NYT0904 Wednesday Sep 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Visitor to Mecca, 5. Choices for party organizers, 11. Quick refresher, 14. Lamar ___, ex of Khloé Kardashian, 15. Top pilot, 16. Rapper Lil ___ Vert, 17. It will change the way you see yourself, 19. Operate, as a program, 20. Throw one's hands up, say, 21. Foreign policy grp., 22. Floral bubble tea flavoring, 24. On the line, 26. Spiral-horned antelope, 28. Point of no return on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", 32. Garment that might have a built-in bra, for short, 36. Work on Broadway, say, 37. Investigator's interest, 38. Pain, 40. AirPod holder, 42. Boxes for crackers?, 43. "A Hard Day's Night" songwriter, 45. U.K. military arm, 47. Monthly expense, 48. Warhead carriers, 51. Microwave no-no, 52. Cleaning product made in "Fight Club", 57. V fliers, 59. Frosty, 61. Symbol seen on eight national flags (though, ironically, not the U.S. flag), 62. Writer Rand, 63. First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle's theme, 66. Call that might precede "first service", 67. Bartender's valve, 68. Comic book figure, 69. Major campaign expense, 70. Penny pinchers, 71. London's Royal Academy of ___

Down Clues :

1. Labor leader Jimmy, 2. What Peter Pan refuses to become, 3. Pop rock's ___ Brothers, 4. Duel cry, 5. … rho, sigma, ___, upsilon …, 6. Honorific for a Catholic cardinal, 7. Makes mistakes, 8. Painter Duchamp, 9. Prefix with efficiency, 10. Hot peppers, 11. Caregiver for a pregnant woman, 12. Blue, in Spanish, 13. Like much cotton candy, 18. "Frozen" snowman, 23. General Motors subsidiary with emergency services, 25. Its parent company is Hyundai, 27. On the ___, 29. Asteroids made a big impact on it in the 1980s, 30. Flat, 31. Conclude in court, 32. H.S. course in which one might be graded on a curve?, 33. Teen follower, 34. Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal, e.g., 35. Some navels, 39. Red-haired toon who is always seeing red, 41. Light racing vehicle, 44. Secretive org., 46. Tina of "30 Rock", 49. Covers in goo, 50. Forward-looking sort, 53. Comic actor ___ Baron Cohen, 54. Lewd looker, 55. On guard, 56. Cancún coins, 57. Ball, 58. Stared at, 60. Include in a footnote, 64. ___ Moskowitz, a.k.a. "Hawk" on Netflix's "Cobra Kai", 65. Computer addresses: Abbr.

Wednesday Sep 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 04, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Visitor to Mecca. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAJI

  Possible Answer : hajji, hadji, haji




• The clue is 5. Choices for party organizers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEMES

  Possible Answer : topic, base, root_word, motif, melodic_theme, radical, stem, musical_theme, report, root, paper, idea, theme, composition, subject




• The clue is 11. Quick refresher. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAP

  Possible Answer : forty_winks, Napoleon, catch_a_wink, short_sleep, nap, sleep, pile, snooze, cat_sleep, catnap




• The clue is 14. Lamar ___, ex of Khloé Kardashian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODOM




• The clue is 15. Top pilot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRACE




• The clue is 16. Rapper Lil ___ Vert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UZI

  Possible Answer : Uzi




• The clue is 17. It will change the way you see yourself. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: FUNHOUSEMIRROR




• The clue is 19. Operate, as a program. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUN

  Possible Answer : move, trial, lam, foot_race, tally, die_hard, rivulet, fly_the_coop, runnel, test, take_to_the_woods, carry, tend, streak, escape, feed, operate, prevail, scarper, political_campaign, go, run, function, race, ladder, lean, incline, track_down, footrace, running, flow, ravel, course, consort, ply, hunt, draw, hunt_down, melt_down, run_for, play, endure, unravel, streamlet, work, lead, run_away, persist, discharge, range, pass, execute, break_away, melt, rill, campaign, be_given, head_for_the_hills, outpouring, running_play, guide, bleed, scat, black_market, bunk, hightail_it, turn_tail, running_game, extend

  Possible Opposite Answer : idle, malfunction




• The clue is 20. Throw one's hands up, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAIL

  Possible Answer : lam, thrash, flail, thresh




• The clue is 21. Foreign policy grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSC

  Possible Answer : NSC, National_Security_Council




• The clue is 22. Floral bubble tea flavoring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSEMILK




• The clue is 24. On the line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATSTAKE




• The clue is 26. Spiral-horned antelope. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELAND

  Possible Answer : eland




• The clue is 28. Point of no return on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINALANSWER




• The clue is 32. Garment that might have a built-in bra, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMI




• The clue is 36. Work on Broadway, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : move, behave, dissemble, pretend, number, deed, roleplay, act_as, playact, routine, play, represent, work, do, enactment, human_action, act, turn, human_activity, bit

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 37. Investigator's interest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTIVE

  Possible Answer : motif, need, motor, motivation, motive, motivative, motivating




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

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

  The answer: AGONY

  Possible Answer : agony, excruciation, suffering, torment, torture




• The clue is 40. AirPod holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer : auricle, spike, capitulum, pinna, ear




• The clue is 42. Boxes for crackers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAFES

  Possible Answer : rubber, condom, prophylactic, safety, safe




• The clue is 43. "A Hard Day's Night" songwriter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LENNON

  Possible Answer : John_Lennon, Lennon




• The clue is 45. U.K. military arm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAF

  Possible Answer : Red_Army_Faction, Royal_Air_Force, RAF




• The clue is 47. Monthly expense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENT

  Possible Answer : rend, economic_rent, split, hire, tear, take, charter, rive, snag, lease, engage, rent, pull, let, rip




• The clue is 48. Warhead carriers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: CRUISEMISSILES




• The clue is 51. Microwave no-no. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METAL

  Possible Answer : metal, metallic, alloy, metallic_element

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonmetallic




• The clue is 52. Cleaning product made in "Fight Club". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYESOAP




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

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

  The answer: GEESE

  Possible Answer : goose, goofball, cuckoo, twat, fathead, jackass, bozo, goof, zany




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

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

  The answer: ICY

  Possible Answer : icy, wintry, gelid, polar, glacial, frigid, frozen, frosty, arctic




• The clue is 61. Symbol seen on eight national flags (though, ironically, not the U.S. flag). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAGLE

  Possible Answer : eagle, double_birdie, bird_of_Jove




• The clue is 62. Writer Rand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYN




• The clue is 63. First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEMICIRCLES

  Possible Answer : hemicycle, semicircle




• The clue is 66. Call that might precede "first service". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LET

  Possible Answer : permit, Army_of_the_Righteous, let, net_ball, lease, countenance, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, allow, get, Army_of_the_Pure, rent, LET, have, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba

  Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, forbid, disallow




• The clue is 67. Bartender's valve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALETAP




• The clue is 68. Comic book figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERO

  Possible Answer : sub, fighter, hero, torpedo, Cuban_sandwich, Hero, champion, Italian_sandwich, bomber, Hero_of_Alexandria, submarine, zep, wedge, Heron, submarine_sandwich, hero_sandwich, paladin, grinder, hoagy, hoagie, poor_boy




• The clue is 69. Major campaign expense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer : advertisement, advertizement, advert, advertizing, ad, advertising




• The clue is 70. Penny pinchers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISERS

  Possible Answer : miser




• The clue is 71. London's Royal Academy of ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer : humanistic_discipline, artistic_creation, artistry, liberal_arts, humanities, nontextual_matter, art, arts, artistic_production, fine_art, prowess, graphics, artwork

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Labor leader Jimmy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOFFA

  Possible Answer: Jimmy_Hoffa, Hoffa, James_Riddle_Hoffa

• The clue is 2. What Peter Pan refuses to become. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADULT

  Possible Answer: full-grown, grown, pornographic, fully_grown, adult, big, grownup

  Possible Opposite Answer : juvenile

• The clue is 3. Pop rock's ___ Brothers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JONAS

• The clue is 4. Duel cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHIT

• The clue is 5. … rho, sigma, ___, upsilon …. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAU

  Possible Answer: tau

• The clue is 6. Honorific for a Catholic cardinal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HISEMINENCE

• The clue is 7. Makes mistakes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERRS

  Possible Answer: drift, stray, err, slip, mistake

• The clue is 8. Painter Duchamp. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARCEL

  Possible Answer: marcel

• The clue is 9. Prefix with efficiency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECO

• The clue is 10. Hot peppers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERRANOS

• The clue is 11. Caregiver for a pregnant woman. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: NURSEMIDWIFE

• The clue is 12. Blue, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 13. Like much cotton candy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINK

  Possible Answer: pinkish, tap, rap, pinko, ping, knock, pink, garden_pink

• The clue is 18. "Frozen" snowman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLAF

• The clue is 23. General Motors subsidiary with emergency services. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONSTAR

• The clue is 25. Its parent company is Hyundai. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIA

• The clue is 27. On the ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAM

  Possible Answer: scarper, lam, run, flail, head_for_the_hills, fly_the_coop, getaway, thrash, run_away, take_to_the_woods, scat, thresh, bunk, hightail_it, turn_tail, break_away, escape

• The clue is 29. Asteroids made a big impact on it in the 1980s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATARI

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

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

  The answer: EVEN

  Possible Answer: even, evening, level, fifty-fifty, tied, eventide, eve, yet, regular, still, flush, even_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneven, odd

• The clue is 31. Conclude in court. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REST

  Possible Answer: eternal_rest, catch_one's_breath, eternal_sleep, perch, relief, relaxation, residuum, respite, repose, remainder, residual, breathe, take_a_breather, lie, balance, stay, roost, residue, sleep, reside, rest_period, remain, ease, rest, pillow, quietus

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, be_active

• The clue is 32. H.S. course in which one might be graded on a curve?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CALC

• The clue is 33. Teen follower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGER

• The clue is 34. Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONUMENTS

  Possible Answer: monument, repository, memorial

• The clue is 35. Some navels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INNIES

• The clue is 39. Red-haired toon who is always seeing red. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOSEMITESAM

• The clue is 41. Light racing vehicle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RALLYCAR

• The clue is 44. Secretive org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSA

  Possible Answer: National_Security_Agency, NSA

• The clue is 46. Tina of "30 Rock". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEY

  Possible Answer: fey, elfin, touched

• The clue is 49. Covers in goo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIMES

  Possible Answer: melt_off, slim, gook, slim_down, muck, slime, slenderize, ooze, lose_weight, goo, gunk, thin, sludge, guck, reduce, goop

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain

• The clue is 50. Forward-looking sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEER

  Possible Answer: prophesier, visionary, prophet, oracle, illusionist, seer, vaticinator

• The clue is 53. Comic actor ___ Baron Cohen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SACHA

• The clue is 54. Lewd looker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGLER

  Possible Answer: ogler

• The clue is 55. On guard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALERT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : unalert

• The clue is 56. Cancún coins. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESOS

  Possible Answer: Uruguayan_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso, peso, Dominican_peso, Chilean_peso, Cuban_peso, Philippine_peso, Colombian_peso, Mexican_peso

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

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

  The answer: GALA

  Possible Answer: jamboree, blowout, gala_affair, gala

• The clue is 58. Stared at. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYED

  Possible Answer: eyed, eye, eyeball

  Possible Opposite Answer : eyeless

• The clue is 60. Include in a footnote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITE

  Possible Answer: summons, refer, summon, quotation, advert, acknowledgment, abduce, credit, reference, citation, bring_up, adduce, quote, mention, cite, name

• The clue is 64. ___ Moskowitz, a.k.a. "Hawk" on Netflix's "Cobra Kai". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI

• The clue is 65. Computer addresses: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPS

  Possible Answer: informatics, information_science, IP, information_processing

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Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Gets rid of, so to speak

4-letter answer Answer: OFFS

Word Help: Synonyms: slay, hit, off

Clue #2: 5. Parties with glowsticks

5-letter answer Answer: RAVES

Word Help: Synonyms: spout, RAF, Red_Army_Faction

Clue #3: 10. Old-fashioned taste?

3-letter answer Answer: SIP

Word Help: Synonyms: sip

Clue #4: 13. Menu at un café

5-letter answer Answer: CARTE

Word Help: Synonyms: menu, carte_du_jour, bill_of_fare

Clue #5: 15. Amazon's biz

5-letter answer Answer: ETAIL

Clue #6: 16. Subj. for some aspiring bilinguals

3-letter answer Answer: ESL

Clue #7: 17. Clamoring for "The Bonfire of the Vanities"?

11-letter answer Answer: CRYINGWOLFE

Clue #8: 19. They can help you get out of a rut, for short

3-letter answer Answer: AAA

Word Help: Synonyms: abdominal_aortic_aneurysm, AAA

Clue #9: 20. Business plan

6-letter answer Answer: AGENDA

Word Help: Synonyms: docket, agendum, order_of_business

Clue #10: 21. One of 20 on the Titanic

8-letter answer Answer: LIFEBOAT

Word Help: Synonyms: lifeboat

Clue #11: 23. TV alien played by Robin Williams

4-letter answer Answer: MORK

Clue #12: 24. Selling someone on "The Importance of Being Earnest"?

10-letter answer Answer: WILDEPITCH

Clue #13: 26. Group with lodges

4-letter answer Answer: ELKS

Word Help: Synonyms: Alces_alces, elk, wapiti

Clue #14: 28. Exam with logic questions, for short

4-letter answer Answer: LSAT

Clue #15: 29. "Any other place besides here?"

9-letter answer Answer: WHEREELSE

Clue #16: 34. Genesis creator

4-letter answer Answer: SEGA

Clue #17: 37. Curse

3-letter answer Answer: HEX

Word Help: Synonyms: glamour, witch, bewitch

Clue #18: 38. Kindle, e.g. ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme?

7-letter answer Answer: EREADER

Clue #19: 41. Hair color of about 2% of the world's population

3-letter answer Answer: RED

Word Help: Synonyms: ruddy, red-faced, scarlet
Antonyms: gain

Clue #20: 42. Not fooled by

4-letter answer Answer: ONTO

Clue #21: 44. They're a bit of a stretch

9-letter answer Answer: YOGAPOSES

Clue #22: 46. Some jeans features

4-letter answer Answer: RIPS

Word Help: Synonyms: tide_rip, rent, roue

Clue #23: 49. Humorist Bombeck

4-letter answer Answer: ERMA

Clue #24: 50. Spot to store "A Confederacy of Dunces"?

10-letter answer Answer: TOOLECHEST

Clue #25: 54. ___ Zor-El, real name of Supergirl

4-letter answer Answer: KARA

Clue #26: 58. Battle with clearly defined sides

8-letter answer Answer: USVSTHEM

Clue #27: 59. "Now wait just a second!"

6-letter answer Answer: HOLDIT

Clue #28: 61. With 14-Down, what "Fin" might mean

3-letter answer Answer: THE

Clue #29: 62. Positive review of a Nancy Drew mystery?

11-letter answer Answer: PEACHYKEENE

Clue #30: 64. "Jingle Bells" contraction

3-letter answer Answer: OER

Clue #31: 65. Architect born in Guangzhou

5-letter answer Answer: IMPEI

Clue #32: 66. A dance or a dip

5-letter answer Answer: SALSA

Word Help: Synonyms: salsa

Clue #33: 67. Narc (on)

3-letter answer Answer: RAT

Word Help: Synonyms: scum_bag, informer, rotter

Clue #34: 68. Six of the first 10 elements on the periodic table

5-letter answer Answer: GASES

Word Help: Synonyms: gasconade, boast, petrol

Clue #35: 69. Units of poetry

4-letter answer Answer: FEET

Word Help: Synonyms: foot, fundament, groundwork
Antonyms: head

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Philosopher with a "razor"

5-letter answer Answer: OCCAM

Word Help: Synonyms: Ockham, William_of_Ockham, Occam

Clue #2: 2. Crime drama set in the Midwest

5-letter answer Answer: FARGO

Word Help: Synonyms: Fargo

Clue #3: 3. Fast-food fixture

5-letter answer Answer: FRYER

Word Help: Synonyms: pullet, frier, fryer

Clue #4: 4. Rascal

7-letter answer Answer: STINKER

Word Help: Synonyms: scum_bag, stinker, dirty_dog

Clue #5: 5. Counterpart of "FF"

3-letter answer Answer: REW

Clue #6: 6. Bikini, e.g.

5-letter answer Answer: ATOLL

Word Help: Synonyms: atoll

Clue #7: 7. Sound

5-letter answer Answer: VALID

Word Help: Synonyms: valid
Antonyms: invalid

Clue #8: 8. Towering figure of architecture?

6-letter answer Answer: EIFFEL

Word Help: Synonyms: Alexandre_Gustave_Eiffel, Eiffel

Clue #9: 9. Is out

6-letter answer Answer: SLEEPS

Word Help: Synonyms: eternal_rest, quietus, eternal_sleep
Antonyms: wake

Clue #10: 10. Creatures that have the densest fur of any mammal (up to 1 million hairs per square inch)

9-letter answer Answer: SEAOTTERS

Clue #11: 11. Hayes with three Grammys and an Oscar

5-letter answer Answer: ISAAC

Word Help: Synonyms: Isaac

Clue #12: 12. "Lady Lazarus" poet Sylvia

5-letter answer Answer: PLATH

Word Help: Synonyms: Sylvia_Plath, Plath

Clue #13: 14. See 61-Across

3-letter answer Answer: END

Word Help: Synonyms: destruction, closing, final_stage
Antonyms: beginning, begin

Clue #14: 18. Onetime popular blog that covered Manhattan gossip

6-letter answer Answer: GAWKER

Word Help: Synonyms: gawker

Clue #15: 22. Predisposition

4-letter answer Answer: BIAS

Word Help: Synonyms: predetermine, prejudice, diagonal

Clue #16: 25. R&B's ___ Brothers

5-letter answer Answer: ISLEY

Clue #17: 27. Big name in jeans

3-letter answer Answer: LEE

Word Help: Synonyms: Gypsy_Rose_Lee, Robert_Edward_Lee, Shelton_Jackson_Lee
Antonyms: windward

Clue #18: 29. "___ goes there?"

3-letter answer Answer: WHO

Word Help: Synonyms: WHO, World_Health_Organization

Clue #19: 30. Lay figure?

3-letter answer Answer: HEN

Word Help: Synonyms: biddy, hen

Clue #20: 31. People person, perhaps

9-letter answer Answer: EXTROVERT

Word Help: Synonyms: extroverted, extrovert, extravert
Antonyms: introvert

Clue #21: 32. Portuguese title with a tilde

3-letter answer Answer: SAO

Clue #22: 33. Cusps

5-letter answer Answer: EDGES

Word Help: Synonyms: bound, butt_on, boundary

Clue #23: 35. "My word!"

3-letter answer Answer: GEE

Word Help: Synonyms: gee, g-force, g

Clue #24: 36. Often-skipped parts of podcasts

3-letter answer Answer: ADS

Word Help: Synonyms: advertizing, advert, advertising

Clue #25: 39. Coarse

6-letter answer Answer: EARTHY

Word Help: Synonyms: earthy, down-to-earth, gross

Clue #26: 40. Dashboard abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: RPM

Word Help: Synonyms: rev, revolutions_per_minute, rpm

Clue #27: 43. "Essential" things

4-letter answer Answer: OILS

Word Help: Synonyms: rock_oil, petroleum, oil_color

Clue #28: 45. Gold insignia of the armed forces

7-letter answer Answer: OAKLEAF

Clue #29: 47. Babe or Wilbur, in film

6-letter answer Answer: PETPIG

Clue #30: 48. Conceptual framework

6-letter answer Answer: SCHEMA

Word Help: Synonyms: scheme, schema, outline

Clue #31: 50. Aristotle, to Alexander the Great

5-letter answer Answer: TUTOR

Word Help: Synonyms: coach, tutor, private_instructor

Clue #32: 51. Tony nominee Milo

5-letter answer Answer: OSHEA

Clue #33: 52. A host

5-letter answer Answer: HEAPS

Word Help: Synonyms: mountain, flock, lot

Clue #34: 53. Host

5-letter answer Answer: EMCEE

Word Help: Synonyms: emcee, compere, host

Clue #35: 55. Singer of the titular song in 2012's "Skyfall"

5-letter answer Answer: ADELE

Clue #36: 56. Clear one's plate, in a way

5-letter answer Answer: RINSE

Word Help: Synonyms: wash, rinsing, gargle

Clue #37: 57. Bothered terribly

5-letter answer Answer: ATEAT

Clue #38: 60. Gives the thumbs-up

3-letter answer Answer: OKS

Word Help: Synonyms: okay, okey, okeh

Clue #39: 63. "___ Last Bow" (Sherlock Holmes story)

3-letter answer Answer: HIS

Expert Solving Strategies

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• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

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. "Don't ___ me!"	5
2A	6. Alternative to check or card	4
3A	10. World traveler's need	4
4A	14. Old Hollywood nickname that sounds like a golf term	5
5A	15. Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents	4
6A	16. They can be bruised or inflated	4
7A	17. Quip, part 1	10
8A	19. "Golly!"	4
9A	20. Epitome of smoothness	4
10A	21. Nail-biting sports periods, for short	3
11A	22. Bone that squeaks, maybe	6
12A	24. Takes care of	6
13A	26. Implied	5
14A	27. Quip, part 2	12
15A	31. Apple pan ___ (baked pastry)	5
16A	34. Waze ways: Abbr.	4
17A	35. Go a-courtin'?	3
18A	36. Airline predictions, for short	4
19A	37. Stores selling Snödrottning pillowcases	5
20A	39. Scottish caps	4
21A	40. "Fear ___"	3
22A	41. Either of two wives of Henry VIII	4
23A	42. Vault in a mummy movie	5
24A	43. Quip, part 3	12
25A	47. Cry from a bandleader	5
26A	48. "Wow, cool!"	6
27A	51. Leave undisturbed	6
28A	53. Environmentally friendly: Prefix	3
29A	54. Word before market or collar	4
30A	56. Tennis legend Arthur	4
31A	57. Quip, part 4	10
32A	60. Awaken slowly	4
33A	61. Mine finds	4
34A	62. Awaken rudely	5
35A	63. Cheek	4
36A	64. "Ramona the ___" (Beverly Cleary book)	4
37A	65. Nash who wrote "Who wants my jellyfish? / I'm not sellyfish!"	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. "Don't ___ me!""

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
• Similar words include: goddam, infernal, incrimination
• Opposite of: absolve

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Answer: BLAME

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2A: "6. Alternative to check or card"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that money in the form of bills or coins
• Similar words include: immediate payment, hard currency, hard cash
• Opposite of: credit

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Answer: CASH

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3A: "10. World traveler's need"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VISA

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4A: "14. Old Hollywood nickname that sounds like a golf term"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an evil spirit
• Similar words include: bogey, bogy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BOGIE

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5A: "15. Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region
• Similar words include: Buckeye State, OH, Ohio River
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OHIO

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6A: "16. They can be bruised or inflated"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: EGOS

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7A: "17. Quip, part 1"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: QUICKSTART

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8A: "19. "Golly!""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GOSH

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9A: "20. Epitome of smoothness"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SILK

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10A: "21. Nail-biting sports periods, for short"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OTS

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11A: "22. Bone that squeaks, maybe"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DOGTOY

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12A: "24. Takes care of"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SEESTO

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13A: "26. Implied"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that implied by or inferred from actions or statements
• Similar words include: understood, silent
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TACIT

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14A: "27. Quip, part 2"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: YOUNGATHEART

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15A: "31. Apple pan ___ (baked pastry)"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that british marshal of the raf who commanded the british air defense forces that defeated the luftwaffe during the battle of britain (1882-1970)
• Similar words include: Dowding, Hugh Dowding, pandowdy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DOWDY

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16A: "34. Waze ways: Abbr."

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RTES

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17A: "35. Go a-courtin'?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
• Similar words include: Eugene Sue, process, litigate
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SUE

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18A: "36. Airline predictions, for short"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Similar words include: eta, ETA, Basque Homeland and Freedom
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETAS

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19A: "37. Stores selling Snödrottning pillowcases"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IKEAS

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20A: "39. Scottish caps"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a woolen cap of scottish origin
• Similar words include: tam-o'-shanter, tammy, tam
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TAMS

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21A: "40. "Fear ___""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that negation of a word or group of words
• Similar words include: non
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOT

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22A: "41. Either of two wives of Henry VIII"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ANNE

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23A: "42. Vault in a mummy movie"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CRYPT

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24A: "43. Quip, part 3"

12 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: SECONDINLINE

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25A: "47. Cry from a bandleader"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HITIT

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26A: "48. "Wow, cool!""

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: OHNEAT

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27A: "51. Leave undisturbed"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LETLIE

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28A: "53. Environmentally friendly: Prefix"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ECO

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29A: "54. Word before market or collar"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FLEA

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30A: "56. Tennis legend Arthur"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
• Similar words include: Arthur Robert Ashe, Arthur Ashe
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASHE

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31A: "57. Quip, part 4"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: PAYUPFRONT

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32A: "60. Awaken slowly"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
• Similar words include: fuss, touch, flurry
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STIR

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33A: "61. Mine finds"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Similar words include: ore
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ORES

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34A: "62. Awaken rudely"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROUST

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35A: "63. Cheek"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: SASS

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36A: "64. "Ramona the ___" (Beverly Cleary book)"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
• Similar words include: plague, gadfly, cuss
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PEST

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37A: "65. Nash who wrote "Who wants my jellyfish? / I'm not sellyfish!""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english psychologist who collaborated with i. a. richards in designing basic english (1889-1957)
• Similar words include: Charles Kay Ogden, C. K. Ogden
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: OGDEN

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Outdoor events with grills, for short	4
2D	2. Julia ___-Dreyfus of "Veep"	5
3D	3. Light on one's feet	5
4D	4. Happy Meal chain, informally	8
5D	5. "Yikes!"	3
6D	6. Second wedding anniversary material	6
7D	7. Moments of understanding	4
8D	8. Walter Scott or Isaac Newton	3
9D	9. Occasions for getting gussied up	8
10D	10. Kind of burger that lacks meat	6
11D	11. "Listen, hear me out on this ..."	9
12D	12. Meh	4
13D	13. Like a burnt-out firepit	4
14D	18. Annual D.C. address, for short	4
15D	23. Phil who sang the protest song "The War Is Over"	4
16D	25. Kind of burger that lacks meat	3
17D	26. "Toodle-oo!"	4
18D	28. Environmentally friendly	5
19D	29. Rear end	4
20D	30. Word repeated while trying out a microphone	4
21D	31. Cozy rooms	4
22D	32. Midwestern native	4
23D	33. "Look what I can do!"	9
24D	37. Genre that combines mainstream and underground music	8
25D	38. Do some crafting	4
26D	39. Amphibian with specialized toe pads	8
27D	41. Opposed	4
28D	42. MS NOW competitor	3
29D	44. Edmonton's hockey team	6
30D	45. Swarming insect	6
31D	46. Restaurant chain with locations in more than a dozen countries, thus justifying the first letter in its name	4
32D	49. So others can hear	5
33D	50. Nervous	5
34D	51. Gal in Glasgow	4
35D	52. "Cómo ___ usted?"	4
36D	53. What hearts represent in the face of a love emoji	4
37D	55. Subject line abbr.	4
38D	58. "How ___ you?"	3
39D	59. Natural hairstyle, for short	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Outdoor events with grills, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BBQS

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2D: "2. Julia ___-Dreyfus of "Veep""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
• Similar words include: Joseph Louis Barrow, Joe Louis
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LOUIS

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3D: "3. Light on one's feet"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that moving quickly and lightly
• Similar words include: quick, nimble, spry
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AGILE

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4D: "4. Happy Meal chain, informally"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MICKEYDS

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5D: "5. "Yikes!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EEK

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6D: "6. Second wedding anniversary material"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
• Similar words include: cotton wool, cotton fiber, cotton plant
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: COTTON

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7D: "7. Moments of understanding"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AHAS

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8D: "8. Walter Scott or Isaac Newton"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that term of address for a man
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SIR

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9D: "9. Occasions for getting gussied up"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HOTDATES

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10D: "10. Kind of burger that lacks meat"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
• Similar words include: vegetable, veg
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: VEGGIE

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11D: "11. "Listen, hear me out on this ...""

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: IGOTTASAY

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12D: "12. Meh"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOSO

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13D: "13. Like a burnt-out firepit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of a light grey
• Similar words include: ash-grey, ash-gray
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASHY

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14D: "18. Annual D.C. address, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SOTU

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15D: "23. Phil who sang the protest song "The War Is Over""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states newspaper publisher (1858-1935)
• Similar words include: Adolph Simon Ochs
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OCHS

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16D: "25. Kind of burger that lacks meat"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
• Similar words include: soybean plant, Glycine max, soja bean
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SOY

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17D: "26. "Toodle-oo!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TATA

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18D: "28. Environmentally friendly"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
• Similar words include: viridity, putting green, William Green
• Opposite of: ripe

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Answer: GREEN

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19D: "29. Rear end"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
• Similar words include: rear end, posterior, hind end
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RUMP

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20D: "30. Word repeated while trying out a microphone"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that trying something to find out about it
• Similar words include: psychometric test, trial run, exam
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEST

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21D: "31. Cozy rooms"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: DENS

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22D: "32. Midwestern native"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the platte and missouri rivers in nebraska
• Similar words include: Oto
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OTOE

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23D: "33. "Look what I can do!""

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: WATCHTHIS

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24D: "37. Genre that combines mainstream and underground music"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: INDIEPOP

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25D: "38. Do some crafting"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fabric made by knitting
• Similar words include: cockle, pucker, plain
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KNIT

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26D: "39. Amphibian with specialized toe pads"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TREEFROG

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27D: "41. Opposed"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• Opposite of: pro
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ANTI

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28D: "42. MS NOW competitor"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CNN

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29D: "44. Edmonton's hockey team"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OILERS

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30D: "45. Swarming insect"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
• Similar words include: locust tree
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: LOCUST

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31D: "46. Restaurant chain with locations in more than a dozen countries, thus justifying the first letter in its name"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IHOP

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32D: "49. So others can hear"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that using the voice; not silently
• Similar words include: loudly, loud, out loud
• Opposite of: softly

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Answer: ALOUD

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33D: "50. Nervous"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
• Similar words include: strain, tense up
• Opposite of: relax, relaxed

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Answer: TENSE

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34D: "51. Gal in Glasgow"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a girl or young woman who is unmarried
• Similar words include: lassie, jeune fille, young girl
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LASS

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35D: "52. "Cómo ___ usted?""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESTA

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36D: "53. What hearts represent in the face of a love emoji"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that opinion or judgment
• Similar words include: middle, optic, oculus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EYES

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37D: "55. Subject line abbr."

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ATTN

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38D: "58. "How ___ you?""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Similar words include: ar, cost, constitute
• Opposite of: differ

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Answer: ARE

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39D: "59. Natural hairstyle, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FRO

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Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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