27396 Mon Nov 11, 2024 NYT by Patrick Gramza and John Kugelman

Across Clues :

1. App also called "the Gram," informally, 6. Put money (on), 9. Store with a mazelike layout, 13. Its capital is Kathmandu, 14. Insect flitting around a flame, 15. Seize, 16. Island-hopping vacation that might start and end in Miami, 19. MSNBC host Melber, 20. Michelob ___ (light beer), 21. Painter's propper-upper, 22. Dub, 24. "Raggedy" doll, 25. Huffer and puffer in a classic fairy tale, 30. Aardvark's fare, 34. Fall flower, 35. Letter-shaped girder, 36. Confident, 37. With 4-Down, island-themed cocktail, 38. Laundry product that was once the subject of a viral internet challenge, 41. The second O of O-O-O, 42. Ole Miss rival, 44. Own (up), 45. Put into law, 47. Cake decorator, 48. Raps off the cuff, 50. Islet, 52. Burglar's booty, 53. Popular sans-serif font, 56. Ancient Mexican, 59. ___ McMuffin (fast-food sandwich), 62. Trio of average guys, as seen at the ends of 16-, 25- and 48-Across, 65. Early Ron Howard role, 66. Pub purchase, 67. Writer ___ Allan Poe, 68. The "M" in Y.M.C.A., 69. "Pick a card, ___ card!", 70. Final authority

Down Clues :

1. Ancient Peruvian, 2. Within earshot, 3. When cherry blossoms bloom, 4. See 37-Across, 5. Visual accompaniment to a musical release, 6. Wild pig, 7. Europe's highest active volcano, 8. Active ingredient in marijuana, for short, 9. Tropical lizards, 10. "Momager" of the Kardashians, 11. Simplicity, 12. Brother of Cain, 14. Ran into, 17. Ran, as colors, 18. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" films, 23. Rightmost president on Mount Rushmore, familiarly, 24. Hairdo that might be combed with a pick, 25. Disney's follow-up to "Dumbo", 26. Physicist Newton, 27. Dentist's "Just a little more", 28. Very overweight, 29. Expire, as a subscription, 31. Reason to use sunflower butter in a PB&J, 32. Tiny amount, 33. Religious offshoots, 39. Kinda borderline, 40. Breaks off, 43. Places to play Pac-Man and Skee-Ball, 46. Sch. whose campus includes Washington Square and Union Square, 49. Remove, as a layer, 51. ___ Baba, 53. Chemistry building block, 54. Tug-of-war equipment, 55. "Let's do this!", 56. Related (to), 57. Kooky, 58. Explosive stuff, 60. Mardi ___, 61. Pita sandwich, 63. Busy bee in Apr., 64. Nabokov novel

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 11, 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. App also called "the Gram," informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSTA

  
  



• The clue is 6. Put money (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BET

  
  

  Possible Answer : count, stake, stakes, calculate, play, reckon, depend, look, bet, wager




• The clue is 9. Store with a mazelike layout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEA

  
  



• The clue is 13. Its capital is Kathmandu. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEPAL

  
  

  Possible Answer : Kingdom_of_Nepal, Nepal




• The clue is 14. Insect flitting around a flame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTH

  
  

  Possible Answer : moth




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

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

  The answer: GRAB

  
  

  Possible Answer : snap, snatch, grab, snaffle, seize, catch, snap_up, take_hold_of




• The clue is 16. Island-hopping vacation that might start and end in Miami. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARIBBEANCRUISE

  
  



• The clue is 19. MSNBC host Melber. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARI

  
  



• The clue is 20. Michelob ___ (light beer). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ULTRA

  
  

  Possible Answer : extremist, radical, ultra




• The clue is 21. Painter's propper-upper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASEL

  
  

  Possible Answer : easel




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

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

  The answer: NAME

  
  

  Possible Answer : advert, make, refer, call, distinguish, figure, constitute, key, mention, public_figure, cite, epithet, key_out, appoint, diagnose, list, describe, name, gens, bring_up, nominate, identify, discover




• The clue is 24. "Raggedy" doll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANN

  
  



• The clue is 25. Huffer and puffer in a classic fairy tale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGBADWOLF

  
  



• The clue is 30. Aardvark's fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTS

  
  

  Possible Answer : pismire, emmet, ant




• The clue is 34. Fall flower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTER

  
  

  Possible Answer : aster




• The clue is 35. Letter-shaped girder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBAR

  
  



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

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

  The answer: SURE

  
  

  Possible Answer : surely, sure_enough, indisputable, for_certain, trusted, certain, for_sure, sure_as_shooting, certainly, sure

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncertain, unsure




• The clue is 37. With 4-Down, island-themed cocktail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAI

  
  



• The clue is 38. Laundry product that was once the subject of a viral internet challenge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIDEPOD

  
  



• The clue is 41. The second O of O-O-O. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAC

  
  



• The clue is 42. Ole Miss rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMA

  
  



• The clue is 44. Own (up). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FESS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Fez, fesse, Fes, fess




• The clue is 45. Put into law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENACT

  
  

  Possible Answer : ordain, reenact, enact, act_out




• The clue is 47. Cake decorator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICER

  
  

  Possible Answer : ic, ninety-nine, 99




• The clue is 48. Raps off the cuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FREESTYLES

  
  

  Possible Answer : freestyle




• The clue is 50. Islet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAY

  
  

  Possible Answer : cay, Florida_key, key




• The clue is 52. Burglar's booty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAUL

  
  

  Possible Answer : hale, drag, haulage, catch, draw, haul, cart




• The clue is 53. Popular sans-serif font. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIAL

  
  



• The clue is 56. Ancient Mexican. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZTEC

  
  

  Possible Answer : Aztec




• The clue is 59. ___ McMuffin (fast-food sandwich). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGG

  
  

  Possible Answer : ball, testis, nut, egg, bollock, eggs, testicle, ballock, orchis




• The clue is 62. Trio of average guys, as seen at the ends of 16-, 25- and 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMDICKANDHARRY

  
  



• The clue is 65. Early Ron Howard role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPIE

  
  



• The clue is 66. Pub purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINT

  
  

  Possible Answer : pint, dry_pint




• The clue is 67. Writer ___ Allan Poe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGAR

  
  

  Possible Answer : Edgar




• The clue is 68. The "M" in Y.M.C.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENS

  
  

  Possible Answer : men, hands, workforce, manpower, work_force




• The clue is 69. "Pick a card, ___ card!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANY

  
  

  Possible Answer : any, whatsoever, whatever




• The clue is 70. Final authority. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYSO

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ancient Peruvian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Inca, Incan, Inka

• The clue is 2. Within earshot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEAR

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

• The clue is 3. When cherry blossoms bloom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRINGTIME

  
  

  Possible Answer: spring, springtime

• The clue is 4. See 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Siamese, Thai, Tai

• The clue is 5. Visual accompaniment to a musical release. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALBUMART

  
  

• The clue is 6. Wild pig. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: boar, wild_boar, Sus_scrofa

• The clue is 7. Europe's highest active volcano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

  
  

  Possible Answer: bunsen_burner, Mount_Etna, etna, Etna, Mt_Etna, bunsen

• The clue is 8. Active ingredient in marijuana, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THC

  
  

  Possible Answer: tetrahydrocannabinol, THC

• The clue is 9. Tropical lizards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGUANAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: iguana, Iguana_iguana, common_iguana

• The clue is 10. "Momager" of the Kardashians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KRIS

  
  

  Possible Answer: kris, crease, creese

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

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

  The answer: EASE

  
  

  Possible Answer: still, facilitate, allay, rest, repose, easiness, relief, informality, relaxation, simpleness, simplicity, alleviate, relieve, comfort, ease

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty

• The clue is 12. Brother of Cain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABEL

  
  

  Possible Answer: Niels_Henrik_Abel, Niels_Abel, Abel

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

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

  The answer: MET

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 17. Ran, as colors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLED

  
  

  Possible Answer: hemorrhage, leech, phlebotomize, shed_blood, bleed, phlebotomise, run

• The clue is 18. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REN

  
  

• The clue is 23. Rightmost president on Mount Rushmore, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABE

  
  

• The clue is 24. Hairdo that might be combed with a pick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFRO

  
  

  Possible Answer: Afro, Afro_hairdo

• The clue is 25. Disney's follow-up to "Dumbo". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMBI

  
  

• The clue is 26. Physicist Newton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISAAC

  
  

  Possible Answer: Isaac

• The clue is 27. Dentist's "Just a little more". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIDER

  
  

  Possible Answer: wide_of_the_mark, panoptic, wide-cut, blanket, wide-eyed, spacious, full, all-inclusive, all-embracing, across-the-board, all-encompassing, extensive, encompassing, broad, wide

  Possible Opposite Answer : narrow

• The clue is 28. Very overweight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBESE

  
  

  Possible Answer: corpulent, rotund, obese, weighty

• The clue is 29. Expire, as a subscription. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAPSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: sink, recidivate, reverting, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, pass, elapse, retrogress, fall_back, relapsing, oversight, relapse, lapse, backslide, go_along, lapsing, backsliding, regress, reversion, slip_by, glide_by

• The clue is 31. Reason to use sunflower butter in a PB&J. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUTALLERGY

  
  

• The clue is 32. Tiny amount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRACE

  
  

  Possible Answer: trace, touch, tincture, follow, shadow, describe, retrace, hunt, line, draw, tracing, hound, decipher, vestige, delineate, suggestion, ghost, hint

• The clue is 33. Religious offshoots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECTS

  
  

  Possible Answer: sect, religious_sect, faction, religious_order

• The clue is 39. Kinda borderline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFFY

  
  

  Possible Answer: chancy, flukey, iffy, fluky

• The clue is 40. Breaks off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DETACHES

  
  

  Possible Answer: detach, come_away, come_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : attach

• The clue is 43. Places to play Pac-Man and Skee-Ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCADES

  
  

  Possible Answer: colonnade, arcade

• The clue is 46. Sch. whose campus includes Washington Square and Union Square. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYU

  
  

• The clue is 49. Remove, as a layer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHED

  
  

  Possible Answer: throw, cast_off, drop, moult, throw_away, disgorge, spill, molt, pour_forth, caducous, shed, cast, shake_off, slough, throw_off, exuviate

  Possible Opposite Answer : persistent

• The clue is 51. ___ Baba. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cassius_Clay, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay, Ali, Muhammad_Ali

• The clue is 53. Chemistry building block. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOM

  
  

  Possible Answer: particle, mote, molecule, corpuscle, atom, speck

• The clue is 54. Tug-of-war equipment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROPE

  
  

  Possible Answer: rope, roach, rophy, Mexican_valium, lasso, circle, leash, roofy, forget_me_drug, R-2

• The clue is 55. "Let's do this!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMIN

  
  

• The clue is 56. Related (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AKIN

  
  

  Possible Answer: consanguineal, blood-related, consanguineous, kin, consanguine, akin, cognate, kindred

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

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

  The answer: ZANY

  
  

  Possible Answer: goofy, goof, fathead, bozo, jackass, zany, whacky, goose, buffoonish, clownlike, cockamamy, clownish, cuckoo, cockamamie, sappy, silly, wacky, twat, goofball

• The clue is 58. Explosive stuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  
  

  Possible Answer: trinitrotoluene, TNT

• The clue is 60. Mardi ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAS

  
  

• The clue is 61. Pita sandwich. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYRO

  
  

  Possible Answer: gyro, gyroscope

• The clue is 63. Busy bee in Apr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPA

  
  

  Possible Answer: certified_public_accountant, CPA

• The clue is 64. Nabokov novel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADA

  
  

  Possible Answer: ADA, adenosine_deaminase

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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: 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. Scarecrow stuffing	5
2A	6. Ralph who ran for president four times	5
3A	11. Some HP products	3
4A	14. Ebb	5
5A	15. Top-tier group	5
6A	16. Tuna variety often used in sashimi	3
7A	17. On/off device	11
8A	19. Empty space between things	3
9A	20. Something at either end of a hammock, often	4
10A	21. Brain tests, for short	4
11A	22. "10 ___ or less" (sign at checkout)	5
12A	24. Golf club for teeing off	6
13A	26. Small orchard	5
14A	27. One with Q or Z is worth 10 points	12
15A	31. Audio genre designed to trigger tingling, for short	4
16A	33. Regret	3
17A	34. Pursue	4
18A	35. Young Yorkie, e.g.	3
19A	36. Better halves	7
20A	40. Blue state?	3
21A	41. GPS guesses	4
22A	43. April 15 deadline org.	3
23A	44. The last "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr.	4
24A	46. Cause of some rescreenings in an airport	12
25A	50. Like many English bogs	5
26A	51. Begin to grow choppers	6
27A	54. Measure around the middle	5
28A	55. Norse god of thunder	4
29A	57. Agricultural locale	4
30A	59. Chicken ___ king	3
31A	60. "My sympathies" ... or what could be said of 17-, 27- and 46-Across	11
32A	63. Rapper Tone ___	3
33A	64. Reef material	5
34A	65. Winning Monopoly player's collection	5
35A	66. Had dinner, say	3
36A	67. Transmits	5
37A	68. Hockey feints	5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Scarecrow stuffing"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
• Similar words include: drinking straw, pale yellow, stalk
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STRAW

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2A: "6. Ralph who ran for president four times"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NADER

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3A: "11. Some HP products"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
• Similar words include: microcomputer, personal computer, PC
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PCS

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4A: "14. Ebb"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make less active or intense
• Similar words include: let up, slack, slack off
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ABATE

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5A: "15. Top-tier group"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

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

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Answer: ELITE

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6A: "16. Tuna variety often used in sashimi"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AHI

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7A: "17. On/off device"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: LIGHTSWITCH

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8A: "19. Empty space between things"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
• Similar words include: opening, crack, breach
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GAP

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9A: "20. Something at either end of a hammock, often"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
• Similar words include: tree diagram, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, corner
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TREE

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10A: "21. Brain tests, for short"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
• Similar words include: electroencephalogram, encephalogram, EEG
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EEGS

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11A: "22. "10 ___ or less" (sign at checkout)"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
• Similar words include: particular, token, detail
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ITEMS

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12A: "24. Golf club for teeing off"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the operator of a motor vehicle
• Similar words include: device driver, number one wood
• Opposite of: nondriver

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Answer: DRIVER

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13A: "26. Small orchard"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small growth of trees without underbrush
• Similar words include: plantation, woodlet, orchard
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GROVE

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14A: "27. One with Q or Z is worth 10 points"

12 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: SCRABBLETILE

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15A: "31. Audio genre designed to trigger tingling, for short"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASMR

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16A: "33. Regret"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that european strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
• Similar words include: sorrow, regret, ruefulness
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RUE

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17A: "34. Pursue"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
• Similar words include: assay, search, look for
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SEEK

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18A: "35. Young Yorkie, e.g."

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
• Similar words include: puppy, whelp
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PUP

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19A: "36. Better halves"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person's partner in marriage
• Similar words include: partner, mate, better half
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SPOUSES

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20A: "40. Blue state?"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that misery resulting from affliction
• Similar words include: suffering, woefulness
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: WOE

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21A: "41. GPS guesses"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

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: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETAS

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22A: "43. April 15 deadline org."

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
• Similar words include: Internal Revenue Service
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRS

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23A: "44. The last "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr."

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASSN

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24A: "46. Cause of some rescreenings in an airport"

12 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: POCKETCHANGE

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25A: "50. Like many English bogs"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PEATY

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26A: "51. Begin to grow choppers"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that grow teeth; cut the baby teeth
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TEETHE

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27A: "54. Measure around the middle"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the distance around a person's body
• Similar words include: cinch
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GIRTH

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28A: "55. Norse god of thunder"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with teutonic donar
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: THOR

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29A: "57. Agricultural locale"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
• Similar words include: produce, grow, raise
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FARM

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30A: "59. Chicken ___ king"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALA

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31A: "60. "My sympathies" ... or what could be said of 17-, 27- and 46-Across"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: IFEELFORYOU

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32A: "63. Rapper Tone ___"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LOC

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33A: "64. Reef material"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a variable color averaging a deep pink
• Similar words include: precious coral, red coral
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CORAL

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34A: "65. Winning Monopoly player's collection"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that performance of moral or religious acts
• Similar words include: human activity, title, works
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DEEDS

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35A: "66. Had dinner, say"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Similar words include: consume, run through, use up
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ATE

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36A: "67. Transmits"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to go somewhere
• Similar words include: station, transport, get off
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SENDS

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37A: "68. Hockey feints"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DEKES

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Add some seasoning to	4
2D	2. Car in "Thelma & Louise," informally	5
3D	3. Wild party	5
4D	4. Faith no more?	7
5D	5. More than damp	3
6D	6. Big name in baseball caps	6
7D	7. Sacha Baron Cohen persona	4
8D	8. Counterpart of dahs, in Morse code	4
9D	9. And more like that: Abbr.	3
10D	10. Put back on the payroll	6
11D	11. What search engine optimization hopes to increase	9
12D	12. Creature that blends into its surroundings	9
13D	13. Drinks daintily	4
14D	18. Prognosticator	4
15D	23. Young 'uns	4
16D	25. Bygone staples of home theaters, informally	4
17D	26. Utter delight	4
18D	28. Item for a painter or hairstylist	5
19D	29. Vehicle to and from school	3
20D	30. Barely get, with "out"	3
21D	31. Someone who's not thinking may be on this	9
22D	32. U.S./Soviet competition of the 1950s-'60s	9
23D	35. Get-up-and-go	3
24D	37. "It's a shame, really!"	4
25D	38. Monster of Tolkiendom	3
26D	39. Very wise	4
27D	42. 32-card card game	4
28D	45. Liberate	7
29D	47. Important consideration for A.I. programmers	6
30D	48. Bikini and others	6
31D	49. Spongy ball material	4
32D	52. "Frida" star Salma	5
33D	53. Slowly chip away at	5
34D	54. Fancy party	4
35D	55. Gull relative	4
36D	56. Lettuce unit	4
37D	58. "No ___, no fuss!"	4
38D	61. Opponent	3
39D	62. Unfamiliar	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Add some seasoning to"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
• Similar words include: saltiness, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, common salt
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SALT

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2D: "2. Car in "Thelma & Louise," informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TBIRD

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3D: "3. Wild party"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RAGER

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4D: "4. Faith no more?"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the doctrine or belief that there is no god
• Similar words include: godlessness
• Opposite of: theism

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Answer: ATHEISM

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5D: "5. More than damp"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that wetness caused by water
• Similar words include: pissed, loaded, soaked
• Opposite of: dry

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Answer: WET

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6D: "6. Big name in baseball caps"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NEWERA

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7D: "7. Sacha Baron Cohen persona"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALIG

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8D: "8. Counterpart of dahs, in Morse code"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
• Similar words include: dit, dot
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DITS

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9D: "9. And more like that: Abbr."

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ETC

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10D: "10. Put back on the payroll"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: REHIRE

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11D: "11. What search engine optimization hopes to increase"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: PAGEVIEWS

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12D: "12. Creature that blends into its surroundings"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a changeable or inconstant person
• Similar words include: chamaeleon, Chamaeleon
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: CHAMELEON

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13D: "13. Drinks daintily"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small drink
• Similar words include: sip
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SIPS

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14D: "18. Prognosticator"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person with unusual powers of foresight
• Similar words include: oracle, prophet, prophesier
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SEER

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15D: "23. Young 'uns"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small amount (especially of a drink)
• Similar words include: summate, total, tote up
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TOTS

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16D: "25. Bygone staples of home theaters, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) tv programs
• Similar words include: VCR, videocassette recorder
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: VCRS

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17D: "26. Utter delight"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that great merriment
• Similar words include: mirth, hilarity, gleefulness
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GLEE

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18D: "28. Item for a painter or hairstylist"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a dense growth of bushes
• Similar words include: coppice, copse, clash
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BRUSH

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19D: "29. Vehicle to and from school"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
• Similar words include: motorbus, autobus, busbar
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BUS

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20D: "30. Barely get, with "out""

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EKE

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21D: "31. Someone who's not thinking may be on this"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
• Similar words include: automatic pilot, robot pilot
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: AUTOPILOT

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22D: "32. U.S./Soviet competition of the 1950s-'60s"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SPACERACE

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23D: "35. Get-up-and-go"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that liveliness and energy
• Similar words include: ginger, peppiness
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PEP

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24D: "37. "It's a shame, really!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
• Similar words include: pathos, feel for, ruth
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PITY

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25D: "38. Monster of Tolkiendom"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORC

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26D: "39. Very wise"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
• Similar words include: salvia, sage-green
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SAGE

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27D: "42. 32-card card game"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SKAT

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28D: "45. Liberate"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: SETFREE

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29D: "47. Important consideration for A.I. programmers"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
• Similar words include: moral philosophy, ethical code, morals
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ETHICS

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30D: "48. Bikini and others"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
• Similar words include: atoll
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ATOLLS

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31D: "49. Spongy ball material"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NERF

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32D: "52. "Frida" star Salma"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english economist (born in austria) noted for work on the optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992)
• Similar words include: Friedrich August von Hayek
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HAYEK

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33D: "53. Slowly chip away at"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that become ground down or deteriorate
• Similar words include: gnaw, fret, gnaw at
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ERODE

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34D: "54. Fancy party"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a gay festivity
• Similar words include: gala affair, jamboree, blowout
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GALA

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35D: "55. Gull relative"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TERN

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36D: "56. Lettuce unit"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
• Similar words include: maneuver, headway, manoeuvre
• Opposite of: tail, foot

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Answer: HEAD

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37D: "58. "No ___, no fuss!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state of confusion and disorderliness
• Similar words include: Mus, messiness, mess
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MUSS

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38D: "61. Opponent"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
• Similar words include: enemy, foeman, opposition
• Opposite of: friend

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Answer: FOE

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39D: "62. Unfamiliar"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not divisible by two
• Similar words include: funny, unmated, rummy
• Opposite of: even

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Answer: ODD

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

76 Total Clues

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