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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (37 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (41 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. Sound at the beginning and end of a meditation, perhaps | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Bit of smoke | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Primate native to Madagascar | 5 |
| 4A | 14. Where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers meet | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Up the ___ (raise the stakes) | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Wipe off, as a blackboard | 5 |
| 7A | 17. Gotham City SOS | 9 |
| 8A | 19. Krypton and xenon | 5 |
| 9A | 20. Casino machines | 5 |
| 10A | 21. Tavern perch | 5 |
| 11A | 23. The first "T" of TNT | 3 |
| 12A | 24. "Sure thing" | 3 |
| 13A | 26. Administered an oath to | 7 |
| 14A | 28. Dissension cause, in Greek myth | 14 |
| 15A | 33. Clog or pump | 4 |
| 16A | 34. Exclamation of faux innocence | 3 |
| 17A | 35. One of 88 on a piano | 3 |
| 18A | 36. Not square | 3 |
| 19A | 37. Tacks on ... or, when parsed as two words, what 17-, 28-, 47- and 63-Across all have? | 7 |
| 20A | 40. Poetic homage | 3 |
| 21A | 43. Sedan or coupe | 3 |
| 22A | 45. The "G" in L.G.B.T. | 3 |
| 23A | 46. Much-admired person | 4 |
| 24A | 47. "Take it easy, will you?!" | 14 |
| 25A | 51. Food court loiterer, say | 7 |
| 26A | 52. Shipping company with a red-and-yellow logo | 3 |
| 27A | 53. Industrious little insect | 3 |
| 28A | 54. Made a boo-boo | 5 |
| 29A | 57. "Freddie Mercury" or "Lady Gaga" | 5 |
| 30A | 61. "___ truly ..." | 5 |
| 31A | 63. Poker tell, perhaps | 9 |
| 32A | 65. Green ___ (special military headwear) | 5 |
| 33A | 66. Field of study | 4 |
| 34A | 67. Prerogative of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council | 4 |
| 35A | 68. Idyllic places | 5 |
| 36A | 69. Office message | 4 |
| 37A | 70. Give off, as radiation | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Sound at the beginning and end of a meditation, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a dull resonant sound as of a bell
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BONG
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2A: "5. Bit of smoke"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small tuft or lock
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: WISP
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3A: "9. Primate native to Madagascar"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: LEMUR
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4A: "14. Where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers meet"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a republic in the middle east in western asia; the ancient civilization of mesopotamia was in the area now known as iraq
- Similar words include: Republic of Iraq, Irak, Al-Iraq
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IRAQ
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5A: "15. Up the ___ (raise the stakes)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ANTE
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6A: "16. Wipe off, as a blackboard"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that remove from memory or existence
- Similar words include: rub out, delete, efface
- Opposite of: record
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Answer: ERASE
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7A: "17. Gotham City SOS"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: BATSIGNAL
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8A: "19. Krypton and xenon"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
- Similar words include: gasolene, throttle, natural gas
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GASES
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9A: "20. Casino machines"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
- Similar words include: expansion slot, one-armed bandit, time slot
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SLOTS
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10A: "21. Tavern perch"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a simple seat without a back or arms
- Similar words include: dejection, can, faecal matter
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: STOOL
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11A: "23. The first "T" of TNT"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TRI
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12A: "24. "Sure thing""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: YEP
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13A: "26. Administered an oath to"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SWOREIN
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14A: "28. Dissension cause, in Greek myth"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______________
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Answer: APPLEOFDISCORD
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15A: "33. Clog or pump"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
- Similar words include: brake shoe, skid, horseshoe
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SHOE
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16A: "34. Exclamation of faux innocence"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MOI
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17A: "35. One of 88 on a piano"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- Similar words include: primal, samara, describe
- Opposite of: atonality
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Answer: KEY
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18A: "36. Not square"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
- Similar words include: pelvic girdle, coxa, rose hip
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HIP
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19A: "37. Tacks on ... or, when parsed as two words, what 17-, 28-, 47- and 63-Across all have?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that add to the very end
- Similar words include: tag on, add on, tack on
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: APPENDS
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20A: "40. Poetic homage"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ODE
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21A: "43. Sedan or coupe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- Similar words include: automobile, machine, railcar
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CAR
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22A: "45. The "G" in L.G.B.T."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
- Similar words include: jolly, homosexual, mirthful
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GAY
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23A: "46. Much-admired person"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a material effigy that is worshipped
- Similar words include: graven image, god, beau ideal
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: IDOL
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24A: "47. "Take it easy, will you?!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______________
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Answer: CUTMESOMESLACK
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25A: "51. Food court loiterer, say"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: MALLRAT
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26A: "52. Shipping company with a red-and-yellow logo"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DHL
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27A: "53. Industrious little insect"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- Similar words include: pismire, emmet
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ANT
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28A: "54. Made a boo-boo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Similar words include: stray, drift, err
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ERRED
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29A: "57. "Freddie Mercury" or "Lady Gaga""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a name that has been assumed temporarily
- Similar words include: also known as, assumed name, a.k.a.
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ALIAS
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30A: "61. "___ truly ...""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: YOURS
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31A: "63. Poker tell, perhaps"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: EYETWITCH
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32A: "65. Green ___ (special military headwear)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BERET
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33A: "66. Field of study"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
- Similar words include: region, surface area, country
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AREA
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34A: "67. Prerogative of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a vote that blocks a decision
- Similar words include: prohibit, nix, negative
- Opposite of: permit, allow
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Answer: VETO
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35A: "68. Idyllic places"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
- Similar words include: nirvana, Garden of Eden, Eden
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EDENS
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36A: "69. Office message"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a written proposal or reminder
- Similar words include: memoranda, memorandum
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MEMO
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37A: "70. Give off, as radiation"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that expel (gases or odors)
- Similar words include: let out, give off, utter
- Opposite of: absorb
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Answer: EMIT
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Protective wear for lobster eaters | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Exam that doesn't need pen or paper | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Grp. joined by Finland in 2023 and Sweden in 2024 | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Men's fashion magazine | 7 |
| 5D | 5. Show a dog's excitement, as a tail | 3 |
| 6D | 6. B&Bs | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Field goal percentage, for one | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Politico Nancy | 6 |
| 9D | 9. Certain submission moves in wrestling | 8 |
| 10D | 10. Period to live through | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Jedi who trained Luke, formally | 10 |
| 12D | 12. Bit of log-in info | 6 |
| 13D | 13. Sticky tree secretion | 5 |
| 14D | 18. "Now it's clear!" | 4 |
| 15D | 22. Cries of pain | 3 |
| 16D | 25. Ceremonial splendor | 4 |
| 17D | 27. Kind of deer | 3 |
| 18D | 28. It's flicked from a cigarette | 3 |
| 19D | 29. ___ Beta Kappa | 3 |
| 20D | 30. Highbrow critics may sneer at it | 10 |
| 21D | 31. Dandy | 3 |
| 22D | 32. ___ Maradona, Argentine soccer legend | 5 |
| 23D | 37. Possible causes of in-flight disputes | 8 |
| 24D | 38. "Platoon" setting, in brief | 3 |
| 25D | 39. Not natural, as hair color | 4 |
| 26D | 41. Medic | 3 |
| 27D | 42. Antlered animal | 3 |
| 28D | 44. The Falcons, on scoreboards | 3 |
| 29D | 46. "'Tis but a scratch" | 7 |
| 30D | 47. Went paddling | 6 |
| 31D | 48. Part of the body with a lobe | 3 |
| 32D | 49. Go live on the internet, say | 6 |
| 33D | 50. Playwright George Bernard ___ | 4 |
| 34D | 51. Fence-sitter's response | 5 |
| 35D | 55. Jane of Brit Lit | 4 |
| 36D | 56. Judge (to be) | 4 |
| 37D | 58. Tabloid twosome | 4 |
| 38D | 59. When Macbeth meets the witches | 4 |
| 39D | 60. Basketball attempt | 4 |
| 40D | 62. Stimpy's canine pal | 3 |
| 41D | 64. "___ Te Ching" | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Protective wear for lobster eaters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that top part of an apron; covering the chest
- Similar words include: bib, tipple
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BIBS
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2D: "2. Exam that doesn't need pen or paper"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an examination conducted by spoken communication
- Similar words include: oral examination, oral exam, unwritten
- Opposite of: anal, aboral
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Answer: ORAL
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3D: "3. Grp. joined by Finland in 2023 and Sweden in 2024"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
- Similar words include: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: NATO
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4D: "4. Men's fashion magazine"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: GQSTYLE
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5D: "5. Show a dog's excitement, as a tail"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a witty amusing person who makes jokes
- Similar words include: waggle, card, wit
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: WAG
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6D: "6. B&Bs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- Similar words include: lodge, inn, auberge
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: INNS
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7D: "7. Field goal percentage, for one"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: STAT
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8D: "8. Politico Nancy"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: PELOSI
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9D: "9. Certain submission moves in wrestling"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: LEGLOCKS
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10D: "10. Period to live through"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Similar words include: geological era, epoch, earned run average
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ERA
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11D: "11. Jedi who trained Luke, formally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: MASTERYODA
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12D: "12. Bit of log-in info"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: USERID
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13D: "13. Sticky tree secretion"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
- Similar words include: rosin
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RESIN
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14D: "18. "Now it's clear!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ISEE
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15D: "22. Cries of pain"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OWS
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16D: "25. Ceremonial splendor"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cheap or pretentious or vain display
- Similar words include: eclat, gaudery
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: POMP
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17D: "27. Kind of deer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
- Similar words include: hard roe
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ROE
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18D: "28. It's flicked from a cigarette"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the residue that remains when something is burned
- Similar words include: ash tree
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ASH
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19D: "29. ___ Beta Kappa"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the 21st letter of the greek alphabet
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: PHI
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20D: "30. Highbrow critics may sneer at it"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: POPCULTURE
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21D: "31. Dandy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- Similar words include: dandy, sheik, clotheshorse
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: FOP
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22D: "32. ___ Maradona, Argentine soccer legend"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: DIEGO
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23D: "37. Possible causes of in-flight disputes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a support for the arm
- Similar words include: armrest
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: ARMRESTS
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24D: "38. "Platoon" setting, in brief"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: NAM
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25D: "39. Not natural, as hair color"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that color with dye
- Similar words include: bleached, colored, coloured
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DYED
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26D: "41. Medic"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a licensed medical practitioner
- Similar words include: Department of Commerce, Dr., Commerce
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DOC
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27D: "42. Antlered animal"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
- Similar words include: Alces alces, European elk, American elk
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ELK
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28D: "44. The Falcons, on scoreboards"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ATL
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29D: "46. "'Tis but a scratch""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ILLLIVE
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30D: "47. Went paddling"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that travel by canoe
- Similar words include: canoe
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: CANOED
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31D: "48. Part of the body with a lobe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Similar words include: spike, capitulum, pinna
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: EAR
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32D: "49. Go live on the internet, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
- Similar words include: pour, teem, watercourse
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: STREAM
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33D: "50. Playwright George Bernard ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
- Similar words include: G. B. Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw, George Bernard Shaw
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SHAW
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34D: "51. Fence-sitter's response"
Solving Hints:
- Similar words include: possibly, mayhap, perchance
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MAYBE
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35D: "55. Jane of Brit Lit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
- Similar words include: Lake Eyre
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: EYRE
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36D: "56. Judge (to be)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- Similar words include: take for, hold, view as
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: DEEM
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37D: "58. Tabloid twosome"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- Similar words include: point, token, detail
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ITEM
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38D: "59. When Macbeth meets the witches"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACTI
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39D: "60. Basketball attempt"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of firing a projectile
- Similar words include: charge, dart, chatoyant
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SHOT
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40D: "62. Stimpy's canine pal"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: REN
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41D: "64. "___ Te Ching""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an adherent of any branch of taoism
- Similar words include: Taoist
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TAO
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Today's Puzzle Stats
37 Across Clues
41 Down Clues
78 Total Clues
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