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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Thursday, March 09, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
March 09, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. What slackers do vis-à-vis non-slackers | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Music genre from Tokyo | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Dishes often made with mayo | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Org. involved in the landmark Loving v. Virginia case of 1967 | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Something a loafer lacks | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Pitched, as speech | 5 |
| 7A | 17. *Defeat in a 100-meter dash, say | 9 |
| 8A | 19. Uneasy feeling | 5 |
| 9A | 20. Big-eared star of a 1941 film | 5 |
| 10A | 21. Clear for entry | 5 |
| 11A | 23. Matched | 3 |
| 12A | 24. It may extend a hand | 3 |
| 13A | 26. *Pub seat | 8 |
| 14A | 28. Applies the first row of loops to a knitting needle | 7 |
| 15A | 32. Some glass signs | 5 |
| 16A | 33. *Realtor's objective | 9 |
| 17A | 36. Publication that's not on paper | 5 |
| 18A | 38. Medic | 3 |
| 19A | 39. It's a bit higher than a D | 5 |
| 20A | 41. Org. that sells large batteries, ironically | 3 |
| 21A | 42. Guitar played by Hendrix and Harrison, familiarly | 5 |
| 22A | 45. *Start of a golfer's action | 9 |
| 23A | 48. Repair specialists, familiarly | 5 |
| 24A | 50. Like eyes beneath a prominent brow | 7 |
| 25A | 51. *Bio pic | 8 |
| 26A | 54. Unsafe car seat? | 3 |
| 27A | 55. Played out | 3 |
| 28A | 56. Text before a late-night call, perhaps | 5 |
| 29A | 58. Powwow host | 5 |
| 30A | 62. Memorable parts of songs | 5 |
| 31A | 64. Opposites … or instructions for answering this puzzle's starred clues | 9 |
| 32A | 66. Red, white and blue land, for short | 5 |
| 33A | 67. Take off | 4 |
| 34A | 68. Slip through the cracks? | 4 |
| 35A | 69. "Goodness!" | 5 |
| 36A | 70. Part of CBS: Abbr. | 4 |
| 37A | 71. Partner of nice | 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. What slackers do vis-à-vis non-slackers"
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 (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
- Words that mean the same thing: to a lesser extent
- The opposite would be: more
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Music genre from Tokyo"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
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: JPOP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Dishes often made with mayo"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that basically shredded cabbage
- Words that mean the same thing: slaw, coleslaw
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLAWS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Org. involved in the landmark Loving v. Virginia case of 1967"
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: ACLU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Something a loafer lacks"
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 cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
- Words that mean the same thing: entwine, intertwine, twine
- The opposite would be: untwine
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LACE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Pitched, as speech"
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 employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
- Words that mean the same thing: tonic
- The opposite would be: atonal
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TONAL
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Clue 7 Across: "17. *Defeat in a 100-meter dash, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OUTSPRINT
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Uneasy feeling"
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: AGITA
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Big-eared star of a 1941 film"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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: DUMBO
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Clue 10 Across: "21. Clear for entry"
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: LETIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Matched"
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 come together
- Words that mean the same thing: fill, forgather, come across
- The opposite would be: diverge
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MET
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Clue 12 Across: "24. It may extend a hand"
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 human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
- Words that mean the same thing: limb, gird, weapon system
- The opposite would be: disarm
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. *Pub seat"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BARSTOOL
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Clue 14 Across: "28. Applies the first row of loops to a knitting needle"
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: CASTSON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "32. Some glass signs"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
- Words that mean the same thing: Ne, neon, atomic number 10
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEONS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "33. *Realtor's objective"
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: HOUSESALE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "36. Publication that's not on paper"
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: EZINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "38. Medic"
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 licensed medical practitioner
- Words that mean the same thing: Commerce Department, medico, physician
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. It's a bit higher than a D"
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: EFLAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "41. Org. that sells large batteries, ironically"
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 an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
- Words that mean the same thing: abdominal aortic aneurysm
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AAA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "42. Guitar played by Hendrix and Harrison, familiarly"
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: STRAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "45. *Start of a golfer's action"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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: BACKSWING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "48. Repair specialists, familiarly"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
- Words that mean the same thing: technical school, tech
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TECHS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "50. Like eyes beneath a prominent brow"
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: DEEPSET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "51. *Bio pic"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a photograph of a person's head
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEADSHOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "54. Unsafe car seat?"
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 the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- Words that mean the same thing: lick, lave, lap up
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "55. Played out"
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 past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
- Words that mean the same thing: former, older, honest-to-god
- The opposite would be: new, young
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "56. Text before a late-night call, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: YOUUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "58. Powwow host"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a social division of (usually preliterate) people
- Words that mean the same thing: folk, clan, federation of tribes
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRIBE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "62. Memorable parts of songs"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that large strong hand (as of a fighter)
- Words that mean the same thing: swipe, lift, pinch
- The opposite would be: undercharge, unhook
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOOKS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "64. Opposites … or instructions for answering this puzzle's starred clues"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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: FLIPSIDES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "66. Red, white and blue land, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about abbreviation.
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: USOFA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "67. Take off"
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 run away quickly
- Words that mean the same thing: take flight, fly
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "68. Slip through the cracks?"
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 pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
- Words that mean the same thing: ooze
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEEP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "69. "Goodness!""
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 leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
- Words that mean the same thing: clemency, mercifulness
- The opposite would be: mercilessness
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MERCY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "70. Part of CBS: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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: SYST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "71. Partner of nice"
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 posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
- Words that mean the same thing: slowly, easily, promiscuous
- The opposite would be: quickly, difficult
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EASY
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - March 09, 2023 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. "Columbo" org. | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Color from the French for "unbleached" | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Narrow | 4 |
| 4D | 4. One way to get baked | 7 |
| 5D | 5. Singer at the Biden/Harris inauguration, familiarly | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Singer Bono's given name | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, e.g. | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Sauce traditionally made in a mortar | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Author of 2015's "Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir" | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Sign-in sheet, e.g. | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Show from which "Pinky and the Brain" was spun off | 10 |
| 12D | 12. Reptilian swimmer | 10 |
| 13D | 13. Wooden skis, essentially | 5 |
| 14D | 18. Place for a six-pack | 5 |
| 15D | 22. One component of solar wind | 3 |
| 16D | 25. Petulant pout | 4 |
| 17D | 27. Singer Scaggs with the 1970s hits "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" | 3 |
| 18D | 28. Bad guys | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Much on the line | 10 |
| 20D | 30. Private entrance, perhaps | 10 |
| 21D | 31. Like R-rated pics, in brief | 4 |
| 22D | 34. ___ Cohen, spy portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen in 2019 | 3 |
| 23D | 35. Smooth, in a way | 4 |
| 24D | 37. How a jet stream typically flows | 4 |
| 25D | 40. Neutrogena dandruff shampoo | 4 |
| 26D | 43. German cry | 3 |
| 27D | 44. "Word has it …" | 7 |
| 28D | 46. Top number in a time signature | 5 |
| 29D | 47. Inform | 7 |
| 30D | 49. Portuguese holy title | 3 |
| 31D | 51. Lackluster | 5 |
| 32D | 52. Rear ends | 5 |
| 33D | 53. Stain, as a reputation | 5 |
| 34D | 57. "Whoopie" treats | 4 |
| 35D | 59. Brain spark | 4 |
| 36D | 60. Some drones | 4 |
| 37D | 61. Award for great plays | 4 |
| 38D | 63. Fast-food chain whose secret recipe includes "11 herbs and spices" | 3 |
| 39D | 65. Walker's charge | 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. "Columbo" org."
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: LAPD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Color from the French for "unbleached""
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 very light brown
- Words that mean the same thing: beige
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ECRU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Narrow"
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 take off weight
- Words that mean the same thing: reduce, thin, slim down
- The opposite would be: gain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLIM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. One way to get baked"
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: SUNBATH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Singer at the Biden/Harris inauguration, familiarly"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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: JLO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Singer Bono's given name"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states feminist (1885-1977)
- Words that mean the same thing: Saul of Tarsus, Apostle of the Gentiles, Saint Paul
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAUL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
- Words that mean the same thing: octette, VIII, eightsome
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OCTET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Sauce traditionally made in a mortar"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and parmesan cheese in olive oil
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PESTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Author of 2015's "Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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: STANLEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Sign-in sheet, e.g."
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 segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
- Words that mean the same thing: logarithm, lumber
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Show from which "Pinky and the Brain" was spun off"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ANIMANIACS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Reptilian swimmer"
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: WATERSNAKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Wooden skis, essentially"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a thin strip (wood or metal)
- Words that mean the same thing: spline, slat
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Place for a six-pack"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
- Words that mean the same thing: body, trunk
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TORSO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. One component of solar wind"
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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "25. Petulant pout"
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 disdainful grimace
- Words that mean the same thing: pout, wry face
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "27. Singer Scaggs with the 1970s hits "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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: BOZ
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Clue 18 Down: "28. Bad guys"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that someone who is morally reprehensible
- Words that mean the same thing: CAD, bounder, dog
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CADS
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Clue 19 Down: "29. Much on the line"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ALOTTOLOSE
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Clue 20 Down: "30. Private entrance, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: SECRETDOOR
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Like R-rated pics, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NSFW
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Clue 22 Down: "34. ___ Cohen, spy portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen in 2019"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ELI
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Clue 23 Down: "35. Smooth, in a way"
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 loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
- Words that mean the same thing: George Sand, gumption, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SAND
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Clue 24 Down: "37. How a jet stream typically flows"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
- Words that mean the same thing: Orient, E, due east
- The opposite would be: west
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The answer is: EAST
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Clue 25 Down: "40. Neutrogena dandruff shampoo"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TGEL
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Clue 26 Down: "43. German cry"
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: ACH
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Clue 27 Down: "44. "Word has it …""
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: THEYSAY
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Clue 28 Down: "46. Top number in a time signature"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a united states youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
- Words that mean the same thing: beat up, trounce, measure
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BEATS
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Clue 29 Down: "47. Inform"
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 inform (somebody) of something
- Words that mean the same thing: appreciate, apprize, advise
- The opposite would be: depreciate
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The answer is: APPRISE
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Clue 30 Down: "49. Portuguese holy title"
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: SAO
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Lackluster"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: HOHUM
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Clue 32 Down: "52. Rear ends"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
- Words that mean the same thing: plum duff, duff
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: DUFFS
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Clue 33 Down: "53. Stain, as a reputation"
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 united states painter (born in england) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
- Words that mean the same thing: calumniate, denigrate, tarnish
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SULLY
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Clue 34 Down: "57. "Whoopie" treats"
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 dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
- Words that mean the same thing: Proto-Indo European, PIE, pie
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PIES
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Clue 35 Down: "59. Brain spark"
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 content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- Words that mean the same thing: thought, theme, estimation
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: IDEA
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Clue 36 Down: "60. Some drones"
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 any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
- Words that mean the same thing: make up, be, live
- The opposite would be: differ
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The answer is: BEES
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Clue 37 Down: "61. Award for great plays"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that catch sight of
- Words that mean the same thing: descry, spot, spy
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ESPY
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Clue 38 Down: "63. Fast-food chain whose secret recipe includes "11 herbs and spices""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: KFC
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Clue 39 Down: "65. Walker's charge"
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 domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- Words that mean the same thing: darling, favored, preferent
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PET
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 49 | 64.5% |
| Short Answer | 12 | 15.8% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 7 | 9.2% |
| Music | 2 | 2.6% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| History | 2 | 2.6% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 10 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 Thursday, 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 03, 2025 at 07:16 PM
