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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.1 letters
January 17, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. The N.C.A.A.'s Crimson Tide, to fans | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Obsolescent devices with Rewind buttons | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Lincoln ___ (toy set) | 4 |
| 4A | 13. Cry from a congregation | 4 |
| 5A | 14. Scroll through a few books? | 5 |
| 6A | 15. Proctored event | 4 |
| 7A | 16. Zero, zippo, zilch | 10 |
| 8A | 18. Hamilton's notes | 4 |
| 9A | 19. Couple's 60th anniversary [Spanish] | 14 |
| 10A | 21. Fitting | 3 |
| 11A | 22. A panda's is almost entirely bamboo | 4 |
| 12A | 23. Saunter | 5 |
| 13A | 26. "Aw, rats!" [Dutch, Swedish] | 9 |
| 14A | 31. ___ a soul (no one) | 4 |
| 15A | 32. Contraction in "Deck the Halls" | 3 |
| 16A | 33. Votes into office | 6 |
| 17A | 34. Pie ___ mode | 3 |
| 18A | 35. Whom one might go see at "tooth hurty," per a classic joke [Czech] | 7 |
| 19A | 37. Cartoon collectible | 3 |
| 20A | 38. Cubans, for example | 6 |
| 21A | 40. Professional connections | 3 |
| 22A | 41. Show the merits of, say | 4 |
| 23A | 42. Goes with someone else [German] | 9 |
| 24A | 44. Center | 5 |
| 25A | 45. Substance in a petri dish | 4 |
| 26A | 46. Bud | 3 |
| 27A | 47. "I think we're done here" … or a hint to translating each of the four shaded words in this puzzle | 14 |
| 28A | 54. Command-S, on a Mac | 4 |
| 29A | 55. Rhode Island, with "the" | 10 |
| 30A | 56. Furniture giant whose name is an acronym | 4 |
| 31A | 57. "You win" | 5 |
| 32A | 58. Prep school about an hour by train from London | 4 |
| 33A | 59. Lifetime, for the U.S. Supreme Court | 4 |
| 34A | 60. You might give something up for this | 4 |
| 35A | 61. Easy targets | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. The N.C.A.A.'s Crimson Tide, to fans"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Obsolescent devices with Rewind buttons"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) tv programs
- Words that mean the same thing: videocassette recorder, VCR
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VCRS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Lincoln ___ (toy set)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
- Words that mean the same thing: logarithm, log, lumber
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. Cry from a congregation"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
- Words that mean the same thing: Amon, Amun
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "14. Scroll through a few books?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the whole body of the jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition
- Words that mean the same thing: Laws, Pentateuch
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TORAH
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Clue 6 Across: "15. Proctored event"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
- Words that mean the same thing: examination, test
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EXAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "16. Zero, zippo, zilch"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOTONEIOTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Hamilton's notes"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- Words that mean the same thing: 10, X, ten
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TENS
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Clue 9 Across: "19. Couple's 60th anniversary [Spanish]"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIAMONDWEDDING
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Clue 10 Across: "21. Fitting"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
- Words that mean the same thing: liable, tending, apposite
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. A panda's is almost entirely bamboo"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a prescribed selection of foods
- Words that mean the same thing: dieting
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Saunter"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
- Words that mean the same thing: stroll, saunter, promenade
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMBLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. "Aw, rats!" [Dutch, Swedish]"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAGNABBIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "31. ___ a soul (no one)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NARY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "32. Contraction in "Deck the Halls""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
- Words that mean the same thing: Cordyline terminalis, atomic number 22, ti
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "33. Votes into office"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an exclusive group of people
- Words that mean the same thing: elect, chosen
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELECTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "34. Pie ___ mode"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "35. Whom one might go see at "tooth hurty," per a classic joke [Czech]"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person qualified to practice dentistry
- Words that mean the same thing: tooth doctor, dental practitioner
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DENTIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. Cartoon collectible"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "38. Cubans, for example"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a roll of tobacco for smoking
- Words that mean the same thing: cigar
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CIGARS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "40. Professional connections"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an agency in the department of justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the united states
- Words that mean the same thing: In, atomic number 49, inch
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "41. Show the merits of, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a visual presentation showing how something works
- Words that mean the same thing: exhibit, demonstrate, show
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "42. Goes with someone else [German]"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAGSALONG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "44. Center"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the location of something surrounded by other things
- Words that mean the same thing: thick
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIDST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "45. Substance in a petri dish"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
- Words that mean the same thing: agar-agar, nutrient agar
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "46. Bud"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- Words that mean the same thing: chum, chum up, buddy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "47. "I think we're done here" … or a hint to translating each of the four shaded words in this puzzle"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LETSCALLITADAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "54. Command-S, on a Mac"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
- Words that mean the same thing: relieve, economise, save up
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "55. Rhode Island, with "the""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OCEANSTATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "56. Furniture giant whose name is an acronym"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IKEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "57. "You win""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ILOSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "58. Prep school about an hour by train from London"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ETON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "59. Lifetime, for the U.S. Supreme Court"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a word or expression used for some particular thing
- Words that mean the same thing: full term, condition, terminus
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TERM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "60. You might give something up for this"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a period of 40 weekdays from ash wednesday to holy saturday
- Words that mean the same thing: lend, loan, Lententide
- The opposite would be: borrow
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "61. Easy targets"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
- Words that mean the same thing: blackjack, tire, sap
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAPS
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle January 17, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Word after rock or rubber | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Mine, in Marseille | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Parent company of Facebook | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Odd exception | 7 |
| 5D | 5. Nullify | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Bovine : cow :: corvine : ___ | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Family-friendly, as films | 6 |
| 8D | 8. Sketchy behavior | 9 |
| 9D | 9. Phrase sung 36 times in a 1970 Beatles hit | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Plow-pulling pair | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Clique | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Sort of cellphone text, for short | 3 |
| 13D | 14. Collapsible camping gear | 4 |
| 14D | 17. "Uh-uh" | 4 |
| 15D | 20. Taken care of, with "with" | 5 |
| 16D | 23. "It was all ___!" ("They were just pretending!") | 5 |
| 17D | 24. Elder Obama daughter | 5 |
| 18D | 25. Singer/activist Billy | 5 |
| 19D | 26. Cacophony | 3 |
| 20D | 27. Actor John, Sean or Mackenzie | 5 |
| 21D | 28. Secretly included, in a way | 5 |
| 22D | 29. Things filling an agenda | 5 |
| 23D | 30. Letter-shaped opening in hardware | 5 |
| 24D | 32. Electrical transformer named for its creator | 9 |
| 25D | 35. Is tiresomely long, as a meeting | 5 |
| 26D | 36. Gerund suffix | 3 |
| 27D | 39. All for one and one for all | 7 |
| 28D | 41. Widens, as a pupil | 7 |
| 29D | 43. Prognosticator | 6 |
| 30D | 44. They get walked all over | 4 |
| 31D | 46. Long (for) | 4 |
| 32D | 47. One of more than 14,000 in Minnesota | 4 |
| 33D | 48. At any point | 4 |
| 34D | 49. Kings of ___ ("Sex on Fire" quartet) | 4 |
| 35D | 50. Stick around awhile | 4 |
| 36D | 51. Facts and figures | 4 |
| 37D | 52. Perched on | 4 |
| 38D | 53. Desires | 4 |
| 39D | 54. Command just before giving a dog treat | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Word after rock or rubber"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an unofficial association of people or groups
- Words that mean the same thing: striation, stripe, dance band
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Mine, in Marseille"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMOI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Parent company of Facebook"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: META
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Odd exception"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
- Words that mean the same thing: unusual person, anomalousness
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANOMALY
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Clue 5 Down: "5. Nullify"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the state of nonexistence
- Words that mean the same thing: invalidate, vacancy, vitiate
- The opposite would be: validate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VOID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Bovine : cow :: corvine : ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that black birds having a raucous call
- Words that mean the same thing: line-shooting, brag, crowing
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CROW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Family-friendly, as films"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RATEDG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Sketchy behavior"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
- Words that mean the same thing: shadowiness, shade
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHADINESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Phrase sung 36 times in a 1970 Beatles hit"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LETITBE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Plow-pulling pair"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - bible
- Words that mean the same thing: Bos taurus, kine, ox
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OXEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Clique"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an association of criminals
- Words that mean the same thing: pack, crowd, gang up
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GANG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Sort of cellphone text, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite
- Words that mean the same thing: MS, SM, samarium
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Collapsible camping gear"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
- Words that mean the same thing: bivouac, camp, collapsible shelter
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TENT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "17. "Uh-uh""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "20. Taken care of, with "with""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- Words that mean the same thing: treat, cover, plow
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEALT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. "It was all ___!" ("They were just pretending!")"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANACT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "24. Elder Obama daughter"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MALIA
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Clue 18 Down: "25. Singer/activist Billy"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that confederate general during the american civil war who was defeated by grant in the battle of chattanooga (1817-1876)
- Words that mean the same thing: Braxton Bragg
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BRAGG
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Clue 19 Down: "26. Cacophony"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a loud harsh or strident noise
- Words that mean the same thing: ruction, blaring, commotion
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DIN
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Clue 20 Down: "27. Actor John, Sean or Mackenzie"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ASTIN
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Clue 21 Down: "28. Secretly included, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BCCED
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Clue 22 Down: "29. Things filling an agenda"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- Words that mean the same thing: point, detail, item
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ITEMS
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Clue 23 Down: "30. Letter-shaped opening in hardware"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TSLOT
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Clue 24 Down: "32. Electrical transformer named for its creator"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: TESLACOIL
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Clue 25 Down: "35. Is tiresomely long, as a meeting"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
- Words that mean the same thing: sweep up, dredge, haul
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DRAGS
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Clue 26 Down: "36. Gerund suffix"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ING
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Clue 27 Down: "39. All for one and one for all"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ASATEAM
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Clue 28 Down: "41. Widens, as a pupil"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that become wider
- Words that mean the same thing: dilate, exposit, distend
- The opposite would be: contract
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The answer is: DILATES
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Clue 29 Down: "43. Prognosticator"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an authoritative person who divines the future
- Words that mean the same thing: prophet, seer, prophesier
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ORACLE
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Clue 30 Down: "44. They get walked all over"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
- Words that mean the same thing: gym mat, matte up, MAT
- The opposite would be: disentangle, unsnarl
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The answer is: MATS
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Long (for)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a coniferous tree
- Words that mean the same thing: yearn, yen, pine tree
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PINE
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Clue 32 Down: "47. One of more than 14,000 in Minnesota"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LAKE
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Clue 33 Down: "48. At any point"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that at any time
- Words that mean the same thing: e'er, always, ever so
- The opposite would be: never
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The answer is: EVER
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Clue 34 Down: "49. Kings of ___ ("Sex on Fire" quartet)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern spain
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LEON
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Clue 35 Down: "50. Stick around awhile"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the temporal end; the concluding time
- Words that mean the same thing: death, live, shoemaker's last
- The opposite would be: first
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The answer is: LAST
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Clue 36 Down: "51. Facts and figures"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
- Words that mean the same thing: information, datum, data point
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DATA
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Clue 37 Down: "52. Perched on"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that on, to, or at the top
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ATOP
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Clue 38 Down: "53. Desires"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a yearning for something or to do something
- Words that mean the same thing: yearn, yen, hankering
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: YENS
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Clue 39 Down: "54. Command just before giving a dog treat"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that be around, often idly or without specific purpose
- Words that mean the same thing: sit down, posture, pose
- The opposite would be: arise, stand
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The answer is: SIT
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 56 | 75.7% |
| Short Answer | 9 | 12.2% |
| Literature | 2 | 2.7% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.7% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.7% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
| History | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.1 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 14 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 04, 2025 at 08:40 PM
