27448 Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 04, 2025

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Home in the country?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: USEMBASSY




• The clue is 10. Red container, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CASK

  Possible Answer : barrel, caskful, cask




• The clue is 14. Second woman, after Kathryn Bigelow, to win a best director Oscar (2020). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: CHLOEZHAO




• The clue is 15. ___ Huang, whose "Fresh Off the Boat" memoir was turned into an ABC sitcom. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EDDIE




• The clue is 16. Alternative to a chop or shank. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: LAMBSTEAK




• The clue is 17. Rage. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CRAZE

  Possible Answer : delirium, cult, madden, furor, fury, frenzy, fad, furore, craze, rage, hysteria




• The clue is 18. Shopping meccas of old. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: AGORAE

  Possible Answer : public_square, agora




• The clue is 19. Sauce named after a steward to Louis XIV. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: BECHAMEL

  Possible Answer : bechamel_sauce, white_sauce, bechamel




• The clue is 21. Hit entertainment org. in Vegas?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: UFC




• The clue is 22. Informal suggestions. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RECS




• The clue is 23. Historic founder of the Shakers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ANNLEE




• The clue is 26. "Totally didn't see that one coming," sarcastically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SHOCKING

  Possible Answer : take_aback, scandalise, shocking, shameful, floor, disgraceful, ball_over, blow_out_of_the_water, scandalize, traumatise, scandalous, shock, offend, traumatize, lurid, appal, appall, outrage




• The clue is 30. Head shop purchase, nowadays. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: VAPE




• The clue is 31. Language spoken in northern New York. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: MOHAWK

  Possible Answer : Mohawk, mohawk_haircut, mohawk




• The clue is 33. What goes around in the Pacific?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LEI

  Possible Answer : wreath, garland, lei, coronal, chaplet, leu




• The clue is 34. [Back off!]. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: GRR




• The clue is 35. Supports. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: UPHOLDS

  Possible Answer : carry_on, maintain, continue, preserve, bear_on, uphold

  Possible Opposite Answer : discontinue




• The clue is 36. Recording inits.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: VHS




• The clue is 37. ___ on one's 38-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : do, move, represent, roleplay, dissemble, turn, bit, number, deed, human_action, enactment, behave, playact, act_as, human_activity, pretend, routine, act, work, play

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 38. See 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BEHALF

  Possible Answer : behalf




• The clue is 39. Name combining with El-, Eg- or Engel-. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BERT




• The clue is 40. Just *done* with something. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SOOVERIT




• The clue is 42. Development area. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: UTERUS

  Possible Answer : uterus, womb




• The clue is 44. Un animal del zodíaco. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TORO




• The clue is 45. Hip-hop group with the 1990 hit "100 Miles and Runnin'". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NWA




• The clue is 46. Truly awful. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: THEWORST




• The clue is 50. Fudge substitute. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: DARNIT




• The clue is 54. "Holy oleo!" speaker. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ROBIN

  Possible Answer : robin, American_robin, Erithacus_rubecola, redbreast, Old_World_robin, robin_redbreast, Turdus_migratorius




• The clue is 55. Designation for some apartments. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: LOWINCOME




• The clue is 57. Vacuous. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: INANE

  Possible Answer : mindless, inane, vacuous, asinine, fatuous




• The clue is 58. Creature whose name means "forest person". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: ORANGUTAN

  Possible Answer : Pongo_pygmaeus, orang, orangutan, orangutang




• The clue is 59. Simon of "Shaun of the Dead". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PEGG




• The clue is 60. Get carried along, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: PIGGYBACK

  Possible Answer : pig-a-back, pickaback, piggyback

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Holder of the longest winning streak in N.C.A.A. men's basketball history (88 games). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: UCLA

• The clue is 2. High-piled style. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SHAG

  Possible Answer: screw, nookie, shag, piece_of_ass, shtup, roll_in_the_hay, screwing, fuck, piece_of_tail, fucking, ass, nooky

• The clue is 3. Popular red Halloween costume. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ELMO

• The clue is 4. Ochlocracy, by another name. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: MOBRULE

• The clue is 5. "Take care". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BESAFE

• The clue is 6. Ancient figure called the "huey tlatoani" by his subjects. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: AZTECEMPEROR

• The clue is 7. "___ Came to Me" (2023 rom-com). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SHE

• The clue is 8. Maker of the 900 in '94 and the 9-3 in '99. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SAAB

• The clue is 9. Join the team?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: YOKE

  Possible Answer: brace, twain, pair, dyad, duo, duad, coupling, span, distich, link, couple, twosome, couplet, duet, yoke

  Possible Opposite Answer : unyoke

• The clue is 10. Music stand. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: CDRACK

• The clue is 11. David Stern's successor as N.B.A. commissioner. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ADAMSILVER

• The clue is 12. L or M, but not N or O. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SIZE

  Possible Answer: sizing, size, size_of_it

• The clue is 13. Collapse, with "over". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: KEEL

  Possible Answer: keel, careen, swag, lurch, stagger, reel

• The clue is 15. Things sent from some online accounts. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ECHECKS

• The clue is 20. Kickstarter activity. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: CROWDFUNDING

• The clue is 23. Portmanteau term for airplane fuel. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: AVGAS

• The clue is 24. Traffic figure, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: NARCO

• The clue is 25. Iconic bit of media merch. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: NPRTOTEBAG

• The clue is 26. Tiny swine. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SHOAT

  Possible Answer: piggy, piglet, shote, shoat

• The clue is 27. Room for a meal, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HALL

  Possible Answer: dorm, residence_hall, anteroom, foyer, manor_hall, Granville_Stanley_Hall, manse, student_residence, entrance_hall, G._Stanley_Hall, antechamber, Marguerite_Radclyffe_Hall, Hall, vestibule, mansion_house, Charles_Francis_Hall, Asaph_Hall, mansion, hall, Radclyffe_Hall, dormitory, Charles_Martin_Hall, residence, lobby, hallway

• The clue is 28. Writer of 1929's "Letters From a Father to His Daughter" while imprisoned. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: NEHRU

  Possible Answer: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru

• The clue is 29. Essences. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: GISTS

  Possible Answer: marrow, pith, kernel, burden, core, heart, inwardness, effect, heart_and_soul, nub, nitty-gritty, center, gist, centre, sum, essence, substance, meat

• The clue is 32. Hesitant response to "Is that you?". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OHHI

• The clue is 35. Premium service with discounts on rides. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: UBERONE

• The clue is 39. Babe in the woods?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: BEARCUB

• The clue is 41. Oath activity. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: VOWING

  Possible Answer: vow, consecrate

• The clue is 43. Like some country singers' voices. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TWANGY

• The clue is 46. Word with round or power. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TRIP

  Possible Answer: activate, head_trip, turn_on, jaunt, tripper, stumble, actuate, trip-up, trip, trigger_off, misstep, get_off, trip_out, spark, slip, spark_off, touch_off, set_off, trigger, trip_up, travel

• The clue is 47. Perfect over time. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HONE

  Possible Answer: perfect, hone

• The clue is 48. Refuse to eat?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SLOP

  Possible Answer: pigswill, squish, spill, mire, swill, treacle, slop, glop, slops, mush, squelch, slosh, splash, splosh, splatter, pigwash

• The clue is 49. Spelling seen in credits. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TORI

  Possible Answer: torus, toroid, tore

• The clue is 51. "___ chance". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NOTA

• The clue is 52. Cook's offering with chips?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IMAC

• The clue is 53. Many a charity run. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TENK

• The clue is 56. Jokester. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: WAG

  Possible Answer: wit, waggle, shake, wag, card

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (31 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (35 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. One who tries to make a good impression	7
2A	8. Go with	6
3A	14. It has its X's and O's	8
4A	15. Manscapes, perhaps	6
5A	16. Money wasted on poor decision-making, jocularly	8
6A	17. Destroyed emotionally	6
7A	18. Greg ___, author of the 1994 science fiction novel "Permutation City"	4
8A	19. Ones who might be looking toward careers at museums	9
9A	21. Elated	4
10A	22. Goal of a squeeze bunt, for short	3
11A	23. 😔	5
12A	25. Pro whose work might be shocking	3
13A	28. Alley ___	3
14A	30. Sched. placeholder	3
15A	31. Small semiaquatic mammal with 22 tentacles on its snout	13
16A	35. Condiment at an Asian fusion restaurant	13
17A	36. Ground-breaking invention?	13
18A	37. Big N.Y.S.E. news	3
19A	38. Formal duds	3
20A	39. Kyrgyz city on the ancient Silk Road	3
21A	40. What the "sans" refers to in Comic Sans	5
22A	43. Bang into	3
23A	45. Musical lead-in to beat	4
24A	49. "OK, don't accept my apology then!"	9
25A	52. Bird that can build tools and remember human faces	4
26A	53. Not family-friendly, in a way	6
27A	54. Logical inconsistency in a story	8
28A	56. Game with a 32-card deck	6
29A	57. Refreshers that can be served with green wedges	8
30A	58. Present	6
31A	59. Gently presses, as a gas pedal	7

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. One who tries to make a good impression"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person qualified to practice dentistry
• Similar words include: tooth doctor, dental practitioner
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DENTIST

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2A: "8. Go with"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
• Similar words include: date, accompaniment, bodyguard
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ESCORT

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3A: "14. It has its X's and O's"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LOVENOTE

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4A: "15. Manscapes, perhaps"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of removing hair with a razor
• Similar words include: shave, shaving, knock off
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SHAVES

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5A: "16. Money wasted on poor decision-making, jocularly"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: IDIOTTAX

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6A: "17. Destroyed emotionally"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: TOREUP

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7A: "18. Greg ___, author of the 1994 science fiction novel "Permutation City""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EGAN

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8A: "19. Ones who might be looking toward careers at museums"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: ARTMAJORS

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9A: "21. Elated"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that 100 senti equal 1 kroon in estonia
• Similar words include: institutionalise, ship, send
• Opposite of: unsent

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Answer: SENT

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10A: "22. Goal of a squeeze bunt, for short"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a run that is the result of the batter's performance
• Similar words include: run batted in
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RBI

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11A: "23. 😔"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IMSAD

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12A: "25. Pro whose work might be shocking"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EMT

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13A: "28. Alley ___"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OOP

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14A: "30. Sched. placeholder"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TBA

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15A: "31. Small semiaquatic mammal with 22 tentacles on its snout"

13 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: STARNOSEDMOLE

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16A: "35. Condiment at an Asian fusion restaurant"

13 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: TERIYAKISAUCE

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17A: "36. Ground-breaking invention?"

13 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: DYNAMITESTICK

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18A: "37. Big N.Y.S.E. news"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
• Similar words include: initial public offering, initial offering
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IPO

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19A: "38. Formal duds"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that semiformal evening dress for men
• Similar words include: dinner jacket, black tie, tuxedo
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TUX

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20A: "39. Kyrgyz city on the ancient Silk Road"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OSH

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21A: "40. What the "sans" refers to in Comic Sans"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
• Similar words include: seriph
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SERIF

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22A: "43. Bang into"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
• Similar words include: pound, Aries the Ram, crash
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAM

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23A: "45. Musical lead-in to beat"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a rounded thickly curled hairdo
• Similar words include: Afro hairdo
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AFRO

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24A: "49. "OK, don't accept my apology then!""

9 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FINEBEMAD

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25A: "52. Bird that can build tools and remember human faces"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that black birds having a raucous call
• Similar words include: crowing, gloat, brag
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CROW

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26A: "53. Not family-friendly, in a way"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RATEDR

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27A: "54. Logical inconsistency in a story"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PLOTHOLE

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28A: "56. Game with a 32-card deck"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ECARTE

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29A: "57. Refreshers that can be served with green wedges"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sweetened beverage of lime juice and water
• Similar words include: limeade
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: LIMEADES

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30A: "58. Present"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that give as a gift
• Similar words include: lend, contribute, impart
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BESTOW

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31A: "59. Gently presses, as a gas pedal"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: EASESON

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Skirt	5
2D	2. Water brand whose logo shows the Alps	5
3D	3. Colorful fish with iridescent stripes	9
4D	4. Need for a demo, maybe	3
5D	5. Really small amount	4
6D	6. Belle ___, real-life 19th-century outlaw celebrated in film and TV	5
7D	7. Paragon	15
8D	8. "___ bien!" ("All right!," in Spanish)	4
9D	9. Sliding screen in a Japanese tearoom	5
10D	10. Bounce	5
11D	11. Excess of inventory	9
12D	12. Like canvas grocery bags	8
13D	13. Cookbook qty.	3
14D	14. Does some stretching?	4
15D	20. Constriction of the pupils	6
16D	24. Daniel ___ Kim of "Hawaii Five-0"	3
17D	26. Seriously harm	4
18D	27. "Come on, just once!"	5
19D	29. Topping dolloped on fresh Italian tomatoes, maybe	5
20D	31. Misses watching a bullfight?	9
21D	32. Word with human or second	6
22D	33. Spot for a speaker	4
23D	34. Young 31-Down	9
24D	35. Bold choice, perhaps?	8
25D	36. Lead-in to integration	3
26D	41. Not going anywhere	5
27D	42. Provided with, as anonymous tips	5
28D	44. Obama family member with credits as a TV writer	5
29D	46. Noted ring bearer	5
30D	47. Slugger Scott with eight Gold Gloves	5
31D	48. Has an unsettled Venmo request, say	4
32D	50. Cold one	4
33D	51. Monks' honorifics	4
34D	53. Jewish honorific	3
35D	55. Bit of concert merch	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Skirt"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
• Similar words include: dodging, skirt, circumvent
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DODGE

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2D: "2. Water brand whose logo shows the Alps"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EVIAN

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3D: "3. Colorful fish with iridescent stripes"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: NEONTETRA

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4D: "4. Need for a demo, maybe"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
• Similar words include: trinitrotoluene
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TNT

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5D: "5. Really small amount"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Similar words include: smidgin, smidgeon, smidgen
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IOTA

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6D: "6. Belle ___, real-life 19th-century outlaw celebrated in film and TV"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rock star and drummer for the beatles (born in 1940)
• Similar words include: Ringo Starr, Starkey, Richard Starkey
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STARR

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7D: "7. Paragon"

15 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _______________

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Answer: TEXTBOOKEXAMPLE

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8D: "8. "___ bien!" ("All right!," in Spanish)"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ESTA

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9D: "9. Sliding screen in a Japanese tearoom"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SHOJI

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10D: "10. Bounce"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a glancing rebound
• Similar words include: cannon, ricochet
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CAROM

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11D: "11. Excess of inventory"

9 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that stock excessively
• Opposite of: understock
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: OVERSTOCK

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12D: "12. Like canvas grocery bags"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that capable of being used again
• Similar words include: reclaimable, recyclable
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: REUSABLE

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13D: "13. Cookbook qty."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TSP

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14D: "14. Does some stretching?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Similar words include: Trygve Halvden Lie, lie, lie in
• Opposite of: arise, stand

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Answer: LIES

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15D: "20. Constriction of the pupils"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
• Similar words include: light reflex, reduction division, meiosis
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MIOSIS

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16D: "24. Daniel ___ Kim of "Hawaii Five-0""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DAE

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17D: "26. Seriously harm"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MAIM

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18D: "27. "Come on, just once!""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TRYIT

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19D: "29. Topping dolloped on fresh Italian tomatoes, maybe"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and parmesan cheese in olive oil
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PESTO

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20D: "31. Misses watching a bullfight?"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the english `miss'
• Similar words include: Senorita
• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SENORITAS

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21D: "32. Word with human or second"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NATURE

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22D: "33. Spot for a speaker"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
• Similar words include: rostrum, podium, stump
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DAIS

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23D: "34. Young 31-Down"

9 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _________

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Answer: MUCHACHAS

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24D: "35. Bold choice, perhaps?"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a specific size and style of type within a type family
• Similar words include: fount, case, font
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TYPEFACE

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25D: "36. Lead-in to integration"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that god of the underworld; counterpart of greek pluto
• Similar words include: Orcus
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DIS

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26D: "41. Not going anywhere"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that unable to move or resist motion
• Similar words include: indifferent, soggy, sluggish
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INERT

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27D: "42. Provided with, as anonymous tips"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FEDTO

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28D: "44. Obama family member with credits as a TV writer"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MALIA

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29D: "46. Noted ring bearer"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FRODO

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30D: "47. Slugger Scott with eight Gold Gloves"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ROLEN

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31D: "48. Has an unsettled Venmo request, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be obliged to pay or repay
• Similar words include: owe
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OWES

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32D: "50. Cold one"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
• Similar words include: brewage
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BREW

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33D: "51. Monks' honorifics"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DOMS

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34D: "53. Jewish honorific"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that `johnny' was applied as a nickname for confederate soldiers by the federal soldiers in the american civil war; `greyback' derived from their grey confederate uniforms
• Similar words include: greyback, Johnny, Johnny Reb
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REB

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35D: "55. Bit of concert merch"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Similar words include: tee up, golf tee, football tee
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TEE

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

31 Across Clues

35 Down Clues

66 Total Clues

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