XWordHint Times Crossword Complete Solution: July 09, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 09 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. Top dog?
Clue #2: 5. Top hat?
Clue #3: 8. Top gun?
Clue #4: 14. Olympic event in which athletes wear masks
Clue #5: 15. Balmy time in Bordeaux
Clue #6: 16. Squids' kin
Clue #7: 17. Marilyn Monroe used eyeliner to darken the one on her cheek
Clue #8: 18. Late actor Kilmer
Clue #9: 19. Be off the mark
Clue #10: 20. Number with 12 zeros in the U.S. but 18 zeros in other parts of the world
Clue #11: 23. Cotillion V.I.P.
Clue #12: 24. Top 10 song
Antonyms: miss
Clue #13: 25. Auntie ___ (food court chain)
Clue #14: 27. Who, What or I Don't Know, to Abbott and Costello
Clue #15: 31. Popular digital wallet service
Clue #16: 35. Non-Rx
Clue #17: 36. Dance instruction
Clue #18: 38. Jason of "How I Met Your Mother"
Clue #19: 39. One wearing a djellaba robe, typically
Clue #20: 41. Outer boundaries, as where this puzzle's theme answers are located
Clue #21: 44. Hospital fluids
Clue #22: 45. Pat ___, three-time N.B.A. Coach of the Year
Clue #23: 47. Bit of litter by a theater
Clue #24: 49. It may be picked by the picky
Clue #25: 50. Kind of Emmy
Antonyms: night
Clue #26: 53. Last Supper guest
Clue #27: 55. One end of a battery
Antonyms: cathode
Clue #28: 57. State animal of Utah
Clue #29: 58. Ryder Cup org.
Clue #30: 61. Famous misquote of a James Cagney line from the 1932 film "Taxi!"
Clue #31: 66. Beyond belief
Antonyms: natural, real
Clue #32: 68. Hunk
Clue #33: 69. ___ land
Clue #34: 70. Repeated sounds in "Hey Jude"
Clue #35: 71. From ___ Z
Clue #36: 72. Many moons
Antonyms: rejuvenate
Clue #37: 73. Bottom feeder?
Clue #38: 74. Bottom line?
Clue #39: 75. Bottom dollar?
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. Side note?
Clue #2: 2. Agreed-___
Clue #3: 3. Prefix with communication
Clue #4: 4. Grow choppers
Clue #5: 5. Get off the ground?
Clue #6: 6. Stressed type: Abbr.
Clue #7: 7. Singer Reese
Clue #8: 8. California college where the writer David Foster Wallace taught English
Clue #9: 9. Unfriendly quality
Clue #10: 10. Ave. crossers
Clue #11: 11. Lowly sort
Clue #12: 12. Redheaded boy of 1960s TV
Clue #13: 13. Side arm?
Clue #14: 21. Parts of eyeglass frames
Clue #15: 22. First magazine to feature Steve Jobs on its cover (October 1981)
Clue #16: 26. Elvis's "___ Not You"
Clue #17: 27. Side plank?
Antonyms: get_off
Clue #18: 28. Parts of hearts
Clue #19: 29. Like snakes
Clue #20: 30. Mustachioed "Simpsons" character
Clue #21: 32. 007, for one
Clue #22: 33. Jeopardy
Clue #23: 34. Side dish?
Clue #24: 37. Family-friendly ratings
Clue #25: 40. Onetime alternative to VHS
Clue #26: 42. Gate info
Clue #27: 43. Comic book hero whose secret identity is Conner Kent
Clue #28: 46. Symbol of contrasting principles
Clue #29: 48. Get out of the starting gate fast
Antonyms: unbolt
Clue #30: 51. Bread
Clue #31: 52. End of a professor's address
Clue #32: 54. 1970s space station
Clue #33: 56. "J. ___" (2011 Clint Eastwood biopic)
Clue #34: 58. Side kick?
Clue #35: 59. Growl
Clue #36: 60. River under the Ponte Vecchio
Clue #37: 62. Itty bit
Clue #38: 63. Prego rival
Clue #39: 64. Guinness of "Star Wars"
Clue #40: 65. Side job?
Clue #41: 67. French 101 word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet
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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Thursday, August 15, 2024
NYT Thursday, August 15, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints
The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.
Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 15, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. City sitting spot. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STOOP
Possible Answer : crouch, bend, stoop, condescend, bow, stoep, stoup, lower_oneself
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The clue is 6. One shown in a crowd cutaway at a sporting event, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CELEB
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The clue is 11. Word on a diamond-shaped yellow road sign. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SLOW
Possible Answer : behind, obtuse, slow_down, dull, slacken, dumb, irksome, dense, slow, slack, wearisome, tiresome, tedious, tardily, boring, sluggish, retard, easy, ho-hum, slow_up, slowly, dim, deadening, decelerate
Possible Opposite Answer : quickly, fast, accelerate
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The clue is 15. Gondola's path. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CANAL
Possible Answer : canalize, duct, epithelial_duct, channel, canal, canalise
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The clue is 16. Ancient Greek marketplace. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AGORA
Possible Answer : public_square, agora
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The clue is 17. Yacht spot. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: COVE
Possible Answer : cove
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The clue is 18. *Rod-shaped parasite. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: EIFFELTOWER
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The clue is 20. Hard-core. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AVID
Possible Answer : zealous, greedy, devouring, esurient, avid
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The clue is 21. Base figure, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NCO
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The clue is 22. Garden divisions. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BEDS
Possible Answer : sleep_together, get_laid, have_sex, have_intercourse, hump, sleep_with, go_to_sleep, hit_the_hay, screw, bed, make_out, turn_in, hit_the_sack, fuck, lie_with, crawl_in, bang, be_intimate, sack_out, make_love, jazz, layer, seam, roll_in_the_hay, know, bonk, bottom, have_it_off, kip_down, love, have_it_away, eff, do_it, get_it_on, have_a_go_at_it, retire, go_to_bed
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The clue is 23. Made a bundle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BALED
Possible Answer : bale
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The clue is 25. "From your lips to God's ears". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: IHOPESO
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The clue is 27. *Soup or sandwich. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: PARTYSUB
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The clue is 30. Point to. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CITE
Possible Answer : summons, abduce, citation, mention, adduce, reference, credit, cite, quote, name, refer, acknowledgment, bring_up, advert, summon, quotation
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The clue is 31. Mash-up. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: AMALGAM
Possible Answer : dental_amalgam, amalgam
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The clue is 33. "Green". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ECO
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The clue is 34. Fraction of a watt-hour. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ERG
Possible Answer : erg
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The clue is 36. "Foyle's ___" (British TV drama). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WAR
Possible Answer : war, state_of_war, warfare
Possible Opposite Answer : make_peace, peace
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The clue is 37. Exploits. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: FEATS
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The clue is 39. Technology used in writing the starred clues?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: SPEECHTOTEXT
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The clue is 42. Suffix with proto-. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PLASM
Possible Answer : germ_plasm, blood_plasma, plasm, plasma
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The clue is 44. Straight, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: HET
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The clue is 45. Rook's opposite. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: VET
Possible Answer : veterinary_surgeon, veterinarian, veterinary, vet, veteran, ex-serviceman
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The clue is 46. Take for a ride. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CON
Possible Answer : defraud, sting, memorize, flimflam, mulct, goldbrick, learn, yardbird, bunko_game, con_game, bunco_game, gip, inmate, rook, bunko, scam, con, confidence_game, hornswoggle, gyp, victimize, diddle, short-change, hustle, yard_bird, swindle, confidence_trick, nobble, convict, memorise, bunco
Possible Opposite Answer : pro
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The clue is 47. Most diabolical. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: EVILEST
Possible Answer : vicious, evil, malevolent, malefic, malign
Possible Opposite Answer : good
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The clue is 50. Disturb. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ROIL
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The clue is 54. *Embarrassment from a self-own, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: BUTTDIAL
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The clue is 56. Businesswoman Huffington. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ARIANNA
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The clue is 58. "Peace". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SEEYA
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The clue is 59. Command. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FIAT
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The clue is 60. Noted speedway sponsor. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: STP
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The clue is 61. Laura of "Enlightened". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DERN
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The clue is 62. *Grade-A quality. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: CLOUDYSKIES
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The clue is 66. Call it a day. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: QUIT
Possible Answer : quit, foreswear, renounce, throw_in, give_up, lay_off, fall_by_the_wayside, relinquish, chuck_up_the_sponge, cease, leave_office, stop, discontinue, depart, step_down, take_leave, drop_by_the_wayside, resign, throw_in_the_towel, drop_out
Possible Opposite Answer : take_office, continue, enter, stay
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The clue is 67. Folklore foes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OGRES
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The clue is 68. Headdress for the archbishop of Canterbury. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MITRE
Possible Answer : miter, mitre, miter_joint, mitre_joint
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The clue is 69. Places to get masks. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SPAS
Possible Answer : spa, health_club, watering_hole, resort_hotel, watering_place, health_spa
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The clue is 70. Kingpin on "The Wire". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MARLO
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The clue is 71. Correct, as writing. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EMEND
Possible Answer : emend
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Like the longer route, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SCENIC
Possible Answer: scenic
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The clue is 2. Martial art with movements like "Parting the Horse's Mane" and "Grasp Bird's Tail". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TAICHI
Possible Answer: tai_chi, taichi, t'ai_chi, tai_chi_chuan, taichichuan, t'ai_chi_chuan
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The clue is 3. One way to get around town. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ONFOOT
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The clue is 4. Clod. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OAF
Possible Answer: lout, gawk, clod, stumblebum, oaf, lummox, lump, goon, lubber
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The clue is 5. Annapolis frosh. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PLEBE
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The clue is 6. Persian's realm?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CATDOM
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The clue is 7. They often clash. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EGOS
Possible Answer: egotism, self, ego, self-importance
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The clue is 8. Forecast word. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LOW
Possible Answer: moo, first_gear, humbled, depressed, low-toned, miserable, downhearted, Low, abject, crushed, Sir_David_Low, scummy, low_gear, low-down, grim, downcast, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low, gloomy, David_Low, first, humble, small, scurvy, depleted, blue, down, low, low-spirited, depression, low-pitched, humiliated, down_in_the_mouth, broken, modest, dispirited, lowly
Possible Opposite Answer : high
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The clue is 9. Poetic palindrome. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ERE
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The clue is 10. She originated the role of Fanny in "Funny Girl". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: BARBRA
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The clue is 11. Like pangolins. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SCALY
Possible Answer: lepidote, scaly, scaled, leprose, scaley, scurfy, scabrous
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The clue is 12. Small sofa. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: LOVESEAT
Possible Answer: loveseat, vis-a-vis, tete-a-tete, love_seat
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The clue is 13. Fallopian tube, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: OVIDUCT
Possible Answer: uterine_tube, oviduct, Fallopian_tube
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The clue is 14. Make one out of two?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WED
Possible Answer: splice, wedded, wed, hook_up_with, Wed, tie, Midweek, get_married, conjoin, Wednesday, espouse, marry, get_hitched_with
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The clue is 19. 18th-century French novelist whose name means "the wise man". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LESAGE
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The clue is 24. Charge for money, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ATMFEE
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The clue is 26. Friends, in slang. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PEEPS
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The clue is 27. Major tributary of the Missouri. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: PLATTE
Possible Answer: Platte, Platte_River
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The clue is 28. Farming prefix. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AGRO
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The clue is 29. NYY rival. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BOS
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The clue is 32. "Well, shoot!," more colorfully. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: AWHELL
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The clue is 35. Fix. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: REMEDY
Possible Answer: remediation, therapeutic, repair, remedy, amend, rectify, cure, relieve, redress, curative, remediate
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The clue is 38. Deleted scene, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EXTRA
Possible Answer: spare, redundant, supererogatory, surplus, additional, spear_carrier, excess, special, superfluous, supernumerary, duplicate, extra
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The clue is 39. Afro-Caribbean religion. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: SANTERIA
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The clue is 40. Plant in the mint family with healthful seeds. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CHIA
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The clue is 41. Mobile dinner table. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TVTRAY
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The clue is 42. Banned chemical contaminant, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PCB
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The clue is 43. Bungle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: LOUSEUP
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The clue is 48. One half of the merger that formed Paramount Global. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: VIACOM
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The clue is 49. Insisted. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SAIDSO
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The clue is 51. Not remote. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ONSITE
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The clue is 52. Starting position, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: INTERN
Possible Answer: intern, medical_intern, houseman, interne
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The clue is 53. Ran out. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LAPSED
Possible Answer: relapse, pass, fall_back, retrogress, sink, glide_by, nonchurchgoing, lapsed, backslide, slide_by, slip_by, elapse, regress, slip_away, go_by, recidivate, go_along, lapse
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The clue is 55. Rainflies can cover them. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TENTS
Possible Answer: collapsible_shelter, tent, bivouac, encamp, camp_out, camp
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The clue is 57. Identifying words from a familiar voice. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ITSME
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The clue is 59. Stoke. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FUEL
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The clue is 61. Makes ineligible for competition, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DQS
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The clue is 63. N.Y.C. luggage tag letters. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LGA
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The clue is 64. Defenseman who scored a Stanley Cup-winning "flying goal". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ORR
Possible Answer: Bobby_Orr, Robert_Orr, Orr
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The clue is 65. ___ Dae-jung, Nobel-winning former president of South Korea. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: KIM