No 27376 Mon Oct 21, 2024 NYT Crossword by Neil Padrick Wilson

Across Clues :

1. Make extremely thirsty, 6. Carvey who portrays Biden on "S.N.L.", 10. A multitasker might keep several open on a browser, 14. Love to pieces, 15. Apple product discontinued in 2022, 16. Mouth-related, 17. Disposable BBQ dish, 19. Log cabin wood, often, 20. Like many fine wines, 21. Rowboat movers, 22. In the future, 23. Drenched, 24. Doctor's office jarful, 26. Russian currency, 28. Ending with slug or snooze, 29. Direction to a newly knighted knight, 31. "Sooo tasty!", 32. Family member who usually goes by one name, 35. Elbows in a grocery store, 40. "No clue," in text shorthand, 41. Mushy food for babies, 42. String quartet instrument, 43. Hit maximum popularity, 45. Bumbling, 47. Makeshift twist-tie, 51. Green eggs go-with, 54. Spanish friend, 55. Performer prone to theatrics, 56. Move like sap from a tree, 57. Legit, 58. What a kid might use to hold 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across together, 60. "Citizen" played by Orson Welles, 61. "Très ___!" (French for "Very well!"), 62. Breaking news notification, 63. Kiss, in Cambridge, 64. Root vegetable often paired with goat cheese, 65. Affirmatives

Mon Oct 21, 2024 NYT Crossword 

Down Clues :

1. Oblong yellowish fruit, 2. "A rolling stone gathers no moss," e.g., 3. Cowboy's feat with a lasso, 4. Street ___ (respect), 5. That lady, 6. Widen, as pupils, 7. In separate places, 8. Unenjoyable, to put it mildly, 9. Lemon drink suffix, 10. Prop for a magician's costume, 11. "The Little Mermaid" mermaid, 12. Tired and predictable, 13. Toys used on snow days, 18. Game with solid and striped balls, 22. "Crunched" muscles, informally, 24. Truck radio user, 25. Captain in Jules Verne novels, 27. Leading medal winner at the 2024 Olympics, 29. "___ the only one seeing this?", 30. Totally wicked, 31. Pup's bark, 32. Narrative details that don't withstand scrutiny, 33. European ___ (Anguilla anguilla), 34. Org. that might have you remove your shoes, 36. Iridescent gem, 37. Obvious untruth, 38. On top of, 39. Cautionary sign indicating a low point in the road, 43. Prop for a pirate's costume, 44. "Green" prefix, 45. Dream up, 46. In the neighborhood, 47. Manages to find a spot, say, 48. "Let me clarify ...", 49. p, on sheet music, 50. Pop singer Mann, 52. Sky blue, 53. Makes, as a deadline, 56. Undress with one's eyes, 58. Flow back, 59. Remark

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 21, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Make extremely thirsty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARCH

  Possible Answer : sear, parch




• The clue is 6. Carvey who portrays Biden on "S.N.L.". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DANA

  Possible Answer : Danu, Dana




• The clue is 10. A multitasker might keep several open on a browser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABS

  Possible Answer : check, chit, lozenge, tabloid, pill, yellow_journalism, tab_key, tab, tablet




• The clue is 14. Love to pieces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADORE

  Possible Answer : adore




• The clue is 15. Apple product discontinued in 2022. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPOD

  Possible Answer : iPod




• The clue is 16. Mouth-related. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : anal, aboral




• The clue is 17. Disposable BBQ dish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: PAPERPLATE




• The clue is 19. Log cabin wood, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINE

  Possible Answer : pine_tree, ache, yen, languish, true_pine, yearn, pine




• The clue is 20. Like many fine wines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGED

  Possible Answer : cured, elderly, maturate, aged, ripened, age, get_on, senesce, mature, of_age, senior, older

  Possible Opposite Answer : rejuvenate, young




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

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

  The answer: OARS

  Possible Answer : oar




• The clue is 22. In the future. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHEAD

  Possible Answer : onward, ahead, forwards, in_front, in_advance, forward, beforehand, before, out_front, forrader, leading, in_the_lead, onwards

  Possible Opposite Answer : back, backward




• The clue is 23. Drenched. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WET

  Possible Answer : sloshed, soused, stiff, smashed, crocked, plastered, besotted, squiffy, pie-eyed, slopped, moisture, blotto, pissed, wet, lactating, fuddled, cockeyed, loaded, soaked, tight, blind_drunk, pixilated, sozzled

  Possible Opposite Answer : dry




• The clue is 24. Doctor's office jarful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COTTONBALLS




• The clue is 26. Russian currency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUBLE

  Possible Answer : ruble, rouble




• The clue is 28. Ending with slug or snooze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEST




• The clue is 29. Direction to a newly knighted knight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARISE

  Possible Answer : develop, uprise, lift, arise, bob_up, come_up, move_up, rebel, rise_up, spring_up, grow, go_up, originate, stand_up, get_up, turn_out, rise

  Possible Opposite Answer : go_to_bed, sit_down, turn_in, fall




• The clue is 31. "Sooo tasty!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YUM




• The clue is 32. Family member who usually goes by one name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PET

  Possible Answer : pet, dearie, best-loved, darling, PET, deary, favourite, ducky, favorite, positron_emission_tomography, favored, preferent, preferred




• The clue is 35. Elbows in a grocery store. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACARONINOODLES




• The clue is 40. "No clue," in text shorthand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDK




• The clue is 41. Mushy food for babies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAP

  Possible Answer : tit, teat, pap, nipple, spoon_food, mamilla, soft_diet, pablum, mammilla




• The clue is 42. String quartet instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIOLA

  Possible Answer : viola, genus_Viola, Viola




• The clue is 43. Hit maximum popularity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEAK

  Possible Answer : height, flower, bill, tip, visor, extremum, efflorescence, superlative, point, prime, apex, vertex, eyeshade, elevation, blossom, acme, bloom, peak, summit, top_out, pinnacle, flush, vizor, heyday, crest, meridian, top, crown, tiptop

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottom_out




• The clue is 45. Bumbling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INEPT

  Possible Answer : ill-chosen, inapt, awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inept, tactless, feckless




• The clue is 47. Makeshift twist-tie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIPECLEANER




• The clue is 51. Green eggs go-with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAM

  Possible Answer : ham_it_up, ham, ham_actor, overplay, gammon, overact, Ham, jambon

  Possible Opposite Answer : underact




• The clue is 54. Spanish friend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMIGO

  Possible Answer : amigo




• The clue is 55. Performer prone to theatrics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIVA

  Possible Answer : prima_donna, diva




• The clue is 56. Move like sap from a tree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOZE

  Possible Answer : goo, goop, gunk, ooze, oozing, seep, sludge, exudate, guck, transude, exude, gook, slime, muck, seepage, ooze_out




• The clue is 57. Legit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : insubstantial, nominal, unreal




• The clue is 58. What a kid might use to hold 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across together. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ELMERSGLUE




• The clue is 60. "Citizen" played by Orson Welles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KANE




• The clue is 61. "Très ___!" (French for "Very well!"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIEN




• The clue is 62. Breaking news notification. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALERT

  Possible Answer : watchful, merry, zippy, awake, alive, alarm, rattling, alarum, brisk, snappy, warning_signal, spanking, alert, qui_vive, alerting, lively

  Possible Opposite Answer : unalert




• The clue is 63. Kiss, in Cambridge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOG

  Possible Answer : buss, kiss, snog, osculate




• The clue is 64. Root vegetable often paired with goat cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEET

  Possible Answer : beetroot, beet, Beta_vulgaris, common_beet




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

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

  The answer: YESES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Oblong yellowish fruit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPAW

  Possible Answer: Asimina_triloba, pawpaw, papaw, papaw_tree

• The clue is 2. "A rolling stone gathers no moss," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAGE

  Possible Answer: saw, adage, proverb, byword

• The clue is 3. Cowboy's feat with a lasso. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: ROPETRICK

• The clue is 4. Street ___ (respect). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRED

  Possible Answer: street_credibility, cred, street_cred

• The clue is 5. That lady. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HER

• The clue is 6. Widen, as pupils. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DILATE

  Possible Answer: expound, dilate, lucubrate, elaborate, exposit, expand, expatiate, distend, flesh_out, enlarge

  Possible Opposite Answer : contract

• The clue is 7. In separate places. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APART

  Possible Answer: aside, asunder, obscure, isolated, apart

• The clue is 8. Unenjoyable, to put it mildly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: NOTSOFUN

• The clue is 9. Lemon drink suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADE

  Possible Answer: ade, fruit_drink

• The clue is 10. Prop for a magician's costume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOPHAT

• The clue is 11. "The Little Mermaid" mermaid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIEL

• The clue is 12. Tired and predictable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANAL

  Possible Answer: banal, well-worn, trite, threadbare, timeworn, tired, commonplace, hackneyed, stock, old-hat, shopworn

• The clue is 13. Toys used on snow days. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEDS

  Possible Answer: sled, sledge, sleigh

• The clue is 18. Game with solid and striped balls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POOL

  Possible Answer: syndicate, pocket_billiards, consortium, pool, pond, puddle, kitty

• The clue is 22. "Crunched" muscles, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABS

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

• The clue is 24. Truck radio user. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBER

• The clue is 25. Captain in Jules Verne novels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEMO

• The clue is 27. Leading medal winner at the 2024 Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer: US, U.S.A., Army, America, United_States, US_Army, the_States, United_States_Army, USA, United_States_of_America, U.S., U._S._Army

• The clue is 29. "___ the only one seeing this?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 30. Totally wicked. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAD

  Possible Answer: radian, rad

• The clue is 31. Pup's bark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIP

  Possible Answer: yelping, yip, yap, yelp

• The clue is 32. Narrative details that don't withstand scrutiny. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: PLOTHOLES

• The clue is 33. European ___ (Anguilla anguilla). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 34. Org. that might have you remove your shoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer: Transportation_Security_Administration, TSA

• The clue is 36. Iridescent gem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer: opal

• The clue is 37. Obvious untruth. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: NAKEDLIE

• The clue is 38. On top of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVER

  Possible Answer: terminated, all_over, o'er, complete, ended, over, concluded

• The clue is 39. Cautionary sign indicating a low point in the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIP

  Possible Answer: souse, dim, dunk, magnetic_dip, duck, sink, dip, drop, free_fall, magnetic_inclination, angle_of_dip, douse, inclination, plunge, cutpurse, pickpocket, fall

• The clue is 43. Prop for a pirate's costume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEGLEG

  Possible Answer: pegleg, leg, wooden_leg, peg

• The clue is 44. "Green" prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECO

• The clue is 45. Dream up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INVENT

  Possible Answer: forge, make_up, fabricate, invent, cook_up, excogitate, contrive, devise, formulate, manufacture

• The clue is 46. In the neighborhood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEAR

  Possible Answer: come_near, dear, cheeseparing, close, almost, approach, well-nigh, penny-pinching, most, nigh, approximate, about, virtually, near, go_up, come_on, nearly, good, draw_near, skinny, draw_close

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

• The clue is 47. Manages to find a spot, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARKS

  Possible Answer: green, common, ballpark, Park, parking_lot, car_park, parking_area, park, Rosa_Parks, Parks, Mungo_Park, commons, parkland

• The clue is 48. "Let me clarify ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMEAN

• The clue is 49. p, on sheet music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIANO

  Possible Answer: pianoforte, softly, piano, soft, forte-piano, pianissimo

  Possible Opposite Answer : forte

• The clue is 50. Pop singer Mann. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIMEE

• The clue is 52. Sky blue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZURE

  Possible Answer: azure, sapphire, cerulean, lazuline, bright_blue, sky-blue

• The clue is 53. Makes, as a deadline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEETS

  Possible Answer: foregather, run_across, run_into, forgather, play, contact, match, sports_meeting, fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, converge, take_on, meet, suffer, see, fit, encounter, fill, cope_with, get_together, touch, adjoin, come_across, gather, assemble, receive, conform_to

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 56. Undress with one's eyes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGLE

  Possible Answer: ogle

• The clue is 58. Flow back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBB

  Possible Answer: ebbing, ebb_down, ebb_away, reflux, ebb_out, wane, ebb, ebb_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 59. Remark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAY

  Possible Answer: order, enunciate, aver, read, enjoin, tell, articulate, say, suppose, state, sound_out, allege, pronounce, enounce

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• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (33 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

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Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Sticks in locks	4
2A	5. Philosopher who championed simple explanations	5
3A	10. CAT or PET follower	4
4A	14. Element between fluorine and sodium	4
5A	15. Spongy exfoliator	5
6A	16. Body-sculpting procedure, informally	4
7A	17. Animals whose Aztec name translates to "turtle-rabbit"	10
8A	19. Talks and talks	4
9A	20. Prepare, in military slang	11
10A	22. It may be bitter	3
11A	23. Some winds	5
12A	24. Holiday that's also a Hebrew letter	3
13A	25. "WandaVision" co-star Elizabeth ___	5
14A	27. Baguettes, e.g.	4
15A	28. Sign of canine contentment	3
16A	29. Rests on one's laurels	6
17A	30. Storybook, say	11
18A	32. Announcements before giveaways?	13
19A	35. Like some romantic resorts	11
20A	36. Voids	6
21A	37. Authorizes	3
22A	38. Satellite alternative	4
23A	42. Retinue	5
24A	43. Combat sport, for short	3
25A	44. Company whose name comes from a term in the board game Go	5
26A	45. Word with thou	3
27A	46. A craving for snacks	11
28A	49. Dutch for "farmer"	4
29A	51. Eliminates entirely	10
30A	52. Skulk in the shadows	4
31A	53. Myosin's partner protein	5
32A	54. Scruff : cat :: ___ : human	4
33A	55. Big name in petrol	4
34A	56. Angle variable, in math	5
35A	57. ENE and WSW	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Sticks in locks"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• Similar words include: oar
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OARS

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2A: "5. Philosopher who championed simple explanations"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english scholastic philosopher and assumed author of occam's razor (1285-1349)
• Similar words include: Ockham, William of Occam, William of Ockham
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OCCAM

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3A: "10. CAT or PET follower"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
• Similar words include: rake, skim, read
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SCAN

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4A: "14. Element between fluorine and sodium"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Similar words include: Ne, atomic number 10
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NEON

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5A: "15. Spongy exfoliator"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
• Similar words include: loofah, loufah sponge, luffa
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LOOFA

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6A: "16. Body-sculpting procedure, informally"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LIPO

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7A: "17. Animals whose Aztec name translates to "turtle-rabbit""

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
• Similar words include: armadillo
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ARMADILLOS

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8A: "19. Talks and talks"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal terms for the mouth
• Similar words include: trap, hole, maw
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YAPS

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9A: "20. Prepare, in military slang"

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: LOCKANDLOAD

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10A: "22. It may be bitter"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALE

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11A: "23. Some winds"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
• Similar words include: oboe, hautboy, hautbois
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OBOES

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12A: "24. Holiday that's also a Hebrew letter"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the new year in vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after january 20th
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TET

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13A: "25. "WandaVision" co-star Elizabeth ___"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OLSEN

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14A: "27. Baguettes, e.g."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
• Similar words include: gem, muffin, jewel
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GEMS

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15A: "28. Sign of canine contentment"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a witty amusing person who makes jokes
• Similar words include: wit, shake, card
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WAG

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16A: "29. Rests on one's laurels"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the shore of a sea or ocean
• Similar words include: glide, seacoast, sea-coast
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: COASTS

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17A: "30. Storybook, say"

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: MAKEBELIEVE

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18A: "32. Announcements before giveaways?"

13 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: SPOILERALERTS

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19A: "35. Like some romantic resorts"

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: COUPLESONLY

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20A: "36. Voids"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that declare invalid
• Similar words include: reverse, nullify, countermand
• Opposite of: validate

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Answer: ANNULS

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21A: "37. Authorizes"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state in south central united states
• Similar words include: OK, Sooner State, okay
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OKS

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22A: "38. Satellite alternative"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AMFM

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23A: "42. Retinue"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a temporary police force
• Similar words include: posse comitatus
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: POSSE

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24A: "43. Combat sport, for short"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MMA

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25A: "44. Company whose name comes from a term in the board game Go"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ATARI

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26A: "45. Word with thou"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Similar words include: fine art, artistic creation, graphics
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ART

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27A: "46. A craving for snacks"

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: THEMUNCHIES

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28A: "49. Dutch for "farmer""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a white native of cape province who is a descendant of dutch settlers and who speaks afrikaans
• Similar words include: Afrikaner, Afrikander
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BOER

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29A: "51. Eliminates entirely"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that kill in large numbers
• Similar words include: root out, extirpate, annihilate
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ERADICATES

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30A: "52. Skulk in the shadows"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
• Similar words include: tarry, lallygag, scupper
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LURK

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31A: "53. Myosin's partner protein"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ACTIN

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32A: "54. Scruff : cat :: ___ : human"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the back side of the neck
• Similar words include: nucha, scruff
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NAPE

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33A: "55. Big name in petrol"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESSO

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34A: "56. Angle variable, in math"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 8th letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: THETA

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35A: "57. ENE and WSW"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DIRS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Bump's place, idiomatically	6
2D	2. Oxygen-dependent micro-organism	6
3D	3. "Crazy Rich Asians," for one	6
4D	4. Backstabbers	6
5D	5. "Hunters" actress Lena	4
6D	6. Uncontroversial opinions	9
7D	7. Dorm buddy	15
8D	8. Underway	5
9D	9. Dough in tamales	4
10D	10. Foxy	3
11D	11. Plant overseas, perhaps	8
12D	12. Devices that come with Siri Remotes	8
13D	13. What a babbler makes	7
14D	18. Court figs.	3
15D	21. "Tom ___" (classic folk song that became a #1 hit in 1958)	6
16D	26. Place to hibernate	4
17D	28. Home of Swansea and Wrexham	5
18D	29. There are approximately 30 trillion of these in the human body	5
19D	30. Gluten-free grain	6
20D	31. Annual F.D.I.C. requirement	9
21D	32. Deep and full	8
22D	33. Lovers of homophones, say	8
23D	34. Impressive work	4
24D	35. Adjective that's synonymous with its last four letters	7
25D	38. Convenient	6
26D	39. Tiki bar staple	6
27D	40. What positive news coverage is for business	6
28D	41. Section of a dress shop	6
29D	43. Swag	5
30D	44. U.N.C.'s athletic org.	3
31D	47. Part of a race	4
32D	48. "Project Runway" judge Garcia	4
33D	50. "King Kong" studio	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Bump's place, idiomatically"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ONALOG

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2D: "2. Oxygen-dependent micro-organism"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for life
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AEROBE

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3D: "3. "Crazy Rich Asians," for one"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ROMCOM

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4D: "4. Backstabbers"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
• Similar words include: ophidian, Hydra, Snake
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SNAKES

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5D: "5. "Hunters" actress Lena"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OLIN

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6D: "6. Uncontroversial opinions"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: COLDTAKES

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7D: "7. Dorm buddy"

15 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: COLLEGEROOMMATE

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8D: "8. Underway"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that traveling by foot
• Similar words include: underway
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AFOOT

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9D: "9. Dough in tamales"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an independent group of closely related chadic languages spoken in the area between the biu-mandara and east chadic languages
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MASA

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10D: "10. Foxy"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that marked by skill in deception
• Similar words include: foxy, tricksy, tricky
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SLY

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11D: "11. Plant overseas, perhaps"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: CIAASSET

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12D: "12. Devices that come with Siri Remotes"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: APPLETVS

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13D: "13. What a babbler makes"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NOSENSE

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14D: "18. Court figs."

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of several small ungulate mammals of africa and asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
• Similar words include: district attorney, hyrax, coney
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DAS

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15D: "21. "Tom ___" (classic folk song that became a #1 hit in 1958)"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DOOLEY

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16D: "26. Place to hibernate"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the habitation of wild animals
• Similar words include: den
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LAIR

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17D: "28. Home of Swansea and Wrexham"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that one of the four countries that make up the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland; during roman times the region was known as cambria
• Similar words include: welt, Cymru, weal
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WALES

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18D: "29. There are approximately 30 trillion of these in the human body"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any small compartment
• Similar words include: cellular telephone, cellular phone, cell
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CELLS

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19D: "30. Gluten-free grain"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera panicum, echinochloa, setaria, sorghum, and eleusine
• Similar words include: Jean Francois Millet
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MILLET

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20D: "31. Annual F.D.I.C. requirement"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BANKAUDIT

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21D: "32. Deep and full"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that full and loud and deep
• Similar words include: heavy
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: SONOROUS

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22D: "33. Lovers of homophones, say"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone overly fond of making puns
• Similar words include: punster
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PUNSTERS

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23D: "34. Impressive work"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a musical work that has been created
• Similar words include: piece, musical composition, composition
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OPUS

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24D: "35. Adjective that's synonymous with its last four letters"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability
• Similar words include: equal to, up to, adequate to
• Opposite of: incapable

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Answer: CAPABLE

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25D: "38. Convenient"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ATHAND

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26D: "39. Tiki bar staple"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MAITAI

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27D: "40. What positive news coverage is for business"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FREEPR

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28D: "41. Section of a dress shop"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a young woman
• Similar words include: drop, omit, lack
• Opposite of: attend to, attend

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Answer: MISSES

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29D: "43. Swag"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MERCH

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30D: "44. U.N.C.'s athletic org."

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: Air Combat Command
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ACC

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31D: "47. Part of a race"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
• Similar words include: warmth, estrus, wake
• Opposite of: coldness, anestrus

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Answer: HEAT

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32D: "48. "Project Runway" judge Garcia"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of ea
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NINA

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33D: "50. "King Kong" studio"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RKO

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

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Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

33 Down Clues

68 Total Clues

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