XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 05, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 05 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (41)
Clue #1: 1. Toggle on a digital clock
Clue #2: 5. Leader of brothers
Clue #3: 10. Gillette razor
Clue #4: 14. *Confirm to be true
Clue #5: 15. Like 2027 and 2029, but not 2025
Clue #6: 16. *Someone who knows how the sausage gets made?
Clue #7: 17. Works traditionally performed with musical accompaniment in ancient Greece
Clue #8: 18. Goliath
Clue #9: 19. Coach's charge
Clue #10: 20. Rainwater clearer
Clue #11: 22. Unwanted "ingredient" when assembling s'mores, say
Clue #12: 23. ___ love
Clue #13: 24. Mr. Spock, e.g.
Antonyms: citizen, acquaintance
Clue #14: 26. Clamorous
Clue #15: 28. Cunning sort
Clue #16: 30. "Finally!"
Clue #17: 33. Li'l belly
Clue #18: 34. *Formal expressions of praise
Clue #19: 38. Diminutive suffix in Spanish
Clue #20: 39. Like some coffees and mob targets
Clue #21: 41. Nickname for Louis Armstrong
Clue #22: 42. Activist Brockovich
Clue #23: 43. Neighbor of "#" on a telephone keypad
Clue #24: 44. Supporting
Clue #25: 45. Stir up
Clue #26: 46. The Forbidden City's Meridian ___
Clue #27: 47. *One who's conspicuously excellent
Clue #28: 49. One standing near a pond, maybe
Clue #29: 50. Animal symbol of innocence
Clue #30: 52. Biblical beast
Clue #31: 54. Stunning 17,000-year-old discovery in France's Lascaux Cave
Clue #32: 57. Companionship?
Clue #33: 59. A club might be seen on one
Clue #34: 60. General name on a Chinese menu
Clue #35: 63. Emphatic instruction for entering the answers to this puzzle's 10 starred clues?
Clue #36: 67. Flat sign
Clue #37: 68. Alley ___
Clue #38: 69. Clichéd
Clue #39: 70. Cluster in an archipelago
Clue #40: 71. *Street urchins
Clue #41: 72. Professional writer of a sort
Across Clues and Answers (41)
Clue #1: 1. Proclaim
Antonyms: disavow
Clue #2: 2. Lead-in to care
Clue #3: 3. Necessity for a reservation, perhaps
Clue #4: 4. Word that can redundantly follow "I"
Clue #5: 5. Inclined
Clue #6: 6. Actor Cox of "Succession"
Clue #7: 7. *Armed thieves
Clue #8: 8. Midwest city whose name consists of two interjections
Clue #9: 9. This clue's number + one
Clue #10: 10. Not approximate, say
Antonyms: potential
Clue #11: 11. Setting for a Laura Ingalls Wilder book series
Clue #12: 12. Garner
Clue #13: 13. Huge fan club, so to speak
Clue #14: 21. "Blame It on ___" (1984 Michael Caine rom-com)
Clue #15: 23. Shoot into the pocket, in snooker
Clue #16: 25. Telephone no. add-ons
Clue #17: 27. Hasty
Clue #18: 28. *Removing lumps from, in a way
Clue #19: 29. Saint in the Caribbean
Clue #20: 31. Barrier to entry
Clue #21: 32. *Like dress shirts, typically
Antonyms: unbuttoned, unbutton
Clue #22: 35. Emergency item on a ship
Clue #23: 36. Langston Hughes poem published during the Harlem Renaissance
Clue #24: 37. Light shade
Clue #25: 40. *Showed for the first time
Clue #26: 42. *Buying a gallon of milk, picking up the laundry, etc.
Clue #27: 47. Antidotes, perhaps
Clue #28: 48. Food subject to internet debate over whether or not it's a sandwich
Clue #29: 51. Kilns for hops
Clue #30: 53. Neighbors of Croats
Clue #31: 54. Not supporting
Antonyms: pro
Clue #32: 55. Down Under bounders
Clue #33: 56. Cultivate
Clue #34: 58. Have down
Antonyms: ignore
Clue #35: 59. What Indiana Jones famously isn't fond of
Clue #36: 60. Get ready to hit all the right notes?
Antonyms: untune
Clue #37: 61. 1970s tennis champ Smith
Clue #38: 62. Home of the historic Oscarshall Palace
Clue #39: 64. Cost of doing business, maybe
Clue #40: 65. Doomed from the get-go, for short
Clue #41: 66. Cave dweller
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Tuesday, November 12, 2024
27397 Tue Nov 12, 2024 NYT by Avery Gee Katz and Aaron Gee
Across Clues :
1. Iridescent gem, 5. Li'l fella, 10. ___ hands (razzle-dazzle display), 14. Annoy, 15. Rack up, as expenses, 16. "Superfood" berry, 17. Make out, in Manchester, 18. Chowder morsels, 19. Word with chocolate or tortilla, 20. Father ___, personification of New York City in old cartoons, 23. Oscar winner Michelle, 24. Abbr. on a business card, 25. Smooth sailing, so to speak, 26. Vocal skeptics, 29. Online investment platform, 32. Part of an email address, 36. "___ she blows!", 37. "RuPaul's Drag Race" walk, 41. Italian smoker, 42. Fast-food chain that has a long-running feud with Jon Stewart, 44. Grain that may be steel-cut, 45. Assignment outsourced to ChatGPT, perhaps, 46. First half of an alley-oop, 47. Certain lacrosse gear, 50. Intelligence org., 51. Bear who sings "I'm so rumbly in my tumbly", 54. Overflow (with), 55. Threaded fastener, 56. From which to hear the real story, as suggested by the starts of 20-, 26- and 51-Across, 60. Restaurant chain with an acronymic name, 62. Slinky shape, 63. Feels off, 66. Burrowing rodent, 67. Blockers for the QB, familiarly, 68. Pesky insect, 69. Blue parts of boobies, 70. Went clickety-clack, 71. Like French toast or frittatas
Down Clues :
1. Surgery sites, for short, 2. Finger used to swear?, 3. Like Tom Hanks for the majority of "Cast Away", 4. Roman soldier, 5. Early sign of life, perhaps, 6. Fjords and bays, 7. Region in which many fed. workers live, 8. One way to stare, 9. Approximately, 10. Bozos, 11. Hurts, like a tooth, 12. Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 13. 44444, for Newton Falls, OH, 21. Actor ___ Michael Murray of "One Tree Hill", 22. Completion document: Abbr., 27. Cry accompanying a fist pump, 28. "You can't have your cake and ___ it too", 29. List-ending abbr., 30. Put on, as a party, 31. Internet deep dive, metaphorically, 33. "Not a big deal", 34. Grind, as one's teeth, 35. "Glee" actress Rivera, 38. Heavy book, 39. Enthralled, 40. Home of the Salt Lake Temple, 43. More rational, 45. Channel on which to watch N.C.A.A. games, 48. Punch line punctuator, 49. Got clean, 52. Virtual animal companion, 53. Power problem, 57. Snakelike, 58. Pass covertly, 59. "Be ___" (candy heart words), 60. Assisted pregnancy procedure, for short, 61. Farmer's tool, 64. Twitch glitch, 65. Muddy quarters
Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 12, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Iridescent gem. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OPAL
Possible Answer : opal
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The clue is 5. Li'l fella. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KIDDO
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The clue is 10. ___ hands (razzle-dazzle display). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: JAZZ
Possible Answer : have_it_off, hump, have_a_go_at_it, screw, make_love, do_it, get_it_on, lie_with, have_intercourse, roll_in_the_hay, malarky, bed, have_sex, eff, get_laid, make_out, wind, be_intimate, bonk, know, sleep_together, bang, malarkey, love, have_it_away, sleep_with, jazz, nothingness, fuck, idle_words
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The clue is 14. Annoy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RILE
Possible Answer : bother, get_at, gravel, nettle, annoy, get_to, rag, irritate, nark, rile, chafe, roil, vex, devil
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The clue is 15. Rack up, as expenses. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: INCUR
Possible Answer : find, obtain, incur, get, receive
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The clue is 16. "Superfood" berry. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ACAI
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The clue is 17. Make out, in Manchester. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SNOG
Possible Answer : osculate, snog, buss, kiss
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The clue is 18. Chowder morsels. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CLAMS
Possible Answer : lolly, scratch, clams, gelt, dough, lucre, one_dollar_bill, simoleons, cabbage, loot, pelf, buck, clam, bread, shekels, wampum, dollar, kale, lettuce, moolah, dollar_bill, dinero, boodle, sugar
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The clue is 19. Word with chocolate or tortilla. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CHIP
Possible Answer : break_off, silicon_chip, microprocessor_chip, buffalo_chip, cut_off, fleck, cow_chip, nick, scrap, chip_off, break_away, Saratoga_chip, microchip, chip_shot, micro_chip, come_off, potato_chip, cow_dung, flake, bit, chipping, crisp, poker_chip, chip, check, splintering, knap
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The clue is 20. Father ___, personification of New York City in old cartoons. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)
The answer: KNICKERBOCKER
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The clue is 23. Oscar winner Michelle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: YEOH
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The clue is 24. Abbr. on a business card. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TEL
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The clue is 25. Smooth sailing, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EASE
Possible Answer : easiness, repose, rest, allay, simpleness, relief, facilitate, informality, comfort, ease, alleviate, relieve, still, relaxation, simplicity
Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty
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The clue is 26. Vocal skeptics. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: NAYSAYERS
Possible Answer : naysayer
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The clue is 29. Online investment platform. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ETRADE
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The clue is 32. Part of an email address. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ATSIGN
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The clue is 36. "___ she blows!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: THAR
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The clue is 37. "RuPaul's Drag Race" walk. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STRUT
Possible Answer : swagger, ruffle, strut, prance, tittup, cock, sashay
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The clue is 41. Italian smoker. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETNA
Possible Answer : Etna, Mt_Etna, etna, bunsen, bunsen_burner, Mount_Etna
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The clue is 42. Fast-food chain that has a long-running feud with Jon Stewart. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ARBYS
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The clue is 44. Grain that may be steel-cut. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OAT
Possible Answer : oat
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The clue is 45. Assignment outsourced to ChatGPT, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ESSAY
Possible Answer : test, seek, attempt, try, essay, assay, try_out, examine, prove
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The clue is 46. First half of an alley-oop. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LOB
Possible Answer : lob
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The clue is 47. Certain lacrosse gear. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ARMPADS
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The clue is 50. Intelligence org.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NSA
Possible Answer : NSA, National_Security_Agency
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The clue is 51. Bear who sings "I'm so rumbly in my tumbly". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)
The answer: WINNIETHEPOOH
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The clue is 54. Overflow (with). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TEEM
Possible Answer : pullulate, stream, swarm, pour, teem
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The clue is 55. Threaded fastener. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TNUT
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The clue is 56. From which to hear the real story, as suggested by the starts of 20-, 26- and 51-Across. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: HORSESMOUTH
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The clue is 60. Restaurant chain with an acronymic name. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IHOP
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The clue is 62. Slinky shape. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HELIX
Possible Answer : coil, Helix, spiral, whorl, helix, genus_Helix, volute
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The clue is 63. Feels off. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AILS
Possible Answer : garlic, trouble, pain, ail
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The clue is 66. Burrowing rodent. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: VOLE
Possible Answer : vole, field_mouse
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The clue is 67. Blockers for the QB, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OLINE
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The clue is 68. Pesky insect. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: GNAT
Possible Answer : gnat
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The clue is 69. Blue parts of boobies. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FEET
Possible Answer : metrical_unit, metrical_foot, pes, foundation, invertebrate_foot, foot, fundament, understructure, base, groundwork, human_foot, infantry, substructure, ft, animal_foot
Possible Opposite Answer : head
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The clue is 70. Went clickety-clack. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TYPED
Possible Answer : typewrite, typecast, type
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The clue is 71. Like French toast or frittatas. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EGGY
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Surgery sites, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ORS
Possible Answer: Beaver_State, OR, operating_theater, operating_room, surgery, operating_theatre, Oregon
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The clue is 2. Finger used to swear?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PINKY
Possible Answer: pinky, little_finger, pinkie
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The clue is 3. Like Tom Hanks for the majority of "Cast Away". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ALONE
Possible Answer: lonely, entirely, solo, unparalleled, exclusively, unaccompanied, unequalled, lone, solely, unequaled, solitary, unique, only, alone
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The clue is 4. Roman soldier. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: LEGIONARY
Possible Answer: legionnaire, legionary
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The clue is 5. Early sign of life, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KICK
Possible Answer: complain, sound_off, kvetch, squawk, gripe, kick, give_up, bitch, plain, thrill, beef, kicking, rush, quetch, charge, flush, kick_back, bang, recoil, boot
Possible Opposite Answer : cheer
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The clue is 6. Fjords and bays. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: INLETS
Possible Answer: intake, recess, inlet
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The clue is 7. Region in which many fed. workers live. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DCAREA
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The clue is 8. One way to stare. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DUMBLY
Possible Answer: obtusely, dumbly, densely
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The clue is 9. Approximately. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ORSO
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The clue is 10. Bozos. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: JACKASSES
Possible Answer: goof, goose, zany, fathead, jackass, goofball, cuckoo, bozo, jack, twat
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The clue is 11. Hurts, like a tooth. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ACHES
Possible Answer: aching, yearn, hurt, smart, pine, ache, yen, languish, suffer
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The clue is 12. Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ZAIRE
Possible Answer: zaire, Belgian_Congo, Congo, Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo, Zaire
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The clue is 13. 44444, for Newton Falls, OH. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ZIP
Possible Answer: ZIP_code, goose_egg, zip_fastener, slide_fastener, cipher, hurry, aught, travel_rapidly, zero, cypher, zilch, zippo, zip, null, speed, naught, energy, postcode, postal_code, vigour, zipper, nothing, ZIP, vigor, zip_up, nix, nada, nil
Possible Opposite Answer : unzip
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The clue is 21. Actor ___ Michael Murray of "One Tree Hill". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CHAD
Possible Answer: Chadic_language, Lake_Chad, Chadic, Republic_of_Chad, Chad, chad, Tchad
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The clue is 22. Completion document: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CERT
Possible Answer: cert
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The clue is 27. Cry accompanying a fist pump. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: YES
Possible Answer: yes
Possible Opposite Answer : no
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The clue is 28. "You can't have your cake and ___ it too". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EAT
Possible Answer: feed, rust, eat, deplete, exhaust, wipe_out, eat_up, eat_on, corrode, consume, run_through, use_up
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The clue is 29. List-ending abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETAL
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The clue is 30. Put on, as a party. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: THROW
Possible Answer: contrive, thrust, switch, hold, project, stroke, discombobulate, throw_away, give, bewilder, confuse, flip, make, throw, confound, befuddle, shed, cast_off, drop, cam_stroke, cast, shake_off, fox, throw_off, bedevil, fuddle, bemuse, hurl, have
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The clue is 31. Internet deep dive, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: RABBITHOLE
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The clue is 33. "Not a big deal". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ITSNOTHING
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The clue is 34. Grind, as one's teeth. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GNASH
Possible Answer: gnash
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The clue is 35. "Glee" actress Rivera. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NAYA
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The clue is 38. Heavy book. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TOME
Possible Answer: tome
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The clue is 39. Enthralled. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RAPT
Possible Answer: ecstatic, rapt, enraptured, rhapsodic, rapturous
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The clue is 40. Home of the Salt Lake Temple. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: UTAH
Possible Answer: UT, Beehive_State, Utah, Mormon_State
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The clue is 43. More rational. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SANER
Possible Answer: reasonable, sane
Possible Opposite Answer : insane
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The clue is 45. Channel on which to watch N.C.A.A. games. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ESPNU
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The clue is 48. Punch line punctuator. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: RIMSHOT
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The clue is 49. Got clean. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: DETOXED
Possible Answer: detoxify, detox
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The clue is 52. Virtual animal companion. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: NEOPET
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The clue is 53. Power problem. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: OUTAGE
Possible Answer: outage
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The clue is 57. Snakelike. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EELY
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The clue is 58. Pass covertly. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SLIP
Possible Answer: slew, fall_away, dislocate, splay, slickness, slipperiness, slip_of_paper, faux_pas, slip-up, elusion, miscue, chemise, slick, moorage, slide, parapraxis, sideslip, shift, pillowcase, err, case, skid, drop_away, mistake, solecism, mooring, eluding, slue, gaucherie, luxate, slip_one's_mind, pillow_slip, gaffe, strip, teddy, berth, drop_off, shimmy, trip, steal, sneak, cutting, slip
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The clue is 59. "Be ___" (candy heart words). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MINE
Possible Answer: mine
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The clue is 60. Assisted pregnancy procedure, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IVF
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The clue is 61. Farmer's tool. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: HOE
Possible Answer: hoe
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The clue is 64. Twitch glitch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LAG
Possible Answer: fall_behind, immure, interim, retardation, imprison, jail, meanwhile, gaol, meantime, dawdle, jug, remand, put_away, incarcerate, lag, slowdown, stave, put_behind_bars, fall_back
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The clue is 65. Muddy quarters. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: STY
Possible Answer: pigsty, pigpen, stye, sty, hordeolum, eye_infection