Monday, June 18, 2012 | NYT crossword clues with answers - Blog

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: June 18, 2012

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Piquancy -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ZEST

  
  

  Possible Answer : zest, piquancy, spice, spice_up, gusto, piquance, zestfulness, relish, nip, tang, piquantness, tanginess



• 5. Feel in one's ___ -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  GUT

  
  

  Possible Answer : bowel, intestine, catgut, gut



• 8. Sycophants, slangily -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  KISSUPS

  
  


• 15. 1/12 of a ruler -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  INCH

  
  

  Possible Answer : edge, inch, column_inch, in



• 16. Durham sch. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  UNH

  
  


• 17. South Pacific region -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  OCEANIA

  
  

  Possible Answer : Oceanica, Oceania



• 18. Nebraska tribe -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OTOE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Otoe, Oto



• 19. "___ Beso" (Paul Anka hit) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ESO

  
  


• 20. 1970 song with the lyric "Whisper words of wisdom" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  LETITBE

  
  


• 21. 1965 song with the lyric "Isn't he a bit like you and me?" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  NOWHEREMAN

  
  


• 24. Wealthy Brits -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NOBS

  
  

  Possible Answer : toff, nob



• 25. Fictitious -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  UNREAL

  
  

  Possible Answer : insubstantial, unreal, artificial, unsubstantial

  Possible Opposite: real, substantial, natural



• 26. Chow down -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  EAT

  
  

  Possible Answer : eat_up, run_through, feed, wipe_out, use_up, eat_on, consume, corrode, eat, exhaust, rust, deplete



• 28. 1969 song with the lyric "Once there was a way to get back homeward" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (14 letters) word

  GOLDENSLUMBERS

  
  


• 33. Common people -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  FOLK

  
  

  Possible Answer : family, sept, folks, common_people, phratry, folk, kinsfolk, tribe, family_line, folk_music, kinfolk, ethnic_music



• 34. Lament loudly -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  WAIL

  
  

  Possible Answer : ululate, pule, yaup, lamentation, mewl, yawl, roar, howl, lament, wail, whimper, plaint



• 35. Sick -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ILL

  
  

  Possible Answer : sick, poorly, complaint, ailment, inauspicious, ominous, badly, ill

  Possible Opposite: well



• 37. Singer DiFranco -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ANI

  
  

  Possible Answer : ani



• 38. 1965 song with the lyric "These are words that go together well" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word

  MICHELLE

  
  


• 42. Low island -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  CAY

  
  

  Possible Answer : Florida_key, cay, key



• 43. Election mo. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  NOV

  
  

  Possible Answer : Nov, November



• 44. "Am ___ late?" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ITOO

  
  


• 45. Heredity unit -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  GENE

  
  

  Possible Answer : factor, gene, cistron



• 46. 1965 song with the lyric "Think of what you're saying" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (14 letters) word

  WECANWORKITOUT

  
  


• 52. Bear: Sp. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  OSO

  
  


• 53. Nebraska neighbor -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  KANSAS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Kansas_River, KS, Kaw_River, Kansa, Kansas, Sunflower_State



• 54. McCarthy-era attorney Roy -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  COHN

  
  

  Possible Answer : Cohn, Ferdinand_Julius_Cohn



• 57. 1968 song with the lyric "We all want to change the world" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  REVOLUTION

  
  

  Possible Answer : rotation, revolution, gyration



• 61. 1968 song with the lyric "Remember to let her into your heart" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  HEYJUDE

  
  


• 64. Suffix with zinc -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ITE

  
  


• 65. "Amos 'n' ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ANDY

  
  


• 66. Candid, as a photo -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  UNPOSED

  
  

  Possible Answer : unposed

  Possible Opposite: posed



• 67. Pecan or cashew -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  NUT

  
  

  Possible Answer : bollock, Nut, testis, testicle, ball, freak, junkie, addict, egg, crank, fruitcake, nut, junky, en, crackpot, orchis, nut_case, screwball, ballock



• 68. Some HDTV screens -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  LCDS

  
  

  Possible Answer : liquid_crystal_display, LCD



• 69. Slip-ups -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  BOOBOOS

  
  


• 70. Car rte. displayer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  GPS

  
  

  Possible Answer : GPS, Global_Positioning_System



• 71. Comfort -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EASE

  
  

  Possible Answer : facilitate, relaxation, comfort, relieve, alleviate, allay, ease, simplicity, informality, rest, repose, still, easiness, relief, simpleness

  Possible Opposite: difficulty

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Jewish homeland -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ZION

  
  

  Possible Answer: Yisrael, Israel, Sion, Utopia, Zion, State_of_Israel

• 2. Inner: Prefix -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ENTO

  
  
• 3. Garbage boat -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SCOW

  
  

  Possible Answer: scow

• 4. One of filmdom's Avengers -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  THEHULK

  
  
• 5. "C'est la ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  GUERRE

  
  
• 6. Invisible -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  UNSEEN

  
  

  Possible Answer: unseen, spiritual_world, unobserved, spiritual_domain

• 7. Cartoonist Nast -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  THOMAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Lowell_Thomas, Seth_Thomas, Thomas_the_doubting_Apostle, Thomas, Norman_Thomas, Lowell_Jackson_Thomas, Dylan_Thomas, Dylan_Marlais_Thomas, Norman_Mattoon_Thomas, Saint_Thomas, doubting_Thomas, St._Thomas

• 8. German cathedral city -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  KOLN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cologne, Koln

• 9. Cold cube -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ICE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ICE, frosting, ice-skating_rink, internal-combustion_engine, shabu, chicken_feed, methamphetamine, icing, trash, deoxyephedrine, chalk, frost, Methedrine, frappe, crank, water_ice, glass, ice_rink, meth, sparkler, ice, methamphetamine_hydrochloride

• 10. Sink, as the sun -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  SET

  
  

  Possible Answer: mark, located, Set, fixed, solidification, curing, countersink, primed, solidifying, exercise_set, rig, prepare, localise, coiffure, placed, define, lay_out, specify, Seth, ready, band, laid, arrange, localize, jell, position, situated, do, put, fix, hardened, set_up, rigid, typeset, fructify, sic, coif, hardening, adjust, lot, determine, coiffe, dictated, place, correct, determined, go_down, gear_up, go_under, plant, fit, readiness, circle, pose, limit, lay, set, dress, congeal, stage_set, bent

  Possible Opposite: rise

• 11. Jeanne d'Arc, e.g. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  SAINTE

  
  
• 12. "Do ___ others ..." -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  UNTO

  
  
• 13. Mr. ___ (soft drink) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  PIBB

  
  
• 14. Mailing encls. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SAES

  
  
• 22. Conclusion -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  END

  
  

  Possible Answer: stop, remnant, cease, last, remainder, conclusion, end, close, death, terminate, destruction, final_stage, closing, oddment, ending, terminal, finish, goal

  Possible Opposite: beginning, begin

• 23. "For ___ know ..." -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ALLWE

  
  
• 26. Disney's "___ and the Detectives" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EMIL

  
  
• 27. Up to the task -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ABLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: capable, able-bodied, able

  Possible Opposite: unable

• 28. First Moody Blues hit -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  GONOW

  
  
• 29. Martini garnish -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  OLIVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: olive, Olea_europaea, European_olive_tree

• 30. Delta competitor: Abbr. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  UAL

  
  
• 31. Houston sch. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  RICEU

  
  
• 32. Bias -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SLANT

  
  

  Possible Answer: cant, angle, slant, rake, pitch, cant_over, lean, tilt, weight, tip

• 33. Enthusiast -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  FAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: sports_fan, rooter, winnow, buff, devotee, lover, fan

• 36. Soapmaking stuff -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  LYE

  
  

  Possible Answer: lye

• 38. Unaccounted-for G.I.'s -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  MIAS

  
  
• 39. "Pay ___ mind" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ITNO

  
  
• 40. Mooer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  COW

  
  

  Possible Answer: overawe, moo-cow, cow

• 41. Physicist with a law -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  HOOKE

  
  

  Possible Answer: Robert_Hooke, Hooke

• 45. Lose freshness -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  GOSTALE

  
  
• 47. Scam -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  CONJOB

  
  
• 48. Stark ___ mad -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  RAVING

  
  

  Possible Answer: spout, raving, rant, gush, mouth_off, jabber, ravingly, rave, rabbit_on

• 49. Get tense and hard, as a muscle -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  KNOTUP

  
  
• 50. Archipelago bits -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  ISLETS

  
  

  Possible Answer: islet, isle

• 51. Letter after sigma -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  TAU

  
  

  Possible Answer: tau

• 54. Common bait fish -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  CHUB

  
  

  Possible Answer: chub, Leuciscus_cephalus

• 55. Wine: Prefix -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OENO

  
  
• 56. Syringe, for short -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  HYPO

  
  

  Possible Answer: hypo, hypodermic_syringe, sodium_thiosulfate, hypodermic, sodium_thiosulphate

• 57. Cherry and ruby -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  REDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: red_ink, Marxist, Red, redness, Bolshevik, bolshy, red, Red_River, loss, bolshie

  Possible Opposite: gain

• 58. Ancient Peruvian -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  INCA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Inka, Incan, Inca

• 59. Bookies give them -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ODDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: betting_odds, odds

• 60. Big Board inits. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NYSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: N._Y._Stock_Exchange, New_York_Stock_Exchange, big_board, NYSE

• 62. Troop-entertaining grp. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  USO

  
  
• 63. "In excelsis ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  DEO

  
  

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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. Pep in one's step	3
2A	4. Model airplane material	5
3A	9. ___ de los Muertos	3
4A	12. Picture it!	5
5A	15. Become less intense	5
6A	16. "Holiday ___" (1942 film with Irving Berlin songs)	3
7A	17. Certain casino regular	11
8A	19. Vessel that might hold dye	3
9A	20. Online commerce	5
10A	21. First Oscar winner to be born in the 21st century (for Best Original Song)	6
11A	23. $$$ execs	4
12A	25. Psychic who examines lifelines and heart lines	10
13A	28. Leader of the Chipmunks, in an old novelty group	5
14A	30. "Lost" actor Daniel ___ Kim	3
15A	31. Art ___ (geometric architectural style)	4
16A	32. Viral dance of the 2010s	6
17A	34. 20-ounce Starbucks size	5
18A	37. "Toy Story 2" character who says "I'm packing you an extra pair of shoes, and your angry eyes, just in case"	13
19A	41. Invites for a nightcap, say	5
20A	42. Prohibit from practicing law	6
21A	44. "Don't Tell ___" ("Cabaret" song)	4
22A	47. Partner of the C.D.C. and F.D.A.	3
23A	49. Sound sometimes written as Z's	5
24A	50. Device measuring audience approval	10
25A	54. Denisovich or Ilyich of Russian literature	4
26A	55. "You Pick Two" bakery chain	6
27A	56. Word after mountain or vocal	5
28A	58. QVC alternative	3
29A	59. "I could use some help here" ... or hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 50-Across	11
30A	64. Squeak (out)	3
31A	65. One terminal on a battery	5
32A	66. Catholic university whose mascot is a lion, aptly	5
33A	67. Body part that may have a ring or a stud	3
34A	68. Program for expedited travel between the U.S. and Canada	5
35A	69. Section of a journey	3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Pep in one's step"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
• Similar words include: vitality, vigour, energy
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VIM

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2A: "4. Model airplane material"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
• Similar words include: balsa wood, Ochroma lagopus
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BALSA

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3A: "9. ___ de los Muertos"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an intelligence agency of the united states in the department of defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition
• Similar words include: Defense Intelligence Agency
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DIA

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4A: "12. Picture it!"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an iconic mental representation
• Similar words include: see, epitome, effigy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IMAGE

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5A: "15. Become less intense"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make less active or intense
• Similar words include: slake, let up, slack
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ABATE

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6A: "16. "Holiday ___" (1942 film with Irving Berlin songs)"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Similar words include: hostel, auberge, hostelry
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: INN

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7A: "17. Certain casino regular"

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: POKERPLAYER

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8A: "19. Vessel that might hold dye"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
• Similar words include: value-added tax, tub, ad valorem tax
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VAT

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9A: "20. Online commerce"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ETAIL

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10A: "21. First Oscar winner to be born in the 21st century (for Best Original Song)"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: EILISH

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11A: "23. $$$ execs"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
• Similar words include: chief financial officer, CFO
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CFOS

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12A: "25. Psychic who examines lifelines and heart lines"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: PALMREADER

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13A: "28. Leader of the Chipmunks, in an old novelty group"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALVIN

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14A: "30. "Lost" actor Daniel ___ Kim"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DAE

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15A: "31. Art ___ (geometric architectural style)"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
• Similar words include: art deco
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DECO

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16A: "32. Viral dance of the 2010s"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: NAENAE

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17A: "34. 20-ounce Starbucks size"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: VENTI

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18A: "37. "Toy Story 2" character who says "I'm packing you an extra pair of shoes, and your angry eyes, just in case""

13 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____________

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Answer: MRSPOTATOHEAD

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19A: "41. Invites for a nightcap, say"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HASUP

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20A: "42. Prohibit from practicing law"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: DISBAR

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21A: "44. "Don't Tell ___" ("Cabaret" song)"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal terms for a mother
• Similar words include: ma, mummy, mammy
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MAMA

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22A: "47. Partner of the C.D.C. and F.D.A."

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an agency in the department of health and human services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government
• Similar words include: National Institutes of Health
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NIH

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23A: "49. Sound sometimes written as Z's"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the rattling noise produced when snoring
• Similar words include: saw logs, snoring, saw wood
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SNORE

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24A: "50. Device measuring audience approval"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: CLAPOMETER

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25A: "54. Denisovich or Ilyich of Russian literature"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IVAN

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26A: "55. "You Pick Two" bakery chain"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: PANERA

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27A: "56. Word after mountain or vocal"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
• Similar words include: browse, chain of mountains, roll
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: RANGE

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28A: "58. QVC alternative"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: HSN

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29A: "59. "I could use some help here" ... or hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 50-Across"

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: GIVEMEAHAND

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30A: "64. Squeak (out)"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EKE

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31A: "65. One terminal on a battery"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
• Opposite of: cathode
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ANODE

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32A: "66. Catholic university whose mascot is a lion, aptly"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STLEO

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33A: "67. Body part that may have a ring or a stud"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Similar words include: auricle, capitulum, spike
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EAR

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34A: "68. Program for expedited travel between the U.S. and Canada"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the means of connection between things linked in series
• Similar words include: link
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NEXUS

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35A: "69. Section of a journey"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
• Similar words include: peg, wooden leg, stage
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LEG

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. One who gets special treatment, for short	3
2D	2. "if u ask me ..."	3
3D	3. One might involve a drastic haircut and new clothes	8
4D	4. Song suitable for a slow dance	6
5D	5. Legal org.	3
6D	6. Set (down)	3
7D	7. Part of a cattle herd	5
8D	8. American Eagle subbrand	5
9D	9. Do the splits?	6
10D	10. "One moment!"	6
11D	11. Margaret Mead's subject, informally	6
12D	13. Regularly hits the gym, say	11
13D	14. Reputation or Lover, to a Swiftie	3
14D	18. One of three in the Domino's logo	3
15D	22. Occasion for some girl talk	11
16D	23. Common food shelf donation	3
17D	24. Flim-___	4
18D	26. Pool from a volcanic eruption	7
19D	27. Cross paths	4
20D	29. California wine valley	4
21D	33. Goddess of daybreak	3
22D	35. Land of ___ (Genesis locale)	3
23D	36. Public radio's "___ American Life"	4
24D	38. Something to whistle	4
25D	39. First and foremost	8
26D	40. Swimmer Torres with 12 Olympic medals	4
27D	43. Kylo ___, "Star Wars" antagonist	3
28D	44. John ___, longtime writer for The New Yorker	6
29D	45. State that's the subject of 44-Down's book "Coming Into the Country"	6
30D	46. Way of doing things	6
31D	48. Birkin bag maker	6
32D	51. "The Phantom of the Opera" instrument	5
33D	52. Only U.S. state with a monosyllabic name	5
34D	53. Emmy-nominated Issa	3
35D	57. Rapper Lil ___ X	3
36D	60. News website with a Latin name	3
37D	61. Email suffix once required to use Facebook	3
38D	62. Formerly named	3
39D	63. Snoopy or Scooby-Doo	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. One who gets special treatment, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
• Similar words include: high-up, high muckamuck, panjandrum
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VIP

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2D: "2. "if u ask me ...""

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
• Similar words include: International Maritime Organization
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IMO

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3D: "3. One might involve a drastic haircut and new clothes"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an overall beauty treatment (involving a person's hair style and cosmetics and clothing) intended to change or improve a person's appearance
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: MAKEOVER

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4D: "4. Song suitable for a slow dance"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
• Similar words include: lay
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: BALLAD

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5D: "5. Legal org."

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by arabs
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABA

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6D: "6. Set (down)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
• Similar words include: put, repose, set
• Opposite of: stand, arise

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Answer: LAY

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7D: "7. Part of a cattle herd"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an indication of potential opportunity
• Similar words include: channelize, channelise, hint
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: STEER

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8D: "8. American Eagle subbrand"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
• Similar words include: eyry, eyrie, aery
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AERIE

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9D: "9. Do the splits?"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
• Similar words include: disunite, fraction, separate
• Opposite of: unite, multiply

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Answer: DIVIDE

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10D: "10. "One moment!""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: INASEC

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11D: "11. Margaret Mead's subject, informally"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ANTHRO

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12D: "13. Regularly hits the gym, say"

11 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: GETSINSHAPE

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13D: "14. Reputation or Lover, to a Swiftie"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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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14D: "18. One of three in the Domino's logo"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a disease of poultry
• Similar words include: rack up, worst, hit
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PIP

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15D: "22. Occasion for some girl talk"

11 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: LADIESNIGHT

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16D: "23. Common food shelf donation"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
• Similar words include: john, send away, butt
• Opposite of: hire

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Answer: CAN

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17D: "24. Flim-___"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FLAM

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18D: "26. Pool from a volcanic eruption"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: LAVAPIT

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19D: "27. Cross paths"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
• Similar words include: run across, see, fulfil
• Opposite of: diverge

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Answer: MEET

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20D: "29. California wine valley"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east asia
• Similar words include: celery cabbage, pe-tsai, Brassica rapa pekinensis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NAPA

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21D: "33. Goddess of daybreak"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EOS

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22D: "35. Land of ___ (Genesis locale)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sign of assent or salutation or command
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NOD

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23D: "36. Public radio's "___ American Life""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: THIS

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24D: "38. Something to whistle"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
• Similar words include: melodic line, melody, strain
• Opposite of: untune

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Answer: TUNE

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25D: "39. First and foremost"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: ABOVEALL

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26D: "40. Swimmer Torres with 12 Olympic medals"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DARA

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27D: "43. Kylo ___, "Star Wars" antagonist"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REN

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28D: "44. John ___, longtime writer for The New Yorker"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MCPHEE

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29D: "45. State that's the subject of 44-Down's book "Coming Into the Country""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state in northwestern north america; the 49th state admitted to the union
• Similar words include: Last Frontier, AK
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ALASKA

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30D: "46. Way of doing things"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that how something is done or how it happens
• Similar words include: mode, style, way
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MANNER

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31D: "48. Birkin bag maker"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with roman mercury
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: HERMES

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32D: "51. "The Phantom of the Opera" instrument"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
• Similar words include: electronic organ, Hammond organ, pipe organ
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ORGAN

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33D: "52. Only U.S. state with a monosyllabic name"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state in new england
• Similar words include: Pine Tree State, ME
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MAINE

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34D: "53. Emmy-nominated Issa"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RAE

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35D: "57. Rapper Lil ___ X"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
• Similar words include: sodium, atomic number 11, Na
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAS

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36D: "60. News website with a Latin name"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
• Similar words include: vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: VOX

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37D: "61. Email suffix once required to use Facebook"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EDU

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38D: "62. Formerly named"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NEE

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39D: "63. Snoopy or Scooby-Doo"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: cad, firedog, wiener
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DOG

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

Use Cross-References

Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

74 Total Clues

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