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Date: Monday, January 11, 2021
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.7 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle January 11, 2021
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Periodically sold fast-food item | 5 |
| 2A | 6. What melting ice cream cones do | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Swindle | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Actress Donovan of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" | 5 |
| 5A | 15. "Othello" villain | 4 |
| 6A | 16. House in Mexico | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Less risky | 5 |
| 8A | 18. Cast celebration at the end of filming | 9 |
| 9A | 20. Feelers | 8 |
| 10A | 22. Frozen expanse | 6 |
| 11A | 23. Olive ___ (Popeye's sweetie) | 3 |
| 12A | 24. It can be used for welcoming or wrestling | 3 |
| 13A | 25. Charged particle | 3 |
| 14A | 26. Souvenirs from Havana | 11 |
| 15A | 31. Loosen, as laces | 5 |
| 16A | 32. CPR performer | 3 |
| 17A | 33. Occupants of kennels | 4 |
| 18A | 37. Subjects in which women have traditionally been underrepresented, for short | 4 |
| 19A | 38. Letters between thetas and kappas | 5 |
| 20A | 40. Human rights attorney Clooney | 4 |
| 21A | 41. FX network's "___ of Anarchy" | 4 |
| 22A | 42. Mediterranean, e.g. | 3 |
| 23A | 43. Prenatal test, for short | 5 |
| 24A | 44. Going from nightspot to nightspot | 11 |
| 25A | 47. Soccer star Hamm | 3 |
| 26A | 50. Buffoon | 3 |
| 27A | 51. "___ you serious?" | 3 |
| 28A | 52. Worker just for a summer, maybe | 6 |
| 29A | 54. Source of healthful fat and fiber | 8 |
| 30A | 59. Certain online board for discussion of a topic | 9 |
| 31A | 61. Like an angle less than 90° | 5 |
| 32A | 62. Old Russian ruler | 4 |
| 33A | 63. Brontë's "Jane ___" | 4 |
| 34A | 64. Ethical | 5 |
| 35A | 65. Divisions of tennis matches | 4 |
| 36A | 66. Rocker Lou | 4 |
| 37A | 67. Popular vodka brand, for short | 5 |
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. Periodically sold fast-food item"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MCRIB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. What melting ice cream cones do"
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 flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
- Words that mean the same thing: drip mold, drip mould, dripping
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DRIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Swindle"
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 a fraudulent business scheme
- Words that mean the same thing: gip, swindle, short-change
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Actress Donovan of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria)
- Words that mean the same thing: enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELISA
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Clue 5 Across: "15. "Othello" villain"
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 the villain in william shakespeare's tragedy who tricked othello into murdering his wife
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IAGO
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Clue 6 Across: "16. House in Mexico"
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: CASA
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Less risky"
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 free from danger or the risk of harm
- Words that mean the same thing: good, dependable, safe
- The opposite would be: dangerous, out
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAFER
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Clue 8 Across: "18. Cast celebration at the end of filming"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.
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: WRAPPARTY
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Feelers"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
- Words that mean the same thing: feeler, aerial, transmitting aerial
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANTENNAE
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Clue 10 Across: "22. Frozen expanse"
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 vast treeless plain in the arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TUNDRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Olive ___ (Popeye's sweetie)"
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: OYL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. It can be used for welcoming or wrestling"
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 thick flat pad used as a floor covering
- Words that mean the same thing: snarl, matting, gym mat
- The opposite would be: unsnarl, disentangle
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. Charged particle"
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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. Souvenirs from Havana"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CUBANCIGARS
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Clue 15 Across: "31. Loosen, as laces"
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 undo the ties of
- Words that mean the same thing: undo, unbrace, unlace
- The opposite would be: tie
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNTIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. CPR performer"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. Occupants of kennels"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of the genus canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
- Words that mean the same thing: detent, track, weenie
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "37. Subjects in which women have traditionally been underrepresented, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- Words that mean the same thing: stem turn, stanch, base
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "38. Letters between thetas and kappas"
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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- Words that mean the same thing: scintilla, whit, smidge
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IOTAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. Human rights attorney Clooney"
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: AMAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. FX network's "___ of Anarchy""
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 male human offspring
- Words that mean the same thing: Son, boy, son
- The opposite would be: girl, daughter
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SONS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. Mediterranean, e.g."
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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
- Words that mean the same thing: ocean
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "43. Prenatal test, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
- Words that mean the same thing: amniocentesis
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMNIO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "44. Going from nightspot to nightspot"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: CLUBHOPPING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. Soccer star Hamm"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: MIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "50. Buffoon"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an awkward stupid person
- Words that mean the same thing: gawk, lubber, goon
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OAF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "51. "___ you serious?""
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 unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
- Words that mean the same thing: follow, embody, cost
- The opposite would be: differ
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "52. Worker just for a summer, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a british term)
- Words that mean the same thing: houseman, interne, medical intern
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INTERN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "54. Source of healthful fat and fiber"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the seed of flax used as a source of oil
- Words that mean the same thing: linseed
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLAXSEED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "59. Certain online board for discussion of a topic"
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: SUBREDDIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "61. Like an angle less than 90°"
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 mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
- Words that mean the same thing: ague, piercing, discriminating
- The opposite would be: obtuse, chronic
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACUTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "62. Old Russian ruler"
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 male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
- Words that mean the same thing: czar, tzar
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TSAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "63. Brontë's "Jane ___""
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 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
- Words that mean the same thing: Lake Eyre
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "64. Ethical"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the significance of a story or event
- Words that mean the same thing: lesson
- The opposite would be: immoral
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MORAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "65. Divisions of tennis matches"
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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- Words that mean the same thing: lay out, coif, rig
- The opposite would be: rise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "66. Rocker Lou"
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 tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
- Words that mean the same thing: vibrating reed, John Reed, reed instrument
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "67. Popular vodka brand, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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: STOLI
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Down Clues Decoded - Monday NYT Crossword January 11, 2021
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Flat-topped hill | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Extended family | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Break in relations | 4 |
| 4D | 4. "Understood" | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Without exception ... as in dry counties? | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Hindu festival of lights | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Hard to find | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Supermarket chain that's big in small towns | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Breakfast treats from a toaster | 8 |
| 10D | 10. Read over | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Rap's ___ B | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Member of a major-league team with a name that's out of this world? | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Like an early Central American civilization | 5 |
| 14D | 19. "Nobody ___ Baby in a corner" (line from "Dirty Dancing") | 4 |
| 15D | 21. Big Apple inits. | 3 |
| 16D | 24. One of a baby's first words | 4 |
| 17D | 26. Talk a blue streak? | 4 |
| 18D | 27. "Do ___ others ..." | 4 |
| 19D | 28. Vitamin also known as PABA | 4 |
| 20D | 29. Goals | 4 |
| 21D | 30. Do better than average, gradewise | 5 |
| 22D | 33. Like a just-used towel | 4 |
| 23D | 34. Hilton alternative | 4 |
| 24D | 35. Profit | 4 |
| 25D | 36. Trudge | 4 |
| 26D | 38. Bahamian or Fijian | 8 |
| 27D | 39. Egg: Fr. | 4 |
| 28D | 43. Ways to earn college credits while in H.S. | 7 |
| 29D | 44. Part of a reactor | 4 |
| 30D | 45. Stopped | 6 |
| 31D | 46. 60 minuti | 3 |
| 32D | 47. Sprays | 5 |
| 33D | 48. Occupied | 5 |
| 34D | 49. Chance for a hit | 5 |
| 35D | 53. Blunders | 4 |
| 36D | 54. Command to a cannoneer | 4 |
| 37D | 55. Edinburgh native | 4 |
| 38D | 56. Continental currency | 4 |
| 39D | 57. And others: Abbr. | 4 |
| 40D | 58. Where you might find the starts of 18-, 26-, 44- and 59-Across | 4 |
| 41D | 60. Easter egg colorer | 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. Flat-topped hill"
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 flat tableland with steep edges
- Words that mean the same thing: table
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MESA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Extended family"
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 group of people related by blood or marriage
- Words that mean the same thing: kinship group, kin group, kindred
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Break in relations"
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 gap between cloud masses
- Words that mean the same thing: rupture, falling out, breach
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIFT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. "Understood""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ISEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Without exception ... as in dry counties?"
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: BARNONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Hindu festival of lights"
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: DIWALI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Hard to find"
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 not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
- Words that mean the same thing: rarefied, rarified, uncommon
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Supermarket chain that's big in small towns"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts
- Words that mean the same thing: immunoglobulin A
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IGA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Breakfast treats from a toaster"
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: POPTARTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Read over"
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 the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- Words that mean the same thing: read, skim, glance over
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Rap's ___ B"
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: CARDI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Member of a major-league team with a name that's out of this world?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASTRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Like an early Central American civilization"
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 member of an american indian people of yucatan and belize and guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between ad 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
- Words that mean the same thing: Maya, Mayan language
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAYAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "19. "Nobody ___ Baby in a corner" (line from "Dirty Dancing")"
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 the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
- Words that mean the same thing: position, assign, set up
- The opposite would be: divest, call option
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Big Apple inits."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NYC
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Clue 16 Down: "24. One of a baby's first words"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that informal terms for a mother
- Words that mean the same thing: mammy, mamma, ma
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MAMA
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Clue 17 Down: "26. Talk a blue streak?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a persistently annoying person
- Words that mean the same thing: pesterer, imprecate, fella
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CUSS
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Clue 18 Down: "27. "Do ___ others ...""
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: UNTO
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Vitamin also known as PABA"
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: BTEN
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Goals"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- Words that mean the same thing: propose, aim, intent
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AIMS
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Do better than average, gradewise"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: GETAB
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Like a just-used towel"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a slight wetness
- Words that mean the same thing: moistness, dampish, dull
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DAMP
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Clue 23 Down: "34. Hilton alternative"
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: OMNI
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Profit"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a quantity that is added
- Words that mean the same thing: put on, take in, increase
- The opposite would be: lose, fall back
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The answer is: GAIN
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Clue 25 Down: "36. Trudge"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that work doggedly or persistently
- Words that mean the same thing: plod, keep one's nose to the grindstone, slug
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SLOG
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Clue 26 Down: "38. Bahamian or Fijian"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an inhabitant of an island
- Words that mean the same thing: island-dweller
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: ISLANDER
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Clue 27 Down: "39. Egg: Fr."
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: OEUF
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Clue 28 Down: "43. Ways to earn college credits while in H.S."
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: APEXAMS
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Clue 29 Down: "44. Part of a reactor"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that a small group of indispensable persons or things
- Words that mean the same thing: gist, Congress of Racial Equality, inwardness
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CORE
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Stopped"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that cause to stop
- Words that mean the same thing: stop, stanch, hold
- The opposite would be: start
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The answer is: HALTED
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Clue 31 Down: "46. 60 minuti"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
- Words that mean the same thing: Os, oculus sinister, bone
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ORA
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Clue 32 Down: "47. Sprays"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a thin fog with condensation near the ground
- Words that mean the same thing: befog, haze over, obnubilate
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MISTS
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Clue 33 Down: "48. Occupied"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: INUSE
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Clue 34 Down: "49. Chance for a hit"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ATBAT
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Clue 35 Down: "53. Blunders"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Words that mean the same thing: stray, err, slip
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ERRS
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Clue 36 Down: "54. Command to a cannoneer"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the event of something burning (often destructive)
- Words that mean the same thing: flack, evoke, fervency
- The opposite would be: hire
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The answer is: FIRE
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Clue 37 Down: "55. Edinburgh native"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a native or inhabitant of scotland
- Words that mean the same thing: Scotsman, Scotchman
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SCOT
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Clue 38 Down: "56. Continental currency"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the basic monetary unit of most members of the european union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve european nations (germany, france, belgium, luxembourg, the netherlands, italy, spain, portugal, ireland, greece, austria, finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EURO
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Clue 39 Down: "57. And others: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ETAL
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Clue 40 Down: "58. Where you might find the starts of 18-, 26-, 44- and 59-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- This could be something that a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
- Words that mean the same thing: delicatessen, food shop
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DELI
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Clue 41 Down: "60. Easter egg colorer"
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 usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- Words that mean the same thing: dyestuff
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: DYE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 55 | 70.5% |
| Short Answer | 11 | 14.1% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.1% |
| Abbreviation | 4 | 5.1% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.7 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 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!
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Last Updated: September 20, 2025 at 05:18 AM
