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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, June 17, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 70 (34 Across, 36 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.5 letters
June 17, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. It was all a dream, maybe | 9 |
| 2A | 10. File type used in paper-to-digital archiving | 3 |
| 3A | 13. It helps keep your head above water | 10 |
| 4A | 14. ___ League | 4 |
| 5A | 16. Popular poster | 10 |
| 6A | 17. Tahoe or Winnebago | 4 |
| 7A | 18. "Catch my drift?" | 5 |
| 8A | 19. Nonbinary pronoun | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Mass agreement | 4 |
| 10A | 21. Key that closes a window | 3 |
| 11A | 23. "I'm there!" | 8 |
| 12A | 25. Free educational spots, for short | 4 |
| 13A | 28. Zelle or Zillow | 3 |
| 14A | 30. Costa ___ | 4 |
| 15A | 31. The Rockets, on a sports ticker | 3 |
| 16A | 32. "Incidentally ..." | 11 |
| 17A | 36. Like some Marcel Duchamp works | 7 |
| 18A | 38. Not numb | 7 |
| 19A | 39. Spread some dirt | 11 |
| 20A | 41. Pro's opponent | 3 |
| 21A | 42. Measure (out) | 4 |
| 22A | 43. Shaft | 3 |
| 23A | 44. ___ sum (leafy vegetable in Chinese cuisine) | 4 |
| 24A | 45. "Shush!" | 8 |
| 25A | 48. Pittance | 3 |
| 26A | 50. Grayish | 4 |
| 27A | 51. Round and round and round? | 4 |
| 28A | 53. Comic who said "I'm not addicted to cocaine. I just like the way it smells" | 5 |
| 29A | 57. On trend | 4 |
| 30A | 58. At one's best | 10 |
| 31A | 60. 1987 Lionel Richie hit | 4 |
| 32A | 61. They're rolled out once a year at the White House | 10 |
| 33A | 62. Taken care of | 3 |
| 34A | 63. Sneak off somewhere | 9 |
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. It was all a dream, maybe"
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: PLOTTWIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "10. File type used in paper-to-digital archiving"
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: PDF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "13. It helps keep your head above water"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POOLNOODLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. ___ League"
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 member of a semitic people originally from the arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks arabic and who inhabits much of the middle east and northern africa
- Words that mean the same thing: Arabian
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "16. Popular poster"
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: INFLUENCER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "17. Tahoe or Winnebago"
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 body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "18. "Catch my drift?""
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: GETIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. Nonbinary pronoun"
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: THEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Mass agreement"
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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
- Words that mean the same thing: Amun, Amon
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Key that closes a window"
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: ESC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. "I'm there!""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITSADATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "25. Free educational spots, 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 protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; psa is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of psa in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
- Words that mean the same thing: prostate specific antigen, PSA
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PSAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "28. Zelle or Zillow"
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: APP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "30. Costa ___"
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: RICA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "31. The Rockets, on a sports ticker"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
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: HOU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. "Incidentally ...""
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: ONASIDENOTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "36. Like some Marcel Duchamp works"
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: DADAIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "38. Not numb"
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 having physical sensation
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SENSATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. Spread some dirt"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: SPILLTHETEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "41. Pro's opponent"
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 argument opposed to a proposal
- Words that mean the same thing: bunko game, hustle, scam
- The opposite would be: pro
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "42. Measure (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 share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
- Words that mean the same thing: pogy, pogey
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "43. Shaft"
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 long thin implement made of metal or wood
- Words that mean the same thing: perch, retinal rod, rod cell
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. ___ sum (leafy vegetable in Chinese cuisine)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
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: CHOY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "45. "Shush!""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: PIPEDOWN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "48. Pittance"
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 former french coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "50. Grayish"
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 of a light grey
- Words that mean the same thing: ash-grey, ash-gray
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASHY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "51. Round and round and round?"
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 (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
- Words that mean the same thing: bust, tear, binge
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "53. Comic who said "I'm not addicted to cocaine. I just like the way it smells""
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: PRYOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "57. On trend"
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 elegance by virtue of being fashionable
- Words that mean the same thing: last word, chichi, swank
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "58. At one's best"
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: INRAREFORM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "60. 1987 Lionel Richie hit"
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: SELA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "61. They're rolled out once a year at the White House"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EASTEREGGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "62. Taken care of"
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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- Words that mean the same thing: located, congeal, localise
- The opposite would be: rise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "63. Sneak off somewhere"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEALAWAY
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - June 17, 2022 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Southern cornmeal dish | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Artist's pad, maybe | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Skateboarders' stunts | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Workshop fasteners | 5 |
| 5D | 5. One out of 10 | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Refuse | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Aids in recovering lost pets | 7 |
| 8D | 8. Runway hazard | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Lengths of rulers, maybe | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Heroic knights | 8 |
| 11D | 11. Whose work may be all play? | 10 |
| 12D | 12. "Mom" for a day, say | 10 |
| 13D | 13. Babe, for one | 3 |
| 14D | 15. "Molto ___" | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Art capable | 5 |
| 16D | 24. Team building? | 5 |
| 17D | 25. Many college profs | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Shower stall accessories | 10 |
| 19D | 27. One with sound judgment? | 10 |
| 20D | 29. Way to go | 4 |
| 21D | 32. Like many baking sheets before baking | 5 |
| 22D | 33. What a colon might mean | 4 |
| 23D | 34. Mr. of film | 5 |
| 24D | 35. Wee, informally | 4 |
| 25D | 37. Urban scavenger | 8 |
| 26D | 40. Certain essential worker, for short | 7 |
| 27D | 44. Time to go in | 6 |
| 28D | 45. Campaign grps. | 4 |
| 29D | 46. Theater props? | 5 |
| 30D | 47. Succeeded in | 5 |
| 31D | 49. Word with light or space | 5 |
| 32D | 52. "Peace!" | 4 |
| 33D | 54. Literally, Sanskrit for "joining" | 4 |
| 34D | 55. Bacchanalia | 4 |
| 35D | 56. Hotel offerings: Abbr. | 3 |
| 36D | 59. Genealogical listing: Abbr. | 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. Southern cornmeal dish"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern)
- Words that mean the same thing: cornpone
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Artist's pad, maybe"
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 floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
- Words that mean the same thing: pigeon loft, garret, attic
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOFT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Skateboarders' stunts"
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: OLLIES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Workshop fasteners"
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: TNUTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. One out of 10"
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 one of the digits of the foot
- Words that mean the same thing: toenail
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Refuse"
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 an established custom
- Words that mean the same thing: habit
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WONT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Aids in recovering lost pets"
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: IDCHIPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Runway hazard"
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 partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLEET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Lengths of rulers, maybe"
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 status with respect to the relations between people or groups
- Words that mean the same thing: condition, terminus, term
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TERMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Heroic knights"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who fights for a cause
- Words that mean the same thing: fighter, champion, paladin
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PALADINS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Whose work may be all play?"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DRAMACOACH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. "Mom" for a day, say"
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: FAKETATTOO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Babe, for one"
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 domestic swine
- Words that mean the same thing: slovenly person, grunter, fuzz
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PIG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "15. "Molto ___""
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: BENE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Art capable"
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: CANST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Team building?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a particular environment or walk of life
- Words that mean the same thing: field, sports stadium, domain
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARENA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Many college profs"
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 doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study
- Words that mean the same thing: PhD, Ph.D.
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PHDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "26. Shower stall accessories"
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: SOAPDISHES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "27. One with sound judgment?"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AUDIOPHILE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "29. Way to go"
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 course of conduct
- Words that mean the same thing: track, way of life, route
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PATH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "32. Like many baking sheets before baking"
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 cover with oil, as if by rubbing
- Words that mean the same thing: embrocate, inunct, oil
- The opposite would be: unoiled
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OILED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "33. What a colon might mean"
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: ISTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "34. Mr. of film"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that performance of moral or religious acts
- Words that mean the same thing: works, human activity, act
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEEDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Down: "35. Wee, informally"
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: EENY
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Urban scavenger"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ALLEYCAT
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Certain essential worker, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: ERNURSE
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Clue 27 Down: "44. Time to go in"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the time that the curfew signal is sounded
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: CURFEW
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Campaign grps."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
- Words that mean the same thing: PAC, political action committee
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PACS
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Clue 29 Down: "46. Theater props?"
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: OBIES
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Clue 30 Down: "47. Succeeded in"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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The answer is: WONAT
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Clue 31 Down: "49. Word with light or space"
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 drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
- Words that mean the same thing: opera house
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: OPERA
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Clue 32 Down: "52. "Peace!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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The answer is: TATA
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Clue 33 Down: "54. Literally, Sanskrit for "joining""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- This could be something that hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
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The answer is: YOGA
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Clue 34 Down: "55. Bacchanalia"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any act of immoderate indulgence
- Words that mean the same thing: debauchery, debauch, bacchanal
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The answer is: ORGY
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Clue 35 Down: "56. Hotel offerings: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RMS
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Clue 36 Down: "59. Genealogical listing: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: REL
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 51 | 72.9% |
| Short Answer | 9 | 12.9% |
| Abbreviation | 4 | 5.7% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.9% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.9% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
| History | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 34 |
| Down Clues | 36 |
| Total Clues | 70 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.5 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 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 Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 09, 2025 at 09:23 AM
