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Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (41 Across, 35 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle December 15, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. All-encompassing | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Wear, as something snazzy | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Bag with an NPR logo, maybe | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Parisian priest | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Comic Fields on old Ed Sullivan shows | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Well-ventilated | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Sleeping spot for a baby | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Stars-and-stripes land, informally | 5 |
| 9A | 19. Something dropped in a mystery novel | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Where one might find Boston news reporters? | 14 |
| 11A | 23. "You crack me up," in a text | 3 |
| 12A | 24. With 25-Across, "___ saying ..." | 3 |
| 13A | 25. See 24-Across | 3 |
| 14A | 26. Use a "+" sign | 3 |
| 15A | 28. Sound from a floorboard | 5 |
| 16A | 30. Bronze finisher's place | 5 |
| 17A | 32. British rule in India | 3 |
| 18A | 33. PBS-funding org. | 3 |
| 19A | 35. "___ be an honor!" | 3 |
| 20A | 36. Crab traps | 4 |
| 21A | 37. Where a Baltimore news reader's desk might be found? | 11 |
| 22A | 40. Go for the gold? | 4 |
| 23A | 42. Prefix with political or physics | 3 |
| 24A | 43. Org. for Kings and Senators | 3 |
| 25A | 44. U.N.C. and Clemson are in it | 3 |
| 26A | 45. Lowest workers | 5 |
| 27A | 47. Talk show queen named after a figure in Ruth | 5 |
| 28A | 51. Bit of animation | 3 |
| 29A | 52. What a boater might have hands-on experience with? | 3 |
| 30A | 53. ___-Magnon | 3 |
| 31A | 55. Annual video game competition, for short | 3 |
| 32A | 56. Beaten to a news scoop in Los Angeles? | 14 |
| 33A | 60. Bright part of Rudolph | 4 |
| 34A | 61. Welcome at the door | 5 |
| 35A | 62. Short, quick breath | 4 |
| 36A | 63. The ugly duckling, eventually | 4 |
| 37A | 64. Start over on a blackboard | 5 |
| 38A | 65. Together, in music | 4 |
| 39A | 66. Donations to the poor | 4 |
| 40A | 67. "___ anything" | 5 |
| 41A | 68. One of 28 in Monopoly | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
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Clue 1 Across: "1. All-encompassing"
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: ATOZ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Wear, as something snazzy"
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 an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
- Words that mean the same thing: summercater, sportsman, romp
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPORT
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Clue 3 Across: "10. Bag with an NPR logo, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a capacious bag or basket
- Words that mean the same thing: holdall, tug, carryall
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Parisian priest"
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: PERE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Comic Fields on old Ed Sullivan shows"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: TOTIE
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Well-ventilated"
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 open to or abounding in fresh air
- Words that mean the same thing: windy, aery, ethereal
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AIRY
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Sleeping spot for a baby"
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 baby bed with high sides made of slats
- Words that mean the same thing: pony, cribbage, trot
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRIB
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Clue 8 Across: "18. Stars-and-stripes land, informally"
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: USOFA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Something dropped in a mystery novel"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a slight indication
- Words that mean the same thing: cue, hint, clew
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLUE
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Clue 10 Across: "20. Where one might find Boston news reporters?"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: AROUNDTHEGLOBE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. "You crack me up," in a text"
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: LOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. With 25-Across, "___ saying ...""
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: ASI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. See 24-Across"
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 state in northwestern united states on the pacific
- Words that mean the same thing: comprise, equal, follow
- The opposite would be: differ
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. Use a "+" sign"
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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Words that mean the same thing: sum, total, tot
- The opposite would be: subtract, take away
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "28. Sound from a floorboard"
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 squeaking sound
- Words that mean the same thing: squeak, skreak, screech
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CREAK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "30. Bronze finisher's place"
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 one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
- Words that mean the same thing: 3rd, tertiary, third gear
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THIRD
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Clue 17 Across: "32. British rule in India"
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 british dominion over india (1757-1947)
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAJ
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Clue 18 Across: "33. PBS-funding org."
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: NEA
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Clue 19 Across: "35. "___ be an honor!""
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: ITD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "36. Crab traps"
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 metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
- Words that mean the same thing: great deal, mass, sens
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "37. Where a Baltimore news reader's desk might be found?"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: UNDERTHESUN
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Clue 22 Across: "40. Go for the gold?"
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 excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "42. Prefix with political or physics"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.
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: GEO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "43. Org. for Kings and Senators"
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: NHL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "44. U.N.C. and Clemson are in it"
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 command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the united states air force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft
- Words that mean the same thing: Air Combat Command
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "45. Lowest workers"
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 laborer who is obliged to do menial work
- Words that mean the same thing: peon, drudge, galley slave
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEONS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "47. Talk show queen named after a figure in Ruth"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: OPRAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "51. Bit of animation"
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: CEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "52. What a boater might have hands-on experience with?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "53. ___-Magnon"
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 electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
- Words that mean the same thing: oscilloscope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, scope
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "55. Annual video game competition, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
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: EVO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "56. Beaten to a news scoop in Los Angeles?"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: BEHINDTHETIMES
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Clue 33 Across: "60. Bright part of Rudolph"
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 organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
- Words that mean the same thing: poke, nuzzle, intrude
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "61. Welcome at the door"
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: SEEIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "62. Short, quick breath"
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 noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
- Words that mean the same thing: puff, trouser, heave
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PANT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "63. The ugly duckling, eventually"
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 stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
- Words that mean the same thing: tramp, roam, vagabond
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "64. Start over on a blackboard"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that remove from memory or existence
- Words that mean the same thing: rub out, wipe out, score out
- The opposite would be: record
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERASE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "65. Together, in music"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
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: ADUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "66. Donations to the poor"
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 money or goods contributed to the poor
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 40 Across: "67. "___ anything""
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: ASKME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 41 Across: "68. One of 28 in Monopoly"
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 legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
- Words that mean the same thing: title, human action, human activity
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEED
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Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword December 15, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. H.S. math for some college-bound students | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Misbehaving toddler | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Cal Ripken, for his entire major-league career | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Indian ox | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Male calendar figures | 5 |
| 6D | 6. Sticky note | 6 |
| 7D | 7. "But then again ...," in a text | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Permeated by | 8 |
| 9D | 9. Locale for an outdoor Japanese party | 9 |
| 10D | 10. ___ Bell | 4 |
| 11D | 11. John D. Rockefeller, for one | 8 |
| 12D | 12. "Yup, absolutely right" | 7 |
| 13D | 13. See 21-Down | 3 |
| 14D | 21. With 13-Down, means of viewing sans telescope | 5 |
| 15D | 22. "Acid" | 3 |
| 16D | 27. Record spinners, informally | 3 |
| 17D | 29. Diarist Frank | 4 |
| 18D | 31. Try to pick up | 5 |
| 19D | 34. Greece/Turkey separator | 9 |
| 20D | 36. Part of orange juice that's not juice | 4 |
| 21D | 37. Bearded figure in a classic poster | 8 |
| 22D | 38. Stocks up on again | 8 |
| 23D | 39. "Darn it!" | 5 |
| 24D | 40. Cheese go-with | 3 |
| 25D | 41. Nickname for the 1967 N.F.L. Championship Game, famously played at about -15° | 7 |
| 26D | 45. Hawaiian taro dish | 3 |
| 27D | 46. Sharp split | 6 |
| 28D | 48. Like "A Star Is Born," repeatedly | 6 |
| 29D | 49. One of 17 in Monopoly | 6 |
| 30D | 50. Threw, as a party | 6 |
| 31D | 54. Actress Zellweger | 5 |
| 32D | 57. Female grouses | 4 |
| 33D | 58. Cutting board wood | 4 |
| 34D | 59. Surface competitor | 4 |
| 35D | 60. Source of information leaked by Edward Snowden, for short | 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. H.S. math for some college-bound students"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about science/technology.
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: APCALC
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Clue 2 Down: "2. Misbehaving toddler"
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 an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- Words that mean the same thing: brat, little terror, threat
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TERROR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Cal Ripken, for his entire major-league career"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
- Words that mean the same thing: Old World oriole, American oriole, New World oriole
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORIOLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Indian ox"
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 domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in india and east asia
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZEBU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Male calendar figures"
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 man who is virile and sexually active
- Words that mean the same thing: scantling, rivet, he-man
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STUDS
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Sticky note"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: POSTIT
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Clue 7 Down: "7. "But then again ...," in a text"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OTOH
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Permeated by"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: RIFEWITH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Locale for an outdoor Japanese party"
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: TEAGARDEN
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Clue 10 Down: "10. ___ Bell"
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 (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of mexican descent
- Words that mean the same thing: wetback, greaser
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TACO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. John D. Rockefeller, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: OILBARON
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Clue 12 Down: "12. "Yup, absolutely right""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: TRUEDAT
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Clue 13 Down: "13. See 21-Down"
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 organ of sight
- Words that mean the same thing: heart, centre, center
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. With 13-Down, means of viewing sans telescope"
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 completely unclothed
- Words that mean the same thing: raw, au naturel, bare
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: NAKED
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Clue 15 Down: "22. "Acid""
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 powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
- Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: LSD
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Clue 16 Down: "27. Record spinners, informally"
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 person who announces and plays popular recorded music
- Words that mean the same thing: disk jockey, disk-jockey, DJ
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DJS
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Clue 17 Down: "29. Diarist Frank"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ANNE
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Clue 18 Down: "31. Try to pick up"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: HITON
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Clue 19 Down: "34. Greece/Turkey separator"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: AEGEANSEA
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Clue 20 Down: "36. Part of orange juice that's not juice"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any soft or soggy mass
- Words that mean the same thing: mush, flesh, pulp magazine
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PULP
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Clue 21 Down: "37. Bearded figure in a classic poster"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: UNCLESAM
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Clue 22 Down: "38. Stocks up on again"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a repeated order for the same merchandise
- Words that mean the same thing: reorder
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: REORDERS
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Clue 23 Down: "39. "Darn it!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a new branch
- Words that mean the same thing: take, frivol away, fritter
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SHOOT
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Clue 24 Down: "40. Cheese go-with"
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 waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
- Words that mean the same thing: macintosh, mack, mackintosh
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MAC
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Clue 25 Down: "41. Nickname for the 1967 N.F.L. Championship Game, famously played at about -15°"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ICEBOWL
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Clue 26 Down: "45. Hawaiian taro dish"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about food & drink.
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- This could be something that hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POI
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Clue 27 Down: "46. Sharp split"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that division of a group into opposing factions
- Words that mean the same thing: split
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SCHISM
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Clue 28 Down: "48. Like "A Star Is Born," repeatedly"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- Words that mean the same thing: make over, remake, redo
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: REMADE
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Clue 29 Down: "49. One of 17 in Monopoly"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a line of approach
- Words that mean the same thing: boulevard
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: AVENUE
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Clue 30 Down: "50. Threw, as a party"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that be the host of or for
- Words that mean the same thing: host
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOSTED
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Clue 31 Down: "54. Actress Zellweger"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: RENEE
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Clue 32 Down: "57. Female grouses"
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 adult female chicken
- Words that mean the same thing: hen, biddy
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HENS
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Clue 33 Down: "58. Cutting board wood"
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 hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
- Words that mean the same thing: Tectona grandis, teakwood
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEAK
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Clue 34 Down: "59. Surface competitor"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IPAD
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Clue 35 Down: "60. Source of information leaked by Edward Snowden, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
- Words that mean the same thing: National Security Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NSA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 48 | 63.2% |
| Short Answer | 16 | 21.1% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.3% |
| Science/Technology | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.6% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 41 |
| Down Clues | 35 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 14 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 Tuesday, 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!
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Last Updated: September 20, 2025 at 05:15 PM
