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Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 77 (35 Across, 42 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.2 letters
February 25, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Polio vaccine developer Salk | 5 |
| 2A | 6. The "S" of S.U.V. | 5 |
| 3A | 11. Glasgow gal | 4 |
| 4A | 15. Get in touch with | 5 |
| 5A | 16. Mistake | 5 |
| 6A | 17. From the start | 4 |
| 7A | 18. Connected set of rooms in a hotel | 5 |
| 8A | 19. Frank ___, Al Capone henchman | 5 |
| 9A | 20. "Veni, ___, vici" | 4 |
| 10A | 21. International competition for countries that boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics [Texas] | 15 |
| 11A | 24. "Quite true" | 6 |
| 12A | 25. Edmonton's hockey team | 6 |
| 13A | 26. Theme of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Do the Right Thing" | 6 |
| 14A | 29. Jazzy Fitzgerald | 4 |
| 15A | 30. Sphere | 3 |
| 16A | 31. 45 1/2-carat gem at the National Museum of Natural History [Rhode Island] | 11 |
| 17A | 38. Time in Boston when it's midnight in Austin | 5 |
| 18A | 41. Impose, as a tax | 4 |
| 19A | 42. Shopping binge | 5 |
| 20A | 43. QB's downfield throw [Wisconsin] | 11 |
| 21A | 46. Michael of "S.N.L." | 3 |
| 22A | 47. ___-Ball (carnival attraction) | 4 |
| 23A | 48. Corsage flower | 6 |
| 24A | 51. Growth on a tree | 6 |
| 25A | 54. Place for tugboats | 6 |
| 26A | 57. Companies that have big market shares [Utah] | 15 |
| 27A | 61. Drug cop | 4 |
| 28A | 62. Helped out | 5 |
| 29A | 63. Preliminary races | 5 |
| 30A | 65. Furry critter in "Return of the Jedi" | 4 |
| 31A | 66. Vehicle with 18 tyres, maybe | 5 |
| 32A | 67. Sleep problem | 5 |
| 33A | 68. Pols with a donkey party logo | 4 |
| 34A | 69. With 70-Across, what the first word of each long Across answer is vis-à-vis the bracketed place in its clue | 5 |
| 35A | 70. See 69-Across | 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. Polio vaccine developer Salk"
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: JONAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. The "S" of S.U.V."
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: skylark, athletics, fun
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPORT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "11. Glasgow gal"
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 girl or young woman who is unmarried
- Words that mean the same thing: jeune fille, lassie, young girl
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "15. Get in touch with"
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 limits within which something can be effective
- Words that mean the same thing: turn over, get hold of, extend to
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REACH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "16. Mistake"
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 wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- Words that mean the same thing: computer error, wrongdoing, mistake
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERROR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "17. From the start"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that again but in a new or different way
- Words that mean the same thing: afresh
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANEW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "18. Connected set of rooms in a hotel"
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 a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
- Words that mean the same thing: rooms, entourage, cortege
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUITE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. Frank ___, Al Capone henchman"
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: NITTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. "Veni, ___, vici""
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: VIDI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. International competition for countries that boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics [Texas]"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert 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: FRIENDSHIPGAMES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "24. "Quite true""
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: ITISSO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "25. Edmonton's hockey team"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a worker who oils engines or machinery
- Words that mean the same thing: oil tanker, oil well, tanker
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OILERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. Theme of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Do the Right Thing""
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 the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
- Words that mean the same thing: racial discrimination, racialism
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RACISM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Jazzy Fitzgerald"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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: ELLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Sphere"
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 ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
- Words that mean the same thing: globe, ball, eyeball
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "31. 45 1/2-carat gem at the National Museum of Natural History [Rhode Island]"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
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: HOPEDIAMOND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "38. Time in Boston when it's midnight in Austin"
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: ONEAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "41. Impose, as a tax"
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 charge imposed and collected
- Words that mean the same thing: levy en masse, raise, recruit
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEVY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "42. Shopping binge"
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 brief indulgence of your impulses
- Words that mean the same thing: fling
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPREE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "43. QB's downfield throw [Wisconsin]"
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: FORWARDPASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "46. Michael of "S.N.L.""
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: CHE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "47. ___-Ball (carnival attraction)"
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: SKEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "48. Corsage flower"
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 any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
- Words that mean the same thing: orchidaceous plant
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORCHID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "51. Growth on a tree"
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 any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LICHEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "54. Place for tugboats"
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 a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
- Words that mean the same thing: seaport, entertain, harbour
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HARBOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "57. Companies that have big market shares [Utah]"
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: INDUSTRYLEADERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "61. Drug cop"
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 lawman concerned with narcotics violations
- Words that mean the same thing: narcotics agent, nark
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NARC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "62. Helped out"
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 give help or assistance; be of service
- Words that mean the same thing: help, assist, aid
- The opposite would be: unassisted
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AIDED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "63. Preliminary races"
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 form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
- Words that mean the same thing: stir up, rut, warmth
- The opposite would be: anestrus, coldness
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "65. Furry critter in "Return of the Jedi""
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: EWOK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "66. Vehicle with 18 tyres, maybe"
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 a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
- Words that mean the same thing: camion
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LORRY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "67. Sleep problem"
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 transient cessation of respiration
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APNEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "68. Pols with a donkey party logo"
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: DEMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "69. With 70-Across, what the first word of each long Across answer is vis-à-vis the bracketed place in its clue"
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 the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- Words that mean the same thing: submit, DoS, put forward
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "70. See 69-Across"
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 favorite saying of a sect or political group
- Words that mean the same thing: catchword, shibboleth, slogan
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOTTO
Great job if you got it right!
February 25, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Upper-class members: Abbr. | 3 |
| 2D | 2. "Why do the French have only one egg for breakfast? Because one egg is an ___" (old joke) | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Brand to use "if you dare wear short shorts" | 4 |
| 4D | 4. When Hamlet gives his "To be, or not to be" soliloquy | 6 |
| 5D | 5. 500 things in a ream | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Transmits | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Strait-laced person | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Big name in lawn care | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Indian flatbread | 4 |
| 10D | 10. North African city in the lyrics to the "Marines' Hymn" | 7 |
| 11D | 11. Blobby light popular in the 1960s-'70s | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Japanese cartoon style | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Meal with the Four Questions | 5 |
| 14D | 14. ___ Army knife | 5 |
| 15D | 22. "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of ___" (Robert C. O'Brien children's book) | 4 |
| 16D | 23. Large lizards of the Southwest | 5 |
| 17D | 26. Upper part of the mouth | 4 |
| 18D | 27. Florence's river | 4 |
| 19D | 28. Person who might say "10-4, good buddy" | 4 |
| 20D | 29. "Grand" brand of ice cream | 4 |
| 21D | 32. Ye ___ Shoppe | 4 |
| 22D | 33. Liveliness | 3 |
| 23D | 34. Longoria of "Desperate Housewives" | 3 |
| 24D | 35. Theater sect. near the stage | 4 |
| 25D | 36. Fruity soda brand | 4 |
| 26D | 37. Homeowner's document | 4 |
| 27D | 39. Phrase akin to "Darn it all!" | 8 |
| 28D | 40. Manufactures | 5 |
| 29D | 44. Cars for vacationers | 7 |
| 30D | 45. Japanese noodles | 4 |
| 31D | 49. Hillary ___ Clinton | 6 |
| 32D | 50. Sleazeball | 6 |
| 33D | 51. Queued (up) | 5 |
| 34D | 52. Really impressed | 5 |
| 35D | 53. PC spinner | 5 |
| 36D | 54. Freshwater polyp | 5 |
| 37D | 55. Paying attention | 5 |
| 38D | 56. Change from artificial blond back to brunet, say | 5 |
| 39D | 58. Prison uprising | 4 |
| 40D | 59. Rave's partner | 4 |
| 41D | 60. "Leave as is," to a proofreader | 4 |
| 42D | 64. ___ Paulo, Brazil | 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. Upper-class members: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a son who has the same first name as his father
- Words that mean the same thing: Junior, Jr, Jnr
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JRS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. "Why do the French have only one egg for breakfast? Because one egg is an ___" (old joke)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: OEUF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Brand to use "if you dare wear short shorts""
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: NAIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. When Hamlet gives his "To be, or not to be" soliloquy"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ACTIII
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. 500 things in a ream"
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 any broad thin expanse or surface
- Words that mean the same thing: weather sheet, sheet, sheet of paper
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHEETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Transmits"
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 cause to go somewhere
- Words that mean the same thing: institutionalise, broadcast, institutionalize
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SENDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Strait-laced person"
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: PRISS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Big name in lawn care"
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: ORTHO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Indian flatbread"
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: ROTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. North African city in the lyrics to the "Marines' Hymn""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Libya, Trablous, Tarabulus Ash-Sham
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRIPOLI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Blobby light popular in the 1960s-'70s"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: LAVALAMP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Japanese cartoon style"
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 hard copal derived from an african tree
- Words that mean the same thing: Zanzibar copal, gum anime
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Meal with the Four Questions"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of passover
- Words that mean the same thing: Passover supper
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEDER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "14. ___ Army knife"
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 natives or inhabitants of switzerland
- Words that mean the same thing: Swiss people
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWISS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of ___" (Robert C. O'Brien children's book)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
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: NIMH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Large lizards of the Southwest"
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 river that rises in western new mexico and flows westward through southern arizona to become a tributary of the colorado river
- Words that mean the same thing: Gila River, Gila
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GILAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "26. Upper part of the mouth"
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 protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
- Words that mean the same thing: cap, ceiling
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROOF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "27. Florence's river"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a river in central italy rising in the apennines and flowing through florence and pisa to the ligurian sea
- Words that mean the same thing: River Arno, Arno River
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ARNO
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Person who might say "10-4, good buddy""
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: CBER
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Clue 20 Down: "29. "Grand" brand of ice cream"
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: EDYS
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Ye ___ Shoppe"
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: OLDE
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Liveliness"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that liveliness and energy
- Words that mean the same thing: peppiness, ginger
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PEP
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Clue 23 Down: "34. Longoria of "Desperate Housewives""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EVA
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Theater sect. near the stage"
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: ORCH
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Clue 25 Down: "36. Fruity soda brand"
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: NEHI
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Clue 26 Down: "37. Homeowner's document"
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: deed of conveyance, human action, human activity
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DEED
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Clue 27 Down: "39. Phrase akin to "Darn it all!""
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: AWSHUCKS
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Clue 28 Down: "40. Manufactures"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a recognizable kind
- Words that mean the same thing: draw, relieve oneself, pull in
- The opposite would be: unmake, break
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The answer is: MAKES
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Cars for vacationers"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that property that is leased or rented out or let
- Words that mean the same thing: renting, rental, lease
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: RENTALS
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Japanese noodles"
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: SOBA
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Clue 31 Down: "49. Hillary ___ Clinton"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: RODHAM
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Sleazeball"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: CREEPO
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Clue 33 Down: "51. Queued (up)"
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 be in line with; form a line along
- Words that mean the same thing: trace, draw, describe
- The opposite would be: unlined
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The answer is: LINED
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Clue 34 Down: "52. Really impressed"
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: INAWE
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Clue 35 Down: "53. PC spinner"
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: CDROM
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Clue 36 Down: "54. Freshwater polyp"
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 (greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
- Words that mean the same thing: Snake
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: HYDRA
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Clue 37 Down: "55. Paying attention"
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 condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
- Words that mean the same thing: alive, awake, alarum
- The opposite would be: unalert
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The answer is: ALERT
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Clue 38 Down: "56. Change from artificial blond back to brunet, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: REDYE
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Clue 39 Down: "58. Prison uprising"
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 public act of violence by an unruly mob
- Words that mean the same thing: drunken revelry, saturnalia, roister
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RIOT
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Clue 40 Down: "59. Rave's partner"
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 loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
- Words that mean the same thing: mouth off, harangue, blah
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RANT
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Clue 41 Down: "60. "Leave as is," to a proofreader"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: STET
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Clue 42 Down: "64. ___ Paulo, Brazil"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SAO
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 62 | 80.5% |
| Short Answer | 4 | 5.2% |
| History | 3 | 3.9% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.6% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 42 |
| Total Clues | 77 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.2 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 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 26, 2025 at 09:17 PM
