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Date: Wednesday, June 03, 2020
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (38 Across, 38 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword June 03, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. James who sang "At last, my love has come along" | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Small matter | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Easy mark | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Things with nails sticking out | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Fat removal procedure, in brief | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Ease up | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Direction on a ship | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Oscar-winning Jared | 4 |
| 9A | 19. Director Coppola | 5 |
| 10A | 20. Storms out | 13 |
| 11A | 23. Author Rand | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Homecoming returnee, for short | 4 |
| 13A | 25. During the recent past | 6 |
| 14A | 27. Airy snack item | 10 |
| 15A | 30. Casual top | 3 |
| 16A | 31. Like Life Savers | 5 |
| 17A | 32. Miss Piggy's coy question | 3 |
| 18A | 33. Limitless | 4 |
| 19A | 34. Having ___ of it | 4 |
| 20A | 37. "Pretty Woman" co-star | 4 |
| 21A | 39. Mug | 4 |
| 22A | 42. Actress/director Lupino | 3 |
| 23A | 44. Wear away | 5 |
| 24A | 48. Request | 3 |
| 25A | 49. Singer whose 1980 single "The Breaks" was the first gold record rap song | 10 |
| 26A | 52. Agrees | 6 |
| 27A | 55. Top-quality | 4 |
| 28A | 56. Black bird | 3 |
| 29A | 57. Fairy tale villain associated with the ends of 20-, 27- and 49-Across | 13 |
| 30A | 60. Playground fixture | 5 |
| 31A | 61. "Je t'___" ("I love you," in French) | 4 |
| 32A | 62. Home of Timbuktu | 4 |
| 33A | 64. Drooping | 5 |
| 34A | 65. M.R.I., for one | 4 |
| 35A | 66. If you drop this, you're sure to trip | 4 |
| 36A | 67. Fireplace remains | 5 |
| 37A | 68. What hot dogs do | 4 |
| 38A | 69. Parts of gym routines | 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. James who sang "At last, my love has come along""
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: ETTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Small matter"
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 (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- Words that mean the same thing: molecule, mote, particle
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Easy mark"
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 person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- Words that mean the same thing: gull, mark, soft touch
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PATSY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Things with nails sticking out"
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 clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
- Words that mean the same thing: hand, paw, mitt
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAWS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Fat removal procedure, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIPO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Ease up"
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 make less active or intense
- Words that mean the same thing: die away, slack off, slack
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Direction on a ship"
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 on or toward the lee
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Oscar-winning Jared"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that wife or mistress of zeus and mother of apollo and artemis in ancient mythology; called latona in roman mythology
- Words that mean the same thing: Latona
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LETO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Director Coppola"
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 capital and largest city of bulgaria located in western bulgaria
- Words that mean the same thing: Bulgarian capital, Serdica
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOFIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Storms out"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: LEAVESINAHUFF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Author Rand"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: AYN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Homecoming returnee, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
- Words that mean the same thing: alumna, graduate, potassium alum
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. During the recent past"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that in the recent past
- Words that mean the same thing: latterly, of late, recently
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LATELY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. Airy snack item"
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: CHEESEPUFF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Casual top"
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 the starting place for each hole on a golf course
- Words that mean the same thing: golf tee, tee up, teeing ground
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "31. Like Life Savers"
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: TORIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "32. Miss Piggy's coy question"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: MOI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "33. Limitless"
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 unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - w.r.inge
- Words that mean the same thing: huge, Brobdingnagian, immense
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VAST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "34. Having ___ of it"
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 canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "37. "Pretty Woman" co-star"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: GERE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "39. Mug"
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 obscene terms for female genitals
- Words that mean the same thing: kitty-cat, pussy, slit
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUSS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. Actress/director Lupino"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an agency of the united nations affiliated with the world bank
- Words that mean the same thing: International Development Association
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IDA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. Wear away"
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 become ground down or deteriorate
- Words that mean the same thing: fret, eat at, wear away
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERODE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "48. Request"
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 inquire about
- Words that mean the same thing: enquire, postulate, call for
- The opposite would be: obviate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "49. Singer whose 1980 single "The Breaks" was the first gold record rap song"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: KURTISBLOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "52. Agrees"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAYSOK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "55. Top-quality"
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: AONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "56. Black bird"
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 common black-and-grey eurasian bird noted for thievery
- Words that mean the same thing: jackdaw, Corvus monedula
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "57. Fairy tale villain associated with the ends of 20-, 27- and 49-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: THEBIGBADWOLF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "60. Playground fixture"
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 small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
- Words that mean the same thing: glide, lantern slide, slue
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLIDE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "61. "Je t'___" ("I love you," in French)"
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: AIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "62. Home of Timbuktu"
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 landlocked republic in northwestern africa; achieved independence from france in 1960; mali was a center of west african civilization for more than 4,000 years
- Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Mali, French Sudan
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MALI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "64. Drooping"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: SAGGY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "65. M.R.I., for 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 the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- Words that mean the same thing: read, rake, run down
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "66. If you drop this, you're sure to trip"
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 any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- Words that mean the same thing: bitter, acerbic, superman
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACID
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "67. Fireplace remains"
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 residue that remains when something is burned
- Words that mean the same thing: ash, ash tree
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASHES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "68. What hot dogs do"
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 noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
- Words that mean the same thing: gasp, heave, trouser
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PANT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "69. Parts of gym routines"
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 informal abbreviation of `representative'
- Words that mean the same thing: repp, rep
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REPS
Great job if you got it right!
June 03, 2020 Wednesday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Org. with monitors | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Hunting cry | 7 |
| 3D | 3. Many a middle schooler | 7 |
| 4D | 4. On the main | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Mutated gene | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Makes too busy to do other things | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Best | 7 |
| 8D | 8. It "monthly changes in her circled orb," in "Romeo and Juliet" | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Turkish V.I.P. | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Up and ___ | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Crisp, smooth fabric | 7 |
| 12D | 12. Squelches | 7 |
| 13D | 13. Verily | 3 |
| 14D | 21. Explorer ___ da Gama | 5 |
| 15D | 22. Title role for Michael Caine and Jude Law | 5 |
| 16D | 23. Be effective | 3 |
| 17D | 26. As of now | 3 |
| 18D | 28. Starting point for a German count | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Maritime hazard | 3 |
| 20D | 33. Almost any word ending in -ize | 4 |
| 21D | 35. ___ Haley, former U.N. ambassador | 5 |
| 22D | 36. Alternative to "com" and "org" | 3 |
| 23D | 38. Mend, as a torn seam | 5 |
| 24D | 39. Faux ___ | 3 |
| 25D | 40. All of America wrapped up in one book | 7 |
| 26D | 41. Way, way up | 7 |
| 27D | 43. Type of coffee | 7 |
| 28D | 45. Theatrical partner of "Arsenic" | 7 |
| 29D | 46. Somersault, say | 7 |
| 30D | 47. "That stinks!" | 3 |
| 31D | 50. Everyone included | 6 |
| 32D | 51. Set to the right or the left | 6 |
| 33D | 53. Marsh plant | 5 |
| 34D | 54. Executes orders | 5 |
| 35D | 58. [Oh!!!] | 4 |
| 36D | 59. Actor Epps | 4 |
| 37D | 60. Agcy. for retirees | 3 |
| 38D | 63. Things shown to bouncers | 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. Org. with monitors"
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 independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
- Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Hunting cry"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TALLYHO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Many a middle schooler"
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: TWEENER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. On the main"
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 in the direction of the sea
- Words that mean the same thing: seawards, seaward
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Mutated gene"
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 (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character
- Words that mean the same thing: allelomorph
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALLELE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Makes too busy to do other things"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIESUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Best"
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 most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances
- Words that mean the same thing: optimal
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPTIMUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. It "monthly changes in her circled orb," in "Romeo and Juliet""
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 the natural satellite of the earth
- Words that mean the same thing: lunar month, moonshine, synodic month
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Turkish V.I.P."
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 civil or military authority in turkey or egypt
- Words that mean the same thing: pacha
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PASHA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Up and ___"
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 on the move
- Words that mean the same thing: some, more or less, near
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABOUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Crisp, smooth fabric"
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 a crisp smooth lustrous fabric
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAFFETA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Squelches"
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 joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
- Words that mean the same thing: asphyxiate, smother, stifle
- The opposite would be: stimulate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STIFLES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Verily"
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 affirmative
- Words that mean the same thing: yeah
- The opposite would be: nay
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. Explorer ___ da Gama"
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: VASCO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Title role for Michael Caine and Jude Law"
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: ALFIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Be effective"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- Words that mean the same thing: turn, routine, enactment
- The opposite would be: refrain
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The answer is: ACT
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Clue 17 Down: "26. As of now"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that up to the present time
- Words that mean the same thing: so far, still, in time
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YET
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Clue 18 Down: "28. Starting point for a German count"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EINS
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Clue 19 Down: "29. Maritime hazard"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
- Words that mean the same thing: becloud, haze, murk
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: FOG
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Clue 20 Down: "33. Almost any word ending in -ize"
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 word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: VERB
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Clue 21 Down: "35. ___ Haley, former U.N. ambassador"
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: NIKKI
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Clue 22 Down: "36. Alternative to "com" and "org""
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: EDU
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Clue 23 Down: "38. Mend, as a torn seam"
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: RESEW
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Clue 24 Down: "39. Faux ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
- Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 91, Pa, Pennsylvania
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PAS
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Clue 25 Down: "40. All of America wrapped up in one book"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: USATLAS
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Clue 26 Down: "41. Way, way up"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: SKYHIGH
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Clue 27 Down: "43. Type of coffee"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: ARABICA
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Theatrical partner of "Arsenic""
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: OLDLACE
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Clue 29 Down: "46. Somersault, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: DOAFLIP
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Clue 30 Down: "47. "That stinks!""
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: EWW
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Clue 31 Down: "50. Everyone included"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: TOAMAN
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Clue 32 Down: "51. Set to the right or the left"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an order for goods to be exported or imported
- Words that mean the same thing: indention, indenture, indentation
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: INDENT
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Clue 33 Down: "53. Marsh plant"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SEDGE
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Clue 34 Down: "54. Executes orders"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that be obedient to
- Words that mean the same thing: obey
- The opposite would be: disobey
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The answer is: OBEYS
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Clue 35 Down: "58. [Oh!!!]"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
- Words that mean the same thing: pant, puff, heave
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GASP
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Clue 36 Down: "59. Actor Epps"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: OMAR
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Clue 37 Down: "60. Agcy. for retirees"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an independent government agency responsible for the social security system
- Words that mean the same thing: Social Security Administration
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SSA
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Clue 38 Down: "63. Things shown to bouncers"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a state in the rocky mountains
- Words that mean the same thing: ID, Idaho, I.D.
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: IDS
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 52 | 68.4% |
| Short Answer | 14 | 18.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 7 | 9.2% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 38 |
| Down Clues | 38 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 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!
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