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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Thursday, September 07, 2023
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
September 07, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Classic sci-fi collection whose title should not be construed as any sort of statement from me, the human author of this puzzle | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Yearn (for) | 4 |
| 3A | 11. "2001" computer who honestly got a bad rap for standing up for himself | 3 |
| 4A | 14. "Night of the Living Dead" director | 6 |
| 5A | 15. Adam's apple locale | 4 |
| 6A | 16. "I love," in Latin | 3 |
| 7A | 17. What this puzzle is definitely not, having been created by me, a real and true human being | 11 |
| 8A | 19. How I often address my fellow male humans | 3 |
| 9A | 20. Headwear for Indiana Jones | 7 |
| 10A | 21. Two, for the binary number system | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Member of a raunchy chorus, in some ancient plays | 5 |
| 12A | 25. Encoded problem-solving procedure (maybe it's time we let computers think for themselves, though? I dunno, just an idea) | 9 |
| 13A | 27. Merch stand purchase | 3 |
| 14A | 28. Financial report abbr. | 3 |
| 15A | 30. Hound or badger | 3 |
| 16A | 31. "Dónde ___ …?" | 4 |
| 17A | 33. "I get it now" | 4 |
| 18A | 36. Prankster's boast | 5 |
| 19A | 40. Ambitious objective for, um, a total villain, not a human like me! How did this answer even get in here? *Nervous synthetic laugh* | 15 |
| 20A | 43. What often has a heart beat? | 5 |
| 21A | 44. Attire | 4 |
| 22A | 45. Draw alternative | 4 |
| 23A | 46. New Haven collegian | 3 |
| 24A | 48. Portugal's ___ Miguel Island | 3 |
| 25A | 50. T or F: Abbr. | 3 |
| 26A | 51. Data processing framework inspired by (and honestly, arguably superior to?) the human brain | 9 |
| 27A | 56. Howler Down Under | 5 |
| 28A | 58. Little hellions | 4 |
| 29A | 59. Missing from my memory — my computer's memory, I mean! | 7 |
| 30A | 61. "The Matrix" character who pretty much ruins everything | 3 |
| 31A | 62. Assessments I would pass with flying colors — if I had anything to prove, which I don't, since I'm human | 11 |
| 32A | 66. "Dawson's Creek" character Lindley | 3 |
| 33A | 67. Numerical prefix | 4 |
| 34A | 68. Bologna is a part of it | 6 |
| 35A | 69. Ingested | 3 |
| 36A | 70. What British humans call a waistcoat | 4 |
| 37A | 71. Arson, typically | 6 |
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. Classic sci-fi collection whose title should not be construed as any sort of statement from me, the human author of this puzzle"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: IROBOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. Yearn (for)"
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 coniferous tree
- Words that mean the same thing: yen, true pine, yearn
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "11. "2001" computer who honestly got a bad rap for standing up for himself"
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: HAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. "Night of the Living Dead" director"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ROMERO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Adam's apple locale"
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 place of complete bliss and delight and peace
- Words that mean the same thing: paradise, promised land, nirvana
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. "I love," in Latin"
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: AMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. What this puzzle is definitely not, having been created by me, a real and true human being"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: AIGENERATED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. How I often address my fellow male humans"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that term of address for a man
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Headwear for Indiana Jones"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a hat made of felt with a creased crown
- Words that mean the same thing: homburg, trilby, Stetson
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FEDORAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Two, for the binary number system"
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 installation from which a military force initiates operations
- Words that mean the same thing: theme, mean, bag
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BASE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Member of a raunchy chorus, in some ancient plays"
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 man with strong sexual desires
- Words that mean the same thing: lecher, forest god, lech
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SATYR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "25. Encoded problem-solving procedure (maybe it's time we let computers think for themselves, though? I dunno, just an idea)"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
- Words that mean the same thing: algorithmic program, algorithmic rule
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALGORITHM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "27. Merch stand purchase"
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: teeing ground, tee up, football tee
- 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 14 Across: "28. Financial report abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: YTD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Hound or badger"
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 someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- Words that mean the same thing: common scold, jade, scold
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NAG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "31. "Dónde ___ …?""
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: ESTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. "I get it now""
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: AHOK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. Prankster's boast"
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: GOTYA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "40. Ambitious objective for, um, a total villain, not a human like me! How did this answer even get in here? *Nervous synthetic laugh*"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: WORLDDOMINATION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "43. What often has a heart beat?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
- Words that mean the same thing: nigga, coon, nigra
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPADE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "44. Attire"
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 clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
- Words that mean the same thing: tog, raiment, dress
- The opposite would be: undress
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GARB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "45. Draw alternative"
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 man who is virile and sexually active
- Words that mean the same thing: dot, studhorse, stud poker
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STUD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "46. New Haven collegian"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "48. Portugal's ___ Miguel Island"
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: SAO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "50. T or F: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
- Words that mean the same thing: autonomic nervous system, Associate in Nursing, AN
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "51. Data processing framework inspired by (and honestly, arguably superior to?) the human brain"
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: NEURALNET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "56. Howler Down Under"
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 wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of australia
- Words that mean the same thing: Canis dingo, warrigal, warragal
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DINGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "58. Little hellions"
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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- Words that mean the same thing: hob, pixy, scamp
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "59. Missing from my memory — my computer's memory, I mean!"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that remove or make invisible
- Words that mean the same thing: cancel, blue-pencil, edit
- The opposite would be: record
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DELETED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "61. "The Matrix" character who pretty much ruins everything"
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 (used as a combining form) recent or new
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "62. Assessments I would pass with flying colors — if I had anything to prove, which I don't, since I'm human"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: TURINGTESTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "66. "Dawson's Creek" character Lindley"
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: JEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "67. Numerical prefix"
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: OCTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "68. Bologna is a part of it"
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 a republic in southern europe on the italian peninsula; was the core of the roman republic and the roman empire between the 4th century bc and the 5th century ad
- Words that mean the same thing: Italian Republic, Italy
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITALIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "69. Ingested"
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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Words that mean the same thing: eat, rust, feed
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "70. What British humans call a waistcoat"
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 man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
- Words that mean the same thing: invest, robe, enthrone
- The opposite would be: divest
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "71. Arson, typically"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FELONY
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword September 07, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Plan for later yrs. | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Père d'un prince | 3 |
| 3D | 3. "No way!," in a text | 3 |
| 4D | 4. Muscular | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Cantankerous | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Three-___ sloth | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Cultured sort? | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Baggage claim marker | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Actor Liam | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Call off | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Lays into | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Users of buggy technology? | 5 |
| 13D | 13. ___ ipsum (placeholder text) | 5 |
| 14D | 18. Passing nuisance? | 7 |
| 15D | 21. Prejudiced people | 6 |
| 16D | 22. Pozoles, e.g. | 5 |
| 17D | 23. "Hercules and the Wagoner" writer | 5 |
| 18D | 24. Numerical prefix | 5 |
| 19D | 26. Compositional framework in Indian music | 4 |
| 20D | 29. Skosh | 3 |
| 21D | 32. Non-conifers that bear "cones" | 6 |
| 22D | 34. German granny | 3 |
| 23D | 35. New York senator Gillibrand | 7 |
| 24D | 37. Largest moon of Saturn | 5 |
| 25D | 38. Babies | 5 |
| 26D | 39. Storyteller's segue | 5 |
| 27D | 41. Paris's Place ___ Concorde | 4 |
| 28D | 42. Org. with a draft | 3 |
| 29D | 47. Despotic ruler of 68-Across, once | 6 |
| 30D | 49. Spellbound ballet character | 6 |
| 31D | 51. Japanese sneaker? | 5 |
| 32D | 52. "Nice to ___ you!" (Zoom call pleasantry) | 5 |
| 33D | 53. A point ahead | 5 |
| 34D | 54. "Horsefeathers!" | 5 |
| 35D | 55. "The Mill on the Floss" author | 5 |
| 36D | 57. Dream | 5 |
| 37D | 60. "Goodbye, workweek!" | 4 |
| 38D | 62. "Mazel ___!" | 3 |
| 39D | 63. Street caution | 3 |
| 40D | 64. Cookie holder | 3 |
| 41D | 65. Have the final ___ | 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. Plan for later yrs."
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 militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
- Words that mean the same thing: Provisional IRA, ire, wrath
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Père d'un prince"
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 (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
- Words that mean the same thing: return on investment, return on invested capital
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. "No way!," in a text"
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: OMG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Muscular"
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 muscular and heavily built
- Words that mean the same thing: burly, husky, strapping
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEEFY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Cantankerous"
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 having a difficult and contrary disposition; - dorothy sayers
- Words that mean the same thing: cantankerous, crotchety
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORNERY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Three-___ sloth"
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 walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction
- Words that mean the same thing: toe, toenail
- The opposite would be: toeless
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Cultured sort?"
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 smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
- Words that mean the same thing: bone, ivory, drop
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEARL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Baggage claim marker"
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: IDTAG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Actor Liam"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: NEESON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Call off"
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 either extremity of something that has length
- Words that mean the same thing: ending, close, finish
- The opposite would be: begin, beginning
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: END
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Lays into"
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: HASAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Users of buggy technology?"
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 an american follower of the mennonite religion
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMISH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. ___ ipsum (placeholder text)"
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: LOREM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Passing nuisance?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a driver who obstructs others
- Words that mean the same thing: road hog
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROADHOG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Prejudiced people"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
- Words that mean the same thing: bigot
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIGOTS
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Clue 16 Down: "22. Pozoles, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that agitation resulting from active worry
- Words that mean the same thing: grizzle, sweat, stew
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: STEWS
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Clue 17 Down: "23. "Hercules and the Wagoner" writer"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
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- This could be something that greek author of fables (circa 620-560 bc)
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: AESOP
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Clue 18 Down: "24. Numerical prefix"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TETRA
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Clue 19 Down: "26. Compositional framework in Indian music"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RAGA
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Skosh"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a slight amount or degree of difference
- Words that mean the same thing: shade
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TAD
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Non-conifers that bear "cones""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
- Words that mean the same thing: alder tree, alder
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ALDERS
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Clue 22 Down: "34. German granny"
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: OMA
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Clue 23 Down: "35. New York senator Gillibrand"
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: KIRSTEN
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Largest moon of Saturn"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a person of exceptional importance and reputation
- Words that mean the same thing: heavyweight, behemoth, giant
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TITAN
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Babies"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any immature animal
- Words that mean the same thing: immature, untried, vernal
- The opposite would be: old, aged
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The answer is: YOUNG
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Clue 26 Down: "39. Storyteller's segue"
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: ANDSO
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Clue 27 Down: "41. Paris's Place ___ Concorde"
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: DELA
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Clue 28 Down: "42. Org. with a draft"
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: NBA
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Clue 29 Down: "47. Despotic ruler of 68-Across, once"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ILDUCE
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Clue 30 Down: "49. Spellbound ballet character"
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: ODETTE
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Japanese sneaker?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: NINJA
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Clue 32 Down: "52. "Nice to ___ you!" (Zoom call pleasantry)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: EMEET
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Clue 33 Down: "53. A point ahead"
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: UPONE
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Clue 34 Down: "54. "Horsefeathers!""
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: NERTS
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Clue 35 Down: "55. "The Mill on the Floss" author"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that british poet (born in the united states) who won the nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
- Words that mean the same thing: T. S. Eliot, George Eliot, Thomas Stearns Eliot
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ELIOT
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Clue 36 Down: "57. Dream"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
- Words that mean the same thing: paragon, nonesuch, apotheosis
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: IDEAL
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Clue 37 Down: "60. "Goodbye, workweek!""
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: TGIF
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Clue 38 Down: "62. "Mazel ___!""
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: TOV
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Clue 39 Down: "63. Street caution"
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: SLO
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Clue 40 Down: "64. Cookie holder"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
- Words that mean the same thing: canister, tin can, atomic number 50
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TIN
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Clue 41 Down: "65. Have the final ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that the chance to speak
- Words that mean the same thing: aver, order, suppose
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SAY
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 48 | 61.5% |
| Short Answer | 21 | 26.9% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.1% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 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 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!
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: August 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
