NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 18, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 18 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (65)
Clue #1: 1. Verso's counterpart
Antonyms: verso
Clue #2: 6. Alternative to an onion bagel
Clue #3: 11. Jai ___
Clue #4: 15. Where the Pilgrims first landed in the New World
Clue #5: 19. Skating gold medalist Oksana
Clue #6: 20. Host
Clue #7: 21. Quick look
Clue #8: 22. Has a tab open, say
Clue #9: 23. Hip-hop's "Puba" and "Daddy I.U."?
Clue #10: 25. Station near Madison Square Garden, for short
Clue #11: 26. Fleet
Antonyms: slow
Clue #12: 27. Hung around
Clue #13: 28. Remove from the champagne bucket?
Clue #14: 30. "Just kidding!"
Clue #15: 31. Feeling rash?
Clue #16: 34. Hip-hop artist with the 2019 hit "My Type"
Clue #17: 35. Crisis involving cartels
Clue #18: 39. Goes "Vroom!"
Clue #19: 41. Royal title
Clue #20: 42. Casting a total brat in the school play?
Clue #21: 45. Some govt. securities
Clue #22: 49. ___-tempered
Antonyms: odd, uneven
Clue #23: 50. "Super cool!"
Clue #24: 51. Get ready to take a shot
Clue #25: 53. Ship propeller
Antonyms: unscrew
Clue #26: 54. French for "from"
Clue #27: 55. Release
Antonyms: absorb
Clue #28: 57. Dante's guide in the "Inferno"
Clue #29: 60. Singer Del Rey
Clue #30: 61. "The score upon which reality is written," per Henry Miller
Clue #31: 62. Apps might be seen on one
Clue #32: 63. Sediment, e.g.
Antonyms: dislodge, withdraw
Clue #33: 65. "The co-star of 'Duck Soup' has to be sore after that!"?
Clue #34: 69. Anonymous guy
Clue #35: 70. Pauperism, so to speak
Clue #36: 71. Author of the 2020 memoir "Cubed"
Clue #37: 72. Lots
Clue #38: 73. "Because I'm the boss!"
Clue #39: 75. Pinged online
Clue #40: 76. Condition for which Luvox may be prescribed, in brief
Clue #41: 79. "Wonder Woman" star
Clue #42: 81. Mountain ___
Clue #43: 82. Late singer Payne of One Direction
Clue #44: 84. Modern home of where cuneiform writing originated
Clue #45: 85. Way up or way down
Clue #46: 87. "How long have beavers blocked this river?"?
Clue #47: 92. "As ___ …"
Clue #48: 94. Earthenware pots
Clue #49: 95. Was comparable to
Clue #50: 96. Apparel feature that a bandeau lacks
Clue #51: 100. Function in the role of
Clue #52: 102. Monk's title
Clue #53: 103. Be crazy about Chicago trains with broken A.C.s?
Clue #54: 105. Much in quantity
Clue #55: 109. Baseball family name
Clue #56: 110. Actor Jared
Clue #57: 111. Metric in a competitive family business?
Clue #58: 114. Prince, e.g.
Clue #59: 115. In ___ parentis
Clue #60: 116. Blow
Clue #61: 117. Designer Hilfiger
Clue #62: 118. Lays turf on
Clue #63: 119. Little twerp
Clue #64: 120. Trunk
Clue #65: 121. Head of Slytherin House in the Harry Potter books
Across Clues and Answers (65)
Clue #1: 1. Subject of the 2018 biopic "On the Basis of Sex," familiarly
Clue #2: 2. Noble title
Clue #3: 3. "Ci vediamo in giro!"
Clue #4: 4. Getting ready to listen
Clue #5: 5. Historic district of a city
Clue #6: 6. Gnarly problem, so to speak
Antonyms: bull
Clue #7: 7. Architect of Hong Kong's Bank of China Tower
Clue #8: 8. Certain hallucinatory experience
Clue #9: 9. Directed
Antonyms: follow
Clue #10: 10. Last word of James Joyce's "Ulysses"
Antonyms: no
Clue #11: 11. Dad, in Korean
Clue #12: 12. Ingredients in some potato soups
Clue #13: 13. Son of Aphrodite
Clue #14: 14. "You don't have to tell me"
Clue #15: 15. Time for a pick-me-up, humorously
Clue #16: 16. Lie ahead
Clue #17: 17. Joe of "Home Alone"
Clue #18: 18. First name in perfumes
Clue #19: 24. Label anew
Clue #20: 28. Banks from Los Angeles
Clue #21: 29. Maidenhair and others
Clue #22: 32. Common dog command
Antonyms: go, leave
Clue #23: 33. Chance
Clue #24: 35. Hit up on Instagram, informally
Clue #25: 36. Overnight party with light shows and "cuddle puddles"
Clue #26: 37. Luau strings
Clue #27: 38. Rock group with the 1992 hit "Creep"
Clue #28: 40. Harum-___ (reckless)
Clue #29: 43. Untrue
Clue #30: 44. Notaro of comedy
Clue #31: 46. Drag-and-drop disposal icon
Clue #32: 47. Start of a counting rhyme
Clue #33: 48. Hit with a smack
Clue #34: 52. Time in a Shakespeare title
Antonyms: winter_solstice
Clue #35: 55. Former Israeli P.M. Olmert
Clue #36: 56. Platform for Safari and FaceTime
Clue #37: 57. Borderline
Clue #38: 58. "Need You Tonight" band, 1987
Clue #39: 59. Leave alone
Clue #40: 61. Arbiters of taste
Clue #41: 62. Polite term of address
Clue #42: 64. Stamp on an invoice
Antonyms: unpaid, default
Clue #43: 65. Implied
Clue #44: 66. Valerie Harper title role
Clue #45: 67. One of three immortal elders in "A Wrinkle in Time"
Clue #46: 68. Dickens's ___ Heep
Clue #47: 69. Bouts
Clue #48: 74. Tree whose name sounds like a pronoun
Clue #49: 76. Word with history or hygiene
Antonyms: aboral, anal
Clue #50: 77. Shut up
Clue #51: 78. Threw out of a contest, informally
Clue #52: 80. Philosopher's pursuit
Antonyms: inaccuracy, falsity
Clue #53: 82. Exam with an argumentative writing section, in brief
Clue #54: 83. "You know, I can't quite remember"
Clue #55: 84. "Oh geez, the answer was staring me in the face!"
Clue #56: 86. Goes through screen after screen
Clue #57: 88. "Sadly …"
Antonyms: luckily, fortunately
Clue #58: 89. Special attention, for short
Clue #59: 90. Made nice
Clue #60: 91. Wading birds
Clue #61: 93. Publicly bash
Clue #62: 96. Doldrums
Clue #63: 97. Lumberjacks' competition
Clue #64: 98. Walk around, maybe
Antonyms: validate, confront
Clue #65: 99. Where one might pick up litter
Clue #66: 101. Oozes
Clue #67: 104. Burgle
Clue #68: 106. About
Clue #69: 107. West Point inst.
Clue #70: 108. Fanfare
Clue #71: 111. Like a diamond in a ring
Antonyms: rise
Clue #72: 112. Queer identity, in brief
Clue #73: 113. 12/31
Expert Solving Strategies
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- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 06, 2025
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| Mon Jan 06, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Supersonic speed number. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MACH
Possible Answer : Ernst_Mach, Mach
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The clue is 5. Cookies that are sometimes dunked in milk. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OREOS
Possible Answer : oreo_cookie, oreo
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The clue is 10. Whole lot. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SCAD
Possible Answer : scad
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The clue is 14. Cousin of a clarinet. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OBOE
Possible Answer : hautboy, oboe, hautbois
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The clue is 15. What "duty-free" means. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NOTAX
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The clue is 16. Westover with the best-selling memoir "Educated". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TARA
Possible Answer : Tara
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The clue is 17. Theatrical description. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: CHARACTERSKETCH
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The clue is 20. Position of greatest stress. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: HOTSEAT
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The clue is 21. "Campbell's Soup Cans" painter. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: WARHOL
Possible Answer : Andy_Warhol, Warhol
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The clue is 22. "___ longa, vita brevis". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ARS
Possible Answer : ar, atomic_number_18, argon, Land_of_Opportunity, are, Ar, AR, Arkansas
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The clue is 23. Iditarod entries. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SLEDS
Possible Answer : sledge, sleigh, sled
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The clue is 26. Follower of double-you, ex, wye. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ZEE
Possible Answer : zed, Z, zee, ezed, z, izzard
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The clue is 27. Dog crossbreed known for its teddy bear appearance. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: GOLDENDOODLE
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The clue is 31. Recovered from a fall. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GOTUP
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The clue is 34. Modern anxiety source, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FOMO
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The clue is 35. Small cove. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RIA
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The clue is 36. Applications. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: USES
Possible Answer : apply, use_of_goods_and_services, U.S., United_States_of_America, employment, the_States, purpose, usage, US, employ, U.S.A., enjoyment, habituate, utilisation, practice, utilization, exercise, manipulation, utilise, habit, function, role, USA, use, usance, economic_consumption, United_States, America, expend, consumption, utilize
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The clue is 37. Sandwiches that often contain tuna. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MELTS
Possible Answer : melt_down, thawing, meld, mellow_out, melting, dissolve, dethaw, fade, unthaw, mellow, unfreeze, disappear, melt, evaporate, thaw, run
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The clue is 39. Overnight ___ (breakfast option). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OATS
Possible Answer : oat
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The clue is 40. Brewery offering. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ALE
Possible Answer : ale
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The clue is 41. Crimson Tide univ.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BAMA
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The clue is 42. Large cove. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: INLET
Possible Answer : inlet, recess, intake
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The clue is 43. Track exposures to a disease, as an epidemiologist might. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: CONTACTTRACE
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The clue is 47. Hosp. V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DRS
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The clue is 48. Note on a failed test, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SEEME
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The clue is 49. Ball club V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GMS
Possible Answer : gm, gramme, g, gram
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The clue is 52. Valiant. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: HEROIC
Possible Answer : heroical, heroic, desperate, heroic_meter, larger-than-life, heroic_verse, epic, grand, expansive
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The clue is 55. Amy who voiced Joy in "Inside Out". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: POEHLER
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The clue is 57. Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: DRAWCONCLUSIONS
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The clue is 60. Proctor's cry at the end of a test. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TIME
Possible Answer : fourth_dimension, clock, meter, prison_term, time, clock_time, metre, sentence, clip
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The clue is 61. South Korea's second-largest city. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BUSAN
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The clue is 62. Actor Esparza. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RAUL
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The clue is 63. Calf's meat. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: VEAL
Possible Answer : veau, veal
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The clue is 64. Stretch of work. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STINT
Possible Answer : stint, skimp, Erolia_minutilla, scant, least_sandpiper, stretch, scrimp
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The clue is 65. Custom gift site. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETSY
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Chocolaty coffee drink. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MOCHA
Possible Answer: mocha_coffee, mocha
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The clue is 2. Despise. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ABHOR
Possible Answer: execrate, abominate, abhor, loathe
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The clue is 3. Nail polish layers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: COATS
Possible Answer: pelage, surface, coat, coating, cake
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The clue is 4. His and ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HERS
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The clue is 5. Available if needed. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ONCALL
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The clue is 6. Went bad. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ROTTED
Possible Answer: rot, waste, molder, rotted, rotten, decompose, moulder, decayed
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The clue is 7. Saison of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ETE
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The clue is 8. Rower's blade. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OAR
Possible Answer: oar
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The clue is 9. Annual festival in Austin, Tex.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SXSW
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The clue is 10. Sound system. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: STEREO
Possible Answer: stereo_system, stereoscopic_photograph, stereophonic, stereophonic_system, two-channel, stereoscopic_picture, stereo, stereophony
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The clue is 11. Paris's Notre-Dame, for one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: CATHEDRAL
Possible Answer: cathedral, duomo
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The clue is 12. West Coast gas brand. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ARCO
Possible Answer: arco
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The clue is 13. Roald who wrote "Matilda" and "The BFG". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DAHL
Possible Answer: Cajanus_cajan, red_gram, pigeon_pea, dhal, pigeon-pea_plant, catjang_pea, cajan_pea, dahl
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The clue is 18. "The Tortoise and the Hare" author. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AESOP
Possible Answer: Aesop
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The clue is 19. Instrument that may be included in a birthday goodie bag. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KAZOO
Possible Answer: kazoo
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The clue is 24. Take down, as a bouncy house. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: DEFLATE
Possible Answer: deflate, puncture
Possible Opposite Answer : inflate
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The clue is 25. Arrogant sort. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SNOT
Possible Answer: snot, snob, snoot, prig
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The clue is 27. "Gloomy" fellow. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GUS
Possible Answer: GU, Guam
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The clue is 28. Chats with on Insta. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DMS
Possible Answer: DM, decimetre, diabetes_mellitus, decimeter, dm
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The clue is 29. Lo-cal. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LITE
Possible Answer: light, low-cal, calorie-free, lite
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The clue is 30. Toward the sunrise. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EAST
Possible Answer: eastward, eastern_United_States, due_east, East, E, Orient, east
Possible Opposite Answer : west
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The clue is 31. One layer in a seven-layer dip, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: GUAC
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The clue is 32. Norway's capital. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OSLO
Possible Answer: Oslo, capital_of_Norway, Christiania
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The clue is 33. "Riverdale" or "XO, Kitty". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: TEENDRAMA
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The clue is 37. ___ and cheese. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MAC
Possible Answer: mackintosh, mac, mack, macintosh
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The clue is 38. Ambulance personnel, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EMTS
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The clue is 39. Start of a count. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ONE
Possible Answer: single, one, unitary, one_and_only, peerless, unmatched, unrivalled, nonpareil, unmatchable, unity, i, unrivaled, ace, ane, matchless, 1, I
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The clue is 41. >7 on the pH scale. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BASIC
Possible Answer: basic, canonical, canonic, BASIC, introductory, staple
Possible Opposite Answer : incidental
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The clue is 42. Colorful summer drinks. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ICEES
Possible Answer: ice, frost
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The clue is 44. Gardener's tool. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TROWEL
Possible Answer: trowel
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The clue is 45. Come up with a new schedule. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: REPLAN
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The clue is 46. Quantity. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: AMOUNT
Possible Answer: sum, measure, amount, amount_of_money, sum_of_money, total, quantity, number, come, add_up
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The clue is 49. Show bad sportsmanship, in a way. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GLOAT
Possible Answer: crow, gloat, triumph, gloating, glee
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The clue is 50. Kids might be given these with crayons. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MENUS
Possible Answer: fare, computer_menu, carte, carte_du_jour, bill_of_fare, menu, card
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The clue is 51. "r u kidding?!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SRSLY
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The clue is 52. Flat-screen, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HDTV
Possible Answer: high-definition_television, HDTV
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The clue is 53. Scary-sounding Great Lake. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ERIE
Possible Answer: Lake_Erie, Erie
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The clue is 54. Corn waste. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: COBS
Possible Answer: cobnut, Larus_marinus, great_black-backed_gull, black-backed_gull, filbert, hazelnut, cob
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The clue is 56. Bring on, as workers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HIRE
Possible Answer: hire, employ, rent, take, engage, lease, charter
Possible Opposite Answer : fire
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The clue is 58. Pecan or pistachio. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NUT
Possible Answer: ballock, testis, en, addict, fruitcake, ball, nut_case, bollock, testicle, orchis, junkie, nut, screwball, crackpot, Nut, crank, freak, egg, junky
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The clue is 59. CBS procedural that ran for 15 seasons. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CSI
