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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Monday, February 07, 2022
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
February 07, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Director Almodóvar | 5 |
| 2A | 6. "Excuse me" | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Dallas basketball squad, informally | 4 |
| 4A | 14. French farewell | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Word sung twice after "Que" | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Somewhat | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Good accessory for the owner of a shedding dog | 10 |
| 8A | 19. "Raw" facts | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Blend, as batter | 4 |
| 10A | 21. Big beer order | 3 |
| 11A | 22. Popular pie nut | 5 |
| 12A | 23. Nothing to write home about | 13 |
| 13A | 27. "r u serious?!" | 3 |
| 14A | 29. Short snooze | 3 |
| 15A | 30. What a horseshoe is attached to | 4 |
| 16A | 31. One who might smoke ganja as a sacrament, informally | 5 |
| 17A | 33. Director Anderson | 3 |
| 18A | 34. Ibiza, e.g., to a Spaniard | 4 |
| 19A | 38. Emulated Dr. Frankenstein ... or what you did after you filled in the shaded parts of 17-, 23-, 50- and 61-Across? | 15 |
| 20A | 42. Sparkling Italian wine | 4 |
| 21A | 43. Bagel and ___ | 3 |
| 22A | 44. Starting squad | 5 |
| 23A | 45. Exam with a logical reasoning section: Abbr. | 4 |
| 24A | 47. Motor oil brand | 3 |
| 25A | 49. Ask intimate questions, say | 3 |
| 26A | 50. Move reluctantly | 13 |
| 27A | 55. Race with a baton | 5 |
| 28A | 56. Consume | 3 |
| 29A | 57. Needing directions, say | 4 |
| 30A | 60. Leave out | 4 |
| 31A | 61. June celebration honoring the Stonewall uprising | 10 |
| 32A | 64. Sneaker giant headquartered in Beaverton, Ore. | 4 |
| 33A | 65. Doofus | 4 |
| 34A | 66. Comment from a stage actor directly to the audience | 5 |
| 35A | 67. Some co-parents | 4 |
| 36A | 68. Dish from a slow cooker | 4 |
| 37A | 69. Easy mark | 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. Director Almodóvar"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: PEDRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. "Excuse me""
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 the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: hem
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AHEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Dallas basketball squad, informally"
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: MAVS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. French farewell"
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 farewell remark
- Words that mean the same thing: bye, cheerio, arrivederci
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADIEU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Word sung twice after "Que""
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 amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
- Words that mean the same thing: blood serum, serum
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Somewhat"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ABIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Good accessory for the owner of a shedding dog"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: LINTROLLER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. "Raw" facts"
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 collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
- Words that mean the same thing: datum, information, data point
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DATA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Blend, as batter"
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 prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
- Words that mean the same thing: agitate, shake, touch
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Big beer order"
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 quantity contained in a keg
- Words that mean the same thing: kegful
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KEG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Popular pie nut"
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 wood of a pecan tree
- Words that mean the same thing: pecan tree, Carya illinoinsis, Carya illinoensis
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PECAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Nothing to write home about"
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: NOGREATSHAKES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "27. "r u serious?!""
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: OMG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Short snooze"
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 a period of time spent sleeping
- Words that mean the same thing: snooze, catch a wink, catnap
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. What a horseshoe is attached to"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the foot of an ungulate mammal
- Words that mean the same thing: foot, leg it, hoof it
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOOF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "31. One who might smoke ganja as a sacrament, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that follower of rastafarianism
- Words that mean the same thing: Rastafarian
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RASTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. Director Anderson"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: WES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Ibiza, e.g., to a Spaniard"
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: ISLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "38. Emulated Dr. Frankenstein ... or what you did after you filled in the shaded parts of 17-, 23-, 50- and 61-Across?"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: CREATEDAMONSTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "42. Sparkling Italian wine"
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: ASTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "43. Bagel and ___"
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 a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
- Words that mean the same thing: liquid oxygen
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "44. Starting squad"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: ATEAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "45. Exam with a logical reasoning section: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: LSAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "47. Motor oil brand"
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 standard temperature and pressure
- Words that mean the same thing: s.t.p.
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "49. Ask intimate questions, say"
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 heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
- Words that mean the same thing: prize, jimmy, pry bar
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "50. Move reluctantly"
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: DRAGONESHEELS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "55. Race with a baton"
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 the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
- Words that mean the same thing: relay race, electrical relay
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RELAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "56. Consume"
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 take in solid food
- Words that mean the same thing: exhaust, feed, wipe out
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "57. Needing directions, say"
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 people who are destined to die soon
- Words that mean the same thing: missed, bewildered, mixed-up
- The opposite would be: win, profit
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "60. Leave out"
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 prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- Words that mean the same thing: exclude, miss, take out
- The opposite would be: attend to, include
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OMIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "61. June celebration honoring the Stonewall uprising"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: PRIDEMONTH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "64. Sneaker giant headquartered in Beaverton, Ore."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with roman victoria
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NIKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "65. Doofus"
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 a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
- Words that mean the same thing: hombre, goofball, fathead
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOZO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "66. Comment from a stage actor directly to the audience"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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: away, digression, by
- 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 35 Across: "67. Some co-parents"
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 man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
- Words that mean the same thing: ex-husband, ex, ex-wife
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EXES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "68. Dish from a slow cooker"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that agitation resulting from active worry
- Words that mean the same thing: swither, fret, brood
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "69. Easy mark"
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 person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- Words that mean the same thing: fool, fall guy, gull
- 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!
Down Clues Decoded - Monday NYT Crossword February 07, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Buds | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Move some text around, say | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Matching table and chairs in a kitchen | 9 |
| 4D | 4. Vintage-inspired | 5 |
| 5D | 5. "___ Father, who art in heaven ..." | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Snoozing | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Hägar the Horrible's wife | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Poet's "before" | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Damage | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Prepared to play rock paper scissors | 9 |
| 11D | 11. One way to be taken | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Curriculum ___ | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Obsessive fans, in slang | 5 |
| 14D | 18. Vegetable that becomes gooey when cooked | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Vietnamese noodle soup | 3 |
| 16D | 24. Swarming pest | 4 |
| 17D | 25. Nonbinary pronoun | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Middling | 4 |
| 19D | 27. Killer whale | 4 |
| 20D | 28. Locale of the Perseverance rover | 4 |
| 21D | 32. Pregame activities in the parking lot | 9 |
| 22D | 33. Hair removal option | 3 |
| 23D | 35. Hits the accelerator | 9 |
| 24D | 36. Shakespearean king | 4 |
| 25D | 37. Large group of ants | 4 |
| 26D | 39. Exuberance | 4 |
| 27D | 40. Lavish affection (on) | 4 |
| 28D | 41. Back of the neck | 4 |
| 29D | 46. Plant milk option | 3 |
| 30D | 47. It's shortest when the sun is directly overhead | 6 |
| 31D | 48. Head: Fr. | 4 |
| 32D | 50. Aid in filming aerial shots | 5 |
| 33D | 51. Club version of a song, often | 5 |
| 34D | 52. How great minds think, it's said | 5 |
| 35D | 53. Grab | 5 |
| 36D | 54. Novelist Mario Vargas ___ | 5 |
| 37D | 58. Norms: Abbr. | 4 |
| 38D | 59. "What were ___ thinking?" | 4 |
| 39D | 61. Network supported by "Viewers Like You" | 3 |
| 40D | 62. Poppycock | 3 |
| 41D | 63. Treasure hunter's aid | 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. Buds"
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 a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- Words that mean the same thing: chum, crony, chum up
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PALS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Move some text around, say"
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 for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
- Words that mean the same thing: delete, cut, redact
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Matching table and chairs in a kitchen"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: DININGSET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Vintage-inspired"
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 fashion reminiscent of the past
- Words that mean the same thing: retroactive, ex post facto
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RETRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. "___ Father, who art in heaven ...""
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: OUR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Snoozing"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that in a state of sleep
- Words that mean the same thing: gone, deceased, numb
- The opposite would be: awake
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASLEEP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Hägar the Horrible's wife"
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: HELGA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Poet's "before""
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: ERE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Damage"
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 month following february and preceding april
- Words that mean the same thing: mutilate, defect, blemish
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Prepared to play rock paper scissors"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: MADEAFIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. One way to be taken"
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 having the wind against the forward side of the sails
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABACK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Curriculum ___"
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: VITAE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Obsessive fans, in slang"
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: STANS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Vegetable that becomes gooey when cooked"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
- Words that mean the same thing: gumbo, Hibiscus esculentus, Abelmoschus esculentus
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OKRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Vietnamese noodle soup"
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: PHO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Swarming pest"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GNAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Nonbinary pronoun"
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: THEM
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Clue 18 Down: "26. Middling"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SOSO
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Clue 19 Down: "27. Killer whale"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
- Words that mean the same thing: killer, sea wolf, Orcinus orca
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ORCA
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Clue 20 Down: "28. Locale of the Perseverance rover"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- This could be something that a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
- Words that mean the same thing: mutilate, defect, blemish
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MARS
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Pregame activities in the parking lot"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.
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- This could be something that a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading
- Words that mean the same thing: tailgate, tailboard
- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: TAILGATES
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Hair removal option"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
- Words that mean the same thing: mount, full, rise
- The opposite would be: wane
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The answer is: WAX
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Clue 23 Down: "35. Hits the accelerator"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: STEPSONIT
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Clue 24 Down: "36. Shakespearean king"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that british artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
- Words that mean the same thing: Edward Lear, King Lear
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LEAR
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Large group of ants"
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 permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
- Words that mean the same thing: US Army, USA, ground forces
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ARMY
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Clue 26 Down: "39. Exuberance"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about history.
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- This could be something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
- Words that mean the same thing: style, flair, panache
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ELAN
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Clue 27 Down: "40. Lavish affection (on)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that be foolish or senile due to old age
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DOTE
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Clue 28 Down: "41. Back of the neck"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the back side of the neck
- Words that mean the same thing: scruff, nucha
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NAPE
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Clue 29 Down: "46. Plant milk option"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
- Words that mean the same thing: soja bean, Glycine max, soybean
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SOY
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Clue 30 Down: "47. It's shortest when the sun is directly overhead"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that shade within clear boundaries
- Words that mean the same thing: fantasm, tail, overshadow
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SHADOW
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Head: Fr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: TETE
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Aid in filming aerial shots"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
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- This could be something that stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
- Words that mean the same thing: lagger, drone pipe, poke
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DRONE
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Clue 33 Down: "51. Club version of a song, often"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: REMIX
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Clue 34 Down: "52. How great minds think, it's said"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that having the same or similar characteristics
- Words that mean the same thing: like, likewise, similar
- The opposite would be: unalike
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The answer is: ALIKE
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Clue 35 Down: "53. Grab"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that take hold of; grab
- Words that mean the same thing: appropriate, prehend, arrogate
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SEIZE
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Clue 36 Down: "54. Novelist Mario Vargas ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LLOSA
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Clue 37 Down: "58. Norms: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- This could be something that a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
- Words that mean the same thing: Cupid's itch, venereal disease, STD
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: STDS
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Clue 38 Down: "59. "What were ___ thinking?""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: THEY
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Clue 39 Down: "61. Network supported by "Viewers Like You""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a solution containing a phosphate buffer
- Words that mean the same thing: PB, Pbit, petabyte
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PBS
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Clue 40 Down: "62. Poppycock"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- Words that mean the same thing: bunkum, decomposition, bunk
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ROT
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Clue 41 Down: "63. Treasure hunter's aid"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
- Words that mean the same thing: mathematical function, mapping, function
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MAP
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 47 | 60.3% |
| Short Answer | 16 | 20.5% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.1% |
| History | 4 | 5.1% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 12, 2025 at 02:55 AM
