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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, June 24, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.5 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle June 24, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Source of the quote "It is more blessed to give than to receive" | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Creator of terraced agricultural fields known as andenes | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Not alcoholic | 4 |
| 4A | 13. Wig (out) | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Place to slurp ramen | 9 |
| 6A | 17. Meghan Markle's "something borrowed" | 5 |
| 7A | 18. Cheesesteak topper | 9 |
| 8A | 19. Good auto for an L.A.-to-N.Y.C. road trip? | 7 |
| 9A | 21. R.N.'s insertion | 6 |
| 10A | 22. Queen's protection | 7 |
| 11A | 23. Fermented beverage | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Frequent maid of honor, in brief | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Writers' org. with apt initials | 3 |
| 14A | 26. Alternative to blinds | 5 |
| 15A | 28. Mortgage offering | 4 |
| 16A | 30. Historian Schomberg of the Harlem Renaissance | 6 |
| 17A | 32. Literally, "skewer" | 5 |
| 18A | 34. Group photo pose during a rush | 13 |
| 19A | 38. Flip | 5 |
| 20A | 39. Jeep successor | 6 |
| 21A | 41. Leak (through) | 4 |
| 22A | 43. BART : San Francisco :: ___ : Philadelphia | 5 |
| 23A | 45. Chemical suffix | 3 |
| 24A | 46. "The Simpsons" character with an 18-letter last name | 3 |
| 25A | 47. Record label co-founded by Drake | 3 |
| 26A | 49. Longtime NPR call-in show | 7 |
| 27A | 51. Home to California's Limekiln State Park | 6 |
| 28A | 53. Cheese from the south of Italy | 7 |
| 29A | 54. Numbers that come after 1 | 9 |
| 30A | 56. Renée ___ Goldsberry of "Hamilton" | 5 |
| 31A | 58. Kind of architectural movement with the philosophy of living with less | 9 |
| 32A | 59. Author Mario Vargas ___ | 5 |
| 33A | 60. Part of a French 101 conjugation | 4 |
| 34A | 61. "Wuthering Heights" setting | 4 |
| 35A | 62. Impertinent sort | 4 |
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. Source of the quote "It is more blessed to give than to receive""
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 new testament book describing the development of the early church from christ's ascension to paul's sojourn at rome
- Words that mean the same thing: number, enactment, represent
- The opposite would be: refrain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Creator of terraced agricultural fields known as andenes"
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 ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
- Words that mean the same thing: Incan, Inka
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INCA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Not alcoholic"
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 yielding readily to pressure or weight
- Words that mean the same thing: flaccid, voiced, delicate
- The opposite would be: unvoiced, hard
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOFT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. Wig (out)"
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 a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
- Words that mean the same thing: gross out, junkie, monstrosity
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FREAK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Place to slurp ramen"
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: NOODLEBAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "17. Meghan Markle's "something borrowed""
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 a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIARA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "18. Cheesesteak topper"
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: PROVOLONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. Good auto for an L.A.-to-N.Y.C. road trip?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: TRANSAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. R.N.'s insertion"
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: IVLINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Queen's protection"
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 a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
- Words that mean the same thing: cut
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STINGER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Fermented beverage"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Frequent maid of honor, in brief"
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 female person who has the same parents as another person
- Words that mean the same thing: Systeme International, atomic number 14, International System
- The opposite would be: brother
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Writers' org. with apt initials"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
- Words that mean the same thing: write, indite, playpen
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. Alternative to blinds"
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 (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- Words that mean the same thing: ante
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANTES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "28. Mortgage offering"
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 magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
- Words that mean the same thing: rank, place, range
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "30. Historian Schomberg of the Harlem Renaissance"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ARTURO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "32. Literally, "skewer""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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: SHISH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Group photo pose during a rush"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: SORORITYSQUAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "38. Flip"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: GOAPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. Jeep successor"
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 high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive
- Words that mean the same thing: Hum-Vee
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HUMVEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. Leak (through)"
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 pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
- Words that mean the same thing: ooze
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEEP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "43. BART : San Francisco :: ___ : Philadelphia"
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 (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities
- Words that mean the same thing: septum
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEPTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "45. Chemical suffix"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about science/technology.
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: IDE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "46. "The Simpsons" character with an 18-letter last name"
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: APU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. Record label co-founded by Drake"
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: OVO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "49. Longtime NPR call-in show"
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: CARTALK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "51. Home to California's Limekiln State Park"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
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: BIGSUR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "53. Cheese from the south of Italy"
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: BURRATA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "54. Numbers that come after 1"
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: AREACODES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "56. Renée ___ Goldsberry of "Hamilton""
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: ELISE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "58. Kind of architectural movement with the philosophy of living with less"
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: TINYHOUSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "59. Author Mario Vargas ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: LLOSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "60. Part of a French 101 conjugation"
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: ETES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "61. "Wuthering Heights" setting"
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 one of the muslim people of north africa; of mixed arab and berber descent; converted to islam in the 8th century; conqueror of spain in the 8th century
- Words that mean the same thing: tie up, berth, moorland
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "62. Impertinent sort"
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 person regarded as arrogant and annoying
- Words that mean the same thing: snoot, snob, prig
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNOT
Great job if you got it right!
June 24, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Toward the tail | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Polecats, raccoons, squirrels, etc. | 8 |
| 3D | 3. Dress down | 8 |
| 4D | 4. Brand once produced by Dow Chemical | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Somewhat | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Summer temperatures of 120º F, in Death Valley | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Say "You're so-o-o cute!," e.g. | 3 |
| 8D | 8. "Stronger than pain" sloganeer | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Persuade | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Uncommon member of a high school band | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Civil rights activist ___ Lou Hamer | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Things that parks and families have | 5 |
| 13D | 14. Marsupium, by another name | 13 |
| 14D | 16. Cause of a breakup | 13 |
| 15D | 20. Title for Frida Kahlo | 6 |
| 16D | 22. Brazilian's place | 3 |
| 17D | 23. Pallid | 4 |
| 18D | 27. Signature scent introduced in 1968 | 5 |
| 19D | 29. Alive with excitement | 4 |
| 20D | 31. Itch | 4 |
| 21D | 33. Mesopotamian goddess of love and war | 6 |
| 22D | 35. ___ facto | 4 |
| 23D | 36. Ohio claims to be its birthplace | 8 |
| 24D | 37. TV character who said "I do love a locker room. It smells like potential" | 8 |
| 25D | 40. High-pitched cry | 3 |
| 26D | 41. Christmas ___ | 6 |
| 27D | 42. ___ Gant, protagonist of Thomas Wolfe's "Look Homeward, Angel" | 6 |
| 28D | 44. Windows might be opened by one | 6 |
| 29D | 46. Ease | 5 |
| 30D | 48. When doubled, racing sound | 5 |
| 31D | 50. They're denoted by T's, for tees | 5 |
| 32D | 52. States | 4 |
| 33D | 53. X, maybe, in Spanish | 4 |
| 34D | 55. What Salt-N-Pepa were not, despite their name | 3 |
| 35D | 57. Gobble up | 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. Toward the tail"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
- Words that mean the same thing: astern, abaft
- The opposite would be: fore
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AFT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Polecats, raccoons, squirrels, etc."
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 a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals)
- Words that mean the same thing: critter
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRITTERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Dress down"
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: TEARINTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Brand once produced by Dow Chemical"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about science/technology.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SARAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Somewhat"
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: INPART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Summer temperatures of 120º F, in Death Valley "
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
- Words that mean the same thing: average
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NORM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Say "You're so-o-o cute!," e.g."
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 the sound made by a pigeon
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. "Stronger than pain" sloganeer"
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 a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names advil and motrin and nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic
- Words that mean the same thing: ibuprofen, Motrin, isobutylphenyl propionic acid
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADVIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Persuade"
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 the activity of persuading someone to buy
- Words that mean the same thing: deal, betray, trade
- The opposite would be: buy
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SELL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Uncommon member of a high school band"
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 musician who plays the oboe
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBOIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Civil rights activist ___ Lou Hamer"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: FANNIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Things that parks and families have"
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 tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
- Words that mean the same thing: corner, tree, Tree
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TREES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Marsupium, by another name"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: KANGAROOPOUCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "16. Cause of a breakup"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: LOVERSQUARREL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "20. Title for Frida Kahlo"
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 spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the english `mrs' or `madam'
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SENORA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. Brazilian's place"
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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
- Words that mean the same thing: health club, resort hotel, health spa
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "23. Pallid"
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-gray, ash-grey
- 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 18 Down: "27. Signature scent introduced in 1968"
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: ESTEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "29. Alive with excitement"
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: AHUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "31. Itch"
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 instinctive motive
- Words that mean the same thing: impulse, press, exhort
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: URGE
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Clue 21 Down: "33. Mesopotamian goddess of love and war"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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- This could be something that babylonian and assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the phoenician astarte
- Words that mean the same thing: Mylitta
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ISHTAR
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Clue 22 Down: "35. ___ facto"
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: IPSO
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Ohio claims to be its birthplace"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
- Words that mean the same thing: air travel, air, air power
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: AVIATION
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Clue 24 Down: "37. TV character who said "I do love a locker room. It smells like potential""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: TEDLASSO
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Clue 25 Down: "40. High-pitched cry"
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: EEK
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Clue 26 Down: "41. Christmas ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the vital principle or animating force within living things
- Words that mean the same thing: liveliness, feeling, life
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SPIRIT
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Clue 27 Down: "42. ___ Gant, protagonist of Thomas Wolfe's "Look Homeward, Angel""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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- This could be something that austrian general in the service of the holy roman empire during the war of the spanish succession (1663-1736)
- Words that mean the same thing: Prince Eugene of Savoy
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: EUGENE
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Clue 28 Down: "44. Windows might be opened by one"
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: PCUSER
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Clue 29 Down: "46. Ease"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that make less active or intense
- Words that mean the same thing: let up, slack, slack off
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ABATE
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Clue 30 Down: "48. When doubled, racing sound"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: VROOM
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Clue 31 Down: "50. They're denoted by T's, for tees"
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 garment size for a tall person
- Words that mean the same thing: tall
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TALLS
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Clue 32 Down: "52. States"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about geography.
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- This could be something that the chance to speak
- Words that mean the same thing: enjoin, enounce, read
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SAYS
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Clue 33 Down: "53. X, maybe, in Spanish"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: BESO
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Clue 34 Down: "55. What Salt-N-Pepa were not, despite their name"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that two items of the same kind
- Words that mean the same thing: span, duette, duad
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DUO
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Clue 35 Down: "57. Gobble up"
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 take in solid food
- Words that mean the same thing: eat on, eat up, consume
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EAT
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 50 | 71.4% |
| Short Answer | 8 | 11.4% |
| History | 6 | 8.6% |
| Science/Technology | 2 | 2.9% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.9% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 35 |
| Total Clues | 70 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.5 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 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 05:40 AM
