue is 10. Inflatable auto safety devices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRBAGS

• The clue is 11. Green coating on a statue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATINA

  Possible Answer: patina

• The clue is 12. Piece of jewelry that might complement a toe ring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANKLET

  Possible Answer: bobbysocks, anklet, bobbysock, anklets, ankle_bracelet

• The clue is 13. Perches in a coop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOSTS

  Possible Answer: roost, perch, rest

• The clue is 18. Foggy mental state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAZE

  Possible Answer: fog, daze, haze

• The clue is 23. Rainbows and parentheses, shapewise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCS

  Possible Answer: curve, electric_arc, electric_discharge, arch, discharge, arc, spark, bow

• The clue is 25. "It all makes sense now!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

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

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

  The answer: GNAT

  Possible Answer: gnat

• The clue is 27. Hands-on science class. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAB

  Possible Answer: science_laboratory, research_lab, science_lab, research_laboratory, laboratory, lab

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

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer: ira, anger, choler, ire, wrath

• The clue is 29. Brewery 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 30. As a result of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUETO

• The clue is 31. Pesky kid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMP

  Possible Answer: brownie, hob, scamp, pixie, scallywag, rapscallion, scalawag, pixy, gremlin, imp, elf, rascal, monkey

• The clue is 35. Stitched up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEWN

  Possible Answer: tailor-make, sewn, stitch, stitched, tailor, sewed, run_up, sew, sew_together

• The clue is 36. "Get out of my ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAY

  Possible Answer: direction, right_smart, room, elbow_room, mode, style, fashion, path, manner, means, agency, way_of_life, way

• The clue is 37. Friend, en français. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 38. Paul for whom a guitar is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LES

  Possible Answer: lupus_erythematosus, LE

• The clue is 39. Content between songs on Spotify. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer: advertising, advertizing, advert, advertisement, advertizement, ad

• The clue is 40. Bit of pond scum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALGA

  Possible Answer: algae, alga

• The clue is 41. One might include a hammer, wrench and screwdriver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOLSET

• The clue is 42. Components of a six-pack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABS

  Possible Answer: abdominal, group_AB, Av, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, Ab, ab, type_AB, BA, Bachelor_of_Arts, Artium_Baccalaurens, ABS, AB, abdominal_muscle

• The clue is 43. "Big fan!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILOVEIT

• The clue is 44. Like a black-tie wedding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORMAL

  Possible Answer: formal, conventional, stately, dinner_dress, evening_gown, schematic, dinner_gown, ball, courtly

  Possible Opposite Answer : informal

• The clue is 45. State bird of Maryland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORIOLE

  Possible Answer: Old_World_oriole, American_oriole, New_World_oriole, oriole

• The clue is 46. Imposed, as a tax. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEVIED

  Possible Answer: raise, impose, recruit, levy

• The clue is 47. Make more modern. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPDATE

  Possible Answer: update

• The clue is 48. Unlike a figment of the imagination. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAL

  Possible Answer: literal, rattling, tangible, veridical, substantial, really, actual, real_number, very, real, genuine, existent, material

  Possible Opposite Answer : insubstantial, unreal, nominal

• The clue is 52. Las Vegas A's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACES

  Possible Answer: virtuoso, Allied_Command_Europe, whizz, ace, hotshot, sensation, whiz, adept, nail, superstar, wiz, star, I, sweep_through, ACE, breeze_through, single, champion, 1, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, maven, sail_through, mavin, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, unity, wizard, one, genius, pass_with_flying_colors

• The clue is 53. Jacket fuzz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINT

  Possible Answer: lint

• The clue is 55. Icelandic literary saga. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDDA

  Possible Answer: dasheen, edda, taro_root, cocoyam, taro, Edda

• The clue is 56. No-win/no-lose situations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIES

  Possible Answer: tie-up, sleeper, affiliation, marry, link_up, splice, connect, link, wed, draw, railroad_tie, necktie, crosstie, tie, bind, tie-in, bond, tie_beam, linkup, standoff, association, attach

  Possible Opposite Answer : untie, disconnect

• The clue is 57. Girl Scout's accessory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASH

  Possible Answer: waistcloth, waistband, cincture, sash, window_sash, girdle

• The clue is 60. Eggs at an I.V.F. clinic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVA

  Possible Answer: egg_cell, ovum

• The clue is 61. "The Marvelous ___ Maisel". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRS

  Possible Answer: Mrs, Mr, Mr., Mister, Mrs.

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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 (39 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. Representative Raskin of Maryland	5
2A	6. Coffee container	3
3A	9. One who measures meter by the feet?	4
4A	13. Plant used to make a Mexican beverage called "pulque"	5
5A	14. Exploits	4
6A	16. Guthrie who wrote "Alice's Restaurant"	4
7A	17. BAD ___ER MOVE	15
8A	20. Wine aperitif	3
9A	21. Pioneering Philips product of the 1970s, in brief	3
10A	22. Does to perfection	5
11A	23. Equipment that attaches to a mask	7
12A	26. Locale in the Christmas story	3
13A	27. ___TER	13
14A	33. Yeshiva head	5
15A	35. Blanchett of 2025's "Black Bag"	4
16A	36. Products of oogenesis	3
17A	37. Admission of defeat	5
18A	38. "Eureka!"	3
19A	39. Garnish amount	5
20A	41. Pewter, mostly	3
21A	42. Pre-calc course	4
22A	43. Minority group in Iraq and Turkey	5
23A	44. P___ANT QUEEN	13
24A	48. Video game franchise featuring 100+ species of dinosaurs	3
25A	49. Hoards	7
26A	52. "C'mon, speak up!"	5
27A	54. Prefix with label	3
28A	55. Unwell	3
29A	56. ___EAVOR	15
30A	60. Tea brand once owned by Starbucks	4
31A	61. Kind of high-fat diet	4
32A	62. Prey for a ladybug	5
33A	63. Blow out	4
34A	64. "You can no more win a ___ than you can win an earthquake": Jeannette Rankin	3
35A	65. ___ Park (gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park)	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Representative Raskin of Maryland"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: JAMIE

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2A: "6. Coffee container"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the quantity that can be held in a mug
• Similar words include: chump, physiognomy, phiz
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MUG

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3A: "9. One who measures meter by the feet?"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POET

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4A: "13. Plant used to make a Mexican beverage called "pulque""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tropical american plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
• Similar words include: century plant, American aloe
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AGAVE

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5A: "14. Exploits"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of using
• Similar words include: utilise, US, apply
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: USES

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6A: "16. Guthrie who wrote "Alice's Restaurant""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARLO

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7A: "17. BAD ___ER MOVE"

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: CARELESSMISTAKE

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8A: "20. Wine aperitif"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: KIR

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9A: "21. Pioneering Philips product of the 1970s, in brief"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) tv programs
• Similar words include: videocassette recorder
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VCR

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10A: "22. Does to perfection"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
• Similar words include: breeze through, collar, sail through
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NAILS

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11A: "23. Equipment that attaches to a mask"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water
• Similar words include: snorkel breather, schnorchel, breather
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SNORKEL

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12A: "26. Locale in the Christmas story"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Similar words include: hostelry, hostel, auberge
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INN

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13A: "27. ___TER"

13 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: WINLESSSEASON

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14A: "33. Yeshiva head"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that spiritual leader of a jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply jewish law
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RABBI

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15A: "35. Blanchett of 2025's "Black Bag""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CATE

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16A: "36. Products of oogenesis"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
• Similar words include: egg cell, ovum
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OVA

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17A: "37. Admission of defeat"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ILOST

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18A: "38. "Eureka!""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AHA

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19A: "39. Garnish amount"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
• Similar words include: branchlet, twig
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SPRIG

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20A: "41. Pewter, mostly"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Similar words include: cannister, tin can, Sn
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIN

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21A: "42. Pre-calc course"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
• Similar words include: trim, clean-cut, trigonometry
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TRIG

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22A: "43. Minority group in Iraq and Turkey"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a largely pastoral islamic people who live in kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state
• Similar words include: Kurd
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KURDS

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23A: "44. P___ANT QUEEN"

13 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: AGELESSBEAUTY

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24A: "48. Video game franchise featuring 100+ species of dinosaurs"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
• Similar words include: Ark of the Covenant
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ARK

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25A: "49. Hoards"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that collect or gather
• Similar words include: cumulate, collect, roll up
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: AMASSES

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26A: "52. "C'mon, speak up!""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAYIT

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27A: "54. Prefix with label"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ECO

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28A: "55. Unwell"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Similar words include: inauspicious, poorly, ominous
• Opposite of: well

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Answer: ILL

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29A: "56. ___EAVOR"

15 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: ENDLESSSTRUGGLE

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30A: "60. Tea brand once owned by Starbucks"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TAZO

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31A: "61. Kind of high-fat diet"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KETO

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32A: "62. Prey for a ladybug"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various small plant-sucking insects
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: APHID

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33A: "63. Blow out"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
• Similar words include: vomit up, spit, puke
• Opposite of: keep down

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Answer: SPEW

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34A: "64. "You can no more win a ___ than you can win an earthquake": Jeannette Rankin"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
• Similar words include: warfare, state of war
• Opposite of: peace, make peace

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Answer: WAR

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35A: "65. ___ Park (gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park)"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ESTES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Powerful cards in euchre	5
2D	2. Over	5
3D	3. Ingredient in osso buco	10
4D	4. "___ gotta run"	3
5D	5. Metaphor for slipperiness	3
6D	6. Chargers and Challengers	10
7D	7. Country that boycotted the 1984 Olympics	4
8D	8. Something a lapidary cuts	3
9D	9. Green film on copper, e.g.	6
10D	10. Spoken	4
11D	11. Animals that bugle	4
12D	12. Pedicure target	3
13D	15. Gary of "Apollo 13"	6
14D	18. Knievel in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame	4
15D	19. Sensible	4
16D	24. Classic barbecue fare	4
17D	25. Intertwined	4
18D	28. Hindi honorific	5
19D	29. One providing timely delivery?	10
20D	30. One's appearance after a difficult journey, say	10
21D	31. "Metamorphoses" writer	4
22D	32. Bothers, bothers, bothers	4
23D	33. Meter maid in a Beatles hit	4
24D	34. Sacha Baron Cohen character	4
25D	39. Arctic seabird nicknamed "aerial pirate"	4
26D	40. Counterparts to calls, in stock lingo	4
27D	42. "For shame!"	6
28D	45. Strike down	6
29D	46. ___ Triangle (coastal section of Pennsylvania)	4
30D	47. Spanish sweetheart	4
31D	50. Kemper of "The Office"	5
32D	51. Toys that may be carried or pulled	5
33D	52. Breeze	4
34D	53. Woodworking tool	4
35D	54. "___ bien"	4
36D	56. Saucer contents, informally	3
37D	57. Wrap (up)	3
38D	58. Nation ruled by six royal families, in brief	3
39D	59. Driver's guide, for short	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Powerful cards in euchre"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
• Similar words include: seaman, jak, seafarer
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: JACKS

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2D: "2. Over"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Similar words include: once more, over again, once again
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AGAIN

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3D: "3. Ingredient in osso buco"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: MARROWBONE

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4D: "4. "___ gotta run""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IVE

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5D: "5. Metaphor for slipperiness"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EEL

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6D: "6. Chargers and Challengers"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: MUSCLECARS

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7D: "7. Country that boycotted the 1984 Olympics"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
• Similar words include: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet Union, Russia
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: USSR

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8D: "8. Something a lapidary cuts"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
• Similar words include: treasure, precious stone, stone
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GEM

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9D: "9. Green film on copper, e.g."

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PATINA

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10D: "10. Spoken"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an examination conducted by spoken communication
• Similar words include: oral examination, viva voce, unwritten
• Opposite of: aboral, anal

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Answer: ORAL

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11D: "11. Animals that bugle"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
• Similar words include: moose, wapiti, Cervus elaphus canadensis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELKS

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12D: "12. Pedicure target"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the digits of the foot
• Similar words include: toenail
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TOE

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13D: "15. Gary of "Apollo 13""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SINISE

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14D: "18. Knievel in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EVEL

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15D: "19. Sensible"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: SANE

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16D: "24. Classic barbecue fare"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that support resembling the rib of an animal
• Similar words include: roast, ridicule, blackguard
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RIBS

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17D: "25. Intertwined"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fabric made by knitting
• Similar words include: entwine, cockle, plain stitch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KNIT

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18D: "28. Hindi honorific"

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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19D: "29. One providing timely delivery?"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: STAGEACTOR

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20D: "30. One's appearance after a difficult journey, say"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: SORRYSIGHT

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21D: "31. "Metamorphoses" writer"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 bc - ad 17)
• Similar words include: Publius Ovidius Naso
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OVID

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22D: "32. Bothers, bothers, bothers"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
• Similar words include: nag, hack, scold
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NAGS

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23D: "33. Meter maid in a Beatles hit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RITA

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24D: "34. Sacha Baron Cohen character"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALIG

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25D: "39. Arctic seabird nicknamed "aerial pirate""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that gull-like jaeger of northern seas
• Similar words include: bonxie
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SKUA

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26D: "40. Counterparts to calls, in stock lingo"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
• Similar words include: place, pose, redact
• Opposite of: divest, call option

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Answer: PUTS

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27D: "42. "For shame!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TSKTSK

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28D: "45. Strike down"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LAYLOW

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29D: "46. ___ Triangle (coastal section of Pennsylvania)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Similar words include: Lake Erie
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIE

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30D: "47. Spanish sweetheart"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of greek eros
• Similar words include: Cupid
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMOR

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31D: "50. Kemper of "The Office""

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ELLIE

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32D: "51. Toys that may be carried or pulled"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
• Similar words include: sleigh, sled, sledge
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SLEDS

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33D: "52. Breeze"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of catching an object with the hands
• Similar words include: snap fastener, child's play, ginger nut
• Opposite of: inelasticity

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Answer: SNAP

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34D: "53. Woodworking tool"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
• Similar words include: adz
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ADZE

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35D: "54. "___ bien""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESTA

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36D: "56. Saucer contents, informally"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ETS

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37D: "57. Wrap (up)"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fasten by sewing; do needlework
• Similar words include: sew together, tailor, run up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEW

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38D: "58. Nation ruled by six royal families, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: UAE

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39D: "59. Driver's guide, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
• Similar words include: Global Positioning System
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GPS

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

74 Total Clues

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