January 30, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Master the NYT crossword from January 30, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

📋 Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

🧩 Puzzle Overview

Date: January 30, 1990

Difficulty: Challenging

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

🔤 Across Clues

No.	Clue	Letters	Hints	Answer
1A	"1. Circle parts"	4	Think of something that electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field Similar words include: electric discharge, arc, arch Pattern: ____	Reveal ARCS
2A	"5. Sweet red wine"	4	Think of something that a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country Similar words include: larboard, interface, port wine Opposite of: starboard	Reveal PORT
3A	"9. "Now we ___ be long!": Maugham"	5	Pattern: _____	Reveal SHANT
4A	"14. Humble"	4	Think of something that humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness Similar words include: modest, mild, tame Pattern: ____	Reveal MEEK
5A	"15. Buckeye State"	4	Think of something that a midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region Similar words include: Ohio River, Buckeye State, OH Pattern: ____	Reveal OHIO
6A	"16. One with a long sentence"	5	Think of something that a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment Pattern: _____	Reveal LIFER
7A	"17. Blair ___ of "L.A. Law""	9	Think of something that the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest Similar words include: undergrowth, underbrush Pattern: _________	Reveal UNDERWOOD
8A	"19. Concur"	5	Think of something that be in accord; be in agreement Similar words include: match, concur, fit in Opposite of: disagree	Reveal AGREE
9A	"20. Fretted"	6	Think of something that be in a huff; be silent or sullen Similar words include: grizzle, stew, boiled Pattern: ______	Reveal STEWED
10A	"21. Poe and Christie, e.g."	7	Think of something that writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) Similar words include: author, generator, source Pattern: _______	Reveal AUTHORS
11A	"23. Jewish ascetic of yore"	6	Think of something that a member of an ascetic jewish sect around the time of jesus Pattern: ______	Reveal ESSENE
12A	"24. Fine silk"	5	Pattern: _____	Reveal SYCEE
13A	"25. Actress Bo"	5	Pattern: _____	Reveal DEREK
14A	"27. Out-and-out"	6	Think of something that without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers Similar words include: everlasting, pure, staring Pattern: ______	Reveal ARRANT
15A	"31. Emulate Mopsy"	3	Think of something that the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot) Similar words include: hops, hop-skip, skip Pattern: ___	Reveal HOP
16A	"34. Weird"	5	Think of something that suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious Similar words include: eery Pattern: _____	Reveal EERIE
17A	"36. "Brown ___," Jagger hit"	5	Think of something that a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative Similar words include: carbohydrate, shekels, bread Pattern: _____	Reveal SUGAR
18A	"37. Of grandparents"	4	Pattern: ____	Reveal AVAL
19A	"39. Bell sounds"	5	Think of something that a ringing sound Similar words include: dong, dent, gouge Pattern: _____	Reveal DINGS
20A	"41. "___ Kelly's Blues," Cahn-Heindorf song"	4	Pattern: ____	Reveal PETE
21A	"42. A king of Judea"	5	Think of something that king of judea who (according to the new testament) tried to kill jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in bethlehem (73-4 bc) Similar words include: Herod the Great Pattern: _____	Reveal HEROD
22A	"44. Fasteners"	5	Think of something that the act of catching an object with the hands Similar words include: piece of cake, gingersnap, click Opposite of: inelasticity	Reveal SNAPS
23A	"46. Female rabbit"	3	Think of something that the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the united states; created in 1977 Similar words include: Energy, Energy Department, Department of Energy Pattern: ___	Reveal DOE
24A	"47. Reply"	6	Think of something that a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation Similar words include: respond, resolve, response Opposite of: question	Reveal ANSWER
25A	"49. Avon family"	5	Think of something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace Similar words include: Shangri-la, paradise, Eden Pattern: _____	Reveal EDENS
26A	"51. Celtic priesthood member"	5	Think of something that a pre-christian priest among the celts of ancient gaul and britain and ireland Pattern: _____	Reveal DRUID
27A	"53. Roman official"	6	Think of something that a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country Pattern: ______	Reveal CONSUL
28A	"57. Natives of Apia"	7	Think of something that a native or inhabitant of the samoan islands Similar words include: Samoan Pattern: _______	Reveal SAMOANS
29A	"60. Continuously blow on a flute"	6	Think of something that the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument Pattern: ______	Reveal TOOTLE
30A	"61. Felix Adler, e.g."	5	Think of something that a rude or vulgar fool Similar words include: merry andrew, buffoon, antic Pattern: _____	Reveal CLOWN
31A	"62. Charge too much for"	9	Think of something that price excessively high Pattern: _________	Reveal OVERPRICE
32A	"65. " ... and fell ___ thieves ... ": Luke 10:30"	5	Pattern: _____	Reveal AMONG
33A	"66. Shade of green"	4	Think of something that the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern africa into the mediterranean; the nile river valley in egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization Similar words include: Nile River Pattern: ____	Reveal NILE
34A	"67. Eternally"	4	Think of something that at any time Similar words include: of all time, e'er, always Opposite of: never	Reveal EVER
35A	"68. Parsonage"	5	Think of something that a large and imposing house Similar words include: mansion house, residence, mansion Pattern: _____	Reveal MANSE
36A	"69. Morays"	4	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 Similar words include: eel Pattern: ____	Reveal EELS
37A	"70. Sun. talks"	4	Pattern: ____	Reveal SERS

🔽 Down Clues

No.	Clue	Letters	Hints	Answer
1D	"1. Entertain"	5	Think of something that occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion Similar words include: divert, disport Pattern: _____	Reveal AMUSE
2D	"2. Leases"	5	Think of something that a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service Similar words include: hire, snag, rip Pattern: _____	Reveal RENTS
3D	"3. Surrenders"	5	Think of something that give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another Similar words include: concede, yield, surrender Pattern: _____	Reveal CEDES
4D	"4. Slanted"	6	Think of something that turn or place at an angle Similar words include: skew Opposite of: align	Reveal SKEWED
5D	"5. Like most perukes"	8	Think of something that make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust Similar words include: pulverise, fine-grained, powder Pattern: ________	Reveal POWDERED
6D	"6. Exclamation of surprise"	3	Pattern: ___	Reveal OHO
7D	"7. A Brazilian coffee"	3	Think of something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction Similar words include: Rio de Janeiro Pattern: ___	Reveal RIO
8D	"8. TV morning show"	5	Think of something that the present time or age Similar words include: nowadays, now Pattern: _____	Reveal TODAY
9D	"9. Some roofers or critics"	7	Think of something that any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats Similar words include: slater, woodlouse Pattern: _______	Reveal SLATERS
10D	"10. Bigwig"	8	Pattern: ________	Reveal HIGHERUP
11D	"11. Kind of hairdo"	4	Think of something that a rounded thickly curled hairdo Similar words include: Afro hairdo Pattern: ____	Reveal AFRO
12D	"12. ___-do-well"	4	Think of something that (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman Similar words include: nee Pattern: ____	Reveal NEER
13D	"13. Very, in Versailles"	4	Pattern: ____	Reveal TRES
14D	"18. Actress Taylor"	5	Pattern: _____	Reveal RENEE
15D	"22. Fiddler-crab genus"	3	Think of something that fiddler crabs Similar words include: genus Uca Pattern: ___	Reveal UCA
16D	"24. Peeled"	7	Think of something that climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling Similar words include: peel, scrape, scramble Opposite of: skinless	Reveal SKINNED
17D	"26. Greek goddess of discord"	4	Think of something that (greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of ares Pattern: ____	Reveal ERIS
18D	"28. Matured"	4	Think of something that people who are old collectively Similar words include: senior, of age, get on Opposite of: young, rejuvenate	Reveal AGED
19D	"29. Western alliance"	4	Think of something that an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security Similar words include: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Pattern: ____	Reveal NATO
20D	"30. Kind of sparrow or swallow"	4	Think of something that a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms Similar words include: Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, corner, tree diagram Pattern: ____	Reveal TREE
21D	"31. Sunken fence"	4	Pattern: ____	Reveal HAHA
22D	"32. Baking chamber"	4	Think of something that kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting Pattern: ____	Reveal OVEN
23D	"33. Golf scores"	4	Think of something that (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course Similar words include: equality, equation, par Pattern: ____	Reveal PARS
24D	"35. Mild oath"	4	Pattern: ____	Reveal EGAD
25D	"38. Inside items of information"	8	Pattern: ________	Reveal LOWDOWNS
26D	"40. Aylesbury apparitions"	8	Think of something that a ghostly appearing figure Similar words include: ghost, wraith, phantasm Pattern: ________	Reveal SPECTRES
27D	"43. Upset; madden"	7	Think of something that derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane Similar words include: throw out of kilter, unbalance, perturb Pattern: _______	Reveal DERANGE
28D	"45. Search intrusively"	5	Think of something that a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others Similar words include: snooper, spy, stag Pattern: _____	Reveal SNOOP
29D	"48. Operate"	3	Think of something that a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely Similar words include: streak, campaign, work Opposite of: malfunction, idle	Reveal RUN
30D	"50. Nocturnal noises"	6	Think of something that the rattling noise produced when snoring Similar words include: stertor, saw wood, snore Pattern: ______	Reveal SNORES
31D	"52. "The Lord our God ___ Lord": Deut. 6:4"	5	Pattern: _____	Reveal ISONE
32D	"54. Chaucerian stew"	5	Pattern: _____	Reveal STIVE
33D	"55. Workaholic's comeuppance"	5	Think of something that a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue Similar words include: ulceration Pattern: _____	Reveal ULCER
34D	"56. Looks askance"	5	Think of something that a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls Similar words include: leer, sneer Pattern: _____	Reveal LEERS
35D	"57. Confidence game"	4	Think of something that a fraudulent business scheme Similar words include: swindle, victimize, goldbrick Pattern: ____	Reveal SCAM
36D	"58. ___ mater"	4	Pattern: ____	Reveal ALMA
37D	"59. Mullins of comics"	4	Think of something that the natural satellite of the earth Similar words include: moonlight, lunar month, moonshine Pattern: ____	Reveal MOON
38D	"63. Compete"	3	Think of something that compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others Similar words include: compete, contend Pattern: ___	Reveal VIE
39D	"64. Building wing"	3	Think of something that an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building Pattern: ___	Reveal ELL

📊 Puzzle Statistics

37 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

💡 Pro Solving Tips

• Start with short words: 3-4 letter answers are often easier to guess
• Look for common prefixes/suffixes: UN-, RE-, -ING, -ED are frequent
• Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually your best starting points
• Cross-referencing: Use intersecting letters to verify your answers
• Theme awareness: Many puzzles have themed answers that relate to each other

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NYT Crossword - January 05, 1990 | XWordHint

Published on Friday, January 05, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 05, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (38 clues)

1A: "1. U.S. soprano Gluck"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALMA

2A: "5. A Spaniard's home is his ___"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CASA

3A: "9. Kimono sash"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
• Similar words include: obeah
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OBI

4A: "12. Brag"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that speaking of yourself in superlatives
• Similar words include: shoot a line, swash, blow
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BOAST

5A: "14. Rara ___"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AVIS

6A: "15. Change"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a circular segment of a curve
• Similar words include: round, crook, work
• Opposite of: unbend

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TURN

7A: "16. In trouble"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: UPTHECREEK

8A: "18. Of the ear"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to near the ear
• Similar words include: auricular
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OTIC

9A: "19. Golfer's cheapest purchase"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Similar words include: teeing ground, tee up, football tee
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TEE

10A: "20. Strap"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
• Similar words include: lash, G-string, flip-flop
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: THONG

11A: "21. Regional animal and plant life"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that all the plant and animal life of a particular region
• Similar words include: biology
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BIOTA

12A: "22. Up and ___ (active)"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that carry out or perform an action
• Similar words include: make out, arrange, practice
• Opposite of: unmake

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DOING

13A: "23. Ego"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that your consciousness of your own identity
• Similar words include: ego
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SELF

14A: "24. Circa"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in the area or vicinity
• Similar words include: or so, close to, some
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AROUND

15A: "27. Warehouse"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties
• Similar words include: transshipment center, storage, storehouse
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENTREPOT

16A: "31. Unaspirated consonant"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LENE

17A: "32. Boy singer of the 30's"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BREEN

18A: "33. A Tai language"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
• Similar words include: Laotian
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LAO

19A: "34. Pugilist"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who fights (or is fighting)
• Similar words include: fighter, combatant, scrapper
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BATTLER

20A: "37. Estate manager"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
• Similar words include: keeper, shop steward, flight attendant
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STEWARD

21A: "39. Berliner's "Alas!""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACH

22A: "40. "The Girl ___ Behind Me," Colonial song"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ILEFT

23A: "42. ___ tea"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that decorate with frosting
• Similar words include: frost, ice
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ICED

24A: "43. More hot and humid"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
• Similar words include: turned on, ruttish, horny
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STEAMIER

25A: "45. Human beings, e.g."

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an animal with two feet
• Similar words include: biped
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BIPEDS

26A: "47. Drones"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
• Similar words include: be, live, comprise
• Opposite of: differ

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BEES

27A: "48. Poem by Cynewulf"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELENE

28A: "50. Lithuanians, e.g."

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BALTS

29A: "52. E.r.a., r.b.i., etc."

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STATS

30A: "53. So, in Glasgow"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAE

31A: "56. Thrill for the Met set"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an elaborate song for solo voice
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARIA

32A: "57. Extemporaneously"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OFFTHECUFF

33A: "59. Carry on"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
• Similar words include: blah, spout, ranting
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RANT

34A: "60. ___ Centre, Minn."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the algonquian people formerly living in wisconsin in the fox river valley and on the shores of green bay
• Similar words include: Sac
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAUK

35A: "61. Negotiate"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something considered choice to eat
• Similar words include: cover, care for, handle
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TREAT

36A: "62. Cuttlefish exudation"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: INK

37A: "63. Spindle"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shaft on which a wheel rotates
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AXLE

38A: "64. Hockey great's family"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that canadian hockey player (born 1948)
• Similar words include: Bobby Orr, Robert Orr, Orr
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ORRS

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (40 clues)

1D: "1. Border on"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
• Similar words include: edge, butt on, adjoin
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ABUT

2D: "2. ___ de Vega"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slow pace of running
• Similar words include: canter, trot, jog
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LOPE

3D: "3. One of a pair"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the officer below the master on a commercial ship
• Similar words include: Ilex paraguariensis, checkmate, married person
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MATE

4D: "4. Tough, elastic wood"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Similar words include: ash tree
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASH

5D: "5. "Gigi" star"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CARON

6D: "6. Nemesis"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who takes vengeance
• Similar words include: retaliator
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AVENGER

7D: "7. Victory, to Hans"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SIEG

8D: "8. Request"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that inquire about
• Similar words include: take, need, call for
• Opposite of: obviate

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASK

9D: "9. Inappropriate"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OUTOFPLACE

10D: "10. Englishman, for short"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of great britain
• Similar words include: Britisher, britt, Briton
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BRIT

11D: "11. Quechuan"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Similar words include: Inka, Incan
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: INCA

12D: "13. Wyo.'s ___ Range"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the large western branch of sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
• Similar words include: Lakota, Teton Sioux, Teton Dakota
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TETON

13D: "15. Sheer fabric"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TOILE

14D: "17. Reproved"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that censure severely or angrily
• Similar words include: call down, chew up, scold
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CHID

15D: "21. He wrote "Games People Play""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital of switzerland; located in western switzerland
• Similar words include: Bern, capital of Switzerland
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BERNE

16D: "22. MacDonald-Eddy specialty"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that two items of the same kind
• Similar words include: distich, dyad, pas de deux
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DUET

17D: "23. Galley word"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STET

18D: "24. Aubades"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALBAS

19D: "25. Respond to a stimulus"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that show a response or a reaction to something
• Similar words include: respond, oppose
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REACT

20D: "26. Out of order"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ONTHEBLINK

21D: "28. Raven's haven"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
• Similar words include: nestle, snuggle, draw close
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NEST

22D: "29. Propelled a gig"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OARED

23D: "30. Lincoln's in-laws"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
• Similar words include: Sir Alexander Robertus Todd, Sweeney Todd, Lord Todd
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TODDS

24D: "32. Jane Fonda's Oscar-winning role: 1971"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BREE

25D: "35. Citrus fruits"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
• Similar words include: calcium oxide, birdlime, slaked lime
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LIMES

26D: "36. Ancient site of Olympia"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ELIS

27D: "38. Dry the dishes"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of rubbing or wiping
• Similar words include: pass over, rub
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WIPE

28D: "41. Peevish"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that nervous and unable to relax
• Similar words include: itchy, querulous, antsy
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FRETFUL

29D: "44. Aged: Lat. abbr."

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AETAT

30D: "45. One of the March girls"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 2nd letter of the hebrew alphabet
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BETH

31D: "46. Map part"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
• Similar words include: insert, gusset
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INSET

32D: "49. Jewish potato pancake"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that made of grated potato and egg with a little flour
• Similar words include: potato pancake
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LATKE

33D: "50. Italian seaport"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that capital city of the apulia region on the adriatic coast
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BARI

34D: "51. Irish isle"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARAN

35D: "52. Tunisian seaport"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the second largest city in tunisia; located in eastern tunisia near a phosphate region
• Similar words include: Safaqis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SFAX

36D: "53. Plaintiff"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a man who courts a woman
• Similar words include: wooer, petitioner, suitor
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SUER

37D: "54. Distantly"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AFAR

38D: "55. Newts"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a newt in its terrestrial stage of development
• Similar words include: eft
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EFTS

39D: "57. Spanish she-bear"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OSA

40D: "58. ___-Magnon"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
• Similar words include: scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, oscilloscope
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CRO

Puzzle Stats

38 Across

40 Down

78 Total

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