27400 Fri Nov 15, 2024 NYT by Alina Abidi

Across Clues :

1. Base for crème fraîche and caviar, 6. Shout of jubilation, 9. Cheryl Strayed memoir subtitled "From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail", 13. Champing at the bit, 16. Activewear brand with a name inspired by flight, 17. Comment to the poorly hidden, 18. Folder below "Snoozed," maybe, 19. A24 horror film in which Rory Kinnear plays multiple roles, 20. Vibing with, 21. Where Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and "La Clemenza di Tito" debuted, 23. Big meanie, 24. Quaint cooler, 25. Facetious question after mentioning something well known, 29. Duck, say, 30. Library section that may have comic books and beanbags, 31. Amount often added, 34. Actress Rooney of "Women Talking", 35. "Cooties", 36. Simple pajama top, casually, 37. "___ good!", 38. Relent, 39. See 36-Down, 40. "Technically, that's correct", 43. Gets rid of, as the oldest item in a programming cache, 44. Pompom, for a stuffed bunny, 45. Deal sealer, 46. Macy's or Wendy's, for instance?, 47. Crunchy lunch, 50. Sitar, technically, 51. To be determined, 54. One might be floated or flirted with, 55. "I can figure it out!", 56. Birthplace of novelist Daniel Alarcón, 57. Film script abbr., 58. Teacups and pirate ships

Down Clues :

1. Teem (with), 2. Intermediate crocheting project, 3. Country that uses the Jalali calendar rather than the Gregorian, 4. Diarist Anaïs, 5. The "Aha!" of an aha moment, 6. You might use it to walk the dog, 7. It's a "me" problem, 8. Minuscule quantities, 9. Condiment served with rolls, 10. Exclamation after checking one's watch, 11. Operating system with a penguin mascot named Tux, 12. Go out with, 14. Style, 15. French connections?, 22. Whistle blowers, 23. Predator found in all oceans, 24. Unchanged when multiplied by itself, from the Latin for "same" and "power", 25. Gospel singer Franklin, 26. Chop choice, 27. One mailing it in?, 28. TV term that's becoming obsolete in the streaming era, 32. ___ Vellani, portrayer of Ms. Marvel on film and TV, 33. Online notification sound, 35. Mother of Hamlet, 36. With 39-Across, scientist for whom a Cornell research institute is named, 38. Henry who co-founded Time magazine, 39. Tech journalist Kara, 41. Un canard ou un émeu, 42. Donna who wrote "The Secret History", 43. Slip past, 45. Hair raiser?, 46. Subtle suggestion, 47. Like some tires, 48. Accompaniment for a tequila shot, 49. Oh-so, 52. "A ___ on both your houses!" (Shakespearean misquote), 53. Fan of the Bulldogs

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 15, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, November 15, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Base for crème fraîche and caviar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLINI

  Possible Answer : blini, bliny




• The clue is 6. Shout of jubilation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no




• The clue is 9. Cheryl Strayed memoir subtitled "From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WILD

  Possible Answer : untamed, state_of_nature, hazardous, furious, uncivilised, gaga, unwarranted, natural_state, angry, groundless, barbaric, godforsaken, waste, violent, risky, raging, barbarian, unfounded, fantastic, dotty, wilderness, baseless, uncivilized, savage, tempestuous, raving_mad, crazy, rampantly, wild, idle

  Possible Opposite Answer : tame




• The clue is 13. Champing at the bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RARINGTOGO




• The clue is 16. Activewear brand with a name inspired by flight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVIA




• The clue is 17. Comment to the poorly hidden. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANSEEYOU




• The clue is 18. Folder below "Snoozed," maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENT

  Possible Answer : post, ship, send_off, air, mail, direct, sent, institutionalise, broadcast, institutionalize, get_off, commit, station, send, place, beam, charge, transport, transmit, send_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsent




• The clue is 19. A24 horror film in which Rory Kinnear plays multiple roles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEN

  Possible Answer : gentleman's_gentleman, gentleman, human_race, humankind, military_man, Man, mankind, humans, men, valet, human_being, Isle_of_Man, human, world, homo, workforce, work_force, piece, adult_male, military_personnel, man, hands, manpower, valet_de_chambre, humanity, serviceman, human_beings

  Possible Opposite Answer : woman, civilian




• The clue is 20. Vibing with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTO




• The clue is 21. Where Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and "La Clemenza di Tito" debuted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRAGUE

  Possible Answer : Czech_capital, Prag, Praha, Prague




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

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

  The answer: OGRE

  Possible Answer : monster, devil, demon, ogre, fiend




• The clue is 24. Quaint cooler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEBOX

  Possible Answer : refrigerator, icebox




• The clue is 25. Facetious question after mentioning something well known. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: EVERHEARDOFIT




• The clue is 29. Duck, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REACT

  Possible Answer : oppose, react, respond




• The clue is 30. Library section that may have comic books and beanbags. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENS

  Possible Answer : teenager, adolescent, teens, teen, stripling




• The clue is 31. Amount often added. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIP

  Possible Answer : confidential_information, fee, angle, baksheesh, topple, bakshis, peak, crest, backsheesh, tiptoe, crown, hint, bung, top, tippytoe, lead, point, tip, tilt, tap, steer, bakshish, slant, tip_off, summit, pourboire, wind, lean, gratuity, tumble




• The clue is 34. Actress Rooney of "Women Talking". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARA

  Possible Answer : Mara, mara, Dolichotis_patagonum




• The clue is 35. "Cooties". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GERMS

  Possible Answer : bug, microbe, germ, seed, source




• The clue is 36. Simple pajama top, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMI




• The clue is 37. "___ good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALL

  Possible Answer : altogether, totally, whole, all, wholly, entirely, completely

  Possible Opposite Answer : some, partly




• The clue is 38. Relent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETUP

  Possible Answer : lull, letup




• The clue is 39. See 36-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGAN




• The clue is 40. "Technically, that's correct". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: YOURENOTWRONG




• The clue is 43. Gets rid of, as the oldest item in a programming cache. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVICTS

  Possible Answer : evict, force_out




• The clue is 44. Pompom, for a stuffed bunny. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAIL

  Possible Answer : chase_after, poop, can, hindquarters, shadower, dog, buns, stern, track, prat, keister, bottom, butt, posterior, tail_end, fanny, give_chase, nates, tush, shadow, rear, rump, buttocks, derriere, trail, dock, empennage, chase, bum, go_after, rear_end, quarter, bob, backside, seat, fag_end, ass, fundament, tail_assembly, hind_end, behind, after_part, arse, tag, tail, tooshie

  Possible Opposite Answer : head




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

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

  The answer: CLOSER

  Possible Answer : near, tightlipped, airless, cheeseparing, snug, tight, close, unaired, nigh, closer, stuffy, penny-pinching, closemouthed, finisher, secretive, close-fitting, faithful, closelipped, confining, skinny, nigher, nearer

  Possible Opposite Answer : distant, far




• The clue is 46. Macy's or Wendy's, for instance?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERS




• The clue is 47. Crunchy lunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLT

  Possible Answer : BLT, bacon-lettuce-tomato_sandwich




• The clue is 50. Sitar, technically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUTE

  Possible Answer : lute, luting




• The clue is 51. To be determined. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPINTHEAIR




• The clue is 54. One might be floated or flirted with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEA

  Possible Answer : melodic_theme, estimate, theme, thought, mind, estimation, idea, approximation, musical_theme




• The clue is 55. "I can figure it out!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONTTELLME




• The clue is 56. Birthplace of novelist Daniel Alarcón. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERU

  Possible Answer : Peru, Republic_of_Peru




• The clue is 57. Film script abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXT




• The clue is 58. Teacups and pirate ships. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDES

  Possible Answer : depend_upon, sit, twit, disembarrass, bait, cod, rag, turn_on, tease, devolve_on, razz, mount, rid, taunt, tantalize, drive, hinge_upon, ride, hinge_on, tantalise, depend_on, free, rally

  Possible Opposite Answer : walk

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Teem (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIM

  Possible Answer: brim, lip, rim

• The clue is 2. Intermediate crocheting project. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACE

  Possible Answer: lacing, twine, entwine, enlace, lace_up, intertwine, braid, spike, fortify, plait, interlace, lace

  Possible Opposite Answer : untwine

• The clue is 3. Country that uses the Jalali calendar rather than the Gregorian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRAN

  Possible Answer: Iran, Persia, Islamic_Republic_of_Iran

• The clue is 4. Diarist Anaïs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIN

• The clue is 5. The "Aha!" of an aha moment. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: INSIGHT

  Possible Answer: insight, perceptiveness, brainwave, brainstorm, perceptivity, sixth_sense, penetration

• The clue is 6. You might use it to walk the dog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOYO

• The clue is 7. It's a "me" problem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGO

  Possible Answer: egotism, self-importance, ego, self

• The clue is 8. Minuscule quantities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOUPCONS

  Possible Answer: jot, mite, speck, hint, soupcon, pinch, touch, tinge

• The clue is 9. Condiment served with rolls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASABI

  Possible Answer: wasabi

• The clue is 10. Exclamation after checking one's watch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVEGOTTAGO

• The clue is 11. Operating system with a penguin mascot named Tux. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINUX

  Possible Answer: Linux

• The clue is 12. Go out with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DATE

  Possible Answer: particular_date, date, engagement, go_steady, see, date_stamp, go_out, day_of_the_month, escort, appointment

• The clue is 14. Style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENRE

  Possible Answer: music_genre, genre, musical_style, writing_style, literary_genre, musical_genre

• The clue is 15. French connections?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TETEATETES

• The clue is 22. Whistle blowers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REFS

  Possible Answer: referee, ref

• The clue is 23. Predator found in all oceans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

  Possible Answer: grampus, sea_wolf, orca, killer_whale, killer, Orcinus_orca

• The clue is 24. Unchanged when multiplied by itself, from the Latin for "same" and "power". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEMPOTENT

  Possible Answer: idempotent

• The clue is 25. Gospel singer Franklin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERMA

• The clue is 26. Chop choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEAL

  Possible Answer: veau, veal

• The clue is 27. One mailing it in?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARLYVOTER

• The clue is 28. TV term that's becoming obsolete in the streaming era. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RERUN

  Possible Answer: rebroadcast, rerun

• The clue is 32. ___ Vellani, portrayer of Ms. Marvel on film and TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAN

• The clue is 33. Online notification sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PING

  Possible Answer: knock, pink, Ping_River, Ping, ping

• The clue is 35. Mother of Hamlet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GERTRUDE

• The clue is 36. With 39-Across, scientist for whom a Cornell research institute is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARL

• The clue is 38. Henry who co-founded Time magazine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUCE

  Possible Answer: Henry_Luce, Clare_Booth_Luce, Henry_Robinson_Luce, Luce

• The clue is 39. Tech journalist Kara. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SWISHER

  Possible Answer: classy, posh, swish

• The clue is 41. Un canard ou un émeu. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OISEAU

• The clue is 42. Donna who wrote "The Secret History". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARTT

• The clue is 43. Slip past. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELUDE

  Possible Answer: dodge, put_off, escape, hedge, fudge, bilk, evade, circumvent, parry, skirt, duck, sidestep, elude

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

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

  The answer: CLIP

  Possible Answer: prune, nip, trim, cut_short, trot, jog, nip_off, snip_off, time, magazine, cartridge_clip, cartridge_holder, cut_back, curtail, lop, snip, clip, clipping, crop, dress

  Possible Opposite Answer : unclip

• The clue is 46. Subtle suggestion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HINT

  Possible Answer: confidential_information, jot, suggest, breath, suggestion, pinch, touch, mite, speck, hint, intimation, lead, tip, soupcon, tinge, steer, clue, wind, trace

• The clue is 47. Like some tires. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALD

  Possible Answer: denuded, bald, bald-pated, bald-headed, denudate, barefaced

• The clue is 48. Accompaniment for a tequila shot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIME

  Possible Answer: lime_hydrate, linden_tree, lime, fluxing_lime, calcined_lime, calcium_oxide, quicklime, linden, hydrated_lime, slaked_lime, caustic_lime, Citrus_aurantifolia, unslaked_lime, calx, birdlime, calcium_hydrate, calcium_hydroxide, burnt_lime, basswood, lime_tree

• The clue is 49. Oh-so. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRES

• The clue is 52. "A ___ on both your houses!" (Shakespearean misquote). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POX

  Possible Answer: syphilis, syph, lues_venerea, pox, lues

• The clue is 53. Fan of the Bulldogs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (32 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (44 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Appropriate answer for 1-Across	5
2A	6. Have the sense of	4
3A	10. Females shepherded by shepherds	4
4A	14. Fuel-bearing ship	5
5A	15. Leer at	4
6A	16. One piece of a three-piece suit	4
7A	17. Listing at an ice cream shop in Ipswich	15
8A	20. Lou Gehrig's disease, in brief	3
9A	21. "___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel song)	3
10A	22. Happen afterward	5
11A	23. Some limb-moving muscles	9
12A	27. Kids' items at a day care in Derby	14
13A	32. Pack tightly	5
14A	33. Spanish for "this"	4
15A	34. Pod tidbit	3
16A	35. Spoke to a convention, say	6
17A	37. Members of the aristocracy	6
18A	40. Establishment that might offer free breakfast	3
19A	41. Quaint lead-in to while	4
20A	45. Leads off	5
21A	46. Areas on a map of Manchester	14
22A	50. Sudden, widespread appearances of illness	9
23A	51. Live (in)	5
24A	54. "Thanks a ___!" (informal appreciation)	3
25A	55. Butcher's discard	3
26A	58. "Hmm, why use the spellings of 17-, 27- and 46-Across?"	15
27A	63. Laura of "Jurassic Park"	4
28A	64. A pelican can hold more water in this than in its belly	4
29A	65. Franz ___, Prague-born writer of dark fiction	5
30A	66. Force holding us onto Earth, informally	4
31A	67. Pepsi alternative	4
32A	68. Be present	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Appropriate answer for 1-Across"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the beginning of anything
• Similar words include: originate, bug out, pop
• Opposite of: finish, end

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Answer: START

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2A: "6. Have the sense of"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an intuitive awareness; or
• Similar words include: look, finger, flavour
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FEEL

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3A: "10. Females shepherded by shepherds"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• Similar words include: ewe, Ewe
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EWES

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4A: "14. Fuel-bearing ship"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a worker who oils engines or machinery
• Similar words include: tanker, oil well, tank ship
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OILER

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5A: "15. Leer at"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that look at with amorous intentions
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OGLE

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6A: "16. One piece of a three-piece suit"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
• Similar words include: robe, undershirt, invest
• Opposite of: divest

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Answer: VEST

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7A: "17. Listing at an ice cream shop in Ipswich"

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: FLAVOUROFTHEDAY

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8A: "20. Lou Gehrig's disease, in brief"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
• Similar words include: Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, Al
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALS

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9A: "21. "___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel song)"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a form of address for a married woman
• Similar words include: Mrs., Mr., Mister
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MRS

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10A: "22. Happen afterward"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
• Similar words include: result
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ENSUE

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11A: "23. Some limb-moving muscles"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
• Similar words include: kidnapper, abductor muscle, snatcher
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ABDUCTORS

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12A: "27. Kids' items at a day care in Derby"

14 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: COLOURINGBOOKS

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13A: "32. Pack tightly"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: JAMIN

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14A: "33. Spanish for "this""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESTE

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15A: "34. Pod tidbit"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that seed of a pea plant used for food
• Similar words include: pea plant
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PEA

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16A: "35. Spoke to a convention, say"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that talk pompously
• Similar words include: orate
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ORATED

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17A: "37. Members of the aristocracy"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
• Similar words include: elite, elite group
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ELITES

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18A: "40. Establishment that might offer free breakfast"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Similar words include: auberge, lodge, hostelry
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INN

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19A: "41. Quaint lead-in to while"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that at a previous time
• Similar words include: erstwhile, once, formerly
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERST

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20A: "45. Leads off"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Similar words include: unfold, give, clear
• Opposite of: fold, close

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Answer: OPENS

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21A: "46. Areas on a map of Manchester"

14 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a surrounding or nearby region
• Similar words include: neck of the woods, vicinity, locality
• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: NEIGHBOURHOODS

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22A: "50. Sudden, widespread appearances of illness"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
• Similar words include: irruption, outbreak, eruption
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: OUTBREAKS

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23A: "51. Live (in)"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that think moodily or anxiously about something
• Similar words include: brood, inhabit, harp
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DWELL

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24A: "54. "Thanks a ___!" (informal appreciation)"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
• Similar words include: ml, Swedish mile, cc
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MIL

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25A: "55. Butcher's discard"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
• Similar words include: rich, adipose tissue, blubber
• Opposite of: thin, leanness

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Answer: FAT

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26A: "58. "Hmm, why use the spellings of 17-, 27- and 46-Across?""

15 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: OHYOUAREBRITISH

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27A: "63. Laura of "Jurassic Park""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DERN

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28A: "64. A pelican can hold more water in this than in its belly"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a statute in draft before it becomes law
• Similar words include: card, account, circular
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BILL

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29A: "65. Franz ___, Prague-born writer of dark fiction"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that czech novelist who wrote in german about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924)
• Similar words include: Franz Kafka
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KAFKA

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30A: "66. Force holding us onto Earth, informally"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ONEG

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31A: "67. Pepsi alternative"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
• Similar words include: snow, C, Coca Cola
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COKE

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32A: "68. Be present"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have an existence, be extant
• Similar words include: live, be, survive
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EXIST

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Divan	4
2D	2. Tens or ones place?	4
3D	3. Lead-in to "poor Yorick!"	4
4D	4. Al Sharpton's title, for short	3
5D	5. Instrument with a Renaissance-era ancestor called a sackbut	8
6D	6. "Absolutely!"	7
7D	7. Sense of self	3
8D	8. Hermey is one, in TV's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"	3
9D	9. Do-over at serving	3
10D	10. "Nevertheless ..."	6
11D	11. Marries	4
12D	12. One son of Isaac and Rebekah	4
13D	13. Bacterial eye malady	4
14D	18. Pakistani language	4
15D	19. Chervil or chive	4
16D	23. Touched down	4
17D	24. Stool pigeons, in police shorthand	3
18D	25. Explosive inits.	3
19D	26. Kind of arch in architecture	4
20D	27. ___ asada	5
21D	28. Resident of a Mideast sultanate	5
22D	29. Chose, with "for"	5
23D	30. Wails	5
24D	31. Give some lip to	4
25D	32. Sign up for	4
26D	36. Some are said to be "swimming" in this	4
27D	38. Resemble	8
28D	39. Ways to raise capital, in brief	4
29D	42. Lowe on TV	3
30D	43. Big ___, West Coast tourist destination	3
31D	44. Shake with fear	7
32D	47. Sandlot QB's order to a receiver	6
33D	48. Streaming service owned by Disney	4
34D	49. Cause of a shower drain clog, maybe	4
35D	51. Birdbrain	4
36D	52. "At what time?"	4
37D	53. Brontë heroine	4
38D	55. Popular female poodle name	4
39D	56. Inquires	4
40D	57. Word after "Copy" or "Fancy"	4
41D	59. Airer of "The View"	3
42D	60. Site of the world's largest Carnival celebration	3
43D	61. Wapiti, by another name	3
44D	62. Put a burden on	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Divan"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an upholstered seat for more than one person
• Similar words include: lounge, couch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOFA

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2D: "2. Tens or ones place?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
• Similar words include: cashbox, public treasury, trough
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TILL

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3D: "3. Lead-in to "poor Yorick!""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Similar words include: regrettably, unluckily, ala
• Opposite of: fortunately, luckily

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Answer: ALAS

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4D: "4. Al Sharpton's title, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rate of revolution of a motor
• Similar words include: rpm, revolutions per minute, rev up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REV

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5D: "5. Instrument with a Renaissance-era ancestor called a sackbut"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a u-shaped slide
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TROMBONE

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6D: "6. "Absolutely!""

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: FORSURE

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7D: "7. Sense of self"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Similar words include: self-importance, self, egotism
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EGO

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8D: "8. Hermey is one, in TV's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Similar words include: pixy, gremlin, extremely low frequency
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELF

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9D: "9. Do-over at serving"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Similar words include: Army of the Pure, lease, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
• Opposite of: disallow, prevent

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Answer: LET

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10D: "10. "Nevertheless ...""

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EVENSO

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11D: "11. Marries"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fourth day of the week; the third working day
• Similar words include: splice, Midweek, hook up with
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WEDS

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12D: "12. One son of Isaac and Rebekah"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) the eldest son of isaac who would have inherited the covenant that god made with abraham and that abraham passed on to isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother jacob for a mess of pottage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESAU

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13D: "13. Bacterial eye malady"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Similar words include: sty, eye infection, hordeolum
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STYE

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14D: "18. Pakistani language"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the official literary language of pakistan, closely related to hindi; widely used in india (mostly by moslems); written in arabic script
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: URDU

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15D: "19. Chervil or chive"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
• Similar words include: herbaceous plant
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HERB

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16D: "23. Touched down"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALIT

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17D: "24. Stool pigeons, in police shorthand"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an alliance made up of states that had been soviet socialist republics in the soviet union prior to its dissolution in dec 1991
• Similar words include: Commonwealth of Independent States, curie, Ci
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CIS

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18D: "25. Explosive inits."

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
• Similar words include: trinitrotoluene
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TNT

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19D: "26. Kind of arch in architecture"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a molding that (in section) has the shape of an s with the convex part above and the concave part below
• Similar words include: cyma reversa
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OGEE

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20D: "27. ___ asada"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CARNE

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21D: "28. Resident of a Mideast sultanate"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a native or inhabitant of oman
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OMANI

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22D: "29. Chose, with "for""

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that select as an alternative over another
• Similar words include: choose, opt, prefer
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OPTED

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23D: "30. Wails"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
• Similar words include: keen, lament
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: KEENS

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24D: "31. Give some lip to"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an impudent or insolent rejoinder
• Similar words include: lip, back talk, Special Air Service
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SASS

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25D: "32. Sign up for"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
• Similar words include: articulation, joint, junction
• Opposite of: disjoin

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Answer: JOIN

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26D: "36. Some are said to be "swimming" in this"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of owing something (especially money)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DEBT

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27D: "38. Resemble"

8 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LOOKLIKE

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28D: "39. Ways to raise capital, in brief"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
• Similar words include: initial offering, initial public offering, IPO
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IPOS

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29D: "42. Lowe on TV"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
• Similar words include: overcharge, gazump, soak
• Opposite of: undercharge

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Answer: ROB

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30D: "43. Big ___, West Coast tourist destination"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a port in southern lebanon on the mediterranean sea; formerly a major phoenician seaport famous for silks
• Similar words include: Tyre
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SUR

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31D: "44. Shake with fear"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
• Similar words include: shake, shiver
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TREMBLE

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32D: "47. Sandlot QB's order to a receiver"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GOLONG

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33D: "48. Streaming service owned by Disney"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HULU

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34D: "49. Cause of a shower drain clog, maybe"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
• Similar words include: hairsbreadth, pilus, hair's-breadth
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: HAIR

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35D: "51. Birdbrain"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone whose style is out of fashion
• Similar words include: fogy, fogey, Raphus cucullatus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DODO

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36D: "52. "At what time?""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: WHEN

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37D: "53. Brontë heroine"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
• Similar words include: Lake Eyre
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EYRE

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38D: "55. Popular female poodle name"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FIFI

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39D: "56. Inquires"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that inquire about
• Similar words include: expect, demand, ask
• Opposite of: obviate

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Answer: ASKS

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40D: "57. Word after "Copy" or "Fancy""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: THAT

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41D: "59. Airer of "The View""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Similar words include: alphabet, ABC's, rudiment
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABC

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42D: "60. Site of the world's largest Carnival celebration"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
• Similar words include: Rio de Janeiro
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RIO

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43D: "61. Wapiti, by another name"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
• Similar words include: Alces alces, wapiti, red deer
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ELK

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44D: "62. Put a burden on"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
• Similar words include: revenue enhancement, assess, taxation
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TAX

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

32 Across Clues

44 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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