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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.2 letters
May 14, 2024 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Wafting smells | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Colorful play area at a family fun center | 7 |
| 3A | 14. Headwear for lesser royalty | 7 |
| 4A | 16. Dig up | 7 |
| 5A | 17. Appliance with buttons like "Bagel" and "Frozen" | 7 |
| 6A | 18. Cat breed with blue eyes | 7 |
| 7A | 19. Okay boomer? | 3 |
| 8A | 20. Butterfly relative | 4 |
| 9A | 22. Hero's virtue | 5 |
| 10A | 23. Additive that imparts umami, in brief | 3 |
| 11A | 24. Result of a lack of focus | 4 |
| 12A | 25. By | 6 |
| 13A | 26. Lead-in to some unsolicited advice | 6 |
| 14A | 28. Gets value from | 4 |
| 15A | 30. Some ward workers, for short | 3 |
| 16A | 31. Military technology that's a source of stress for whales | 5 |
| 17A | 32. Looking to mate, as a cat | 6 |
| 18A | 34. CD selection | 5 |
| 19A | 35. Reggae relative | 3 |
| 20A | 36. Led Zeppelin's "Whole ___ Love" | 5 |
| 21A | 40. Ideological split | 6 |
| 22A | 42. Wafting smells | 5 |
| 23A | 43. Star pitcher | 3 |
| 24A | 46. "Fiddlesticks!" is a mild one | 4 |
| 25A | 47. Irreversibly committed | 6 |
| 26A | 48. Pub regular | 6 |
| 27A | 50. Man-eating monster | 4 |
| 28A | 52. "___ Misérables" | 3 |
| 29A | 53. Declare legally void | 5 |
| 30A | 54. "Slaughterhouse-Five" setting, in brief | 4 |
| 31A | 55. Foldable bed | 3 |
| 32A | 56. No-win situation? | 7 |
| 33A | 58. Wharton or Sloan, informally | 7 |
| 34A | 61. Made certain | 7 |
| 35A | 62. "Cheer up!" | 7 |
| 36A | 63. Strongly dislikes | 7 |
| 37A | 64. Credit ___ (bank headquartered in Zürich) | 6 |
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. Wafting smells"
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 property detected by the olfactory system
- Words that mean the same thing: smell, odour, perfume
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AROMAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. Colorful play area at a family fun center"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: BALLPIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "14. Headwear for lesser royalty"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CORONET
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Clue 4 Across: "16. Dig up"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that bring to light
- Words that mean the same thing: excavate
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNEARTH
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Clue 5 Across: "17. Appliance with buttons like "Bagel" and "Frozen""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture
- Words that mean the same thing: wassailer
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOASTER
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Clue 6 Across: "18. Cat breed with blue eyes"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a branch of the tai languages
- Words that mean the same thing: Tai, Siamese cat, Thai
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIAMESE
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Clue 7 Across: "19. Okay boomer?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
- Words that mean the same thing: trinitrotoluene
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TNT
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Clue 8 Across: "20. Butterfly relative"
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 typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOTH
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Clue 9 Across: "22. Hero's virtue"
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 qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
- Words that mean the same thing: gallantry, valorousness, valour
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VALOR
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Clue 10 Across: "23. Additive that imparts umami, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in chinese cooking
- Words that mean the same thing: monosodium glutamate
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MSG
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Clue 11 Across: "24. Result of a lack of focus"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a hazy or indistinct representation
- Words that mean the same thing: fuzz, obnubilate, film over
- The opposite would be: focus
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BLUR
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Clue 12 Across: "25. By"
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: BESIDE
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Clue 13 Across: "26. Lead-in to some unsolicited advice"
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: IFIMAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Gets value from"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the act of using
- Words that mean the same thing: role, America, utilization
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USES
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Clue 15 Across: "30. Some ward workers, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (md is the current symbol for mendelevium but mv was formerly the symbol)
- Words that mean the same thing: mendelevium, physician, atomic number 101
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MDS
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Clue 16 Across: "31. Military technology that's a source of stress for whales"
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 measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
- Words that mean the same thing: echo sounder, asdic
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SONAR
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Clue 17 Across: "32. Looking to mate, as a cat"
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: INHEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. CD selection"
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 line or route along which something travels or moves
- Words that mean the same thing: tag, course, pass over
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRACK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "35. Reggae relative"
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: SKA
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Clue 20 Across: "36. Led Zeppelin's "Whole ___ Love""
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: LOTTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "40. Ideological split"
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 division of a group into opposing factions
- Words that mean the same thing: split
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCHISM
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Clue 22 Across: "42. Wafting smells"
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 any property detected by the olfactory system
- Words that mean the same thing: olfactory sensation, smell, odour
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODORS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "43. Star pitcher"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: sweep through, A-one, super
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "46. "Fiddlesticks!" is a mild one"
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 profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- Words that mean the same thing: cuss, swearing, curse
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OATH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. Irreversibly committed"
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: INDEEP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "48. Pub regular"
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: BARFLY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "50. Man-eating monster"
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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
- Words that mean the same thing: devil, monster, fiend
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OGRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "52. "___ Misérables""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
- Words that mean the same thing: LE, lupus erythematosus
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "53. Declare legally void"
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 declare invalid
- Words that mean the same thing: invalidate, lift, countermand
- The opposite would be: validate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANNUL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "54. "Slaughterhouse-Five" setting, in brief"
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: WWII
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "55. Foldable bed"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sheath worn to protect a finger
- Words that mean the same thing: camp bed, crib, fingerstall
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "56. No-win situation?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: TIEGAME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "58. Wharton or Sloan, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: BSCHOOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "61. Made certain"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that make certain of
- Words that mean the same thing: ascertain, ensure, insure
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENSURED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "62. "Cheer up!""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEHAPPY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "63. Strongly dislikes"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
- Words that mean the same thing: hate, detest
- The opposite would be: love
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DETESTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "64. Credit ___ (bank headquartered in Zürich)"
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 a landlocked federal republic in central europe
- Words that mean the same thing: Swiss Confederation, Switzerland, Schweiz
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUISSE
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword May 14, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Play a role | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Supports from the stands | 8 |
| 3D | 3. Fizzy citrus drink | 8 |
| 4D | 4. More than some | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Six-legged scurrier | 3 |
| 6D | 6. In good taste | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Outback terrain | 4 |
| 8D | 8. DiFranco with a Broadway stint as Persephone in "Hadestown" | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Lets be | 11 |
| 10D | 10. Himalayan holy figures | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Early round in a competition, informally | 6 |
| 12D | 12. "Strangely enough …" | 6 |
| 13D | 13. "___ no place like home" | 6 |
| 14D | 15. Drop ___ (moon someone) | 4 |
| 15D | 21. Traveling fashion sale featuring the work of a specific designer | 9 |
| 16D | 23. Fine rain | 4 |
| 17D | 24. Neckwear for noisy dogs | 11 |
| 18D | 25. Hum bug? | 3 |
| 19D | 27. Apple Store purchases | 4 |
| 20D | 29. Fake | 4 |
| 21D | 32. "You sure?" | 4 |
| 22D | 33. Younger Flanders boy on "The Simpsons" | 4 |
| 23D | 37. Simple figure skating jumps | 8 |
| 24D | 38. Common spots for eagles' nests … or a hint to 2-, 9-, 21- and 24-Down | 8 |
| 25D | 39. Egyptian vipers | 4 |
| 26D | 41. What's needed to make bale? | 3 |
| 27D | 43. Grew less intense | 6 |
| 28D | 44. Incisor's neighbor | 6 |
| 29D | 45. Writer Hemingway | 6 |
| 30D | 47. Floral subject for van Gogh | 6 |
| 31D | 49. Bach's "Toccata and ___ in D Minor" | 5 |
| 32D | 51. Surname of musical brothers Barry, Robin, Maurice and Andy | 4 |
| 33D | 54. Ties the knot | 4 |
| 34D | 55. Spiced brew | 4 |
| 35D | 57. Queens ballplayer | 3 |
| 36D | 59. Jon M. ___, director of "Crazy Rich Asians" | 3 |
| 37D | 60. Caustic solution | 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. Play a role"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- Words that mean the same thing: deed, human action, roleplay
- The opposite would be: refrain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Supports from the stands"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROOTSFOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Fizzy citrus drink"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
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: ORANGINA
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Clue 4 Down: "4. More than some"
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 (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
- Words that mean the same thing: well-nigh, nigh, virtually
- The opposite would be: least, fewest
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOST
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Clue 5 Down: "5. Six-legged scurrier"
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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- Words that mean the same thing: pismire, emmet
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. In good taste"
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 according with custom or propriety
- Words that mean the same thing: becoming, comme il faut, decorous
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEEMLY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Outback terrain"
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 low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
- Words that mean the same thing: George Walker Bush, Dubyuh, Vannevar Bush
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUSH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. DiFranco with a Broadway stint as Persephone in "Hadestown""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that black tropical american cuckoo
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Lets be"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: LEAVESALONE
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Clue 10 Down: "10. Himalayan holy figures"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a tibetan or mongolian priest of lamaism
- Words that mean the same thing: Lama, genus Lama, lama
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAMAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Early round in a competition, informally"
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 a minor match preceding the main event
- Words that mean the same thing: preliminary exam, preliminary, preliminary examination
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRELIM
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Clue 12 Down: "12. "Strangely enough …""
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: ITSODD
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Clue 13 Down: "13. "___ no place like home""
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 a location other than here; that place
- Words that mean the same thing: there
- The opposite would be: here
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THERES
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Clue 14 Down: "15. Drop ___ (moon someone)"
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: TROU
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Clue 15 Down: "21. Traveling fashion sale featuring the work of a specific designer"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRUNKSHOW
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Clue 16 Down: "23. Fine rain"
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 thin fog with condensation near the ground
- Words that mean the same thing: fog, cloud, befog
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIST
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Clue 17 Down: "24. Neckwear for noisy dogs"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: BARKCOLLARS
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Clue 18 Down: "25. Hum bug?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: BEE
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Clue 19 Down: "27. Apple Store purchases"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
- Words that mean the same thing: mac, mack, macintosh
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MACS
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Fake"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
- Words that mean the same thing: fraud, faker, pretended
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SHAM
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Clue 21 Down: "32. "You sure?""
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: ISIT
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Younger Flanders boy on "The Simpsons""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
- Words that mean the same thing: Sir Alexander Robertus Todd, Sweeney Todd, Lord Todd
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TODD
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Clue 23 Down: "37. Simple figure skating jumps"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: TOELOOPS
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Clue 24 Down: "38. Common spots for eagles' nests … or a hint to 2-, 9-, 21- and 24-Down"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
- Words that mean the same thing: crown, treetop
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: TREETOPS
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Egyptian vipers"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
- Words that mean the same thing: Egyptian cobra, Vipera aspis, asp viper
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ASPS
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Clue 26 Down: "41. What's needed to make bale?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: HAY
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Clue 27 Down: "43. Grew less intense"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that make less active or intense
- Words that mean the same thing: slake, abate, die away
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ABATED
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Clue 28 Down: "44. Incisor's neighbor"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
- Words that mean the same thing: eye tooth, canine tooth, eyetooth
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: CANINE
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Clue 29 Down: "45. Writer Hemingway"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ERNEST
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Floral subject for van Gogh"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
- Words that mean the same thing: iris, iris diaphragm, sword lily
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: IRISES
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Clue 31 Down: "49. Bach's "Toccata and ___ in D Minor""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state
- Words that mean the same thing: psychogenic fugue
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: FUGUE
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Clue 32 Down: "51. Surname of musical brothers Barry, Robin, Maurice and Andy"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GIBB
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Clue 33 Down: "54. Ties the knot"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the fourth day of the week; the third working day
- Words that mean the same thing: conjoin, espouse, marry
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: WEDS
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Clue 34 Down: "55. Spiced brew"
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: CHAI
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Clue 35 Down: "57. Queens ballplayer"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about sports.
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- This could be something that come together
- Words that mean the same thing: run across, fulfil, assemble
- The opposite would be: diverge
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The answer is: MET
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Clue 36 Down: "59. Jon M. ___, director of "Crazy Rich Asians""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CHU
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Clue 37 Down: "60. Caustic solution"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: LYE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 56 | 75.7% |
| Short Answer | 11 | 14.9% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.7% |
| History | 1 | 1.4% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.4% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.4% |
| Music | 1 | 1.4% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.2 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 25, 2025 at 06:32 PM
